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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2013

Registration No. 333-          

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

The ExOne Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   3599  

46-1684608

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

127 Industry Boulevard

North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 15642

(724) 863-9663

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

S. Kent Rockwell

Chairman & CEO

The ExOne Company

127 Industry Boulevard

North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 15642

(724) 863-9663

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Warren J. Archer

Morella & Associates, A Professional Corporation

706 Rochester Road

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237

(412) 369-9696

 

Jonathan H. Talcott

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20001

(202) 712-2806

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), check the following box.     ¨

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.     ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.     ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.     ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   x

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of

Securities to be Registered

  Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(1)(2)
  Amount of
Registration Fee

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

  $75,000,000   $10,230

 

 

(1) Includes shares of common stock subject to an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) of the Securities Act.

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We and the selling stockholder may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we and the selling stockholder are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS    SUBJECT TO COMPLETION    DATED JANUARY     , 2013

Shares

 

LOGO

The ExOne Company

Common Stock

 

 

We are offering                      shares of our common stock, and the selling stockholder is offering an additional             shares of our common stock. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholder.

This is our initial public offering, and prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. We anticipate that the initial public offering price of our common stock will be between $         and $         per share. We will apply to list our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “XONE.”

 

 

We are an “emerging growth company” under the federal securities laws and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Please read “ Risk Factors ” beginning on page 12 of this prospectus to read about the risks you should consider before investing.

 

     Per Share      Total  

Public offering price

   $        $     

Underwriting discounts and commissions

   $        $     

Proceeds before expenses to us

   $        $     

Proceeds before expenses to the selling stockholder

   $        $     

We and the selling stockholder have granted the underwriters an option, exercisable within 30 days of the date of this prospectus, to purchase a maximum of              additional shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discount, to cover over-allotments of shares, if any.

The underwriters will reserve up to                      shares from this offering for sale, directly or indirectly, to certain of our employees, directors and officers, and certain other investors related to us, at the public offering price without payment of an underwriting discount or commission.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares of our common stock to purchasers against payment on or about             , 2013.

FBR

The date of this prospectus is             , 2013.


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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

     1   

RISK FACTORS

     12   

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

     24   

MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

     25   

TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES

     25   

USE OF PROCEEDS

     26   

DIVIDEND POLICY

     26   

CAPITALIZATION

     27   

DILUTION

     28   

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

     30   

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     33   

BUSINESS

     61   

MANAGEMENT

     84   

PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

     90   

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

     91   

SELLING STOCKHOLDER

     92   

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

     93   

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

     95   

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

     98   

UNDERWRITING

     100   

U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS

     105   

LEGAL MATTERS

     108   

EXPERTS

     108   

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     108   

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that is important to you or that you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including the risk factors, financial data, and financial statements included herein, before making a decision about whether to invest in our common stock. All financial information included in this prospectus includes our variable interest entities, Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC (“TMF”) and Lone Star Metal Fabrication, LLC (“Lone Star”). Unless the context requires otherwise or we specifically indicate otherwise, the information in this prospectus assumes that the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option. As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires or indicates, the terms “ExOne,” “our company,” “we,” “our,” “ours,” and “us” refer to The ExOne Company and its subsidiaries.

Our Company

We are a global provider of three-dimensional (“3D”) printing machines and printed products to industrial customers. Our business primarily consists of manufacturing and selling 3D printing machines and printing products to specification for our customers using our in-house 3D printing machines. We offer pre-production collaboration and print products for customers through our Production Service Centers (“PSCs”), which are located in the United States, Germany and Japan. We build 3D printing machines at our facilities in the United States and Germany. We also supply the associated products, including consumables and replacement parts, and services, including training and technical support, necessary for purchasers of our machines to print products. We believe that our ability to print in a variety of industrial materials, as well as our industry-leading printing capacity (as measured by build box size and printhead speed), uniquely position us to serve the needs of industrial customers.

Our 3D printing machines use our technology, powdered materials, chemical binding agents and integrated software to print 3D products directly from computer models by repeatedly depositing very thin layers of powdered materials and selectively placing chemical binding agents to form the finished product. One of our key industry advantages is that our machines are able to print products in materials that are desired by industrial customers. Currently, our 3D printing machines are able to manufacture casting molds and cores from specialty silica sand and ceramics, which are the traditional materials for these casting products. We are capable of printing in silica sand, ceramics, stainless steel, bronze and glass, and we are in varying stages of qualifying additional industrial materials for printing, such as titanium, tungsten carbide, aluminum and magnesium.

We believe that we are a leader in providing 3D printing machines, 3D printed products and related services to industrial customers in the aerospace, automotive, heavy equipment, energy/oil/gas and other industries. Our customers in the aerospace industry include Magellan Aerospace Corporation, Boeing and Mitchell Aerospace Inc. Our customers in the automotive industry include Ford Motor Company, Bavarian Motor Works (“BMW”) and Tesla Motors, Inc. Our customers in the heavy equipment industry include Caterpillar, Inc., Deere & Company, and Bosch Rexroth and our customers in the energy/oil/gas industry include ITT Corp. and the KSB Group.

Our business began as the advanced manufacturing business of Extrude Hone Corp., which manufactured its first 3D printing machine in 2003 using licensed technology developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (“MIT”). In 2007, we were acquired by S. Kent Rockwell through his wholly-owned company Rockwell Forest Products, Inc. (“RFP”). Since 2007, when he purchased our company for approximately $7.2 million, Mr. Rockwell (through RFP and affiliated entities) and our other owners have funded our company and related entities, through December 15, 2012, with $40.7 million in either equity or

 

 

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debt. The primary goals of these investments were to: increase the scale, speed and efficiency of our 3D printing machines; expand the range of qualified materials in which our machines can print; and position us to compete in the rapidly evolving 3D printing market. As a result, we have significantly reduced our unit cost of production over time, thereby expanding the potential market for our machines and products.

Our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011 were $15.3 million, as compared to $13.4 million for the prior year period, and for the first nine months of 2012 were $15.9 million, as compared to $12.6 million for the same period in 2011. Our EBITDA was ($8.9) million for the first nine months of 2012, as compared to ($2.3) million for the same period in 2011. Our EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes a non-cash equity based compensation expense of $7.7 million. See note 7 to the table set forth in “— Summary Consolidated Financial Data” for a reconciliation of EBITDA to net loss.

 

     Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2011      2011      2012  
     (unaudited)  

Machine Units Sold (A)

           

S 15

     2             2             2         1   

S Max

     2         1         1         4   

S Print

     —           1         1         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     4         4         4         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(A) See “Business—Our Machines and Machine Platforms” for a description of the machines.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, we conducted a significant portion of its business with a limited number of customers. Our top five customers represented approximately 46% and 42% of total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively, and approximately 43% and 47% of total revenue in 2010 and 2011, respectively. These customers primarily purchased 3D printing machines. Sales of 3D printed parts and consumables tend to be from repeat customers that may utilize the capability of our PSCs for three months or longer. Sales of 3D printing machines are low volume and generate significant revenue but the same customers do not necessarily buy machines in each period. Timing of customer purchases is dependent on the customer’s capital budgeting cycle, which may vary from period to period. The nature of the revenue from 3D printing machines, as described above does not leave us dependent upon a single or a limited number of customers. Rather, the timing of the sales can have a material effect on period to period financial results.

We incurred net losses of approximately $5.2 million and $7.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively, and had an accumulated deficit of approximately $15.6 million as of December 31, 2011. As shown in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, we incurred a net loss of approximately $10.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and had a working capital deficit of approximately $7.3 million. These conditions raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. We believe that we will be able to raise additional equity or debt financing sufficient to support our ongoing operations either in connection with this offering or otherwise. However, we can give no assurance that profitable operations or sufficient cash flows will occur in the future.

Our Industry and Recent Trends

3D printing is the most common type of an emerging manufacturing technology broadly referred to as additive manufacturing (“AM”). In general, AM is a term used to describe a manufacturing process that produces 3D objects directly from digital or computer models through the repeated deposit of very thin layers of material. 3D printing is the process of joining materials from a digital 3D model, usually layer by layer, to make objects using a printhead, nozzle or other printing technology. The terms “AM” and “3D printing” are increasingly used interchangeably as the media and marketplace have popularized the term 3D printing rather than AM, the industry term. AM represents a transformational shift from traditional forms of manufacturing (e.g., machining or tooling), sometimes referred to as “subtractive” manufacturing.

 

 

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Our 3D printing process differs from other forms of 3D printing processes in that we use a chemical binding agent and focus on industrial products and materials. We believe that our industry advantage lies in the materials that our machines are able to print. We are capable of printing in silica sand, ceramics, stainless steel, bronze and glass, and we are in varying stages of qualifying additional industrial materials for printing, such as titanium, tungsten carbide, aluminum and magnesium. In contrast, the majority of the AM industry generally utilizes polymer materials.

According to estimates contained in the 2012 report of Wohlers Associates, Inc., “Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing State of the Industry” (the “Wohlers Report”), the market for AM, including 3D printing, will achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in excess of 18% over the coming eight years and exceed $6.5 billion in revenue annually by 2019, up from $1.7 billion in 2011. The Wohlers Report defines the market for AM as (1) products, including “AM systems, system upgrades, materials, and aftermarket products” and (2) services, specifically including “revenues generated from parts produced on AM systems by service providers, system maintenance contracts, training, seminars, conferences, expositions, advertising, publications, contract research, and consulting.”

We believe that our market opportunity is much larger than the Wohlers Report estimates. In addition to the market described by the Wohlers Report, we believe that our potential market includes (1) the replacement of a substantial part of traditional manufacturing technology equipment sold globally, (2) the end market production of many industrial products and (3) tooling, parts made from tooling, and castings for industrial end markets.

Our 3D printing process provides several benefits over traditional design methods and manufacturing processes, the most critical of which are:

 

   

Design Freedom. 3D printing allows designers and engineers the freedom to manufacture a product that very closely matches their optimal design and expands design possibilities. Traditionally, designers of products have had to make design compromises based on the limitations of how products are created through subtractive manufacturing (i.e., the removal of material from a solid object). 3D printing, on the other hand, permits the manufacture of intricate and complex products which would not be possible or economically feasible to design and produce using subtractive manufacturing.

 

   

Reduced Cost of Complexity. 3D printing technology makes complex products in the same way, and at essentially the same cost, as simple ones. The 3D printing process of building parts by layering very small amounts of material can just as easily make a simple solid product as a highly complex and intricate product. Because a complex product can require less material than a simple solid product, the complex product may be even less expensive to make using 3D printing technology than a simple product.

 

   

Mass Customization. 3D printing allows products to be customized with little or no incremental cost because their manufacture is directed by computer-aided design (“CAD”) without the need for substantial retooling between prints. Each product printed using 3D printing can be identical to, or radically different from, other products that are printed concurrently. Conventional manufacturing, by contrast, does not provide this flexibility. For example, 3D printing permits us to manufacture products that are identical except each part can have a unique quick response code inscribed on the part to support product tracking.

 

   

Co-Located/Just-in-Time Manufacturing. 3D printing facilities are able to be located in close geographic proximity to customers because, unlike traditional manufacturing methods, 3D printing is not labor intensive and has low tooling and set-up costs. When establishing a manufacturing facility for subtractive manufacturing, labor is often the most important cost variable. As a result, manufacturing operations are often located offshore or in geographically remote locations where labor is cheaper. The proximity of 3D printing facilities to customers’ operations improves integration and collaboration with

 

 

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product engineers and designers and reduces shipping costs. This proximity also provides customers with an important supply chain management tool by supporting just-in-time availability of products without large inventory buildup.

 

   

Reduced Time Between Design and Production. 3D printing reduces the time required between product conception and production. 3D printing designs may be altered quickly, remotely and inexpensively without costly extensive retooling as the design is refined. We believe that increasing the speed at which products can be designed, prototyped and integrated into full-scale production is a priority for our industrial customers.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe that our competitive strengths include:

 

   

Volumetric Output Rate. We believe that our 3D printing machines provide us the highest rate of volume output per hour among competing AM technologies. Because of our early entrance into the industrial market for AM and our investment in our core 3D printing technology, we have been able to improve the printhead speed and build box size of our machines. As a result, we have made strides in improving the output efficiency of our machines as measured by volume output per unit of time. These efficiency gains and associated cost reductions have enabled us to shift our costs down and compete with traditional subtractive manufacturing technologies, effectively expanding our addressable market.

 

   

Printing Platform Size. The size of the build box area and the platform upon which we construct a product is important to industrial customers, who may want to either make a higher number of products per job run or make an industrial product that has large dimensions and is heavy in final form. Our 1,260-liter platform for our “S Max” machine is one of the largest commercially available 3D printing build platforms. We believe that our technology and experience give us the potential to develop even larger build platforms to meet the production demands of current and potential industrial customers. In addition, we have created machine platforms in four size ranges in order to cater to the varying demands of our customers.

 

   

Industrial Material. Currently, our 3D printing machines are able to manufacture casting molds and cores from specialty silica sand and ceramics, which are the traditional materials for these casting products. We are capable of printing in silica sand, ceramics, stainless steel, bronze, and glass, and we are in varying stages of qualifying additional industrial materials for printing, such as titanium, tungsten carbide, aluminum, and magnesium. There is significant demand for products made in these materials. Most AM companies, however, cannot print industrial products in these materials and focus instead on polymer applications.

 

   

Chemical Binding. We use liquid chemical binding agents during the printing process. We believe that our unique chemical binding agent technology can more readily achieve efficiency gains over time than other AM technologies such as laser-fusing technologies. For instance, in order to increase the print speed of laser-based technologies, another expensive industrial laser must be added to the manufacturing process, raising the unit cost of production.

 

   

International Presence. Since our inception, we have structured our business to cater to major international markets. We have established one or more PSCs in each of North America, Europe and Asia. Because many of our current or potential customers are global industrial companies, it is important that we have a presence in or near the areas where these companies have manufacturing facilities.

 

   

Co-location of High Value Production. Over the last few years, many U.S. industrial manufacturers have out-sourced parts supply or otherwise created long, relatively inflexible supply chains for their high-complexity, high-value parts. We believe that over the next few years, many of these companies

 

 

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will need to build these industrial parts in the United States, near their main manufacturing facilities, in order to be competitive nationally and internationally. We believe we are well positioned to help these manufacturers co-locate the production of parts so as to optimize customers’ supply chains.

Our Business Strategies

The principal elements of our growth strategy include:

 

   

Expand the Network of Production Service Centers. Our PSCs are centers for customer collaboration and provide customers with a direct contact point to learn about our 3D printing technology, buy products printed by us, and purchase our machines. By the end of 2015, we plan to expand our PSC network from the current five locations to fifteen locations. Like our current PSCs, we plan to locate the additional PSCs in major industrial centers near existing and potential customers. While we may adjust the final locations based upon market considerations, our initial plan includes opening a new PSC in South America and on the west coast of the United States by the third quarter of 2013, and opening two additional locations in Asia and Western Europe by the second quarter of 2014.

 

   

Qualify New Industrial Materials Printable In Our Systems. Currently, our 3D printing machines are capable of printing in silica sand, ceramics, stainless steel, bronze, and glass, and we are in varying stages of qualifying additional industrial materials for printing, such as titanium, tungsten carbide, aluminum, and magnesium. By expanding into these other materials, we believe we can expand our market share and better serve our industrial customer base. We established ExOne Materials Application Laboratory (“EXMAL”), which focuses on materials testing. We believe EXMAL will assist us in increasing the rate at which we are able to qualify new materials.

 

   

Increase the Efficiency of Our Machines to Expand the Addressable Market. We intend to invest in further developing our machine technology so as to increase the volume output per unit time that our machines can produce. We recently began selling a new second generation mid-sized platform, the S Print machine. In addition, we are marketing our new M Flex machine and expect to accept orders for it beginning in the fourth quarter of 2012. In both cases, the new machines are designed to increase the volume output per hour over the machines that they will replace through advances in printhead speed and build box size. Achieving improved production speed and efficiency will expand our potential market for our machines and for products made in our PSCs.

 

   

Focus Upon Customer Training and Education to Promote Awareness. We will continue to educate the marketplace about the advantages of 3D printing. We will use our regional PSCs to educate our potential customers. In addition, we have supplied 3D printing equipment to more than 20 universities and research institutions, in hopes of expanding the base of future adopters of our technology. We established the ExOne Training and Education Center (“EXTEC”) in our North Huntingdon headquarters. At EXTEC, technicians guide our current and prospective customers in the optimal use of 3D printing and customers gain digital access to our 3D printing knowledge database as it continues to evolve. We will make EXTEC accessible to universities, individual customers, employees/trainees, designers, engineers and others interested in 3D printing.

 

   

Achieve Revenue Balance and Geographic Diversification. Over the long-term, our goal is to balance revenue between machine sales and PSC production, service contracts, and consumables. Machine sales tend to be seasonal, less predictable and generally more heavily impacted by the macroeconomic cycle, as compared to PSC production, service contracts and consumables. We will focus on machine sales during up-swings in the economy and on the sales of other products and services during periods of declines in industrial capital investment. In addition, as we sell more machines, the machine sales portion of our business will be supplemented by related sales of service, replacement parts and consumables. To avoid being overly dependent on economic conditions in one part of the world, we intend to develop our customer base so that our revenues are balanced across the

 

 

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Americas, Europe and Asia. As overall revenues increase, maintaining that balance will largely be achieved by targeting specific customers and industries for machine sales and by establishing PSCs in each key region.

The Reorganization and Transactions Prior to the Offering

On January 1, 2013, we merged our predecessor company, The Ex One Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (sometimes referred to as the “LLC”), with and into a Delaware corporation (sometimes referred to herein as the “Corporation”), which changed its name to The ExOne Company. To the extent that the LLC had undistributed earnings on January 1, 2013, such earnings will be included in the Company’s financial statements at December 31, 2012 as additional paid-in capital. This assumes a constructive distribution to the owners followed by a contribution to the capital of the corporation.

Historically, the LLC had not been taxed at the company level. Following the Reorganization, we will be taxed as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. As a result, for periods following the Reorganization, we will determine if a tax provision on our income, which will include U.S. federal income taxes and each state, local and foreign jurisdiction, will be required. The highest statutory rates in the United States (including state and local), Germany and Japan are currently 44%, 31% and 40%, respectively. In addition, we will recognize deferred taxes equal to the tax effect of the difference between the book and tax basis of our assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2013. The amount of additional deferred tax assets if the Reorganization had been completed as of September 30, 2012 would have been approximately $0.6 million, assuming a 40% tax rate. However, due to a history of operating losses, a valuation allowance of 100% of the deferred tax asset would be established.

For additional information about the Reorganization, please read “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Reorganization” and “Use of Proceeds.”

Selling Stockholder and Majority Member

Our selling stockholder is Rockwell Holdings, Inc. (“RHI”). S. Kent Rockwell, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is deemed to have beneficial ownership of our common or preferred units owned by RHI. (See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Rockwell Related Entities — Share Ownership.”)

As used in this prospectus, references to the majority member refer to affiliates of S. Kent Rockwell, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, who is the indirect, sole shareholder of RHI and Rockwell Forest Products, Inc. (“RFP”). Each of RHI and RFP have provided funding to us. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

Risks Affecting Us

We are subject to numerous risks, including risks that may prevent us from achieving our business objectives or may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects. Please read the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 12  for a discussion of some of the factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.

Corporate Information

Our principal executive offices are located at 127 Industry Boulevard, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 15642, and our telephone number is (724) 863-9663. Our corporate website address is www.exone.com . The information contained on, or accessible from, our corporate website is not part of this prospectus and you should not consider information contained on our website to be a part of this prospectus or in deciding whether to purchase our common stock.

 

 

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Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

As a company with less than $1.0 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting requirements and is relieved of certain other significant requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. As an emerging growth company:

 

   

we may present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;

 

   

we are exempt from the requirement to obtain an attestation and report from our auditors on the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

 

   

we are permitted to provide less extensive disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements;

 

   

we are not required to give our stockholders non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements; and

 

   

we have elected to use an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards.

We may take advantage of these provisions for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company if we have more than $1.0 billion in annual revenues, have more than $700 million in market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates or issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these reduced burdens.

 

 

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The Offering

 

Common stock offered by us   

shares (            shares if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full).

Common stock offered by the selling stockholder   

shares (            shares if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full).

Common stock to be outstanding after the offering   

shares (            shares if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full).

Common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholder after the offering   

shares by the selling stockholder (            shares if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full).

Use of proceeds    We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering, after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions and our estimated offering expenses, will be approximately $        . We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to invest in further improving the efficiency and capacity of our machines and expanding the number of materials from which we can make products, to increase the number of locations of our PSCs and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. We will also use approximately $9.6 million of the net proceeds to repay a revolving line of credit that we have with RFP, an entity controlled by our CEO, and approximately $3.0 million to purchase the business of TMF and Lone Star, our variable interest entities. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling stockholder.
Over-allotment option    We have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase a maximum of             additional shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments.
Risk factors    You should consider carefully all of the information set forth in this prospectus and, in particular, the specific factors set forth under “Risk Factors” on page 12 , before deciding whether to invest in our common stock.
Dividend policy    We have not historically paid dividends and we do not intend to declare or pay regular dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Proposed Nasdaq Global Market symbol for our common stock    XONE

 

 

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Summary Consolidated Financial Data

The following table sets forth certain of our summary consolidated financial information for the periods represented. The financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. The financial data as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012 have been derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. We have prepared the unaudited consolidated financial information set forth below on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements and have included all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, that we consider necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and operating results for such periods. The interim results set forth below are not necessarily indicative of expected results for the year ending December 31, 2012 or for any other future period.

The data presented below should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, “Capitalization,” “Selected Consolidated Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     Twelve Months
Ended December
31,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2011      2011      2012  
                   (unaudited)  
     $ in thousands, except per common unit data  

Income Data:

           

Revenue

   $ 13,440       $ 15,290       $ 12,571       $ 15,913   

Cost of sales

     10,374         11,647         9,327         10,018   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     3,066         3,643         3,244         5,895   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses

           

Research and development

     1,153         1,531         1,146         1,179   

Selling, general & administrative (includes non-cash equity based compensation of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012)

     5,978         7,286         5,196         14,826   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     7,131         8,817         6,342         16,005   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (4,065      (5,174      (3,098      (10,110
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest income

     (1      (3      (2      (2

Interest expense

     1,115         1,569         1,188         542   

Other (income) expense

     (197      (154      34         (71
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     917         1,412         1,220         469   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (4,982      (6,586      (4,318      (10,579

Provision for income taxes

     198         1,031         709         171   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the controlling and the noncontrolling interests

     (5,180      (7,617      (5,027      (10,750

Less: Net income of noncontrolling interest

     328         420         244         320   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the controlling interest (A)

   $ (5,508    $ (8,037    $ (5,271    $ (11,070
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loss per common unit (B) :

           

Basic

   $ (0.55    $ (0.80    $ (0.53    $ (1.21

Diluted

     (0.55      (0.80      (0.53      (1.21

Cash Flow Data:

           

Net cash used for operating activities

   $ (5,912    $ (2,435    $ (3,333    $ (9,084

Capital expenditures

     (1,795      (1,080      (232      (1,973

Cash provided by financing activities

     7,811         5,931         3,795         9,050   

Other Data (unaudited):

           

EBITDA (A) (7)

   $ (2,993    $ (4,005    $ (2,267    $ (8,852

Machine Units Sold (C)

           

S 15

     2         2         2         1   

S Max

     2         1         1         4   

S Print

     —           1         1         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     4         4         4         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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(A) Net loss attributable to the controlling interest and EBITDA include a non-cash equity based compensation expense of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
(B) The loss per unit for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflects the effect of the dividend declared on the Class A preferred units of $1.0 million, or $0.10 per common unit.
(C) See “Business—Our Machines and Machine Platforms” for a description of the machines.

 

     December 31,     September 30,  2012
(unaudited)
     2010     2011     Actual     As adjusted (4)
     $ in thousands

Financial Position Data:

        

Operating working capital (5)

   $ 4,998      $ 5,297      $ 9,335     

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,021        3,496        1,431     

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     (1,098     (4,938     (2,994  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     (2,345     (2,669     (3,954  

Dividends payable

     —          —         
(1,031

 

Line of credit

     —          —          (900 ) (8)    

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     (808     (1,294     (2,464  

Demand note payable - member (1)

     (15,045     —   (1)       (7,266 ) (6)    

All other, net

     24        (1,224     499     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Working capital

   $ (13,253   $ (1,332   $ (7,344  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Property and equipment

   $ 7,990      $ 7,919      $ 12,708     

Total assets

   $ 15,233      $ 18,968      $ 27,436     

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (excluding current portion)

   $ 3,031      $ 4,135      $ 6,541     

Redeemable Class A preferred units

     —        $ 18,984 (1)       —   (3)    

Class A preferred units

     —          —        $ 18,984 (3)    

Total members’ deficit

   $ (8,277   $ (15,599 ) (2)     $ (713  

 

(1) Demand Note Payable - majority member was converted into Redeemable Class A preferred units on December 31, 2011.
(2) Excludes Redeemable Class A preferred units which are classified as a liability at December 31, 2011.
(3) Redeemable Class A preferred units were converted into Class A preferred units in February 2012 which are classified as equity at September 30, 2012.
(4) These amounts reflect balance sheet data as of September 30, 2012, as adjusted for the sale of              shares of our common stock (excluding the additional shares offered by the selling stockholder) in this offering (based on an assumed offering price of $             per share and assuming the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option), underwriting discounts and commissions, estimated offering expenses payable by us and the application of the net proceeds received by us from this offering as described under “Use of Proceeds.”

 

 

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(5) Operating working capital is a subset of total working capital and represents trade receivables plus related-party receivables plus inventories less trade payables.

 

(6) Borrowings from majority member since January 1, 2012.

 

(7) We define EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) as net income (loss) attributable to the controlling interest (as calculated under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States) plus income of the noncontrolling interest, net interest income, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, and other (income) expense. Disclosure in this prospectus of EBITDA, which is a “non-GAAP financial measure,” as defined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), is intended as a supplemental measure of our performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from continuing operations or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Our presentation of EBITDA should not be construed to imply that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.

We believe EBITDA is meaningful to our investors to enhance their understanding of our financial performance. Although EBITDA is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs, we understand that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as a measure of financial performance and to compare our performance with the performance of other companies that report EBITDA. Our calculation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The following table reconciles net loss to EBITDA for the periods presented in this table and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     December 31,     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2010     2011     2011     2012  
     (unaudited)  
    

$ in thousands

 

Net loss attributable to the controlling interest

   $ (5,508   $ (8,037   $ (5,271   $ (11,070

Net income of noncontrolling interest

     328        420        244        320   

Taxes

     198        1,031        709        171   

Interest, net

     1,114        1,565        1,186        540   

Depreciation

     1,072        1,170        831        1,258   

Other (income) expense

     (197     (154     34        (71
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA (A) (7)

   $ (2,993   $ (4,005   $ (2,267   $ (8,852
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(A) Net loss attributable to the controlling interest and EBITDA include a non-cash equity based compensation expense of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

(8) We notified the bank in December 2012 that we are not in compliance with an equity-to-asset ratio covenant related to this facility. According to the terms of the agreement, the bank at its discretion may request additional security to maintain the facility.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock involves risks. You should carefully consider each of the following risks and all of the information set forth in this prospectus before deciding to invest in our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develops into actual events, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected. In that case, the price of our common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

We may not be able to significantly increase the number of materials in which we can print products fast enough to meet our business plan.

Our business plan is heavily dependent upon our ability to steadily increase the number of qualified materials in which our machines can print products, since this will increase our addressable market, both as to customers and products for customers. However, qualifying new materials is a complicated engineering task, and there is no way to predict whether, or when, any given material will be qualified. If we cannot hire sufficient skilled people to work on qualifying new materials for printing or if we lack the resources necessary to create a steady flow of new materials, we will not be able to meet our business plan goals and a competitor may emerge that is better at qualifying new materials, either of which would have an adverse effect on our business results.

Our future success in qualifying new materials for printing may attract more competitors into our markets, some which may be much larger than we are.

If we succeed in qualifying a growing number of materials for use in our 3D printing machines, that will increase our addressable market. However, as we create a larger addressable market, our market may become more attractive to other 3D printing companies or large companies that are not 3D printing companies but which may see an economic opportunity in the markets we have created. Because we are a supplier of 3D printed products to industrial companies, an increase in the number of competitors for our addressable market is likely to adversely affect our business and financial results.

We may not be able to adequately increase demand for our products.

Our business plan is built around a steady increase in the demand for our products. However, only a relatively small number of our potential customers know of the existence of AM and are familiar with its capabilities, and even fewer understand the potential benefits of using AM to manufacture products. If we do not develop effective strategies to raise awareness among potential customers of the benefits of AM, we may be unable to achieve our planned rate of growth, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

We may not be able to hire the number of skilled employees that we need to achieve our business plan.

For our business to grow in accordance with our business plan, we will need to hire and retain additional employees with the technical competence and engineering skills to operate our machines, improve our technology and processes and expand our technological capability to print using an increasing variety of materials. People with these skills are in short supply and may not be available in sufficient numbers to allow us to meet the goals of our business plan. If we cannot obtain the services of sufficient technically skilled employees, we may not be able to achieve our planned rate of growth, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

Our revenues and operating results may fluctuate.

Our revenues and operating results may fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year and are likely to continue to vary due to a number of factors, many of which are not within our control. A significant portion of

 

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our machine orders are typically received during the third or fourth quarter of the fiscal year as a result of the timing of capital expenditures of our customers. Our machines typically are shipped within the quarter or the next quarter after orders are received. Thus, revenues and operating results for any future period are not predictable with any significant degree of certainty. We also typically experience weaker demand for our machines in the first and second quarters. For these reasons, comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful. You should not rely on our past results as an indication of our future performance.

Fluctuations in our operating results and financial condition may occur due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, those listed below and those identified throughout this “Risk Factors” section:

 

   

the degree of market acceptance of our products;

 

   

the mix of products that we sell during any period;

 

   

our long sales cycle;

 

   

generally weaker demand for machines in the first and second quarters;

 

   

development of competitive systems by others;

 

   

our response to price competition;

 

   

delays between our expenditures to develop and market new or enhanced machines and products and the generation of sales from those products;

 

   

changes in the amount we spend to promote our products and services;

 

   

the geographic distribution of our sales;

 

   

changes in the cost of satisfying our warranty obligations and servicing our installed base of products;

 

   

our level of research and development activities and their associated costs and rates of success;

 

   

general economic and industry conditions that affect end-user demand and end-user levels of product design and manufacturing, including the adverse effects of the current economic crisis affecting Europe;

 

   

changes in accounting rules and tax laws; and

 

   

changes in interest rates that affect returns on our cash balances and short-term investments.

Due to the foregoing factors, you should not rely on quarter-to-quarter or year-to-year comparisons of our operating results as an indicator of future performance.

We may not be able to generate operating profits.

Since our inception, we have not generated operating profits. In the event that we are unable to execute on our business plan, we may be unable to generate profits in the future.

We may not be able to introduce new machines and related industrial materials acceptable to the market or to improve the technology and industrial materials used in our current machines.

Our revenues are derived from the sale of machines for, and products manufactured using, AM. Our market is subject to innovation and technological change. A variety of technologies have the capacity to compete against one another in our market, which is, in part, driven by technological advances and end-user requirements and preferences, as well as the emergence of new standards and practices. Our ability to compete in the industrial AM market depends, in large part, on our success in enhancing and developing new machines, our success in enhancing our current machines, our success in enhancing and adding to our technology, and our success in developing and qualifying new industrial materials in which we can print. We believe that to remain competitive

 

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we must continuously enhance and expand the functionality and features of our products and technologies. However, we may not be able to:

 

   

Enhance our existing products and technologies;

 

   

Continue to leverage advances in industrial printhead technology;

 

   

Develop new products and technologies that address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of prospective end-users, particularly with respect to the physical properties of industrial materials and other consumables;

 

   

Respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and practices on a cost-effective and timely basis;

 

   

Develop products that are cost effective or that otherwise gain market acceptance; and

 

   

Adequately protect our intellectual property as we develop new products and technologies.

If the market does not develop as we expect, our revenues may stagnate or decline.

The marketplace for industrial manufacturing is dominated by conventional manufacturing methods that do not involve AM technology. If AM technology does not gain market acceptance as an alternative for industrial manufacturing, or if the marketplace adopts AM based on a technology other than our technology, we may not be able to increase or sustain the level of sales of our products and machines and our results of operations would be adversely affected as a result.

Loss of key management or sales or customer service personnel could adversely affect our results of operations.

Our future success depends to a significant extent on the skills, experience and efforts of our management and other key personnel. We must continue to develop and retain a core group of management individuals if we are to realize our goal of continued expansion and growth. While we have not previously experienced significant problems attracting and retaining members of our management team and other key personnel, there can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to retain these individuals, and the loss of any or all of these individuals could materially and adversely affect our business. We do not carry key-man insurance on any member of management.

Our international operations pose currency risks, which may adversely affect our operating results and net income.

Our operating results may be affected by volatility in currency exchange rates and our ability to effectively manage our currency transaction and translation risks. In general, we conduct our business, earn revenue and incur costs in the local currency of the countries in which we operate. As a result, our international operations present risks from currency exchange rate fluctuations. The financial condition and results of operations of each of our foreign operating subsidiaries are reported in the relevant local currency and then translated to U.S. dollars at the applicable currency exchange rate for inclusion in our combined consolidated financial statements. We do not manage our foreign currency exposure in a manner that would eliminate the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates. Therefore, changes in exchange rates between these foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar will affect the recorded levels of our foreign assets and liabilities, as well as our revenues, cost of goods sold, and operating margins, and could result in exchange losses in any given reporting period.

In the future, we may not benefit from favorable exchange rate translation effects, and unfavorable exchange rate translation effects may harm our operating results. In addition to currency translation risks, we incur currency transaction risks whenever we enter into either a purchase or a sale transaction using a different

 

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currency from the currency in which we receive revenues. In such cases we may suffer an exchange loss because we do not currently engage in currency swaps or other currency hedging strategies to address this risk.

Given the volatility of exchange rates, we can give no assurance that we will be able to effectively manage our currency transaction and/or translation risks or that any volatility in currency exchange rates will not have an adverse affect on our results of operations.

One of our principal stockholders will be able to exert substantial influence.

S. Kent Rockwell, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will beneficially own approximately         % of our outstanding shares of common stock following this offering (        % if the underwriters exercise their overallotment in full) and may have effective control over the election of our Board of Directors and the direction of our affairs. As a result, he could exert considerable influence over the outcome of any corporate matter submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors and any transaction that might cause a change in control, such as a merger or acquisition. Any stockholders in favor of a matter that is opposed by Mr. Rockwell would have to obtain a significant number of votes to overrule the votes of Mr. Rockwell. See “Principal Stockholders.”

We may need to raise additional capital from time to time if we are going to meet our growth strategy and may be unable to do so on attractive terms.

Expanding our business to meet the growth strategy may require additional investments of capital from time to time, and our existing sources of cash and any funds generated from operations may not provide us with sufficient capital. For various reasons, including any current noncompliance with existing or future lending arrangements, additional financing may not be available when needed, or may not be available on terms favorable to us. If we fail to obtain adequate capital on a timely basis or if capital cannot be obtained at reasonable costs, we will not be able to achieve our planned rate of growth, which will adversely affect our results of operations.

We are highly dependent upon sales to certain industries.

For 2012, revenues of machines and products have been concentrated to companies in the aerospace (17%), automotive (34%), heavy equipment (21%) and energy/oil/gas (7%) industries and those industries’ respective suppliers. To the extent any of these industries experience a downturn, our results of operations may be adversely affected. Additionally, if any of these industries or their respective suppliers or other providers of manufacturing services develop new technologies or alternatives to manufacture the products that are currently manufactured using our machines, it may adversely affect our results of operations.

We are dependent on a single supplier of printheads.

We currently rely on a single source to supply the printheads used by our machines. While we believe that there are other suppliers of printheads upon which we could rely, we could experience delays and interruptions if our supply is interrupted that might temporarily impact the financial performance of our business.

All of the equipment at our Troy, Michigan and Houston, Texas PSCs is subject to a lien which secures certain loans.

All of the equipment at our Troy, Michigan and Houston, Texas PSCs is owned by our variable interest entities (“VIEs”) TMF and Lone Star, respectively, and leased to us. Each of these companies borrowed money from one or more lending institutions to fund the purchase of the equipment which is leased to us. Each of these loans is secured by a lien on the equipment leased to us. If any of those loans goes into default, the lender could repossess the equipment which is security for that loan, which would adversely affect our business at the affected PSC until the equipment could be replaced.

 

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We may not be able to manage the expansion of our operations effectively in order to achieve our projected levels of growth.

We have expanded our operations significantly in recent periods, and our business plan calls for further expansion over the next several years. We anticipate that further development of our infrastructure and an increase in the number of our employees will be required to achieve our planned broadening of our product offerings and client base, improvements in our machines and materials used in our machines, and our planned international growth. In particular, we must increase our marketing and services staff to support new marketing and service activities and to meet the needs of both new and existing customers. Our future success will depend in part upon the ability of our management to manage our growth effectively. If our management is unsuccessful in meeting these challenges, we may not be able to achieve our anticipated level of growth which would adversely affect our results of operations.

Our planned expansion of our international sales is subject to various risks, and failure to manage these risks could adversely affect our results of operations.

Our business is subject to certain risks associated with doing business globally. Our sales outside of the Americas were 70.7% and 70.0% of our total sales in 2010 and 2011, respectively, and were 63.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. One of our growth strategies is to pursue opportunities for our business in several areas of the world outside of the United States, any or all of which could be adversely affected by the risks set forth below. Our operations outside of the United States are subject to risks associated with the political, regulatory and economic conditions of the countries in which we operate, such as:

 

   

fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;

 

   

potentially longer sales and payment cycles;

 

   

potentially greater difficulties in collecting accounts receivable;

 

   

potentially adverse tax consequences;

 

   

reduced protection of intellectual property rights in certain countries;

 

   

difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations;

 

   

laws and business practices favoring local competition;

 

   

costs and difficulties of customizing products for foreign countries;

 

   

compliance with a wide variety of complex foreign laws, treaties and regulations;

 

   

tariffs, trade barriers and other regulatory or contractual limitations on our ability to sell or develop our products in certain foreign markets; and

 

   

becoming subject to the laws, regulations and court systems of many jurisdictions.

Any of these factors could materially adversely affect sales of our products to global customers or harm our reputation, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

Global economic, political and social conditions have adversely impacted our sales and may continue to do so.

The uncertain direction and relative strength of the global economy, difficulties in the financial services sector and credit markets, continuing geopolitical uncertainties and other macroeconomic factors all affect spending behavior of potential end-users of our products. The prospects for economic growth in the United States and other countries remain uncertain and may cause end-users to further delay or reduce technology purchases. In particular, a substantial portion of our sales are made to customers in countries in Europe, which is experiencing a significant economic crisis. If global economic conditions remain volatile for a prolonged period or if European economies experience further disruptions, our results of operations could be adversely affected. The global financial crisis affecting the banking system and financial markets has resulted in a tightening of credit markets,

 

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lower levels of liquidity in many financial markets and extreme volatility in fixed income, credit, currency and equity markets. These conditions may make it more difficult for our end-users to obtain financing.

Due to our plan to increase our global business activities, we may be adversely affected by violations of the FCPA, similar anti-bribery laws in other jurisdictions in which we currently or may in the future operate, or various international trade and export laws.

Our business plan envisions that we will conduct increasing amounts of business outside of the United States, which will create various domestic and foreign regulatory challenges. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), and similar anti-bribery laws in other jurisdictions generally prohibit U.S.-based companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to non-U.S. officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have policies and controls in place designed to ensure internal and external compliance with these and other anti-bribery laws. To ensure compliance, our anti-bribery policy and training on a global basis provides our employees with procedures, guidelines and information about anti-bribery obligations and compliance. Further, we require our partners, subcontractors, agents and others who work for us or on our behalf to comply with anti-bribery laws. We also have procedures and controls in place designed to ensure internal and external compliance. However, such anti-bribery policy, training, internal controls, and procedures will not always protect us from reckless, criminal or unintentional acts committed by our employees, agents or other persons associated with us. If we are found to be in violation of the FCPA or other anti-bribery laws (either due to acts or inadvertence of our employees, or due to the acts or inadvertence of others), we could suffer criminal or civil penalties or other sanctions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, actual or alleged violations could damage our reputation and adversely affect our results of operations.

We rely on our information technology systems to manage numerous aspects of our business and customer and supplier relationships, and a disruption of these systems could adversely affect our results of operations.

We depend on our information technology, or “IT,” systems to manage numerous aspects of our business and provide analytical information to management. Our IT systems allow us to efficiently purchase products from our suppliers, provide procurement and logistic services, ship products to our customers on a timely basis, maintain cost-effective operations and provide superior service to our customers. Our IT systems are an essential component of our business and growth strategies, and a disruption to our IT systems could significantly limit our ability to manage and operate our business efficiently. These systems are vulnerable to, among other things, damage and interruption from power loss, including as a result of natural disasters, computer system and network failures, loss of telecommunication services, operator negligence, loss of data, security breaches and computer viruses. Any such disruption could adversely affect our results of operations.

We could be subject to personal injury, property damage, product liability, warranty and other claims involving allegedly defective products that we supply.

The products we supply are sometimes used in potentially hazardous applications, such as the assembled parts of an aircraft or automobile, that could result in death, personal injury, property damage, loss of production, punitive damages, and consequential damages. While we have not experienced any such claims to date, actual or claimed defects in the products we supply could result in our being named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting potentially large claims. Any such lawsuit, regardless of merit, could result in material expense, diversion of management time and efforts, and damage to our reputation, and could cause us to fail to retain or attract customers, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

We may not have adequate insurance for potential liabilities.

In the ordinary course of business, we may be subject to various product and non-product related claims, lawsuits and administrative proceedings seeking damages or other remedies arising out of our commercial operations. We maintain insurance to cover our potential exposure for most claims and losses. However, our

 

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insurance coverage is subject to various exclusions, self-retentions and deductibles, may be inadequate or unavailable to protect us fully, and may be cancelled or otherwise terminated by the insurer. Furthermore, we face the following additional risks under our insurance coverage:

 

   

we may not be able to continue to obtain insurance coverage on commercially reasonable terms, or at all;

 

   

we may be faced with types of liabilities that are not covered under our insurance policies, such as environmental contamination or terrorist attacks, and that exceed any amounts what we may have reserved for such liabilities;

 

   

the amount of any liabilities that we may face may exceed our policy limits and any amounts we may have reserved for such liabilities; and

 

   

we may incur losses resulting from interruption of our business that may not be fully covered under our insurance policies.

Even a partially uninsured claim of significant size, if successful, could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. However, even if we successfully defend ourselves against any such claim, we could be forced to spend a substantial amount of money in litigation expenses, our management could be required to spend valuable time in the defense against these claims and our reputation could suffer, any of which could adversely affect our results of operations.

If any of our manufacturing facilities or PSCs are disrupted, sales of our products may be disrupted, which could result in loss of revenues and an increase in unforeseen costs.

We manufacture our machines at our facilities in Augsburg, Germany and North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Our PSCs are located in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Houston, Texas; Troy, Michigan; Augsburg, Germany; and Kanagawa, Japan. If the operations of these facilities are materially disrupted, we would be unable to fulfill customer orders for the period of the disruption, we would not be able to recognize revenue on orders, and we might need to modify our standard sales terms to secure the commitment of new customers during the period of the disruption and perhaps longer. Depending on the cause of the disruption, we could incur significant costs to remedy the disruption and resume product shipments. Such a disruption could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

Under applicable employment laws, we may not be able to enforce covenants not to compete and therefore may be unable to prevent our competitors from benefiting from the expertise of some of our former employees.

We generally enter into non-competition agreements with our employees. These agreements prohibit our employees, if they cease working for us, from competing directly with us or working for our competitors or clients for a limited period. We may be unable to enforce these agreements under the laws of the jurisdictions in which our employees work, including Germany and Japan, and it may be difficult for us to restrict our competitors from benefitting from the expertise of our former employees or consultants developed while working for us. If we cannot demonstrate that our legally protectable interests will be harmed, we may be unable to prevent our competitors from benefiting from the expertise of our former employees or consultants and our ability to remain competitive may be diminished.

Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

We may not be able to protect our trade secrets and intellectual property.

While some of our technology is licensed under patents belonging to others or is covered by process patents which are owned or applied for by us, much of our key technology is not protected by patents. Since we cannot legally prevent one or more other companies from developing similar or identical technology to our unpatented technology, it is likely that, over time, one or more other companies may be able to replicate our technology,

 

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thereby reducing our technological advantages. If we do not protect our technology or are unable to develop new technology that can be protected by patents or as trade secrets, we may face increased competition from other companies, which may adversely affect our results of operations.

We enjoy license rights and exclusivity of certain patents and intellectual property and cannot adequately estimate the effects of their expiration upon the entrance or advancement of competitors into the AM industrial market.

We have exclusive license and non-exclusive license rights to certain patents that we utilize in the industrial market. Some of these patents will expire as early as November 2012. We cannot adequately estimate the effect that the expiration of these patents will have upon the entrance or advancement of other AM manufacturers into the industrial market. See “Business — Intellectual Property.”

We may not be able to obtain patent protection or otherwise adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property rights, which could impair our competitive position.

Our success and future revenue growth will depend, in part, on our ability to protect our intellectual property. We rely primarily on patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, as well as non-disclosure agreements and other methods, to protect our proprietary technologies and processes globally. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary technologies and processes, it is possible that competitors or other unauthorized third parties may obtain, copy, use, or disclose our technologies and processes. We cannot assure you that any of our existing or future patents or other intellectual property rights will not be challenged, invalidated, or circumvented or will otherwise provide us with meaningful protection. We may not be able to obtain foreign patents corresponding to our U.S. or foreign patent applications. Even if foreign patents are granted, effective enforcement in foreign countries may not be available. If our patents and other intellectual property protections do not adequately protect our technology, our competitors may be able to offer products similar to ours. We may not be able to detect the unauthorized use of our proprietary technology and processes or take appropriate steps to prevent such use. Our competitors may also be able to develop similar technology independently or design around our patents. Any of the foregoing events would lead to increased competition and lower revenue or gross margins, which would adversely affect our results of operations.

We may be subject to alleged infringement claims.

We may be subject to intellectual property infringement claims from individuals, vendors, and other companies who have acquired or developed patents in the field of AM for purposes of developing competing products or for the sole purpose of asserting claims against us. Any claims that our products or processes infringe the intellectual property rights of others, regardless of the merit or resolution of such claims, could cause us to incur significant costs in responding to, defending, and resolving such claims, and may prohibit or otherwise impair our ability to commercialize new or existing products. If we are unable to effectively defend our technologies and processes, our market share, sales and profitability could suffer, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

Risks Related to this Offering, the Securities Markets and Ownership of Our Common Stock

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock, and we cannot assure you that a market for our common stock will develop or that the market price of shares of our common stock will not decline following the offering.

We cannot assure you that a trading market will develop for our common stock after this offering or, if one develops, that such trading market can be sustained. We intend to apply to have our common stock listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, but we cannot assure you that our application will be approved. In addition, we cannot predict the prices at which our common stock will trade. The initial public offering price for our common stock

 

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will be determined through our negotiations with the underwriters based on numerous factors, including the information set forth in this prospectus, our prospects and the prospects of our industry, an assessment of our management, our prospects for future earnings, the general condition of the securities markets, the recent market prices of, and demand for, publicly traded common stock of generally comparable companies and other factors deemed relevant by the underwriters and us. Neither we nor the underwriters can assure you that the initial public offer price will bear any relationship to the market price at which our common stock may trade after our initial public offering. Shares of companies offered in an initial public offering often trade at a discount to the initial offering price due to underwriting discounts and commissions and related offering expenses.

We have broad discretion as to the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may not use them effectively.

We cannot specify with certainty the particular uses to which we will put the net proceeds from this offering. Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds, and we may use these proceeds in ways with which you may disagree or for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of the offering. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly.

The market price and liquidity of the market for shares of our common stock that will prevail in the market after this offering may be higher or lower than the price you pay and may be significantly affected by numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control and may not be directly related to our operating performance. These factors include:

 

   

significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of securities of companies in our sector, which is not necessarily related to the operating performance of these companies;

 

   

the mix of products that we sell, and related services that we provide, during any period;

 

   

delays between our expenditures to develop and market new products and the generation of sales from those products;

 

   

changes in the amount that we spend to develop, acquire or license new products, technologies or businesses;

 

   

changes in our expenditures to promote our products and services;

 

   

changes in the cost of satisfying our warranty obligations and servicing our installed base of systems;

 

   

success or failure of research and development projects of us or our competitors;

 

   

announcements of acquisitions by us or one of our competitors;

 

   

the general tendency towards volatility in the market prices of shares of companies that rely on technology and innovation;

 

   

changes in regulatory policies or tax guidelines;

 

   

changes or perceived changes in earnings or variations in operating results;

 

   

any shortfall in revenue or net income or any increase in losses from levels expected by investors or securities analysts; and

 

   

general economic trends and other external factors.

Investors in this offering will experience immediate dilution upon the closing of the offering.

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common stock you acquire. This dilution is in large part due to the expenses incurred by us in connection with the consummation of this offering. You will experience additional dilution upon exercise of options to purchase common stock under any potential equity incentive plan or if we issue awards to our employees under any potential equity incentive plan, or if we otherwise issue additional shares of our common stock at a price below the initial public offering price. For more information, see “Dilution.”

If equity research analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue unfavorable commentary or downgrade our shares, the price of our shares could decline.

The trading market for our shares will rely in part on the research and reports that equity research analysts publish about us and our business. We do not have control over these analysts, and we do not have commitments from them to write research reports about us. The price of our shares could decline if one or more equity research analysts downgrades our shares, issues other unfavorable commentary, or ceases publishing reports about us or our business.

Future sales of our shares could reduce the market price of our shares.

The price of our shares could decline if there are substantial sales of our common stock, particularly by our directors, their affiliates or our executive officers, or when there is a large number of shares of our common stock available for sale. The perception in the public market that our stockholders might sell our shares could also depress the market price of our shares. Substantially all of our existing stockholders prior to this offering are subject to lock-up agreements with the underwriters that restrict their ability to transfer their shares for at least 180 days after the date of this prospectus. Consequently, upon expiration of the lock-up agreements, an additional    of our shares will be eligible for sale in the public market. The market price of our shares may drop significantly when the restrictions on resale by our existing stockholders lapse and these stockholders are able to sell their shares into the market. If this occurs or continues it could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of securities should we desire to do so. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale.”

Raising additional capital by issuing securities may cause dilution to our stockholders.

We may need or desire to raise substantial additional capital in the future. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, among others:

 

   

Our degree of success in capturing a larger portion of the industrial products production market;

 

   

The costs of establishing or acquiring sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities for our products;

 

   

The costs of preparing, filing, and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our issued patents, and defending intellectual property-related claims;

 

   

The extent to which we acquire or invest in businesses, products, or technologies and other strategic relationships; and

 

   

The costs of financing unanticipated working capital requirements and responding to competitive pressures.

If we raise additional funds by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, we will reduce the percentage ownership of our then-existing stockholders, and the holders of those newly-issued equity or convertible debt securities may have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to those possessed by our then-existing stockholders. Additionally, future sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock or other equity-related securities in the public market could depress the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity or equity-linked securities. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of our common stock or other equity-related securities would have on the market price of our common stock.

 

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We will incur increased costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives.

As a public company whose shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, we will incur accounting, legal and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. We will incur costs associated with our public company reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We also anticipate that we will incur costs associated with corporate governance requirements, including requirements under Section 404 and other provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules implemented by the SEC, the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Global Market and the Nasdaq Marketing Rules and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Compliance with these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs, introduce new costs such as investor relations, stock exchange listing fees and stockholder reporting, and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

In addition, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time consuming. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be adversely affected.

However, for as long as we remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or Section 404, less extensive disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, exemptions from the requirements to hold a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved and an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We may take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” We may remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years. See “Summary — Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company.”

We have never paid cash dividends on our equity interests, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, if our share price does not appreciate, our investors may not gain and could potentially lose on their investment in our shares.

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common interests, nor do we anticipate paying any cash dividends on our share capital, after this offering and in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our shares will be investors’ sole source of gain for the foreseeable future.

As an emerging growth company, we intend to follow certain permitted corporate governance practices instead of the otherwise applicable SEC and Nasdaq requirements, which may result in less protection than is accorded to investors in a non-emerging growth company.

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Nasdaq Global Market. Following our emerging growth company governance practices as opposed to the requirements that would otherwise apply to a company listed on the Nasdaq Global Market may provide less protection to you than what is accorded to investors under the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market applicable to non-emerging growth company issuers.

As an emerging growth company, we may delay adoption of new or revised accounting standards, which may make our stock less attractive and our trading price more volatile.

Pursuant to the JOBS Act, as an emerging growth company, we have elected to take advantage of an extended transition period for any new or revised accounting standards that may be issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) or the SEC, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can delay adoption of the standard until it applies to private companies. This may make a comparison of our financial statements with any other public company that is either not an emerging growth company or is an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult, as different or revised standards may be used. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile and could decline. Some of the exceptions from disclosure provided for emerging growth companies are also available to smaller reporting companies. We will continue to make use of these overlapping exemptions so long as we are an emerging growth company, even if at some point in the future we are no longer a smaller reporting company.

If, after this offering, we are unable to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as they apply to an emerging growth company that is listed on an exchange for the first time, or if our internal controls over financial reporting are not effective, the reliability of our financial statements may be questioned and our share price may suffer.

After the completion of this offering, we will become subject to the requirements of Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires a company that is subject to the reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of its and its subsidiaries’ internal controls over financial reporting. To comply with this statute, we will be required to document and test our internal control procedures, and our management will be required to assess and issue a report concerning our internal controls over financial reporting.

We will need to prepare for compliance with Section 404 by strengthening, assessing and testing our system of internal controls to provide the basis for our management’s report. However, the continuous process of strengthening our internal controls and complying with Section 404(a) is complicated and time-consuming. Furthermore, as our business continues to grow internationally, our internal controls will become more complex and will require significantly more resources and attention to ensure that our internal controls remain effective overall. We have been made aware of a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting by our independent registered public accounting firm. We have taken steps to remediate this material weakness and plan to take further steps in the future. Section 404 requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. Assuming that we continue to qualify as an emerging growth company for the next five years, we will be required to comply with Section 404(b) at the time we file our annual report for 2018 with the SEC. Over the course of testing our internal controls, our management may identify material weaknesses or significant deficiencies, which may not be remedied in a timely manner to meet the deadline imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If our management cannot favorably assess the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, investor confidence in our financial results may weaken, and our share price may suffer.

Provisions in our charter documents or Delaware law may inhibit a takeover, which could adversely affect the value of our common stock.

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws will contain, and Delaware corporate law contains, provisions that could delay or prevent a change of control or changes in our management. These provisions will apply even if some of our stockholders consider the offer to be beneficial or favorable. If a change of control or change in management is delayed or prevented, the market price of our common stock could decline. See “Description of Capital Stock.”

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

We are including the following discussion to inform you of some of the risks and uncertainties that can affect us.

This prospectus contains various statements, including those that express a belief, expectation, or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact, that are forward looking statements. The forward looking statements may include projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future production, revenue, income and capital spending. Our forward looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “potential,” “plan,” “goal” or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. The forward looking statements in this prospectus speak only as of the date of this prospectus; we disclaim any obligation to update these statements (unless required by securities laws), and we caution you not to unduly rely on them. We have based these forward looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions about future events. While our management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks, contingencies and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

   

our ability to qualify more materials in which we can print;

 

   

the availability of skilled personnel;

 

   

our strategy, including the expansion and growth of our operations;

 

   

the impact of loss of key management;

 

   

our plans regarding increased international operations in additional international locations;

 

   

sufficiency of funds for required capital expenditures, working capital, and debt service;

 

   

the adequacy of sources of liquidity;

 

   

expectations regarding demand for our industrial products, operating revenues, operating and maintenance expenses, insurance expenses and deductibles, interest expenses, debt levels, and other matters with regard to outlook;

 

   

demand for aerospace, automotive, energy and other industrial products;

 

   

the impact of disruption of our manufacturing facilities or PSCs;

 

   

liabilities under laws and regulations protecting the environment;

 

   

the impact of governmental laws and regulations;

 

   

operating hazards, war, terrorism and cancellation or unavailability of insurance coverage;

 

   

the effect of litigation and contingencies; and

 

   

the adequacy of our protection of our intellectual property.

These and other important factors, including those discussed under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this prospectus, may cause our actual results of operations to differ materially from any future results of operations expressed or implied by the forward looking statements contained in this prospectus. Before making a decision to purchase our common stock, you should carefully consider all of the factors identified in this prospectus that could cause actual results to differ from these forward looking statements.

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underwriters nor the selling stockholder have authorized any other person to provide you with additional or different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. Neither we nor the underwriters nor the selling stockholder are making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where an offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

Through and including             , 2013 (25 days after the commencement of this offering), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to unsold allotments or subscriptions.

MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

This prospectus contains industry, market and competitive position data that are based on industry publications and studies conducted by third parties, including, but not limited to, the Wohlers Report, in which we were an industry participant in 2012. The industry publications and third-party studies generally state that the information that they contain has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, although they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information. While we believe that each of these publications and third-party studies is reliable, we have not independently verified the market and industry data obtained from these third-party sources.

TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES

This prospectus includes our trademarks, service marks and trade names, such as “EXONE,” our logo, and “ExOne,” which are protected under applicable intellectual property laws and are the property of The ExOne Company and our subsidiaries. This prospectus also contains trademarks, service marks and trade names of other companies, which are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ® or TM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these marks and trade names. Third-party marks and trade names used herein are for informational purposes only and in no way constitute or are intended to be a commercial use of such names and marks. The use of such third-party names and marks in no way constitutes or should be construed to be an approval, endorsement or sponsorship of us, or our products or services, by the owners of such third-party names and marks.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that our net proceeds from the sale of             shares of our common stock in this offering will be approximately $            (or             if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and our estimated offering expenses of approximately $            million (or approximately $            million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full). This estimate assumes a public offering price of $            per share, which is the mid-point of the offering price range indicated on the cover of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from any sale of shares of our common stock by the selling stockholder, although we will bear the costs, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, associated with the sale of these shares.

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to invest in further improving the efficiency and capacity of our machines and expanding the number of materials from which we can make products, to increase the number and locations of our PSCs and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. We will also use approximately $9.6 million of the net proceeds to repay a revolving line of credit that we have with RFP (the “Rockwell Line of Credit”) for working capital. S. Kent Rockwell, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is the beneficiary of the S. Kent Rockwell Revocable Trust, which is the indirect, sole stockholder of RFP. See “Certain Relationships and Related Parties.” The Rockwell Line of Credit provides for borrowing, repayment and reborrowing from time to time. While no limit is specified, borrowings are subject to RFP’s approval. Borrowings under the Rockwell Line of Credit bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum and are repayable, in whole or part, upon demand of RFP. As of December 15, 2012, we had aggregate borrowings and interest of approximately $9.6 million outstanding under the Rockwell Line of Credit. Additionally, we intend to use up to approximately $3.0 million to acquire the assets and assume certain liabilities of TMF and Lone Star, our variable interest entities.

In the event that any net proceeds are not immediately applied, we may temporarily hold them as cash, deposit them in banks or invest them in cash equivalents or securities.

For additional information, please read “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

DIVIDEND POLICY

We do not anticipate that we will declare or pay regular dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future, as we generally intend to invest any future earnings in the development and growth of our business. Future dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on many factors, including general economic and business conditions, our strategic plans, our financial results and conditions, legal requirements, any contractual obligations or limitations, and other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant.

From the date of the Reorganization until consummation of this offering, the Class A preferred stock will accrue a dividend of 8% per annum. The Class A preferred stock is converted into common stock immediately prior to the consummation of this offering. See “Description of Capital Stock.” Immediately following this offering, there will be no Class A preferred stock outstanding.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table presents our capitalization as of September 30, 2012:

 

   

on an actual basis;

 

   

on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Reorganization; and

 

   

on a pro forma as adjusted basis after giving effect to the sale of                 shares in this offering at an initial public offering price of $             per share (the midpoint of the estimated initial public offering price range and assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses and the application of the proceeds from this offering to repay certain indebtedness, as described under “Use of Proceeds.” We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholder.

This table should be read in conjunction with “Selected Consolidated Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     As of September 30, 2012  
     Actual    

Pro Forma

Reorganization (1)

    Pro Forma
Offering (2)(3)(4)
   Pro Forma
As Adjusted
 
     (in thousands, except par values)  

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (excluding current portion) (including consolidated variable interest entities of $2.4 million):

   $ 6,541      $ 6,541        $               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

Members’/stockholders’ equity (deficit):

         

Class A preferred units, 18,983,602 units issued and outstanding, actual

   $ 18,984      $        

Common units, 10,000,000 units issued and outstanding, actual

     10,000               

Common stock, authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares, par value $0.01 per share; 5,800,000 issued and outstanding (pro-forma), actual

            58        

Preferred stock, authorized to issue 50,00,000 shares, par value $0.01 per share; 18,984,000 issued and outstanding (pro-forma), actual

            19        

Additional paid-in capital

            (2,944     

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (273     (273     

Members’ deficit

     (31,851     —          

Retained earnings

     —          —          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

Total controlling interest in members’ deficit/stockholders’ equity attributable to Company

     (3,140     (3,140     

Non-controlling interest

     2,427        2,427        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

Total members’ deficit/stockholders’ equity

     (713     (713     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

Total capitalization

   $ 5,828      $ 5,828         $    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects the completion of the Reorganization as of January 1, 2013, including the issuance of 5,800,000 shares of our common stock and 18,983,602 shares of our preferred stock to the holders of limited liability company interests of The Ex One Company, LLC.
(2) Adjusts the pro forma information to give effect to this offering (assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and the conversion of the Class A preferred stock into common stock on a 9.5 to 1 basis immediately prior to the consummation of this offering.
(3) Assuming that we sell             shares of common stock, a $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price would increase or decrease, as applicable, our total capitalization by approximately $            million.
(4) The table above excludes 500,000 shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. Our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan also provides for automatic annual increases in the number of shares reserved thereunder, as more fully described in “Executive Compensation — 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.”

 

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DILUTION

Dilution is the amount by which the offering price paid by the purchasers of the common stock to be sold in this offering will exceed the net tangible book value per share of common stock after this offering. If you invest in our common stock, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share of our common stock and the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our common stock after this offering.

After giving effect to the Reorganization, our pro forma net tangible book value as of September 30, 2012 was $               million, or $              per share of our common stock. We calculate net tangible book value per share by calculating our total tangible assets less liabilities, and dividing it by the number of outstanding shares of our common stock.

After giving effect to the sale of             shares of our common stock in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $             per share, which is the midpoint of the range listed on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us and the application of approximately $            million of the proceeds of this offering to repay certain indebtedness described in “Use of Proceeds,” our net tangible book value, which we refer to as our pro forma net tangible book value, as of             would have been approximately $            million, or $            per share of our common stock.

This amount represents an immediate increase in our pro forma net tangible book value of $            per share to our existing stockholders who will receive shares in the Reorganization and an immediate dilution in our pro forma net tangible book value of $            per share to new investors purchasing shares of our common stock at the initial public offering price. We calculate dilution per share to new investors by subtracting the pro forma net tangible book value per share from the initial public offering price paid by the new investor. The following table illustrates the dilution to new investors on a per share basis:

 

Assumed initial public offering price

      $            

Net tangible book value per share as of

   $               

Increase per share attributable to new investors

     
  

 

 

    

Pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering

     
     

 

 

 

Dilution per share to new investors

      $     
     

 

 

 

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $            per share, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) our pro forma net tangible book value as of             by             approximately $            million, the pro forma net tangible book value per share by $            per share and the dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share to new investors by $            per share, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

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The table below sets forth, as of             , the number of shares of our common stock issued, the total consideration paid and the average price per share paid by our existing stockholders and our new investors in this offering, after giving effect to the issuance of             shares of common stock in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of $            per share, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and our estimated offering expenses.

 

     Shares Purchased     Total Consideration    

Average

Price

 
     Number    Percent     Amount      Percent     Per Share  
                (in millions)               

Existing stockholders

                       $                                     $                

New investors

                                          
  

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

                         $                          $   
  

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

If the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares from us and the selling stockholder is exercised in full, the net tangible book value as of             would have been $            million, or $            per share of our common stock, representing dilution of $            per share to new investors. Assuming such exercise, the number of shares held and the percentage of total consideration paid by the existing stockholders after this offering would be reduced to             % and             %, respectively, and the number of shares held and the percentage of total consideration paid by new investors would increase to             % or             %, respectively.

 

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth certain of our summary consolidated financial information for the periods represented. The financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. The financial data as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012 have been derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. We have prepared the unaudited consolidated financial information set forth below on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements and have included all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, that we consider necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and operating results for such periods. The interim results set forth below are not necessarily indicative of expected results for the year ending December 31, 2012 or for any other future period.

The data presented below should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, “Capitalization,” “Prospectus Summary—Summary Consolidated Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     Twelve Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     December 31,     September 30,  
     2010     2011     2011     2012  
                 (unaudited)  
     $ in thousands, except per common unit data  

Income Data:

        

Revenue

   $ 13,440      $ 15,290      $ 12,571      $ 15,913   

Cost of sales

     10,374        11,647        9,327        10,018   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     3,066        3,643        3,244        5,895   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

        

Research and development

     1,153        1,531        1,146        1,179   

Selling, general & administrative

     5,978        7,286        5,196        14,826   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     7,131        8,817        6,342        16,005   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (4,065     (5,174     (3,098     (10,110
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest income

     (1     (3     (2     (2

Interest expense

     1,115        1,569        1,188        542   

Other (income) expense

     (197     (154     34        (71
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     917        1,412        1,220        469   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (4,982     (6,586     (4,318     (10,579

Provision for income taxes

     198        1,031        709        171   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the controlling and the noncontrolling interests

     (5,180     (7,617     (5,027     (10,750

Less: Net income of noncontrolling interest

     328        420        244        320   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the controlling interest (A)

   $ (5,508   $ (8,037   $ (5,271   $ (11,070
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per common unit (B) :

        

Basic

   $ (0.55   $ (0.80   $ (0.53   $ (1.21

Diluted

     (0.55     (0.80     (0.53     (1.21

Cash Flow Data:

        

Net cash used for operating activities

   $ (5,912   $ (2,435   $ (3,333   $ (9,084

Capital expenditures

     (1,795     (1,080     (232     (1,973

Cash provided by financing activities

     7,811        5,931        3,795        9,050   

 

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     Twelve Months
Ended
    Nine Months Ended  
     December 31,     September 30,  
     2010     2011     2011     2012  
                 (unaudited)  
     $ in thousands, except per common unit data  

Other Data (unaudited):

        

EBITDA (A) (7)

   $ (2,993   $ (4,005   $ (2,267   $ (8,852

Machine Units Sold (C)

        

S 15

     2        2        2        1   

S Max

     2        1        1        4   

S Print

     —          1        1        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     4        4        4        5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(A) Net loss attributable to the controlling interest and EBITDA include a non-cash equity based compensation expense of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
(B) The loss per unit for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflects the effect of the dividend declared on the Class A preferred units of $1.0 million, or $0.10 per common unit.
(C) See “Business—Our Machines and Machine Platforms” for a description of the machines.

 

     December 31,     September 30, 2012
(unaudited)
     2010     2011     Actual     As adjusted
     $ in thousands

Financial Position Data:

        

Operating working capital (5)

   $ 4,998      $ 5,297      $ 9,335     

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,021        3,496        1,431     

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     (1,098     (4,938     (2,994  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     (2,345     (2,669     (3,954  

Dividends payable

     —          —          (1,031 )    

Line of credit

     —          —          (900 ) (8)    

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     (808     (1,294     (2,464  

Demand note payable - member (1)

     (15,045     —   (1)       (7,266 ) (6)    

All other, net

     24        (1,224     499     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Working capital

   $ (13,253   $ (1,332   $ (7,344  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Property and equipment

   $ 7,990      $ 7,919      $ 12,708     

Total assets

   $ 15,233      $ 18,968      $ 27,436     

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (excluding current portion)

   $ 3,031      $ 4,135      $ 6,541     

Redeemable Class A preferred units

     —        $ 18,984 (1)       —   (3)    

Class A preferred units

       $ 18,984 (3)    

Total members’ deficit

   $ (8,277 )     $ (15,599 ) (2)     $ (713  

 

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(1) Demand Note Payable - majority member was converted into Redeemable Class A preferred units on December 31, 2011.
(2) Excludes Redeemable Class A preferred units which are classified as a liability at December 31, 2011.
(3) Redeemable Class A preferred units were converted into Class A preferred units in February 2012, which are classified as equity at September 30, 2012.
(4) These amounts reflect balance sheet data as of September 30, 2012, as adjusted for the sale of              shares of our common stock (excluding the additional shares offered by the selling stockholder) in this offering (based on an assumed offering price of $             per share and assuming the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option) underwriting discounts and commissions, estimated offering expenses payable by us and the application of the net proceeds received by us from this offering as described under “Use of Proceeds.”
(5) Operating working capital is a subset of total working capital and represents trade receivables plus related-party receivables plus inventories less trade payables.
(6) Borrowings from majority member since January 1, 2012.
(7) We define EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) as net income (loss) attributable to the controlling interest (as calculated under GAAP in the United States) plus income of the noncontrolling interest, net interest income, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, and other (income) expense. Disclosure in this prospectus of EBITDA, which is a “non-GAAP financial measure,” as defined under the rules of the SEC, is intended as a supplemental measure of our performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from continuing operations or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Our presentation of EBITDA should not be construed to imply that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.

We believe EBITDA is meaningful to our investors to enhance their understanding of our financial performance. Although EBITDA is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs, we understand that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as a measure of financial performance and to compare our performance with the performance of other companies that report EBITDA. Our calculation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. The following table reconciles net loss to EBITDA for the periods presented in this table and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     December 31,     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2010     2011     2011     2012  
     (unaudited)  
     $ in thousands  

Net loss attributable to the controlling interest

   $ (5,508   $ (8,037   $ (5,271   $ (11,070

Net income of noncontrolling interest

     328        420        244        320   

Taxes

     198        1,031        709        171   

Interest, net

     1,114        1,565        1,186        540   

Depreciation

     1,072        1,170        831        1,258   

Other (income) expense

     (197     (154     34        (71
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA  (A)(7)

   $ (2,993   $ (4,005   $ (2,267   $ (8,852
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(A) Net loss attributable to the controlling interest and EBITDA include a non-cash equity based compensation expense of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

(8) We notified the bank in December 2012 that we are not in compliance with an equity-to-asset ratio covenant related to this facility. According to the terms of the agreement, the bank at its discretion may request additional security to maintain the facility.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with “Selected Consolidated Financial Data” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risks and uncertainties, including those described under “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.” We assume no obligation to update any of these forward looking statements.

Overview

We are a global provider of 3D printing machines and printed products to industrial customers. Our business primarily consists of manufacturing and selling 3D printing machines and printing products to specifications for our customers using our in-house 3D printing machines. We offer pre-production collaboration and print products for customers through our PSCs, which are located in the United States, Germany and Japan. We build 3D printing machines at our facilities in the United States and Germany. We also supply the associated products, including consumables and replacement parts, and services, including training and technical support, necessary for purchasers of our machines to print products.

As an additive manufacturer, we are an early entrant into an evolving manufacturing technology and marketplace. Our strategy has been to position our manufacturing assets, both in terms of our ability and capacity, to prepare for an anticipated increase of customer acceptance of this form of manufacturing. We have made financial support of this strategy a priority, including in 2012 and the preceding two years. We have invested in both our research and development and infrastructure, including capital investment in machines and hiring key personnel. This is reflected in our operating expense as operating expenses have continued to increase to support our anticipated growth.

As our infrastructure grows, we intend to shift our strategic focus to opening additional PSCs in order to broaden our potential global customer base and to expanding our 3D printing capability in an increasing variety of industrial materials. We therefore plan on continuing to increase our operating expense to support the anticipated increase in revenue.

Business Strategy

Our growth strategy focuses on growing our PSCs in order to print more products for our existing customers and gain new customers, as well as, using this introduction of our technology to facilitate 3D printing machine sales. An important part of reaching these goals is to increase our capability to print in a growing number of industrial materials and increase the job box sizes and production speeds (volumetric output) available to our potential customers which will increase the efficiency and usefulness of our technology.

We also believe expanding the location of our PSCs to high-growth economies and geographic regions that are readily accessible by a significant number of potential customers will help us to increase sales.

To better balance our business, we intend to develop our customer base so that revenue is not dependent on any one region (North America, Europe and Asia). Likewise we intend to balance revenue between our machine sales and revenue from 3D printed products, consumables and other.

Outlook

We believe that interest in 3D printing is increasing by virtue of commercialization of 3D printers generally and subsequent recent media attention. We occupy a defined space in the 3D printing market because of the size

 

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of our machines and their application for industrial products and qualified industrial materials. There are 3D printing companies in various sectors of the market, including art, home-printing, dental, biotech and other areas. While our 3D printing machines may differ from those of many other 3D printing companies in that our machines are designed to print industrial products from qualified industrial materials, we expect an increase in 3D printing to generally have a positive effect on the public’s awareness of our industry.

We have made investments in technology, material sciences, engineering resources, production capacity, marketing and sales force training and developing a global organization, as discussed above, in an attempt to improve financial performance.

Our growth prospects for 2013 are dependent upon our ability to access funds for working capital, capital investment and on-going operating expenses, which we believe will be substantially achieved by the proceeds from this offering, and the following external and internal factors:

 

   

Market Expansion. Our ability to penetrate new and larger industrial markets will be determined in part by our ability to qualify additional industrial materials that may be desired by industrial companies to print products. We currently print in silica sand, ceramic, stainless steel, bronze and glass. By expanding into other materials such as titanium, tungsten carbide, aluminum and magnesium, we believe we can expand our market share and better serve our industrial customer base. We established a new materials testing division called EXMAL, which may increase the rate at which new materials will be qualified.

 

   

Customer Demand . Demand is primarily affected by the capital expenditure purchasing cycle of our machine customers. We believe that demand for our products in Asia is likely to continue to improve over time. However, if the threat of a continued debt crisis in Europe lingers then industrial companies in that region may decrease capital spending. In the Americas (primarily the United States), the acceptance of the 3D printing of industrial products has not yet matured to the extent of the other regions in which we conduct business, but we expect demand to increase as awareness and acceptance of 3D printing of industrial products increases.

 

   

Capacity. Our installed capacity at our PSCs is increasing every year as we add additional machines and replace first generation machines with more efficient and productive second generation machines. We anticipate a higher utilization of our installed capacity at our facilities in expectation of higher current and future demand.

 

   

New Machines . We expect the M Flex machine to satisfy the demand of a large range of industrial customers that are interested in directly printing metal, ceramic and glass products. We plan to increase our production output at our German manufacturing facility to produce the new S Print machine and manufacture a greater number of S Max machines. Our S Print machine has been completely redesigned and is our current mid-sized machine platform. The S Print machine provides the same cutting edge technology available in the S Max platform, with an average price point of $800,000 (based upon average model options and exchange rates). The S Print machine is used by customers interested in printing objects made from silica sand, metals, glass and ceramics, with a particular focus on industrial applications for smaller casting cores that are often required for the aerospace industry, especially in hydraulic applications. The build box size of the S Print permits the use of exotic and expensive print materials, such as cerabeads, that are required for high heat/high strength applications.

 

   

PSCs. Our PSCs are centers for customer collaboration and provide customers with a direct contact point to learn about our 3D printing technology, buy products printed by us, and purchase our machines. By the end of 2015, we plan to expand our PSC network globally from the current five locations. Like our current PSCs, we plan to locate the additional PSCs in major industrial centers near existing and potential customers. While we may adjust the final locations based upon market considerations, our initial plan includes opening a new PSC in South America and on the west coast of the United States by the third quarter of 2013 and opening two additional locations in Asia and Western

 

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Europe by the second quarter of 2014. We will continue to explore additional worldwide opportunities for PSC locations.

How We Measure Our Business

We use several financial and operating metrics to measure our business. We use these metrics to assess the progress of our business, make decisions on where to allocate capital, time and technology investments, and assess longer-term performance of our marketplace. The key metrics are as follows:

Revenue . Our revenue consists primarily of sales of our 3D printing machines, 3D printed products produced at our PSCs and consumables used to print products. Other sources of sales include services, spare parts and other ancillary items.

 

   

Machines. Machine sales are influenced by a number of factors, including, among other things, (i) the adoption rate of our machines, (ii) end-user product design and manufacturing activity, (iii) the capital expenditure budgets of end-users and potential end-users and (iv) the mix of products sold, all of which may be significantly influenced by macroeconomic factors. Purchases of our machines, especially our higher-end, higher-priced systems, typically involve long sales cycles. Our machine prices include machine installation, training, maintenance and the value of the warranty. Several factors can significantly affect revenue reported for our machines for the period involved, such as the overall low unit volume of machine sales in any particular period combined with the long lead times of our customers’ purchasing decisions, the acceleration or delay of orders and shipments of a small number of machines from one period to another. Revenue recognition rules prescribed by GAAP can also affect our reported revenue for machine sales in any particular period.

 

   

3D printed products, materials and other. 3D printed products revenue derive from our network of PSCs located in the Americas (3), Europe (1) and Asia (1). The PSCs utilize our machines to print products but are also full-service operations that provide support and services such as pre-production collaboration prior to printing the product. Revenue of materials depend upon the volume of consumables that we sell. Sales of our consumables are linked to the number of our machines that are installed and active worldwide. Sales of consumables are also driven by our customers’ machine usage, which is generally a function of the size of the particular machine and the habits and budget of the particular end-user. Larger machines generally use larger amounts of consumables due to their greater capacity and the higher levels of design and manufacturing activity that are typical of an end-user who utilizes a larger machine.

Costs of sales. Our costs of sales consist primarily of labor, parts and overhead to produce machines and 3D printed products. We also incur costs of consumables, services and spare parts. The license fee (based upon a percentage of revenue) for the use of intellectual properties, warranty costs as well as under-absorbed fixed manufacturing overhead are also included in our cost of sales. The production capacity at our PSCs (as well as our machine manufacturing facilities) exceeds the current customer demand and as such a portion of the fixed overhead associated with these facilities is being recognized as a period expense rather than being capitalized as a product cost (“under-absorbed overhead”). We expect our excess capacity to decrease as sales of machines and 3D printed products increase. Our machines are manufactured at our facilities in Germany and the United States, and the cost to manufacture machines consists of raw materials, components, production labor and direct and indirect production overhead. Each geographic region has an engineer dedicated to on-site installation, training and support. The direct cost of the engineers, as well as their travel costs, are included in our cost to manufacture machines. Our costs for a 3D printed product consist primarily of the facilities and personnel at our PSCs and the material of the printed product. The material cost of the printed product includes the purchase required for the consumable and the conversion cost to ready it for production.

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direct product margins on our machines and on our consumables are typically higher than the direct product margins for 3D products printed at our PSCs. Although an increase in the percentage of sales by our PSCs may cause our profit margins to decrease, we believe that our new machines currently being introduced are more efficient, which should improve overall margins in the future.

Also, because machine sales are cyclical, we will seek to have a 50/50 balance in revenue of 3D printing of product, materials and other with machines so that we can maximize absolute margin in dollars while managing business risk.

Another important factor (mentioned above) is that a portion of the fixed overhead associated with our production facilities is being recognized as a period expense (“under-absorbed overhead”) rather than being capitalized into the product cost.

We will also seek to reduce our cost of sales by continued research and development directed towards achieving increased efficiencies in the production of machines. Our PSCs will seek to lower material cost and improve throughput.

In addition, we will be analyzing our supply chain to identify opportunities for better management of that process in partnership with our customers in order to reduce the overall cost as a percentage of revenue in this area.

Operating expenses. Our operating expenses consist of three components: research and development expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses and equity based compensation.

 

   

Research and development expenses. Our research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel expenses aimed at developing new machinery and materials. Additional costs include the related software and materials, laboratory supplies, and costs for facilities and equipment. We charge all research and development expenses to operations as they are incurred, with the exception of expenses for specific equipment that we capitalize.

 

   

Selling, general and administrative expenses. Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee-related costs (salaries, employee benefits, equity based compensation, audit and professional services fees, education and training and travel and entertainment) of our managerial and administrative personnel, including executive officers and sales and marketing, finance, accounting, information technology and human resources personnel. Other significant general and administrative costs include the costs related to our headquarters in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (and the other four facilities where administrative personnel are located) and costs for legal, accounting, consulting and other professional services.

We expect our administrative expenses to increase in absolute terms and as a percentage of revenues as a result of the additional costs that we expect to incur as a result of being a public company. This will include, among other things, increased auditing and legal fees, reporting requirements, director fees, director and officer’s liability insurance and hiring additional accounting and legal personnel (or outsourcing the services required). However, we expect these expenses will decrease as a percentage of revenues over the long term.

Interest expense. Interest expense consists of the interest cost on the equipment, building loans and the redeemable Class A preferred units (until February 2012). These preferred units were classified as a liability through February 2012, at which time they were reclassified into equity. Upon consummation of the Reorganization, the Class A preferred units will convert into Class A preferred stock. Immediately prior to the consummation of this offering, the Class A preferred stock will convert into common stock.

Currency exchange rates. Due to our international operations, currency exchange rates impact our financial performance. For example, in the year ended December 31, 2011, approximately 30.0% of our sales were denominated in U.S. dollars and approximately 37.1% and 32.9% were denominated in Euros and Yen, respectively.

 

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Income taxes. Prior to January 1, 2013, we were treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and most applicable state and local income tax purposes. As a partnership, our taxable income or loss was passed through to and included in the tax returns of our members. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include a provision for federal and most state and local income taxes. We were subject to entity-level taxation in certain states, and certain domestic and foreign subsidiaries are subject to entity-level U.S. and foreign income taxes. As a result, the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss include tax expense related to foreign jurisdictions where those subsidiaries operate. On January 1, 2013, The Ex One Company, LLC converted to a C-Corporation, The ExOne Company, which will be subject to U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income taxes at the prevailing applicable corporate tax rates. As a result, for periods following the Reorganization, we will determine if a tax provision on our income, which will include U.S. federal income taxes and each state, local and foreign jurisdiction, will be required. The highest statutory rates in the United States (including state and local), Germany and Japan are currently 44%, 31% and 40%, respectively. In addition, as of January 1, 2013, we recognized deferred taxes equal to the tax effect of the difference between the book and tax basis of our assets and liabilities as of that date. The amount of additional deferred tax assets if the Reorganization was completed as of September 30, 2012 would have been approximately $0.6 million, assuming a 40% tax rate. However, due to a history of operating losses, a valuation allowance of 100% of the deferred tax asset would be established.

Critical Accounting Policies, Significant Estimates and Judgements

The discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition set forth in this prospectus are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make critical accounting estimates that directly impact our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Critical accounting estimates are estimates that meet two criteria:

 

   

The estimates require that we use judgment about matters that are uncertain at the time the estimates are made; and

 

   

There exist different estimates that could reasonably be used in the current period, or changes in the estimates used are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, both of which would have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to equity based compensation, accrued license fees, the allowance for doubtful accounts, income taxes, inventories, long-lived assets and contingencies.

We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

The following paragraphs discuss the items that we believe are the critical accounting policies most affected by significant management estimates and judgments. Management has discussed and periodically reviews these critical accounting policies, the basis for their underlying assumptions and estimates and the nature of our related disclosures herein with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

Revenue Recognition

We earn revenue primarily from the sale of 3D printing machines and 3D printed products. Revenue from the sale of 3D printing machines is recognized upon transfer of title, generally upon shipment. Revenue from the performance of contract services or production services is generally recognized when either the services are

 

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performed or the finished product is shipped. Revenue for all deliverables in a sales arrangement is recognized provided that persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, both title and risk of loss have passed to the customer and collection is reasonably assured. Persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists upon execution of a written sales agreement or signed purchase order that constitutes a fixed and legally binding commitment between the us and our customer. In instances where revenue recognition criteria are not met, amounts are recorded as deferred revenue and customer deposits.

We enter into sales arrangements that may provide for multiple deliverables to a customer. Sales of machines may include consumables, maintenance services, and training and installation. We identify all goods and services that are to be delivered separately under a sales arrangement and allocate revenue to each deliverable based on relative fair values. Fair values are generally established based on the prices charged when sold separately by us. In general, revenues are separated between machines, consumables, maintenance services and installation and training services. The allocated revenue for each deliverable is then recognized ratably based on relative fair values of the components of the sale. We also evaluate the impact of undelivered items on the functionality of delivered items for each sales transaction and, where appropriate, defer revenue on delivered items when that functionality has been affected. Functionality requirements are determined to be met if the delivered products or services represent a separate earnings process. Revenue from maintenance services as well as installation is recognized at the time of performance.

We provide customers with a standard warranty agreement on all machines for up to one year. The warranty is not treated as a separate service because the warranty is an integral part of the sale of the machine. The liability associated with these warranty obligations was not significant in the periods presented. After the initial one-year warranty period, we offer machine customers optional maintenance contracts. Deferred maintenance service revenue is recognized when the maintenance services are performed because we have historical evidence that indicates that the costs of performing the services under the contracts are not incurred on a straight-line basis.

We sell equipment with embedded software to our customers. The embedded software is not sold separately and it is not a significant focus of our marketing effort. We do not provide post-contract customer support specific to the software or incur significant costs that are within the scope of FASB guidance on accounting for software to be leased or sold. Additionally, the functionality that the software provides is marketed as part of the overall product. The software embedded in the equipment is incidental to the equipment as a whole such that the FASB guidance referenced above is not applicable. Sales of these products are recognized in accordance with FASB guidance on accounting for multiple-element arrangements.

Shipping and handling costs billed to customers for machine sales and sales of consumables are included in revenue in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss. Costs incurred by us associated with shipping and handling is included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Our terms of sale generally require payment within 30 to 60 days after shipment of a product, although we also recognize that longer payment periods are customary in some countries where we transact business. To reduce credit risk in connection with machine sales, we may, depending upon the circumstances, require significant deposits prior to shipment. In some circumstances, we may require payment in full for our products prior to shipment and may require international customers to furnish letters of credit. These deposits are reported as deferred revenue and customer deposits in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Production and contract services are billed on a time-and-materials basis. Services under maintenance contracts are billed to customers upon performance of services in accordance with the contract.

We incur a fee to third parties for the license of technology for certain of our products. We estimate our accrued license fees based upon net sales of licensed products.

 

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

In evaluating the collectability of our accounts receivable, we assess a number of factors, including a specific client’s ability to meet its financial obligations to us, such as whether a customer has declared bankruptcy. Other factors include the length of time the receivables are past due and historical collection experience. Based on these assessments, we record a reserve for specific customers as well as a general reserve based on our historical experience for bad debts. If circumstances related to specific customers change, or economic conditions deteriorate such that our past collection experience is no longer relevant, our estimate of the recoverability of our accounts receivable could be further reduced from the levels provided for in the consolidated financial statements.

Our estimate for the allowance for doubtful accounts related to trade receivables is based on two methods. The amounts calculated from each of these methods are combined to determine the total amount reserved.

First, we evaluate specific accounts for which we have information that the customer may have an inability to meet their financial obligations (for example, aging over 90 days past due or bankruptcy). In these cases, we use our judgment, based on available facts and circumstances, and record a specific reserve for that customer against amounts due to reduce the receivable to the amount that is expected to be collected. These specific reserves are re-evaluated and adjusted as additional information is received that impacts the amount reserved. Second, a general reserve is established for all customers based on historical collection and write-off experience.

Our bad debt expense in 2010 and 2011 was not significant, while our allowance for bad debts was $0.1 million at each of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011.

We believe that our allowance for doubtful accounts is a critical accounting estimate because it is susceptible to change and dependent upon events that may or may not occur and because the impact of recognizing additional allowances for doubtful accounts may be material to the assets reported on our balance sheet and in our results of operations.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, cost being determined predominantly on the first-in, first-out method. An inventory allowance is provided for slow-moving and obsolete inventory based on historical experience and current product demand. Our inventory allowance is $1.3 million at December 31, 2010 compared with $1.4 million at December 31, 2011.

We evaluate the adequacy of this allowance quarterly. Our determination of the inventory allowance is subject to change because it is based on management’s current estimates of the allowance required and potential adjustments.

We believe that the inventory allowance is a critical accounting estimate because it is susceptible to change and dependent upon events that may or may not occur and because the impact of recognizing an additional allowance may be material to the assets reported on our balance sheet and in our results of operations.

Long-lived Assets

We evaluate long-lived assets (primarily property, plant and equipment) other than goodwill that we have for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. If the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) from the use of an asset are less than the carrying value, a write-down is recorded to reduce the related asset to its estimated fair value.

 

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Income Taxes

We are organized as a Delaware limited liability company. Under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions, we are taxed as a partnership and are not liable for income taxes. Instead, our earnings and losses are included in the tax returns of our members. Therefore, the consolidated financial statements do not reflect a provision for U.S. federal or state income taxes.

Our subsidiaries in Germany and Japan are taxed as corporations under the taxing regulations of Germany and Japan, respectively. As a result, the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss include tax expense related to those foreign jurisdictions.

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities of our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Germany and Japan using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established against the deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred taxes may not be realized. Changes in the level and composition of earnings, tax laws or the deferred tax valuation allowance, as well as the results of tax audits, may materially impact our effective tax rate.

The calculation of the deferred tax assets and liabilities, as well as the decision to recognize a tax benefit from an uncertain position and to establish a valuation allowance, require management to make estimates and assumptions. We believe that our assumptions and estimates are reasonable, although actual results may have a positive or negative material impact on the balances of deferred tax assets and liabilities, valuation allowances or net income.

Equity Based Compensation

During 2012, our majority member sold 1,300,000 common units to two employees and an existing unitholder for $1.25 per unit. Due to our majority member’s controlling interest in us, the sale of common units is deemed to be an action of the company. The excess of the fair market value on the measurement date over the sale price per unit was recognized as non-cash compensation expense. Determining the fair value of the common units required complex and subjective judgments. We used the sale of a similar security in an arms-length transaction with two separate unrelated parties to estimate the value of the enterprise at the measurement date, which included assigning a value to the similar security’s rights, preferences and privileges relative to the common units. The enterprise value was then allocated to our outstanding equity securities using the option pricing method. The option pricing method involves making estimates of the anticipated timing of a potential liquidity event, such as a sale of the company or an initial public offering (“IPO”), and estimates of the volatility of our equity securities. The anticipated timing is based on the plans of management. The volatility of the units was based on available information on the volatility of stocks of publicly traded companies in the industry. Change in these assumptions could materially impact the value assigned to the common units.

We met with a prospective underwriter in March of 2012 to initiate discussions regarding a potential IPO in the summer of 2012 which led to an organizational meeting in April 2012 to initiate this process. The underwriter spoke with us about what they believed was an initial and preliminary valuation at that time based on three factors: current projections, comparable company analysis and market conditions. Accordingly, we did not believe that it was proper to rely on the merely preliminary discussions about the possible pricing of a potential IPO to establish the fair value of common units in transactions entered into by third parties. The process continued into the summer and early fall with the underwriter performing due diligence during this period. The financial projections also changed over time, as well as the representation of historical financials based on a audit in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, as well as market conditions and the valuation of the comparable companies. The current valuation, which was performed in early November by the underwriter, is based on it being substantially complete with due diligence, having audited financials as well as having a current financial forecast.

 

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For the purpose of determining the value per common unit as of January 1, 2011, we performed a valuation as of that date, which coincides with our year-end. The following table sets forth the measurement date value per common unit as determined based on the valuation methods discussed above for each valuation period:

 

January 1,
2011
    June 30,
2012
 
$ 1.25      $ 7.20   

Because our common units will be exchanged in the Reorganization for common shares on a 1 to 0.58 basis, the pro-forma valuation for the aboved reference value given the effect of the Reorganization is:

 

January 1,
2011
    June 30,
2012
 
$ 2.16      $ 12.41   

Contingencies

We account for contingencies in accordance with accounting guidance for contingencies, which requires that we record an estimated loss from a loss contingency when information available prior to issuance of our financial statements indicates that it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Accounting for contingencies, such as legal matters, requires us to use our judgment. We are not aware of any such contingencies.

JOBS Act

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the JOBS Act. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, reduce certain reporting requirements for qualifying companies. As defined in the JOBS Act, a company whose initial public offering of common equity securities occurred after December 8, 2011 and whose annual gross revenues are less than $1.0 billion will, in general, qualify as an “emerging growth company” until the earliest of:

 

   

the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of its initial public offering of common equity securities;

 

   

the last day of the fiscal year in which it has annual gross revenue of $1.0 billion or more;

 

   

the date on which it has, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt; or

 

   

the date on which it is deemed to be a “large accelerated filer,” which will occur at such time as the company (a) has an aggregate worldwide market value of common equity securities held by non-affiliates of $700 million or more as of the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter, (b) has been required to file annual and quarterly reports under the Exchange Act for a period of at least 12 months, and (c) has filed at least one annual report pursuant to the Securities Act.

Under this definition, we will be an “emerging growth company” upon completion of this offering and could remain an “emerging growth company” until as late as December 31, 2018. Pursuant to Section 107(b) of the JOBS Act, as an “emerging growth company” we are electing to delay adoption of accounting pronouncements newly issued or revised after April 5, 2012 applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are made applicable to private companies.

As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of issuers who are required to comply with the effective dates for new or revised accounting standards that are applicable to public companies. Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act.

 

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Changes in Financial Reporting of Future Results of Operations

Prior to the Reorganization, we were a limited liability company, and our owners elected to be taxed at the member unitholder level rather than at the company level. In connection with this offering, we are reorganizing our corporate structure to be a corporation. Following the Reorganization, we will be taxed as a corporation for federal income tax purposes.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

As a private company, we have relied on outside service providers for certain of our administrative support functions. In connection with this offering, we expect that we will incur annual incremental expenses to develop the infrastructure to design, implement and maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy the reporting and compliance requirements necessitated by being a public company. These expenses will include: annual and quarterly reporting; Sarbanes-Oxley compliance expenses; expenses associated with listing on the Nasdaq Global Market; independent auditor fees; legal fees; investor relations expenses; registrar and transfer agent fees; director and officer liability insurance costs; and director compensation. The full year effect of these incremental general and administrative expenses cannot yet be estimated and are not reflected in our historical consolidated financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus.

There can be no assurance that any actions we take will be completely successful. We will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting on an ongoing basis. We have not begun testing or documenting our internal control procedures in order to comply with the requirements of Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. However, we have been made aware of a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting by our independent registered public accounting firm. We have taken steps to remediate this material weakness and plan to take further steps in the future. Section 404 requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Assuming that we continue to qualify as an emerging growth company for the next five years, we will be required to comply with Section 404(b) at the time we file our annual report for 2018 with the SEC. As part of this process, we may identify specific internal controls as being deficient.

 

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Results of Operations for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012

 

     Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months ended
September 30, 2012
    Period-over-period change  
     (unaudited)     Nine months ended  
     Amount     of Revenue     Amount     of Revenue     September 30,2011 vs 2012  
                 $ in thousands              

Statement of Income Data:

            

Revenue

   $ 12,571        100.0   $ 15,913        100.0   $ 3,342        26.6

Cost of sales

     9,327        74.2     10,018        63.0     691        7.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     3,244        25.8     5,895        37.0     2,651        81.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

            

Research and development

     1,146        9.1     1,179        7.4     33        2.9

Selling, general and administrative (includes non-cash equity based compensation of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012)

     5,196        41.4     14,826        93.2     9,630        185.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     6,342        50.4     16,005        100.6     9,663        152.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (3,098     (24.6 )%      (10,110     (63.6 )%      (7,012     (226.3 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest income

     (2     —          (2     —          —          —     

Interest expense

     1,188        9.5     542        3.4     (646     (54.4 )% 

Other expense (income)

     34        0.3     (71     (0.4 )%      (105     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (4,318     (34.4 )%      (10,579     (66.6 )%      (6,261     (145.0 )% 

Provision for income taxes

     709        5.6     171        1.1     (538     (75.9 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the controlling and the noncontrolling interests

     (5,027     (40.0 )%      (10,750     (67.7 )%      (5,723     (113.8 )% 

Less: Net income of noncontrolling interests

     244        1.9     320        2.0     76        31.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the controlling interest

   $ (5,271     (41.9 )%    $ (11,070     (69.7 )%    $ (5,799     (110.0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per unit (A) :

            

Basic

   $ (.53     $ (1.21      

Diluted

   $ (.53     $ (1.21      

Machine Units Sold (B)

            

S 15

     2          1         

S Max

     1          4         

S Print

     1          —           
  

 

 

     

 

 

       

Total

     4          5         
  

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

(A) The loss per unit for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflects the effect of the dividend accruing on the Class A preferred units of $1.0 million, or $0.10 per common unit, since February 2012.
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Summary

Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 increased $3.3 million compared to the same period in 2011 due to a higher volume of machine sales and 3D printed parts These results reflected an increase of one machine sale period over period and higher volume sales at all our PSC locations. These changes are explained in greater detail in the “ Revenues by Type” and “ Revenue by Geographic Region” sections below.

Our gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 of $5.9 million improved by $2.7 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Our gross profit margin percentage also improved to 37.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from 25.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. See “ Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margins.”

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our loss from operations of $10.1 million increased $7.0 million from $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, due to a $7.7 million non-cash charge for equity based compensation. Excluding this charge, our performance improved by $0.7 million primarily attributable to higher revenues and gross margins that were partially offset by our operating expense increase. See “ Loss from Operations.”

Revenue

The volume of both our machines and 3D printed products produced at our PSCs is currently the primary driver of our revenue growth. For nine months ended September 30, 2012 we sold five units as compared to four units for nine months ended September 30, 2011. Price increases have affected our revenue to a lesser degree than volume however as a result of the introduction of our new higher priced S-Max model, our average revenue per machine has increased. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 we sold 4 S-Max machines as compared to 1 S-Max machine sold during the same period in 2011. As used in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operation, the price and mix effects below relate to changes in revenues that are not able to be specifically related to changes in unit volume.

Revenue by Type

The table below sets forth the major components of the change in revenues by type for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Machines     3D Printed Parts
Materials & Other
    Total  
    

$ in thousands

 

Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011

   $ 5,147        40.9   $ 7,424        59.1   $ 12,571        100.0

Change in Revenue -

            
            

Volume

     1,534          1,994          3,528     
            

Price/Mix

     220          —            220     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
     1,754          1,994          3,748     

Foreign currency translation

     (191       (215       (406  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net change

     1,563          1,779          3,342     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012

   $ 6,710        42.2   $ 9,203        57.8   $ 15,913        100.0
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Revenue for machines increased by $1.6 million from $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $6.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is primarily a result of one additional machine sale in the Americas for the nine months ended September 2012. We also saw an increase in price/mix of approximately $0.2 million as result of higher priced S-Max models being sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The price/mix was enough to offset the negative impact of a $0.2 million decrease in foreign currency, which resulted from a relative decline in the Euro from nine months ended 2011 to nine months ended 2012.

 

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The revenue for 3D printed products, materials and other for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 increased $1.8 million to $9.2 million from $7.4 million for the same period in 2011. The increase in non-machine revenue was due to increased volume of customer 3D printed products at our PSCs of $1.8 million, which increased in all three of our global regions, the Americas, Europe and Asia, as further discussed below.

Revenue by Geographic Region

The table below sets forth the major components of the change in revenue by geographic region for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

Revenue Variance – Geography

 

     Americas     Europe     Asia     Total  
                        $ in thousands                    

Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011

   $ 3,455         27.5   $ 4,580        36.4   $ 4,536        36.1   $ 12,571        100.0

Change in revenue -

                 

Volume

     2,425           463          640          3,528     

Price/Mix

     —             798          (578       220     
  

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
     2,425           1,261          62          3,748     

Foreign currency translation

     —             (490       84          (406  
  

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net change

     2,425           771          146          3,342     
  

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012

   $ 5,880         37.0   $ 5,351        33.6   $ 4,682        29.4   $ 15,913        100.0
  

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately even amongst all three key geographic regions. The Americas accounted for a larger percentage of revenue for nine months ended September 30, 2012 as result of higher 3D printed product volume and one more machine sale. Europe’s contribution remained relatively stable, with higher volume and price/mix being offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation. Asia’s contribution to revenue declined to less than 30.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from 36.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 because it sold one used S-15 machine for less favorable pricing as compared to the same period in 2011.

Machine production has increased during the first nine months of this year at our German facility, both for machines being installed at our PSCs and third party sales. At September 30, 2012, our deferred revenue and customer deposits was approximately $3.0 million, compared to $4.9 million at December 31, 2011. Deferred revenue reflects customer requested deliveries and prepaid deposits and would approximate the minimum backlog for machines only. We estimate the backlog at our Americas PSCs to be $2.8 million at September 30, 2012 and $2.4 million at September 30, 2011.

Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margins

The gross profit improved significantly from $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, which was an 81.7% period over period improvement. The gross profit margin increased from 25.8% to 37.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2012, respectively. The stronger performance was due to a heavier mix of higher margin machines and 3D printed products sales that were partially offset by lower overhead absorption as discussed below.

 

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The table below shows gross profit and gross profit margin for our machines and 3D printed product, consumables and other.

Gross Margin by Type

 

     Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months ended
September 30, 2012
    Period-over-period change  
     Amount      Percentage
of Revenue
    Amount      Percentage
of Revenue
    Nine months ended
September 30, 2011 vs 2012
 
                  $ in thousands               

Machines

   $ 2,876          55.9   $ 4,237          63.1   $ 1,361          47.3

3D printed parts, materials and other

     2,567          34.6     4,507          49.0     1,940          75.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal - Gross profit

     5,443          43.3     8,744          54.9     3,301          60.6

Underabsorbed overhead and all other (1)

     (2,199)         (17.5 )%      (2,849)         (17.9 )%      (650)         29.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total - Gross profit

   $ 3,244          25.8   $ 5,895          37.0   $ 2,651          81.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) “Other” represents warranty, license fees, commissions and production variances.

Excluding overhead absorption, product margin increased $3.3 million, from $5.4 million, or 43.3% of revenue, to $8.7 million, or 54.9% of revenue, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

The improvement in gross profit for 3D printed products, materials and other was due to increased printing of 3D products at our PSCs as gross profit improved by $1.8 million from $0.9 million to $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2012 respectively. The primary reason for this improvement was the installation of more efficient machines (the new S-Max) at the PSCs to replace the first generation S-15 machines.

The increase in machine gross profit from 55.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to 63.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, was due to the mix of machines sold. This resulted from the higher margin earned on the new S-Max as compared to the older S-15 model.

The under-absorbed overhead and all other was higher by $0.7 million, an increase of 29.5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Additionally, the unfavorable under-absorbed overhead variance of $0.7 million is due to the production capacity at our PSCs (as well as our machine manufacturing facilities in Germany and the United States) exceeding the current customer demand. Some PSC overcapacity is the result of installing new, high-capacity S-Max machines at our PSCs. While the short-term impact of S-Max machine installations is excess capacity, the new machines will enable us to take advantage of growing demand over time. A portion of the fixed overhead associated with these facilities is being recognized as a period expense rather than being capitalized into the product cost. We expect our volume of machines produced and 3D products printed to increase as our expected customer demand reduces excess capacity over time.

Operating Expenses

As shown in the table below, total operating expenses increased by $9.7 million to 100.6% of revenue ($2.0 million or 52.2%, excluding the non-cash charge for equity based compensation) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 50.4% in for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, largely due to a $7.7 million non-cash charge for equity based compensation. Excluding this charge, total operating expenses

 

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increased by $1.9 million to $8.3 million or 52.0% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 50.4% or $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, reflecting higher selling, general and administrative expenses discussed below.

 

     Nine months ended     Nine months ended             
     September 30, 2011     September 30, 2012     Period-over-period  change
Nine months ended
September 30, 2011 vs 2012
            Percentage            Percentage    
     Amount      of Revenue     Amount      of Revenue    
     $ in thousands

Research and Development

   $ 1,146         9.1   $ 1,179         7.4   $ 33           2.9%

Selling, General and Administrative

     5,196         41.3     14,826         93.2     9,630       185.3%
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

Total

   $ 6,342         50.4   $ 16,005         100.6   $ 9,663       152.4%
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $9.6 million to $14.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily due to the $7.7 million non-cash charge for equity based compensation. As a percentage of revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses were 93.2% (47% excluding the non-cash charge for equity based compensation) and 41.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Additionally, the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is due to non-recurring audit and professional services fees of $0.7 million and employee related benefits (salary, benefits, training and travel and entertainment), as a result of the increase in selling, general and administrative headcount from 54 at December 31, 2011 to 66 at September 30, 2012.

Loss from Operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our loss from operations of $10.1 million increased by $7.0 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This reflects an increase in operating costs of $9.7 million (including the $7.7 million non-cash equity based compensation change) partially offset by the improved gross profit of $2.7 million.

The following table shows the loss from operations by geographic area for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011:

Income (Loss) from Operations

 

     Nine months ended
September 30,
    Period-over-period change  
     2011     2012     Amount     Percentage
of Revenue
 
     $ in thousands  

Americas

   $ (3,684   $ (10,834   $ (7,150     (194.1 )% 

Europe

     1,840        1,400        (440     (23.9 )% 

Asia

     (37     (133     (96     (259.5 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     (1,881     (9,567     (7,686     (408.6 )% 

Inter-segment elimination

     (1,217     (543     674        55.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (3,098   $ (10,110   $ (7,012     (226.3 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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All three geographic regions were impacted by continuing infrastructure investment, as additional resources continue to be added, resulting in higher selling, general and administrative costs. Additionally, the following factors are specific to the regions:

Americas : The higher operating loss of $10.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $3.7 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $7.2 million, includes a non-cash equity based compensation charge of $7.7 million. Excluding this charge, the operating loss improved $0.6 million, due to a higher volume of machines and 3D printed product for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Europe and Asia: In general, variances resulted primarily from changes in machine sales volume, transfer pricing and foreign currency translation.

Factors specific to the regions include:

Europe — The lower income from operations was primarily the result of an increase in production and selling, general and administrative costs as resources were increased during 2012 to support the increasing demand for machines and 3D printed product.

Asia — The increase in the loss from operations was the result of a lower priced machine sale and an increase in production and selling, general and administrative costs as resources were increased during 2012 to support the increasing demand machines and 3D printed product.

The inter-region eliminations relate to the profit on inter-company sales of machines and 3D printed product and other between Europe, Americas, and Asia.

Interest Expense

Interest expense amounted to $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $0.6 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The primary reason for the decrease was the conversion of the Redeemable Class A preferred units to Class A preferred units in February 2012. This was partially offset by the interest on the $2.7 million in loans for the purchase of our North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania headquarters facility and demand notes issued pursuant to the Rockwell Line of Credit. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

Provision for Income Taxes

We recorded income tax expense of $0.7 million and $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively, primarily due to our German operations, which reported taxable income in both periods. The United States experienced significant operating losses (see above) but there were no income tax benefits for state and federal income taxes in the United States in either year because we are a limited liability company.

Net Loss Attributable to the Controlling Interest

We experienced a net loss of $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to a net loss of $11.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The principal reasons for the $5.8 million increase in our net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 are discussed in more detail above. Excluding the non-cash equity based compensation charge of $7.7 million, the net loss would be $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Our basic and diluted net loss per unit was ($0.53) and $1.21 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

 

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Results of Operations for 2010 and 2011

The following table sets forth certain consolidated statements of income data as a percentage of revenues for the periods indicated:

 

     Twelve Months Ended              
     December 31, 2010     December 31, 2011              
           Percentage           Percentage     Period-over-period change  
     Amount     of Revenues     Amount     of Revenues     2011 vs 2010  
     $ in thousands        

Statement of Income Data:

            

Revenue

   $ 13,440        100.0   $ 15,290        100.0   $ 1,850        13.8

Cost of sales

     10,374        77.2        11,647        76.2        1,273        12.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     3,066        22.8        3,643        23.8        577        18.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

            

Research and development

     1,153        8.6        1,531        10.0        378        32.8   

Selling, general and administrative

     5,978        44.5        7,286        47.7        1,308        21.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     7,131        53.1        8,817        57.7        1,686        23.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (4,065     (30.2     (5,174     (33.8     (1,110     (27.3

Interest income

     (1     —          (3     —          (2     (288.6

Interest expense

     1,115        8.3        1,569        10.3        455        40.8   

Other income

     (197     (1.5     (154     (1.0     42        21.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (4,982     (37.1     (6,586     (43.1     (1,604     (32.2

Provision for income taxes

     198        1.5        1,031        6.7        833        420.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the controlling and the noncontrolling interests

     (5,180     (38.5     (7,617     (49.8     (2,437     (47.1

Less: Net income of noncontrolling interest

     328        2.4        420        2.7        92        28.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the controlling interest

   $ (5,508     (41.0 )%    $ (8,037     (52.6 )%    $ (2,529     (45.9 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss per unit:

            

Basic

   $ (0.55     $ (0.80      

Diluted

   $ (0.55     $ (0.80      

Machine Units Sold (A)

            

S 15

     2          2         

S Max

     2          1         

S Print

     —            1         
  

 

 

     

 

 

       

Total

     4          4         
  

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

(A) See “Business — Our Machines and Machine Platforms” for a description of the machines.

Summary

Revenue for 2011 increased primarily due to higher sales of the 3D printed products, materials and other. Our revenues increased by $1.8 million or 13.8% to $15.3 million in 2011 from $13.4 million in 2010. We believe that the increased demand for our 3D printed products was principally due to an increase in familiarity with 3D printing due to our educational efforts. Also, we saw strong results from the automotive, energy and aerospace industries because these industries were early adopters of this technology and to a lesser degree because of the continued worldwide economic recovery in those sectors in 2011. These changes are explained in greater detail in the “Revenue by Type ” and “Revenue by Geographic Region, ” below.

 

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Our gross profit for 2011 increased by $0.6 million or 18.8% to $3.6 million from $3.1 million in 2010. Our higher gross profit for 2011 arose primarily from an increase in sales. In addition, our gross profit margin percentage increased a full percentage point to 23.8% in 2011 from 22.8% in 2010. See “ Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margins ,” below.

For 2011, our loss from operations increased by $1.1 million to $5.2 million compared to an operating loss of $4.1 million in 2010. This was primarily due to the $1.7 million increase in spending for operating expenses. See “ Loss from Operations ,” below.

Revenue by Type

The table below sets forth the major components of the change in Revenue by Type for 2010 compared to 2011:

 

     Machines     Percentage
of revenue
    3D Printed Parts
Materials &
Other
     Percentage
of Revenue
    Total     Percentage
of Revenue
 
     $ in thousands        

2010 Revenue

   $ 5,622        41.8   $ 7,818         58.2   $ 13,440        100.0

Change in revenue -

             

Volume

     —            1,962           1,962     

Price/Mix

     (487       —             (487  
  

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

   
     (487       1,962           1,475     

Foreign currency translation

     271          104           375     
  

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

   

Net change

     (216       2,066           1,850     
  

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

   

2011 Revenue

   $ 5,406        35.4   $ 9,884         64.6   $ 15,290        100.0
  

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

   

Revenue of machines for 2011 decreased to $5.4 million from $5.6 million for 2010. The total number of units sold were the same in both periods (Asia sold one more machine and Europe one less machine), but a higher priced unit was purchased by a customer in 2010.

Revenue of 3D printed products, consumables and other for 2011 increased to $9.9 million from $7.8 million for 2010. The increase in non-machine revenues was due to increased volume of customer 3D printed products, totaling $1.2 million at our PSCs as all three of our geographic regions experienced increases.

 

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Revenue by Geographic Region

The table below sets forth the major components of the change in revenues by geographic area for 2010 compared to 2011:

 

     Americas     Europe     Asia     Total  
     $ in thousands  

2010 Revenue

   $ 3,936         29.3   $ 6,909        51.4   $ 2,595         19.3   $ 13,440         100.0

Change in revenue -

                   

Volume

     651           (1,212       1,811           1,250      

Price/Mix

     —             —                 —        
  

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

    
     651           (1,212       1,811           1,250      

Foreign currency translation

     —             (19       619           600      
  

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

    

Net change

     651           (1,231       2,430           1,850      
  

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

    

2011 Revenue

   $ 4,587         30.0   $ 5,678        37.1   $ 5,025         32.9   $ 15,290         100.0
  

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

    

Our revenue mix was almost equally balanced among our three geographic regions in 2011, while in 2010 Europe comprised more than half of revenue. Asia’s revenue increased $2.4 million due to the sale of one more machine ($1.6 million) in 2011 compared to 2010 and higher production of customer products at its PSC ($0.4 million). This resulted in part from the installation of an additional machine at our Asia PSC. Also, the foreign currency translation of the Japanese Yen for the Asia region resulted in a favorable foreign currency impact. Revenue in the Americas improved by $0.7 million due to higher production of customer 3D printed products at the region’s PSCs ($1.3 million) resulting in part from the installation of three additional machines. Europe’s decline in revenue of 17.8% or $1.2 million after a strong 2010 was a result of the sale of one less machine (at a price of $1.6 million) in 2011 compared to 2010.

Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margins

Total gross profit for 2011 increased by $0.6 million, reflecting the higher volume of 3D printing for customers at our PSCs in 2011 compared to 2010. Our gross profit margin increased by 1.0 percentage point from 2010 to 2011 because of the higher mix of 3D printing, materials and other in 2011 compared to 2010, the mix of machines purchased by customers in 2010 compared to 2011 partially offset by higher under-absorbed overhead in 2011 compared to 2010.

The table below sets forth gross profit and gross profit margin for our machines and services and consumables.

 

     Twelve Months Ended    
     December 31, 2010   December 31, 2011    
           Gross Margin         Gross Margin   Period-over-
     Amount     Percentage   Amount     Percentage   period change
     $ in thousands

Machines

   $ 2,740      48.7%   $ 2,482      45.9%   $(258)

3D printed parts, materials and other

     2,765      35.3%     3,811      38.6%   1,046
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal - Gross profit

     5,505      41.0%     6,293      41.2%   788

Underabsorbed overhead & other (1)

     (2,439   (18.1)%     (2,650   (17.3)%   (211)
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total - Gross profit

   $ 3,066      22.8%   $ 3,643      23.8%   $577
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(1) Other includes production variances, licensing fees and warranty costs.

Gross profit for machines decreased to $2.5 million in 2011 from $2.7 million in 2010, while the gross profit margin declined by 2.8 percentage points in 2011 to 45.9% from 48.7% in 2010. This decrease in gross profit margin resulted from the sale of a lower-priced, lower-margin machine in 2011.

Gross profit for 3D printed products, materials and other improved by $1.0 million with the gross profit margin increasing 3.3 percentage points to 38.6% from 35.3% in 2010. This was primarily due to the increase in sales volume and lower production costs of 3D printed parts for customers at our PSCs.

The under-absorbed overhead was due to the production capacity at our PSCs (as well as our machine manufacturing facilities in Germany and the United States) exceeding current customer demand. A portion of the fixed overhead associated with these facilities is being recognized as a period expense rather than being capitalized into the product cost. We expect our volume of machines produced and 3D products printed to increase as our expected customer demand reduces this excess capacity over time.

Operating Expenses

As shown in the table below, total operating expenses increased by $1.7 million to $8.8 million for 2011 from $7.1 million for 2010, and increased to 57.7% of revenue compared to 53.1% in 2010. This increase was due to a $0.4 million increase in research and development expenses and a $1.3 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, which is discussed below. Research and development spending increased due to continued investment to further develop our machine technology.

 

     Twelve Months Ended               
     December 31, 2010     December 31, 2011               
            Percentage            Percentage     Period-over-period
change
 
     Amount      of Revenue     Amount      of Revenue     Amount      Percentage  
     $ in thousands         

Operating expenses

               

Research and development

   $ 1,153         8.6   $ 1,531         10.0   $    378         32.8

Selling, general and administrative

       5,978         44.5       7,286         47.7       1,308         21.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $7,131         53.1     $8,817         57.7     $1,686         23.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $1.3 million to $7.3 million in 2011 from $6.0 million in 2010. As a percentage of revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses were 44.5% and 47.7% in 2010 and 2011, respectively.

The $1.3 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in 2011 was primarily due to a $1.0 million increase in employee related costs (salary, benefits, training and travel and entertainment) partially due to the increase in selling, general and administrative headcount.

Loss from Operations

Operating losses increased $1.1 million to $5.2 million in 2011 from $4.1 million in 2010. This was primarily due to the $1.3 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses (see above) as we continue to invest in intellectual capital by recruiting, hiring, training and retaining personnel who will contribute to the planned growth of the company in the long-term.

 

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The following table sets forth income (loss) from operations by geographic region for 2010 and 2011.

 

     Twelve Months Ended     Period-over-
period
change
 
     December 31,    
     2010     2011    
     $ in thousands  

Americas

   $ (4,772   $ (3,532   $ 1,240   

Europe

     1,695        1,237        (458

Asia

     (490     (420     70   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     (3,567     (2,715     852   

Inter-region elimination

     (498     (2,459     (1,961
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (4,065   $ (5,174   $ (1,109
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

All three geographic regions are being impacted by our continuing infrastructure investment as additional resources continue to be added to the organization resulting in higher selling, general and administrative expenses, but with respect to factors specific to the individual regions:

Americas . The improvement of $1.2 million is a result of revenues from the printing of 3D parts increasing by over 50% as the PSCs’ operations are beginning to mature.

Europe and Asia . In general, variances resulted primarily from changes in machine sales volume, transfer pricing and foreign currency translation. Factors specific to the regions include:

Europ e – The lower income from operations was the result of the sale of one less machine in 2011 compared to 2010.

Asia – The reduction in the loss from operations was the result of the sale of an additional machine in 2011 compared to 2010.

The inter-region eliminations relate to the profit on the sale of machines from Europe to Asia and the Americas.

Interest Expense

Interest expense amounted to $1.6 million for 2011, an increase of $0.5 million from $1.1 million in 2010. The primary reason for the increase was additional equipment loans in 2011 and an increase in outstanding borrowings from our majority member.

Provision for Income Taxes

We recorded income tax expense of $0.2 million and $1.0 million in 2010 and 2011, respectively, primarily due to Germany as it reported taxable income in both periods. Japan experienced operating losses in both periods and is in a net operating loss carryforward position. The United States experienced significant operating losses (see above), but there were no income tax benefits for state and federal income taxes in the United States in either year because we are a limited liability company.

Net Loss Attributable to the Controlling Interest

In 2011 we experienced a net loss of $8.0 million, compared to a net loss of $5.5 million in 2010. The principal reasons for the $2.5 million increase in our net loss in 2011 are discussed in more detail above. Our basic and diluted net loss per unit was ($0.80) in 2011 and ($0.55) in 2010, respectively.

 

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Seasonality

Our results can be subject to seasonal factors due to our customers’ capital expenditure budget cycles resulting in machine orders being placed in the second half of the year (primarily our fourth quarter).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have continuously operated with negative working capital. This deficit has generally resulted from our inability to generate sufficient cash from our operations to offset our current liabilities, which consist primarily of obligations to vendors and other accounts payable, deferred revenues and borrowings required to be paid within 12 months from the date of determination. We are continuing our efforts to increase revenues from our operations and improve our gross margins, but to date these efforts have not been successful to eliminate our working capital deficit. We have been able to operate since inception due primarily to cash advances made on a regular basis by affiliates of our majority member. For the year ended December 31, 2011, our working capital deficit decreased by $12.0 million from $13.3 million to $1.3 million, primarily as a result of the conversion of the Demand Note Payable-Member (Rockwell Holdings, Inc.) to Redeemable Class A preferred units during the fiscal year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our working capital deficit increased by $6.0 million from $1.3 million at December 31, 2011 to $7.3 million, primarily as a result of inventory increases due to higher production.

Our primary sources of cash are existing cash, a bank line of credit for our German operations and additional funding by the Rockwell Line of Credit provided by RFP (See Demand note payable member, below). A summary of the components of our liquidity is shown below.

 

     December 31,      September 30  
     2010      2011      2012  
     $ in thousands  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,021       $ 3,496       $ 1,431   

Bank facility credit availability (A)

     600         600         100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,621       $ 4,096       $ 1,531   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(A) We notified the bank in December 2012 that we are not in compliance with an equity-to-asset ratio covenant related to this facility. According to the terms of the agreement, the bank at its discretion may request additional security to maintain the facility. In the event that the bank exercises its discretion and requests additional security related to the credit facility, we expect to fund this security through either existing cash, additional loans from the majority stockholder, or a combination thereof. There are no related impacts on other existing lending agreements and we do not expect an impact to our future financing capabilities as a result of our noncompliance.

The most significant components of our working capital are accounts receivable, inventories (the production of machines for sale to customers), current portion of long term debt, accrued expenses, and deferred revenue. We also require cash to fund capital expenditures for the production of machines to be used in our PSCs.

 

       December 31,     September 30  
     2010     2011     2012  
     $ in thousands  

Our primary cash needs are for:

      

Normal working capital requirements

   $ 771      $ (4,828   $ (1,509

Demand note payable member

     (15,045     —          (7,266
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (14,274   $ (4,828   $ (8,775
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Going Concern

Since our inception, we have incurred net losses and negative cash flows from our operations. We incurred net losses of $5.2 million and $7.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011, respectively, resulting in an accumulated deficit of $15.6 million as of December 31, 2011. The conversion of the redeemable Class A preferred units (classified as a liability as of December 31, 2011) in February 2012, of $19.0 million to Class A preferred units (classified as members’ deficit as of September 30, 2012) combined with a $11.1 million net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 has narrowed the accumulated deficit to $0.7 million as of September 30, 2012. Also, negative working capital of ($1.3) million as of December 31, 2011 has increased to ($7.3) million as of September 30, 2012.

As a result, there is still doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support of our majority member and the ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet our obligations on a timely basis and ultimately to attain sustainable profitable operations. However, there is no assurance that profitable operations or sufficient cash flows will occur in the future.

As of September 30, 2012, we had cash balances of $1.4 million, and $0.1 million was available under a bank line of credit to meet current obligations. We cannot provide certainty that our cash position and net cash provided by operating activities will be adequate to finance working capital needs and planned capital expenditures expected to be in the range of $15.0 million to $20.0 million for at least the next twelve months. We anticipate that we will have increased access to external funding sources, through equity financing or the incurrence of indebtedness or we will use additional investment from our majority owner or a combination of these potential sources of liquidity. Excluding the proceeds from this offering, we believe that we will be able to raise additional capital or debt sufficient to support our operations. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership percentages of existing stockholders would be reduced. In addition, the equity or debt securities that we may issue may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our common stock.

Cash Flow

A summary of operating, investing and financing activities are shown in the following table:

 

     December 31,     Period-over-     September 30,     Period-over-
period change
 
     2010     2011     period change     2011     2012    
     $ in thousands  

Cash used for operating activities

   $ (5,912   $ (2,435   $ 3,477      $ (3,333   $ (9,084   $ (5,751

Cash used for investing activities

     (1,795     (1,080     715        (232     (1,973     (1,741

Cash provided by financing activities

     7,811        5,931        (1,880     3,795        9,050        5,255   

Effect of currency translation on cash

     273        59        (213     201        (58     (259
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   $ 377      $ 2,475      $ 2,099      $ 431      $ (2,065   $ (2,496
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The period-over-period change in cash and cash equivalents of $(2.5) million, from $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to ($2.1) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, reflects our continuing investment in the business. Our primary uses of cash are for funding working capital including component inventory for the increased production of machines and additions to property and equipment, which includes the cash portion of our purchase of the North Huntingdon facility.

 

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Operating Activities

Below is a reconciliation of the net loss attributable to the controlling interest adjusted for non-cash items including depreciation and equity based compensation with the effect of working capital changes, deferred revenue, and other assets/liabilities to determine the net cash used for operating activities.

 

     December 31,     Period-over-
period
change
    September 30,     Period-over-
period
change
 
     2010     2011       2011     2012    
     $ in thousands  

Net loss attributable to the controlling interest

   $ (5,180   $ (7,617   $ (2,437   $ (5,027   $ (10,750   $ 5,723   

Depreciation

     1,072        1,170        98        831        1,258        (427

Equity based compensation

     —          —          —          —          7,735        (7,735

Changes in assets and liabilities -

            

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     (538     3,839        4,377        1,251        (2,178     3,429   

Changes in operating working capital

     (1,434     (341     1,093        (771     (5,024     4,253   

Accrued income taxes

     200        1,007        807        532        (955     1,486   

Other current assets and liabilities

     (156     (385     (229     142        546        (403

Other assets and liabilities, net

     124        (108     (232     (291     284        (575
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,804     4,012        5,816        863        (7,327     8,190   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for operating activities

   $ (5,912   $ (2,435   $ 3,477      $ (3,333   $ (9,084   $ 5,751   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used by operating activities increased by $5.8 million to ($9.1) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to ($3.3) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This was primarily due to a $5.3 million increase in inventory, as production continued for machines ordered by customers for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2012 and first quarter of 2013.

Although the net loss in 2011 increased $2.4 million from 2010, net cash used by operating activities decreased by $3.5 million in 2011 compared to 2010. This improvement was due to the increase in deferred revenue as $4.4 million in cash was received from customers before December 31, 2011, for machines that will be recognized as revenue in future periods.

Investing Activities

Investing activities consist primarily of capital expenditures for internally manufactured machines that are installed and used at our PSCs. In May 2012, we acquired our Pennsylvania Facility from a third party for $3.3 million, of which $2.7 million was financed (see “ Financing Activities ” below). Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2012 were $0.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively. Capital expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 were $1.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

 

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Financing Activities

Financing activities consist principally of borrowings and payments on our outstanding debt and proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions.

 

     December 31,    

Period-over-

    September 30,    

Period-over-

 
     2010     2011     period change     2011     2012     period change  
     $ in thousands  

Borrowings under line-of-credit

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 905      $ 905   

Proceeds from sale leaseback transactions

     —          —          —          —          2,252        2,252   

Proceeds from long-term debt

     —          2,399        2,399        1,108        —          (1,108

Payments on long-term debt

     (4,479     (808     3,671        (603     (1,373     (770

Proceeds from borrowing on demand note payable to majority member

     12,290        3,938        (8,352     3,290        7,266        3,976   

Owners contributions

     —          402        402        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

   $ 7,811      $ 5,931      $ (1,880   $ 3,795      $ 9,050      $ 5,255   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash of $9.1 million was provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase reflects the funds drawn from the demand note payable to the majority member which was needed for additional working capital and proceeds of $2.3 million from sale-leaseback transactions.

Net cash of $5.9 million was provided by financing activities in 2011 compared to $7.8 million in 2010, reflecting less funding required from the majority owner for working capital needed to produce new machines for installation at our PSCs and delivery to third-party customers.

Financing Agreements

Rockwell Line of Credit. During 2012, we entered into the Rockwell Line of Credit (a demand note payable to majority member) with RFP (also referred to in the financials as a demand note payable to member), which is unlimited in amount. It provides for borrowing, repayment and reborrowing from time to time. Borrowings under the Rockwell Line of Credit bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum and are repayable, in whole or part, upon demand of RFP. As of September 30, 2012, we had aggregate borrowing of $7.3 million, outstanding under the Rockwell Line of Credit.

Line of Credit. We have a line of credit and security agreement with a German bank guaranteed by our majority member for $1.9 million (€1.5 million). Of this amount, $1.0 million (€0.8 million) is available for cash advances or for short-term loans. Interest rates for the overdraft (6.2% as of September 30, 2012) or short-term loans (1.8% as of September 30, 2012) are variable based on the current market rates established by the German bank. Amounts in excess of the $1.0 million (€0.8 million) are available for additional bank transactions requiring security (i.e. bank guarantees, leasing, letters of credit, etc.) and additional cash borrowings are available at an increased interest rate (16% as of September 30, 2012). There are no fees associated with the unused portion of either line. Borrowings outstanding under this agreement were $0.9 million as of September 30, 2012. There were no outstanding borrowings on the agreement at December 31, 2011. We notified the bank in December 2012 that we are not in compliance with an equity-to-asset ratio covenant related to this facility. According to the terms of the agreement, the bank at its discretion may request additional security to maintain the facility. In the event that the bank exercises its discretion and requests additional security related to the credit facility, we expect to fund this security through either existing cash, additional loans from the majority stockholder, or a combination thereof. There are no related impacts on other existing lending agreements and we do not expect an impact to our future financing capabilities as a result of our noncompliance.

 

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Capital Lease. We have two capital lease obligations as of nine months year to date September 30, 2012 for equipment financing. One is with a third party bank with monthly payments through May 2015 and the other is with a related party with monthly payments through August 2017.

Facility Financing. We financed the purchase of the Pennsylvania facility through a mortgage with a commercial bank for $2.4 million, a third-party note for $0.3 million and cash. The mortgage loan matures in May 2027, bearing interest at 4% for the first five years, and adjusts to the monthly average yield on U.S. Treasury securities plus 0.325% for the remaining ten years. Monthly payments including principal and interest are $18,000 for the first five years. The third-party note matures in June 2014, requires minimum monthly payments of $2,000, and bears interest at 6% per annum.

Notes Payable. Our variable interest entities (Lone Star and TMF) have entered into loan agreements to finance the purchase of our machines that we placed at our PSCs in the United States. They also entered into loan agreements to fund the purchase of our PSC’s. We have the following building and equipment notes outstanding as of September 30, 2012:

Lone Star Metal Fabrication, LLC.

Building note payable – to a bank . The note is payable upon demand, with monthly payments including interest of 7% amortizing through July 2014. Unpaid principal balance is approximately $736,000 at September 30, 2012. The debt is guaranteed by our majority member.

Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC

Building note payable – to a bank . The note is payable upon demand with monthly payments including interest at Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.45% (2.7% at September 30, 2012) through April 2013. Interest is fixed at 6.8% under an interest rate swap (see below). Unpaid principal balance is approximately $765,000 at September 30, 2012.

Equipment note payable – to a bank . The note is payable upon demand and bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.75% through April 2013. Unpaid principal balance is approximately $280,000 at September 30, 2012.

Equipment note payable – to a bank . The note is payable upon demand with monthly payments including interest of Daily BBA LIBOR, plus 2.75% (2.9% at September 30, 2012) through January 2014. Interest is fixed at 6.68% under an interest rate swap (see below). Unpaid principal balance is approximately $280,000 at September 30, 2012.

Equipment note payable – to a bank . The note is payable upon demand with monthly payments including interest of 4.83% through December 2016. Unpaid principal balance is approximately $1,116,000 at September 30, 2012.

Equipment line of credit – to a bank . The equipment line of credit converted to term debt at January 2012; monthly payments including interest of Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.75% through December 2016 (3.0% at September 30, 2012). Unpaid principal balance is $941,375 at September 30, 2012.

The debt is guaranteed by us and related parties that are controlled by our majority member. It is collateralized by the machines at our PSCs and a building.

Interest rate swap agreements

We entered into interest rate swap agreements in June 2008. We utilize the interest rate swaps for the purpose of managing risks related to the variability of future earnings and cash flows caused by changes in interest rates. Under the terms of the agreement, we agree to pay interest at the fixed rates and we will receive variable interest from the counterparty.

 

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The significant terms of the interest rate swap agreements are presented in the following table:

 

     TMF Building note     TMF Equipment note  

Notional amount

   $ 860,000      $ 1,970,000   

Fixed rate

     6.80     6.68

Floating rate

     Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.45     Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.75

Maturity date

     April 2, 2013        April 2, 2013   

The fair value of the interest rate swap on the TMF Building note was a liability of approximately $40,000 at December 31, 2011 and $18,000 at December 31, 2012. The fair value of the interest rate swap on the TMF Equipment note was a liability of approximately $20,000 at December 31, 2011 and $5,000 at September 30, 2012. These obligations are presented within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. We recognized income of approximately $41,000 and $37,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2012, respectively on these contracts, which is recognized as a reduction to interest expense. We recognized income of approximately $50,000 in 2011 and $18,000 in 2010 on these contracts, which is recognized as a reduction to interest expense.

Transactions with VIEs

We lease the real property used by our Houston, Texas PSC from Lone Star under a triple net lease with a base rent of approximately $95,000 per year through March 31, 2019. We lease the real property used by our Troy, Michigan PSC from TMF under a triple net lease with a base rent of approximately $138,000 per year through March 31, 2018.

We lease certain equipment used at our Troy, Michigan PSC from TMF under various leases with aggregate rent of approximately $1,502,000 per year the last of which expires 2017. Neither of the equipment leases provides a purchase option for us with respect to the equipment.

The lease expense incurred by us and the lease income earned by the VIEs is eliminated in consolidation.

Other Financial Information

We believe EBITDA is meaningful to our investors to enhance their understanding of our financial performance. Although EBITDA is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs, we understand that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as a measure of financial performance and to compare our performance with the performance of other companies that report EBITDA. Our calculation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

We define EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) as net income (loss) attributable to the controlling interest (as calculated under GAAP in the United States) plus income of noncontrolling interest, interest, net, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, and other (income) expense. Disclosure in this prospectus of EBITDA, which is a “non-GAAP financial measure,” as defined under the rules of the SEC, is intended as a supplemental measure of our performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from continuing operations or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Our presentation of EBITDA should not be construed to imply that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.

 

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The following table reconciles net loss to EBITDA for the periods presented in this table and elsewhere in this prospectus.

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

     December 31,     September 30,  
   2010     2011     2011     2012  
    

(unaudited)

$ in thousands

 

Net loss attributable to the controlling interest

   $ (5,508   $ (8,037   $ (5,271   $ (11,070

Net income of noncontrolling interest

     328        420        244        320   

Taxes

     198        1,031        709        171   

Interest, net

     1,114        1,565        1,186        540   

Depreciation

     1,072        1,170        831        1,258   

Other (income) expense

     (197     (154     34        (71
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA (A)

   $ (2,993   $ (4,005   $ (2,267   $ (8,852
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(A) Net loss attributable to the controlling interest and EBITDA includes a non-cash equity based compensation expense of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Contractual Commitments .

This information has been omitted as the company qualifies as a smaller reporting company.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We are not a party to any off balance sheet arrangements.

Impact of Inflation

Our results of operations and financial condition are presented based on historical cost. While it is difficult to accurately measure the impact of inflation due to the imprecise nature of the estimates required, we believe the effects of inflation, if any, on our results of operations and financial condition have been immaterial.

Related Party Transactions

For a description of our related party transactions, see “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions.”

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

This information has been omitted as the company qualifies as a smaller reporting company.

 

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BUSINESS

The Company

We are a global provider of 3D printing machines and printed products to industrial customers. Our business primarily consists of manufacturing and selling 3D printing machines and printing products to specifications for our customers using our in-house 3D printing machines. We offer pre-production collaboration and print products for customers through our PSCs, which are located in the United States, Germany and Japan. We build 3D printing machines at our facilities in the United States and Germany. We also supply the associated products, including consumables and replacement parts, and services, including training and technical support, necessary for purchasers of our machines to print products. We believe that our ability to print in a variety of industrial materials, as well as our industry-leading printing capacity (as measured by build box size and printhead speed), uniquely position us to serve the needs of industrial customers.

Our 3D printing machines use our technology, powdered materials, chemical binding agents and integrated software to print 3D products directly from computer models by repeatedly depositing very thin layers of powdered materials and selectively placing chemical binding agents to form the finished product. One of our key industry advantages is that our machines are able to print products in materials which are desired by industrial customers. Currently, our 3D printing machines are able to manufacture casting molds and cores from specialty silica sand, and ceramics, which are the traditional materials for these casting products. We are capable of printing in silica sand, ceramics, stainless steel, bronze, and glass, and we are in varying stages of qualifying additional industrial materials for printing, such as titanium, tungsten carbide, aluminum, and magnesium.

We believe that we are a leader in providing 3D printing machines, 3D printed products and related services to industrial customers in the aerospace, automotive, heavy equipment, energy/oil/gas and other industries. Our customers in the aerospace industry include Magellan Aerospace Corporation, Boeing and Mitchell Aerospace Inc. Our customers in the automotive industry include Ford Motor Company, Bavarian Motor Works (“BMW”) and Tesla Motors, Inc. Our customers in the heavy equipment industry include Caterpillar, Inc., Deere & Company, and Bosch Rexroth and our customers in the energy/oil/gas industry include ITT Corp. and the KSB Group.

Our business began as the advanced manufacturing business of Extrude Hone Corp., which manufactured its first 3D printing machine in 2003 using licensed technology developed by researchers at MIT. In 2005, our business assets were transferred into The Ex One Company, LLC, when Extrude Hone Corp. was purchased by another company. In 2007, S. Kent Rockwell acquired our business assets through Ex One Acquisition Company, a Delaware limited liability company, for $3.3 million in cash and the assumption of $3.9 million in debt through RFP and changed our name to The Ex One Company, LLC. As of January 1, 2013, that LLC was merged with and into a newly created Delaware corporation, which changed its name to The ExOne Company. Mr. Rockwell (through RFP and affiliated entities) and our other owners have invested another $31.1 million in equity and $9.6 million in debt in our company and related entities through December 15, 2012. (Our owners initially capitalized the company with a $10.1 million equity investment. Mr. Rockwell through his indirectly wholly-owned company Rockwell Holdings Inc. has invested another $18.9 million in the form of preferred interests issued through December 31, 2011 and $2.1 million in equity of related entities. Under the Rockwell Line of Credit, Mr. Rockwell has also lent to us $9.6 million as of December 15, 2012, at 8% interest, payable on demand.) The primary goals of these investments were to: increase the scale, speed and efficiency of our 3D printing machines; expand the range of qualified materials in which our machines can print; and position us to compete in the rapidly evolving 3D printing market. As a result, we have significantly reduced our unit cost of production over time, thereby expanding the potential market for our machines and products.

Our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011 were $15.3 million, as compared to $13.4 million for the prior year period, and for the first nine months of 2012 were $15.9 million, as compared to $12.6 million for the same period in 2011. Our EBITDA was ($8.9) million for the first nine months of 2012, as compared to ($2.3) million for the same period in 2011. Our EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes

 

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a non-cash equity based compensation expense of $7.7 million. See note 7 to the table set forth in “—Summary Consolidated Financial Data” for a reconciliation of EBITDA to net loss.

 

                                       
     Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2011      2011      2012  
     (unaudited)  

Machine Units Sold (A)

           

S 15

     2         2         2         1   

S Max

     2         1         1         4   

S Print

     —           1         1         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     4         4         4         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(A) See “Business—Our Machines and Machine Platforms” for a description of the machines.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, we conducted a significant portion of its business with a limited number of customers. Our top five customers represented approximately 46% and 42% of total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively, and approximately 43% and 47% of total revenue in 2010 and 2011, respectively. These customers primarily purchased 3D printing machines. Sales of 3D printed parts and consumables tend to be from repeat customers that may utilize the capability of our PSCs for three months or longer. Sales of 3D printing machines are low volume and generate significant revenue but the same customers do not necessarily buy machines in each period. Timing of customer purchases is dependent on the customer’s capital budgeting cycle, which may vary from period to period. The nature of the revenue from 3D printing machines, as described above does not leave us dependent upon a single or a limited number of customers. Rather, the timing of the sales can have a material effect on period to period financial results.

We incurred net losses of approximately $5.2 million and $7.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively, and had an accumulated deficit of approximately $15.6 million as of December 31, 2011. As shown in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, we incurred a net loss of approximately $10.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and had a working capital deficit of approximately $7.3 million. These conditions raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support of our majority member, our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet our obligations on a timely basis, to obtain additional financing as may be required, and ultimately to attain profitable operations. We believe that we will be able to raise additional capital or debt sufficient to support our operations. However, we can give no assurance that profitable operations or sufficient cash flows will occur in the future.

Mr. Rockwell serves as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Rockwell previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McEvoy Oilfield Equipment (1978-1982), Appalachian Timber Services (1986-2012), Special Metals Corp. (1987-1989), Astrotech International, which was a public company (1989-1997), SenSyTech Inc., which was a public company (from 1998 until its sale to Argon ST, Inc. in 2005), and Strata Products Worldwide (1992-2010).

Our management team also includes David Burns, our President and Chief Operating Officer, who has been with ExOne since 2005. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of Gleason Corp. (2001-2005). He is a member of the board of directors and former Chairman of The Association for Manufacturing Technology, a national association dedicated to promoting innovative manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing. We believe that our management team, including Mr. Rockwell and Mr. Burns, has the skills to continue to grow our business. See “Management.”

 

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We intend to use a portion of the proceeds of this offering to further improve the efficiency and capacity of our machines, to expand the number of materials from which we can make products and to increase the number and locations of our PSCs. See “Use of Proceeds” and “— Customers and Sales — Production Service Centers.”

The Additive Manufacturing Industry and 3D Printing

3D printing is the most common type of an emerging manufacturing technology broadly referred to as AM. In general, AM is a term used to describe a manufacturing process that produces 3D objects directly from digital or computer models through the repeated deposit of very thin layers of material. 3D printing is the process of joining materials from a digital 3D model, usually layer by layer, to make objects using a printhead, nozzle or other printing technology. The terms “AM” and “3D printing” are increasingly being used interchangeably as the media and marketplace have popularized the term 3D printing rather than AM, the industry term. AM represents a transformational shift from traditional forms of manufacturing (e.g., machining or tooling) sometimes referred to as subtractive manufacturing. We believe that AM and 3D printing are poised to displace traditional manufacturing methodologies in a growing range of industrial applications. Our 3D printing process differs from other forms of 3D printing processes in that we use a chemical binding agent and focus on industrial products and materials.

The following uses of AM are described by IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute, Additive Manufacturing: Status and Opportunities, March 2012 :

 

   

Casting Patterns and Tooling . A broad application of AM is creating patterns for casting molds and for tooling. Casting molds are used to make metal parts by pouring molten metal into the casting mold. We print molds directly from CAD data. In contrast, the traditional process requires a wooden pattern to be built to create the mold.

 

   

Direct Part Manufacturing . Direct part manufacturing is the creation of products for an end user. We expect direct part production to be the fastest growing application for AM industrial applications. Direct part manufacturing grew to nearly 20% of total AM revenues in 2010, up from approximately 4% in 2003, according to the 2011 Wohlers Report.

 

   

Prototyping . AM is used for the creation of prototypes, 3D models and functional models as part of a product design process whereby a product is printed, evaluated, redesigned and printed again. Many of our competitors print prototypes in resin polymers or other plastics. Our advantage in prototyping over our competitors who use resin polymers is that we are able to make a prototype for our industrial customers in industrial materials so that their function may be more accurately tested.

Our 3D printing process provides several benefits over traditional design methods and manufacturing processes, the most critical of which are:

 

   

Design Freedom. 3D printing allows designers and engineers the freedom to manufacture a part that very closely matches their optimal design and expands design possibilities. Traditionally, designers of products have had to make design compromises based on the limitations of how products are created through subtractive manufacturing (i.e., the removal of material from a solid object). 3D printing, on the other hand, permits the manufacture of intricate and complex products which would not be possible or economically feasible to design and produce using subtractive manufacturing.

 

   

Reduced Cost of Complexity. 3D printing technology makes complex products in the same way, and at essentially the same cost, as simple ones. The 3D printing process of building parts by layering very small amounts of material can just as easily make a simple solid product as a highly complex and intricate product. Because a complex product can require less material than a simple solid product, the complex product may be even less expensive to make using 3D printing technology than a simple product. In contrast, in subtractive manufacturing, the cost of production generally increases with the complexity of the manufactured product.

 

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Mass Customization. 3D printing allows products to be customized with little or no incremental cost because their manufacture is directed by CAD designs without the need for substantial retooling between prints. Each product printed using 3D printing can be identical to, or radically different from, other products that are printed concurrently. Subtractive manufacturing, by contrast, does not provide this flexibility. For example, 3D printing permits us to manufacture products that are identical except each part can have a unique quick response code inscribed on the part to support product tracking.

 

   

Co-Located/Just-in-Time Manufacturing . 3D printing facilities are able to be located in close geographic proximity to customers because, unlike traditional manufacturing methods, 3D printing is not labor intensive and has low tooling and set-up costs. When establishing a manufacturing facility for subtractive manufacturing, labor is often the most important cost variable. As a result, manufacturing operations are often located offshore or in geographically remote locations where labor is cheaper. The proximity of 3D printing operations to customers’ facilitates improves integration and collaboration with product engineers and designers and reduces shipping costs. This proximity also provides customers with an important supply chain management tool by supporting just-in-time availability of products without large inventory buildup.

 

   

Reduced Time Between Design and Production. 3D printing reduces the time required between product conception and production. 3D printing designs can be altered quickly, remotely and inexpensively without costly extensive retooling as the design is refined. We believe that increasing the speed at which products can be designed, prototyped and integrated into full-scale production is a priority for our industrial customers.

According to estimates contained in the Wohlers Report, the market for AM, including 3D printing, will achieve a CAGR in excess of 18% over the coming eight years and exceed $6.5 billion in revenue annually by 2019, up from $1.7 billion in 2011. The Wohlers Report defines the market for AM as (1) products, including “AM systems, system upgrades, materials, and aftermarket products” and (2) services, specifically including “revenues generated from parts produced on AM systems by service providers, system maintenance contracts, training, seminars, conferences, expositions, advertising, publications, contract research, and consulting.”

We believe that our market opportunity is much larger than the Wohlers Report estimates. In addition to the market described in the Wohlers Report, we believe that our market opportunity includes both (1) the replacement of a substantial part of traditional manufacturing technology equipment sold globally, (2) the end market production of many industrial products and (3) tooling, parts made from tooling, and castings for industrial end markets.

The global market for machine tools totaled $92.7 billion in 2011, according to the 2012 World Machine Tool Output & Consumption Survey . In addition, according to the American Foundries Society, the U.S. market for metal castings was $29.5 billion in 2011. The American Foundries Society forecasts 15.2% growth for motor vehicle castings (aluminum), 4.8% growth for construction machinery equipment castings (steel), and 14.4% growth for pump and pump compressor castings (copper alloy) between 2011 and 2014. We have supplied sand casting molds and cores produced using our 3D printing technology to each of these key industrial end markets.

In subtractive manufacturing, the cost of production generally increases with the complexity of the manufactured part. With 3D printing, however, the complexity of products printed can be increased without a related increase in cost. As a result, by achieving product efficiency, we are able to reduce our unit cost of production for simple and complex products alike. As technological advances shift our unit cost of production curve down, we are increasingly able to compete with subtractive manufacturing processes, particularly for complex parts, effectively expanding our addressable market.

 

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The chart below provides a general illustration of our potential market opportunity. The upward sloping curve represents the cost to manufacture products using subtractive manufacturing processes, which require the removal of material from solid stock. With increasing complexity, subtractive manufacturing requires additional machining and processing, resulting in increasing costs. The ExOne cost curve is flat relative to complexity, as products are printed or produced based on a CAD drawing, and the actual cost to produce a simple part is the same as a more complex part as no incremental machining or processing is required with complexity. We have demonstrated over time that through utilizing new technology to increase both build box size as well as speed of the printhead, the costs per unit to produce parts has declined with each new generation of machine. As this occurs, there is a larger addressable market of potential customers that see the cost advantage of using this technology relative to subtractive manufacturing processes.

 

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The IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute, Additive Manufacturing: Status and Opportunities, March 2012 , maintains that “the fasting growing application for AM parts is as end-use parts (i.e., direct part production). As opposed to rapid prototyping and tooling, where additive manufacturing is used as a step in the design or production process, in direct part production, additive manufacturing creates a final good for sale or use.” We believe that we are well positioned to capitalize on this forecasted growth trend.

ExOne and 3D Printing

We provide 3D printing primarily to industrial customers and end-market users. We believe that we are an early entrant into the AM industrial products market and are one of the few providers of 3D printing solutions to industrial customers, including in the aerospace, automotive, heavy equipment and power fluid handling industries.

 

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Our 3D printing technology was developed over 15 years ago by researchers at MIT. Our machines build or print products from CAD designs by depositing successive very thin layers of particles of materials such as silica sand or metal powder in a “build box.” A moveable printhead passes over each layer and deposits a chemical binding agent in the selected areas where the finished product will be materialized. Each layer can be unique.

 

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Depending on the industrial material used in printing, printed products may need post-production processing. We generally use silica sand or foundry sand for casting, which requires no additional processing. Parts printed in other materials, such as glass or metals, need varying amounts of heat treating or other post-processing.

Our Machines. Our 3D printing machines consist of a build box that includes a machine platform and a computer processor controlling the printheads for applying layers of industrial materials and binding agents. We currently build our machines in both Germany and the United States. See “— Our Machines and Machine Platforms.” Our machines are used to produce molds for castings, products for end users and prototypes. In some situations, we can make prototypes in metal rather than resin polymer or make a part from a mold for the casting of a newly designed part which we then cast at a qualified foundry. As a result, the prototype can be made from the same material as the final production part, which allows more accurate testing of the prototype. We provide a broad spectrum of qualified materials for direct part production and are continuing to qualify additional materials for use in our printing process. See “Competitive Strengths — Industrial Materials.”

Our machines are mostly used to manufacture industrial products which are ordered in relatively low volumes, are highly complex and have a high value to the customer. For example, the manufacture of an aircraft requires several complex parts, such as transmission housings (also known as gear-casings), which are needed in relatively low volume and which have a high performance value in the aircraft. The bulk of our machines are used to make complex sand molds which are used to cast these kinds of parts for several industries, although in some cases we make the end part directly. We intend to expand the direct part production segment of our business as we grow. In addition, as our technologies advance, and our unit cost of production decreases, we believe we can increase the type and number of products that our 3D printing machines can manufacture in a cost-effective manner, expanding our addressable market.

Post Processing. After a part is 3D printed, the bound and unbound powder in the build box requires curing of the chemical binding agent. In the case of molds and cores, curing occurs at room temperature and the printed part is complete after the binder is cured. In the case of other materials, such as stainless steel, bronze and metallic powders, the part needs to be sintered, or sintered and infiltrated. With sintering, the part is placed into a vacuum furnace in an inert atmosphere to sinter the bonded particles and form a strong bonded porous structure. The porous structure can be further infiltrated with an infiltrant to fill the voids. After the sintering and infiltration, the part can be polished and finished with a variety of standard industrial methods and coatings.

 

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ExOne Case Studies

The following case studies provide real world illustrations of how our products and services have provided valuable solutions to our customers at significant benefits over traditional subtractive manufacturing.

 

   

Metal Printing for Significant Reduction in Unit Cost and Lead Time: A pump manufacturer needed to manufacture a new impeller design for performance testing, a process whereby a design is created, parts are then made with different configurations of the same part to determine which configuration performs best. We were able to utilize our in-house 3D printing machines at our PSC to produce the impellers in 420 stainless steel from digital renderings provided by our customer. We shipped the impellers within 15 days of our receipt of the purchase order at a cost to the customer of $1,200. Based upon information provided by customers, we estimate that using traditional pattern-based methods of manufacturing to produce the impellers would have cost $5,000 to $15,000 and taken six to twelve weeks.

Digital Renderings:

 

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Metal Printing at Lower Cost and Greater Wear Resistance: A manufacturer of down hole drilling equipment desired to extend the life of a down-hole application part that is subjected to pressurized abrasive slurry. At a unit-cost of between $75 and $150 (depending upon size), we were able to produce and ship the part in S4 stainless steel/bronze matrix in only 15 to 20 work days. Based on information provided by the customers, we estimate that conventional manufacturing methods would have cost between $400 and $500. In addition, because of our ability to print in stainless steel and bronze, our parts showed greater wear-resistance than parts made with traditional manufacturing methods.

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Metal Printing to Eliminate Custom Tooling and Significantly Reduce Prototype Production Cost and Lead Time: A manufacturer of grill components needed to produce three broiler pan prototypes with a ceramic coating in four weeks. By using 3D printing based on computer designs instead of traditional stamping methods, we eliminated the need for custom tooling and were able to print the prototypes in 420 stainless steel/bronze in four weeks at a cost-per-unit of $2,300. Based on information provided by the customers, we estimate that using traditional stamping methods would have cost $7,900, and would have required between 12 to 20 weeks to complete.

Prototype Broiler Pan with Ceramic Coating

 

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Metal Printing to Reduce Cost and Provide Consistent Delivery Schedules for Complex Designs: A prosthetic device maker uses our 3D printing to produce intricate terminal ends, a component in prosthetic hands, in a cost-effective manner and on a consistent production schedule. Using additive manufacturing, we are able to produce intricate parts, like the terminal end shown below with stainless steel/bronze matrix parts, in batches of eight to 40 units, at a cost-per-unit of between $25 and $150 (depending upon size) in two to three weeks. Based on information provided by the customer, we estimate that traditional manufacturing methods, such as investment casting or conventional machining, would cost between $250 and $1,500 per unit and require between two and eight weeks for production.

 

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3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Component

 

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Customers and Sales

Educating Our Customers.

Educating our customers and raising awareness in our target markets about the many uses and benefits of our 3D printing technology is an important part of our sales process. We believe that customers who experience the efficiency gains, decreased lead-time, increased design flexibility and decreased cost potential of 3D printing as compared to subtractive manufacturing are more likely to purchase our machines and be repeat customers of our products. We educate our customers on the design freedom, speed and other benefits of 3D printing by providing printing and design services and support through our growing number of PSCs. We also seek to expose key potential users to our products through our PSCs, installed machines at customers’ locations, university programs and sales and marketing efforts. See “Business — Our Business Strategy.”

Production Service Centers.

We have established a network of five PSCs in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Troy, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Augsburg, Germany; and Kanagawa, Japan. Through our PSCs we provide sales and marketing and delivery of support and printing services to our customers. At our PSCs, our customers see our printing machines in operation and can evaluate their production capabilities before ordering a machine or a printed product. The PSCs are scalable and have a well-defined footprint that can be easily replicated to serve additional regional markets. As described below, placing our PSCs in strategic locations around the world is an important part of our business strategy. See “Business — Our Business Strategy.”

 

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For all customers, we offer the following support and services through our PSCs:

 

   

Pre-production Collaboration . We provide pre-production collaboration services to both purchasers of our machines and to customers of products printed on our own machines through our PSCs. Our services include data capture using software that enables customers to translate their product vision into a digital design format that can be used as an input to our 3D printing equipment. We help our customers successfully move from the design stage to the production stage and help customers evaluate the optimal design and industrial materials for their production needs. For example, we worked with a customer to design and manufacture parts that eliminated significant weight from a helicopter, which was possible because of the precision of our AM process. Our machines are also able to deliver a replacement for a product broken by the customer rapidly or often immediately because we will already have the production computer file. Using subtractive manufacturing would take much longer.

 

   

Consumables . We provide customers with the inputs used in our 3D printing machines, including tools, printing media/industrial materials and bonding agents.

 

   

Training and Technical Support . Our technicians train customers to use our machines through hands-on experience at our PSCs and provide field support to our customers, including design assistance, education on industrial materials, operations and printing training, instruction on cleaning and maintenance and troubleshooting.

 

   

Replacement Parts and Service . For the first year after purchase of one of our machines, we provide complimentary service and support. Thereafter, we offer a variety of service and support plans.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe that our competitive strengths include:

 

   

Volumetric Output Rate . We believe that our 3D printing machines provide us the highest rate of volume output per hour among competing AM technologies. Because of our early entrance into the industrial market for AM and our investment in our core 3D printing technology, we have been able to improve the printhead speed and build box size of our machines. As a result, we have made strides in improving the output efficiency of our machines, as measured by volume output per unit of time. For example, the machine cost per cubic inch for our mid-size Flex machine is approximately 5% of the comparable machine cost of its predecessor, the R 2, assuming a constant 80% utilization rate and five-year useful life. With continued advances in our core 3D printing technologies, we believe that our cost of production will continue to decline, increasing our ability to compete with subtractive manufacturing processes, particularly for complex products, effectively expanding our addressable market.

 

   

Printing Platform Size. The size of the build box area and the platform upon which we construct a product is important to industrial customers, who may want to either make a high number of products per job run or make an industrial product that has large dimensions and is heavy in final form. Our 1,260-liter platform for our “S Max” machine is one of the largest commercially available 3D printing build platforms. We believe that our technology and experience give us the potential to develop even larger build platforms to meet the production demands of current and potential industrial customers. In addition, we have created machine platforms in four size ranges in order to cater to the varying demands of our customers. Our two largest platforms, the Max and Print machines, are differentiated from the machines of our competitors in their ability to print in an industrial size and scale. Our Lab size platform provides a small build box for lab work and experimentation.

 

   

Industrial Material. Currently, our 3D printing machines are able to manufacture casting molds and cores from specialty silica sand and ceramics, which are the traditional materials for these casting products. We are capable of printing in silica sand, ceramics, stainless steel, bronze and glass, and we are in varying stages of qualifying additional industrial materials for printing, such as titanium, tungsten carbide, aluminum and magnesium. There is significant demand for products made in these materials. Most AM companies, however, cannot print industrial products in these materials and focus instead on polymer applications.

 

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Chemical Binding. We use liquid chemical binding agents during the printing process. We believe that our unique chemical binding agent technology can more readily achieve efficiency gains over time than other AM technologies such as laser-fusing technologies. For instance, in order to increase the print speed of laser-based technologies, another expensive industrial laser must be added to the manufacturing process, raising the unit cost of production.

 

   

International Presence. Since our inception, we have structured our business to cater to major international markets. We have established at one or more PSC in each of North America, Europe and Asia. Because many of our current or potential customers are global industrial companies, it is important that we have a presence in or near the areas where these companies have manufacturing facilities.

 

   

Co-location of High Value Production. Over the last few years, many U.S. industrial manufacturers have out-sourced parts supply or otherwise created long, relatively inflexible supply chains for their high-complexity, high-value parts. We believe that over the next few years, many of these companies will need to build these parts in the United States, near their main manufacturing facilities, in order to be competitive nationally and internationally. We believe we are well positioned to help these manufacturers co-locate the production of parts so as to optimize customers’ supply chains.

Our Business Strategy

The principal elements of our growth strategy include:

 

   

Expand the Network of Production Service Centers. Our PSCs provide a central location for customer collaboration and provide customers with a direct contact point to learn about our 3D printing technology, buy products printed by us and purchase our machines. By the end of 2015, we plan to expand our PSC network from the current five locations to fifteen locations. Like our current PSCs, we plan to locate the additional PSCs in major industrial centers near existing and potential customers. While we may adjust the final locations based upon market considerations, our initial plan includes opening a new PSC in South America and on the west cost of the United States by the third quarter of 2013, and opening two additional locations in Asia and Western Europe by the second quarter of 2014.

 

   

Qualify New Industrial Materials Printable In Our Systems. Currently, our 3D printing machines are capable of printing in silica sand, ceramics, stainless steel, bronze, and glass, and we are in varying stages of qualifying additional industrial materials for printing, such as titanium, tungsten carbide, aluminum, and magnesium. By expanding into these other materials, we believe we can expand our market share and better serve our industrial customer base. We established EXMAL, which focuses on materials testing. We believe EXMAL will assist us in increasing the rate at which we are able to qualify new materials. EXMAL is led by our new Chief Technology Officer, Rick Lucas, whose background includes experience in materials testing and certification. See, “Management.”

 

   

Increase the Efficiency of Our Machines to Expand the Addressable Market. We intend to invest in further developing our machine technology so as to increase the volume output per unit time that our machines can produce. We recently began selling a new second generation mid-sized platform, the S Print machine. In addition, we are marketing our new M Flex machine and expect to accept orders beginning in the fourth quarter of 2012. See “Our Machines & Machine Platforms.” In both cases, the new machines are designed to increase the volume output per hour over the machines that they will replace through advances in printhead speed and build box size. Achieving improved production speed and efficiency will expand our potential market for our machines and for products made in our PSCs.

 

   

Focus Upon Customer Training and Education to Promote Awareness. We will use our regional PSCs to educate our potential customers. In addition, we have supplied 3D printing equipment to more than 20 universities and research institutions, in hopes of expanding the base of future adopters of our technology. We established EXTEC in our North Huntingdon headquarters. At EXTEC, technicians will guide our current and prospective customers in the optimal use of 3D printing and customers gain

 

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digital access to our 3D printing knowledge database as it continues to evolve. We make EXTEC accessible to universities, individual customers, employees/trainees, designers, engineers and others interested in 3D printing. We will continue to educate the marketplace about the advantages of 3D printing.

 

   

Achieve Revenue Balance and Diversification. Over the long-term, our goal is to balance revenue between machine sales and PSC production, service contracts and consumables. Machine sales tend to be seasonal, less predictable and generally more heavily impacted by the macroeconomic cycle, as compared to PSC production, service contracts and consumables. We will focus on machine sales during up-swings in the economy and focusing on the sales of our other products and services during periods of decline in industrial capital investment. In addition, as we sell more machines, the machine sales portion of our business will be supplemented by related sales of service, replacement parts and consumables. To avoid being overly dependent on economic conditions in one part of the world, we intend to develop our customer base so that our revenues are balanced across the Americas, Europe and Asia. As overall revenues increase, maintaining this balance will largely be achieved by targeting specific customers and industries for machine sales and by establishing PSCs in each of our key regions.

Our Machines and Machine Platforms

We produce a variety of machines in order to enable designers and engineers to rapidly, efficiently and cost-effectively design and produce industrial prototypes and production parts. The models of our machines differ based on the materials in which they print, build box size and production speeds, but all utilize our advanced technology and designs. The variation in the models of machines that we produce allows for flexibility of use based on the needs of our customers.

We have created machine platforms in four size ranges in order to cater to the job sizes at the machine prices that the market demands. Our two largest platforms, the “Max” size platform and the “Print” size platform, are differentiated from those of our competitors in their ability to print on an industrial size and scale.

We further differentiate our model name by a prefix of either “M” or “S” before the platform name. The S prefix indicates that the machine is largely used for printing molds and cores for castings. The M prefix indicates that the machine is largely used for the direct printing of objects. The largest platform, the Max size, is general used for castings, and therefore the current model in this platform is the S Max. The Print size platform is broadly applicable in a variety of industrial uses, and therefore, we have introduced the platform with both M Print and S Print machines. We anticipate offering the new Flex platform in an M Flex machine. The Lab size platform is primarily sold and used as the M Lab machine.

 

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Our machines come in a variety of sizes and are named for the size of print job they are able to produce. In descending order by capacity are our Max, Print, Flex, and Lab machines.

 

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Max Platform

 

Print Platform

 

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Lab Platform

External Dimensions WxDxH (mm)

  7000 x 3586 x 2860   2252 x 2584 x 2114   1674 x 1278 x 1552   965 x 711 x 1066

*Hours Per Job Box

  24 hr print time (.28mm layers)   14.5 hrs   14 - 21 hrs   12 hrs
 

13 hr print time (0.5mm layer)

     
       

Print Box Dimensions WxDxH (mm)

  1800 x 1000 x 700   780 x 400 x 400   400 x 250 x 250   40 x 60 x 35
       

Print Box Size (L)

  1260   125   25   0.084
       

Z Axis Resolution (mm)

  0.07 mm / 0.09 mm   .15mm   0.10 mm   0.10 mm
       

Materials

  Silica Sand   Silica Sand   420 Stainless Steel   420 Stainless Steel
       
  Cerabeads   Cerabeads   316 Stainless Steel   316 Stainless Steel
       
  Ceramics   Ceramics   Bronze   Bronze
       
    420 Stainless Steel   Glass   Glass
       
    316 Stainless Steel   Ceramics   Ceramics
   

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Max Platform

  

Print Platform

  

Flex Platform

  

Lab Platform

Select Machine or Printed Products Customers

   Caterpillar    Peerless Pump/Grundfos    Marketed and demonstrated in September, 2012    Rochester Institute of Technology
           
   Ford Motor Company    Ecothermics      
           
   Boeing    Ulterra       Lafayette University
           
  

Bosch Rexroth

  

HansGrohe

      University of Pittsburgh
           
   Magellan Aerospace Corporation    Industrial Machine and Manufacturing      
           
   Mitchell Aerospace Inc.   

LUK USA

     
           
   Bavarian Motor Works         
           
   Tesla Motors, Inc.         
  

Deere & Company

        
  

ITT Corp.

        
  

KSB Group

        
  

Best Pumpworks

        

 

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S Max. The S Max machine, the largest of our machines, has a build box size of 1.8 meters x 1 meter x .7 meters and sells for approximately $1.4 million (based upon average model options and exchange rates). The total time to produce an entire build box on the S Max is approximately 24 hours. We introduced the S Max machine in 2010 to provide improved size and speed over the predecessor model, the S 15. As of the December 31, 2011, we have produced 12 S Max machines and 32 S 15 machines. Our PSCs each generally have at least one S Max or S 15 machine installed on-site, which provides our customers with the ability to print casting molds and cores on an industrial scale.

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S Print/ M Print. Our Print machine platform has been completely redesigned and is our current mid-sized machine platform. The S Print machine provides the same cutting edge technology available in the S Max platform, with an average price point of $800,000 (based upon average model options and exchange rates). The S Print machine is used by customers interested in printing objects made from silica sand and ceramics, with a particular focus on industrial applications for smaller casting cores that are often required for the aerospace industry, especially in hydraulic applications. The build box size permits the use of exotic and expensive print materials, such as ceramics, that are required for high heat/high strength applications. The S Print machine build box is approximately 125 liters. This same basic platform is used in the M Print, which is used by customers interested in direct printing of objects made from metals and glass. The average price point of the M Print is $900,000 (based upon average model options and exchange rates). We expect to start installing S Print machines in each PSC to complement the S Max machines currently in use in the first quarter of 2013.

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M Flex . We are actively marketing our Flex machines and are quoting deliveries for the third quarter of 2013. We expect the M Flex to satisfy the demand for a large range of industrial customers that are interested in directly printing metals, ceramic and glass products. The average price point of $350,000 (based upon average model options and exchange rates) is designed to satisfy demand from industrial production houses. We have developed a collaborative process for assisting the users in production implementation through the EXTEC and EXMAL organizational efforts.

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M Lab. The M Lab is the smallest of our build platforms. At an average price point of $100,000 (based upon average model options and exchange rates), it is primarily used as a development platform, as well as a teaching tool in an engineering environment. There are over 20 M Lab machines installed at universities and research institutions in the United States and Europe.

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Other Businesses – Laser Micromachining

We manufacturer the ExMicro Orion machine, an integrated machine that combines the use of a short pulse laser with a patented trepanning (which is a type of laser drilling) head to capture and manipulate the laser beam. This machine is used for micromachining of both conventional and exotic materials. By controlling and manipulating the beam, the Orion machine, which we build in the United States, can remove microns of material from precise locations with thousands of pulses per second. The beam manipulation capability allows us to shape design features like tapers, making the Orion machine an effective tool for production of automotive and aerospace components. The Orion machine sells for approximately $1 million, and we expect to deliver the first of these machines to a production customer in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Marketing and Sales

We market our products under the ExOne brand name in our three major geographic regions – the Americas, Europe and Asia. Our sales are made primarily by ten full-time equivalent, in-house sales people. Our sales force is augmented, in certain territories, by representatives with specific industry or territorial expertise. Even where we are supported by a representative, all of our product and service offerings provided by our PSCs are sold directly to customers by us.

We believe that our direct selling relationship helps to create one of the building blocks for our business – the creation of true collaboration between us and industrial customers who are interested in 3D printing. Increasingly, industrial producers are considering shifting from subtractive manufacturing techniques to 3D printing. Our marketing efforts include educating potential customers about 3D printing technology through collaboration starting with pre-production services and continuing with production and technical support at our PSCs.

Currently, our sales people are based in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Troy, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Augsburg, Germany; and Kanagawa, Japan (near Tokyo).

Our Customers

Our customers are located primarily in the Americas, Europe and Asia. We are a party to non-disclosure agreements with many of our customers and therefore are often prohibited from disclosing many of our customers’ identities. Our customers include several Fortune 500 companies that are leaders in their respective markets. The primary markets that we currently serve are:

 

   

aerospace;

 

   

automotive;

 

   

heavy equipment; and

 

   

power fluid handling.

Our machines are installed at the facilities of Ford, BMW, Volkswagen, Aisin (a Toyota supplier) and Magellan Aerospace, among others. Existing PSC customers include Mitchell Aerospace, Tesla, Caterpillar, Deere & Company, Boeing and ITT.

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, the Company conducted a significant portion of its business with a limited number of customers. The Company’s top five customers represented approximately 46% and 42% of total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively and approximately 43% and 47% of total revenue in 2010 and 2011, respectively. These customers primarily purchased 3D printing machines. Sales of 3D printed parts and consumables tend to be from repeat customers that may utilize the capability of our PSCs for three months or longer. Sales of 3D printing machines are low volume and generate significant revenue but the same customers do not necessarily buy machines in each period. Timing of customer purchases is dependent on the customer’s capital budgeting cycle, which may vary from period to period. The nature of the revenue from 3D printing machines, as described above does not leave us dependent upon a single or a limited number of customers. Rather, the timing of the sales can have a material effect on period to period financial results.

 

                           
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December 31,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
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Machine Units Sold (A)

           

S 15

     2             2             2         1   

S Max

     2         1         1         4   

S Print

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Services and Warranty

We have fully trained service technicians to perform machine installations in the Americas, Europe and Asia. We provide an industry standard one-year warranty on installed machines. Customers can purchase additional service contracts for maintenance and service. Finally, we sell spare parts which we maintain in stock in worldwide, to assist in providing service expeditiously to our customers .

Suppliers

Our largest suppliers (year to date in 2012, based upon dollar volume of purchases) are Bauer GmbH & Co KG, Bosch Rexroth AG and Batz, Burgel GmbH & Co KG). Fuji Film Dimatix, T&S Materials, RPMC Lasers and Intek Systems.

We buy our industrial materials from several suppliers and, except as set forth below, the loss of any one of which would not materially adversely affect our business. We currently have a single supplier of printheads for our 3D printing machines. While we believe that our printheads supplier is replaceable, in the event of the loss of that supplier, we could experience delays and interruptions that might adversely affect the financial performance of our business. Additionally, we obtain certain preproduction services through design and data capture providers, and certain post-production services though vendors with whom we have existing and good relationships. The loss of any one of these providers or vendors would not materially adversely affect our business.

Research and Development

We have invested over $8 million in research and development over the last six years. We spent approximately $1.2 million and $1.5 million on research and development during 2010 and 2011, respectively.

A significant portion of our research and development expenditures have been focused upon:

 

   

the chemistry of binder formulation;

 

   

the mechanics of droplet flight into beds of powder;

 

   

the metallurgy of thermally processing metals that are printed through AM;

 

   

the mechanics of spreading powders in a job box;

 

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the transfer of digital data through a series of software links, to drive a printhead; and

 

   

synchronizing all of the above to print ever-increasing volumes of material per unit time.

We expect to continue to invest significantly in research and development in the future.

Intellectual Property

Patents and MIT Licenses. Our technology is covered by a variety of patents or licenses for use of patents. We are the worldwide licensee of certain patents of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (“MIT”) for certain AM printing processes (the “MIT Patents”), with exclusive rights to practice the patents in certain fields including the application of the printing processes to metals (with sublicensing rights), and non-exclusive rights to practice the patents in certain fields including the application of the printing processes to certain non-metals (without sublicensing rights). Additionally, we hold patents as a result of our own technological developments and from the acquisition of Prometal RCT GmbH (subsequently renamed ExOne GmbH). Our patents are issued in the United States and in various foreign jurisdictions, including Japan and Germany. As a result of our commitment to research and development (“R&D Commitment”), we also hold process patents and have applied for other patents for equipment, processes, materials and 3D printing applications. The expiration dates of our patents range from 2013 to 2029. We believe that the expiration of patents in the near term will not impact our business.

Certain of the MIT Patents under which we are licensed will expire over the next 24 months. We believe that the expiration of these licenses will not impact our business, however the expiration may allow our competitors that were previously prevented from doing so to utilize binder jetting 3D printing. However, we have developed know-how and trade secrets relative to our 3D printing technology and believe that our early entrance into the industrial market provides us with a timing and experience advantage. Through our investment in our technology, we have been able to qualify industrial materials for use in our 3D printing machines, and we intend to continue such efforts. In addition, we have taken steps to protect much of our technology as a trade secret. Given the significant steps that we have taken to establish our experience in AM for industrial applications, as well as our ongoing commitment to research and development, we intend to maintain our preeminent position in the AM industry market.

We entered into an Amended and Restated Exclusive Patent License Agreement with MIT in June 2011. The terms of the agreement require that we remit both license fees and royalties to MIT based upon worldwide revenue of licensed products, processes and consumables. The term of the agreement commenced on January 1, 2011, and remains in force until the expiration or abandonment of all issued patent rights.

Trademarks. We have registered ExONE as a trademark in the United States. We have filed trademark applications for “EX ONE,” a stylized “X1” and the phrase “Digital Part Materialization” in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, China, Korea and Brazil.

Trade Secrets. As is true in the AM industry generally, the development of our products, processes and materials has involved a considerable amount of experience, manufacturing and processing know-how and research and development techniques that are not easily duplicated. We protect this knowledge as a trade secret through the confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements which all employees, customers and consultants are required to sign at the time they are employed or engaged by us.

Competition

Other companies are active in the market for 3D printing products and services. These companies use a variety of AM technologies, including:

 

   

direct metal deposition;

 

   

direct metal laser sintering;

 

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electron beam melting;

 

   

fused deposition modeling;

 

   

laser consolidation;

 

   

laser sintering;

 

   

multi-jet modeling;

 

   

polyjet;

 

   

selective laser melting;

 

   

selective laser sintering; and

 

   

stereolithography.

Some of the companies that have developed and employ one or more AM technologies include: 3D Systems Corporation (including the recently acquired Z Corporation), Stratasys Inc. (including the recently acquired Solidscape, Inc.), Objet Ltd., EOS Optronics GmbH, EnvisionTEC GmbH, and Solid Model Ltd.

Some of these processes and companies compete with some of the products and services that we provide. Despite the challenging competitive landscape, we believe that we are the only AM printing solutions provider that focuses primarily on industrial applications on a production scale. Our competitive advantages, including the size of our build platforms, the speed of our printing heads, the variety of materials used by industrial manufacturers in which we can print, the industry qualification of many of the materials we print in, our robust market capabilities, and our suite of machine system families offering scale and flexibility, also serve to differentiate us from the other competitors in the AM market.

We also compete with established subtractive manufacturers in the industrial products market. These companies often provide large-scale, highly capitalized facilities that are designed or built to fill specific production purposes, usually mass production. However, we believe that we are well positioned to expand our share of the industrial products market from these manufacturers as AM gains recognition. As our technologies improve and our unit cost of production decreases, we expect to be able to compete with subtractive manufacturing on a wide range of products, thereby expanding our addressable market.

Seasonality

Purchases of our 3D printing machines often follow a seasonal pattern owing to the capital budgeting cycles of our customers. Generally, machine sales are higher in our third and fourth fiscal quarters than in our first and second fiscal quarters.

Backlog

At September 30, 2012, our deferred revenue and customer deposits were $3.0 million. Deferred revenue reflects customer requested deliveries and prepaid deposits and would approximates the minimum backlog for machines only. We estimate the total backlog at our Americas PSCs to be $2.8 million at September 30, 2012. We expect to fulfill our September 30, 2012 backlog for machines and PSCs during the next twelve months.

Environmental Matters

Compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment has not had a material impact on capital expenditures, earnings or the competitive position of us and our subsidiaries. We are not the subject of any legal or administrative proceeding relating to the environmental laws of the United States or any country in which we have an office. We have not received any notices of any violations of any such environmental laws.

 

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Employees

As of November 1, 2012, we employed a total of 155 (126 full time) employees at our five locations. None of these employees is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and we believe our relations with them are good.

Properties

We have five locations. Our corporate headquarters are located in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The size of the facilities at these locations is as follows:

 

Location

   Owned or Leased      Approximate Square Footage  

North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

     Owned         42,525 sq. ft.   

Troy, Michigan

     Leased         19,646 sq. ft.   

Houston, Texas

     Leased         12,000 sq. ft.   

Augsburg, Germany

     Leased         Aggregate 38,916 sq. ft.   

Kanagawa, Japan

     Leased         11,293 sq. ft.   

In addition to office space, we maintain manufacturing facilities, primarily for producing our machines, in the above referenced space in Augsburg, Germany and North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. We intend to expand our manufacturing facility in Germany.

We maintain PSCs in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Troy, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Augsburg, Germany; and Kanagawa, Japan (near Tokyo). We intend to establish up to ten additional PSCs located in various strategic manufacturing centers throughout the world over the next 38 months. See “ Production Service Centers.”

Legal Proceedings

We are not a party to any legal proceedings.

Geographic Information

Our revenues by geographic region for the year ended December 31, 2011 were Americas 30.0%, Europe 37.1% and Asia 32.9% as compared to Americas 29.3%, Europe 51.4% and Asia 19.3% for the same period in 2010, and for the nine months of 2012 were Americas 37.0%, Europe 33.6% and Asia 29.4% as compared to Americas 27.5%, Europe 36.4% and Asia 36.1% for the same period in 2011.

 

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MANAGEMENT

Executive Officers and Directors

The following table sets forth information concerning our executive officers and directors immediately prior to the completion of this offering. Unless otherwise stated, the address for our executive officers and directors is c/o The ExOne Company, 127 Industry Boulevard, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 15642.

 

Name

   Age     

Position

   Director Since

S. Kent Rockwell

     68       Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer   

David Burns

     58       President & Chief Operating Officer, Director   

John Irvin

     58       Chief Financial Officer, Director   

Rainer Hoechsmann

     46       General Manager of ExOne GmbH   

Ken Yokoyama

     33       General Manager of ExOne KK   

Rick Lucas

     47       Chief Technology Officer   

Lloyd A. Semple

     73       Proposed Director   

Bonnie K. Wachtel

     57       Proposed Director   

Victor Sellier

     63       Proposed Director   

The following are biographical summaries, including experience, of those individuals who serve as our executive officers and directors:

S. Kent Rockwell Mr. Rockwell has served as our Managing Member since 2008 and will serve as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer effective on the Reorganization. Mr. Rockwell has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rockwell Venture Capital, Inc., a private venture capital company, since 1983 and of Appalachian Timber Services, a supplier of timber products for railroads, since 1986. Mr. Rockwell served as Vice Chairman of Argon ST, a public company engaged primarily in defense contracting, from 2004 to 2010. Mr. Rockwell served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sensytech Inc., which was engaged in the design, development, and manufacture of electronics and technology products for the defense and intelligence markets in the United States, from 1998 to 2004. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Astrotech International Corp., a public company in the oilfield supply business, from 1989 to 1997. From 1987 to 1989, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Special Metals Corp., a producer of super alloy and special alloy long products. From 1978 to 1982, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McEvoy Oilfield Equipment, a producer of oilfield equipment. Mr. Rockwell served on the Board of Directors of Rockwell International from 1973 until 1982 and served as President of the Energy Products Group of Rockwell International from 1977 to 1982.

David J. Burns – Mr. Burns has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since 2005 and will begin serving as a member of our Board of Directors effective on the Reorganization. He has been a trustee for the Rochester Institute of Technology since 2003 and a board member of The Association for Manufacturing Technology since 2001, serving as its chairman from 2004 to 2005. From 1978 to 2005, he was employed by Gleason Corp., a global manufacturer of products related to gear manufacturing, where he was Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Burns has served on the Executive Advisory Council of The Simon School at the University of Rochester since 2002.

John Irvin – Mr. Irvin has served as our Chief Financial Officer since October 1, 2012, and will begin serving on our Board of Directors effective on the Reorganization. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Irvin served as President of PartnersFinancial, a national insurance brokerage company owned by National Financial Partner Corp. (“NFP”), a publicly-traded diversified financial services firm. From 1993 to 2008, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Benefits Consulting, Inc., a life insurance consulting firm and wholly-owned subsidiary of NFP. From 1983 to 1993, Mr. Irvin was a partner of Mid Atlantic Capital Group, a financial services company which he co-founded in 1983 and his highest position was vice chairman. In 1979, Mr. Irvin formed the certified public accounting firm of John Irvin and Company. From 1976 to 1979, he was an accountant for Arthur Andersen LLP. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Irvin served on the board of directors of Sensytech

 

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Inc., which was engaged in the design, development, and manufacture of electronics and technology products for the defense and intelligence markets in the United States, and also served on its audit committee from 2000 to 2002, and as chairman of the audit committee from 2002 to 2004. Upon the merger of Sensytech Inc. into Argon ST, Inc., a public company engaged primarily in defense contracting, he served as director and chairman of the audit committee from 2004 to 2010. He has served on The American College Foundation Board since 2010.

Rainer Hoechsmann – Mr. Hoechsmann has served as General Manager of ExOne GmbH, a subsidiary of us, since 2003 and is responsible for operations in Europe . Mr. Hoechsmann is the inventor and co-inventor of certain AM technology covered by a number of our patents. In 2003 he co-founded Prometal RCT GmbH in Augsburg, which is the predecessor to ExOne GmbH. In 1999, he co-founded Generis GmbH, one of the first companies implementing 3D printing applications, in Augsburg, Germany. Mr. Hoechsmann has received a number of industry awards, including the OCE Printing Award from OCE Printers AG, the Technical University of Munich Award for 3D Printing and McKinsey & Company Start-Up Award. He is a member of the Association of German Engineers.

Ken Yokoyama – Mr. Yokoyama is the General Manager of ExOne KK, a subsidiary of ExOne since 2008. He is responsible for overall management of the Japan and Asia operations. From 2005 to 2008, he was the Technical Manager of ExOne KK. From 2004 to 2005, he was the Process Engineer for Extrude Hone KK.

Rick Lucas – Mr. Lucas has served as our Chief Technology Officer since June 2012. He served in various positions from October 2001 to June 2012 at Touchstone Research Laboratory, a broad-based product development research facility that focuses on the development of next-generation materials and products, where he directed operations and research activities and served as Director of Operations from March 2010 to June 2012. From November 1989 to October 2001, Mr. Lucas managed product development for Lake Shore Cryotronics, a privately held developer of cryogenic temperature sensors and other instrumentation. He is currently serving on the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) governance board.

The following are biographical summaries, including experience, of those individuals (other than S. Kent Rockwell, David Burns and John Irvin) who are proposed to serve as our directors but have not yet been elected to that office:

Lloyd A. Semple – Mr. Semple will begin serving on our Board of Directors effective upon consummation of this offering. He has been a professor of law at the Detroit Mercy School of Law in Detroit, Michigan since 2004 and its dean since 2009. Prior to 2004, he practiced law at Dykema Gossett, a Detroit-based law firm, where he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 2002. He has served as outside counsel and director for several business enterprises. He was a director of Argon ST, Inc. a public company engaged primarily in defense contracting, from 2004 to 2010.

Bonnie K. Wachtel – Ms. Wachtel will begin serving on our Board of Directors effective upon consummation of this offering. She is a principal of Wachtel & Co., Inc., an investment firm in Washington, DC involved with the development of growing companies. Since joining Wachtel & Co., Inc,. in 1984, Ms. Wachtel has been a director of more than a dozen public and private corporations. She has been a director of VSE Corporation (Nasdaq:VSEC) a provider of engineering services principally to the federal government, since 1991 and of Information Analysis Inc, a provider of IT technical services, since 1992. She was a director of Integral Systems Inc (Nasdaq: ISYS) a provider of satellite related software and services, from 2010 to 2011. She was also a director of Acies Corporation, a payment systems processor, from 2006 to 2008. Ms. Wachtel serves on the Listing Qualifications Panel for Nasdaq. She practiced law at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York from 1980 to 1984. She is a certified financial analyst.

Victor Sellier – Mr. Sellier will begin serving on our Board of Directors effective upon consummation of this offering. He co-founded Argon Engineering Associates, Inc., the predecessor company to Argon ST, Inc., a public company engaged primarily in defense contracting, in 1997. He served as Argon ST’s Vice President of

 

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Business Operations and Secretary from 2004 to 2007, as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from 2005 to 2007, and was Argon ST’s Executive Vice President from 2007 to 2009. He served as a Director of Argon ST, Inc. from 2004 to 2010. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Sellier served as the Vice President and Assistant General Manager of the Falls Church Division of Raytheon E-Systems, (NYSE). From 1989 to 1995, he served as Vice President and Assistant General Manager of Engineering Research Associates, a wholly-owned subsidiary of E-Systems Corporation, (NYSE). Mr. Sellier served as the Senior Financial and Administrative Manager of Engineering Research Associates, a privately held company, from 1979 to 1989.

Board Structure and Compensation of Directors

Upon completion of the Reorganization and the offering, our Board of Directors will consist of all six of the above mentioned members. Our Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Semple and Sellier and Ms. Wachtel are independent under applicable Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and therefore, as of the offering, a majority of the members of our Board of Directors will be independent directors.

Directors who are also full-time officers or employees of our company will receive no additional compensation for serving as directors. All other directors will receive an annual retainer of $30,000. In addition, the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Chairman of the Compensation Committee will each receive an annual fee of $5,000. Directors are also eligible for awards pursuant to our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

Board Committees

Our Board of Directors plans to have an Audit Committee, a Nominating and Governance Committee, and a Compensation Committee following this offering. Following the phase-in period permitted under the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, we intend that all the members of our Nominating and Governance Committee and of our Compensation Committee will be independent under applicable provisions of those rules. In addition, we intend that the members of our Audit Committee will be independent under applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.

Nominating and Governance Committee . The Nominating and Governance Committee, which is chaired by Mr. Semple, will assist the Board of Directors in identifying and recommending candidates to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors and for election by the stockholders, recommending committee assignments for directors to the board of directors, monitoring and assessing the performance of the Board of Directors and individual non-employee directors, reviewing compensation received by directors for service on the Board of Directors and its committees and developing and recommending to the Board of Directors appropriate corporate governance policies, practices and procedures for our company.

Audit Committee . The Audit Committee, which is chaired by Mr. Sellier (financial expert), will assist the Board of Directors in overseeing: (i) the integrity of our financial statements; (ii) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (iii) the independence, qualifications and performance of our independent registered public accounting firm; and (d) the performance of our internal audit function.

Compensation Committee . The Compensation Committee, which is chaired by Ms. Wachtel, will: (i) review and approve the compensation of our executive officers and other key employees; (ii) evaluate the performance of our Chief Executive Officer and oversee the performance evaluation of senior management; and (iii) administer and make recommendations to the board of directors with respect to our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and any other compensation plans.

 

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Executive Compensation

The following table provides information regarding the compensation awarded to or earned during the two most recent fiscal years by our Chief Executive Officer and each of the next three most highly compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers through December 31, 2011 (collectively, the “named executive officers”).

 

     Summary Compensation Table  

Name and Position

   Year      Salary     Bonus    Stock and
Option
Awards
   Other     Total
Compensation
 

S. Kent Rockwell, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

     2010         —          —        —        —          None   
     2011         —          —        —        —          None   

David J. Burns, President & Chief Operating Officer

     2010
     $ 274,344        —        —      $ 1,484 3     $ 275,828   
     2011       $ 268,622        —        —      $ 1,405 3     $ 270,027   

Doris Pedersen, Chief Financial Officer (4)

     2010       $ 133,716        —        —      $ 752 3     $ 134,468   
     2011       $ 122,446        —        —      $ 2,507 3     $ 124,953   

Rainer Hoechsmann, General Manager of ExOne GmbH

     2010       $ 232,357 1     $ 2,851 1     —        —        $ 235,208   
     2011       $ 243,716 2     $ 62,667 2     —        —        $ 306,383 2  

 

1  

ExOne paid Mr. Hoechsmann in Euros in 2010. The referenced number was obtained by applying the average Euro to U.S. foreign currency exchange rate for 2010 of 1.3277.

 

2  

ExOne paid Mr. Hoechsmann in Euros in 2011. The referenced number was obtained by applying the average Euro to U.S. foreign currency exchange rate for 2011 of 1.3926.

 

3  

Represents the net value of personal use of company car.

 

4  

Ms. Pedersen resigned as Chief Financial Officer effective September 30, 2012, and her employment with us will end on December 31, 2012.

2013 Equity Incentive Plan

On January     , 2013 our board of directors adopted our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), subject to stockholder approval, which will become effective on the date of this prospectus.

Share Reserve. We have reserved 500,000 shares of our common stock for issuance under our Plan on the date of this prospectus. The number of shares reserved for issuance under our Plan will increase automatically on the first day of January of each of 2014 through 2023 by a number of shares of common stock equal to (i) the lesser of three percent (3.0%) of the total outstanding shares of our common stock as of the immediately preceding December 31st or (ii) a number of shares determined by the board of directors, provided that the total number of shares authorized under our Plan will not exceed                  in the aggregate. In addition, the following shares of our common stock will remain available for grant or issuance under our Plan:

 

   

shares subject to options granted under our Plan that cease to be subject to the option for any reason other than exercise of the option;

 

   

shares subject to awards granted under our Plan that are subsequently forfeited or repurchased by us at the original issue price;

 

   

shares subject to awards granted under our Plan that otherwise terminate without shares being issued; and

 

   

shares surrendered, cancelled, or exchanged for cash.

 

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Term . Our Plan will terminate ten years from the date our board of directors approve the plan, unless it is terminated earlier by our board of directors.

        Eligibility. Our Plan authorizes the award of stock options, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance shares and stock bonuses. No person will be eligible to receive more than 100,000 shares in any calendar year under our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, except that we may choose to issue a new employee up to 500,000 shares under the plan in the calendar year in which the employee commences employment.

Administration . Our Plan will be administered by our compensation committee, all of the members of which are independent directors under applicable federal securities laws and outside directors as defined under applicable federal tax laws. The compensation committee will have the authority to construe and interpret our Plan, grant awards and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Awards under the Plan may be made subject to “performance factors” and other terms in order to qualify as performance based compensation for the purposes of 162(m) of the Code.

Stock Options. Our Plan will provide for the grant of incentive stock options that qualify under Section 422 of the Code only to our employees. All awards other than incentive stock options may be granted to our employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors and advisors. The exercise price of each stock option must be at least equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. The exercise price of incentive stock options granted to 10% stockholders must be at least equal to 110% of that value.

Our compensation committee may provide for options to be exercised only as they vest or to be immediately exercisable with any shares issued on exercise being subject to our right of repurchase that lapses as the shares vest. In general, options will vest over a three-year period.

Restricted Stock. A restricted stock award is an offer by us to sell shares of our common stock subject to restrictions. The price (if any) of a restricted stock award will be determined by the compensation committee. Unless otherwise determined by the compensation committee at the time of award, vesting will cease on the date the participant no longer provides services to us and unvested shares will be forfeited to or repurchased by us.

Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock appreciation rights provide for a payment, or payments, in cash or shares of our common stock, to the holder based upon the difference between the fair market value of our common stock on the date of exercise and the stated exercise price up to a maximum amount of cash or number of shares. Stock appreciation rights may vest based on time or achievement of performance conditions.

Restricted Stock Units. A restricted stock unit is an award that covers a number of shares of our common stock that may be settled upon vesting in cash, by the issuance of the underlying shares or a combination of both. These awards are subject to forfeiture prior to settlement because of termination of employment or failure to achieve certain performance conditions.

Performance Shares. A performance share is an award that covers a number of shares of our common stock that may be settled upon achievement of the pre-established performance conditions in cash or by issuance of the underlying shares. These awards are subject to forfeiture prior to settlement because of termination of employment or failure to achieve the performance conditions.

Stock Bonus Awards. Stock bonus awards may be granted as additional compensation for services or performance, and therefore, may not be issued in exchange for cash.

Additional Provisions. Awards granted under our Plan may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or as determined by our compensation committee. Unless otherwise restricted by our compensation committee, awards that are nonstatutory stock options may be exercised during the lifetime of the optionee only by the optionee, the optionee’s guardian or legal representative,

 

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or a family member of the optionee who has acquired the option by a permitted transfer. Awards that are incentive stock options may be exercised during the lifetime of the optionee only by the optionee or the optionee’s guardian or legal representative. Options granted under our Plan generally may be exercised for a period of three months after the termination of the optionee’s service to us, except in the case of death or permanent disability, in which case the options may be exercised for up to 12 months or six months, respectively, following termination of the optionee’s service to us.

If we experience a change in control transaction, outstanding awards, including any vesting provisions, may be subject to the terms of the merger or similar agreement, and may be assumed or substituted by the successor company. Outstanding awards that are not assumed or substituted in such a transaction may be exercisable for a period of time and will expire upon the closing of such merger or consolidation. In the discretion of our compensation committee, the vesting of these awards may be accelerated upon the occurrence of these types of merger or consolidation transactions. Vesting of awards is accelerated in change of control transactions other than mergers or consolidations.

Employment Agreements

We have entered into employment agreements with: Mr. Rockwell, for an initial term ending on September 1, 2014; Mr. Burns, for an initial term ending on June 1, 2014; and Mr. Irvin, for an initial term ending on October 1, 2014, in all cases unless sooner terminated pursuant to the agreements. Each agreement will automatically extend for additional one year terms on each subsequent anniversary, unless not later than 90 days immediately preceding any anniversary, we or the executive has given written notice to the

other that it does not wish to extend the employment agreements. Under the employment agreements, the executives are entitled to receive an annual base salary and are eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan on terms established from time to time by the Board. During the term of the employment agreements, the executives are also eligible to participate in any long-term incentive plan, and in all employee benefit and fringe benefit plans and arrangements made available to its employees generally or its executives.

The employment agreements provide, among other matters, that if the executive resigns for “good reason” (as defined in the employment agreement) or is terminated without “cause” (as defined in the employment agreement) and in each such case has timely delivered a release of claims, he or she is entitled to receive, among other severance payments and benefits, an amount equal to one times his or her then-current base salary and one times the target annual bonus amount (subject to his or her compliance with the confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions set forth in the employment agreement) and payment of the executive’s COBRA health insurance continuation premium for the COBRA continuation period (generally 18 months) or until such time as the executive is employed, whichever is earlier. The confidentiality provisions survive the termination of his employment with us and the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions survive for a period of two years following the termination of his employment.

We also have an employment agreement with Mr. Hoechsmann, which extends automatically unless terminated with three months notice prior to the end of any fiscal quarter. Mr. Hoechsmann is entitled to receive an annual base salary and annual bonus and is eligible to participate in any long term incentive plan and in all employee benefit and fringe benefit plans and arrangements made available to its employees generally or its executives. The agreement also provides that all inventions or patents developed by Mr. Hoechsmann in connection with his employment are our property and that Mr. Hoechsmann is subject to a non-competition clause thoughout his employment and for two years thereafter, subject to payment per year, for the two year non-compete period, of fifty percent of the average remuneration he received for the last three years.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of our executive officers have served as a member of a compensation committee (or if no committee performs that function, the board of directors) of any other entity that has an executive officer serving as a member of our board of directors.

 

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information as of             with respect to the ownership of our common stock of: (a) each of our directors; (b) each named executive officer in the summary compensation table located elsewhere in this prospectus; (c) each person who is known by us to the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding shares of common stock; and (d) all directors and executive officers as a group. To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to this table or as provided by applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole investment and voting power with respect to the shares of common stock indicated.

 

               Percentage Beneficially Owned  
       Number of
Class A Preferred
   Number of
Common Shares
   Prior to
Offering
     After Offering (2)  

Name and Address (1)

            Without
Overallotment
     With
Overallotment
 

Directors and Executive Officers

              

S. Kent Rockwell (2) (3) (4)

           %         %         %   

David J. Burns

              

John Irvin

              

Rainer Hoechsmann

              

Lloyd A. Semple

              

Bonnie K. Wachtel

              

Victor Sellier

              

All Directors/Executive Officers as group (7 persons) (3) (4)

              

S. Kent Rockwell 1997 Irrevocable Trust (5)

              

 

* Less than 1%
(1)  

The address of each of our beneficial owners is 127 Industry Boulevard, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 15642.

(2)  

Gives effect to the issuance and sale by us of             shares and the sale of             shares by the Rockwell Holdings Inc. (“RHI”), the selling stockholder as described under “Selling Stockholder.” Amount excludes any shares that might be purchased in the directed share program.

(3)  

S. Kent Rockwell is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares so indicated as the beneficiary of the S. Kent Rockwell Revocable Trust, which is the indirect, sole stockholder of RFP, the beneficial owner of             shares of common stock, or             % of our outstanding shares of common stock prior to the offering and             % after the offering.

(4)  

S. Kent Rockwell is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares so indicated as the beneficiary of the S. Kent Rockwell Revocable Trust, which is the indirect, sole stockholder of RHI, the beneficial owner of 12,983,602 preferred units of the company. In the Reorganization, these preferred units will convert into 12,983,602 preferred shares. Immediately prior to the consummation of this offering, the preferred shares will convert into common shares on a 9.5 to 1 basis, or for 1,366,695 common shares. RHI is the selling stockholder in this offering. RHI will sell             common shares in this offering.

(5)  

S. Kent Rockwell disclaims beneficial ownership of the S. Kent Rockwell 1997 Irrevocable Trust, which is the owner of             shares of common stock, or             % of our outstanding shares prior to the offering and             % after the offering.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Offering by Selling Stockholder

We are paying the expenses of the offering by the selling stockholder, other than the underwriting discounts, commissions and taxes with respect to shares of common stock sold by the selling stockholder and the fees and expenses of any attorneys, accountants and other advisors separately retained by it.

Reorganization

We were formed in 2005 as The Ex One Company, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company. We were acquired by Ex One Acquisition Company, a Delaware limited liability company, a wholly-owned-subsidiary of RFP, in 2007, and changed our name to The Ex One Company, LLC. On January 1, 2013, The Ex One Company, LLC merged with and into EXO Acquisitions Inc., a Delaware corporation, which changed its name in the Reorganization to The ExOne Company.

Transactions Before the Reorganization

As of December 31, 2011, we had borrowed $18,983,602 from RHI for working capital. In satisfaction of this debt, we issued to RHI 18,963,602 preferred units on December 31, 2011. In May of 2012, RHI sold 6,000,000 preferred units to third parties . In the Reorganization, RHI converted its remaining 12,983,602 preferred units to 12,983,602 shares of our Class A preferred stock and the other holders of preferred units converted 6,000,000 preferred units to 6,000,000 shares of our Class A preferred stock.

Class A Preferred Stock

As of January 1, 2013, we have outstanding 18,983,602 shares of Class A preferred stock. See “Description of Capital Stock” for the rights and preferences of the Class A preferred stock. The Class A preferred stock accrues a cumulative dividend at the annual rate of (8%) per share, payable annually in arrears on the next business day following Dec. 31 st . As of the consummation of this offering, we will owe a cumulative dividend from the period beginning as of January 1, 2013, through the date of this offering to the holders of the Class A preferred stock. Immediately prior to the consummation of this offering, the Class A preferred stock will convert into common stock on a 9.5 to 1 basis into 1,998,272 shares of common stock. See “Rockwell Related Entities — Share Ownership,” below. While each holder of Class A preferred stock has the right to elect not to convert such preferred stock, they have waived their right to do so.

Rockwell Related Entities

Share Ownership. As of January 1, 2013, we have             shares of common stock outstanding,             % of which are owned by RFP,             % of which are owned by the S. Kent Rockwell 1997 Irrevocable Trust (the “Trust”), and 18,983,602 shares of Class A preferred stock outstanding 68% of which are owned by RHI upon consummation of this offering, the Class A preferred stock converts by its own terms into common stock on a 9.5 to 1 basis into 1,366,695 shares of common stock. S. Kent Rockwell, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is the trustee and beneficiary of the S. Kent Rockwell Revocable Trust, which is the 100% owner of Rockwell Venture Capital, Inc. which is the 100% owner of each of RHI and RFP. As a result, Mr. Rockwell is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares owned by them. Mr. Rockwell disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the Trust. Following this offering and given effect to the conversion of the Class A preferred stock owned by RHI into 1,366,695 shares of common stock, RFP will hold             % of our outstanding common stock (or             % if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full), the Trust will hold                 % of our outstanding common stock (or % if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full) and RHI will hold             % of our outstanding common stock (or             % if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full). In the aggregate, following the offering these entities will hold             % of our outstanding common stock (or             % if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full).

 

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Leased Property. We lease property and equipment used by our Houston, Texas and Troy, Michigan operations from our two variable interest entities, Lone Star and TMF, respectively, and we guarantee certain debt of both of them. Lone Star and TMF are owned by the Trust, in the case of TMF, and RFP, in the case of Lone Star. During 2011, we paid Lone Star $             and TMF $             under these leases. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the we paid Lone Star $             and TMF $             under these leases.

Approval of Related Party Transactions. Until this offering, we have been a privately held company with a very small number of equity holders which has been primarily funded by companies which are affiliated with Mr. Rockwell, our majority member. As a result, we have never adopted any policy concerning review, approval or ratification of transactions with related persons. However, we believe that after this offering is completed, our Board of Directors will adopt such a policy, although the terms of any such policy cannot now be anticipated.

Rockwell Line of Credit. During 2012, we entered into the Rockwell Line of Credit with RFP (also referred to in the financials as a demand note payable to member), which is unlimited in amount. It provides for borrowing, repayment and reborrowing from time to time. Borrowings under the Rockwell Line of Credit bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum and are repayable, in whole or part, upon demand of RFP. As of September 30, 2012 and December 15, 2012, we had aggregate borrowing of $7.3 million and $9.6 million, respectively, outstanding under the Rockwell Line of Credit. We may request additional amounts pursuant to the Rockwell Line of Credit prior to the effective date of this offering. We intend to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to pay the amount outstanding under the Rockwell Line of Credit. See “Use of Proceeds.”

SELLING STOCKHOLDER

The following table sets forth information as of January     , 2013 regarding shares beneficially owned by the selling stockholder. To our knowledge, upon consummation of this offering, the person named in the table has sole investment and voting power with respect to the shares of common stock indicated.

 

                    Percentage Beneficially Owned  

Name and Address of Beneficial
Owners

   Share
Beneficially
Owned
   Number of
Shares to be
Sold in
Offering
   Maximum
Number of
Shares to be
Sold Upon
Exercise of
Over-Allotment
Option (1)
   Before Offering      After
Offering

(Assuming
No

Exercise
of

Over-
Allotment

Option)
   After
Offering

(Assuming
Full
Exercise

of Over-
Allotment
Option)
 

Rockwell Holdings, Inc. (2)

              %            %   

 

(1) If the underwriters fully exercise their over-allotment option, then the selling stockholder will sell the number of shares of common stock indicated. If the underwriters partially exercise their over-allotment option, then the number of shares sold by the selling stockholder will be reduced.
(2) S. Kent Rockwell is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares so indicated as the beneficiary of the S. Kent Rockwell Revocable Trust, which is the indirect, sole stockholder of RHI, the beneficial owner of 12,983,602 shares of Class A preferred stock. Immediately prior to the consummation of this offering preferred stock will convert into 1,366,695 shares of our common stock. The Class A preferred units and stock are convertible at any time upon the election of the holder. RHI will convert its Class A preferred stock immediately prior to the consummation of this offering so that it may sell common stock in this offering.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following describes our common stock, preferred stock, and certain terms of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. This description is a summary only and is subject to the complete text of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which we have filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Our authorized capital stock consists of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. Immediately prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. Although we will apply to list our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market, a market for our common stock may not develop, and if one develops, it may not be sustained.

Common Stock

Each share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters on which holders are permitted to vote, including the election of directors. There are no cumulative voting rights. Accordingly, holders of a majority of shares entitled to vote in an election of directors are able to elect all of the directors standing for election.

Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock, the holders of the common stock share equally on a per share basis any dividends when, as and if declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. If we are liquidated, dissolved or wound up, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to a ratable share of any distribution to stockholders, after satisfaction of all of our liabilities and of the prior rights of any outstanding class of our preferred stock. Our common stock does not carry any preemptive or other subscription rights to purchase shares of our stock and are not convertible, redeemable or assessable.

Preferred Stock

Our board of directors has the authority, without stockholder approval, to issue shares of preferred stock from time to time in one or more series and to fix the number of shares and terms of each such series. The board may determine the designation and other terms of each series, including, among others:

 

   

dividend rates;

 

   

whether dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative;

 

   

redemption rights;

 

   

liquidation rights;

 

   

sinking fund provisions;

 

   

conversion or exchange rights; and

 

   

voting rights.

The issuance of preferred stock, while providing us with flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could reduce the relative voting power of holders of our common stock. It could also affect the likelihood that holders of our common stock will receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation.

 

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The issuance of shares of capital stock, or the issuance of rights to purchase shares of capital stock, could be used to discourage an attempt to obtain control of our company. For example, if, in the exercise of its fiduciary obligations, our board of directors determined that a takeover proposal was not in the best interest of our stockholders, the board could authorize the issuance of preferred stock or common stock without stockholder approval. The shares could be issued in one or more transactions that might prevent or make the completion of the change of control transaction more difficult or costly by:

 

   

diluting the voting or other rights of the proposed acquiror or insurgent stockholder group;

 

   

creating a substantial voting bloc in institutional or other hands that might undertake to support the position of the incumbent board; or

 

   

effecting an acquisition that might complicate or preclude the takeover.

In this regard, our certificate of incorporation grants our board of directors broad power to establish the rights and preferences of the authorized and unissued preferred stock. Our board could establish one or more series of preferred stock that entitle holders to:

 

   

vote separately as a class on any proposed merger or consolidation;

 

   

cast a proportionately larger vote together with our common stock on any transaction or for all purposes;

 

   

elect directors having terms of office or voting rights greater than those of other directors;

 

   

convert preferred stock into a greater number of shares of our common stock or other securities;

 

   

demand redemption at a specified price under prescribed circumstances related to a change of control of our company; or

 

   

exercise other rights designed to impede a takeover.

Alternatively, a change of control transaction deemed by the board to be in the best interest of our stockholders could be facilitated by issuing a series of preferred stock having sufficient voting rights to provide a required percentage vote of the stockholders.

Class A Preferred Stock

The Class A preferred stock is non-voting and does not entitle the holder thereof to vote on any matter other than as expressly required by non-waivable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Holders of the Class A preferred stock receive cumulative dividends at the annual rate of eight percent (8%) per Class A preferred share prior to, and in preference to, any declaration or payment of any dividend on our common stock. Dividends are payable annually in arrears, on the next business day following each December 31 st . Dividends on the Class A preferred stock accumulate and are payable irrespective of whether we have earnings, whether there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends, and whether such dividends are declared. A holder may elect to convert all or any number of Class A preferred stock to common stock, at any time, at the conversion rate of 9.5 Class A preferred shares for one common share (the “Conversion Rate”). Upon the closing of any initial public offering by us or any successor entity, the gross proceeds of which exceed $50,000,000, all shares of Class A preferred stock convert to common stock at the Conversion Rate, provided that any holder may elect to retain Class A preferred stock by providing written notice of such election to us prior to the closing of such offering. Each holder of Class A preferred stock has waived its elect to retain preferred stock upon consummation of this offering.

 

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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

Election and Removal of Directors

Our certificate of incorporation provides that our board of director will consist of between one and sixteen directors, excluding any directors elected by holders of preferred stock pursuant to provisions applicable in the case of defaults. The exact number of directors is currently three and may be fixed, from time to time, by resolution of the board of directors. Our board of directors is divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms, with only one class being elected each year by our stockholders. At each annual meeting of stockholders, directors will be elected to succeed the class of directors whose terms have expired. This system of electing and removing directors may discourage a third party from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company, because it generally makes it more difficult for stockholders to replace a majority of the directors. In addition, no director may be removed except for cause, and directors may be removed for cause by an affirmative vote of shares representing a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors. Any vacancy occurring on the board of directors and any newly created directorship may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors in office.

Stockholder Meetings

Our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairman of our board of directors or a majority of the directors. Our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws specifically deny any power of any other person to call a special meeting.

Stockholder Action by Written Consent

Our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws provide that holders of our common stock are not able to act by written consent without a meeting, unless such consent is unanimous.

Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation

The provisions of our certificate of incorporation described above under “Election and Removal of Directors,” “Stockholder Meetings,” and “Stockholder Action by Written Consent” may be amended only by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 75% of the voting power of our outstanding shares of voting stock, voting together as a single class. The affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the voting power of our outstanding shares of stock will generally be required to amend other provisions of our certificate of incorporation.

Amendment of Bylaws

Our bylaws may generally be altered, amended or repealed, and new bylaws may be adopted, with:

 

   

the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present at any regular or special meeting of the board of directors called for that purpose, provided that any alteration, amendment or repeal of, or adoption of any bylaw inconsistent with, specified provisions of the bylaws, including those related to special and annual meetings of stockholders, action of stockholders by written consent, classification of the board of directors, nomination of directors, special meetings of directors, removal of directors, committees of the board of directors and indemnification of directors and officers, requires the affirmative vote of at least 75% of all directors in office at a meeting called for that purpose; or

 

   

the affirmative vote of holders of 75% of the voting power of our outstanding shares of voting stock, voting together as a single class.

 

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Other Limitations on Stockholder Actions

Our bylaws also impose some procedural requirements on stockholders who wish to:

 

   

make nominations in the election of directors;

 

   

propose that a director be removed;

 

   

propose any repeal or change in our bylaws; or

 

   

propose any other business to be brought before an annual or special meeting of stockholders.

Under these procedural requirements, in order to bring a proposal before a meeting of stockholders, a stockholder must deliver timely notice of a proposal pertaining to a proper subject for presentation at the meeting to our corporate secretary along with the following:

 

   

a description of the business or nomination to be brought before the meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting;

 

   

the stockholder’s name and address;

 

   

any material interest of the stockholder in the proposal;

 

   

the number of shares beneficially owned by the stockholder and evidence of such ownership; and

 

   

the names and addresses of all persons with whom the stockholder is acting in concert and a description of all arrangements and understandings with those persons, and the number of shares such persons beneficially own.

To be timely, a stockholder must generally deliver notice:

 

   

in connection with an annual meeting of stockholders, not less than 120 nor more than 180 days prior to the date on which the annual meeting of stockholders was held in the immediately preceding year, but in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after the anniversary date of the preceding annual meeting of stockholders, a stockholder notice will be timely if received by us not later than the close of business on the later of (1) the 120th day prior to the annual meeting and (2) the 10th day following the day on which we first publicly announce the date of the annual meeting; or

 

   

in connection with the election of a director at a special meeting of stockholders, not less than 40 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of the special meeting, but in the event that less than 55 days’ notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the special meeting of the stockholders is given or made to the stockholders, a stockholder notice will be timely if received by us not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which a notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed to the stockholders or the public disclosure of that date was made.

In order to submit a nomination for our board of directors, a stockholder must also submit any information with respect to the nominee that we would be required to include in a proxy statement, as well as some other information. If a stockholder fails to follow the required procedures, the stockholder’s proposal or nominee will be ineligible and will not be voted on by our stockholders.

Limitation of Liability of Directors and Officers

Our certificate of incorporation will provide that no director will be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except as required by applicable law, as in effect from time to time. Currently, Delaware law requires that liability be imposed for the following:

 

   

any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to our company or our stockholders;

 

   

any act or omission not in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

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unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; and

 

   

any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

As a result, neither we nor our stockholders will have the right, through stockholders’ derivative suits on our behalf, to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior, except in the situations described above.

Our bylaws will provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, we will indemnify any officer or director of our company against all damages, claims and liabilities arising out of the fact that the person is or was our director or officer, or served any other enterprise at our request as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary. We will reimburse the expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by a person indemnified by this provision when we receive an undertaking to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified by us. Amending this provision will not reduce our indemnification obligations relating to actions taken before an amendment.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Some Provisions

Some of these provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws could make the following more difficult:

 

   

acquisition of control of us by means of a proxy contest or otherwise, or

 

   

removal of our incumbent officers and directors.

These provisions, as well as our ability to issue preferred stock, are designed to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board of directors. We believe that the benefits of increased protection give us the potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us, and that the benefits of this increased protection outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging those proposals, because negotiation of those proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

Delaware Business Combination Statute

We will elect to be subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which regulates corporate acquisitions. Section 203 prevents an “interested stockholder,” which is defined generally as a person owning 15% or more of a corporation’s voting stock, or any affiliate or associate of that person, from engaging in a broad range of “business combinations” with the corporation for three years after becoming an interested stockholder unless:

 

   

the board of directors of the corporation had previously approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder’s becoming an interested stockholder;

 

   

upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder’s becoming an interested stockholder, that person owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, other than statutorily excluded shares; or

 

   

following the transaction in which that person became an interested stockholder, the business combination is approved by the board of directors of the corporation and holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock not owned by the interested stockholder.

 

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Under Section 203, the restrictions described above also do not apply to specific business combinations proposed by an interested stockholder following the announcement or notification of designated extraordinary transactions involving the corporation and a person who had not been an interested stockholder during the previous three years or who became an interested stockholder with the approval of a majority of the corporation’s directors, if such extraordinary transaction is approved or not opposed by a majority of the directors who were directors prior to any person becoming an interested stockholder during the previous three years or were recommended for election or elected to succeed such directors by a majority of such directors.

Section 203 may make it more difficult for a person who would be an interested stockholder to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period. Section 203 also may have the effect of preventing changes in our management and could make it more difficult to accomplish transactions which our stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.

Listing of Common Stock

We will apply to list our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “XONE.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is             .

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Prior to the date of this prospectus, there has been no public market for our common stock and we cannot assure you that a significant market for our common stock will develop or be sustained after this offering. The sales of a substantial amount of common stock in the public market in the future, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock and our ability to raise equity capital in the future.

As of January 1, 2013, we have six holders of common shares and three holders of Class A preferred shares. Upon the completion of this offering, we will have             shares of common stock outstanding (or             shares if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full). All of the shares of our common stock sold under this prospectus will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, unless the shares are purchased by “affiliates” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Any shares purchased by an affiliate or held by our current stockholders may not be resold except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, including the exemption under Rule 144 of the Securities Act described below. The shares of common stock held by our employees are “restricted securities” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. These restricted securities may be sold in the public market by our employees only if they are registered or if they qualify for an exemption from registration under Rule 144. These rules are summarized below.

Rule 144

In general, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell their securities provided that (a) we have been a public reporting company under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act for at least 90 days before the sale and (b) such person is not, and has not been deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the 90 days preceding, a sale.

 

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Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares of common stock that does not exceed the greater of:

 

   

1.0% of the then outstanding shares of our common stock; or

 

   

the average weekly trading volume during the four calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice of the sale is filed on Form 144;

provided, in each case, that we are subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements for at least 90 days before such sale. Such sales by affiliates under Rule 144 are also subject to restrictions relating to the manner of sale, notice requirements and the availability of current public information about us.

Rule 701

Rule 701 of the Securities Act, as currently in effect, permits each of our employees, officers, directors, and consultants, to the extent such persons are not “affiliates” as that term is defined in Rule 144, who purchased or received our shares pursuant to a written compensatory plan or contract, to resell such shares 90 days after the effective date of this prospectus in reliance upon Rule 144, but without compliance with the specific requirements regarding the availability of public information or holding periods thereunder. Rule 701 provides that affiliates who purchased or received shares pursuant to a written compensatory plan or contract are eligible to resell their Rule 701 shares under Rule 144 without complying with the holding period requirement of Rule 144.

Lock-Up Agreements

We and each of our executive officers and directors, the selling stockholder and certain of our significant stockholders have agreed to a 180-day “lock-up” from the date of this prospectus relating to shares of our common stock that they beneficially own, including the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of currently outstanding options and options that may be issued. See “Underwriting—Lock-Up Agreements.”

 

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UNDERWRITING

We and the selling stockholder have entered into an underwriting agreement with FBR Capital Markets & Co., as representative of the underwriters named below, with respect to the shares subject to this offering. Subject to the terms and conditions in the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each underwriter has agreed to purchase from us on a firm commitment basis, the respective number of shares of our common stock set forth opposite its name in the table below:

 

Underwriters

   Number of Shares

FBR Capital Markets & Co.

  

Total

  

The underwriting agreement provides that the obligation of the underwriters to purchase all of the shares being offered to the public is subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and the satisfaction of other conditions. These conditions include, among others, the continued accuracy of representations and warranties made by us or the underwriting agreement, delivery of legal opinions and the absence of any material changes in our assets, business or prospects after the date of this prospectus. The underwriters are obligated to purchase all of our shares in this offering, other than those covered by the over-allotment option described below, if they purchase any of our shares.

The representatives of the underwriters have advised us that the underwriters propose to offer the common stock directly to the public at the public offering prices listed on the cover page of this prospectus and to selected dealers, who may include the underwriters, at the public offering price less a selling concession not in excess of $            per share for the common stock. The underwriters may allow, and the selected dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of $            per share for the common stock to brokers and dealers. After the completion of the offering, the underwriters may change the offering price and other selling terms.

Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, we and the selling stockholder have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments which the underwriters or other indemnified parties may be required to make in respect of any such liabilities.

Commissions and Expenses

The following table provides information regarding the amount of the underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters by us and the selling stockholder. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments, if any.

 

            Total  
     Per Share      Without
Over-Allotment
     With
Over-Allotment
 

Underwriting discount paid by us and the selling stockholder

   $         $         $     

Proceeds, before expenses, to us (1)

   $         $         $     

 

(1) Includes payment to the underwriters of non-accountable expenses incurred in connection with this offering in an amount equal to             % of the gross proceeds of the offering.

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Over-Allotment Option

We have granted the underwriters an over-allotment option. This option, which is exercisable for up to 30 days after the date of this prospectus, permits the underwriters to purchase a maximum of                 additional shares from us to cover over-allotments, if any. If the underwriters exercise all or part of this option, each underwriter will be obligated to purchase its proportionate number of shares covered by the option at the public offering price that appears on the cover page of this prospectus, less the underwriting discount and non-accountable expense reimbursement of         % of the gross proceeds from the sale of such additional securities.

Lock-Up Agreements

Our executive officers and directors, the selling stockholder and certain of our significant stockholders have agreed to a 180-day “lock-up” from the date of this prospectus relating to shares of our common stock that they beneficially own, including the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of currently outstanding options and options which may be issued. This means that, for a period of 180 days following the date of this prospectus, such persons may not offer, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of these securities without the prior written consent of the representatives, subject to certain exceptions. The lock-up period described in the preceding sentence will be extended if (1) during the last 17 days of the lock-up period, we issue an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to us occurs, or (2) prior to the expiration of the initial lock-up period, we announce that we will release earnings results during the 15-day period following the last day of the initial lock-up period, in which case the lock-up period automatically will be extended until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the date of release of the earnings results or the public announcement regarding the material news or the occurrence of the material event, as applicable, unless the representatives waive, in writing, such extension.

In addition, the underwriting agreement provides that we will not, for a period of 180 days following the date of this prospectus, offer, sell or distribute any of our securities, without the prior written consent of the underwriters.

Stabilization

Until the distribution of the securities offered by this prospectus is completed, rules of the SEC may limit the ability of the underwriters to bid for and to purchase our common stock. As an exception to these rules, the underwriters may engage in transactions effected in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act that are intended to stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of our common stock. The underwriters may engage in over-allotment sales, syndicate covering transactions, stabilizing transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M.

 

   

Stabilizing transactions permit bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the common stock, so long as stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.

 

   

Over-allotment involves sales by the underwriters of securities in excess of the number of securities the underwriters are obligated to purchase, which creates a short position. The short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of shares of common stock over-allotted by the underwriters is not greater than the number of shares of common stock that they may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of shares of common stock involved is greater than the number of shares in the over-allotment option. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their over-allotment option or purchasing shares of our common stock in the open market.

 

   

Covering transactions involve the purchase of securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions. In determining the source of securities to close out the short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of securities available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase securities through

 

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the over-allotment option. If the underwriters sell more shares of common stock than could be covered by the over-allotment option, creating a naked short position, the position can only be closed out by buying securities in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the securities in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering.

 

   

Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a selected dealer when the securities originally sold by the selected dealer are purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction.

These stabilizing transactions, covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our securities or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our common stock. As a result, the price of our securities may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market.

Neither we nor the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on the prices of our securities. These transactions may occur on any trading market. If any of these transactions are commenced, they may be discontinued without notice at any time.

This prospectus may be made available in electronic format on Internet sites or through other online services maintained by the underwriters or their affiliates. In those cases, prospective investors may view offering terms online and may be allowed to place orders online. Other than this prospectus in electronic format, any information on the underwriters’ or their affiliates’ websites and any information contained in any other website maintained by the underwriters or any affiliate of the underwriters is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or the underwriters and should not be relied upon by investors.

Directed Share Program

At our request, the underwriters have reserved up to              shares of the common stock being offered by this prospectus for sale at the initial public offering price to our employees, directors and officers, and certain other investors related to them. The sales will be made by FBR Capital Markets & Co. through a directed share program. We do not know if these persons will choose to purchase all or any portion of these reserved shares, but any purchases they do make will reduce the number of shares available to the general public. Any shares sold in the directed share program to our directors, executive officers or existing security holders will be subject to the lock-up agreements described above. See “—Lock-Up Agreements.”

Notice to Prospective Investors in the EEA

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (EEA) which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”) an offer to the public of any shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus may not be made in that Relevant Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State of any shares may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that Relevant Member State:

 

  (a) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;

 

  (b) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts;

 

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  (c) by the underwriters to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than “qualified investors” as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or

 

  (d) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive;

provided that no such offer of shares shall result in a requirement for the publication by us or any representative of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

Any person making or intending to make any offer of shares within the EEA should only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for us or any of the underwriters to produce a prospectus for such offer. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of shares through any financial intermediary, other than offers made by the underwriters which constitute the final offering of shares contemplated in this prospectus.

For the purposes of this provision, and your representation below, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

Each person in a Relevant Member State who receives any communication in respect of, or who acquires any shares under, the offer of shares contemplated by this prospectus will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with us and each underwriter that:

 

  (A) it is a “qualified investor” within the meaning of the law in that Relevant Member State implementing Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive; and

 

  (B) in the case of any shares acquired by it as a financial intermediary, as that term is used in Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, (i) the shares acquired by it in the offering have not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any Relevant Member State other than “qualified investors” (as defined in the Prospectus Directive), or in circumstances in which the prior consent of the representatives has been given to the offer or resale; or (ii) where shares have been acquired by it on behalf of persons in any Relevant Member State other than qualified investors, the offer of those shares to it is not treated under the Prospectus Directive as having been made to such persons.

In addition, in the United Kingdom, this document is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer subsequently made may only be directed at persons who are “qualified investors” (as defined in the Prospectus Directive) (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19 (5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”) and/or (ii) who are high net worth companies (or persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated) falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This document must not be acted on or relied on in the United Kingdom by persons who are not relevant persons. In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is only available to, and will be engaged in with, relevant persons.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom

This prospectus is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive that are also (i) to investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial

 

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Promotion) Order 2005, or the Order, and/or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling with Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”).

This prospectus and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other persons in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

Each underwriter has represented, warranted and agreed that:

(A) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, or the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Shares in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and

(B) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the shares of our common stock in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Germany

Any offer or solicitation of securities within Germany must be in full compliance with the German Securities Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz — WpPG). The offer and solicitation of securities to the public in Germany requires the publication of a prospectus that has to be filed with and approved by the German Federal Financial Services Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht— BaFin). This prospectus has not been and will not be submitted for filing and approval to the BaFin and, consequently, will not be published. Therefore, this prospectus does not constitute a public offer under the German Securities Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz). This prospectus and any other document relating to our common stock, as well as any information contained therein, must therefore not be supplied to the public in Germany or used in connection with any offer for subscription of our common stock to the public in Germany, any public marketing of our common stock or any public solicitation for offers to subscribe for or otherwise acquire our common stock. This prospectus and other offering materials relating to the offer of our common stock are strictly confidential and may not be distributed to any person or entity other than the designated recipients hereof.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland

This document, as well as any other material relating to the shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus, do not constitute an issue prospectus pursuant to Article 652a and/or 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The shares will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and, therefore, the documents relating to the shares, including, but not limited to, this document, do not claim to comply with the disclosure standards of the listing rules of SIX Swiss Exchange and corresponding prospectus schemes annexed to the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange. The shares are being offered in Switzerland by way of a private placement, i.e. , to a small number of selected investors only, without any public offer and only to investors who do not purchase the shares with the intention to distribute them to the public. The investors will be individually approached by the issuer from time to time. This document, as well as any other material relating to the shares, is personal and confidential and do not constitute an offer to any other person. This document may only be used by those investors to whom it has been handed out in connection with the offering described herein and may neither directly nor indirectly be distributed or made available to other persons without express consent of the issuer. It may not be used in connection with any other offer and shall in particular not be copied and/or distributed to the public in (or from) Switzerland.

 

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U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS

The following is a summary of material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our common stock to a non-U.S. holder that purchases shares of our common stock in this offering. For purposes of this summary, a “non-U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of our common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

   

a nonresident alien individual;

 

   

a foreign corporation (or entity treated as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes); or

 

   

a foreign estate or foreign trust.

In the case of a holder that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax treatment of a partner in such partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partner and the partnership. If you are a partner in a partnership holding our common stock, then you should consult your own tax advisor.

This summary is based upon the provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the Code, the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all as of the date hereof. Those authorities may be changed, perhaps retroactively, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those summarized below. We cannot assure you that a change in law, possibly with retroactive application, will not alter significantly the tax considerations that we describe in this summary. We have not sought and do not plan to seek any ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, which we refer to as the IRS, with respect to statements made and the conclusions reached in the following summary, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will agree with our statements and conclusions.

This summary does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxes that may be relevant to non-U.S. holders in light of their personal circumstances, and does not deal with federal taxes other than the U.S. federal income tax or with non-U.S., state or local tax considerations. Special rules, not discussed here, may apply to certain non-U.S. holders, including:

 

   

U.S. expatriates;

 

   

controlled foreign corporations;

 

   

passive foreign investment companies; and

 

   

investors in pass-through entities that are subject to special treatment under the Code.

Such non-U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors to determine the U.S. federal, state, local and other tax consequences that may be relevant to them.

This summary applies only to a non-U.S. holder that holds our common stock as a capital asset (within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code).

If you are considering the purchase of our common stock, you should consult your own tax advisor concerning the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our common stock, as well as the consequences to you arising under U.S. tax laws other than the federal income tax law or under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.

 

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Dividends

As described in “Dividend Policy” above, we do not currently anticipate paying dividends. In the event that we do make a distribution of cash or property (other than certain stock distributions) with respect to our common stock (or certain redemptions that are treated as distributions with respect to common stock), any such distributions will be treated as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Dividends paid to you generally will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.

However, dividends that are effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by you within the United States and, where a tax treaty applies, are generally attributable to a United States permanent establishment, are not subject to the withholding tax, but instead are subject to United States federal income tax on a net income basis at applicable graduated individual or corporate ordinary income tax rates. Certain certification and disclosure requirements, including delivery to the withholding agent of a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI (or other applicable form), must be satisfied for effectively connected income to be exempt from withholding. Any such dividends received by a foreign corporation that are effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States may be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.

If the amount of a distribution paid on our common stock exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be allocated ratably among each share of common stock with respect to which the distribution is paid and treated first as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of your adjusted tax basis in each such share, and thereafter as capital gain from a sale or other disposition of such share of common stock that is taxed to you as described below in “– Gain on Disposition of Common Stock.” Your adjusted tax basis is generally the purchase price of such shares, reduced by the amount of any such tax-free returns of capital.

If you wish to claim the benefit of an applicable treaty rate to avoid or reduce withholding of U.S. federal income tax for dividends, then you must (a) provide the withholding agent with a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable form) and certify under penalties of perjury that you are not a U.S. person and are eligible for treaty benefits, or (b) if our common stock is held through certain foreign intermediaries, satisfy the relevant certification requirements of applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. Special certification and other requirements apply to certain non-U.S. holders that act as intermediaries (including partnerships).

If you are eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal income tax pursuant to an income tax treaty, then you may obtain a refund or credit of any excess amounts withheld by filing timely an appropriate claim with the IRS.

Gain on Disposition of Common Stock

You generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to gain realized on the sale or other taxable disposition of our common stock, unless:

 

   

the gain is effectively connected with a trade or business you conduct in the United States, and, in cases in which certain tax treaties apply, is attributable to a United States permanent establishment;

 

   

you are an individual and you are present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale or other taxable disposition, and certain other conditions are met; or

 

   

we are or have been during a specified testing period a “U.S. real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and certain other conditions are met.

If you are an individual described in the first bullet point above, you will be subject to tax on the net gain derived from the sale under regular graduated United States federal income tax rates or such lower rate as specified by an applicable income tax treaty. If you are an individual described in the second bullet point above, you will be subject to a flat 30% tax on the gain derived from the sale, which may be offset by United States

 

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source capital losses (even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States). If you are a foreign corporation described in the first bullet point above, you will be subject to tax on your gain under regular graduated United States federal income tax rates and, in addition, may be subject to the branch profits tax equal to 30% of your effectively connected earnings and profits or at such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.

Generally, we will be a “United States real property holding corporation” if the fair market value of our U.S. real property interests equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of our worldwide real property interests and other assets used or held for use in a trade or business, all as determined under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. We believe that we have not been and are not a “U.S. real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Although we do not anticipate it based on our current business plans and operations, we may become a “U.S. real property holding corporation” in the future. If we have been or were to become a “U.S. real property holding corporation,” you might be subject to U.S. federal income tax (but not the branch profits tax) with respect to gain realized on the disposition of our common stock. However, such gain would not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax if (1) our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market and (2) in disposing of our common stock you did not own, actually or constructively, at any time during the five-year period preceding the disposition, more than 5% of the value of our common stock.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding Tax

We must report annually to the IRS and to you the amount of dividends paid to you and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect to such dividends. The IRS may make this information available to the tax authorities in the country in which you are resident.

In addition, you may be subject to information reporting requirements and backup withholding tax (currently at a rate of 28%) with respect to dividends paid on, and the proceeds of disposition of, shares of our common stock, unless, generally, you certify under penalties of perjury (usually on IRS Form W-8BEN) that you are not a U.S. person or you otherwise establish an exemption. Additional rules relating to information reporting requirements and backup withholding tax with respect to payments of the proceeds from the disposition of shares of our common stock are as follows:

 

   

If the proceeds are paid to or through the U.S. office of a broker, the proceeds generally will be subject to backup withholding tax and information reporting, unless you certify under penalties of perjury (usually on IRS Form W-8BEN) that you are not a U.S. person or you otherwise establish an exemption.

 

   

If the proceeds are paid to or through a non-U.S. office of a broker that is not a U.S. person and is not a foreign person with certain specified U.S. connections, or a U.S.-related person, information reporting and backup withholding tax generally will not apply.

 

   

If the proceeds are paid to or through a non-U.S. office of a broker that is a U.S. person or a U.S.-related person, the proceeds generally will be subject to information reporting (but not to backup withholding tax), unless you certify under penalties of perjury (usually on IRS Form W-8BEN) that you are not a U.S. person.

Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding tax rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished by you to the IRS.

New Legislation Relating to Foreign Accounts

Recently enacted legislation may impose withholding taxes on certain types of payments made to “foreign financial institutions” and certain other non-U.S. entities after December 31, 2012. The legislation imposes a 30% withholding tax on dividends on, or gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, our common stock paid to a foreign financial institution unless the foreign financial institution enters into an agreement with the U.S. Treasury to, among other things, undertake to identify accounts held by certain U.S. persons (including certain equity and

 

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debt holders of such institutions) or U.S.-owned foreign entities, annually report certain information about such accounts, and withhold 30% on payments to account holders whose actions prevent it from complying with these reporting and other requirements. In addition, the legislation imposes a 30% withholding tax on the same types of payments to a foreign non-financial entity unless the entity certifies that it does not have any substantial U.S. owners (which generally includes any U.S. person who directly or indirectly own more than 10% of the entity) or furnishes identifying information regarding each substantial U.S. owner. Under certain circumstances, a non-U.S. holder of our common stock might be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes, and a non-U.S. holder might be required to file a United States federal income tax return to claim such refunds or credits. Prospective purchasers of our common stock should consult their tax advisors regarding this legislation.

THE SUMMARY OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES ABOVE IS INCLUDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS TO DETERMINE THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX CONSIDERATIONS OF PURCHASING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON STOCK.

LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for us by Morella & Associates, A Professional Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Washington, DC, will pass upon certain legal matters for the underwriters.

EXPERTS

The consolidated balance sheets of The Ex One Company, LLC and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, members’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2011 have been audited by ParenteBeard LLC, independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein and elsewhere in the registration statement. Such financial statements have been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. In this prospectus we refer to that registration statement, together with all amendments, exhibits and schedules to that registration statement, as “the registration statement.”

As is permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, this prospectus, which is part of the registration statement, omits some information, exhibits, schedules and undertakings set forth in the registration statement. For further information with respect to us, and the securities offered by this prospectus, please refer to the registration statement.

Following the declaration of effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-1, of which this prospectus forms a part, we will be required to file current, quarterly and annual reports, proxy statements and other information without charge with the SEC. You may read and copy this registration statement and those reports, proxy statements and other information at the public reference facility maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Copies of this material may also be obtained from the Public Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549 at prescribed rates. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at (800) 732-0330. The SEC maintains a web site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system.

 

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THE EX ONE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

I NDEX TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

     Page  
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-2   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

     F-3   

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December  31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

     F-4   

Consolidated Statements of Members’ Deficit for the years ended December  31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

     F-5   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December  31, 2010

     F-6   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-8   

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of and September 30, 2012 (unaudited) and
December  31, 2011

     F-26   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (unaudited) and September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

     F-27   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Members’ Deficit for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

     F-28   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September  30, 2012 (unaudited) and September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

     F-29   

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-31   

 

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THE EX ONE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Members

The Ex One Company, LLC and Subsidiaries

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Ex One Company, LLC and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2010 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, members’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2011. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Ex One Company, LLC and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2011 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2011, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1, the Company has incurred recurring operating losses and has a working capital deficiency. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters also are described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

/s/ ParenteBeard LLC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

November 12, 2012

 

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THE EX ONE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

December 31

   2010     2011  

ASSETS

    

Current Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,021,048      $ 3,496,228   

Accounts receivable — net

     2,731,748        1,335,201   

Related party receivable

     181,568        395,636   

Inventories — net

     3,069,160        4,430,824   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     222,476        458,989   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     7,226,000        10,116,878   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and Equipment — Net

    

(Including assets of consolidated variable interest entities of $4.5 million in 2010 and $5.8 million in 2011 — Note 1 )

     7,990,388        7,918,559   

Deferred Tax Assets

     —          727,000   

Other Assets

     16,585        205,881   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 15,232,973      $ 18,968,318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ DEFICIT

    

Current Liabilities

    

Demand note payable to member

   $ 15,044,778      $ —     

Current portion of long-term debt of consolidated variable
interest entities

     808,010        1,294,030   

Accounts payable

     984,646        864,333   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     2,345,040        2,669,035   

Accrued income taxes

     198,724        956,438   

Deferred tax liabilities

     —          727,000   

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     1,097,881        4,938,019   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     20,479,079        11,448,855   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term Liabilities

    

Long-term debt of consolidated variable interest entities — net of current portion

     3,031,171        4,134,925   

Redeemable Class A preferred units

     —          18,983,602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-term Liabilities

     3,031,171        23,118,527   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     23,510,250        34,567,382   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Members’ Equity (Deficit)

    

Controlling interest in members’ deficit

    

Common units, 10,000,000 issued and outstanding

     10,000,000        10,000,000   

Members’ deficit

     (19,448,115     (27,485,083

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (113,051     (220,416
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Controlling Interest in Members’ Deficit

     (9,561,166     (17,705,499

Noncontrolling interest

     1,283,889        2,106,435   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Members’ Deficit

     (8,277,277     (15,599,064
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Members’ Deficit

   $ 15,232,973      $ 18,968,318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

 

For the Years Ended December 31

   2010     2011  

Revenue

   $ 13,440,021      $ 15,289,707   

Cost of Sales

     10,374,241        11,647,338   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit

     3,065,780        3,642,369   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

    

Research and development

     1,152,940        1,530,933   

Selling, general and administrative

     5,977,749        7,285,924   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

     7,130,689        8,816,857   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from Operations

     (4,064,909     (5,174,488
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other (Income) Expense

    

Interest expense

     1,114,401        1,569,538   

Other income

     (196,747     (154,451

Interest income

     (900     (3,497
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Expense

     916,754        1,411,590   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before Income taxes

     (4,981,663     (6,586,078

Provision for Income Taxes

     198,000        1,031,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Loss Attributable to the Controlling and Noncontrolling Interests

     (5,179,663     (7,617,078

Less: Net income of Noncontrolling Interest

     328,031        419,890   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Loss Attributable to the Controlling Interest

     (5,507,694     (8,036,968

Other Comprehensive Loss:

    

Foreign currency translation loss

     (144,468     (107,365
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive Loss

   $ (5,652,162   $ (8,144,333
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss available to common unitholders — basic

   $ (0.55   $ (0.80
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss available to common unitholders — diluted

   $ (0.55   $ (0.80
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Members’ Deficit

 

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2011

 
    Common Units     Members’
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Total
Controlling
Interest
    Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total
Members’

Deficit
 
    Number of
Units
    Amount            

Balance  — December 31, 2009

    10,000,000      $ 10,000,000      $ (13,940,421   $ 31,417      $ (3,909,004   $ 955,858      $ (2,953,146

Net loss

      —          (5,507,694     —          (5,507,694     328,031        (5,179,663

Loss on foreign currency translation

      —          —          (144,468     (144,468     —          (144,468
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance  — December 31, 2010

    10,000,000        10,000,000        (19,448,115     (113,051     (9,561,166     1,283,889        (8,277,277

Net loss

    —          —          (8,036,968     —          (8,036,968     419,890        (7,617,078

Loss on foreign currency translation

    —          —          —          (107,365     (107,365     —          (107,365

Member contribution

    —          —          —          —          —          402,656        402,656   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance  — December 31, 2011

    10,000,000      $ 10,000,000      $ (27,485,083   $ (220,416   $ (17,705,499   $ 2,106,435      $ (15,599,064
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

For the Years Ended December 31

   2010     2011  

Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

    

Net loss

   $ (5,179,663   $ (7,617,078

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating activities

    

Depreciation

     1,071,745        1,169,734   

Changes in assets and liabilities

    

Accounts receivable

     (1,662,105     1,239,925   

Related party receivable

     (90,362     (214,068

Inventories

     614,142        (1,368,114

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     258,992        (14,398

Accounts payable

     (385,696     (213,405

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     (324,749     (55,928

Accrued income taxes

     199,985        1,007,360   

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     (538,152     3,839,473   

Other assets and liabilities — net

     124,032        (209,074
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Used for Operating Activities

     (5,911,831     (2,435,573
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Used for Investing Activities

    

Additions to property and equipment

     (1,794,761     (1,080,429
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

    

Proceeds from long-term debt

     —          2,398,076   

Payments on long-term debt

     (4,479,362     (808,303

Proceeds from borrowings on demand note payable to member

     12,290,058        3,938,824   

Member contribution

     —          402,656   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

     7,810,696        5,931,253   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of Currency Translation on Cash and Cash Equivalents

     272,833        59,929   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     376,937        2,475,180   

Cash and Cash Equivalents    Beginning of year

     644,111        1,021,048   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents    End of year

   $ 1,021,048      $ 3,496,228   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

  

Cash paid for interest

   $ 243,561      $ 174,051   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

   $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

  

Conversion of demand note payable to member to Redeemable Class A preferred units (Note 8)

   $ —        $ 18,983,602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Index to Notes to the Consolidated

Financial Statements

 

          Page  
1.   

Organization, Nature of Business, Basis of Consolidation and Going Concern

     F-8   
2.   

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

     F-9   
  

A. Method of Accounting

     F-9   
  

B. Use of Estimates

     F-9   
  

C. Revenue Recognition

     F-9   
  

D. Cash and Cash Equivalents

     F-10   
  

E. Accounts Receivable

     F-10   
  

F. Inventories

     F-11   
  

G. Property and Equipment

     F-11   
  

H. Foreign Currency Transactions

     F-11   
  

I. Derivative Financial Instruments

     F-12   
  

J. Research and Development

     F-12   
  

K. Earnings (Loss) Per Unit

     F-12   
  

L. Advertising

     F-12   
  

M. Defined Contribution Plan

     F-12   
  

N. Income taxes

     F-13   
  

O. Fair Value Measurements

     F-13   
  

P. Royalty Expense Under License Agreements

     F-14   
  

Q. Taxes on Revenue Producing Transactions

     F-14   
  

R. Equity-based Compensation

     F-14   
  

S. New Accounting Standards to be Implemented

     F-14   
3.   

Inventories

     F-15   
4.   

Property and Equipment

     F-15   
5.   

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

     F-15   
6.   

Line of Credit Agreement

     F-16   
7.   

Long-term Debt

     F-16   
8.   

Redeemable Preferred Units

     F-18   
9.   

Members Equity (Deficit)

     F-18   
10.   

Related Party Transactions

     F-19   
11.   

Income Taxes

     F-19   
12.   

Operating Lease Commitments

     F-21   
13.   

License Agreements

     F-21   
14.   

Computation of Earnings (Loss) per Unit

     F-21   
15.   

Fair Value Measurements

     F-22   
16.   

Segment Information

     F-23   
17.   

Customer Concentrations

     F-24   
18.   

Subsequent Events

     F-24   

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 - Organization, Nature of Business, Basis of Consolidation and Going Concern

The Ex One Company, LLC and Subsidiaries (ExOne) is a limited liability company that is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ExOne, its wholly-owned subsidiaries: ProMetal, LLC, ProMetal RCT, LLC, Luxcelis, LLC, ExOne KK (Japan) and ProMetal GmbH (Germany), and two variable interest entities in which ExOne is the primary beneficiary: Lone Star Metal Fabrication, LLC (Lone Star) and Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC (TMF). Collectively, the consolidated group is referred to as “the Company”. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company is a global provider of 3D printing machines that can produce three-dimensional objects through a process known as Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) to industrial customers for end-market applications. The business consists of producing products for customers utilizing its own 3D machines and technology, manufacturing and selling 3D machines to customers to print their own products, and supplying associated products and services necessary for customers to print on their own 3D machines.

At December 31, 2010 and 2011, ExOne leases property and equipment from Lone Star and TMF. ExOne does not have an ownership interest in Lone Star or TMF. ExOne is the primary beneficiary of Lone Star and TMF in accordance with the guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on the consolidation of variable interest entities (VIEs), since ExOne guarantees certain debt of both Lone Star and TMF and governs these entities through common ownership. This guidance requires certain VIEs to be consolidated when an enterprise has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and who has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The consolidated financial statements therefore include the accounts of Lone Star and TMF. The assets of Lone Star and TMF can only be used to settle obligations of Lone Star and TMF, and the creditors of Lone Star and TMF do not have recourse to ExOne’s general credit.

The Company applies the accounting standard for noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements. The variable interest related to Lone Star and TMF requires the equity of these entities to be classified as a non-controlling interest in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred net losses of approximately $5.2 million and $7.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, and has an accumulated deficit of approximately $15.6 million as of December 31, 2011. These conditions raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support of the Company’s majority member, the Company’s ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet its obligations on a timely basis, to obtain additional financing as may be required, and ultimately to attain profitable operations. Management believes the Company will be able to raise additional capital or debt sufficient to support the Company’s operations through January 1, 2013. However, there is no assurance that profitable operations or sufficient cash flows will occur in the future.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A. Method of Accounting

The consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented on the accrual basis of accounting and are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC).

B. Use of Estimates

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant estimates reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include: fair value of the Company’s common units used to measure equity based compensation, allowance for slow moving and obsolete inventory, accrued license fees, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, and the estimated fair value of the Company’s long-lived assets for purposes of impairment testing. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

C. Revenue Recognition

Revenue from the sale of 3D printing machines and related consumables is recognized upon transfer of title, generally upon shipment. Revenue from the performance of contract services or production services is generally recognized when either the services are performed or the finished product is shipped. Revenue for all deliverables in a sales arrangement is recognized provided that persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, both title and risk of loss have passed to the customer and collection is reasonably assured. Persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists upon execution of a written sales agreement or signed purchase order that constitutes a fixed and legally binding commitment between the Company and its customer. In instances where revenue recognition criteria are not met, amounts are recorded as deferred revenue and customer deposits in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The Company enters into sales arrangements that may provide for multiple deliverables to a customer. Sales of machines may include consumables, maintenance services, and training and installation. The Company identifies all goods and services that are to be delivered separately under a sales arrangement and allocates revenue to each deliverable based on relative fair values. Fair values are generally established based on the prices charged when sold separately by the Company. In general, revenues are separated between machines, consumables, maintenance services and installation and training services. The allocated revenue for each deliverable is then recognized ratably based on relative fair values of the components of the sale. The Company also evaluates the impact of undelivered items on the functionality of delivered items for each sales transaction and, where appropriate, defers revenue on delivered items when that functionality has been affected. Functionality is determined to be met if the delivered products or services represent a separate earnings process. Revenue from maintenance services as well as installation is recognized at the time of performance.

The Company provides customers with a standard warranty agreement on all machines for up to one year. The warranty is not treated as a separate service because the warranty is an integral part of the sale of the machine. The liability associated with these warranty obligations was not significant in 2010 or 2011.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

C. Revenue Recognition (continued)

 

After the initial one year warranty period, the Company offers these customers optional maintenance contracts. Deferred maintenance service revenue is recognized when the maintenance services are performed since the Company has historical evidence that indicates that the costs of performing the services under the contract are not incurred on a straight-line basis.

The Company sells equipment with embedded software to its customers. The embedded software is not sold separately and it is not a significant focus of the Company’s marketing effort. The Company does not provide post-contract customer support specific to the software or incur significant costs that are within the scope of FASB guidance on accounting for software to be leased or sold. Additionally, the functionality that the software provides is marketed as part of the overall product. The software embedded in the equipment is incidental to the equipment as a whole such that the FASB guidance referenced above is not applicable. Sales of these products are recognized in accordance with FASB guidance on accounting for multiple-element arrangements.

Shipping and handling costs billed to customers for machine sales and sales of consumables are included in revenue in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss. Costs incurred by the Company associated with shipping and handling is included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

The Company’s terms of sale generally require payment within 30 to 60 days after shipment of a product, although the Company also recognizes that longer payment periods are customary in some countries where it transacts business. To reduce credit risk in connection with machine sales, the Company may, depending upon the circumstances, require significant deposits prior to shipment. In some circumstances, the Company may require payment in full for its products prior to shipment and may require international customers to furnish letters of credit. These deposits are reported as deferred revenue and customer deposits in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Production and contract services are billed on a time-and-materials basis. Services under maintenance contracts are billed to customers upon performance of services in accordance with the contract.

D. Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturities when purchased of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company’s policy is to invest cash in excess of short-term operating and debt-service requirements in such cash equivalents. These instruments are stated at cost, which approximates fair value because of the short maturity of the instruments. The Company maintains cash balances with financial institutions located in the United States, Germany, and Japan. The Company places its cash with high quality financial institutions and believes its risk of loss is limited; however, at times, account balances may exceed international and federally insured limits in the United States of America (U.S.). The Company has not experienced any losses associated with these cash balances.

E. Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are reported at net realizable value. The Company’s estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts related to trade receivables is based on the Company’s evaluation of customer accounts with past-due outstanding balances or specific accounts for which it has information that the customer may be

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

E. Accounts Receivable (continued)

 

unable to meet its financial obligations. Based upon review of these accounts, and management’s analysis and judgment, the Company records a specific allowance for that customer’s accounts receivable balance to reduce the outstanding receivable balance to the amount expected to be collected. The allowance is re-evaluated and adjusted periodically as additional information is received that impacts the allowance amount reserved.

The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $50,000 at December 31, 2010 and $43,000 at December 31, 2011.

F. Inventories

The Company values all of its inventories on the lower of cost, as determined on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method or market value. Overhead is allocated to work in progress and finished goods based on normal capacity of the Company’s production facilities. Fixed overhead associated with production facilities that are being operated below normal capacity are being recognized as a period expense rather than being capitalized as a product cost. An allowance for slow-moving and obsolete inventories is provided based on historical experience and current product demand. These provisions reduce the cost basis of the respective inventory and are recorded as a charge to cost of sales.

G. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are carried at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, generally three to twenty-five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of (i) their estimated useful lives or (ii) the estimated or contractual lives of the leases. Realized gains and losses are recognized upon disposal or retirement of the related assets and are reflected in results of operations. Charges for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. If expected cash flows are less than carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the assets. No impairment loss was recorded for 2011 or 2010.

H. Foreign Currency Transactions

The Company transacts business globally and is subject to risks associated with fluctuating foreign exchange rates. Approximately 71% in 2010 and 67% in 2011 of the Company’s consolidated revenue is derived from sales outside the U.S. This revenue is generated primarily from wholly-owned subsidiaries operating in their respective countries and surrounding geographic areas. This revenue is primarily denominated in each subsidiary’s local functional currency, including the U.S. dollar, the Euro and Japanese Yen.

Foreign currency assets and liabilities are translated into their U.S. dollar equivalents based on year end exchange rates, and are included in members’ equity (deficit) as a component of comprehensive loss. Revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations are charged to operations as incurred, except for intercompany receivables and payables for which settlement is not planned or anticipated in the foreseeable future, which are included as accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

I. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition. The Company seeks to minimize these risks through regular operating and financing activities and, when the Company considers it to be appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments.

The Company holds interest rate swaps for the purpose of managing risks related to the variability of future earnings and cash flows caused by changes in interest rates (Note 7). The Company has elected not to prepare and maintain the documentation required to qualify for hedge accounting treatment and therefore, all gains and losses (realized or unrealized) related to derivative instruments are recognized as interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Fair value of the interest rate swaps are reported as accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets (Note 15). The Company does not purchase, hold or sell derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

The Company is exposed to credit risk if the counterparties to such transactions are unable to perform their obligations. However, the Company seeks to minimize such risk by entering into transactions with counterparties that are believed to be creditworthy financial institutions.

During 2010, the Company entered into a foreign currency contract to hedge its exposure arising from the sale of inventory. The Company recognized a loss of approximately $76,000 during the year ended December 31, 2010 in conjunction with this transaction and the termination of this contract. The Company held no foreign currency contracts in 2011.

J. Research and Development

The Company is continuously involved in research and development of new methods and technologies relating to its product. All research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred.

K. Earnings (Loss) Per Unit

Basic earnings (loss) per unit are calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to common unit-holders by the weighted average number of common units outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per unit is computed by dividing net loss, as adjusted for the assumed issuance of all dilutive units, by the weighted average number of common units outstanding plus the number of additional common units that would have been outstanding if all dilutive common units had been issued through convertible securities.

L. Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred, and were not significant for the years ended December  31, 2010 and 2011.

M. Defined Contribution Plan

The Company sponsors a defined contribution savings plan under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the plan, participating U.S. employees may elect to defer a portion of their pre-tax earnings, up to the Internal Revenue Service annual contribution limit ($16,500 for calendar year 2010 and

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

M. Defined Contribution Plan (continued)

 

2011). The Company makes discretionary matching contributions, subject to certain Internal Revenue Service limitations. The Company’s matching contributions to the Plan were approximately $57,000 in 2010 and $87,000 in 2011.

N. Income Taxes

The Company is organized as a limited liability company. Under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions, the Company is taxed as a partnership and is not liable for income taxes. Instead, its earnings and losses are included in the tax returns of its members. Therefore, the consolidated financial statements do not reflect a provision for U.S. federal or state income taxes.

The Company’s subsidiaries in Germany and Japan are taxed as corporations under the taxing regulations of Germany and Japan, respectively. As a result, the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss include tax expense related to those foreign jurisdictions.

The Company recognizes the tax liability or benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions are then measured based on the largest amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries in Germany and Japan using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce foreign deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized (Note 11).

The Company’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for tax years ending after December 31, 2008 are currently open for examination. The Company’s 2010 and 2011 tax years remain subject to examination for its German operations. The Company’s 2005 through 2011 tax years remain subject to examination for its Japanese operations.

O. Fair Value Measurements

The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities, which are required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the Company would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions and credit risk.

The Company applies the following fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:

 

   

Level 1 - Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical investments that the Company has the ability to access.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

O. Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

 

   

Level 2 - Inputs include:

a. Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

b. Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

c. Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly;

d. Inputs that are derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data by correlation or other means.

 

   

Level 3 - Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The Company’s financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy are more fully disclosed in Note 15 of the consolidated financial statements.

P. Royalty Expense Under License Agreements

The Company has entered into license agreements for the use of intellectual properties that require royalty payments based upon the net sales of the licensed products. The expense is included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (Note 13).

Q. Taxes on Revenue Producing Transactions

Taxes assessed by governmental authorities on revenue producing transactions, including sales, excise, value added and use taxes, are recorded on a net basis (excluded from revenue) in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

R. Equity Based Compensation

The Company measures equity based compensation expense at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is generally recognized as expense over the requisite service period. There was no expense recognized for equity based compensation in 2010 or 2011. See Note 18.

S. New Accounting Standards to be Implemented

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” ASU 2011-04 explains how to measure fair value and intends to improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-04 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011; early adoption is not permitted for public entities. The standard will become effective for the Company in January 2012. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 3 - Inventories

Inventories consist of the following at December 31:

 

     2010      2011  

Raw materials and components

   $ 1,489,499       $ 2,136,797   

Work in progress

     1,528,711         1,694,236   

Finished goods and goods in transit

     50,950         599,791   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,069,160       $ 4,430,824   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Inventories are net of an allowance for slow moving and obsolete inventory of approximately $1.4 million and $1.3 million as of December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Note 4 - Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following at December 31:

 

     2010      2011      Useful Life
(in  years)

Land

   $ 177,475       $ 177,475       N/A

Building

     1,978,449         1,978,449       25

Machinery and equipment

     6,620,268         7,714,007       3-7

Computer equipment and software

     437,538         724,022       3-5

Leasehold improvements

     167,259         236,078       Various

Other

     661,042         691,933       3-7

Construction in progress

     407,001         110,364       N/A
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
     10,449,032         11,632,328      

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     2,458,644         3,713,769      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
   $ 7,990,388       $ 7,918,559      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Depreciation expense was approximately $1,072,000 in 2010 and approximately $1,170,000 in 2011.

Note 5 - Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following at December 31:

 

 

     2010      2011  

Accrued license fees

   $ 749,321       $ 1,096,383   

Accrued sales and use and other taxes

     100,331         123,992   

Accrued payroll and related costs

     798,555         705,257   

Accrued warranty allowance

     185,773         116,527   

Liability for uncertain tax positions

     14,577         264,146   

Other

     496,483         362,730   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,345,040       $ 2,669,035   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 6 - Line of Credit Agreement

The Company has a line of credit and security agreement with a German bank guaranteed by the majority member of the Company for $1.9 million (€1.5 million). Of this amount, $0.6 million (€0.5 million) is available for cash advances or for short-term loans. Interest rates for the overdraft (6.5% as of December 31, 2011) or short-term loans (2.8% as of December 31, 2011) are variable based on the current market rates established by the German bank. Amounts in excess of the $0.6 million (€0.5 million) are available for additional bank transactions requiring security (i.e. bank guarantees, leasing, letters of credit, etc.) and additional cash borrowings at an increased interest rate (10.5% as of June 30, 2012). There are no fees associated with the unused portion of either line. There were no outstanding borrowings on the agreement at December 31, 2010 and 2011. During 2012, the amount available for cash advances at the reduced interest rate above was increased from €0.5 million to €0.8 million.

Note 7 - Long-term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following at December 31:

 

     2010      2011  
Lone Star Metal Fabrication, LLC      

Building note payable to a bank,

with monthly payments including

interest at 7% through July 2014

   $ 801,988       $ 765,469   

Equipment note payable to a bank, with monthly

payments including interest at 7% through

July 2014

     563,330         420,050   
Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC      

Building note payable to a bank, with monthly

payments including interest at Daily BBA LIBOR

plus 2.45% (2.74% at December 31, 2011)

through April 2013. Interest is fixed at 6.8%

under an interest rate swap (see below)

     803,635         781,201   

Equipment note payable to a bank,

with monthly payments including

interest at LIBOR plus 2.75%

(2.72% at December 31, 2011) through April 2013

     1,038,249         631,382   

Equipment note payable to a bank, with monthly

payments including interest at Daily BBA LIBOR

plus 2.75% (2.72% at December 31, 2011)

through January 2014. Interest is fixed at 6.68% under an

interest rate swap (see below)

     631,979         432,777   

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 7 - Long-term Debt (Continued)

 

     2010      2011  

Equipment note payable to a bank, with monthly payments including interest at 4.83% through December 2016

     —           1,290,576   

Equipment line of credit to a bank, converted to term debt in January 2012; monthly payments including interest at the Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.75% (3.04% at December 31, 2011) through December 2016

     —           1,107,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,839,181         5,428,955   

Less: Current portion

     808,010         1,294,030   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,031,171       $ 4,134,925   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Lone Star and TMF debt is guaranteed by the Company and either the majority member of the Company or related parties that are controlled by the majority member of the Company, and is collateralized by buildings and equipment. Certain of the Company’s long-term debt arrangements have a requirement to deliver financial statements to the bank within a period of time not to exceed more than 90 days after year end. The bank has agreed to extend this requirement to November 30, 2012.

Approximate future maturities of long-term debt are as follows:

 

Year Ending

December 31

   Amount  

2012

   $ 1,294,000   

2013

     1,875,000   

2014

     1,263,000   

2015

     492,000   

2016

     505,000   
  

 

 

 
   $ 5,429,000   
  

 

 

 

The Company entered into interest rate swap agreements in June 2008. The Company utilizes the interest rate swaps for the purpose of managing risks related to the variability of future earnings and cash flows caused by changes in interest rates. Under the terms of the agreements, the Company pays interest at the fixed rates and the Company will receive variable interest rates from the counterparty.

The significant terms of the interest rate swap agreements are presented in the following table:

 

     TMF Building note      TMF Equipment note  

Notional amount

     $860,000         $1,970,472   

Fixed rate

     6.80%         6.68%   

Floating rate

     Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.45%         Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.75%   

Maturity date

     April 2, 2013         April 2, 2013   

The fair value of the interest rate swap on the TMF Building note was a liability of approximately $65,000 at December 31, 2010 and $40,000 at December 31, 2011. The fair value of the interest rate swap on the TMF Equipment

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 7 - Long-term Debt (Continued)

 

note was a liability of approximately $51,000 at December 31, 2010 and $20,000 at December 31, 2011. These obligations are presented within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognized expense of approximately $18,000 in 2010 and $56,000 in 2011 on these contracts, which is recognized in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Note 8 - Redeemable Preferred Units

The Company received cash advances to support operations from an entity controlled by the Company’s majority member (the Note or Unit Holder). These advances were evidenced by notes that accrued interest at 8% annually, payable on demand. The balance outstanding on the notes was $15,044,778 as of December 31, 2010 and $18,983,602 as of December 30, 2011. On December 31, 2011, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement with the Note Holder to convert $18,983,602 of unpaid principal and interest into Class A Redeemable Preferred Units (Class A Units) of the Company in full satisfaction of the indebtedness. The Class A Units are held by the Unit Holder. The debt converted at $1 per share. As of December 31, 2011, the Company’s majority member has committed to not exercise its redemption rights through January 1, 2013.

The Class A Units are non-voting limited liability company membership interests, and permit the Unit Holder to receive cumulative dividends at the annual rate of eight percent (8%) per Class A Unit prior to and in preference to any declaration or payment of any dividend on the Company’s common units. Dividends on the Class A Units accumulate and are payable irrespective of whether the Company has earnings, whether there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends, and whether dividends are declared.

The Company may redeem all or any number of the Class A Units at any time upon written notice and payment to the Unit Holder of one dollar plus all accrued but unpaid dividends, for each Class A Unit being redeemed. The Unit Holder may convert all or any number of Class A Units to common units at the conversion rate of 9.5 Class A Units for one common unit. Class A Units will be automatically converted to 1,998,273 common units upon the closing of any initial public offering in which the gross proceeds of the offering exceed $50,000,000, provided that the Unit Holder may elect to retain such Class A units. The Company has analyzed the conversion feature under the applicable FASB guidance for accounting for derivatives and has concluded that the conversion feature does not require separate accounting under such FASB guidance.

Because the Company’s majority member is the ultimate owner of the Company through the entity holding the Class A Units as of December 31, 2011, he had the ability to redeem the Class A units at his option, thus giving the units the characteristics of a liability rather than equity. Accordingly, the Company’s Class A Units were classified as a liability in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

In May 2012, the redemption feature on the Class A Units was removed. See Note 18.

Note 9 - Members’ Equity (Deficit)

As of December 31, 2010 and 2011, the Company has 10,000,000 common units issued and outstanding. As described in Note 8, the Company issued 18,983,602 units of Class A Units in conjunction with the conversion of related party debt.

Net income or loss is allocated to each unit holder in proportion to the units held by each unit holder relative to the total units outstanding. The unit holders share the Company’s positive cash flow, to the extent available, which is distributed annually and allocated among the unit holders in proportion to the units held by each holder relative to the total units outstanding. Common unit holders are entitled to one vote per unit on all matters.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 10 - Related Party Transactions

The Company provides various services to several related entities under common control primarily in the form of accounting, finance, information technology and human resource outsourcing. The cost of these services is generally reimbursed by these related entities and was approximately $90,000 in 2010 and $210,000 in 2011. In addition, the Company may purchase certain items on behalf of related parties under common control. Amounts due from these related entities were $181,568 at December 31, 2010 and $395,636 at December 31, 2011.

The Company receives design services and the corporate use of an airplane from related entities under common control. The cost of these services received was approximately $35,000 in 2010 and $23,000 in 2011. Amounts due to these related entities, included in accounts payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, were approximately $37,000 at December 31, 2010 and $17,000 at December 31, 2011.

Note 11 - Income Taxes

The Company is a limited liability company whereby the members are taxed on its proportionate share of the Company’s taxable income, therefore, no provision for U.S. federal or state income taxes has been recorded. The Company reported taxable income from ProMetal GmbH of approximately $648,000 in 2010 and $2,473,000 in 2011. ExOne KK reported taxable income of approximately $396,000 in 2011 and no taxable income in 2010. All of ExOne KK’s 2011 taxable income was offset by net operating losses.

The provision for income taxes related entirely to the Company’s German operations, and amounted to approximately $198,000 in 2010 and $1,031,000 in 2011. The expense from deferred taxes of approximately $140,000 in 2010 was offset by a decrease in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets by the same amount in 2010. The benefit from deferred taxes of approximately $1,370,000 in 2011 was offset by an increase in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets by the same amount in 2011.

A reconciliation of income tax at the U.S. statutory rate of 35% to the Company’s effective rate for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 is as follows:

 

     2010     2011  

Tax expense (benefit) at U.S. statutory rate

   ($ 1,744,000   ($ 2,305,000

Limited liability company losses not subject to tax

     2,110,000        1,818,000   

Foreign income taxed at different rates

     (95,000     (71,000

Increase in uncertain tax positions

     15,000        249,000   

Permanent differences and other

     52,000        (30,000

Net change in valuation allowance

     (140,000     1,370,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense – effective rate

   $ 198,000      $ 1,031,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 11 - Income Taxes (Continued)

 

The components of the Company’s net deferred income tax assets and net deferred income tax liabilities at December 31, 2010 and 2011 are as follows:

 

     2010     2011  

Current deferred tax assets (liabilities)

    

Inventories

   $ 160,000      $ (638,000

Accounts receivable

     3,000        515,000   

Other assets

     5,000        (67,000

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     —          (117,000

Valuation allowance

     (168,000     (420,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   $ —        $ (727,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncurrent deferred tax assets

    

Net operating loss carryforwards

   $ 973,000      $ 868,000   

Property and equipment

     793,000        922,000   

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     146,000        1,917,000   

Other

     186,000        236,000   

Valuation allowance

     (2,098,000     (3,216,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncurrent deferred tax assets

     —          727,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

   $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company has provided a valuation allowance for its net deferred tax assets because the Company has not demonstrated a history of generating net operating profits. The Company has approximately $2,169,000 in foreign net operating loss carryforwards to offset future taxable income of ExOne KK, which expire in 2013 through 2019.

The Company has a liability for uncertain tax positions related to certain capitalized expenses and related party transactions. The liability amounted to approximately $15,000 at December 31, 2010 and $264,000 at December 31, 2011 and is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The uncertain tax position for ExOne KK has been offset by the use of approximately $315,000 of net operating loss carryforwards in 2010 and $377,000 in 2011. The table below summarizes the change in the Company’s unrecognized tax positions.

 

     2010      2011  

Balance at January 1

   $ —         $ 15,000   

Increases related to current year tax positions

     15,000         249,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

   $ 15,000       $ 264,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company includes interest and penalties accrued in the consolidated financial statements as a component of income tax expense.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 12 - Operating Lease Commitments

The Company leases various manufacturing facilities, office and warehouse spaces, vehicles and equipment under operating leases arrangements, expiring in various years through 2019. Rental expense amounted to approximately $832,000 in 2010 and $399,000 in 2011.

Minimum future rental payments as of December 31, 2011 are approximately as follows:

 

Year Ending

December 31

      

2012

   $ 632,000   

2013

     433,000   

2014

     59,000   

2015

     39,000   

2016

     13,000   

Thereafter

     —     
  

 

 

 
   $ 1,176,000   
  

 

 

 

Note 13 - License Agreements

The Company has license agreements with organizations which require license fee payments based on net sales. License fee expenses amounted to approximately $357,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010 and $682,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011, and are included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Accrued license fees were approximately $749,000 at December 31, 2010 and $1,096,000 at December 31, 2011 and are recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities (Note 5).

Included in the license agreements is an exclusive patent license agreement (Agreement) with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). These patents have expiration dates ranging from 2012 to 2021. The terms of the Agreement require that the Company remit payment to MIT based upon worldwide net sales of licensed products, processes and consumables. The terms of the Agreement remain in force until the expiration or abandonment of all issued patent rights. The Company is required to pay MIT minimum license maintenance fees of $100,000 per year in 2011 and 2012, and $50,000 per year beginning in 2013 through the end of the term of the Agreement. Minimum license maintenance fees were $150,000 in 2010. The minimum license maintenance fees are nonrefundable, and may be credited to cumulative license fee payments due on revenue during the same calendar year. License fees on revenue of licensed products range from approximately 2.5%-5% through December 31, 2012, and 3% thereafter.

Note 14 - Computation of Earnings (Loss) per Unit

The Company presents basic and diluted earnings (loss) per unit amounts. Basic earnings (loss) per unit is calculated by dividing net loss available to common unit-holders by the weighted average number of common units outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted earnings (loss) per unit is calculated by dividing net earnings (loss) available to the Company’s common unitholders by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent units outstanding during the applicable period. As the Company has incurred a net loss in

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 14 - Computation of Earnings (Loss) per Unit (continued)

 

2010 and 2011, the conversion of the preferred units has an anti-dilutive effect and is therefore excluded from the calculation below.

 

     2010     2011  

Net loss available to common unit-holders

   $ (5,507,694   $ (8,036,968
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator:

    

Weighted average shares

     10,000,000        10,000,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss per unit

    

Basic

   $ (.55   $ (.80

Diluted

   $ (.55   $ (.80

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require the Company to disclose its estimate of the fair value of material financial instruments, including those recorded as assets or liabilities in its consolidated financial statements. The carrying amounts of current assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities. Generally, the fair value of a fixed-rate instrument will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.

The following tables set forth the fair value of the Company’s liabilities measured on a recurring basis, by level:

 

     December 31, 2010  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Interest rate swap liability

   $ —         $ 116,000       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2011  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Redeemable Class A Preferred Units

   $ —         $ —         $ 18,983,602   

Interest rate swap liability

     —           60,000         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ —         $ 60,000       $ 18,983,602   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Balance - beginning of year

   $ —     

Conversion of demand note payable to member into Class A Redeemable Preferred Units (Note 8)

     18,983,602   
  

 

 

 

Balance - end of year

   $ 18,983,602   
  

 

 

 

The fair value of the interest rate swap liability is determined by using a discounted cash flow method using the appropriate inputs from the forward interest rate yield curves with the differential between the forward rate and the original stated interest rate of the swap discounted back from the settlement date of the contract to December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

The fair value of the Company’s Class A Redeemable Preferred Units is estimated based on unobservable inputs, including the present value of the Company’s demand note payable to member immediately prior to the conversion described in Note 8.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 16 - Segment Information

The Company operates globally in one reportable business segment in which it develops, manufactures and markets printing machines, which produce 3D printed parts and related consumables. The Company also provides production and contract services for its customers. The Company conducts its business through wholly-owned subsidiaries in the U.S., Germany and in Japan.

The Company’s revenue from customers by product line is as follows:

 

     2010      2011  

3D printed parts, materials and other

   $ 7,818,100       $ 9,884,149   

3D printing machines

     5,621,921         5,405,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 13,440,021       $ 15,289,707   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s geographical operations is shown in the following tables:

 

     2010     2011  

Revenue:

    

United States

   $ 3,936,019      $ 4,587,296   

Germany

     6,909,283        5,677,610   

Japan

     2,594,719        5,024,801   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 13,440,021      $ 15,289,707   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations:

    

United States

   $ (4,772,142   $ (3,532,407

Germany

     1,695,472        1,236,907   

Japan

     (490,012     (419,753
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     (3,566,682     (2,715,253

Intercompany elimination

     (498,227     (2,459,235
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (4,064,909   $ (5,174,488
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Assets:

    

United States

   $ 7,493,516      $ 8,795,371   

Germany

     6,038,230        5,810,990   

Japan

     1,701,227        3,634,957   

Deferred tax assets

     —          727,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 15,232,973      $ 18,968,318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation:

    

United States

   $ 761,741      $ 777,626   

Germany

     167,753        154,555   

Japan

     142,251        237,553   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,071,745      $ 1,169,734   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-lived assets:

    

United States

   $ 5,872,567      $ 5,671,757   

Germany

     1,014,074        1,229,580   

Japan

     1,103,747        1,017,222   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 7,990,388      $ 7,918,559   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 16 - Segment Information (continued)

 

     2010      2011  

Capital expenditures:

     

United States

   $ 592,232       $ 608,105   

Germany

     676,141         406,013   

Japan

     526,388         66,311   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,794,761       $ 1,080,429   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

    

Year Ended December 31, 2010

Intercompany Revenues to:

 
     Americas      Europe      Asia      Total  

United States

   $ —         $ 264,237       $ 142,388       $ 406,625   

Germany

     863,975         —           1,928,617         2,792,592   

Japan

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 863,975       $ 264,237       $ 2,071,005       $ 3,199,217   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    

Year Ended December 31, 2011

Intercompany Revenues to:

 
     Americas      Europe      Asia      Total  

United States

   $ —         $ 340,561       $ 200,414       $ 540,975   

Germany

     2,219,784         —           4,582,226         6,802,010   

Japan

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,219,784       $ 340,561       $ 4,782,640       $ 7,342,985   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 17 - Customer Concentrations

During 2010 and 2011, the Company conducted a significant portion of its business with a limited number of customers. The Company had one customer in 2010 and three customers in 2011 which individually represented 10% or greater of total revenue for those respective years. The Company’s top five customers represented approximately 43% of total revenue in 2010 and 47% of total revenue in 2011. Accounts receivable from these customers at December 31, 2010 and 2011 were not significant.

Note 18 - Subsequent Events

In May 2012, the Company purchased the building used to house the Irwin, Pennsylvania manufacturing facilities and administrative offices from a third-party. The purchase price of $3.3 million was financed by a mortgage with a commercial bank for $2.4 million, a note payable for $0.3 million, and cash. The mortgage matures in May 2027, bearing interest at 4.0% for the first five years, and adjusts to the monthly average yield on U.S. Treasury securities plus 0.325% for the remaining ten years. Monthly payments including principal and interest are approximately $18,000 for the first five years. The third party note matures in June 2014, requires minimum monthly payments of $1,500, and bears interest at 6%.

In May 2012, the sole Preferred Class A Unit Holder sold 6 million units (3 million units each) to two unrelated limited partnerships for $1 per share.

In February 2012, the redemption feature on the Class A Redeemable Preferred Units (Note 8) was removed. As a result, the Company’s Class A Redeemable Preferred Units will be reclassified from a liability to

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 18 - Subsequent Events (continued)

 

equity on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets in 2012. During 2012 and through October 31, 2012, the Company declared dividends of approximately $1.1 million.

During July 2012, the Company entered into a transaction with a related party that provided for proceeds to the Company in the amount of approximately $1.5 million. The transaction did not meet the sale criteria as provided by the FASB guidance on accounting for sales-leaseback transactions, therefore the sale was recorded as a financing transaction. The terms of the agreement provide for monthly payments, including interest, of $30,000 over a term of five years.

In March 2012, the Company entered into a sales-leaseback transaction with an unrelated third-party for a 3D printing machine. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company received approximately $1.0 million in proceeds from the sale and will recognize profit of approximately $0.3 million on the sale over the term of the lease, classified as a capital lease. Annual minimum lease payments are approximately $0.3 million through 2015.

During 2012 and through October 31, 2012, an entity controlled by the Company’s majority member provided cash advances to support current operations of approximately $8.8 million. These advances accrue interest at 8% annually and are payable on demand.

During 2012, the Company’s majority member completed the sale of 1,300,000 common units to two employees and one existing member of the Company for $1.25 per unit. The fair value of these common units on the measurement date was $7.20 per common unit, resulting in a non-cash compensation charge of approximately $7.7 million in 2012. Determining the fair value of the common units required complex and subjective judgments. We used the sale of a similar security in an arms-length transaction with unrelated parties to estimate the value of the enterprise at the measurement date, which included assigning a value to the similar security’s rights, preferences and privileges relative to the common units. The enterprise value was then allocated to the Company’s outstanding equity securities using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The option pricing model involves making estimates such as: the anticipated timing of a potential liquidity event (less than one year), volatility of our equity securities (65%), and risk-free interest rate (0.16%). Change in these assumptions could materially impact the value assigned to the common units.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     December 31,
2011
    September 30,
2012
(unaudited)
 

ASSETS

    

Current Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 3,496,228      $ 1,430,868   

Accounts receivable - net

     1,335,201        2,412,723   

Related party receivable

     395,636        44,189   

Inventories - net

     4,430,824        8,761,779   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     458,989        1,232,119   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     10,116,878        13,881,678   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and Equipment - Net

    

(Including assets of consolidated variable interest entities of $5.8 million at December 31, 2011 and $5.9 million at September 30, 2012)

     7,918,559        12,707,541   

Deferred Tax Assets

     727,000        734,000   

Other Assets

     205,881        112,483   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 18,968,318      $ 27,435,702   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ DEFICIT

    

Current Liabilities

    

Line of credit

   $ —        $ 899,859   

Demand note payable to member

     —          7,265,605   

Current portion of long-term debt

     1,294,030        1,950,842   

Current portion of capital lease obligations

     —          512,675   

Accounts payable

     864,333        1,884,250   

Dividends payable

     —          1,030,588   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     2,669,035        3,953,983   

Accrued income taxes

     956,438        —     

Deferred tax liabilities

     727,000        734,000   

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     4,938,019        2,994,429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     11,448,855        21,226,231   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term Liabilities

    

Long-term debt - net of current portion (including consolidated variable interest entities of $4.1 million at December 31, 2011 and $2.4 million at September 30, 2012)

     4,134,925        4,866,683   

Capital lease obligations - net of current portion

     —          1,674,261   

Redeemable Class A Preferred Units

     18,983,602        —     

Other liabilities

     —          381,784   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-term Liabilities

     23,118,527        6,922,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     34,567,382        28,148,959   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Members’ Equity (Deficit)

    

Controlling interest in members’ deficit

    

Class A Preferred Units, 18,983,602 issued and outstanding (Liquidation value of approximately $20.0 million at September 30, 2012)

     —          18,983,602   

Common units, 10,000,000 issued and outstanding

     10,000,000        10,000,000   

Members’ deficit

     (27,485,083     (31,850,906

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (220,416     (272,792
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Controlling Interest in Members’ Deficit

     (17,705,499     (3,140,096

Noncontrolling interest

     2,106,435        2,426,839   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Members’ Deficit

     (15,599,064     (713,257
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Members’ Deficit

   $ 18,968,318      $ 27,435,702   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

 

       For the Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
               2011                     2012          

Revenue

   $ 12,571,348      $ 15,913,225   

Cost of Sales

     9,326,756        10,018,149   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit

     3,244,592        5,895,076   

Operating Expenses

    

Research and development

     1,146,441        1,178,794   

Selling, general and administrative (includes non-cash equity based compensation of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012)

     5,196,259        14,826,759   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

     6,342,700        16,005,553   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from Operations

     (3,098,108     (10,110,477
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other (Income) Expense

    

Interest expense

     1,187,674        541,782   

Other expense (income)

     34,293        (71,171

Interest income

     (1,679     (2,078
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Expense

     1,220,288        468,533   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before Income Taxes

     (4,318,396     (10,579,010

Provision for Income Taxes

     708,808        170,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Loss Attributable to the Controlling and Noncontrolling Interests

     (5,027,204     (10,749,831

Less: Net income of Noncontrolling Interests

     243,671        320,404   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Loss Attributable to the Controlling Interest

     (5,270,875     (11,070,235

Other Comprehensive Loss:

    

Foreign currency translation gain (loss)

     287,319        (52,376
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive Loss

   $ (4,983,556   $ (11,122,611
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss available to common unitholders - basic

   $ (0.53   $ (1.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss available to common unitholders - diluted

   $ (0.53   $ (1.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Deficit

 

     

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

       
    Preferred Class A Units     Common Units                                
    Number
of
Units
    Amount     Number
of
Units
    Amount     Members’
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

Loss
    Total
Controlling

Interest
    Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total
Members’
Deficit
 

Balance - December 31, 2011

    —        $ —          10,000,000      $ 10,000,000      $ (27,485,083   $ (220,416   $ (17,705,499   $ 2,106,435      $ (15,599,064

Net income (loss)

    —          —          —          —          (11,070,235     —          (11,070,235     320,404        (10,749,831

Reclassification of Redeemable Class A preferred units to Class A preferred units

    18,983,602     

 

18,983,602

  

    —          —          —          —          18,983,602        —          18,983,602   

Equity based compensation

    —          —          —          —          7,735,000        —          7,735,000        —          7,735,000   

Dividends declared on Class A preferred units

    —          —          —          —          (1,030,588     —          (1,030,588     —          (1,030,588

Loss on foreign currency translation

    —          —          —          —          —          (52,376     (52,376     —          (52,376
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - September 30, 2012

    18,983,602      $ 18,983,602        10,000,000      $ 10,000,000      $ (31,850,906   $ (272,792   $ (3,140,096   $ 2,426,839      $ (713,257
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

     For the Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
       2011     2012  

Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

    

Net loss

   $ (5,027,204   $ (10,749,830

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating activities

    

Depreciation

     830,679        1,258,086   

Equity based compensation

     —          7,735,000   

Changes in assets and liabilities

    

Accounts receivable

     282,656        (1,107,441

Related party receivable

     (198,589     351,447   

Inventories

     (714,039     (5,310,407

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (270,386     (732,196

Accounts payable

     (141,158     1,042,210   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     413,600        1,278,417   

Accrued income taxes

     532,446        (954,806

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     1,250,598        (2,178,378

Other assets and liabilities - net

     (291,267     284,074   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Used for Operating Activities

     (3,332,664     (9,083,824
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Used for Investing Activities

    

Additions to property and equipment

     (231,660     (1,973,310
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

    

Proceeds from borrowings under line-of-credit

     —          904,837   

Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions

     —          2,251,719   

Proceeds from long-term debt

     1,107,500        —     

Payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     (603,416     (1,372,584

Proceeds from borrowings on demand note payable to member

     3,290,465        7,265,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

     3,794,549        9,049,577   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of Currency Translation on Cash and Cash Equivalents

     200,560        (57,803
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     430,785        (2,065,360

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of period

     1,021,048        3,496,228   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of period

   $ 1,451,833      $ 1,430,868   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information   

Cash paid for interest

   $ 173,896      $ 253,192   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

   $ —        $ 1,093,782   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities   

Reclassification of Redeemable Class A preferred units to Class A preferred units (Note 10)

   $ —        $ 18,983,602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividend declared - not paid

   $ —        $ 1,030,588   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital lease obligations and long-term debt incurred for purchase of property and equipment

   $ —        $ 4,951,719   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Inventories transferred to property and equipment for internal use

   $ —        $ 1,400,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Index to Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated

Financial Statements

 

     Page  

1.       Organization, Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation Use of Estimates and Going Concern

     F-31   

2.      Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

     F-32   

3.      Inventories

     F-32   

4.      Property and Equipment

     F-33   

5.      Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

     F-33   

6.      Sale-Leaseback Transaction

     F-33   

7.      Line of Credit Agreement

     F-34   

8.      Long-term Debt

     F-35   

9.      Demand Note Payable to Member

     F-37   

10.    Common and Class A Preferred Units

     F-37   

11.    Equity Based Compensation

     F-38   

12.    Related Party Transactions

     F-38   

13.    Income Taxes

     F-39   

14.    License Agreements

     F-40   

15.    Computation of Loss per Unit

     F-40   

16.    Fair Value Measurements

     F-41   

17.    Customer Concentrations

     F-42   

18.    Subsequent Events

     F-42   

 

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 - Organization, Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation, Use of Estimates and Going Concern

The Ex One Company, LLC and Subsidiaries (ExOne) is a limited liability company that is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ExOne, its wholly-owned subsidiaries: ProMetal, LLC, ProMetal RCT, LLC, Luxcelis, LLC, ExOne KK (Japan) and ProMetal GmbH (Germany), and two variable interest entities in which ExOne is the primary beneficiary: Lone Star Metal Fabrication, LLC (Lone Star) and Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC (TMF). Collectively, the consolidated group is referred to as “the Company.” All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company is a global provider of 3D printing machines that can produce three-dimensional objects through a process known as Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) to industrial customers for end-market applications. The business consists of producing parts for customers utilizing its own 3D machines and technology, manufacturing and selling 3D machines to customers to print their own parts, and supplying associated products and services necessary for customers to print on their own 3D machines.

At December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012, ExOne leases property and equipment from Lone Star and TMF. ExOne does not have an ownership interest in Lone Star or TMF. ExOne is the primary beneficiary of Lone Star and TMF in accordance with the guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on the consolidation of variable interest entities (VIEs) since ExOne guarantees certain debt of both Lone Star and TMF and governs these entities through common ownership. This guidance requires certain VIEs to be consolidated when an enterprise has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and who has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The condensed consolidated financial statements therefore include the accounts of Lone Star and TMF. The assets of Lone Star and TMF can only be used to settle obligations of Lone Star and TMF, and the creditors of Lone Star and TMF do not have recourse to ExOne’s general credit.

The Company applies the accounting standard for noncontrolling interests in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The variable interest related to Lone Star and TMF requires the equity of these entities to be classified as a non-controlling interest in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission; therefore, as permitted under these rules, certain footnotes and other financial information included in audited financial statements were condensed or omitted.

The interim financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the interim results of operations, comprehensive loss, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented.

These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. The December 31, 2011 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements.

The interim results of operations and comprehensive loss, members’ deficit and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year or any other future period.

The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and

 

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 1 - Organization, Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation, Use of Estimates and Going Concern (continued)

 

related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant estimates reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include: fair value of the Company’s common units used to measure equity based compensation, allowance for slow moving and obsolete inventory, accrued license fees, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, and the estimated fair value of the Company’s long-lived assets for purposes of impairment testing. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The Company has incurred net losses of approximately $5.2 million and $7.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, and had an accumulated deficit of approximately $15.6 million as of December 31, 2011. As shown in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company incurred a net loss of approximately $10.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and had a working capital deficit of approximately $7.3 million. These conditions raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support of the Company’s majority member, the Company’s ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet its obligations on a timely basis, to obtain additional financing as may be required, and ultimately to attain profitable operations. Management believes the Company will be able to raise additional capital or debt sufficient to support the Company’s operations through October 1, 2013. However, there is no assurance that profitable operations or sufficient cash flows will occur in the future.

Note 2 - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012:

 

     2011      2012  

Prepaid value-added taxes (VAT)

   $ 140,028       $ 600,338   

Deferred issuance costs

     —           227,224   

Other prepaid expenses and other current assets

     318,961         404,557   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 458,989       $ 1,232,119   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 3 - Inventories

Inventories consist of the following at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012:

 

     2011      2012  

Raw materials and components

   $ 2,136,797       $ 4,409,184   

Work in progress

     1,694,236         3,897,610   

Finished goods and goods in transit

     599,791         454,985   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,430,824       $ 8,761,779   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Inventories are net of an allowance for slow moving and obsolete inventory of approximately $1.4 million and $1.3 million as of December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

 

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 4 - Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012:

 

     2011      2012      Useful Life
(in years)

Land

   $ 177,475       $ 777,475       N/A

Building

     2,214,527         5,013,633       25

Machinery and equipment:

        

In use (1)

     8,086,734         9,347,088       3-7

Construction in progress

     110,364         1,028,111       N/A

Computer equipment and software

     724,022         892,576       3-5

Other

     319,206         513,843       3-7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
     11,632,328         17,572,726      

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     3,713,769         4,865,185      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
   $ 7,918,559       $ 12,707,541      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(1) Includes leased assets of approximately $1,400,000 at September 30, 2012

Depreciation expense was approximately $831,000 and $1,258,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

Note 5 - Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012:

 

       2011      2012  

Accrued license fees

   $ 1,096,384       $ 1,949,649   

Accrued sales and use and other taxes

     123,992         39,777   

Accrued payroll and related costs

     705,257         848,502   

Accrued warranty allowance

     116,527         268,741   

Liability for uncertain tax positions

     264,146         353,516   

Other

     362,729         493,798   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,669,035       $ 3,953,983   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 6 - Sale-Leaseback Transactions

In March 2012, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback transaction with an unrelated third-party for a 3D printing machine. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company received approximately $1.0 million in proceeds from the sale and will recognize profit of approximately $0.3 million on the sale over the term of the lease through 2015. The deferred profit of approximately $0.3 million is included in other liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company has classified the lease as a capital lease. The present value of the future minimum lease payments, including an interest rate of 3.5% was approximately $656,000 as of September 30, 2012.

During July 2012, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback transaction with a related party that provided for proceeds to the Company in the amount of approximately $1.6 million. The transaction did not meet the sale criteria as provided by the FASB guidance on accounting for sale-leaseback transactions, therefore the sale was

 

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 6 - Sale-Leaseback Transactions (continued)

 

recorded as a financing transaction. The terms of the agreement provide for monthly payments, including interest, of $30,000 over a term of five years. The present value of the future minimum lease payments, including an interest rate of approximately 6.0% was $1,531,000 as of September 30, 2012

The future minimum lease payments are recorded as capital lease obligations in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The future minimum lease payments for sale-leaseback transactions are approximately as follows:

 

Period Ending September 30,

      

2013

   $ 610,000   

2014

     610,000   

2015

     550,000   

2016

     360,000   

2017

     331,000   
  

 

 

 
   $ 2,461,000   

Less: Interest

     273,000   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,188,000   
  

 

 

 

Note 7 - Line of Credit Agreement

The Company has a line of credit and security agreement with a German bank guaranteed by the majority member of the Company for $1.9 million (€1.5 million). Of this amount, $1.0 million (€0.8 million) is available for cash advances or for short-term loans. Interest rates for the overdraft (6.2% as of September 30, 2012) or short-term loans (1.8% as of September 30, 2012) are variable based on the current market rates established by the German bank. Amounts in excess of the $1.0 million (€0.8 million) are available for additional bank transactions requiring security (i.e. bank guarantees, leasing, letters of credit, etc.) and additional cash borrowings at an increased interest rate (16% as of September 30, 2012). There are no fees associated with the unused portion of either line. There were no outstanding borrowings on the agreement at December 31, 2011. Borrowings outstanding under this agreement were $0.9 million as of September 30, 2012. The Company notified the bank in December 2012 that it is not in compliance with an asset to ratio covenant related to this facility. According to the terms of the agreement, the bank at its discretion may request additional security to maintain the facility.

 

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 8 - Long-term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012:

 

     2011      2012  

Building note payable to a bank, with monthly payments including interest at 4.0% through 2017 and subsequently, the monthly average yield on U.S. Treasury Securities plus 0.3% for the remainder of the term through May 2027

     —         $ 2,407,369   

Building note payable to an unrelated entity, with monthly payments including interest at 6% through June 2014

     —           292,500   

Lone Star Metal Fabrication, LLC

     

Building note payable to bank, with monthly payments including interest at 7% through July 2014

   $ 765,469         736,377   

Equipment note payable to a bank, with monthly payments including interest at 7% through July 2014

     420,050         —     

Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC

     

Building note payable to a bank, with monthly payments including interest at Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.45% (2.7% at September 30, 2012) through April 2013. Interest is fixed at 6.8% under an interest rate swap (see below)

     781,201         764,526   

Equipment note payable to a bank, with monthly payments including interest at LIBOR plus 2.75% (3.0% at September 30, 2012) through April 2013

     631,382         279,661   

Equipment note payable to a bank, with monthly payments including interest at Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.75% (3.0% at September 30, 2012) through January 2014. Interest is fixed at 6.68% under an interest rate swap (see below)

     432,777         279,891   

Equipment note payable to a bank, with monthly payments including interest at 4.83% through December 2016

     1,290,576         1,115,826   

 

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THE EX ONE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 8 - Long-term Debt (continued)

 

     2011      2012  

Equipment line of credit to a bank, converted to term debt in January 2012; monthly payments including interest at the Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.75% (3.0% at September 30, 2012) through December 2016

     1,107,500         941,375   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     5,428,955         6,817,525   

Less: Current portion

     1,294,030         1,950,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,134,925       $ 4,866,683   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Lone Star and TMF debt is guaranteed by the Company and either the majority member of the Company or related parties that are controlled by the majority member of the Company, and is collateralized by buildings and equipment. See also Note 19.

Approximate future maturities of long-term debt are as follows:

 

Period Ending

September 30,

   Total  

2013

   $ 1,950,000   

2014

     988,000   

2015

     1,273,000   

2016

     638,000   

2017 and beyond

     1,969,000   
  

 

 

 
   $ 6,818,000   
  

 

 

 

The Company entered into interest rate swap agreements in June 2008. The Company utilizes the interest rate swaps for the purpose of managing risks related to the variability of future earnings and cash flows caused by changes in interest rates. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company agrees to pay interest at the fixed rates and the Company will receive variable interest from the counterparty.

The significant terms of the interest rate swap agreements are presented in the following table:

 

     TMF Building note      TMF Equipment note  

Notional amount

     $860,000         $1,970,472   

Fixed rate

     6.80%         6.68%   

Floating rate

     Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.45%         Daily BBA LIBOR plus 2.75%   

Maturity date

     April 2, 2013         April 2, 2013   

The fair value of the interest rate swap on the TMF Building note was a liability of approximately $40,000 at December 31, 2011 and $18,000 at September 30, 2012. The fair value of the interest rate swap on the TMF Equipment note was a liability of approximately $20,000 at December 31, 2011 and $5,000 at September 30, 2012. These obligations are presented within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed

 

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 8 - Long-term Debt (continued)

 

consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognized income of approximately $41,000 and $37,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2012, respectively on these contracts, which is recognized as a reduction to interest expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Note 9 - Demand Note Payable to Member

During 2012, the Company received cash advances to support current operations from an entity controlled by the Company’s majority member (the Note or Unit Holder). These advances accrued interest at 8% annually and are payable on demand. The balance outstanding on these advances, including interest, were $7,265,605 as of September 30, 2012. Additional advances of approximately $2.3 million were received through December 15, 2012 and are at the same terms as the earlier advances. The Company formalized these cash advances in the form of a line credit with the entity, which is referred to as the Rockwell Line of Credit.

Prior to January 1, 2012 the Company received cash advances to support operations from an entity controlled by the Note Holder. These advances were evidenced by notes that accrued interest at 8% annually and were payable on demand. The balances outstanding on the advances were $18,983,602 as of December 30, 2011. Refer to Note 10.

Note 10 - Common and Class A Preferred Units

Common Units

As of December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012, the Company has 10,000,000 common units issued and outstanding.

Net income or loss is allocated to each unit holder in proportion to the units held by each unit holder relative to the total units outstanding. The unit holders share the Company’s positive cash flow, to the extent available, which is distributed annually and allocated among the unit holders in proportion to the units held by each holder relative to the total units outstanding. Common unit holders are entitled to one vote per unit on all matters.

Class A Preferred Units

On December 30, 2011, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement with the Note Holder to convert $18,983,602 of unpaid principal and interest, as described in Note 9, into Class A Redeemable Preferred Units (Class A Units) of the Company in full satisfaction of the indebtedness. The Class A Units are held by the Unit Holder. The conversion price was $1 per share.

The Class A Units are non-voting limited liability company membership interests, and permit the Unit Holder to receive cumulative dividends at the annual rate of eight percent (8%) per Class A Unit prior to and in preference to any declaration or payment of any dividend on the Company’s common units. Dividends on the Class A Units accumulate and are payable irrespective of whether the Company has earnings, whether there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends, and whether dividends are declared.

The Company may redeem all or any number of the Class A Units at any time upon written notice and payment to the Unit Holder of one dollar plus all accrued but unpaid dividends, for each Class A Unit being redeemed. The Unit Holder may convert all or any number of Class A Units to common units at the conversion rate of 9.5 Class A Units for one common unit. Class A Units will be automatically converted to 1,998,273 common units upon the closing of any initial public offering in which the gross proceeds of the offering exceed

 

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THE EX ONE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 10 - Common and Class A Preferred Units(continued)

 

$50,000,000, provided that the Unit Holder may elect to retain such Class A units. The Company has analyzed the conversion feature under the applicable FASB guidance for accounting for derivatives and has concluded that the conversion feature does not require separate accounting under such FASB guidance.

Because the Company’s majority member is the ultimate owner of the Company and he is the sole Class A unit holder as of December 31, 2011, he had the ability to redeem the Class A units at his option, thus giving the units the characteristics of a liability rather than equity. Accordingly, the Company’s Class A Units have been classified as a liability in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2011, the Company’s majority member had committed to not exercise his redemption rights through January 1, 2013.

In February 2012, the redemption feature on the Class A Units was removed by an amendment to the Class A Unit agreement. As a result, the Class A Units were reclassified at fair value from a liability to equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

In May 2012, the Unit Holder sold 6 million Class A Units (3 million units each) to two unrelated limited partnerships for $1 per share, under the same terms detailed above.

Note 11 - Equity Based Compensation

In May 2012, the Company’s majority member completed the sale of 300,000 common units to an existing member of the Company for $1.25 per unit. In July and August of 2012, the Company’s majority member completed the sale of additional common units to two employees under the terms described above. The fair value of these common units on the measurement date was $7.20 per common unit. The Company recognized compensation expense of approximately $7.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 in conjunction with the sale of these common units.

Determining the fair value of the common units required complex and subjective judgments. We used the sale of a similar security in an arms-length transaction with unrelated parties to estimate the value of the enterprise at the measurement date, which included assigning a value to the similar security’s rights, preferences and privileges, relative to the common units. The enterprise value was then allocated to the Company’s outstanding equity securities using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The option pricing model involves making estimates such as: the anticipated timing of a potential liquidity event (less than one year), volatility of our equity securities (65%), and risk-free interest rate (0.16%). Change in these assumptions could materially impact the value assigned to the common units.

Note 12 - Related Party Transactions

The Company provides various services to several related entities under common control primarily in the form of accounting, finance, information technology and human resource outsourcing. The cost of these services is generally reimbursed by these related entities and was approximately $108,000 and $138,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively. In addition, the Company may purchase certain items on behalf of related parties under common control. Amounts due from these related entities were $395,636 at December 31, 2011 and $44,189 at September 30, 2012.

The Company receives design services and the corporate use of an airplane from related entities under common control. The cost of these services received was approximately $13,000 and $68,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively. Amounts due to these related entities, included in accounts payable in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, were approximately $17,000 at December 31, 2011 and $69,000 at September 30, 2012. Refer to Note 6, Note 9 and Note 10 for additional related party transactions.

 

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THE EX ONE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 13 - Income Taxes

The Company is a limited liability company whereby the members are taxed on its proportionate share of the Company’s taxable income, therefore, no provision for U.S. federal or state income taxes has been recorded. The Company reported taxable income from ProMetal GmbH of approximately $1,717,000 and $152,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively. ExOne KK reported taxable income of approximately $587,000 and $424,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively. All of ExOne KK’s taxable income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012 was offset by net operating losses.

The provision for income taxes related entirely to the Company’s German operations, and amounted to approximately $709,000 and $171,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively. The benefit from deferred taxes of approximately $772,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was offset by a increase in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets by the same amount in 2011. The benefit from deferred taxes of approximately $88,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was offset by an increase in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets by the same amount.

A reconciliation of income tax at the U.S. statutory rate of 35% to the Company’s effective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012 is as follows:

 

     2011     2012  

Tax expense (benefit) at U.S. statutory rate

   ($ 1,511,000   ($ 3,707,000

Limited liability company losses not subject to tax

     1,506,000        3,703,000   

Foreign income taxed at different rates

     (77,000     (63,000

Increase in uncertain tax positions

     165,000        108,000   

Permanent differences and other

     (146,000     42,000   

Net change in valuation allowance

     772,000        88,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense – effective rate

   $ 709,000      $ 171,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The components of the Company’s net deferred income tax assets and net deferred income tax liabilities at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012 are as follows:

 

     2011     2012  

Current deferred tax assets (liabilities)

    

Inventories

   $ (638,000   $ (844,000

Accounts receivable

     515,000        51,000   

Other assets

     (67,000     46,000   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     (117,000     500,000   

Valuation allowance

     (420,000     (487,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   $ (727,000   $ (734,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncurrent deferred tax assets

    

Net operating loss carryforwards

   $ 868,000      $ 691,000   

Property and equipment

     922,000        782,000   

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     1,917,000        2,274,000   

Other

     236,000        224,000   

Valuation allowance

     (3,216,000     (3,237,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncurrent deferred tax assets

     727,000        734,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

   $ —       $ —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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THE EX ONE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 13 - Income Taxes (continued)

 

The Company has provided a valuation allowance for its net deferred tax assets because the Company has not demonstrated a history of generating net operating profits. The Company has approximately $1,729,000 in foreign net operating loss carryforwards at September 30, 2012 to offset future taxable income of ExOne KK, which expire in 2013 through 2019.

The Company has a liability for uncertain tax positions related to certain capitalized expenses and related party transactions. The liability amounted to approximately $264,000 at December 31, 2011 and $373,000 at September 30, 2012 and is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The uncertain tax position for ExOne KK has been offset by the use of net operating loss carryforwards of $108,000 and $22,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively. The table below summarizes the change in the Company’s unrecognized tax positions.

 

     December 31,
2011
     September 30,
2012
 

Balance - beginning of period

   $ 15,000       $ 264,000   

Increases related to current year tax positions

     249,000         109,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance - end of period

   $ 264,000       $ 373,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company includes interest and penalties accrued in the condensed consolidated financial statements as a component of income tax expense.

Note 14 - License Agreements

The Company has license agreements with organizations which require license fee payments based on revenue. License fee expenses amounted to approximately $549,000 and $831,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively, and are included in cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Accrued license fees were approximately $1,096,000 at December 31, 2011 and $1,950,000 at September 30, 2012 and are recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Included in the license agreements is an exclusive patent license agreement (Agreement) with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). These patents have expiration dates ranging from 2012 to 2021. The terms of the Agreement require that the Company remit payment to MIT based upon worldwide revenue of licensed products, processes and consumables. The terms of the Agreement remain in force until the expiration or abandonment of all issued patent rights.

Note 15 - Computation of Loss per Unit

The Company presents basic and diluted loss per unit amounts. Basic loss per unit is calculated by dividing net loss available to common unit-holders by the weighted average number of common units outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted loss per unit is calculated by dividing net loss available to the Company’s common unitholders by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent units outstanding during the

 

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THE EX ONE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 15 - Computation of Loss per Unit (continued)

 

applicable period. As the Company has incurred a net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, the conversion of the preferred units, described in Note 10, has an anti-dilutive effect and is therefore excluded from the calculation below.

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

             2011                          2012             

Net loss available to common unit-holders

   $ (5,270,875   $ (11,070,235

Dividends declared - Preferred Class A units

     —          (1,030,588
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss available to common unit-holders after deducting the dividends declared - Preferred Class A units

   $ (5,270,875   $ (12,100,823
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator:

    

Weighted average shares

     10,000,000        10,000,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss per unit

    

Basic

     $(.53     $(1.21

Diluted

     $(.53     $(1.21

Note 16 - Fair Value Measurements

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require the Company to disclose its estimate of the fair value of material financial instruments, including those recorded as assets or liabilities in its consolidated financial statements. The carrying amounts of current assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities. Generally, the fair value of a fixed-rate instrument will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.

The following tables set forth the fair value of the Company’s liabilities measured on a recurring basis, by level:

 

     December 31, 2011  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Redeemable Class A

        

Preferred Units

   $ —         $ —         $ 18,983,602   

Interest rate swap liability

     —           60,000         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ —         $ 60,000       $ 18,983,602   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     September 30, 2012  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Interest rate swap liability

   $ —         $  23,000       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ —         $ 23,000       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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THE EX ONE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 16 - Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

The Company did not hold any Level 3 assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

Balance – beginning of period

   $ 18,983,602   

Conversion of demand note payable to member into Class A Redeemable Preferred Units (Note 9)

      

Reclassification of Class A Redeemable Preferred Units (Note 9)

     (18,983,602
  

 

 

 

Balance – end of period

   $  
  

 

 

 

The fair value of the interest rate swap liability is determined by using a discounted cash flow method using the appropriate inputs from the forward interest rate yield curves with the differential between the forward rate and the original stated interest rate of the swap discounted back from the settlement date of the contract to December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

The fair value of the Company’s Class A Redeemable Preferred Units was estimated based on unobservable inputs, including the present value of the Company’s demand note payable to member prior to the conversion described in Note 10.

Note 17 - Customer Concentrations

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, the Company conducted a significant portion of its business with a limited number of customers. The Company had one customer which individually represented 10% or greater of total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and had two customers which individually represented 10% or greater of total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The Company’s top five customers represented approximately 46% and 42% of total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively. Accounts receivable from these customers at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012 were not significant.

Note 18 - Subsequent Events

During December 2012, the Company executed an equipment note payable to a bank in the amount of approximately $1,193,000, with monthly payments including interest at LIBOR plus 3.0% (3.2% at September 30, 2012) through January 2018.

In November 2012, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback transaction with an unrelated third-party for a 3D printing machine. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company received approximately $0.9 million in proceeds from the sale and plans to recognize profit of approximately $0.5 million on the sale over the term of the lease, classified as a operating lease. Repayment of the lease is over a three-year period beginning in December 2012.

 

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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth the expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable in connection with the sale of common stock being registered. All the amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee.

 

SEC registration fee

   $ 10,230   

FINRA filing fee

     10,850   

Nasdaq listing fee

     *   

Legal fees and expenses

     *   

Blue sky fees and expenses (including legal fees)

     *   

Printing expenses

     *   

Accounting fees and expenses

     *   

Transfer agent fees and expenses

     *   

Miscellaneous

     *   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $     
  

 

 

 

 

* To be filed by amendment

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.

Delaware law permits a corporation to adopt a provision in its certificate of incorporation eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director, but not an officer in his or her capacity as such, to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for (1) any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) liability under section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) for unlawful payment of dividends or stock purchases or redemptions or (4) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Our certificate of incorporation will provide that, to the fullest extent of Delaware law, none of our directors will be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.

Under Delaware law, a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any type of proceeding, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other entity, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding if: (1) he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and (2) with respect to any criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit brought by or in the right of the corporation because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other entity, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification will be made if the person is found liable to the corporation unless, in such a case, the court determines the person is nonetheless entitled to indemnification for such expenses. A corporation must also

 

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indemnify a present or former director or officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him or her. Expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by a director or officer, or any employees or agents as deemed appropriate by the board of directors, in defending civil or criminal proceedings may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The Delaware law regarding indemnification and the advancement of expenses is not exclusive of any other rights a person may be entitled to under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

Under the DGCL, the termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that a person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws will authorize indemnification of any person entitled to indemnity under law to the full extent permitted by law.

Delaware law also provides that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other entity, against any liability asserted against and incurred by such person, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability. We will maintain, at our expense, an insurance policy that insures our officers and directors, subject to customary exclusions and deductions, against specified liabilities that may be incurred in those capacities.

 

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

On December 31, 2011, we issued 18,983,602 preferred units to Rockwell Holdings Inc. (“RHI”). in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to an exemption from registration provided under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. In consideration for the issuance of the preferred units, RHI retired $18,983,602 in debt owed by us to it.

 

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(A) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit

Number

    
1.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
3.1    Certificate of Incorporation.
3.2    Bylaws.
4.1    Form of stock certificate.*
5.1    Opinion of Morella & Associates, PC.*
10.1    Amended and Restated Exclusive Patent License Agreement dated January 1, 2011, by and between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and The Ex One Company, LLC.*
10.2    Employment Agreement, dated June 1, 2012, by and between the Company and S. Kent Rockwell.
10.3    Employment Agreement, dated June 1, 2012, by and between the Company and David Burns.

 

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Exhibit

Number

    
10.4    Employment Agreement, dated August 1, 2012, by and between the Company and John Irvin.
10.5    Employment Agreement, dated August 21, 2003, by and between Prometal RCT and Rainer Hoechsmann (translated from German).
10.6    Letter amending Employment Agreement, dated March 9, 2012, from the Company to Rainer Hoechsmann (translated from German).
10.7    2013 Equity Incentive Plan.*
10.8    Lone Star Metal Fabrication, LLC Equipment Lease.
10.9    Lone Star Metal Fabrication, LLC Building Lease.
10.10.01    Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC Equipment Lease October 1, 2011.
10.10.02    Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC Equipment Lease December 31, 2011.
10.10.03    Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC Equipment Lease December 31, 2012.
10.10.04    Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC Equipment Lease May 31, 2008.
10.10.05    Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC Equipment Lease February 01, 2009.
10.10.06    Troy Metal Fabrication, LLC Equipment Lease May 31, 2008.
10.11    Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC Building Lease March 31, 2008.
10.12    Kontokorrentkredit Overdraft Agreement, dated July 29, 2011, Between ExOne Gmbh and Stadtsparkasse Augsburg. (translated from German).
10.13    Aval Kredit-Rahmanvertrag, Linton Bank Guarantees, dated July 29, 2011, Between ExOne Gmbh and Stadtsparkasse Augsburg. (translated from German).
10.14    Abtretung von Außenständer, Assignment of Receivables, dated July 29, 2011, Between ExOne Gmbh and Stadtsparkasse Augsburg. (translated from German).
10.15    Revolving Demand Note, dated January 1, 2012 by and between the Company and Rockwell Forest Products, Inc.
10.16    Leasing Contract, Agreement Concerning Use of Machine, Sale and Leaseback Agreement, dated November 21, 2012, between ExOne GmbH and Deutsche für Sparkassen und Mittelstand GmbH (translated from German).*
21.1    Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1    Consent of ParenteBeard LLC.
23.2    Consent of Morella & Associates, PC (included in Exhibit 5.1).*
24.1    Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages of this registration statement).
99.1    Consent of Lloyd A. Semple to be named as a director.
99.2    Consent of Bonnie K. Wachtel to be named as a director.
99.3    Consent of Victor Sellier to be named as a director.

 

* To be filed by amendment.

(B) Financial Statement Schedules:

Financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not required or the required information is shown in our consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.

 

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Item 17. Undertakings

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreements certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on January 8, 2013.

 

The ExOne Company
By:   /s/ S. Kent Rockwell
  S. Kent Rockwell
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints S. Kent Rockwell, David Burns and John Irvin, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in his name place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, any registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on January 8, 2013.

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    S. Kent Rockwell  

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

S. Kent Rockwell  

(Chief Executive Officer); Director

/s/    David J. Burns  

President and Chief Operating Officer;

David J. Burns  

Director

/s/    John Irvin  

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial

John Irvin  

and Accounting Officer); Director

 

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Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

THE EXONE COMPANY

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is The ExOne Company (hereinafter, the “Corporation”).

SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Zip Code 19801, and the name of the registered agent of the Corporation at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

FOURTH: The aggregate number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 250,000,000 (Two Hundred Fifty Million), of which 200,000,000 (Two Hundred Million) shares are classified as common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), and 50,000,000 (Fifty Million) shares are classified as preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”).

The Corporation may issue shares of any class or series of its capital stock from time to time for such consideration and for such corporate purposes as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time determine.

The following is a statement of the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions, of the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock:

Division A. Preferred Stock

The shares of Preferred Stock may be divided into and issued in one or more series, the relative rights, powers and preferences of which series may vary in any and all respects. The Board of Directors is expressly vested with the authority to fix, by resolution or resolutions adopted prior to and providing for the issuance of any shares of each particular series of Preferred Stock and incorporate in a certificate of designations filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the shares of each series of Preferred Stock, to the extent not provided for in this Certificate of Incorporation, and with the authority to increase or decrease the number of shares within each such series; provided, however , that the Board of Directors may not decrease the number of shares within a series of Preferred Stock below the number of shares within such series that is then outstanding. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to fixing the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of each such series of Preferred Stock shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:


(1) the distinctive designation and number of shares of that series;

(2) the rate of dividends (or the method of calculation thereof) payable with respect to shares of that series, the dates, terms and other conditions upon which such dividends shall be payable, and the relative rights of priority of such dividends to dividends payable on any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation;

(3) the nature of the dividend payable with respect to shares of that series as cumulative, noncumulative or partially cumulative, and if cumulative or partially cumulative, from which date or dates and under what circumstances;

(4) whether shares of that series shall be subject to redemption, and, if made subject to redemption, the times, prices, rates, adjustments and other terms and conditions of such redemption (including the manner of selecting shares of that series for redemption if fewer than all shares of such series are to be redeemed);

(5) the rights of the holders of shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (which rights may be different if such action is voluntary than if it is involuntary), including the relative rights of priority in such event as to the rights of the holders of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation;

(6) the terms, amounts and other conditions of any sinking or similar purchase or other fund provided for the purchase or redemption of shares of that series;

(7) whether shares of that series shall be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other securities of the Corporation or of any other corporation or entity, and, if provision be made for conversion or exchange, the times, prices, rates, adjustments, and other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;

(8) the extent, if any, to which the holders of shares of that series shall be entitled (in addition to any voting rights required by law) to vote as a class or otherwise with respect to the election of directors or otherwise;

(9) the restrictions and conditions, if any, upon the issue or reissue of any additional Preferred Stock ranking on a parity with or prior to shares of that series as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up;

(10) any other repurchase obligations of the Corporation, subject to any limitations of applicable law; and

(11) any other designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of shares of that series.

Any of the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of any series of Preferred Stock may be dependent on facts ascertainable outside this Certificate of Incorporation, or outside the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series of Preferred Stock adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to authority expressly vested in it by this Certificate of Incorporation. Except as applicable law or this Certificate of Incorporation otherwise may require, the terms of any series of Preferred Stock may be amended without consent of the holders of any other series of Preferred Stock or any class of capital stock of the Corporation.

 

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The relative powers, preferences and rights of each series of Preferred Stock in relation to the powers, preferences and rights of each other series of Preferred Stock shall, in each case, be as fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions adopted pursuant to the authority granted in this Division A of this Article FOURTH, and the consent, by class or series vote or otherwise, of holders of Preferred Stock of such series of Preferred Stock as are from time to time outstanding shall not be required for the issuance by the Board of Directors of any other series of Preferred Stock, whether or not the powers, preferences and rights of such other series shall be fixed by the Board of Directors as senior to, or on a parity with, the powers, preferences and rights of such outstanding series, or any of them; provided, however , that the Board of Directors may provide in such resolution or resolutions adopted with respect to any series of Preferred Stock that the consent of holders of at least a majority (or such greater proportion as shall be therein fixed) of the outstanding shares of such series voting thereon shall be required for the issuance of shares of any or all other series of Preferred Stock.

Shares of any series of Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights except as required by law or as provided in the relative powers, preferences and rights of such series.

Division B. Common Stock

1. Dividends . Dividends may be paid on the Common Stock, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine, out of any assets of the Corporation available for such dividends after full cumulative dividends on all outstanding shares of capital stock of all series ranking senior to the Common Stock in respect of dividends and liquidation rights (referred to in this Division B as “stock ranking senior to the Common Stock”) have been paid, or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart, for all past quarterly dividend periods, and after or concurrently with making payment of or provision for dividends on the stock ranking senior to the Common Stock for the then current quarterly dividend period.

2. Distribution of Assets . In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or any reduction or decrease of its capital stock resulting in a distribution of assets to the holders of the Common Stock, after there shall have been paid to or set aside for the holders of the stock ranking senior to the Common Stock the full preferential amounts to which they are respectively entitled, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, pro rata, all of the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders. The Board of Directors may distribute in kind to the holders of the Common Stock such remaining assets of the Corporation, or may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any of the remaining property and assets of the Corporation to any other corporation or other purchaser and receive payment therefor wholly or partly in cash or property, and/or in stock of any such corporation, and/or in obligations of such corporation or other purchaser, and may sell all or any part of the consideration received therefor and distribute the same or the proceeds thereof to the holders of the Common Stock.

3. Voting Rights . Subject to the voting rights expressly conferred under prescribed conditions upon the stock ranking senior to the Common Stock, the holders of the Common Stock shall exclusively possess full voting power for the election of directors and for all other purposes.

 

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Division C. Other Provisions Applicable to the Corporation’s Capital Stock

1. Preemptive Rights . No holder of any stock of the Corporation shall be entitled as of right to purchase or subscribe for any part of any unissued or treasury stock of the Corporation, or of any additional stock of any class, to be issued by reason of any increase of the authorized capital stock of the Corporation, or to be issued from any unissued or additionally authorized stock, or of bonds, certificates of indebtedness, debentures or other securities convertible into stock of the Corporation, but any such unissued or treasury stock, or any such additional authorized issue of new stock or securities convertible into stock, may be issued and disposed of by the Board of Directors to such persons, firms, corporations or associations, and upon such terms as the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, determine, without offering to the stockholders then of record, or any class of stockholders, any thereof, on the same terms or any terms.

2. Votes Per Share . Any holder of Common Stock of the Corporation having the right to vote at any meeting of the stockholders or of any class or series thereof shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him, provided that no holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to cumulate his votes for the election of one or more directors or for any other purpose.

FIFTH: (a)  Directors. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the authority and powers conferred on the Board of Directors by the DGCL or by the other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors is authorized and empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the DGCL, this Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however , that no Bylaws hereafter adopted, or any amendments thereto, shall invalidate any prior act of the Board of Directors that would have been valid if such Bylaws or amendment had not been adopted.

(b) Number, Election and Terms of Directors . The number of directors that shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by a majority of the directors then in office, subject to an increase in the number of directors by reason of any provisions contained in or established pursuant to Article FOURTH, but in any event shall not be less than one nor more than 16, plus that number of directors who may be elected by the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock voting separately as a class pursuant to the provisions applicable in the case or arrearages in the payment of dividends or other defaults contained in this Certificate of Incorporation or the Board of Directors’ resolution providing for the establishment of any series of Preferred Stock. Each director shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders at which that director’s term expires and shall serve until his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

In the event of any change in the authorized number of directors, each director then continuing to serve as such shall nevertheless continue as a director until the expiration of his current term, or his earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

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Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation so provide.

(c) Removal of Directors . No director of the Corporation may be removed from office as a director by vote or other action of the stockholders or otherwise except for cause, and then only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. Except as applicable law otherwise provides, cause for the removal of a director shall be deemed to exist only if the director whose removal is proposed: (i) has been convicted, or has been granted immunity to testify in any proceeding in which another has been convicted, of a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction and that conviction is no longer subject to direct appeal; (ii) has been found to have been negligent or guilty of misconduct in the performance of his duties to the Corporation in any matter of substantial importance to the Corporation by (A) the affirmative vote of at least eighty percent (80%) of the directors then in office at any meeting of the Board of Directors called for that purpose or (B) a court of competent jurisdiction; or (iii) has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be mentally incompetent, which mental incompetency directly affects his ability to serve as a director of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever holders of outstanding shares of one or more series of Preferred Stock are entitled to elect members of the Board of Directors voting separately as a class pursuant to the provisions applicable in the case of arrearages in the payment of dividends or other defaults contained in this Certificate of Incorporation or the Board of Directors’ resolution providing for the establishment of any series of Preferred Stock, any such director of the Corporation so elected may be removed in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or that Board of Directors’ resolution. The foregoing provisions are subject to the terms of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to the directors to be elected solely by the holders of such series of Preferred Stock.

(d) Vacancies . Except as a Board of Directors’ resolution providing for the establishment of any series of Preferred Stock may provide otherwise, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred and until that director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. The foregoing provisions are subject to the terms of any Preferred Stock with respect to the directors to be elected solely by the holders of such Preferred Stock.

(e) Amendment of this Article FIFTH. In addition to any other affirmative vote required by applicable law, this Article FIFTH may not be amended, modified or repealed except by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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SIXTH: (a)  Action by Written Consent; Special Meetings. No action required to be taken or that may be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, and the power of the stockholders of the Corporation to consent in writing to the taking of any action by written consent without a meeting is specifically denied, unless such action without a meeting is taken by unanimous written consent. Unless otherwise provided by the DGCL, by this Certificate of Incorporation or by any provisions established pursuant to Article FOURTH hereof with respect to the rights of holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called at any time only by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there is one, or by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, and no such special meeting may be called by any other person or persons.

(b) Amendment of this Article SIXTH . In addition to any other affirmative vote required by applicable law, this Article SIXTH may not be amended, modified or repealed except by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

SEVENTH: No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director of the Corporation; provided , however , that this Article SEVENTH shall not eliminate or limit the liability of such a director (1) for any breach of such director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL, as the same exists or as such provision may hereafter be amended, supplemented or replaced, or (4) for any transactions from which such director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended after the filing of this Certificate of Incorporation to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation, in addition to the limitation on personal liability provided herein, shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by such law, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article SEVENTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

EIGHTH: The Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. The Bylaws may be amended, in whole or in part, and new Bylaws may be adopted (i) by action of the Board of Directors; provided, however , that any proposed alteration, amendment or repeal of, or the adoption of any Bylaw inconsistent with, Section 3, 9, 10 or 11 of Article II of the Bylaws, Section 2, 3, 4, 7, 10 or 11 of Article III of the Bylaws, Article V of the Bylaws or Section 1 of Article VII of the Bylaws, by the Board of Directors shall require the affirmative vote of not less than 75% of all directors then in office at a regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors called for that purpose; or (ii) by the affirmative vote of the shares representing not less than 75% of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting

 

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together as a single class; provided that in the case of any such stockholder action at a meeting of stockholders, notice of the proposed alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of the new Bylaw or Bylaws must be contained in the notice of such meeting. In addition to any other affirmative vote required by applicable law, this Article EIGHTH may not be amended, modified or repealed except by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

NINTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between the Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between the Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of the Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the provisions of Section 291 of the DGCL or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of the DGCL, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or the stockholders or a class of stockholders of the Corporation as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, agrees to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of the Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which said application has been made, be binding on all of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or the stockholders or class of stockholders, of the Corporation, as the case may be, and also on the Corporation.

TENTH: The name and mailing address of the sole incorporator is as follows:

Warren J. Archer

706 Rochester Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15237

I, The Undersigned , for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, do make, file, and record this Certificate, and do certify that the facts herein stated are true, and I have accordingly hereunto set my this 21 st day of December, 2012.

 

By:  

/s/ Warren J. Archer

  (Incorporator)
Name:   Warren J. Archer

 

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Exhibit 3.2

THE EXONE COMPANY

(the “Corporation”)

BYLAWS

Article I.

Offices and Corporate Seal

The registered office of the Corporation required by the Delaware General Corporation Law shall be 1209 N. Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be located in the Borough of North Huntingdon, County of Westmoreland, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. The Corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

The registered office of the Corporation for qualification as a foreign corporation under the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law may be, but need not be, the same as its principal place of business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors shall provide a corporate seal which shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the state of incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal”.

Article II.

Board of Directors

Section 1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, its Board of Directors.

Section 2. Number, Tenure and Qualifications. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, if any, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be between one and seven or such other number as is fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors, provided however, that the Board of Directors shall at no time consist of fewer than three directors or more than sixteen. Except as provided in Section 3 of this Article II, each director shall be elected by the vote of the majority of the shares cast with respect to the director at any meeting of stockholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, provided that, if at the close of the notice periods set forth in Section 13 of Article III, the Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair (as described in Section 14 of Article III) determines that the number of persons properly nominated to serve as directors of the Corporation exceeds the number of directors to be elected (a “Contested Election”), the directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.

For purposes of this 2 Section, a vote of the majority of the shares cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a director must exceed the number of votes cast which are not “for” that director. If a director is a nominee in a non-Contested Election and is not elected, the director shall offer to tender his or her resignation to the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors, or such other committee designated by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 5 of this Article II for the purpose of recommending director nominees to the Board of Directors, will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board of Directors will act on the committee’s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and rationale within 90 days following the date of the certification of the election results. The director who tenders his or her resignation will not participate in the Board’s decision with respect to that resignation.


Each director shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death or resignation. Any director may resign at any time by delivering his or her written resignation to the Secretary, such resignation to specify whether it will be effective at a particular time, upon receipt by the Secretary or as determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 3. Vacancies. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, if any, to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including a vacancy created by an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office although less than a quorum, for the remainder of the unexpired term and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal, with or without cause; provided that in lieu of filling a vacancy, the Board of Directors may reduce the number of directors pursuant to Section 2 of this Article II.

Section 4. Compensation. Directors who also are employees of the Corporation shall not receive any additional compensation for services provided as a member of the Board of Directors. The non-employee directors shall be entitled to receive, pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors, fixed fees or other compensation for their services as directors, including committee fees. In addition, reimbursement of travel and other expenses incurred for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or at any meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors or in connection with their other services to the Corporation may be permitted. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 5. Committees of Directors. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees. Each committee shall consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation, as selected by the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors shall also designate a chairman of each committee. The members of each committee shall designate a person to act as secretary of the committee to keep the minutes of, and serve the notices for, all meetings of the committee and perform such other duties as the committee may direct. Such person may, but need not be, a member of the committee.

The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors of the Corporation as alternate members of any such committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member or members at any meeting of such committee. Any such committee may be abolished or re-designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Each member (and each alternate member) of any such committee (whether designated at an annual meeting of the Board of Directors, or to fill a vacancy, or otherwise) shall serve as a member of such committee until his or her successor shall have been designated or until he or she shall cease to be a director, or until his or her resignation or removal, with or without cause, from such committee. Each committee, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall have and may exercise such powers of the Board of Directors as may be provided by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, however, no committee shall have the power of authority: (1) to approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the Delaware General Corporation Law to be submitted to the stockholders for approval; or (2) to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.

Any committee may be granted by the Board of Directors power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to any or all papers that may require it. Each committee of the Board of Directors may establish its own rules of procedure. Except as otherwise specified in a resolution designating a committee, one-third of the members of a committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of that committee for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

 

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Section 6. Validity of Contracts. No contract or other transaction entered into by the Corporation shall be affected by the fact that a director or officer of the Corporation is in any way interested in or connected with any party to such contract or transaction, or himself is a party to such contract or transaction, even though in the case of a director the vote of the director having such interest or connection shall have been necessary to obligate the Corporation upon such contract or transaction; provided, however, that in any such case (i) the material facts of such interest are known or disclosed to the directors or stockholders and the contract or transaction is authorized or approved in good faith by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof through the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors (even though not a quorum), or (ii) the contract or transaction is fair to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the stockholders, or by the Board of Directors, or by a committee thereof.

Article III.

Stockholders’ Meetings

Section 1. Place of Meetings. The Board of Directors or Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Chairman of the Board”) may designate any place as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting called by the Board of Directors. If no designation is made, the place of meeting shall be the principal place of business of the Corporation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Section 2. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held on the first Monday in the month of May in each year, at the hour of 10:00 o’clock A.M., or at such other day and hour as may be fixed by or under the authority of the Board of Directors, from time to time, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the annual meeting shall be a legal holiday in the state where the meeting is to be held, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. If the election of directors shall not be held on the day designated herein for the annual meeting of the stockholders, or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be held at a special meeting of the stockholders as soon thereafter as is convenient.

Section 3. Special Meetings.

(a) Special meetings of the stockholders may be called for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, by the Chairman of the Board or by the Board of Directors at any time.

(b) Special meetings of the stockholders shall be called by the Board of Directors upon written request (a “Request”) to the Secretary of the Corporation by one or more stockholders of the Corporation holding shares representing in the aggregate not less than twenty percent (20%) of the total number of votes entitled to be cast on the matter or matters to be brought before the proposed special meeting. To be valid, a stockholder Request for a special meeting shall: (i) be directed to the Secretary in writing and shall be signed by each stockholder requesting the special meeting, or a duly authorized agent of such stockholder; and (ii) be accompanied by a written notice setting forth the specific purpose(s) of the special meeting and information required by Section 13 of this Article, including the information as to any nominations proposed to be presented and any other business proposed to be conducted at such special meeting and as to the stockholder(s) requesting the special meeting.

(c) A special meeting requested by stockholders shall be held at such date, time and place as may be designated by the Board of Directors or Chairman of the Board; provided, however, that the date of any such special meeting shall be not more than ninety (90) days after receipt by the Secretary of a Request satisfying the requirements of this Section 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a special meeting requested by stockholders shall not be held if:

 

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(i) a valid Request is not delivered in the manner and form prescribed pursuant to this Section 3;

(ii) the stated business to be brought before the special meeting is not a proper subject for stockholder action under applicable law;

(iii) the Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors has called or calls for an annual or special meeting of stockholders to be held within ninety (90) days of the time the Secretary receives the Request for the special meeting and the Board of Directors determines in good faith that the business of such annual or special meeting includes (among any other matters properly brought before the annual or special meeting) the business specified in the stockholder Request;

(iv) an identical or substantially similar item was presented at any meeting of stockholders held within one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the stockholder Request for a special meeting; or

(v) documentary evidence of the record and beneficial ownership of such shares of stock as of the record date is not established as required by this Section and Section 13 of this Article.

(d) A stockholder may revoke a Request for a special meeting at any time by written revocation delivered to the Secretary, and if, following such revocation, there are unrevoked Requests from stockholders holding in the aggregate less than the requisite number of shares of stock entitling the stockholders to request a special meeting be called, the Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors, in their discretion, may cancel the special meeting. If none of the stockholders who submitted the Request for a special meeting appears or sends a qualified representative to present the nominations proposed to be presented or other business proposed to be conducted at the special meeting, the Corporation need not present such nominations or other business for a vote at such meeting.

(e) Business transacted at a special meeting requested by stockholders shall be limited to the matters described in the Corporation’s notice for such meeting and only such business will be considered as shall have been stated in the Corporation’s notice for such meeting; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the Board of Directors from submitting matters to the stockholders at any special meeting requested by stockholders (in addition to those specified in a stockholder Request). The Board of Directors may elect the distribution method of the Corporation’s notice and proxy materials as electronic or as otherwise permitted.

Section 4. Voting; Quorum . Subject to Section 11 of this Article III, each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders, except to the extent that the voting rights of any class or classes are enlarged, limited or denied by the Certificate of Incorporation or in the manner therein provided. A majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders, except as otherwise required by Delaware law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws. No matter shall be considered at a meeting of stockholders except upon a motion duly made and seconded. If less than a majority of the outstanding shares are represented at a meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

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Section 5. Adjournment of Meetings. If less than a majority of the outstanding shares are represented at a meeting of the stockholders, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. The Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair (as described in Section 14 of this Article III) may adjourn a meeting of the stockholders from time to time without further notice, whether or not a quorum is present at the meeting. No notice of the time and place of adjourned meetings need be given except as required by law. In no event shall a public notice of an adjournment of any meeting of the stockholders commence a new time period for the giving of stockholder notice of nominations or proposals for other business as described in Section 13 of Article III. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

Section 6. Proxies. At all meetings of stockholders, a stockholder may vote by proxy executed in writing or submitted by electronic transmission by the stockholder or by the stockholder’s duly authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after three years from the date of its execution, unless otherwise expressly provided in the proxy.

Section 7. Notice of Meetings. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten days (twenty days if the stockholders are to approve a merger or consolidation or a sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all the Corporation’s assets) nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board, or the Secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice provisions of Article IX, Section 1 of these Bylaws shall apply to notices given under this Section 7.

Section 8. Postponement of Meetings. Any previously scheduled meeting of the stockholders may be postponed by resolution of the Board of Directors (1) upon public notice given prior to the time previously scheduled for such meeting of the stockholders or (2) announcement at the meeting which is to be postponed. In no event shall public notice of a postponement of any previously scheduled meeting of the stockholders commence a new time period for the giving of stockholder notice of nominations or proposals for other business as described in Section 13 of Article III.

Section 9. Cancellation of Meetings. Any special meeting of the stockholders called by the Chairman of the Board or by the Board of Directors may be canceled by resolution of the Board of Directors upon (1) public notice given prior to the time previously scheduled for such meeting of the stockholders or (2) announcement at the meeting which is to be postponed. Any special meeting of stockholders requested by stockholders may be cancelled as permitted under Section 3 of this Article.

Section 10. Voting Lists. The officer or agent having charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall make, at least ten days before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, with the postal address of and the number of shares held by each; which list, for a period of ten days prior to such meeting, shall be kept at the principal place of business of the Corporation. The list shall be subject to inspection by any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting, at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting. The original stock ledger shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine such list or ledger or to vote at any meeting of stockholders.

 

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Section 11. Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of stockholders. Such date in any case to be not more than sixty days and, in case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than ten days prior to the date on which the particular action, requiring such determination of stockholders, is to be taken. If no record date is fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders, or stockholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the close of business on the date next preceding the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the Board of Directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of stockholders. When a determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided in this Section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 12. Voting of Shares by Certain Holders. Neither treasury shares nor shares of the Corporation held by another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall be entitled to vote or to be counted for quorum purposes. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as limiting the right of the Corporation to vote its own stock held by it in a fiduciary capacity.

Shares standing in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted in the name of such corporation by any officer thereof or pursuant to any proxy executed in the name of such corporation by any officer of such corporation unless there has been express written notice filed with the Secretary that such officer has no authority to vote such shares. Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver or assignee for creditors may be voted by him or her, either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of such shares into such person’s name. Shares standing in the name of a fiduciary may be voted by such person, either in person or by proxy.

A stockholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares unless in the transfer by the pledgor on the books of the Corporation the pledgor has expressly empowered the pledgee to vote thereon, in which case only the pledgee, or the pledgee’s proxy, may represent such stock and vote thereon.

Section 13. Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals for other Business.

(a) Notice. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be transacted by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting or, only if and to the extent such matters are included in the Corporation’s notice for such a meeting, at a special meeting of the stockholders only (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice with respect to such meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record on the record date set with respect to such meeting (as provided for in Section 11 of Article III), who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 13. For nominations or proposals for other business to be properly brought before an annual or special meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) above, the stockholder must give timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such business must be a proper matter for stockholder action under the Delaware General Corporation Law and a proper matter for consideration at such meeting under the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws, including, without limitation, Section 3 of this Article.

For notice under this Section to be timely, it must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal place of business of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to the date of such meeting and (A) in the case of an annual meeting of stockholders, at least 45 days before the anniversary date on which the Corporation filed its definitive proxy materials (regardless of whether or not thereafter revised or supplemented) with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the prior year’s annual meeting of

 

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stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than thirty (30) days or delayed (other than as a result of adjournment) by more than thirty (30) days from the anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be delivered not later than the close of business on the later of (1) the sixtieth (60th) day prior to such annual meeting or (2) the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made, and (B) in the case of a special meeting, not later than the close of business on the later of (i) the sixtieth (60th) day prior to the date of such meeting or (ii) the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made.

(b) Nominations. If such stockholder notice under this Section 13 relates to a proposal by such stockholder to nominate one or more persons for election or re-election as a director, it shall set forth (in addition to the requirements in paragraph (d) below) all information relating to each such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected). Persons nominated by stockholders to serve as directors of the Corporation who have not been nominated in accordance with this Section 13 shall not be eligible to serve as directors.

(c) Other Business. If such stockholder notice under this Section 13 relates to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, it shall set forth (in addition to the requirements in paragraph (d) below) a brief description of such business, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any personal or other direct or indirect material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made.

(d) Other Requirements. Each such notice under this Section 13 shall also set forth as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made:

(i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner;

(ii) documentary evidence of the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by each such stockholder and each such beneficial owner;

(iii) a representation by the stockholder and beneficial owner that within five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting it will provide ownership information as of the record date for such meeting;

(iv) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) related to the below between or among such stockholder or beneficial owner and any other person at the time of notice under this Section 13 and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation of the same in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting:

(A) with respect to the nomination or other business, including without limitation any agreements that would be required to be described or reported pursuant to Item 5 of Item 6 of Schedule 13D (regardless of whether the requirements to file a Schedule 13D is applicable to the stockholder or beneficial owner);

 

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(B) any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares (regardless of whether settled in shares or cash) or other similar arrangement that has been entered into, the effect of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit from changes in the share price of any class of the Corporation’s stock, or increase or decrease the voting power of the stockholder or beneficial owner with respect to stock of the Corporation; and

(C) related to acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of stock of the Corporation, including the number of shares that are the subject of such agreement, arrangement or understanding;

(v) a representation as to whether the stockholder or beneficial owner will engage in a solicitation with respect to such nomination or proposal and, if so, the name of each participant (as defined in Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in such solicitation and whether such person or group intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to stockholders; and

(vi) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, such stockholder’s and beneficial owners’ written consent to the public disclosure of information provided pursuant to this Section.

(e) The requirements of this Section 13 shall not apply to a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his or her intention to present a stockholder proposal at an annual or special meeting pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and wished to have such proposal in the Corporation’s proxy materials. With respect to any such matter proposed to be presented pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8, (i) the notice required by this Section 13 shall be considered timely if delivered within the time period specified in Rule 14a-8(e), and (ii) the person proposing to have such matter presented at the meeting shall provide the information required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section, provided that the information required by paragraph (d)(i) and (ii) of this Section 13 may be satisfied by providing the information required pursuant to Rule 14a-8(b).

(f) Only such business shall be conducted at an annual or special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 13; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the Board of Directors from submitting matters to stockholders at any special meeting requested by stockholders. The Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair (as described in Section 14 of this Article III) of the meeting shall determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be transacted by the stockholders has been properly brought before the meeting (including without limitation if a stockholder does not meet the provisions of Section 3 of this Article in the case of a stockholder requested special meeting) and, if any proposed nomination or business has not been properly brought before the meeting, the Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair (as described in Section 14 of this Article III) shall declare that such proposed business or nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such matters may have been received. For purposes of this Section 13, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release or other means reasonably designed to provide broad distribution of the information to the public, or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 13 to the contrary, requests for inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act shall be deemed to have been delivered in a timely manner if delivered in accordance with such Rule.

 

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Notwithstanding compliance with the requirements of this Section 13, the Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair (as described in Section 14 of this Article III) presiding at any meeting of the stockholders may, in his or her sole discretion, refuse to allow a stockholder or stockholder representative to present any proposal which the Corporation would not be required to include in a proxy statement under any rule promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Nothing in this Section 13 shall be deemed to affect any rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, if any, to elect directors, established by resolution of the Board of Directors as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 14. Procedures. The Chairman of the Board or other person presiding as provided in these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors (the “Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair”), shall call meetings of the stockholders to order. The Secretary, or in the event of his or her absence or disability, the Assistant Secretary, if any, or if there be no Assistant Secretary, in the absence of the Secretary, an appointee of the Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair, shall act as Secretary of the meeting.

The order of business and all other matters of procedure at every meeting of stockholders may be determined by such Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair. Except to the extent inconsistent with applicable law, these Bylaws or any rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Directors, the Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair of any meeting of the stockholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts, including causing an adjournment of such meeting, as, in the judgment of such Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair, are appropriate. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (b) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (c) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair shall permit; (d) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; (e) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants; and (f) establishing times for opening and closing of the voting polls for each item upon which a vote is to be taken. Unless, and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the Presiding Stockholder Meeting Chair of the meeting, meetings of the stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with rules of parliamentary procedure.

Article IV.

Board of Directors’ Meetings

Section 1. Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of the Board of Directors for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting shall be held without other notice than this Bylaw immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of stockholders.

Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the Chairman of the Board or any two directors. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix any place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them.

Section 3. Meetings in Executive Session. During any annual meeting or special meeting of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may have an executive session with only the nonemployee directors or only the independent directors present and such other invitees as the directors participating in the executive session shall so determine. No separate notice of the executive session is required. The presiding director, as determined by the Board of Directors’ established procedures, shall preside at such executive session unless the directors participating in the executive session shall select another director to preside.

 

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Section 4. Notice. Notice of the annual meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given. Except as set forth in the next sentence, special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called: (i) on 24 hours notice if notice is given to each director personally or by telephone, including a voice messaging system, or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages, telegraph, facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic means, or (ii) on two days notice if notice is sent by overnight courier or (iii) on five days notice if notice is mailed, to each director, addressed to him or her at his or her usual place of business or residence. If, however, the meeting is called by or at the request of the Chairman of the Board and if the Chairman of the Board decides that unusual and urgent business is to be transacted at the meeting (which decision shall be conclusively demonstrated by the Chairman of the Board giving notice of the meeting less than 24 hours prior to the meeting), then at least 2 hours prior notice shall be given. Any director may waive notice of any meeting. The attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting and objects at the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

Section 5. Quorum. One-third of the number of directors fixed by, or pursuant to, Section 2 of Article II shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, but if less than such one-third is present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.

Section 6. Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

Section 7. Presumption of Assent. A director of the Corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his or her dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless the director files a written dissent to such action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or forwards such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary of the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action.

Section 8. Action by Directors Without a Meeting. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or at a meeting of a committee of directors, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by all of the directors or members of the committee thereof entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof and filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee and such consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote.

Section 9. Participation in a Meeting by Telephone. Members of the Board of Directors or any committee of directors may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participating in a meeting pursuant to this Section 9 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 10. Regulations; Manner of Acting. To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of the Board of Directors and for the management of the property, affairs and business of the Corporation as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate.

 

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Article V.

Officers and Chairman of the Board

Section 1. Elected Officers. The elected officers of the Corporation shall include a Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the Corporation and such other officers as the Board of Directors may designate by resolution to be elected directly by the Board of Directors or in any other manner as the Board of Directors may determine. The elected officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to these Bylaws. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. Each elected officer shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected or until his or her death or until he or she shall resign or shall have been removed. Any elected officer serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and may be removed by the Board of Directors at any time for any reason. Except as may be otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, any elected officer of the Corporation other than the Chief Executive Officer, the President (if any), the Chief Financial Officer, the Secretary or the Controller may be removed by the CEO at any time for any reason, provided that the CEO is a member of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. The Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall annually elect one of its own members to be the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board (who may also be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation) may also be an elected officer of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided under these Bylaws, and may at any time call any meeting of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may remove or replace the Chairman of the Board as Chairman at any time for any reason.

Section 3. The Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more officers of the Corporation as the Chief Executive Officer (such one or more individuals, the “CEO”). The CEO shall be the senior executive officer of the Corporation and shall in general supervise and control all the business and affairs of the Corporation. The CEO shall direct the policies of the Corporation and shall perform all other duties incident to the office or as may be delegated or assigned by the Board of Directors by resolution from time to time. The CEO may delegate powers to any other officer of the Corporation.

Section 4. The President. The President (who may also be the Chief Operating Officer) shall have such duties as are incident to such office or as may be delegated or assigned by the Board of Directors by resolution from time to time. Prior to any action by the Board of Directors, in the absence or disability of the CEO, the President shall exercise the functions of the CEO and shall have the authority of the CEO. There is no requirement that there be a President.

Section 5. Vice Presidents. Vice Presidents shall have such duties as are incident to such office or as may be delegated or assigned by the Board of Directors by resolution from time to time.

Section 6. The Secretary. The Secretary shall give notice of, and keep the minutes of, all meetings of the Board of Directors and the stockholders. He or she shall in general perform all of the duties which are incident to the office of secretary of a company, subject at all times to the direction and control of the Board of Directors, and shall have such other duties as may be delegated or assigned by the Board of Directors by resolution from time to time. The Secretary may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries, each of whom shall have the power to affix and attest the corporate seal of the Corporation, and to attest to the execution of documents on behalf of the Corporation and perform such duties as may be assigned by the Secretary.

 

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Section 7. The Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall be the senior financial officer of the Corporation and shall have such duties as are incident to such office or as may be delegated or assigned from time to time by the CEO or by the Board of Directors.

Section 8. The Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of all of the funds and securities of the Corporation and shall have such duties as are incident to such office or as may be delegated or assigned from time to time by the CEO or by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer may appoint one or more Assistant Treasurers to perform such duties as may be assigned by the Treasurer.

Section 9. Statutory Duties. Each respective officer shall discharge any and all duties pertaining to their respective office, which is imposed on such officer by the provisions of any present or future statute of the State of Delaware.

Section 10. Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence of any officer of the Corporation, the Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors may delegate, for the time being, the duties of such officer to any other officer or to any director.

Article VI.

Certificates for Shares and Their Transfer

Section 1. Certificates for Shares. Certificates representing shares of the Corporation shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Such certificates shall be signed by the CEO or President, and by the Treasurer or the Secretary. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock ledger of the Corporation.

Section 2. Transfer of Certificate. Transfer of shares of the Corporation shall be made only upon the records of the Transfer Agent appointed for this purpose, by the owner in person or by the legal representative of such owner and, upon such transfer being made, the old certificates shall be surrendered to the Transfer Agent who shall cancel the same and thereupon issue a new certificate or certificates therefor. Whenever a transfer is made for collateral security, and not absolutely, the fact shall be so expressed in the recording of the transfer.

Section 3. Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Board of Directors may appoint a transfer agent and registrar of transfers and thereafter may require all stock certificates to bear the signature of such transfer agent and such registrar of transfers. The signature of either the transfer agent or the registrar may be a facsimile.

Section 4. Registered Holder. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any shares as the absolute owner thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim thereto, or interest therein, on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by the statutes of the State of Delaware.

Section 5. Rules of Transfer. The Board of Directors also shall have the power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of the certificates for the shares of the Corporation.

 

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Section 6. Lost Certificates. Any person claiming a certificate for shares of this Corporation to be lost or destroyed, shall make affidavit of the fact and lodge the same with the Secretary of the Corporation, accompanied by a signed application for a new certificate. Such person shall give to the Corporation, to the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary or Treasurer, a bond of indemnity with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Secretary, and in an amount which, in his or her judgment, shall be sufficient to save the Corporation from loss, and thereupon the proper officer or officers may cause to be issued a new certificate of like tenor with the one alleged to be lost or destroyed. But the Secretary may recommend to the Board of Directors that it refuse the issuance of such new certificate in the event that the applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code are not met.

Article VII.

Contracts, Loans, Checks and Deposits

Section 1. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize, by these Bylaws or any resolution, any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

Section 2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by these Bylaws or a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

Section 3. Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation, shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents, of the Corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by these Bylaws or a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 4. Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select.

Article VIII.

Books and Records

Complete books and records of account together with minutes of the proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders and Board of Directors shall be kept. A record of stockholders, giving the names and addresses of all stockholders, and the number and class of the shares held by each, shall be kept by the Corporation at its registered office or principal place of business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or at the office of a Transfer Agent or Registrar.

Article IX.

Notices

Section 1. Manner of Notice. Whenever, under the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or of the Bylaws of the Corporation or of the statutes of the State of Delaware, notice is required to be given to a stockholder, to a director or to an officer, it shall not be construed to mean personal notice, unless expressly stated so to be. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given to stockholders, any notice so required (other than notice by publication) may be given in writing by depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder, director or officer, at his, or her, address as the same appears on the records of the Corporation, and the time when the same is mailed shall be deemed the time of the

 

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giving of such notice or by electronic transmission consented to (in a manner consistent with the Delaware General Corporation Law) by the stockholder. Any such notice by electronic transmission shall be deemed to be given: (1) if by facsimile, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (2) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to (in a manner consistent with the Delaware General Corporation Law) receive notice; (3) if by posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of specific posting, upon the later of such posting and the giving of the separate notice, and (4) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed by the stockholder.

Section 2. Waiver of Notice. Notice of the time, place, and purpose of any meeting of stockholders may be waived (i) in writing signed by the person entitled to notice thereof or (ii) by electronic transmission made by the person entitled to notice, in each case either before or after such meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in a written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission. Notice will be waived by any stockholder by his or her attendance thereat in person or by proxy, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Any stockholder so waiving notice of such meeting shall be bound by the proceedings of any such meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had been given.

Article X.

Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the 1st day of January and terminate on the 31st day of December or as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.

Article XI.

Emergency Bylaws

The Emergency Bylaws provided in this Article XI shall be operative upon (a) the declaration of a civil defense emergency by the President of the United States or by concurrent resolution of the Congress of the United States pursuant to Title 50, Appendix, Section 2291 of the United States Code, or any amendment thereof, or (b) upon a proclamation of a civil defense emergency by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which relates to an attack or imminent attack on the United States or any of its possessions. Such Emergency Bylaws, or any amendments to these Bylaws adopted during such emergency, shall cease to be effective and shall be suspended upon any proclamation by the President of the United States, or the passage by the Congress of a concurrent resolution, or any declaration by the Governor of Pennsylvania that such civil defense emergency no longer exists.

During any such emergency, any meeting of the Board of Directors may be called by any officer of the Corporation or by any director. Notice shall be given by such person or by any officer of the Corporation. The notice shall specify the place of the meeting, which shall be at the principal place of business of the Corporation at the time if feasible, and otherwise, any other place specified in the notice. The notice shall also specify the time of the meeting. Notice may be given only to such of the directors as it may be feasible to reach at the time and by such means as may be feasible at the time, including publication or radio. If given by mail, messenger, telephone, or telegram, the notice shall be addressed to the director at his or her residence or business address, or such other place as the person giving the notice shall deem most suitable. Notice shall be similarly given, to the extent feasible in the judgment of the person giving the notice, to the other directors. Notice shall be given at least two days before the meeting, if feasible in the judgment of the person giving the notice, and otherwise on any shorter time he or she may deem necessary.

 

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Article XII.

Amendment of Bylaws By Directors

These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted at any meeting of the Board of Directors by a majority vote of the directors present at the meeting.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) dated as of June 1, 2012 between The Ex One Company, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (the “Company”), and S. Kent Rockwell (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Executive is employed as the Chief executive Officer of the Company and serves as Chairman of the Board;

WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that the Executive’s contribution to the growth and success of the Company has been substantial and the Board desires to provide for the continued employment of the Executive and to make certain changes in the Executive’s employment arrangements with the Company which the Board has determined will reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication to the Company of the Executive as a member of the Company‘s management, in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and

WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to commit himself to continue to serve the Company, on the terms and conditions herein provided.

In order to effect the foregoing, the Company and the Executive wish to enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below. Accordingly, in consideration of the premises and the respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01.  Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

“Affiliate”  means (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Company, (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, and (iii) an affiliate of the Company as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Base Salary”  has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01.

“Cause”  means (a) gross negligence in the performance of the Executive’s duties which results in material financial harm to the Company; (b) the Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, (i) any felony, or (ii) any misdemeanor involving fraud, embezzlement or theft; (c) the Executive’s intentional failure or refusal to perform his duties and responsibilities with the Company, without the same being corrected within fifteen (15) days after being given written notice thereof; (d) the material breach by the Executive of any of the covenants contained in Articles 6 or 7 of this Agreement; (e) the Executive’s willful violation of any material provision of the Company‘s code of conduct for executives and management employees; or (f) the Executive’s willful engagement in conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. The Executive may be terminated for Cause hereunder only by majority vote of all members of the Board (other than the Executive if applicable).

“COBRA”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05.

“COBRA Continuation Period”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05.

“Code”  means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Date of Termination”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07.

“Employment Period”  has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.


“Good Reason”  means, without the Executive’s written consent, (a) the material diminution of the Executive’s duties or responsibilities, including the assignment of any duties and responsibilities materially inconsistent with his position; (b) a material reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary (excluding any reduction that is generally applicable to all or substantially all executive officers of the Company); (c) the Company breaches this Agreement by failing to obtain a written assumption of this Agreement by any person acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of the Company prior to such acquisition; or (d) the relocation of the Executive’s principal work location to a location more than fifty (50) miles from Irwin, Pennsylvania; Notwithstanding the forgoing, in order for the Executive to terminate for Good Reason: (a) the Executive must give written notice to the Company of his intention to terminate his employment for Good Reason within sixty (60) days after the event or omission which constitutes Good Reason, and any failure to give such written notice within such period will result in a waiver by the Executive of his right to terminate for Good Reason as a result of such act or omission, (b) the event must remain uncorrected by the Company for thirty (30) days following such notice (the “Notice Period”), and (C) such termination must occur within sixty (60) days after the expiration of the Notice Period.

“Notice of Termination”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06.

“Person”  shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a  “group”  as defined in Section 13(d).

“Permanent Disability”  means the Executive becomes permanently disabled within the meaning of the long term disability plan of the Company applicable to the Executive under circumstances whereby the Executive is entitled to receive immediate benefits thereunder.

“Reimbursable Expenses”  has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05. In addition, any Reimbursable Expense shall be made only in accordance with the following conditions:

(a) The reimbursement of any eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred; and

(b) The right to reimbursement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

“Release”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.

“Restricted Territory”  means the counties, towns, cities, states or other political subdivisions of any country in which the Company or its Affiliates operates or does business.

“Start Date”  has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

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ARTICLE 2

EMPLOYMENT

SECTION 2.01.  Employment . The Company shall continue to employ the Executive, and the Executive shall continue employment with the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement for the period beginning September 1, 2012   (the date of the beginning of such period to be referred to herein as the “Start Date”) and ending as provided in Section 5.01 (the  “Employment Period” ).

ARTICLE 3

POSITION AND DUTIES

SECTION 3.01.  Position and Duties . During the Employment Period, the Executive shall continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company . In such capacity, the Executive shall have such responsibilities, powers and duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board; provided that such responsibilities, powers and duties are substantially consistent with those customarily assigned to individuals serving in such positions at comparable companies or as may be reasonably required by the conduct of the business of the Company. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Executive shall not directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial or professional nature to any other Person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Executive from managing his personal investments or serving as a director of a not-for-profit organization, so long as such activities do not interfere with the Executive’s performance of his duties hereunder.

ARTICLE 4

BASE SALARY AND BENEFITS

SECTION 4.01.  Base Salary . As of the Start Date, the Executive’s base salary will be $ 300,000 per annum (the  “Base Salary” ). The Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company. Annually, during the Employment Period, the Board shall review with the Executive his job performance and compensation, and if deemed appropriate by the Board, in its discretion, the Executive’s Base Salary may be adjusted; such adjusted Base Salary shall become the new Base Salary.

SECTION 4.02.  Bonuses . During the Employment Period, in addition to the Base Salary, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan on such terms established from time to time by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, as applicable.

SECTION 4.03.  Long Term Incentive Plans . During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in any long term incentive compensation plan maintained by the Company on the terms established from time to time by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, as applicable.

SECTION 4.04.  Benefits . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit and fringe benefit plans and arrangements made available by the Company to its executives and key management employees upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable plan or arrangement. The Executive will be entitled to a maximum of four (4) weeks of paid vacation annually during the Employment Period.

SECTION 4.05.  Expenses . The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in the course of performing his duties under this Agreement which are consistent with the Company‘s policies in effect from time to time with respect to travel, entertainment and other business expenses  (“Reimbursable Expenses” ), subject to the Company‘s requirements with respect to reporting and documentation of expenses.


ARTICLE 5

TERM AND TERMINATION

SECTION 5.01.  Term . The Employment Period will terminate on the second anniversary of the Start Date unless further extended or sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. Commencing on the second anniversary of the Start Date and on each anniversary thereafter, the Employment Period will automatically be extended for one (1) additional year, unless not later than ninety (90) days immediately preceding such anniversary, the Company or the Executive shall have given written notice to the other that it does not wish to extend the Agreement.

SECTION 5.02.  Termination for Good Reason or Without Cause . If the Employment Period shall be terminated prior to the expiration of the third anniversary of the Start Date (or the end of the Employment Period as extended pursuant to Section 5.01) (a) by the Executive for Good Reason, or (b) by the Company without Cause, provided the Executive has delivered a signed Release of claims reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “ Release ”) to the Company pursuant to the notice provision of Section 10.07 within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination and not revoked the Release within the seven-day revocation period provided for in the Release, the Executive shall be paid solely (i) Base Salary through the Date of Termination and any annual bonus awarded in accordance with the Company‘s bonus program but not yet paid; (ii) an amount equal to one (1) times the Base Salary and one (1) times the target annual bonus amount, provided that the Executive shall be entitled to any unpaid amounts only if the Executive has not breached and does not breach the provisions of Sections 6.01 and 7.01 hereof; (iii) a pro-rata portion of the Executive’s target bonus for the year of termination, calculated by reference to the number of days during the bonus year during which he was employed by the Company; (iv) payment for all accrued, but unused, vacation time through the Date of Termination; (v) payment for reasonable outplacement assistance services actually incurred by the Executive associated with seeking another employment position within 12 months of the Date of Termination; and (vi) promptly following any such termination, the Executive shall be reimbursed all Reimbursable Expenses incurred by the Executive prior to such termination. The amounts described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iv) above will be paid in a single lump sum within ten (10) days after the Date of Termination; provided, however, that no amount shall be paid until expiration of the 7-day statutory revocation period with respect to the release referred to in this Section 5.02 above. The amount described in clause (iii) shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan subject to the attainment of the performance goals applicable to such bonus award. The amount described in clause (v) shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year following the year in which such expense is incurred by the Executive. The terms of all Company restricted stock units, stock options and other equity based awards will be as set forth in the applicable award agreements and medical benefits shall be as provided in Section 5.05 below. The Executive’s entitlements under any other benefit plan or program shall be as determined thereunder, except that severance benefits shall not be payable under any other plan or program. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a termination of employment results in severance benefits being paid under an change in control agreement (or any successor thereto), no amounts or benefits will be paid to the Executive under this Section 5.02 or 5.05.

SECTION 5.03.  Termination Due to Death or Permanent Disability . If the Employment Period shall be terminated prior to the expiration of the third anniversary of the Start Date (or the end of the Employment Period as extended pursuant to Section 5.01) due to the Executive’s death or Permanent Disability, the Executive (or his heirs, estate or legal representative) shall be entitled solely to (i) Base Salary through the Date of Termination and any annual bonus awarded in accordance with the Company‘s bonus program but not yet paid; (ii) a pro-rata portion of the Executive’s target bonus for the year of termination, calculated by reference to the number of days during the bonus year during which he was employed by the Company; (iii) payment for all accrued, but unused, vacation time through the Date of Termination; and (iv) promptly following any such termination, the Executive (or his heirs, estate of legal representative) shall be reimbursed all Reimbursable Expenses incurred by the Executive prior to such termination. The amounts described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above will be paid in a single lump sum within ten (10) days after the Date of Termination. The terms of all Company restricted stock units, stock options and other equity based awards will be as set forth in the applicable award agreements, and the Executive’s entitlements under any other benefit plan or program shall be as determined thereunder.

SECTION 5.04.  Termination for Cause or Other Than Good Reason . If the Employment Period shall be terminated prior to the expiration of the third anniversary of the Start Date (or the end of the Employment Period as extended pursuant to Section 5.01) (a) by the Company for Cause, or (b) by the Executive other than for Good Reason and not due to the Executive’s death or Permanent Disability, the Executive shall be entitled, within ten


(10) days following the Date of Termination, to receive solely (i) the Base Salary through the Date of Termination; (ii) payment for all accrued, but unused, vacation time through the Date of Termination; and (iii) reimbursement of all Reimbursable Expenses incurred by the Executive prior to such termination. The Executive’s rights under any benefit plan or program shall be as set forth thereunder.

SECTION 5.05.  Medical Benefits . If the Employment Period is terminated as a result of a termination of employment as specified in Section 5.02, the Executive and his dependents shall continue to receive his medical insurance benefits from the Company available through COBRA. If the Executive elects COBRA continuation coverage, the Executive shall continue to participate in all medical insurance plans he was participating on the Date of Termination, and the Company shall pay the applicable premium. To the extent that Executive had dependent coverage immediately prior to termination of employment, such continuation of benefits for Executive shall also cover Executive’s dependents for so long as Executive is receiving benefits under this paragraph and such dependents remain eligible. The COBRA Continuation Period for medical insurance under this paragraph shall be deemed to run concurrent with the continuation period federally mandated by COBRA (generally 18 months), or any other legally mandated and applicable federal, state, or local coverage period for benefits provided to terminated employees under the medical plan. For purposes of this Agreement, (a)  “COBRA”  means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and (b)  “COBRA Continuation Period”  shall mean the continuation period for medical insurance to be provided under the terms of this Agreement which shall commence on the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the date of termination falls and generally shall continue for an 18-month period or until such time as the executive is employed, whichever is earlier.

SECTION 5.06.  Notice of Termination . Any termination by the Company for Permanent Disability or Cause or without Cause or by the Executive with or without Good Reason shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a  “Notice of Termination”  shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision indicated.

SECTION 5.07.  Date of Termination “Date of Termination”  shall mean (a) if the Employment Period is terminated as a result of a Permanent Disability, the next business day after a Notice of Termination is given following the Permanent Disability; (b) if the Employment Period is terminated as a result of death, the date of death; and (c) if the Employment Period is terminated for any other reason, the later of the date the Notice of Termination is given or the end of any applicable correction period except as otherwise specifically provided herein.

SECTION 5.08.  No Duty to Mitigate . The Executive shall have no duty to seek new employment or other duty to mitigate following a termination of employment as described in Section 5.02 above, and no compensation or benefits described in Section 5.02 shall be subject to reduction or offset on account of any subsequent compensation, other than as provided in Section 5.05.

SECTION 5.09.  Release . Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Executive shall not be required by the Release to release claims that the Executive may have against the Company for reimbursement of ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by him during the course of his employment, claims that arise after the effective date of the Release, any rights the Executive may have to enforce Sections 5.02 of this Agreement, and claims for which the Executive is entitled to be indemnified under the Company‘s charter, by-laws or under applicable law or pursuant to the Company’s directors’ and officer’s liability insurance policies.

ARTICLE 6

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

SECTION 6.01.  Confidential Information and Trade Secrets . The Executive and the Company agree that certain materials, including, but not limited to, information, data and other materials relating to customers, development programs, costs, marketing, trading, investment, sales activities, promotion credit and financial data, manufacturing processes, financial methods, plans or the business and affairs of the Company and its Affiliates, constitute proprietary confidential information and trade secrets. Accordingly, the Executive will not at any time during or after the Executive’s employment with the Company disclose or use for the Executive’s own benefit or purposes or the benefit or purposes of any Person, other than the Company and any of its Affiliates, any proprietary


confidential information or trade secrets. The foregoing obligations imposed by this Section 6.01 will not apply (i) in the course of the business of and for the benefit of the Company, (ii) if such information has become, through no fault of the Executive, generally known to the public, or (iii) if the Executive is required by law to make disclosure (after giving the Company notice and an opportunity to contest such requirement). The Executive agrees that upon termination of employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive will immediately return to the Company all memoranda, books, paper, plans, information, letters and other data, and all copies thereof or therefrom, which in any way relate to the business of the Company and its Affiliates. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not retain or use for the Executive’s account at any time any trade names, trademark or other proprietary business designation used or owned in connection with the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

ARTICLE 7

NONCOMPETITION

SECTION 7.01.  Noncompetition . (a) The Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the business of the Company and its Affiliates and accordingly agrees that during the term of the Executive’s employment and for a period of two (2) years after the termination thereof:

(i) the Executive will not directly or indirectly engage in any business which is in competition with any line of business conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, but not limited to, where such engagement is as an officer, director, proprietor, employee, partner, investor (other than as a holder of less than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of a publicly traded corporation), consultant, advisor, agent or sales representative, in any Restricted Territory;

(ii) the Executive will not perform or solicit the performance of services for any customer or client of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

(iii) the Executive will not directly or indirectly induce any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates to (1) engage in any activity or conduct which is prohibited pursuant to this Section 7.01, or (2) terminate such employee’s employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates. Moreover, the Executive will not directly or indirectly employ or offer employment (in connection with any business which is in competition with any line of business conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates) to any person who was employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates unless such person shall have ceased to be employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates for a period of at least twelve (12) months; and

(iv) the Executive will not directly or indirectly assist others in engaging in any of the activities which are prohibited under clauses (i)-(iii) of this Section 7.01(a) above.

(b) The covenant contained in Section 7.01(a)(i) above is intended to be construed as a series of separate covenants, one for each county, town, city and state or other political subdivision of a Restricted Territory. Except for geographic coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical in terms to the covenant contained in the preceding subsections. If, in any judicial proceeding, the court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants (or any part thereof) deemed included in such subsections, then such unenforceable covenant (or such part) shall be deemed to be eliminated from this Agreement for the purpose of those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants (or portions thereof) to be enforced.

(c) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 7.01 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against the Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may


judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein.

ARTICLE 8

EQUITABLE RELIEF

SECTION 8.01.  Equitable Relief . The Executive acknowledges that (a) the covenants contained in Sections 6.01 and 7.01 hereof are reasonable, (b) the Executive’s services are unique, and (c) a breach or threatened breach by him of any of his covenants and agreements with the Company contained in Sections 6.01 or 7.01 hereof could cause irreparable harm to the Company for which it would have no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, and in addition to any remedies which the Company may have at law, in the event of an actual or threatened breach by the Executive of his covenants and agreements contained in Sections 6.01 or 7.01 hereof, the Company shall be entitled as a matter of right to an injunction, without a requirement to post bond, out of any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining any violation or further violation of such promises by the Executive or the Executive’s employees, partners or agents.

ARTICLE 9

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 9.01. (a)  Indemnification . The Company agrees that if the Executive is made a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, member, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, the Executive shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by applicable law and the Company‘s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, against all cost, expense, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by the Executive in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to the Executive even if he has ceased to be a director, member, employee or agent of the Company or other entity and shall inure to the benefit of the Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators.

(b)  D&O Insurance . During the Employment Period, the Company shall keep in place a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (or policies) providing comprehensive coverage to the Executive to the same extent that the Company provides such coverage for any other officer or director of the Company and, after the expiration of the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to such coverage to the same extent that the Company provides such coverage for any other current or former officer or director of the Company.

ARTICLE 10

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 10.01.  Remedies . The Company will have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement, all rights and remedies which the Company has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which the Company has under any law. The Company will be entitled to enforce such rights specifically, without posting a bond or other security, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.


SECTION 10.02.  Consent to Amendments . The provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only by a written agreement executed and delivered by the Company and the Executive. No other course of dealing between the parties to this Agreement or any delay in exercising any rights hereunder will operate as a waiver of any rights of any such parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may at any time, with the consent of the Executive, modify or amend any provision of this Agreement or take any other action, to the extent necessary or advisable to ensure that this Agreement complies with or is exempt from Section 409A of the Code and that any payments or benefits under this Agreement are not subject to interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code.

SECTION 10.03.  Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto will bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not, provided that the Executive may not assign his rights or delegate his obligations under this Agreement without the written consent of the Company.

SECTION 10.04.  Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.

SECTION 10.05.  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all of which counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 10.06.  Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

SECTION 10.07.  Notices . All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been given when delivered personally to the recipient, two (2) business days after the date when sent to the recipient by reputable express courier service (charges prepaid) or four (4) business days after the date when mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices, demands and other communications will be sent to the Executive and to the Company at the addresses set forth below.

 

If to the Executive:   To the last address delivered to the Company by the Executive in the manner set forth herein.
If to the Company:  

The Ex One Company

127 Industry Boulevard

Irwin, PA 15642

Attn: Compensation Committee

Copies of notices to the Company shall also be sent to:
 

Morella & Associates, A Professional Corporation

706 Rochester, Road

Pittsburgh, Pa 15237

Attn: Warren J. Archer., Esq.

or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.

SECTION 10.08.  Withholding . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

SECTION 10.09.  No Third Party Beneficiary . This Agreement will not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the Company, the Executive and their respective heirs, executors, successors and assigns.


SECTION 10.10.  Entire Agreement . Except as provided below, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, that may have related in any way to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Employee/Independent Contractor Proprietary Information and Assignment of Inventions Agreement dated December 1, 2007 shall not be superseded by this Agreement and remains in full force and effect.

SECTION 10.11.  Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party. Any reference to any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law will be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The use of the word “including”  in this Agreement means  “including without limitation”  and is intended by the parties to be by way of example rather than limitation.

SECTION 10.12.  Survival . Sections 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.08, 6.01, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 and Article 10 hereof will survive and continue in full force in accordance with their terms notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Period, and the Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force to the extent necessary to enforce any rights and obligations arising hereunder during the Employment Period.

SECTION 10.14.  GOVERNING LAW . ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAW OF PENNSYLVANIA, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.

SECTION 10.15 . Internal Revenue Code Section 409A .

(a) If any benefit provided under this Agreement is subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder, the provisions of the Agreement shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner necessary to comply with Section 409A and the regulations issued thereunder (or disregarded to the extent such provision cannot be so administered, interpreted, or construed.)

(b) For purposes of the Agreement, the Executive shall be considered to have experienced a termination of employment only if the Executive has terminated employment with the Company and all of its controlled group members within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes hereof, the determination of controlled group members shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code; provided that the language  “at least 50 percent”  shall be used instead of  “at least 80 percent”  in each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1),(2) and (3) of the Code and Treas. Reg. § 1.414(c)-2. Whether the Executive has terminated employment will be determined based on all of the facts and circumstances and in accordance with the guidance issued under Section 409A of the Code.

(c) For purposes of Section 409A, each severance benefit payment shall be treated as a separate payment. Each payment under this Agreement is intended to be excepted from Section 409A to the maximum extent provided under Section 409A as follows: (i) the Employee’s termination date and within the applicable 2  1 /2 month period specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4) is intended to be excepted under the short-term deferral exception as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4); (ii) post-termination medical benefits are intended to be excepted under the medical benefits exceptions as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(B); and (iii) to the extent payments are made as a result of an involuntary separation, each payment that is not otherwise excepted under the short-term deferral exception or medical benefits exception is intended to be excepted under the involuntary pay exception as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii). The Executive shall have no right to designate the date of any payment under this Agreement.

(d) With respect to payments subject to Section 409A of the Code (and not excepted therefrom), if any, it is intended that each payment is paid on a permissible distribution event and at a specified time consistent with Section 409A of the Code. The Company reserves the right to accelerate and/or defer any payment to the extent permitted and consistent with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that a payment hereunder is subject to Section 409A of the Code (and not excepted therefrom) and payable on account or a termination of employment, such payment shall be delayed for a period of six months after the date of termination (or, if earlier, the death of the Executive ) if the Executive is a  “specified employee”  (as defined in


Section 409A of the Code and determined in accordance with the procedures established by the Company). Any payment that would otherwise have been due or owing during such 6-month period will be paid immediately following the end of the 6-month period in the month following the month containing the 6-month anniversary of the date of termination.

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[Signature Page for S. Kent Rockwell Employment Agreement]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

 

The Ex One Company.
By:

/s/

Printed Name: S. Kent Rockwell
Title: Chairman of the Company
Dated:

/s/

S. Kent Rockwell
Dated:


Annex A

SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

THIS SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this               day of              ,             , by and between              and               (collectively the “Company”) and               (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Executive formerly was employed by the Company as             ;

WHEREAS, the Executive and Company entered into a Employment and Severance Agreement, dated                      , 2012, (the “Severance Agreement”) which provides for certain payments and benefits in the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated on account of a reason set forth in the Severance Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Executive’s employment with the Company was terminated for reasons that qualify the Executive to receive certain payments and benefits, as set forth in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, subject to, among other things, the Executive’s execution of this Release as defined therein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the Company’s commitments in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the Executive and the Company hereby agree as follows:

1. (a) The Executive does hereby REMISE, RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the Company, its affiliates, subsidiaries and parents, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents, and its and their respective successors and assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators, as well as the current and former fiduciaries of any pension, welfare, or other benefit plans applicable to the employees or former employees of the Company, and the current and former welfare and other benefit plans sponsored by the Company (collectively, “Releasees”) from all causes of action, suits, debts, claims and demands whatsoever in law or in equity, which the Executive ever had, now has, or hereafter may have, whether known or unknown, or which the Executive’s heirs, executors, or administrators may have, by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of time to the date the Executive signs this Agreement, and particularly, but without limitation of the foregoing general terms, any claims arising from or relating in any way to the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company, the terms and conditions of that employment relationship, and the termination of that employment relationship, including, but not limited to, any claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Worker Readjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and any other claims under any federal, state or local common law, statutory, or regulatory provision, now or hereafter recognized, and any claims for attorneys’ fees and costs. This Agreement is effective without regard to the legal nature of the claims raised and without regard to whether any such claims are based upon tort, equity, implied or express contract or discrimination of any sort.

(b) Although Paragraph 1(a) is intended to be a general release, it is understood and agreed that Paragraph 1(a) excludes claims related to the Executive’s right to receive the payments and benefits described in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, as well as claims under any statute or common law that the Executive is legally barred from releasing, such as the Executive’s entitlement to vested pension benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Executive shall not release claims that the Executive may have against the Company for reimbursement of ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by him during the course of his employment, claims that arise after the effective date of the Release, any rights the Executive may have to enforce Sections 5.02 of the Severance Agreement, and claims for which the Executive is entitled to be indemnified under the Company‘s charter, by-laws or under applicable law or pursuant to the Company’s directors’ and officer’s liability insurance policies.


(c) Nothing herein is intended to or shall preclude the Executive from filing a charge with any appropriate federal, state or local government agency and/or cooperating with said agency in its investigation. The Executive, however, explicitly waives any right to file a personal lawsuit or receive monetary damages that the agency may recover against the Releasees, without regard as to who brought any said complaint or charge. Employee further agrees that to the extent any relief, including monetary relief, is awarded in any such proceeding, all amounts paid as consideration under Article 5 of the Severance Agreement shall be a setoff and credit against any such award to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(d) The Executive represents and agrees by signing below that the Executive has not been denied any leave or benefit requested, has received the appropriate pay for all hours worked for the Company, and has no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases.

(e) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Executive represents and affirms that (i) [ other than              , ] the Executive has not filed or caused to be filed on the Executive’s behalf any claim for relief against any Releasee and, to the best of the Executive’s knowledge and belief, no outstanding claims for relief have been filed or asserted against the Company or any Releasee on the Executive’s behalf; and (ii) [ other than              , ] the Executive has not reported any improper, unethical or illegal conduct or activities to any supervisor, manager, department head, human resources representative, agent or other representative of the Company, to any member of the Company’s legal or compliance departments, or to the ethics hotline, and has no knowledge of any such improper, unethical or illegal conduct or activities. The Executive agrees to promptly dismiss with prejudice all claims for relief filed before the date the Executive signs this Agreement.

2. The Company does hereby REMISE, RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the Executive from all claims, demands or causes of action arising out of facts or occurrences prior to the date of this Agreement, but only to the extent the Company knows or reasonably should know of such facts or occurrence and only to the extent such claim, demand or cause of action relates to a violation of applicable law or the performance of the Executive’s duties with the Company; provided, however, that this release of claims shall not in any case be effective with respect to any claim by the Company alleging a breach of the Executive’s obligations under this Agreement. [Note: The Company and the Executive may, but shall not be required to mutually agree on a case-by-case basis at the time of the signing of this release to include the foregoing provision, or a substantially similar provision, to this Agreement.]

3. The Executive further agrees and recognizes that the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company has been permanently severed, that the Executive shall not seek employment with the Company or any affiliated entity at any time in the future, and that the Company has no obligation to employ the Executive in the future.

4. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not disparage or subvert the Company, or make any statement reflecting negatively on the Releasees including, but not limited to, statements relating to the operation or management of the Company, the Executive’s employment and the termination of the Executive’s employment, irrespective of the truthfulness or falsity of such statement.

5. The Executive acknowledges that if the Executive had not executed this Agreement containing a release of all claims, the Executive would not have been entitled to the payments and benefits set forth in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement.

6. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Company and the Executive relating to the subject matter hereof. No prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements or representations may be offered to alter the terms of this Agreement. To the extent Employee has entered into other agreements with the Company that are not in conflict with this Agreement, including, but not limited to the Severance Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall not supersede, but shall be in addition to such other agreements.

7. The Executive agrees not to disclose the terms of this Agreement or the Severance Agreement to anyone, except the Executive’s spouse, attorney and, as necessary, tax/financial advisor. Likewise, the Company agrees that the terms of this Agreement will not be disclosed except as may be necessary to obtain approval or authorization to fulfill its obligations hereunder or as required by law. It is expressly understood that any violation of the confidentiality obligation imposed hereunder constitutes a material breach of this Agreement.

8. The Executive represents that the Executive has returned to the Company and does not presently have in the Executive’s possession or control any records and business documents, whether on computer or hard copy, and other materials (including but not limited to computer disks and tapes, computer programs and software, office keys,


correspondence, files, customer lists, technical information, customer information, pricing information, business strategies and plans, sales records and all copies thereof) (collectively, the “Corporate Records”) provided by the Company and/or its predecessors, subsidiaries or affiliates or obtained as a result of the Executive’s prior employment with the Company and/or its predecessors, subsidiaries or affiliates, or created by the Executive while employed by or rendering services to the Company and/or its predecessors, subsidiaries or affiliates. In addition, the Executive has or will promptly return in good condition any other Company owned equipment or property, including, but not limited to, automobiles, personal data assistants, facsimile machines, copy machines, pagers, credit cards, cellular telephone equipment, business cards, laptops and computers. At the Executive’s request, the Company will make reasonable arrangements to transfer cellular phone numbers and personal fax numbers to the Executive.

9. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the Executive from: (i) making any disclosure of information required by law; (ii) providing information to, or testifying or otherwise assisting in any investigation or proceeding brought by, any federal regulatory or law enforcement agency or legislative body, any self-regulatory organization, or the Company’s designated legal, compliance or human resources officers; or (iii) filing, testifying, participating in or otherwise assisting in a proceeding relating to an alleged violation of any federal, state or municipal law relating to fraud, or any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any self-regulatory organization.

10. The parties agree and acknowledge that the agreement by the Company described herein, and the release of any asserted or unasserted claims against the Releasees, are not and shall not be construed to be an admission of any violation of any federal, state or local statute or regulation, or of any duty owed by any of the Releasees to the Executive.

11. The Executive agrees and recognizes that should the Executive breach any of the obligations or covenants set forth in Articles 6 and 7 of the Severance Agreement, the Company will have no further obligation to provide the Executive with the consideration set forth in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, and will have the right to seek repayment of all consideration paid up to the time of any such breach. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges that if the Executive breaches Articles 6 and 7 of the Severance Agreement, and if the Company terminates or recovers any of the payments or benefits provided under Article 5 of the Severance Agreement (as provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of the Severance Agreement), the release provided by Section 1 of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable.

12. The Executive further agrees that the Company shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of proving actual damages, as well as to an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits and other benefits arising from any violations of this Agreement, which rights shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled.

13. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

14. The Executive certifies and acknowledges as follows:

(a) That the Executive has read the terms of this Agreement, and that the Executive understands its terms and effects, including the fact that the Executive has agreed to RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the Releasees from any legal action arising out of the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company and the termination of that employment relationship; and

(b) That the Executive has signed this Agreement voluntarily and knowingly in exchange for the consideration described herein, which the Executive acknowledges is adequate and satisfactory to him and which the Executive acknowledges is in addition to any other benefits to which the Executive is otherwise entitled; and

(c) That the Executive has been and is hereby advised in writing to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement; and

(d) That the Executive does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the date this Agreement is executed; and


(e) That the Company has provided the Executive with a period of [twenty-one (21)]  or  [forty-five (45)] days within which to consider this Agreement, and that the Executive has signed on the date indicated below after concluding that this Agreement is satisfactory ; and

(f) The Executive acknowledges that this Agreement may be revoked within seven (7) days after execution, and it shall not become effective until the expiration of such seven (7) day revocation period. In the event of a timely revocation by the Executive, this Agreement will be deemed null and void and the Company will have no obligations hereunder or under Article 5 of the Severance Agreement.

Intending to be legally bound hereby, the Executive and the Company executed the foregoing Separation of Employment and General Release Agreement this               day of             ,             .

 

 

       Witness:  

 

Executive       
[Insert Company Name]       
By:  

 

     Witness:  

 

Name:         
Title:         

Exhibit 10.3

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) dated as of June 1, 2012 between The Ex One Company, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (the “Company”), and David J. Burns (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Executive is employed as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company;

WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company entered into an Letter Agreement, dated December 3, 2007, which was subsequently amended (the “Original Employment Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to amend and restate the Original Employment Agreement in its entirety;

WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that the Executive’s contribution to the growth and success of the Company has been substantial and the Board desires to provide for the continued employment of the Executive and to make certain changes in the Executive’s employment arrangements with the Company which the Board has determined will reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication to the Company of the Executive as a member of the Company‘s management, in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and

WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to commit himself to continue to serve the Company, on the terms and conditions herein provided.

In order to effect the foregoing, the Company and the Executive wish to enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below. Accordingly, in consideration of the premises and the respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01.  Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

“Affiliate”  means (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Company, (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, and (iii) an affiliate of the Company as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Base Salary”  has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01.

“Cause”  means (a) gross negligence in the performance of the Executive’s duties which results in material financial harm to the Company; (b) the Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, (i) any felony, or (ii) any misdemeanor involving fraud, embezzlement or theft; (c) the Executive’s intentional failure or refusal to perform his duties and responsibilities with the Company, without the same being corrected within fifteen (15) days after being given written notice thereof; (d) the material breach by the Executive of any of the covenants contained in Articles 6 or 7 of this Agreement; (e) the Executive’s willful violation of any material provision of the Company‘s code of conduct for executives and management employees; or (f) the Executive’s willful engagement in conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. The Executive may be terminated for Cause hereunder only by majority vote of all members of the Board (other than the Executive if applicable).

“COBRA”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05.

“COBRA Continuation Period”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05.

“Code”  means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Date of Termination”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07.


“Employment Period”  has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

“Good Reason”  means, without the Executive’s written consent, (a) the material diminution of the Executive’s duties or responsibilities, including the assignment of any duties and responsibilities materially inconsistent with his position; (b) a material reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary (excluding any reduction that is generally applicable to all or substantially all executive officers of the Company); (c) the Company breaches this Agreement by failing to obtain a written assumption of this Agreement by any person acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of the Company prior to such acquisition; or (d) the relocation of the Executive’s principal work location to a location more than fifty (50) miles from Irwin, Pennsylvania; Notwithstanding the forgoing, in order for the Executive to terminate for Good Reason: (a) the Executive must give written notice to the Company of his intention to terminate his employment for Good Reason within sixty (60) days after the event or omission which constitutes Good Reason, and any failure to give such written notice within such period will result in a waiver by the Executive of his right to terminate for Good Reason as a result of such act or omission, (b) the event must remain uncorrected by the Company for thirty (30) days following such notice (the “Notice Period”), and (C) such termination must occur within sixty (60) days after the expiration of the Notice Period.

“Notice of Termination”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06.

“Person”  shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a  “group”  as defined in Section 13(d).

“Permanent Disability”  means the Executive becomes permanently disabled within the meaning of the long term disability plan of the Company applicable to the Executive under circumstances whereby the Executive is entitled to receive immediate benefits thereunder.

“Reimbursable Expenses”  has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05. In addition, any Reimbursable Expense shall be made only in accordance with the following conditions:

(a) The reimbursement of any eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred; and

(b) The right to reimbursement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

“Release”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.

“Restricted Territory”  means the counties, towns, cities, states or other political subdivisions of any country in which the Company or its Affiliates operates or does business.

“Start Date”  has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

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ARTICLE 2

EMPLOYMENT

SECTION 2.01.  Employment . The Company shall continue to employ the Executive, and the Executive shall continue employment with the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement for the period beginning June 1, 2012   (the date of the beginning of such period to be referred to herein as the “Start Date”) and ending as provided in Section 5.01 (the  “Employment Period” ).

ARTICLE 3

POSITION AND DUTIES

SECTION 3.01.  Position and Duties . During the Employment Period, the Executive shall continue to serve as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company . In such capacity, the Executive shall have such responsibilities, powers and duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board; provided that such responsibilities, powers and duties are substantially consistent with those customarily assigned to individuals serving in such positions at comparable companies or as may be reasonably required by the conduct of the business of the Company. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Executive shall not directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial or professional nature to any other Person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Executive from managing his personal investments or serving as a director of a not-for-profit organization, so long as such activities do not interfere with the Executive’s performance of his duties hereunder.

ARTICLE 4

BASE SALARY AND BENEFITS

SECTION 4.01.  Base Salary .As of the Start Date, the Executive’s base salary will be $ 300,000 per annum (the  “Base Salary” ). The Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company. Annually, during the Employment Period, the Board shall review with the Executive his job performance and compensation, and if deemed appropriate by the Board, in its discretion, the Executive’s Base Salary may be adjusted; such adjusted Base Salary shall become the new Base Salary.

SECTION 4.02.  Bonuses . During the Employment Period, in addition to the Base Salary, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan on such terms established from time to time by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, as applicable.

SECTION 4.03.  Long Term Incentive Plans . During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in any long term incentive compensation plan maintained by the Company on the terms established from time to time by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, as applicable.

SECTION 4.04.  Benefits . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit and fringe benefit plans and arrangements made available by the Company to its executives and key management employees upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable plan or arrangement. The Executive will be entitled to a maximum of four (4) weeks of paid vacation annually during the Employment Period.

SECTION 4.05.  Expenses . The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in the course of performing his duties under this Agreement which are consistent with the Company‘s policies in effect from time to time with respect to travel, entertainment and other business expenses  (“Reimbursable Expenses” ), subject to the Company‘s requirements with respect to reporting and documentation of expenses.


ARTICLE 5

TERM AND TERMINATION

SECTION 5.01.  Term . The Employment Period will terminate on the second anniversary of the Start Date unless further extended or sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. Commencing on the second anniversary of the Start Date and on each anniversary thereafter, the Employment Period will automatically be extended for one (1) additional year, unless not later than ninety (90) days immediately preceding such anniversary, the Company or the Executive shall have given written notice to the other that it does not wish to extend the Agreement.

SECTION 5.02.  Termination for Good Reason or Without Cause . If the Employment Period shall be terminated prior to the expiration of the third anniversary of the Start Date (or the end of the Employment Period as extended pursuant to Section 5.01) (a) by the Executive for Good Reason, or (b) by the Company without Cause, provided the Executive has delivered a signed Release of claims reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “ Release ”) to the Company pursuant to the notice provision of Section 10.07 within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination and not revoked the Release within the seven-day revocation period provided for in the Release, the Executive shall be paid solely (i) Base Salary through the Date of Termination and any annual bonus awarded in accordance with the Company‘s bonus program but not yet paid; (ii) an amount equal to one (1) times the Base Salary and one (1) times the target annual bonus amount, provided that the Executive shall be entitled to any unpaid amounts only if the Executive has not breached and does not breach the provisions of Sections 6.01 and 7.01 hereof; (iii) a pro-rata portion of the Executive’s target bonus for the year of termination, calculated by reference to the number of days during the bonus year during which he was employed by the Company; (iv) payment for all accrued, but unused, vacation time through the Date of Termination; (v) payment for reasonable outplacement assistance services actually incurred by the Executive associated with seeking another employment position within 12 months of the Date of Termination; and (vi) promptly following any such termination, the Executive shall be reimbursed all Reimbursable Expenses incurred by the Executive prior to such termination. The amounts described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iv) above will be paid in a single lump sum within ten (10) days after the Date of Termination; provided, however, that no amount shall be paid until expiration of the 7-day statutory revocation period with respect to the release referred to in this Section 5.02 above. The amount described in clause (iii) shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan subject to the attainment of the performance goals applicable to such bonus award. The amount described in clause (v) shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year following the year in which such expense is incurred by the Executive. The terms of all Company restricted stock units, stock options and other equity based awards will be as set forth in the applicable award agreements and medical benefits shall be as provided in Section 5.05 below. The Executive’s entitlements under any other benefit plan or program shall be as determined thereunder, except that severance benefits shall not be payable under any other plan or program. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a termination of employment results in severance benefits being paid under an change in control agreement (or any successor thereto), no amounts or benefits will be paid to the Executive under this Section 5.02 or 5.05.

SECTION 5.03.  Termination Due to Death or Permanent Disability . If the Employment Period shall be terminated prior to the expiration of the third anniversary of the Start Date (or the end of the Employment Period as extended pursuant to Section 5.01) due to the Executive’s death or Permanent Disability, the Executive (or his heirs, estate or legal representative) shall be entitled solely to (i) Base Salary through the Date of Termination and any annual bonus awarded in accordance with the Company‘s bonus program but not yet paid; (ii) a pro-rata portion of the Executive’s target bonus for the year of termination, calculated by reference to the number of days during the bonus year during which he was employed by the Company; (iii) payment for all accrued, but unused, vacation time through the Date of Termination; and (iv) promptly following any such termination, the Executive (or his heirs, estate of legal representative) shall be reimbursed all Reimbursable Expenses incurred by the Executive prior to such termination. The amounts described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above will be paid in a single lump sum within ten (10) days after the Date of Termination. The terms of all Company restricted stock units, stock options and other equity based awards will be as set forth in the applicable award agreements, and the Executive’s entitlements under any other benefit plan or program shall be as determined thereunder.

SECTION 5.04.  Termination for Cause or Other Than Good Reason . If the Employment Period shall be terminated prior to the expiration of the third anniversary of the Start Date (or the end of the Employment Period as extended pursuant to Section 5.01) (a) by the Company for Cause, or (b) by the Executive other than for Good Reason and not due to the Executive’s death or Permanent Disability, the Executive shall be entitled, within ten


(10) days following the Date of Termination, to receive solely (i) the Base Salary through the Date of Termination; (ii) payment for all accrued, but unused, vacation time through the Date of Termination; and (iii) reimbursement of all Reimbursable Expenses incurred by the Executive prior to such termination. The Executive’s rights under any benefit plan or program shall be as set forth thereunder.

SECTION 5.05.  Medical Benefits . If the Employment Period is terminated as a result of a termination of employment as specified in Section 5.02, the Executive and his dependents shall continue to receive his medical insurance benefits from the Company available through COBRA. If the Executive elects COBRA continuation coverage, the Executive shall continue to participate in all medical insurance plans he was participating on the Date of Termination, and the Company shall pay the applicable premium. To the extent that Executive had dependent coverage immediately prior to termination of employment, such continuation of benefits for Executive shall also cover Executive’s dependents for so long as Executive is receiving benefits under this paragraph and such dependents remain eligible. The COBRA Continuation Period for medical insurance under this paragraph shall be deemed to run concurrent with the continuation period federally mandated by COBRA (generally 18 months), or any other legally mandated and applicable federal, state, or local coverage period for benefits provided to terminated employees under the medical plan. For purposes of this Agreement, (a)  “COBRA”  means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and (b)  “COBRA Continuation Period”  shall mean the continuation period for medical insurance to be provided under the terms of this Agreement which shall commence on the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the date of termination falls and generally shall continue for an 18-month period or until such time as the executive is employed, whichever is earlier.

SECTION 5.06.  Notice of Termination . Any termination by the Company for Permanent Disability or Cause or without Cause or by the Executive with or without Good Reason shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a  “Notice of Termination”  shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision indicated.

SECTION 5.07.  Date of Termination “Date of Termination”  shall mean (a) if the Employment Period is terminated as a result of a Permanent Disability, the next business day after a Notice of Termination is given following the Permanent Disability; (b) if the Employment Period is terminated as a result of death, the date of death; and (c) if the Employment Period is terminated for any other reason, the later of the date the Notice of Termination is given or the end of any applicable correction period except as otherwise specifically provided herein.

SECTION 5.08.  No Duty to Mitigate . The Executive shall have no duty to seek new employment or other duty to mitigate following a termination of employment as described in Section 5.02 above, and no compensation or benefits described in Section 5.02 shall be subject to reduction or offset on account of any subsequent compensation, other than as provided in Section 5.05.

SECTION 5.09.  Release . Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Executive shall not be required by the Release to release claims that the Executive may have against the Company for reimbursement of ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by him during the course of his employment, claims that arise after the effective date of the Release, any rights the Executive may have to enforce Sections 5.02 of this Agreement, and claims for which the Executive is entitled to be indemnified under the Company‘s charter, by-laws or under applicable law or pursuant to the Company’s directors’ and officer’s liability insurance policies.

ARTICLE 6

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

SECTION 6.01.  Confidential Information and Trade Secrets . The Executive and the Company agree that certain materials, including, but not limited to, information, data and other materials relating to customers, development programs, costs, marketing, trading, investment, sales activities, promotion credit and financial data, manufacturing processes, financial methods, plans or the business and affairs of the Company and its Affiliates, constitute proprietary confidential information and trade secrets. Accordingly, the Executive will not at any time during or after the Executive’s employment with the Company disclose or use for the Executive’s own benefit or purposes or the benefit or purposes of any Person, other than the Company and any of its Affiliates, any proprietary


confidential information or trade secrets. The foregoing obligations imposed by this Section 6.01 will not apply (i) in the course of the business of and for the benefit of the Company, (ii) if such information has become, through no fault of the Executive, generally known to the public, or (iii) if the Executive is required by law to make disclosure (after giving the Company notice and an opportunity to contest such requirement). The Executive agrees that upon termination of employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive will immediately return to the Company all memoranda, books, paper, plans, information, letters and other data, and all copies thereof or therefrom, which in any way relate to the business of the Company and its Affiliates. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not retain or use for the Executive’s account at any time any trade names, trademark or other proprietary business designation used or owned in connection with the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

ARTICLE 7

NONCOMPETITION

SECTION 7.01.  Noncompetition . (a) The Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the business of the Company and its Affiliates and accordingly agrees that during the term of the Executive’s employment and for a period of two (2) years after the termination thereof:

(i) the Executive will not directly or indirectly engage in any business which is in competition with any line of business conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, but not limited to, where such engagement is as an officer, director, proprietor, employee, partner, investor (other than as a holder of less than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of a publicly traded corporation), consultant, advisor, agent or sales representative, in any Restricted Territory;

(ii) the Executive will not perform or solicit the performance of services for any customer or client of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

(iii) the Executive will not directly or indirectly induce any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates to (1) engage in any activity or conduct which is prohibited pursuant to this Section 7.01, or (2) terminate such employee’s employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates. Moreover, the Executive will not directly or indirectly employ or offer employment (in connection with any business which is in competition with any line of business conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates) to any person who was employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates unless such person shall have ceased to be employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates for a period of at least twelve (12) months; and

(iv) the Executive will not directly or indirectly assist others in engaging in any of the activities which are prohibited under clauses (i)-(iii) of this Section 7.01(a) above.

(b) The covenant contained in Section 7.01(a)(i) above is intended to be construed as a series of separate covenants, one for each county, town, city and state or other political subdivision of a Restricted Territory. Except for geographic coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical in terms to the covenant contained in the preceding subsections. If, in any judicial proceeding, the court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants (or any part thereof) deemed included in such subsections, then such unenforceable covenant (or such part) shall be deemed to be eliminated from this Agreement for the purpose of those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants (or portions thereof) to be enforced.

(c) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 7.01 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against the Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may


judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein.

ARTICLE 8

EQUITABLE RELIEF

SECTION 8.01.  Equitable Relief . The Executive acknowledges that (a) the covenants contained in Sections 6.01 and 7.01 hereof are reasonable, (b) the Executive’s services are unique, and (c) a breach or threatened breach by him of any of his covenants and agreements with the Company contained in Sections 6.01 or 7.01 hereof could cause irreparable harm to the Company for which it would have no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, and in addition to any remedies which the Company may have at law, in the event of an actual or threatened breach by the Executive of his covenants and agreements contained in Sections 6.01 or 7.01 hereof, the Company shall be entitled as a matter of right to an injunction, without a requirement to post bond, out of any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining any violation or further violation of such promises by the Executive or the Executive’s employees, partners or agents.

ARTICLE 9

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 9.01. (a)  Indemnification . The Company agrees that if the Executive is made a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, member, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, the Executive shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by applicable law and the Company‘s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, against all cost, expense, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by the Executive in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to the Executive even if he has ceased to be a director, member, employee or agent of the Company or other entity and shall inure to the benefit of the Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators.

(b)  D&O Insurance . During the Employment Period, the Company shall keep in place a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (or policies) providing comprehensive coverage to the Executive to the same extent that the Company provides such coverage for any other officer or director of the Company and, after the expiration of the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to such coverage to the same extent that the Company provides such coverage for any other current or former officer or director of the Company.

ARTICLE 10

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 10.01.  Remedies . The Company will have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement, all rights and remedies which the Company has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which the Company has under any law. The Company will be entitled to enforce such rights specifically, without posting a bond or other security, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.


SECTION 10.02.  Consent to Amendments . The provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only by a written agreement executed and delivered by the Company and the Executive. No other course of dealing between the parties to this Agreement or any delay in exercising any rights hereunder will operate as a waiver of any rights of any such parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may at any time, with the consent of the Executive, modify or amend any provision of this Agreement or take any other action, to the extent necessary or advisable to ensure that this Agreement complies with or is exempt from Section 409A of the Code and that any payments or benefits under this Agreement are not subject to interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code.

SECTION 10.03.  Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto will bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not, provided that the Executive may not assign his rights or delegate his obligations under this Agreement without the written consent of the Company.

SECTION 10.04.  Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.

SECTION 10.05.  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all of which counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 10.06.  Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

SECTION 10.07.  Notices . All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been given when delivered personally to the recipient, two (2) business days after the date when sent to the recipient by reputable express courier service (charges prepaid) or four (4) business days after the date when mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices, demands and other communications will be sent to the Executive and to the Company at the addresses set forth below.

 

If to the Executive:    To the last address delivered to the Company by the Executive in the manner set forth herein.
If to the Company:   

The Ex One Company

127 Industry Boulevard

Irwin, PA 15642

Attn: Chairman and CEO

Copies of notices to the Company shall also be sent to:
  

Morella & Associates, A Professional Corporation

706 Rochester, Road

Pittsburgh, Pa 15237

Attn: Warren J. Archer., Esq.

or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.

SECTION 10.08.  Withholding . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

SECTION 10.09.  No Third Party Beneficiary . This Agreement will not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the Company, the Executive and their respective heirs, executors, successors and assigns.


SECTION 10.10.  Entire Agreement . Except as provided below, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, that may have related in any way to the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation Original Employment Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Employee/Independent Contractor Proprietary Information and Assignment of Inventions Agreement dated December 10, 2007 shall not be superseded by this Agreement and remains in full force and effect.

SECTION 10.11.  Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party. Any reference to any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law will be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The use of the word “including”  in this Agreement means  “including without limitation”  and is intended by the parties to be by way of example rather than limitation.

SECTION 10.12.  Survival . Sections 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.08, 6.01, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 and Article 10 hereof will survive and continue in full force in accordance with their terms notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Period, and the Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force to the extent necessary to enforce any rights and obligations arising hereunder during the Employment Period.

SECTION 10.14.  GOVERNING LAW . ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAW OF PENNSYLVANIA, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.

SECTION 10.15 . Internal Revenue Code Section 409A .

(a) If any benefit provided under this Agreement is subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder, the provisions of the Agreement shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner necessary to comply with Section 409A and the regulations issued thereunder (or disregarded to the extent such provision cannot be so administered, interpreted, or construed.)

(b) For purposes of the Agreement, the Executive shall be considered to have experienced a termination of employment only if the Executive has terminated employment with the Company and all of its controlled group members within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes hereof, the determination of controlled group members shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code; provided that the language  “at least 50 percent”  shall be used instead of  “at least 80 percent”  in each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1),(2) and (3) of the Code and Treas. Reg. § 1.414(c)-2. Whether the Executive has terminated employment will be determined based on all of the facts and circumstances and in accordance with the guidance issued under Section 409A of the Code.

(c) For purposes of Section 409A, each severance benefit payment shall be treated as a separate payment. Each payment under this Agreement is intended to be excepted from Section 409A to the maximum extent provided under Section 409A as follows: (i) the Employee’s termination date and within the applicable 2  1 /2 month period specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4) is intended to be excepted under the short-term deferral exception as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4); (ii) post-termination medical benefits are intended to be excepted under the medical benefits exceptions as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(B); and (iii) to the extent payments are made as a result of an involuntary separation, each payment that is not otherwise excepted under the short-term deferral exception or medical benefits exception is intended to be excepted under the involuntary pay exception as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii). The Executive shall have no right to designate the date of any payment under this Agreement.

(d) With respect to payments subject to Section 409A of the Code (and not excepted therefrom), if any, it is intended that each payment is paid on a permissible distribution event and at a specified time consistent with Section 409A of the Code. The Company reserves the right to accelerate and/or defer any payment to the extent permitted and consistent with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that a payment hereunder is subject to Section 409A of the Code (and not excepted therefrom) and payable on account or a termination of employment, such payment shall be delayed for a period of six months after the date of termination (or, if earlier, the death of the Executive ) if the Executive is a  “specified employee”  (as defined in Section 409A of the Code and determined in accordance with the procedures established by the Company). Any


payment that would otherwise have been due or owing during such 6-month period will be paid immediately following the end of the 6-month period in the month following the month containing the 6-month anniversary of the date of termination.

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[Signature Page for David J. Burns Employment Agreement]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

 

The Ex One Company.
By:

/s/

Printed Name: S. Kent Rockwell
Title: Chairman and CEO
Dated:

 

/s/

David J. Burns

Dated:


Annex A

SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

THIS SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this              day of              ,              , by and between              and              (collectively the “Company”) and              (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Executive formerly was employed by the Company as             ;

WHEREAS, the Executive and Company entered into a Employment and Severance Agreement, dated             , 2012 , (the “Severance Agreement”) which provides for certain payments and benefits in the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated on account of a reason set forth in the Severance Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Executive’s employment with the Company was terminated for reasons that qualify the Executive to receive certain payments and benefits, as set forth in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, subject to, among other things, the Executive’s execution of this Release as defined therein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the Company’s commitments in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the Executive and the Company hereby agree as follows:

1. (a) The Executive does hereby REMISE, RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the Company, its affiliates, subsidiaries and parents, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents, and its and their respective successors and assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators, as well as the current and former fiduciaries of any pension, welfare, or other benefit plans applicable to the employees or former employees of the Company, and the current and former welfare and other benefit plans sponsored by the Company (collectively, “Releasees”) from all causes of action, suits, debts, claims and demands whatsoever in law or in equity, which the Executive ever had, now has, or hereafter may have, whether known or unknown, or which the Executive’s heirs, executors, or administrators may have, by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of time to the date the Executive signs this Agreement, and particularly, but without limitation of the foregoing general terms, any claims arising from or relating in any way to the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company, the terms and conditions of that employment relationship, and the termination of that employment relationship, including, but not limited to, any claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Worker Readjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and any other claims under any federal, state or local common law, statutory, or regulatory provision, now or hereafter recognized, and any claims for attorneys’ fees and costs. This Agreement is effective without regard to the legal nature of the claims raised and without regard to whether any such claims are based upon tort, equity, implied or express contract or discrimination of any sort.

(b) Although Paragraph 1(a) is intended to be a general release, it is understood and agreed that Paragraph 1(a) excludes claims related to the Executive’s right to receive the payments and benefits described in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, as well as claims under any statute or common law that the Executive is legally barred from releasing, such as the Executive’s entitlement to vested pension benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Executive shall not release claims that the Executive may have against the Company for reimbursement of ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by him during the course of his employment, claims that arise after the effective date of the Release, any rights the Executive may have to enforce Sections 5.02 of the Severance Agreement, and claims for which the Executive is entitled to be indemnified under the Company‘s charter, by-laws or under applicable law or pursuant to the Company’s directors’ and officer’s liability insurance policies.


(c) Nothing herein is intended to or shall preclude the Executive from filing a charge with any appropriate federal, state or local government agency and/or cooperating with said agency in its investigation. The Executive, however, explicitly waives any right to file a personal lawsuit or receive monetary damages that the agency may recover against the Releasees, without regard as to who brought any said complaint or charge. Employee further agrees that to the extent any relief, including monetary relief, is awarded in any such proceeding, all amounts paid as consideration under Article 5 of the Severance Agreement shall be a setoff and credit against any such award to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(d) The Executive represents and agrees by signing below that the Executive has not been denied any leave or benefit requested, has received the appropriate pay for all hours worked for the Company, and has no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases.

(e) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Executive represents and affirms that (i) [ other than             , ] the Executive has not filed or caused to be filed on the Executive’s behalf any claim for relief against any Releasee and, to the best of the Executive’s knowledge and belief, no outstanding claims for relief have been filed or asserted against the Company or any Releasee on the Executive’s behalf; and (ii) [ other than             , ] the Executive has not reported any improper, unethical or illegal conduct or activities to any supervisor, manager, department head, human resources representative, agent or other representative of the Company, to any member of the Company’s legal or compliance departments, or to the ethics hotline, and has no knowledge of any such improper, unethical or illegal conduct or activities. The Executive agrees to promptly dismiss with prejudice all claims for relief filed before the date the Executive signs this Agreement.

2. The Company does hereby REMISE, RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the Executive from all claims, demands or causes of action arising out of facts or occurrences prior to the date of this Agreement, but only to the extent the Company knows or reasonably should know of such facts or occurrence and only to the extent such claim, demand or cause of action relates to a violation of applicable law or the performance of the Executive’s duties with the Company; provided, however, that this release of claims shall not in any case be effective with respect to any claim by the Company alleging a breach of the Executive’s obligations under this Agreement. [Note: The Company and the Executive may, but shall not be required to mutually agree on a case-by-case basis at the time of the signing of this release to include the foregoing provision, or a substantially similar provision, to this Agreement.]

3. The Executive further agrees and recognizes that the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company has been permanently severed, that the Executive shall not seek employment with the Company or any affiliated entity at any time in the future, and that the Company has no obligation to employ the Executive in the future.

4. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not disparage or subvert the Company, or make any statement reflecting negatively on the Releasees including, but not limited to, statements relating to the operation or management of the Company, the Executive’s employment and the termination of the Executive’s employment, irrespective of the truthfulness or falsity of such statement.

5. The Executive acknowledges that if the Executive had not executed this Agreement containing a release of all claims, the Executive would not have been entitled to the payments and benefits set forth in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement.

6. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Company and the Executive relating to the subject matter hereof. No prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements or representations may be offered to alter the terms of this Agreement. To the extent Employee has entered into other agreements with the Company that are not in conflict with this Agreement, including, but not limited to the Severance Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall not supersede, but shall be in addition to such other agreements.

7. The Executive agrees not to disclose the terms of this Agreement or the Severance Agreement to anyone, except the Executive’s spouse, attorney and, as necessary, tax/financial advisor. Likewise, the Company agrees that the terms of this Agreement will not be disclosed except as may be necessary to obtain approval or authorization to fulfill its obligations hereunder or as required by law. It is expressly understood that any violation of the confidentiality obligation imposed hereunder constitutes a material breach of this Agreement.

8. The Executive represents that the Executive has returned to the Company and does not presently have in the Executive’s possession or control any records and business documents, whether on computer or hard copy, and other materials (including but not limited to computer disks and tapes, computer programs and software, office keys,


correspondence, files, customer lists, technical information, customer information, pricing information, business strategies and plans, sales records and all copies thereof) (collectively, the “Corporate Records”) provided by the Company and/or its predecessors, subsidiaries or affiliates or obtained as a result of the Executive’s prior employment with the Company and/or its predecessors, subsidiaries or affiliates, or created by the Executive while employed by or rendering services to the Company and/or its predecessors, subsidiaries or affiliates. In addition, the Executive has or will promptly return in good condition any other Company owned equipment or property, including, but not limited to, automobiles, personal data assistants, facsimile machines, copy machines, pagers, credit cards, cellular telephone equipment, business cards, laptops and computers. At the Executive’s request, the Company will make reasonable arrangements to transfer cellular phone numbers and personal fax numbers to the Executive.

9. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the Executive from: (i) making any disclosure of information required by law; (ii) providing information to, or testifying or otherwise assisting in any investigation or proceeding brought by, any federal regulatory or law enforcement agency or legislative body, any self-regulatory organization, or the Company’s designated legal, compliance or human resources officers; or (iii) filing, testifying, participating in or otherwise assisting in a proceeding relating to an alleged violation of any federal, state or municipal law relating to fraud, or any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any self-regulatory organization.

10. The parties agree and acknowledge that the agreement by the Company described herein, and the release of any asserted or unasserted claims against the Releasees, are not and shall not be construed to be an admission of any violation of any federal, state or local statute or regulation, or of any duty owed by any of the Releasees to the Executive.

11. The Executive agrees and recognizes that should the Executive breach any of the obligations or covenants set forth in Articles 6 and 7 of the Severance Agreement, the Company will have no further obligation to provide the Executive with the consideration set forth in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, and will have the right to seek repayment of all consideration paid up to the time of any such breach. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges that if the Executive breaches Articles 6 and 7 of the Severance Agreement, and if the Company terminates or recovers any of the payments or benefits provided under Article 5 of the Severance Agreement (as provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of the Severance Agreement), the release provided by Section 1 of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable.

12. The Executive further agrees that the Company shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of proving actual damages, as well as to an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits and other benefits arising from any violations of this Agreement, which rights shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled.

13. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

14. The Executive certifies and acknowledges as follows:

(a) That the Executive has read the terms of this Agreement, and that the Executive understands its terms and effects, including the fact that the Executive has agreed to RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the Releasees from any legal action arising out of the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company and the termination of that employment relationship; and

(b) That the Executive has signed this Agreement voluntarily and knowingly in exchange for the consideration described herein, which the Executive acknowledges is adequate and satisfactory to him and which the Executive acknowledges is in addition to any other benefits to which the Executive is otherwise entitled; and

(c) That the Executive has been and is hereby advised in writing to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement; and

(d) That the Executive does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the date this Agreement is executed; and


(e) That the Company has provided the Executive with a period of [twenty-one (21)]  or  [forty-five (45)] days within which to consider this Agreement, and that the Executive has signed on the date indicated below after concluding that this Agreement is satisfactory ; and

(f) The Executive acknowledges that this Agreement may be revoked within seven (7) days after execution, and it shall not become effective until the expiration of such seven (7) day revocation period. In the event of a timely revocation by the Executive, this Agreement will be deemed null and void and the Company will have no obligations hereunder or under Article 5 of the Severance Agreement.

Intending to be legally bound hereby, the Executive and the Company executed the foregoing Separation of Employment and General Release Agreement this              day of              ,              .

 

 

      

Witness:

 

 

Executive       
[Insert Company Name]       
By:  

 

     Witness:  

 

Name:         
Title:         

Exhibit 10.4

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) dated as of August 1, 2012 between The Ex One Company, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (the “Company”), and John Irvin (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company;

WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to commit himself to serve the Company, on the terms and conditions herein provided.

In order to effect the foregoing, the Company and the Executive wish to enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below. Accordingly, in consideration of the premises and the respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01.  Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

“Affiliate”  means (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Company, (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, and (iii) an affiliate of the Company as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Base Salary”  has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01.

“Cause”  means (a) gross negligence in the performance of the Executive’s duties which results in material financial harm to the Company; (b) the Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, (i) any felony, or (ii) any misdemeanor involving fraud, embezzlement or theft; (c) the Executive’s intentional failure or refusal to perform his duties and responsibilities with the Company, without the same being corrected within fifteen (15) days after being given written notice thereof; (d) the material breach by the Executive of any of the covenants contained in Articles 6 or 7 of this Agreement; (e) the Executive’s willful violation of any material provision of the Company‘s code of conduct for executives and management employees; or (f) the Executive’s willful engagement in conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. The Executive may be terminated for Cause hereunder only by majority vote of all members of the Board (other than the Executive if applicable).

“COBRA”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05.

“COBRA Continuation Period”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05.

“Code”  means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Date of Termination”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07.

“Employment Period”  has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

“Good Reason”  means, without the Executive’s written consent, (a) the material diminution of the Executive’s duties or responsibilities, including the assignment of any duties and responsibilities materially inconsistent with his position; (b) a material reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary (excluding any reduction that is generally applicable to all or substantially all executive officers of the Company); (c) the Company breaches this Agreement by failing to obtain a written assumption of this Agreement by any person acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of the Company prior to such acquisition; or (d) the relocation of the Executive’s principal work location to a location more than fifty (50) miles from Irwin, Pennsylvania; Notwithstanding the forgoing, in order for the Executive to terminate for Good Reason: (a) the Executive must give written notice to the Company of his intention to terminate his employment for Good Reason within sixty (60) days after the event or omission which


constitutes Good Reason, and any failure to give such written notice within such period will result in a waiver by the Executive of his right to terminate for Good Reason as a result of such act or omission, (b) the event must remain uncorrected by the Company for thirty (30) days following such notice (the “Notice Period”), and (C) such termination must occur within sixty (60) days after the expiration of the Notice Period.

“Notice of Termination”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06.

“Person”  shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a  “group”  as defined in Section 13(d).

“Permanent Disability”  means the Executive becomes permanently disabled within the meaning of the long term disability plan of the Company applicable to the Executive under circumstances whereby the Executive is entitled to receive immediate benefits thereunder.

“Reimbursable Expenses”  has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05. In addition, any Reimbursable Expense shall be made only in accordance with the following conditions:

(a) The reimbursement of any eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred; and

(b) The right to reimbursement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

“Release”  has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.

“Restricted Territory”  means the counties, towns, cities, states or other political subdivisions of any country in which the Company or its Affiliates operates or does business.

“Start Date”  has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

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ARTICLE 2

EMPLOYMENT

SECTION 2.01.  Employment . The Company shall employ the Executive, and the Executive shall accept employment with the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement for the period beginning October 1, 2012 (the date of the beginning of such period to be referred to herein as the “Start Date”) and ending as provided in Section 5.01 (the  “Employment Period” ).

ARTICLE 3

POSITION AND DUTIES

SECTION 3.01.  Position and Duties . During the Employment Period, the Executive shall continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company . In such capacity, the Executive shall have such responsibilities, powers and duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board; provided that such responsibilities, powers and duties are substantially consistent with those customarily assigned to individuals serving in such positions at comparable companies or as may be reasonably required by the conduct of the business of the Company. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Executive shall not directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial or professional nature to any other Person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Executive from managing his personal investments or serving as a director of a not-for-profit organization, so long as such activities do not interfere with the Executive’s performance of his duties hereunder.

ARTICLE 4

BASE SALARY AND BENEFITS

SECTION 4.01.  Base Salary . As of the Start Date, the Executive’s base salary will be $250,000 per annum (the  “Base Salary” ). The Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company. Annually, during the Employment Period, the Board or the Chairman and CEO shall review with the Executive his job performance and compensation, and if deemed appropriate by the Board, in its discretion, the Executive’s Base Salary may be adjusted; such adjusted Base Salary shall become the new Base Salary.

SECTION 4.02.  Bonuses . During the Employment Period, in addition to the Base Salary, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan on such terms established from time to time by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, as applicable.

SECTION 4.03.  Long Term Incentive Plans . During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in any long term incentive compensation plan maintained by the Company on the terms established from time to time by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, as applicable.

SECTION 4.04.  Benefits . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit and fringe benefit plans and arrangements made available by the Company to its executives and key management employees upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable plan or arrangement. The Executive will be entitled to a maximum of four (4) weeks of paid vacation annually during the Employment Period.

SECTION 4.05.  Expenses . The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in the course of performing his duties under this Agreement which are consistent with the Company‘s policies in effect from time to time with respect to travel, entertainment and other business expenses  (“Reimbursable Expenses” ), subject to the Company‘s requirements with respect to reporting and documentation of expenses.


ARTICLE 5

TERM AND TERMINATION

SECTION 5.01.  Term . The Employment Period will terminate on the second anniversary of the Start Date unless further extended or sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. Commencing on the second anniversary of the Start Date and on each anniversary thereafter, the Employment Period will automatically be extended for one (1) additional year, unless not later than ninety (90) days immediately preceding such anniversary, the Company or the Executive shall have given written notice to the other that it does not wish to extend the Agreement.

SECTION 5.02.  Termination for Good Reason or Without Cause . If the Employment Period shall be terminated prior to the expiration of the second anniversary of the Start Date (or the end of the Employment Period as extended pursuant to Section 5.01) (a) by the Executive for Good Reason, or (b) by the Company without Cause, provided the Executive has delivered a signed Release of claims reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “ Release ”) to the Company pursuant to the notice provision of Section 10.07 within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination and not revoked the Release within the seven-day revocation period provided for in the Release, the Executive shall be paid solely (i) Base Salary through the Date of Termination and any annual bonus awarded in accordance with the Company‘s bonus program but not yet paid; (ii) an amount equal to one (1) times the Base Salary and one (1) times the target annual bonus amount, provided that the Executive shall be entitled to any unpaid amounts only if the Executive has not breached and does not breach the provisions of Sections 6.01 and 7.01 hereof; (iii) a pro-rata portion of the Executive’s target bonus for the year of termination, calculated by reference to the number of days during the bonus year during which he was employed by the Company; (iv) payment for all accrued, but unused, vacation time through the Date of Termination; (v) payment for reasonable outplacement assistance services actually incurred by the Executive associated with seeking another employment position within 12 months of the Date of Termination; and (vi) promptly following any such termination, the Executive shall be reimbursed all Reimbursable Expenses incurred by the Executive prior to such termination. The amounts described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iv) above will be paid in a single lump sum within ten (10) days after the Date of Termination; provided, however, that no amount shall be paid until expiration of the 7-day statutory revocation period with respect to the release referred to in this Section 5.02 above. The amount described in clause (iii) shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan subject to the attainment of the performance goals applicable to such bonus award. The amount described in clause (v) shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year following the year in which such expense is incurred by the Executive. The terms of all Company restricted stock units, stock options and other equity based awards will be as set forth in the applicable award agreements and medical benefits shall be as provided in Section 5.05 below. The Executive’s entitlements under any other benefit plan or program shall be as determined thereunder, except that severance benefits shall not be payable under any other plan or program. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a termination of employment results in severance benefits being paid under an change in control agreement (or any successor thereto), no amounts or benefits will be paid to the Executive under this Section 5.02 or 5.05.

SECTION 5.03.  Termination Due to Death or Permanent Disability . If the Employment Period shall be terminated prior to the expiration of the third anniversary of the Start Date (or the end of the Employment Period as extended pursuant to Section 5.01) due to the Executive’s death or Permanent Disability, the Executive (or his heirs, estate or legal representative) shall be entitled solely to (i) Base Salary through the Date of Termination and any annual bonus awarded in accordance with the Company‘s bonus program but not yet paid; (ii) a pro-rata portion of the Executive’s target bonus for the year of termination, calculated by reference to the number of days during the bonus year during which he was employed by the Company; (iii) payment for all accrued, but unused, vacation time through the Date of Termination; and (iv) promptly following any such termination, the Executive (or his heirs, estate of legal representative) shall be reimbursed all Reimbursable Expenses incurred by the Executive prior to such termination. The amounts described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above will be paid in a single lump sum within ten (10) days after the Date of Termination. The terms of all Company restricted stock units, stock options and other equity based awards will be as set forth in the applicable award agreements, and the Executive’s entitlements under any other benefit plan or program shall be as determined thereunder.

SECTION 5.04.  Termination for Cause or Other Than Good Reason . If the Employment Period shall be terminated prior to the expiration of the third anniversary of the Start Date (or the end of the Employment Period as extended pursuant to Section 5.01) (a) by the Company for Cause, or (b) by the Executive other than for Good Reason and not due to the Executive’s death or Permanent Disability, the Executive shall be entitled, within ten


(10) days following the Date of Termination, to receive solely (i) the Base Salary through the Date of Termination; (ii) payment for all accrued, but unused, vacation time through the Date of Termination; and (iii) reimbursement of all Reimbursable Expenses incurred by the Executive prior to such termination. The Executive’s rights under any benefit plan or program shall be as set forth thereunder.

SECTION 5.05.  Medical Benefits . If the Employment Period is terminated as a result of a termination of employment as specified in Section 5.02, the Executive and his dependents shall continue to receive his medical insurance benefits from the Company available through COBRA. If the Executive elects COBRA continuation coverage, the Executive shall continue to participate in all medical insurance plans he was participating on the Date of Termination, and the Company shall pay the applicable premium. To the extent that Executive had dependent coverage immediately prior to termination of employment, such continuation of benefits for Executive shall also cover Executive’s dependents for so long as Executive is receiving benefits under this paragraph and such dependents remain eligible. The COBRA Continuation Period for medical insurance under this paragraph shall be deemed to run concurrent with the continuation period federally mandated by COBRA (generally 18 months), or any other legally mandated and applicable federal, state, or local coverage period for benefits provided to terminated employees under the medical plan. For purposes of this Agreement, (a)  “COBRA”  means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and (b)  “COBRA Continuation Period”  shall mean the continuation period for medical insurance to be provided under the terms of this Agreement which shall commence on the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the date of termination falls and generally shall continue for an 18-month period or until such time as the executive is employed, whichever is earlier.

SECTION 5.06.  Notice of Termination . Any termination by the Company for Permanent Disability or Cause or without Cause or by the Executive with or without Good Reason shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a  “Notice of Termination”  shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision indicated.

SECTION 5.07.  Date of Termination “Date of Termination”  shall mean (a) if the Employment Period is terminated as a result of a Permanent Disability, the next business day after a Notice of Termination is given following the Permanent Disability; (b) if the Employment Period is terminated as a result of death, the date of death; and (c) if the Employment Period is terminated for any other reason, the later of the date the Notice of Termination is given or the end of any applicable correction period except as otherwise specifically provided herein.

SECTION 5.08.  No Duty to Mitigate . The Executive shall have no duty to seek new employment or other duty to mitigate following a termination of employment as described in Section 5.02 above, and no compensation or benefits described in Section 5.02 shall be subject to reduction or offset on account of any subsequent compensation, other than as provided in Section 5.05.

SECTION 5.09.  Release . Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Executive shall not be required by the Release to release claims that the Executive may have against the Company for reimbursement of ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by him during the course of his employment, claims that arise after the effective date of the Release, any rights the Executive may have to enforce Sections 5.02 of this Agreement, and claims for which the Executive is entitled to be indemnified under the Company‘s charter, by-laws or under applicable law or pursuant to the Company’s directors’ and officer’s liability insurance policies.

ARTICLE 6

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

SECTION 6.01.  Confidential Information and Trade Secrets . The Executive and the Company agree that certain materials, including, but not limited to, information, data and other materials relating to customers, development programs, costs, marketing, trading, investment, sales activities, promotion credit and financial data, manufacturing processes, financial methods, plans or the business and affairs of the Company and its Affiliates, constitute proprietary confidential information and trade secrets. Accordingly, the Executive will not at any time during or after the Executive’s employment with the Company disclose or use for the Executive’s own benefit or purposes or the benefit or purposes of any Person, other than the Company and any of its Affiliates, any proprietary


confidential information or trade secrets. The foregoing obligations imposed by this Section 6.01 will not apply (i) in the course of the business of and for the benefit of the Company, (ii) if such information has become, through no fault of the Executive, generally known to the public, or (iii) if the Executive is required by law to make disclosure (after giving the Company notice and an opportunity to contest such requirement). The Executive agrees that upon termination of employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive will immediately return to the Company all memoranda, books, paper, plans, information, letters and other data, and all copies thereof or therefrom, which in any way relate to the business of the Company and its Affiliates. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not retain or use for the Executive’s account at any time any trade names, trademark or other proprietary business designation used or owned in connection with the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

ARTICLE 7

NONCOMPETITION

SECTION 7.01.  Noncompetition . (a) The Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the business of the Company and its Affiliates and accordingly agrees that during the term of the Executive’s employment and for a period of two (2) years after the termination thereof:

(i) the Executive will not directly or indirectly engage in any business which is in competition with any line of business conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, but not limited to, where such engagement is as an officer, director, proprietor, employee, partner, investor (other than as a holder of less than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of a publicly traded corporation), consultant, advisor, agent or sales representative, in any Restricted Territory;

(ii) the Executive will not perform or solicit the performance of services for any customer or client of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

(iii) the Executive will not directly or indirectly induce any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates to (1) engage in any activity or conduct which is prohibited pursuant to this Section 7.01, or (2) terminate such employee’s employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates. Moreover, the Executive will not directly or indirectly employ or offer employment (in connection with any business which is in competition with any line of business conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates) to any person who was employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates unless such person shall have ceased to be employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates for a period of at least twelve (12) months; and

(iv) the Executive will not directly or indirectly assist others in engaging in any of the activities which are prohibited under clauses (i)-(iii) of this Section 7.01(a) above.

(b) The covenant contained in Section 7.01(a)(i) above is intended to be construed as a series of separate covenants, one for each county, town, city and state or other political subdivision of a Restricted Territory. Except for geographic coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical in terms to the covenant contained in the preceding subsections. If, in any judicial proceeding, the court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants (or any part thereof) deemed included in such subsections, then such unenforceable covenant (or such part) shall be deemed to be eliminated from this Agreement for the purpose of those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants (or portions thereof) to be enforced.

(c) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 7.01 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against the Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may


judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein.

ARTICLE 8

EQUITABLE RELIEF

SECTION 8.01.  Equitable Relief . The Executive acknowledges that (a) the covenants contained in Sections 6.01 and 7.01 hereof are reasonable, (b) the Executive’s services are unique, and (c) a breach or threatened breach by him of any of his covenants and agreements with the Company contained in Sections 6.01 or 7.01 hereof could cause irreparable harm to the Company for which it would have no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, and in addition to any remedies which the Company may have at law, in the event of an actual or threatened breach by the Executive of his covenants and agreements contained in Sections 6.01 or 7.01 hereof, the Company shall be entitled as a matter of right to an injunction, without a requirement to post bond, out of any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining any violation or further violation of such promises by the Executive or the Executive’s employees, partners or agents.

ARTICLE 9

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 9.01. (a)  Indemnification . The Company agrees that if the Executive is made a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, member, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, the Executive shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by applicable law and the Company‘s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, against all cost, expense, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by the Executive in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to the Executive even if he has ceased to be a director, member, employee or agent of the Company or other entity and shall inure to the benefit of the Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators.

(b)  D&O Insurance . During the Employment Period, the Company shall keep in place a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (or policies) providing comprehensive coverage to the Executive to the same extent that the Company provides such coverage for any other officer or director of the Company and, after the expiration of the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to such coverage to the same extent that the Company provides such coverage for any other current or former officer or director of the Company.

ARTICLE 10

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 10.01.  Remedies . The Company will have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement, all rights and remedies which the Company has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which the Company has under any law. The Company will be entitled to enforce such rights specifically, without posting a bond or other security, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.


SECTION 10.02.  Consent to Amendments . The provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only by a written agreement executed and delivered by the Company and the Executive. No other course of dealing between the parties to this Agreement or any delay in exercising any rights hereunder will operate as a waiver of any rights of any such parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may at any time, with the consent of the Executive, modify or amend any provision of this Agreement or take any other action, to the extent necessary or advisable to ensure that this Agreement complies with or is exempt from Section 409A of the Code and that any payments or benefits under this Agreement are not subject to interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code.

SECTION 10.03.  Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto will bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not, provided that the Executive may not assign his rights or delegate his obligations under this Agreement without the written consent of the Company.

SECTION 10.04.  Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.

SECTION 10.05.  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all of which counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 10.06.  Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

SECTION 10.07.  Notices . All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been given when delivered personally to the recipient, two (2) business days after the date when sent to the recipient by reputable express courier service (charges prepaid) or four (4) business days after the date when mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices, demands and other communications will be sent to the Executive and to the Company at the addresses set forth below.

 

If to the Executive:    To the last address delivered to the Company by the Executive in the manner set forth herein.
If to the Company:   

The Ex One Company

127 Industry Boulevard

Irwin, PA 15642

Attn: Chairman and CEO

Copies of notices to the Company shall also be sent to:
  

Morella & Associates, A Professional Corporation

706 Rochester, Road

Pittsburgh, Pa 15237

Attn: Warren J. Archer., Esq.

or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.

SECTION 10.08.  Withholding . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

SECTION 10.09.  No Third Party Beneficiary . This Agreement will not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the Company, the Executive and their respective heirs, executors, successors and assigns.


SECTION 10.10.  Entire Agreement . Except as provided below, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, that may have related in any way to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Employee/Independent Contractor Proprietary Information and Assignment of Inventions Agreement dated June 1, 2012 shall not be superseded by this Agreement and remains in full force and effect.

SECTION 10.11.  Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party. Any reference to any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law will be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The use of the word “including”  in this Agreement means  “including without limitation”  and is intended by the parties to be by way of example rather than limitation.

SECTION 10.12.  Survival . Sections 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.08, 6.01, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 and Article 10 hereof will survive and continue in full force in accordance with their terms notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Period, and the Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force to the extent necessary to enforce any rights and obligations arising hereunder during the Employment Period.

SECTION 10.14.  GOVERNING LAW . ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAW OF PENNSYLVANIA, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.

SECTION 10.15 . Internal Revenue Code Section 409A .

(a) If any benefit provided under this Agreement is subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder, the provisions of the Agreement shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner necessary to comply with Section 409A and the regulations issued thereunder (or disregarded to the extent such provision cannot be so administered, interpreted, or construed.)

(b) For purposes of the Agreement, the Executive shall be considered to have experienced a termination of employment only if the Executive has terminated employment with the Company and all of its controlled group members within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes hereof, the determination of controlled group members shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code; provided that the language  “at least 50 percent”  shall be used instead of  “at least 80 percent”  in each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1),(2) and (3) of the Code and Treas. Reg. § 1.414(c)-2. Whether the Executive has terminated employment will be determined based on all of the facts and circumstances and in accordance with the guidance issued under Section 409A of the Code.

(c) For purposes of Section 409A, each severance benefit payment shall be treated as a separate payment. Each payment under this Agreement is intended to be excepted from Section 409A to the maximum extent provided under Section 409A as follows: (i) the Employee’s termination date and within the applicable 2  1 /2 month period specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4) is intended to be excepted under the short-term deferral exception as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4); (ii) post-termination medical benefits are intended to be excepted under the medical benefits exceptions as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(B); and (iii) to the extent payments are made as a result of an involuntary separation, each payment that is not otherwise excepted under the short-term deferral exception or medical benefits exception is intended to be excepted under the involuntary pay exception as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii). The Executive shall have no right to designate the date of any payment under this Agreement.

(d) With respect to payments subject to Section 409A of the Code (and not excepted therefrom), if any, it is intended that each payment is paid on a permissible distribution event and at a specified time consistent with Section 409A of the Code. The Company reserves the right to accelerate and/or defer any payment to the extent permitted and consistent with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that a payment hereunder is subject to Section 409A of the Code (and not excepted therefrom) and payable on account or a termination of employment, such payment shall be delayed for a period of six months after the date of termination (or, if earlier, the death of the Executive ) if the Executive is a  “specified employee”  (as defined in


Section 409A of the Code and determined in accordance with the procedures established by the Company). Any payment that would otherwise have been due or owing during such 6-month period will be paid immediately following the end of the 6-month period in the month following the month containing the 6-month anniversary of the date of termination.

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[Signature Page for John Irvin Employment Agreement]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

 

The Ex One Company.
By:

/s/

Printed Name: S. Kent Rockwell
Title: Chairman and CEO
Dated:

 

/s/

John Irvin
Dated:


Annex A

SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

THIS SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this              day of              ,              , by and between              and              (collectively the “Company”) and              (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Executive formerly was employed by the Company as             ;

WHEREAS, the Executive and Company entered into a Employment and Severance Agreement, dated             , 2012 , (the “Severance Agreement”) which provides for certain payments and benefits in the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated on account of a reason set forth in the Severance Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Executive’s employment with the Company was terminated for reasons that qualify the Executive to receive certain payments and benefits, as set forth in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, subject to, among other things, the Executive’s execution of this Release as defined therein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the Company’s commitments in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the Executive and the Company hereby agree as follows:

1. (a) The Executive does hereby REMISE, RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the Company, its affiliates, subsidiaries and parents, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents, and its and their respective successors and assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators, as well as the current and former fiduciaries of any pension, welfare, or other benefit plans applicable to the employees or former employees of the Company, and the current and former welfare and other benefit plans sponsored by the Company (collectively, “Releasees”) from all causes of action, suits, debts, claims and demands whatsoever in law or in equity, which the Executive ever had, now has, or hereafter may have, whether known or unknown, or which the Executive’s heirs, executors, or administrators may have, by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of time to the date the Executive signs this Agreement, and particularly, but without limitation of the foregoing general terms, any claims arising from or relating in any way to the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company, the terms and conditions of that employment relationship, and the termination of that employment relationship, including, but not limited to, any claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Worker Readjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and any other claims under any federal, state or local common law, statutory, or regulatory provision, now or hereafter recognized, and any claims for attorneys’ fees and costs. This Agreement is effective without regard to the legal nature of the claims raised and without regard to whether any such claims are based upon tort, equity, implied or express contract or discrimination of any sort.

(b) Although Paragraph 1(a) is intended to be a general release, it is understood and agreed that Paragraph 1(a) excludes claims related to the Executive’s right to receive the payments and benefits described in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, as well as claims under any statute or common law that the Executive is legally barred from releasing, such as the Executive’s entitlement to vested pension benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Executive shall not release claims that the Executive may have against the Company for reimbursement of ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by him during the course of his employment, claims that arise after the effective date of the Release, any rights the Executive may have to enforce Sections 5.02 of the Severance Agreement, and claims for which the Executive is entitled to be indemnified under the Company‘s charter, by-laws or under applicable law or pursuant to the Company’s directors’ and officer’s liability insurance policies.


(c) Nothing herein is intended to or shall preclude the Executive from filing a charge with any appropriate federal, state or local government agency and/or cooperating with said agency in its investigation. The Executive, however, explicitly waives any right to file a personal lawsuit or receive monetary damages that the agency may recover against the Releasees, without regard as to who brought any said complaint or charge. Employee further agrees that to the extent any relief, including monetary relief, is awarded in any such proceeding, all amounts paid as consideration under Article 5 of the Severance Agreement shall be a setoff and credit against any such award to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(d) The Executive represents and agrees by signing below that the Executive has not been denied any leave or benefit requested, has received the appropriate pay for all hours worked for the Company, and has no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases.

(e) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Executive represents and affirms that (i) [ other than             , ] the Executive has not filed or caused to be filed on the Executive’s behalf any claim for relief against any Releasee and, to the best of the Executive’s knowledge and belief, no outstanding claims for relief have been filed or asserted against the Company or any Releasee on the Executive’s behalf; and (ii) [ other than             , ] the Executive has not reported any improper, unethical or illegal conduct or activities to any supervisor, manager, department head, human resources representative, agent or other representative of the Company, to any member of the Company’s legal or compliance departments, or to the ethics hotline, and has no knowledge of any such improper, unethical or illegal conduct or activities. The Executive agrees to promptly dismiss with prejudice all claims for relief filed before the date the Executive signs this Agreement.

2. The Company does hereby REMISE, RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the Executive from all claims, demands or causes of action arising out of facts or occurrences prior to the date of this Agreement, but only to the extent the Company knows or reasonably should know of such facts or occurrence and only to the extent such claim, demand or cause of action relates to a violation of applicable law or the performance of the Executive’s duties with the Company; provided, however, that this release of claims shall not in any case be effective with respect to any claim by the Company alleging a breach of the Executive’s obligations under this Agreement. [Note: The Company and the Executive may, but shall not be required to mutually agree on a case-by-case basis at the time of the signing of this release to include the foregoing provision, or a substantially similar provision, to this Agreement.]

3. The Executive further agrees and recognizes that the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company has been permanently severed, that the Executive shall not seek employment with the Company or any affiliated entity at any time in the future, and that the Company has no obligation to employ the Executive in the future.

4. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not disparage or subvert the Company, or make any statement reflecting negatively on the Releasees including, but not limited to, statements relating to the operation or management of the Company, the Executive’s employment and the termination of the Executive’s employment, irrespective of the truthfulness or falsity of such statement.

5. The Executive acknowledges that if the Executive had not executed this Agreement containing a release of all claims, the Executive would not have been entitled to the payments and benefits set forth in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement.

6. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Company and the Executive relating to the subject matter hereof. No prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements or representations may be offered to alter the terms of this Agreement. To the extent Employee has entered into other agreements with the Company that are not in conflict with this Agreement, including, but not limited to the Severance Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall not supersede, but shall be in addition to such other agreements.

7. The Executive agrees not to disclose the terms of this Agreement or the Severance Agreement to anyone, except the Executive’s spouse, attorney and, as necessary, tax/financial advisor. Likewise, the Company agrees that the terms of this Agreement will not be disclosed except as may be necessary to obtain approval or authorization to fulfill its obligations hereunder or as required by law. It is expressly understood that any violation of the confidentiality obligation imposed hereunder constitutes a material breach of this Agreement.

8. The Executive represents that the Executive has returned to the Company and does not presently have in the Executive’s possession or control any records and business documents, whether on computer or hard copy, and other materials (including but not limited to computer disks and tapes, computer programs and software, office keys,


correspondence, files, customer lists, technical information, customer information, pricing information, business strategies and plans, sales records and all copies thereof) (collectively, the “Corporate Records”) provided by the Company and/or its predecessors, subsidiaries or affiliates or obtained as a result of the Executive’s prior employment with the Company and/or its predecessors, subsidiaries or affiliates, or created by the Executive while employed by or rendering services to the Company and/or its predecessors, subsidiaries or affiliates. In addition, the Executive has or will promptly return in good condition any other Company owned equipment or property, including, but not limited to, automobiles, personal data assistants, facsimile machines, copy machines, pagers, credit cards, cellular telephone equipment, business cards, laptops and computers. At the Executive’s request, the Company will make reasonable arrangements to transfer cellular phone numbers and personal fax numbers to the Executive.

9. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the Executive from: (i) making any disclosure of information required by law; (ii) providing information to, or testifying or otherwise assisting in any investigation or proceeding brought by, any federal regulatory or law enforcement agency or legislative body, any self-regulatory organization, or the Company’s designated legal, compliance or human resources officers; or (iii) filing, testifying, participating in or otherwise assisting in a proceeding relating to an alleged violation of any federal, state or municipal law relating to fraud, or any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any self-regulatory organization.

10. The parties agree and acknowledge that the agreement by the Company described herein, and the release of any asserted or unasserted claims against the Releasees, are not and shall not be construed to be an admission of any violation of any federal, state or local statute or regulation, or of any duty owed by any of the Releasees to the Executive.

11. The Executive agrees and recognizes that should the Executive breach any of the obligations or covenants set forth in Articles 6 and 7 of the Severance Agreement, the Company will have no further obligation to provide the Executive with the consideration set forth in Article 5 of the Severance Agreement, and will have the right to seek repayment of all consideration paid up to the time of any such breach. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges that if the Executive breaches Articles 6 and 7 of the Severance Agreement, and if the Company terminates or recovers any of the payments or benefits provided under Article 5 of the Severance Agreement (as provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of the Severance Agreement), the release provided by Section 1 of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable.

12. The Executive further agrees that the Company shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of proving actual damages, as well as to an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits and other benefits arising from any violations of this Agreement, which rights shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled.

13. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

14. The Executive certifies and acknowledges as follows:

(a) That the Executive has read the terms of this Agreement, and that the Executive understands its terms and effects, including the fact that the Executive has agreed to RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the Releasees from any legal action arising out of the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company and the termination of that employment relationship; and

(b) That the Executive has signed this Agreement voluntarily and knowingly in exchange for the consideration described herein, which the Executive acknowledges is adequate and satisfactory to him and which the Executive acknowledges is in addition to any other benefits to which the Executive is otherwise entitled; and

(c) That the Executive has been and is hereby advised in writing to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement; and

(d) That the Executive does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the date this Agreement is executed; and


(e) That the Company has provided the Executive with a period of [twenty-one (21)]  or  [forty-five (45)] days within which to consider this Agreement, and that the Executive has signed on the date indicated below after concluding that this Agreement is satisfactory ; and

(f) The Executive acknowledges that this Agreement may be revoked within seven (7) days after execution, and it shall not become effective until the expiration of such seven (7) day revocation period. In the event of a timely revocation by the Executive, this Agreement will be deemed null and void and the Company will have no obligations hereunder or under Article 5 of the Severance Agreement.

Intending to be legally bound hereby, the Executive and the Company executed the foregoing Separation of Employment and General Release Agreement this              day of             ,             .

 

 

       Witness:  

 

Executive       
[Insert Company Name]       
By:  

 

     Witness:  

 

Name:         
Title:         

Exhibit 10.5

MANAGING DIRECTOR CONTRACT

Between

Prometal RCT GmbH

Am Mittleren Moos 41

86167 Augsburg

Represented by the shareholders’ meeting,

- hereinafter referred to as the “Company” -

And

Mr. Rainer Höchsmann

Schlossstrasse 16

86682 Genderkingen

- hereinafter referred to as the “Managing Director” -

§ 1 Management and Representation

 

  (1) The Managing Director is entitled and required to represent the Company according to the law, the articles of incorporation, and any management rules jointly with the other managing directors and to manage the Company’s businesses. Instructions issued by the shareholders’ meeting shall be followed as long as they do not contradict agreements contained in this Contract.

 

  (2) The Managing Director shall execute the duties incumbent upon him with the care of a prudent and diligent businessman while safeguarding the interests of the company.

§ 2 Individual Duties

 

  (1) The Managing Director shall be responsible for the management and supervision of the Company as a whole.

 

  (2) The Managing Director shall exercise the rights and obligations of the employer according to the provisions of labor and social laws.

 

  (3) The Managing Director shall safeguard the tax-related interests of the Company. He is required, within 3 months after expiration of a fiscal year and in consideration of business- and tax-related accounting rules to generate the annual financial statement (balance sheet, profit and loss statement, as well as appendix). He is responsible for ensuring that accounting adheres to business- and tax-related guidelines and that cost accounting is tailored to the Company.

 

  (4) The Managing Director is responsible for the timely and proper disclosure of the annual financial statement according to § 325 HGB (Commercial Code). He shall make use of size-related simplification according to §§ 326 and 327 HGB unless the shareholders’ meeting has decided otherwise.


  (5) Unless a different shareholders’ resolution is passed, the Managing Director shall convene the shareholders’ meeting in a proper manner, run it, and conclude it in a proper manner as well as record the minutes of the shareholders’ resolutions.

 

  (6) The Managing Director shall prepare a business report for the shareholders meeting. Upon request, he shall provide interim business reports and information in writing.

 

  (7) The Managing Director shall file the necessary entries into the Commercial Register.

 

  (8) The Managing Director may only approve the assignment of company shares and fractional company shareholding based on the articles of incorporation and the relevant shareholders’ resolutions. The same applies for calling in any still outstanding capital contributions.

 

  (9) According to § 40 GmbHG (law on private limited liability companies), the Managing Director shall promptly submit, after every change in the persons constituting the shareholders or in the scope of their stake, a list of the shareholders that is signed by him and that contains their last names, first names, status, place of residence, and initial contribution.

§ 3 Transactions Requiring Approval

The Managing Director shall require, for all transactions and measures that go beyond the usual operations of the Company’s business activities, the express consent of the shareholders’ meeting. This shall include in particular:

 

  a) All disposition regarding property, rights to a property or rights to a property right, and the obligation to undertake such dispositions;

 

  b) The sale of the Company as a whole, the setup, sale, and abandonment of businesses or business locations;

 

  c) The acquisition of other companies, the acquisition, modification, or termination of interests – including silent ones – including the acquisition of shares in the Company as well as the assignment of the Company’s own shares, and the casting of votes in affiliated companies;

 

  d) The signing, changing, and terminating of contracts regarding consolidations (domination contracts and profit and loss agreements), pooling, and collaborations;

 

  e) The signing, changing, and terminating of licensing contracts;

 

  f) Procurements and investments, including the undertaking of construction measures, when the procurement or manufacturing costs exceed €5,000.00 on an individual basis or €50,000 in a fiscal year;

 

  g) A permanent change in the conventional type of management, organization, production, or sales; in addition, the cessation or major restriction of operating business segments and the absorption of new business segments;

 

  h) The recourse to or granting of collateral or credit as well as the taking over of third-party liabilities; exceptions are customer- and supplier credit as long as they do not exceed €5,000.00 per individual case or €50,000 total.

 

  i) The signing and terminating of continuous obligation contracts;

 

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  j) The hiring and dismissal of employees requires the approval of two managing directors;

 

  k) The granting of powers of attorney and proxy powers;

 

  l) The initiating of lawsuits;

 

  m) The granting of executory donations as well as the giving of non-market-conventional gifts;

 

  n) Agreements with close family members of shareholders or managing directors and with companies, in which shareholders or managing directors or their dependents have a significant interest.

 

  o) The EXTRUDE HONE CORPORATION’s Schedule of Authority shall be complied with.

§ 4 Services

 

  (1) The Managing Director shall apply all of his energy and all of his knowledge and experience toward the Company’s interests.

The normal work period is at least 40 hours per week and complies with corporate procedures.

§ 5 Duties and Business Secrets

 

  (1) The Managing Director is required to maintain absolute confidentiality vis-à-vis third parties regarding all of the Company’s business matters. This requirement shall remain in place after expiration of the employment contract.

 

  (2) Business- and operations-related documents of all types, including personal records regarding official matters, may not be used for business purposes and shall be carefully stored. Upon termination of the employment contract, the aforementioned documents shall be returned to the Company.

 

  (3) Rights of retention may not be asserted by the Managing Director. The Managing Director may not file claims against the Company.

§ 6 Innovations, Improvements, and Inventions

 

  (1) The Managing Director shall transfer innovations and improvements, which he develops during the period of this Contract in the Company’s area of activity, to the Company without special compensation for its sole and unrestricted use.

 

  (2) In regard to service inventions, the Managing Director is required to promptly report them in writing to the Company (§5 l, p. 1 ArbNerfG (law regarding employee inventions)).

 

  (3) The Company may claim, in a restricted or unrestricted manner, by means of a written statement, the protection-qualified service invention reported to it within an exclusion period of 4 months after receiving proper notification.

With the unrestricted claim and with receipt of the Company’s written statement, all rights to the service invention shall be transferred over to the Company all rights to the service invention are transferred over to the Company (§ 7, Para. 1 ArbNerfG).

 

  (4) If the Managing Director leaves the Company, all rights to the Managing Director’s service inventions shall remain with the Company and without any claims to compensation.

 

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§ 7 Secondary Employment and Competition

 

  (1) Secondary employment, including the holding of honorary positions, requires the approval by the shareholders’ meeting.

The activity of serving as managing director at GENERIS GmbH, Augsburg, shall be established at a later point in time to be still agreed upon.

 

  (2) The Managing Director shall not, for the duration of this Contract and two years after its termination, work in any way for a rival of the Company or a company affiliated with it or to hold a direct or indirect stake in such an entity or to engage in transactions for his own interests or those of others in the Company’s area of activities.

 

  (3) The non-compete clause does not apply to holdings in companies in the form of securities that are traded on stock markets and are acquired for purposes of capital investment.

 

  (4) After termination of the Contract, the Company shall pay the Managing Director, if it does not expressly waive, by correspondingly applying the principle of § 75a HGB, the assertion of the non-compete clause, compensation in the amount of 50 percent of the average fixed annual salary of the last three years per year for the duration of the non-compete clause.

Compensation per year = fixed annual salary of the last 3 years : 6

§8 Managing Director’s Salary

 

  (1) The Managing Director shall receive a fixed annual salary of € 60,000.00 . The salary shall be paid in monthly installments on the last day of a given month.

 

  (2) The Managing Director shall participate in a bonus system that rewards business success in particular. The bonus system is designed in such a manner that a maximum bonus of € 30,000.00 can be achieved. The bonus is paid after the fiscal year is completed.

Part of the bonus system includes a target-related agreement that shall be agreed upon with the Managing Director once per year.

 

  (3) No claims may be made regarding overtime, work on Sundays and holidays, or other extra work.

 

  (4) The Managing Director shall receive a company vehicle – including for private use (upper mid-range class).

§ 9 Expenses and Cost Reimbursement

 

  (1) If the Managing Director incurs any costs and expenses while conducting the proper activities of a managing director, they shall be reimbursed to him by the Company, to the extent that the Managing Director substantiates their need in terms of business management and operations, or if said costs and expenses are obvious.

 

  (2) Travel expenses shall be reimbursed in each case at the maximum rates permissible by tax law.

 

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§ 10 Vacation

(1) The Managing Director is entitled to 30 work days (Saturday is not a work day) of paid vacation per fiscal year. The Managing Director shall arrange the time period of his vacation so that the needs of the Company’s management are taken into consideration. The vacation shall be coordinated with the other managing directors.

§ 11 Duration and Termination

 

  (1) Employment as Managing Director shall begin on July 1, 2003.

 

  (2) The Contract shall be concluded for an indefinite period and may be terminated with 3 months prior notice, from the end of a quarter, and for the first time on March 31, 2005.

 

  (3) The Contract may be terminated without prior notice based on good cause.

 

  (4) Good cause exists for the Company especially when

 

  a) The Managing Director violates the non-compete clause;

 

  b) The Managing Director conducts business for the Company without the required approval or disregards written instructions issued by the shareholders’ meeting.

 

  c) The Managing Director intentionally prepares an incorrect annual financial statement.

 

  d) The Company is liquidated.

 

  (5) The termination shall be conveyed in writing. The Managing Director shall direct his termination notice to the shareholder with the highest equity investment.

 

  (6) The dismissal as Managing Director is permissible at any time. Dismissal shall be conveyed in writing. It applies at the same time as termination of the employment contract at the next permissible point in time.

 

  (7) In the event of dismissal as well as termination, the managing director position shall end when the notification regarding the dismissal or termination is received.

§ 12 Software

The Managing Director shall strictly comply with the provisions of the copyright law, especially to not illegally duplicating original software obtained from the Company or to using illegally duplicated software. In addition, the Managing Director shall not use any third-party software in the Company. If the Managing Director were to violate these requirements, he shall release the Company from any damages caused thereby.

§13 Address

The Managing Director shall, promptly and unbidden, notify the Company of any changes to his private address. Letters from the Company that do not reach or are delayed in reaching the Managing Director because of violating this disclosure requirement shall be considered as received on the third business day after being sent by regular mail.

 

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§ 14 Pledging / Assignment

The Managing Director may pledge or assign his remuneration claims to third parties only after receiving the prior written approval of the Company.

The employee shall assume the costs incurred from garnishment, pledging, or assignment.

§ 15 Contractual Penalty

In the event of the culpable non-fulfillment or the contract-violating termination of the position as well as the early termination of the employment contract by the Company culpably caused by the Managing Director, the Managing Director shall pay the Company a contractual penalty in the amount of double the gross monthly pay agreed upon in this Contract. This contractual penalty shall also be applied if the Managing Director violates other major contractual provisions, especially the duty of disclosure (§13, Para. 3), the confidentiality requirement (§ 5.1) and the obligation to return [property] (§ 5.2).

If the Managing Director does not comply with the post-contractual non-compete clause, then the Company may – notwithstanding its other rights – demand a contractual penalty in the amount of €20,000 per each incident of non-compliance, or in the event of [his] entering into an employment contract, for each month of such employment.

The Company is entitled to assert claims for further damage.

§ 16 Final Provisions

 

  (1) The contractual agreements of the parties exhaustively stem from this Contract. Changes to the Contract must be made in writing and require the express approval of the shareholders’ meeting. Waiving the “in writing” requirement by verbal agreement is void.

 

  (2) The non-validity of individual provisions shall not affect the legal validity of the Contract as a whole. Instead of the invalid clause, a provision shall be agreed upon that best corresponds to the parties’ economic intent.

 

  (3) All disputes arising from this Contract shall be resolved by ordinary legal procedures.

Augsburg, Aug. 21, 2003

 

[signed]    [signed]  
Partner, Prometal RCT    Managing Director  

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

Mr.

Rainer Höchsmann

- In house -

Augsburg, March 9, 2012

Dear Mr. Höchsmann

We are pleased to inform you that, effective Jan. 1, 2012, your gross salary is being increased by €3,976.00 and thus amounts to

€18,560.00

In recognition of your excellent performance, we wish to share the past year’s results with you by means of a special payment in the amount of €50,000 gross.

-2147.32

In the future, your annual bonus will amount to €2,288.00. This amount will be used for the pension plan in the amount of €2,174.43.

 

  LOGO
We look forward to continued excellent collaboration.   To be paid out later

Best regards,

ExOne GmbH

By proxy Köhl

By proxy Rebecca Köhl

Director of Business Administration

[Letterhead information]

Exhibit 10.8

Lone Star Metal Fabricating, LLC

LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, made this 1 day of February, 2009, between Lone Star Metal Fabricating, LLC 960 Penn Avenue, Suite 100 Pittsburgh PA (“Lessor”) and ProMetal RCT, LLC whose address is 7409 Railhead Lane, Houston, TX 77086 (“Leasee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

1. Lease. Lessor shall lease to Leasee, and Leasee shall lease from the Lessor, S-15 Machine Unit # 028, Delivery of the Equipment to Leasee from the respective manufacturers thereof shall be (as between Lessor and Leasee) at Leasee’s shall in addition be subject to all of Leasee’s obligations of insurance, taxes, and otherwise hereunder.

2. LEASE TERMS.

The Lease Payments shall be payable as follows:

The balance of the Lease Payments in 84 consecutive monthly payments in the amount of $23,200 payable on the 1 st day of each month commencing July 1, 2009.

In addition, Leasee shall pay all sales and other taxes and charges payable hereunder.

Whenever any payment is not made within ten (10) days of the date when due, Leasee shall pay a late payment charge of five (5%) percent of all monies due but unpaid. The charge and collection of this late charge shall not preclude Lessor from enforcing any and all other remedies available to Lessor hereunder.

3. PURCHASE OPTION. There is no option to purchase the Equipment.

4. TITLE. Title to the Equipment shall remain Lessor’s.

5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, NOR SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY DELAY IN DELIVERY, INSTALLATION OR FURNISHING OF THE EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES BY ANY MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT OR OTHERWISE.

6. USE OF EQUIPMENT; MAINTENANCE; LOCATION; ALTERATIONS; INSPECTION; AND LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES. Leasee agrees to use the Equipment in a careful and proper manner and in compliance with all laws, ordinances and regulations, all manufacturer warranty and other requirements and all requirements of any insurers of the Equipment. Leasee will keep the Equipment in good maintenance and repair at all times at Leasee’s expense and will furnish all labor, parts, mechanisms or devices necessary for such good maintenance and repair. It is agreed that the Leasee will locate the Equipment at the place indicated in above or at such other place as Leasee sets forth in a written notice given to Lessor at least thirty (30) days in advance of placing the Equipment at such other location and to which Lessor consents. Without prior written consent of Lessor, Leasee will not alter, add to or improve the Equipment; and any alterations, additions or improvements which are made shall become part of the Equipment and subject to the terms of this Agreement. Lessor shall be entitled to inspect the Equipment and all records of Leasee pertaining thereto upon request and during normal business hours. Leasee covenants and agrees that the Equipment, its use and Leasee’s rights or interest hereunder shall be and remain free of all liens, charges or encumbrances of any kind or character, voluntary or involuntary, as a result of the acts or omissions of Leasee.

8. LOSS AND DAMAGE; CONDEMNATION. Leasee hereby assumes and shall bear the entire risk of loss of and damage to the Equipment. No loss of or damage to the Equipment or any part thereof shall impair, diminish or otherwise affect any obligation of Leasee under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force an effect in all events.

If Lessor determines that part but not all of the Equipment is so lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged beyond reasonable or practical replacement or repair, and so notifies Leasee, and if Lessor so elects, Leasee shall pay Lessor in cash the replacement Value of all the Equipment.

9. INDEMNITY. The Leasee shall defend and indemnify the Lessor from and against (a) any and all loss of or damage to the Equipment, usual wear and tear excepted; (b) any claim, cause of action, damages, liability, cost of expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which may arise or be incurred in any manner in favor of any person relating to the Equipment or any part thereof, including, by way of example but not of limitation, claims arising out of or incident to the construction, purchase, delivery, installation, ownership, leasing, sale or return of the Equipment or as a result of its use, maintenance, repair, operation or condition thereof, whether or not any claimed defects in such Equipment are latent or are discoverable; (c) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense which may arise or be incurred by reason of or as a result of any act or omission of Leasee for itself or as agent for Lessor hereunder; and (d) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense arising for alleged patent infringement or for or as a result of claims for alleged strict liability in tort. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration of this Agreement as to any loss, damages, claims, causes of action, liabilities, costs or expenses based on or arising out of events occurring during the term of this Agreement.


10. INSURANCE. Leasee shall keep the Equipment (and each item or part thereof) insured against all risk of loss and physical damage (with such exclusions as Lessor may, in writing, permit) in such amounts as Lessor may require. Leasee shall carry comprehensive public liability and property damage insurance with respect to the condition, possession, maintenance, operation and use of the Equipment in such amounts as Lessor may require. All insurance shall be in a form, amount and with companies satisfactory to Lessor and shall be in the joint names and for the benefit of Lessor and Leasee. Leasee shall pay all premiums with respect to such insurance and a copy of each such policy shall be delivered to Lessor. In addition, Leasee shall obtain from insurance carriers issuing such insurance an endorsement upon the policy that the same cannot be altered, modified or canceled except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lessor, and that the interests of Lessor will be insured regardless of any breach or violation by Leasee of any warranties, declarations or conditions contained in such policy. Leasee hereby appoints Lessor as Leasee’s attorney-in-fact to make claim for, receive payment of, and execute all documents in connection with any loss or damage claim or payment under such insurance policies, which appointment is hereby declared to be irrevocable as Lessor has an interest in the subject insurance policy and the Equipment insured.

11. TAXES. Leasee agrees to pay any and all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever kind or character and on whomsoever imposed with respect to or relating to the Equipment or on the sale, ownership, use, shipment, delivery or operation thereof. Leasee agrees to comply with all state and local laws requiring filing of any ad valorem tax returns on the Equipment or furnishing information for the purpose of such taxation. Leasee shall promptly pay when due any statements for such taxes forwarded to Leasee by Lessor. Leasee shall also pay all license and registration fees relating to the Equipment. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration hereof as to any taxes, assessments or other governmental charges arising out of, or assessed or imposed with respect to, the term of this Agreement.

12. ASSIGNMENTS. Without Lessor’s prior written consent, Leasee will not assign, transfer or pledge its interest under this Agreement in the Equipment or any part thereof, nor will it lease or lend any of the Equipment or permit its use by any person other than Leasee or its employees in its behalf without Lessor’s consent. The rights of Lessor hereunder may be assigned, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of without consent by or notice to Leasee.

13. LESSOR’S RIGHT TO PERFORM LEASEE’S DUTIES. In the event Leasee fails to keep and perform any covenant or agreement herein made, whether with respect to payment of taxes, maintenance, insurance, repair of the Equipment or otherwise, Lessor may perform such obligations on Leasee’s behalf, in which event all monies expended by Lessor and other reasonable charges in so doing shall be payable to Lessor by Leasee forthwith upon demand and shall bear interest from thee date such monies are advanced until date of payment at the rate, twelve (12%) percent.

14. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR. Anyone or more of the following shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:

(a) Default by Leasee in making any payment of money required hereunder, whether a Lease Payment, taxes or any other sum required to be paid, which default shall continue for ten (10) days after the due date for such payment;

(b) Default by Leasee in the observance or performance of any other covenant, condition, agreement or provision hereof, which default shall continue for thirty (30) days after the giving of notice thereof by Lessor to Leasee;

(c) If any representation or warranty made by Leasee in any statement or certificate furnished by Leasee in connection with the preparation or execution of the Agreement or the acquisition of the Equipment, or in this Agreement, is untrue in any material respect; or

(d) If Leasee becomes unable to pay its debts promptly as they come due in the usual course of its business, or becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or admits in writing an inability to pay its debts as they mature, or makes an assignment for the benefits of creditors, or applies for or consents to the appointment of a trustee or receiver for any part of its property, or petitions for an arrangement of its affairs under the Federal Bankruptcy Act, or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for Leasee or any part of its property, or bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, dissolution, liquidation or other similar proceeding is otherwise instituted by or against Leasee or all or any part of its property under the Federal Bankruptcy Act or other law of the United States or of any state or other competent jurisdiction.

When an Event of Default has occurred the Lessor shall have the right to exercise any one or more of the following remedies:

(a) To take possession of the Equipment or any portion thereof wherever the same may be located without court or other legal process. Leasee hereby waives any and all damages occasioned by such taking and agrees to the summary seizure of the Equipment by seller without legal process.

(b) To sell any or all of the Equipment. Lessor shall apply the proceeds of sale of any or all of the Equipment to the payment of the expenses of retaking, storing, repairing or than normal wear and tear and selling the Equipment, reasonable attorneys fees and to the satisfaction of all indebtedness secured under this Agreement. Any surplus shall be paid to Leasee and any deficiency shall be paid to Lessor by Leasee.

(c) To terminate this Agreement as to any or all items of Equipment upon notice in writing sent to Leasee.

(d) To pursue any other remedy at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any taking of possession of the Equipment or other remedy available to seller hereunder or at law or in equity, Leasee shall remain liable for the full performance of all obligations hereunder. The remedies conferred upon Lessor shall be cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or separately.


15. MISCELLANEOUS.

(1) No provision of this Agreement can be waived by Lessor excepting in writing. No waiver, forbearance or indulgence by Lessor with regard to any event or condition shall constitute a waiver, forbearance or indulgence of any similar or other default on other occasions.

(2) Leasee agrees to provide financial statements concerning Leasee and any person or entity guaranteeing Leasee’s obligations hereunder, if Lessor so requests, in such detail and with such frequency as the Lessor reasonably shall require. Leasee agrees to give such further assurances and execute such other and further documents as Lessor may reasonably require to implement the purposes and intention of this Agreement, including by way of example and not of limitation, such financing an continuation statements as Lessor shall require to protect its interest in the Equipment. The Equipment cannot be used as collateral for any indebtedness of the Leasee.

(3) It is agreed that time is of the essence in the performance of each of Leasee’s or Lessor’s obligations under this Agreement.

(4) This Agreement shall bind and inure to the successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan.

(5) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties as to the lease of the Equipment, and may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written agreement signed by Lessor and Leasee.

(6) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

(7) Notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed given when personally delivered to the party involved or mailed by any form of United States mail, postage pre-paid, to the address of the party set forth in the heading to this Agreement.

(8) No provision of this Agreement which may be deemed unenforceable shall in any way invalidate any other provisions hereof, all of which shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Leasee have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written.

 

LONE STAR METAL FABRICATING, LLC

(“Lessor”)

By  

LOGO

  Its  

Member

PROMETAL RCT, LLC

(“Leasee”)

By  

LOGO

  Its  

PRESIDENT

Exhibit 10.9

LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS LEASE is made as of the 31 st day of March 2009, by and between LONE STAR METAL FABRICATION, LLC (“Landlord”) and ProMetal RCT, LLC (“Tenant”).

ARTICLE 1: BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS

1.1 Premises:

(a) Land . That certain parcel of land situated at 7409 Railhead Lane, Houston, TX 77086 (the “Location”), consisting of approximately 1.35 acres, and being more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto, together with all improvements now or hereafter located thereon and any and all appurtenances, rights, privileges and easements benefiting, belonging or pertaining thereto (the “Land”).

(b) Buildings . All the buildings located on the Land and the related outbuildings, storage sheds and vaults, all being more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Buildings” and together with the Land, the “Premises”).

1.2 Term :

The Lease shall commence on the Commencement Date and the Term of this Lease shall be for a period of ten (10) years thereafter, unless sooner terminated or renewed pursuant to the provisions hereof.

 

1.3   Commencement Date :   April 1,2009   
1.4   Expiration Date :   March 31, 2019   
1.5   Permitted Uses :     

General office and manufacturing or any other lawful use agreed upon in writing by Landlord.

 

1.6   Tenant’s Address:     7409 Railhead Lane   
      Houston, TX 77086   
1.7   Landlord’s Address:     Lone Star Metal Fabrication, LLC   
      960 Penn Ave., Suite 100   
      Pittsburgh, PA 15222   
1.8   Brokers :   None     
1.9   Security Deposit :   None     
1.10   Rent :       

 

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(a) Base Rent: Base Rent in the amount of Ninety Five Thousand Forty Dollars and 00/100 ($95,040) per annum shall be paid equal successive monthly installments of $7,920.00

(b) Additional Rent: (i) Utilities (See Section 4.2); (ii) Real Estate Taxes (See Section 4.3); (iii) Maintenance expenses (See Sections 6.1 and 6.2; (iv) Insurance (See Section 7.2)

(c) This is a triple net lease,

1.10 Exhibits:

The following Exhibits and Schedules are attached to and made a part of this Lease;

 

Exhibit “A”    Legal Description of Land
Exhibit “A-1”    Description of Buildings
Exhibit “B”    Rules and Regulations
Exhibit “C”    Form of Estoppel Certificate

ARTICLE 2: LEASE OF PREMISES

2.1 Lease:

Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby takes and hires from Landlord the Premise, as defined in Article 1, for the Term and upon the conditions and agreements set forth in this Lease. Tenant and its agents, employees and invitees shall have exclusive use of and access to and from the Premises. Landlord warrants that at the time Landlord delivers possession of the Premises to Tenant, Landlord shall hold good and marketable title to the Premises, subject only to (i) such exceptions as shall be described on Landlord’s title insurance policy with respect to the Land, a copy of which has been delivered by Landlord to Tenant, (ii) any liens which may be placed upon the Premises from time to time to secure financing that may be obtained by Landlord, and (iii) such other matters that will not materially or adversely interfere with Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, including, without limitation, utility easements deemed by Landlord to be necessary or desirable for the development of the Premises.

2.2 Condition of Premises.

Tenant acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly set forth in this Lease, there have been no representations or warranties made by Landlord with respect to the Premises or with respect to its suitability for the conduct of Tenant’s business. Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that on the date of this Lease the Premises (inclusive of all improvements) contain no structural defects, all mechanical, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, natural gas and other building systems installed in the improvements are in good operating condition and repair. To the Landlord’s knowledge, all utility services available at the Premises are in quantities that have been sufficient for the prior tenant’s use and Landlord has received no notice of, and has no knowledge that, the Premises do not comply with any applicable laws, ordinances, rules or regulations of governmental authorities having appropriate jurisdiction.

 

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ARTICLE 3: BASE RENT

3.1 Time and Manner of Payment:

Tenant shall pay Landlord Base Rent in monthly installments as set forth in Article 1 of this Lease. On the first day of the first calendar month of the Term and on the first day of each calendar month thereafter, Tenant shall pay Landlord the monthly installment of Base Rent, in advance, without offset, deduction or prior demand. Base Rent shall be payable at Landlord’s address or at such other place as Landlord may designate in writing.

3.2 Termination; Advance Payments:

Upon termination of this Lease for any reason not resulting from Tenant’s default, Landlord shall refund to Tenant any Rent paid in advance or other advance payments made by Tenant to Landlord, which apply to any time periods after the termination of the Lease.

ARTICLE 4: OTHER CHARGES PAYABLE

4.1 Additional Rent:

All charges payable by Tenant other than Base Rent are called “Additional Rent.” Unless this Lease provides otherwise, Tenant shall pay all Additional Rent then due within 30 days after Tenant’s receipt of an invoice for such Additional Rent. The term “Rent” as used herein shall mean Base Rent and Additional Rent.

4.2 Utilities:

As Additional Rent, Tenant shall pay, directly to the appropriate supplier when due, the cost of all utilities consumed at the Premises, all of which shall be separately metered or sub-metered. Tenant shall, during the Term, be responsible for obtaining and paying for telephone, gas, electricity, water, sewage, garbage pick up, janitorial services, cable television, cleaning, internet, security services and any and all other utilities and services of any nature whatsoever used in, on or for the account of the Premises or any part thereof and for paying directly to the provider all costs and charges for such utilities and services prior to the same becoming delinquent. Landlord shall in no way be responsible for providing or paying for such utilities and services and Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from any liability therefore, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. Tenant shall have the right to enter into reasonable agreements with utility companies and governmental agencies creating easements in favor of such utility companies or governmental agencies as may be .required in order to service any of the improvements on the Premises, and Landlord covenants and agrees to consent thereto and to execute any and all documents and to undertake any and all actions in order to effectuate the same, as long as same do not materially adversely affect Landlord.

 

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4.3 Real Estate Taxes:

As Additional Rent, Tenant shall pay, at its sole cost and expense; any and all real estate taxes relating to the Premises during the Term of this Lease directly to the applicable taxing bodies on or prior to the due date for such taxes. The term “real estate taxes” shall mean all taxes and assessments (whether general or special) levied, assessed or imposed at any time by any governmental body or authority upon or against the Premises, this Lease, and the improvements to any portion of the Premises, and includes any tax, assessment or licensing fees levied, assessed or imposed at any time by any governmental body or authority relating to operations at the Premises or in connection with the receipt of income or rents from the Premises to the extent that same shall be in lieu of (and/or in lieu of an increase in) all or a portion of any of the aforesaid taxes or assessments upon or against the Premises.

Tenant shall have the right in its own name to contest or review in good faith any real estate taxes imposed on the Premises by legal proceedings, or in such other manner as it may deem suitable. Any such proceeding shall be conducted at the sole expense of Tenant. In the event of such contest, Tenant shall give Landlord written notice within ten days after the institution of such legal proceeding by Tenant. Further, in the event of such contest, Landlord shall have the right to require that Tenant furnish such security, if any, as may be required in such legal proceeding or as may be reasonably required by Landlord at any time after the same shall have become due. Nothing herein contained, however, shall be so construed as to allow such contested real estate taxes to remain unpaid for such length of time shall permit the Leased Premises or any part thereof to be sold, liened or encumbered by any party or governmental authority for the nonpayment of the same.

At the request aid at the expense of Tenant, Landlord shall join in any such proceeding, but shall not be subjected to any liability for the payment of any costs or expenses in connection with any proceeding brought by Tenant.

ARTICLE 5: ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

5.1 Hazardous Materials:

(a) Landlord shall deliver to Tenant a satisfactory Phase I Environmental Assessment Report for the Premises (the “Phase I”). Landlord covenants and represents that, except as set forth on the Phase I, to Landlord’s best knowledge the Premises does not contain (i) asbestos in any form; (ii) urea formaldehyde foam insulation; (iii) transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million; or (iv) any other chemical, material, air pollutant, toxic pollutant, waste, or substance that is:

(1) regulated as toxic or hazardous a pollutant or contaminant or constitutes a municipal, residual or hazardous waste or exposure to which is prohibited, limited to regulation by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) (42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq.), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) (42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq., the Hazardous

 

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Materials Transportation Act, as amended, (49 U.S.C. § 1801, et seq. “TSCA”) (15 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act, and Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 7401) and the Clean Water Act, (“CWA”) (33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq.) or any amendment thereto, or any other federal, state, county, regional, local or other governmental statute, regulation, or authority, or which, even if not so regulated, may or could pose a hazard to the health and safety of the occupants of the Premises or the owners of properties adjacent to the Premises and is either (2) present in amounts in excess of that permitted or deemed safe under applicable law or (3) handled, stored or otherwise used in any way that is prohibited or deemed unsafe under applicable law. (The substances described in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above are referred to collectively herein as “Hazardous Materials”).

(b) Landlord shall indemnify Tenant and hold Tenant, its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns, harmless from and against all loss, damage, and expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, environmental experts’ fees, and costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of claims associated with or arising in connection with Hazardous Materials or environmental laws to the extent such arise out of the generation or presence of Hazardous Materials at or on the Premises which were released, discharged or generated prior to the date of this. Lease (Effective Commencement Date). Landlord shall additionally indemnify Tenant and hold Tenant, its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns, harmless from and against all loss, damage, and expense. (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, environmental experts’ fees, and costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of claims) associated with or arising in connection with Hazardous Materials or environmental laws to the extent caused by any act or omission of the Landlord or its agents, contractors, licensees, permitted sublessees, invitees, representatives or any person for whose conduct the Landlord is legally responsible or relating to or in connection with the leasing, subleasing, operation, management, maintenance, occupancy, possession, use, non-use or condition of the Premises. The foregoing indemnifications are not intended to, and shall not be construed as giving rise to, any third party beneficiary status for the benefit of any third party claimant.

(c) Tenant agrees that, at all times during the Term, Tenant shall:

(1) obtain and maintain, at Tenant’s expense, any federal, state or local governmental permits required or necessary for the operation of Tenant’s business at the Premises in connection with environmental matters or Hazardous Materials;

(2) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the discharge or leakage of Hazardous Materials from the Premises which may result directly from Tenant’s operations at the Premises, and to follow any reasonable directive from Landlord aimed at minimizing or preventing any such leakage or discharge;

(3) indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from any and all demands, claims causes of action, penalties, liabilities, damages and expenses (including

 

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without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, environmental experts’ fees, and other costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of claims) incurred by Landlord as a result of the presence of Hazardous Materials in or about the Premises caused by any act or omission of the Tenant or its agents, contractors, licensees, permitted sublessees, invitees, representatives or any, person for whose conduct the Lessee is legally responsible or relating to or in connection with the leasing, subleasing’ operation, management, maintenance, occupancy, possession, use, non-use or condition of the Premises.

5.2 Compliance:

Tenant shall comply with all federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances in existence from time to time and applicable to its activities at the Premises. Tenant agrees to operate Tenant’s facility at the Premises in accordance with certain standards which have been developed by Landlord, in its reasonable discretion, which standards have been provided to Tenant by Landlord and are attached hereto as Exhibit B, so long as such standards may be complied with at no extra cost to Tenant.

ARTICLE 6: MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS

6.1 Repairs:

Tenant shall promptly make, at its sole cost and expense, any and all repairs necessary to maintain the Premises and shall keep and maintain the Premises and the mechanical systems therein (including, without limitation, the plumbing, electrical, security, cable and HVAC systems) and all landscaping and laws on the Premises in good repair, and in an orderly condition, consistent with other similar buildings in or near the Location. Landlord shall assign to Tenant any warranties held by Landlord with respect to the portions of the Premises for which Tenant has repair or maintenance responsibility in accordance with this Lease. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant shall make all repairs necessary to maintain the roof foundation, exterior walls, interior structural walls, floor slabs (including floor coverings such as, without limitation, tiles or carpeting and all other items which constitute a structural component part of the Buildings and to maintain the parking lots and driveways on the Premises. Tenant will commence such repairs described above promptly, but in all events no later than five (5) business days after receipt of notice by Landlord that such repair is needed, and shall diligently pursue such repairs to completion as soon as reasonably possible after commencement of the same. In the event of an emergency (imminent and serious danger to persons or property) or if Tenant fails to begin such repairs within five (5) business days following receipt of such written notice or fails to diligently pursue the same to completion, and Landlord provides further written notice (a “Second Notice”) of such failure to Tenant, and Tenant fails to commence repairs within two (2) days after receipt of the Second Notice or to diligently pursue repairs, Landlord shall be entitled to, but shall not be obligated to, make such repairs. Tenant shall pay Landlord within ten (10) days after written demand therefore the reasonable costs incurred by Landlord in connection with making such repairs. In no event shall Tenant be obligated under this Paragraph to repair any damage caused by any act, omission or negligence of Landlord or its employees, agents, invitees, licensees, subtenants or contractors. The Tenant shall not

 

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have liability for failure to provide Tenant a notice of the need for any such repair. All repairs under this Paragraph 6.1 shall be made in a proper and workmanlike manner and with the use of only first class materials.

6.2 Tenant’s Day-to-Day Maintenance:

Tenant shall provide for cleaning, landscaping, ice and snow removal and HVAC and other mechanical system service and maintenance and policing the driveway and parking lot.

6.3 Alterations, Additions and Improvements:

(a) Tenant shall not make any structural alternations, additions or improvements to the Premises without written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In addition, no such work shall be performed unless and until Landlord shall have approved all plans and specifications therefore. Tenant shall submit plans and specifications depicting its proposed, structural work to Landlord for review and approval, which shall be deemed given unless Tenant is advised otherwise within twenty (20) days after the submission thereof. All such structural alterations, additions, and improvements, if agreed to, shall be made in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and shall remain for the benefit of Landlord after the Term, and Tenant shall not have any obligation to remove the same. Prior to the commencement of any such work or the delivery of any materials, supplies or equipment to the Premises, all contractors shall have duly and effectively waived any right of such contractor and its subcontractors to claim or file a mechanic’s or materialman’s lien against the Premises or any portion thereof or interest therein with respect to all work, materials, supplies and equipment at any time performed or supplied, to the Premises or any portion thereof, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that any approval which, Landlord may give with respect to any work to be performed by or on behalf of the Tenant under this Paragraph or any other provision of this Lease, or with respect to any contractors or subcontractors to perform the same, or with respect to any plans or specifications related thereto shall be solely for Landlord’s own protection and shall not be construed to provide any warranty, representation or other assurance of any kind as to the adequacy, quality or legality thereof or as to any other matter whatsoever, and Tenant shall be solely responsible for such matters and shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from and against all liability, damage, loss, claims, cost and expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to any such work or other matters.

(b) All alterations, additions or improvements shall be made in a proper and workmanlike manner and with the use of only first class materials. Tenant agrees to fully pay for same and to indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from all expenses, liens, claims or damages (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) to persons or property arising there from or related thereto.

(c) All alterations, additions, improvements and installations (except Tenant’s trade, fixtures and equipment which may be made to the Premises) shall, upon expiration or sooner termination of the Term, by lapse of time or otherwise, become the

 

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property of Landlord and remain upon and be surrendered with the Premises. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph 6.3, personal property, business and trade fixtures and machinery, other than that which is affixed to the Premises so that it cannot be removed without material damage to the Premises, shall remain the property of Tenant and may be removed by Tenant at any time during the Term hereof.

(d) Tenant agrees to repair any damage to the Premises caused by, or in connection with, the removal of any articles of personal property, business or trade fixtures, including, without limitation thereto, repairing the floor and patching the walls where reasonably required by Landlord, to Landlord’s reasonable satisfaction.

(e) Tenant shall not permit any mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens to be filed against the fee of the Premises or against Landlord’s interest in the Premises by reason of work, lab of, services or materials supplied or claimed to have been supplied to Tenant or anyone holding the Premises through or under Tenant, whether prior or subsequent to the commencement of the Term. If any such mechanics’ or materialmen’s lien shall at any time be filed against the Premises as a result of any alterations, additions, improvements, repairs or installations performed by or on behalf of Tenant, and Tenant shall fail to remove the lien by satisfaction or bonding over within 30 days thereafter, it shall constitute a breach of this Lease.

ARTICLE 7: DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

7.1 Casualty:

(a) If the Premises or any portion thereof shall be damaged by fire or other casualty, rendering the same materially unfit for the operation of the business of Tenant, and if, in the Landlord’s reasonable judgment, the same cannot reasonably be repaired or restored within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of commencement of such repair or restoration, or if Landlord shall not be obligated to restore the Premises by reason of the terms of subsection (b) below and shall elect not to restore the same, then this Lease shall cease and terminate from the date of such damage, provided that, if any such restoration by Landlord shall not have been completed within such one hundred twenty (120) day period, then Landlord shall have such additional time as may be reasonably necessary to complete such restoration, provided that such additional time does not exceed one hundred twenty (120) days, and if so completed, this Lease shall not be terminated. If this Lease shall so terminate, Tenant shall pay Rent apportioned to the time of the damage (or such later date as Tenant may cease any use of the Premises) and shall immediately surrender the Premises to Landlord, without further liability or obligation of Tenant and Landlord hereunder, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall release Tenant from any liability or obligation arising or incurred prior to the time of such damage or casualty and Tenant’s cessation of use of the Premises.

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commencement of such repair or restoration, or if this Lease shall not have been terminated as hereinabove provided, then in either such event, Landlord shall re-enter and repair said damage and the Rent shall be equitably abated for the period during which such repairs are being made, provided that Landlord shall not have any obligation to repair or replace any portion of the Premises other than the improvements originally erected or installed by Landlord at its expense and in place at the time of such fire or other casualty, Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, Landlord shall not be obligated to make any restoration and Tenant shall not be obligated to accept any restoration and either party may instead terminate this Lease if(1) such casualty shall (A) occur during the last three (3) years of the then applicable Term, including any extended Term, (exclusive of any unexercised options to extend the Term which may be provided in this Lease, unless, within ten (10) days after demand made by Landlord aftersuch casualty, Tenant shall elect to extend the Term to the extent permitted by the terms of this Lease, and as a result thereof there shall then be in excess of three (3) years remaining in the Term) and (B) exceeds twenty (20%) of the usable space of the Building or otherwise prevents Tenant from conducting Tenant’s business at the Premises as Tenant had previously conducted its business, or (2) there may not be adequate insurance proceeds available for use by Landlord (by reason of the requirements of Landlord’s mortgage or otherwise) to pay in full the cost of such restoration.

7.2 Insurance:

Tenant shall procure, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, casualty and hazard insurance covering the improvements at the Premises for the full replacement cost thereof, providing protection against perils included in the standard state form of “allrisk” insurance policy. Tenant shall also procure general liability insurance with minimum limits of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) for each occurrence and with a general aggregate limit of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000), plus umbrella coverage of at least $10,000,000. Each policy shall name Landlord as an additional insured and shall be carried by insurers licensed to do business in the State of Pennsylvania. Tenant shall furnish Landlord with certificates evidencing such coverage. Tenant shall notilfy Landlord in the event of any cancellation or non-renewal of any such policy, Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing, as soon as practicable, of any claim, demand, or action arising out of an occurrence covered hereunder of which Tenant has knowledge.

7.3 Mutual Waiver of Subrogation :

Landlord and Tenant hereby release each other and anyone claiming through or under the other by way of subrogation from all liability for any loss of or damage to property, including improvements, buildings and personal property, whether or not caused by the negligence or fault of the other party, Landlord and Tenant shall cause each policy of property insurance concerning the Premises carried by them to be written to provide that the insurer waives all rights of recovery by way of subrogation against the other party hereto in connection with any loss or damage covered by the policy.

 

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ARTICLE 8: CONDEMNATION

8.1 Award:

In the event that the Premises, or such portion thereof as shall prevent the use of the Premises by Tenant for the business of Tenant as the Tenant conducted prior to such event, shall be taken or condemned for any public or quasi-pubic use or purpose by a competent authority, or by any right of eminent domain, or conveyed to such competent authority in lieu of such taking or condemnation, then this Lease shall terminate as of the date title vests in the condemn or pursuant to such taking or conveyance. The compensation or award attributable to any taking or condemnation of the Premises or any portion thereof, or the consideration for such conveyance, shall be apportioned between Landlord and Tenant based upon the fair market value of the interests of Landlord and Tenant immediately prior to such taking. Tenant shall additionally be entitled to such award as may be allowed for moving expenses, fixtures and other equipment installed by it and any other compensation allowed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If Tenant’s business is, in the reasonable discretion of Tenant, not materially and substantially curtailed by the taking of a portion of the Premises, then this Lease shall continue as to that portion of the Premises remaining after the taking with the Base Rent being equitably abated.

8.2 Termination:

In the event of any termination of this Lease as the result of provisions of this Article 8, with (the exception of Tenant’s rights under Section 8.1, the parties, effective as of such termination, shall be released, each to the other, from all liability and obligations thereafter arising under this Lease and this Lease shall become null and void and of no further force or effect.

ARTICLE 9: ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

9.1 Right to Assign or Sublet:

Tenant shall have the right, without prior consent of Landlord, to assign this Lease, or to sublet all or any portion of the Premises to any affiliate of Tenant. Additionally, Tenant shall have the right to assign this Lease, or sublet all or any portion of the Premises, with the consent of Landlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, to any third party, provided that the proposed assignee or subtenant meets the criteria reasonable landlords in and around the Location use to select tenants having similar leasehold obligations. Tenant shall send Landlord a copy of any sublease or assignment and assumption agreement at least fifteen (15) days prior to the full execution and delivery thereof by Tenant and the subtenant or assignee. Any transfer of this Lease from Tenant by merger, consolidation or dissolution or any change in ownership of the majority of the voting stock in Tenant shall not constitute an assignment for purposes of this Article 9. Any assignment or subletting of the Premises by Tenant shall be subject to any approval right given to the Landlord’s mortgage lender, and its successors or assigns.

 

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9.2 Transfer of Premises:

In the event of any transfer of Landlord’s interest in the Premises, other than a transfer for security purposes only, provided that the assignee landlord agrees in writing, in form and substance acceptable to Tenant, to assume all obligations of Landlord to Tenant arising out of this Lease, Landlord shall be automatically relieved of any and all obligations and liabilities on the part of Landlord arising out of this Lease which accrue from and after the date of such transfer and Tenant agrees to attorn to the transferee.

ARTICLE 10: DEFAULTS; REMEDIES

10.1 Defaults by Tenant:

If (a) Tenant shall fail to timely pay any Rent or any other sum provided for under this Lease as the same becomes due and payable (provided that (i) as to the payment of Base Rent, a default shall not be deemed to have occurred unless the same shall remain unpaid for a period of ten (10) days after it shall have become due and payable, and (ii) as to other payments to be made by Tenant under this Lease for which a period for payment after notice shall not be set forth in this Lease, a default shall not be deemed to have occurred unless the same shall remain unpaid for a period thirty (30) days after notice or demand to Tenant,) or (b) Tenant shall fail to maintain any insurance pursuant to the terms of this Lease, or (c) bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings shall be instituted by or against Tenant, or (d) an assignment shall be made by Tenant for the benefit of creditors, or (e) Tenant shall breach or fail to perform any other term or condition or covenant of this Lease and such failure shall not be cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Landlord (or if such default is incapable of being cured in a reasonable manner within thirty (30) days, Tenant has not commenced to cure the same within said thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to completion, but in no event exceeding ninety (90) days and Tenant shall not thereafter cure such default), then and in any such event Tenant shall be in default hereunder. Landlord shall have the duties and obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate said damage and Tenant shall surrender and deliver up the Premises to Landlord and upon any default by Tenant in so doing, Landlord shall have the right to recover possession by summary proceedings or otherwise and to apply for the appointment of a receiver and for other ancillary relief in such action, provided that Tenant shall have ten (10) days written notice after such application may have been filed and before any hearing thereon and Landlord shall again have and enjoy the Premises, as if this Lease had never been made.

10.2 Remedies Upon Tenant’s Default:

In the event of any Tenant default hereunder, Landlord may at its option declare the entire Base Rent and additional Rent payable directly to Landlord for the balance of the Term (exclusive of any unexercised options) to be immediately due and payable, provided that the maximum amount of such accelerated rent may not exceed three (3) years of Base Rent, and the same shall thereupon at once become due and payable as if by the terms of this Lease it were all payable in advance. In such event, any item of Rent other than Base Rent for any future period which shall be so declared immediately due and payable shall be paid based on an estimate thereof by Landlord for

 

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the balance of the Term, and in making such estimate Landlord shall be entitled to assume that the amount of such item of Rent shall increase annually by four percent (4%) of the amount determined for the preceding annual period. In addition to the foregoing remedy, in the event of any default hereunder, Landlord may exercise anyone or more of the following remedies: (i) Landlord may declare this Lease terminated; (ii) Landlord may re-enter and take possession of the Premises without terminating this Lease and may relet the Premises for the account of Tenant; and (iii) Landlord may pursue such other rights and remedies which may be available to Landlord at law or in equity, including damages.

10.3 Remedies Upon Landlord’s Default:

In the event that Landlord shall at any time be in default in the observance or performance of any of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by Landlord hereunder and any such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice to Landlord (or if such default is incapable of being cured in a reasonable manner within thirty (30) days, if Landlord has not commenced to cure the same within said thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to completion, but in no event exceeding ninety (90) days) and Landlord shall not thereafter cure such default, Tenant shall be entitled, at its election, to exercise concurrently or successively anyone or more of the following rights, in addition to all remedies otherwise provided in this Lease and otherwise available at law or in equity under the laws of the United States or the state in which the Premises are located

(a) to bring suit for the collection of any amounts for which Landlord may be in default, or for the performance of any other covenant or agreement devolving upon Landlord, without terminating this Lease; and/or

(b) to terminate this Lease upon thirty (30) days additional written notice to Landlord without waiving “Tenant’s rights to damages for Landlord’s failure to perform its obligations hereunder.” If Tenant shall elect to terminate this Lease as aforesaid, all rights and obligations of Tenant, and of any permitted successors or assigns, shall cease and terminate, except that Tenant shall have and retain full right to sue for all damages to Tenant by reason of any such breach.

ARTICLE 11: QUIET ENJOYMENT; ESTOPPEL; SUBORDINATION AND NON-DISTURBANCE

11.1 Quiet Enjoyment :

If and so long as Tenant pays the Rent reserved hereunder and other sums due hereunder and observes and performs all of the covenants, conditions and provisions on Tenant’s part to be observed and performed hereunder, Tenant shall and may peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy the Premises for the entire Term without hindrance or interference by Landlord or anyone claiming by, through or under Landlord, subject to all the provisions of this Lease.

 

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11.2 Estoppel Certificates:

Within 30 days following any written request which one of the parties hereto may make from time to time, the other party shall execute and deliver to the requesting party a statement in the form attached as Exhibit “C” hereto, certifying: (a) the date of commencement of this Lease; (b) the fact that this, Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there have been modifications to this Lease, that this Lease, as modified, is in full force and effect, and stating the date and nature of such modifications); (c) the date to which the Rent and other sums payable under this Lease have been paid; and (d) the fact that there are no current defaults under this Lease by either Landlord or Tenant except as specified in the certifying party’s statement.

11.3 Subordination to Mortgagee/Attornment:

Tenant agrees that this Lease is and shall be at all times subject and subordinate to the lien of any mortgage or mortgages now or hereafter placed upon the Landlord’s interest in the land of which the Premises are a part (the holder of any such mortgage hereinafter referred to as mortgagee), and to any and all advances to be made under such mortgages, and all renewals, modifications, extensions, consolidations and replacements thereof; provided that Landlord shall provide to Tenant a “Non-Disturbance Agreement” in reasonably acceptable form, from Landlord’s mortgagee. Tenant agrees to execute and deliver, upon demand, such further instrument subordinating this Lease to the lien of any such mortgage or mortgages as shall be desired by the Landlord and any mortgagees or proposed mortgagees.

Tenant shall, in the event of the sale or assignment of Landlord’s interest in the Premises, or in the event of any proceedings brought for the foreclosure of, or in the event of the exercise of the power of sale under any mortgage covering the land constituting the Premises, attorn to and recognize such purchaser or mortgagee as Landlord under this Lease so long as such purchaser or mortgagee has agreed not to disturb Tenant’s occupancy under this Lease.

ARTICLE 12: INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

12.1 Tenant Indemnification :

Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from any and all demands, claims, causes of action, penalties, liabilities, damages and expenses (including without limitation, attorneys’ fees, environmental experts’ fees, and costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of claims) incurred by Landlord as a result of the breach by Tenant of any obligation under this Lease.

12.2 Landlord Indemnification:

Landlord hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Tenant harmless from any and all demands, claims, causes of action, penalties, liabilities, damages and expenses (including without limitation, attorneys’ fees, environmental experts’ fees, and costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of claims) incurred by Tenant as a result of the breach by Landlord of any obligation under this Lease.

 

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12.3 Limitation on liability:

Neither party shall be liable to the other for punitive, exemplary or consequential damages for a breach of any obligation under this Lease, except only to the extent such punitive, exemplary or consequential damages are contained as part of an award to a third party claimant.

ARTICLE 13: CLAIMS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

13.1 Notice of Indemnification Claims:

(a) Third Party Claims:

(1) If any third party shall notify either party (the “Indemnified Party” ) with respect to any matter (a “Third Party Claim” ) which may give rise to a claim, for indemnification against the other party (the “Indemnifying Party”) under this Lease, then the Indemnified Party shall promptly (and in any event within ten business days’ after receiving notice of the Third Party Claim) notify the Indemnifying Party thereof in writing; provided , however , that failure to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.

(2) The Indemnifying Party will have the right at any time to assume and thereafter conduct the defense of the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party; provided , however , that the Indemnifying Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (not to be withheld or delayed unreasonably) unless the judgment or proposed settlement releases the Indemnified Party completely in connection with such Third Party Claim and that would not otherwise adversely affect the Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim (and shall be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel incurred by the Indemnified Party in defending such Third Party Claim) if the Third Party Claim seeks an order, injunction or other equitable relief or relief for other than money damages against the Indemnified Party that the indemnified Party reasonably determines, after conferring with its outside , counsel, cannot be separated from any related claim for money damages. If such equitable relief or other relief portion of the Third Party Claim can be so separated from that for money damages, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume the defense of the portion relating to money damages.

(3) Unless and until the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of the Third Party Claim as provided above, however, the Indemnified Party may defend against the Third Party Claim in any manner it reasonably may deem appropriate. Notwithstanding the above, the Indemnified Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (not to be withheld or delayed unreasonably.

 

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(4) The party defending a Third Party Claim shall conduct the defense actively and diligently, and all parties shall cooperate in the defense of such claim. Such cooperation shall include the provision and access to the defending party of documents, information, books and records reasonably requested by the defending party and material to such claim, and making available employees as may be reasonably requested by the party defending such claim and as shall be reasonably required In connection with the defense of such claim and litigation resulting there from.

(b) Other Claims . In the event an Indemnified Party should have a claim against an Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim being asserted against or sought to be collected from such Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall deliver notice of such claim with reasonable promptness and detailing the basis for such claim or claims to the Indemnifying Party. As long as the notice is provided within the relevant survival period, if any, set forth in subparagraph (a) above, the failure by an Indemnified Party so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability that it may have to such Indemnified Party, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. The Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party within ten (10) business days following its receipt of such notice if the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability to the Indemnified Party, provided that the failure by an Indemnifying Party so to timely notify the Indemnified Party shall not affect any defense the Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party, except to the extent that the Indemnified Party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced as a result of such failure, The Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute.

13.2 Arbitration: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Lease or any related agreement shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) Disputes Covered. The agreement of the parties to arbitrate covers all disputes of every kind relating to or arising out of this Lease. Disputes include actions for breach of contract with respect to this Lease, as well as any claim based upon tort or any other causes of action relating to the transactions’ contemplated by this Lease, such as claims based upon an allegation of fraud or misrepresentation and claims based upon a federal or state statute. In addition, the arbitrators selected according to procedures set forth below shall determine the arbitrability of any matter brought to them, and their decision shall be final and binding on the parties.

(b) Forum . The forum for the arbitration shall be Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

(c) Law . The governing law for the arbitration shall be the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without reference to its conflicts of laws provisions.

 

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(d) Selection . There shall be three arbitrators, unless the parties are able to agree on a single arbitrator. In the absence of such agreement within ten (10) days after the initiation of an arbitration proceeding, Landlord shall select one arbitrator and Tenant shall select one arbitrator, and those two arbitrators shall then select, within ten (10) days, a third arbitrator. If those two arbitrators are unable to select a third arbitrator within such ten (10)-day period, a third arbitrator shall be appointed by the commercial panel of the American Arbitration Association. The decision in writing of at least two of the three arbitrators shall be final and binding upon the parties.

(e) Administration . The arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association.

(f) Rules . The rules of arbitration shall be the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as modified by any other instructions that the parties may agree upon at the time, except that each party shall have the right to conduct discovery in any manner and to the extent authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as interpreted by the federal courts. If there is any conflict between those Rules and this provision, this provision shall prevail.

(g) Substantive Law . The arbitrators shall be bound by and shall strictly enforce the terms of this Lease and may not limit, expand or otherwise modify its terms. The arbitrators shall make a good faith effort to apply substantive applicable law, but an arbitration decision shall not be subject to review because of errors of law. The arbitrators shall be bound to honor claims of privilege or work-product doctrine recognized at law, but the arbitrators shall have the discretion to determine whether any such claim of privilege or work product doctrine applies.

(h) Decision . The arbitrators’ decision shall provide a reasoned basis for the resolution of each dispute and for any award. The arbitrators shall not have power to award damages in connection with any dispute in excess of actual compensatory damages and shall not multiply actual damages or award consequential or punitive damages.

(i) Expenses . Each party shall bear its own fees and expenses with respect to the arbitration and any proceeding related thereto and the parties shall share equally the fees and expenses of the American Arbitration Association and the arbitrators.

(j) Remedies; Award . The arbitrators shall have power and authority to award any remedy or judgment that could be awarded by a court of law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The award rendered by arbitration shall be final and binding upon the parties, and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States.

 

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ARTICLE 14: OPTION TO EXTEND TERM

14.1 Exercise of Options:

Provided Tenant is not in default (beyond applicable notice and grace periods) pursuant to any of the terms and conditions of this Lease, Tenant shall have the option (the “Option”) to extend the term of this Lease for an additional five (5) year period (the “Option Period”) for the period commencing on the date following the Expiration Date upon the terms and conditions contained in this Lease, except, as provided in this Paragraph 14.1. To exercise the Option, Tenant shall give Landlord notice (the “Extension Notice”) of the intent to exercise said Option not less than nine months prior to the date on which the Option Period which is the subject of the notice will commence. In the event Tenant shall exercise the Option, this Lease will terminate in its entirety at the end of the Option Period and Tenant will have no further Options to renew or extend the Term of this Lease.

14.2 Determination of Base Rent

The Base Rent for the Option Period shall be determined as follows:

(a) Landlord and Tenant will have thirty (30) days after Landlord receives the Extension Notice within which to agree on the amount which is equal to the fair market rental value of the Premises as of the commencement date of the Option Period, as defined in subsection (b) below. If they agree on the Base Rent within thirty (30) days, they wi1l amend this Lease by stating the Base Rent.

(b) If Landlord and Tenant are unable to agree on the Base Rent for the Option Period within thirty (30) days, the Base Rent for the Option Period will be equal to the fair market rental value of the Premises as of the commencement date of the Option Period as determined in accordance with subsection (c) hereof As used in this Lease, the “fair market rental value of the Premises” means what a landlord under no compulsion to lease the Premises, and a tenant under no compulsion to lease the Premises, would determine as Base Rent (including initial monthly rent and rental increases) for the Option Period, as of the commencement of the Option Period, taking into consideration the uses permitted under this Lease, the quality, size, design and location of the Premises, and the rent for comparable buildings located in the vicinity of the Project.

(c) Within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the thirty (30) day period set forth in subparagraph (b above, Landlord and Tenant shall each, at their cost, appoint one licensed real estate appraiser, and the two appraisers so appointed shall jointly attempt to determine and agree upon the amount which is the then fair market rental value of the Premises. If they are unable to agree, then each appraiser so appointed shall set one value, and notify the other appraiser, of the value set by him or her, concurrenty with such appraiser’s receipt of the value set by the other appraiser. The two appraisers then shall, together, select a third licensed appraiser (the cost of which shall be shared equally by the Landlord and Tenant), who shall make a determination of the then fair market rental value, after reviewing the reports of the first two appraisers appointed by the parties, and after doing such independent research as he/she deems appropriate.The value determined by the third appraiser shall be the Base Rent for the Premises during the Option Period.

 

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ARTICLE 15: SURRENDER OF PROPERTY; HOLDING OVER

15.1 Surrender:

At the end of the Term of this Lease, or of the Option Period as the case may be, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord, together with all additions and improvements thereto, in broom-clean condition and in good order and repair except for ordinary wear and tear and for repairs and damages for which Tenant is not obligated to make repairs under this Lease, Unless Landlord shall have obtained a court order preventing Tenant from doing so, Tenant shall have the right at the end of the Term hereof to remove any equipment, furniture, trade fixtures or other personal property placed in the Premises by Tenant removable by Tenant without material damage to a Building, provided that Tenant promptly repairs any damage to the Premises caused by such removal. Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord at the end of the Term without notice of any kind. The provisions of this Paragraph shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, including the Option Period.

15.2 Holdover:

Should Tenant continue to occupy the Premises after the Term ends (a “Holdover”) then:

(a) if the Holdover is, with Landlord’s written consent, it shall be a three month-to-three-month tenancy, terminable on ninety (90) days advance notice by either party. Tenant shall pay at the beginning of each month Base Rent and Additional Rent equal to the amount due in the last full month immediately preceding the Holdover, period;

(b) if the Holdover is without Landlord’s written consent, it shall be a month-to-month tenancy, terminable on thirty (30) days advance notice by either party. Tenant shall pay by the first day of each month 125% of Base Rent and 100% of the Additional Rent which was due in the last full month immediately proceeding the Holdover period.

ARTICLE 16: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

16.1 Severability:

A determination by a court of competent Jurisdiction that any provision of this Lease or any part thereof is illegal or unenforceable shall not cancel or invalidate the remainder of such provision of this Lease, which shall remain in-full force and effect.

16.2 Interpretation:

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Lease. Whenever required by the context of this Lease, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. The masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each include the other. In any provision relating to the conduct, acts or omissions of Tenant or Landlord, the term “Tenant” or “Landlord,” as the case may be, shall include the particular party’s agents, employees, contractors, invitees and successors.

16.3 Incorporation of Prior Agreements:

Modifications: This Lease is the only agreement between the parties pertaining to the lease of the Premises and no other agreements are effective. All amendments to this Lease shall be in writing and signed by all parties.

16.4 Notices:

All notices required or permitted under this Lease shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by overnight courier. Notices to Tenant or Landlord shall be delivered to the address specified in Article 1 above. All notices shall be effective two days after dispatch or upon delivery, whichever is earlier. Either party may change its notice address upon written notice to the other party.

16.5 No Recordation:

Neither party shall record this Lease without prior written consent from the other party.

16.6 Binding Effect; Choice of Law:

This Lease binds any party who legally acquires any rights or interest in this Lease from Landlord or Tenant. However, Landlord shall have no obligation to Tenant’s successor unless the rights or interests of Tenant’s successor are acquired in accordance with the terms of this Lease. The laws of the state in which the Premises are located shall govern this Lease.

16.7 Corporate Authority:

Each person signing this Lease on behalf of a party hereto represents and warrants that he has full authority to do so and that this Lease binds the corporation.

16.8 Force Majeure:

If either party cannot perform any of its obligations due to events beyond the party’s control, other than the payment of money, the time provided for performing such obligations shall be extended by a period of time equal to the duration of such events. Events beyond a party’s control include, but are not limited to, acts of God, war, civil commotion, labor disputes, strikes, fire, flood or other casualty, shortages of labor or material, government regulation or restriction and weather conditions.

16.9 Execution of Lease:

This Lease may be executed in counterparts and, when all counterpart documents are executed, the counterparts shall constitute a single binding instrument.

 

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16.10 Survival:

All representations and warranties of Landlord and Tenant shall survive the termination of this Lease.

16.11 No Brokers:

Landlord and Tenant each warrant that they have dealt with .no real estate broker in connection with this transaction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Lease as of the day and year first above written.

 

   

LANDLORD:

Lone Star Metal Fabrication, LLC

 

     

LOGO

Attest

    By:    
      Its:   LOGO

 

   

TENANT:

PROMETAL RCT, LLC

 

     

LOGO

Witness

    By:    
      Its:   LOGO

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

DESCRIPTION OF LAND

Land in the City of Houston, County of Harris, and State of Texas, described as:

Building three of West Rail Industrial Center

West Road and Railhead Lane Houston TX 77086

 

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EXHIBIT “A-1”

DESCRIPTION OF BUILDINGS

The building at 7409 Railhead Lane was constructed in 2009 and contains 12,000 square feet of rental area. The building improvements are in average overall condition for their age and use. The Property will be utilized as a light industrial manufacturing facility.

 

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EXHIBIT “B”

Rules and Regulations

The following are general rules and regulations applicable to the Premises and shall be referred to as “Rules and Regulations.” The Rules and Regulations shall be applied and enforced in a commercially reasonable manner consistent with enforcement of rules at similar mixed-use facilities.

 

  1. Loading and Unloading, Deliveries of Equipment, Merchandise and Supplies.

 

  (a) All loading and unloading of goods shall be done through the existing bays and entrances provided for such purpose.

 

  (b) The manner of delivery or shipping of goods to and from the Premises Shall be subject to commercially reasonable rules and regulations that Landlord determines are necessary for the safety of the Premises.

 

  2. Garbage and Refuse

All garbage and refuse shall be kept in the kind of container specified by applicable municipal regulation, shall be sorted and separated for recycling, if required. Tenant shall not burn any trash or garbage of any kind in or about the Premises. Tenant shall comply with all requirements of Landlord or any governmental authority with respect to recycling.

 

  3. Outside Areas

The outside areas of the Premises shall be kept clean and free from snow, ice, dirt and rubbish by the Tenant and Tenant shall not place or permit any obstructions in such areas.

Tenant will keep all exterior and interior surfaces clean, including, without limitation, all windows, awnings and signs, and will maintain the rest of the Premises and all sidewalks and loading areas in a clean and orderly condition and free of insects, rodents, vermin and other pests.

 

  4. Aerials and Other Devices

 

  (a) No aerial or device shall be erected on the roof or exterior walls of the Premises, or on the grounds, without the prior written consent of Landlord which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Any aerial or device so installed without such written consent shall be subject to removal.

 

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  (b) Tenant shall not cut any holes in or install or store any equipment or materials on the roof of the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord which shall not be reasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

  (c) Tenant, its employees, licensees and invitees shall not permit any excessive noises in or about the Premises which constitute a nuisance.

 

  5. Maintenance of Temperature

Tenant shall keep the interior of the Premises at a temperature sufficiently high to prevent freezing of water pipes and other plumbing fixtures.

 

  6. Park of Cars

Tenant and Tenant’s employees shall park their cars only in those portions of the established paved parking area.

Tenant will not permit the parking of delivery vehicles so as to interfere with the use of any driveway, walk or parking area by any other person permitted to use such areas or in violation of applicable laws.

 

  7. Use of Plumbing Facilities

The plumbing facilities shall not be used for any other purpose than that for which they are constructed; and no foreign substance of any kind shall be disposed of therein.

 

  8. Canvassing, Soliciting and Peddling

Canvassing, soliciting and peddling on the Premises other than by bona fide manufacturer’s representative is prohibited.

 

  9. No Fire Hazards, Etc.

No articles deemed extra-hazardous on account of fire, and no explosives, shall be brought into said premises.

 

  10. Use of Premises for Sleeping or Lodging Prohibited

The Premises shall not be occupied as sleeping or lodging accommodations at any time.

 

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  11. No Animals on the Premises

No dogs, cats or other animals shall be allowed in or on the Premises.

 

  12. No Unlawful Practices

 

  13. No part of the Premises shall be used for any unlawful acts or practices.

Tenant agrees that Landlord may amend, modify, delete or add any additional reasonable rules and regulations for the use and care of the Premises, provided such rules and regulations do not materially increase Tenant’s obligations under the Lease.

Tenant agrees to comply with all such additional rules and regulations or amendments, modifications or additions thereto upon notice to Tenant from Landlord.

Tenant agrees that any breach by Tenant of any of the rules and regulations contained herein or any additions, modifications, amendments or deletions thereof shall constitute a default.

 

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EXHIBIT “C”

ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE

 

  i. The undersigned is the Tenant under that certain Lease dated                                  by and between                                                                                                        (“Landlord”) and                                                     as Tenant (the “Lease”), covering those certain premises commonly known and designated as                                                        consisting of                                      square feet (“Premises”).

 

  ii. The Lease has not been modified, changed, altered or amended in any respect (except as indicated following this sentence) and is the only Lease or’ agreement between the undersigned and the Landlord affecting the Premises, If none, state “none.”

 

 

 

  iii. The undersigned has accepted and now occupies the Premises. The Lease term began                                                     and the rent for the Premises has been paid to and including                                                           . No rent has been prepaid for more than                                                       months.

 

  iv. The Lease is not in default and is in full force and effect.

 

  v. The undersigned has received or will receive payment or credit for Tenant improvement work in the total amount of $                                               (or if other than cash, described below). If none, state “none.”

 

 

Dated this                                                       day of                                  ,               .

 

TENANT
By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

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Exhibit 10.10.01

Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC

LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, made this 1 day of October 2011, between Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC 960 Penn Avenue, Suite 100 Pittsburgh PA (“Lessor”) and ProMetal RCT Texas, LLC whose address is 7409 Railhead Lane, Huston, TX 77086 (“Leasee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

1. Lease. Lessor shall lease to Leasee, and Leasee shall lease from the Lessor, S-Max Unit Delivery of the Equipment to Leasee from the respective manufacturers thereof shall be (as between Lessor and Leasee) at Leasee’s shall in addition be subject to all of Leasee’s obligations of insurance, taxes, and otherwise hereunder.

2. LEASE TERMS.

The Lease Payments shall be payable as follows:

The balance of the Lease Payments in 60 consecutive monthly payments in the amount of $28,500 payable on the 1 st day of each month commencing October 1, 2011.

In addition, Leasee shall pay all sales and other taxes and charges payable hereunder.

Whenever any payment is not made within ten (10) days of the date when due, Leasee shall pay a late payment charge of five (5%) percent of all monies due but unpaid. The charge and collection of this late charge shall not preclude Lessor from enforcing any and all other remedies available to Lessor hereunder.

3. PURCHASE OPTION. There is no option to purchase the Equipment.

4. TITLE. Title to the Equipment shall remain Lessor’s.

5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, NOR SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY DELAY IN DELIVERY, INSTALLATION OR FURNISHING OF THE EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES BY ANY MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT OR OTHERWISE.

6. USE OF EQUIPMENT; MAINTENANCE; LOCATION; ALTERATIONS; INSPECTION; AND LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES. Leasee agrees to use the Equipment in a careful and proper manner and in compliance with all laws, ordinances and regulations, all manufacturer warranty and other requirements and all requirements of any insurers of the Equipment. Leasee will keep the Equipment in good maintenance and repair at all times at Leasee’s expense and will furnish all labor, parts, mechanisms or devices necessary for such good maintenance and repair. It is agreed that the Leasee will locate the Equipment at the place indicated in above or at such other place as Leasee sets forth in a written notice given to Lessor at least thirty (30) days in advance of placing the Equipment at such other location and to which Lessor consents. Without prior written consent of Lessor, Leasee will not alter, add to or improve the Equipment; and any alterations, additions or improvements which are made shall become part of the Equipment and subject to the terms of this Agreement. Lessor shall be entitled to inspect the Equipment and all records of Leasee pertaining thereto upon request and during normal business hours. Leasee covenants and agrees that the Equipment, its use and Leasee’s rights or interest hereunder shall be and remain free of all liens, charges or encumbrances of any kind or character, voluntary or involuntary, as a result of the acts or omissions of Leasee.

8. LOSS AND DAMAGE; CONDEMNATION. Leasee hereby assumes and shall bear the entire risk of loss of and damage to the Equipment No loss of or damage to the Equipment or any part thereof shall impair, diminish or otherwise affect any obligation of Leasee under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force an effect in all events.

If Lessor determines that part but not all of the Equipment is so lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged beyond reasonable or practical replacement or repair, and so notifies Leasee, and if Lessor so elects, Leasee shall pay Lessor in cash the replacement Value of all the Equipment.

9. INDEMNITY. The Leasee shall defend and indemnify the Lessor from and against (a) any and all loss of or damage to the Equipment, usual wear and tear excepted; (b) any claim, cause of action, damages, liability, cost or expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which may arise or be incurred in any manner in favor of any person relating to the Equipment or any part thereof, including, by way of example but not of limitation, claims arising out of or incident to the construction, purchase, delivery, installation, ownership, leasing, sale or return of the Equipment or as a result of its use, maintenance, repair, operation or condition thereof, whether or not any claimed defects in such Equipment are latent or are discoverable; (c) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense which may arise or be incurred by reason of or as a result of any act or omission of Leasee for itself or as agent for Lessor hereunder, and (d) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense arising for alleged patent infringement or for or as a result of claims for alleged strict liability in tort. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration of this Agreement as to any loss, damages, claims, causes of action, liabilities, costs or expenses based on or arising out of events occurring during the term of this Agreement.


10. INSURANCE. Leasee shall keep the Equipment (and each item or part thereof) insured against all risk of loss and physical damage (with such exclusions as Lessor may, in writing, permit) in such amounts as Lessor may require. Leasee shall carry comprehensive public liability and property damage insurance with respect to the condition, possession, maintenance, operation and use of the Equipment in such amounts as Lessor may require All insurance shall be in a form, amount and with companies satisfactory to Lessor and shall be in the joint names and for the benefit of Lessor and Leasee. Leasee shall pay all premiums with respect to such insurance and a copy of each such policy shall be delivered to Lessor. In addition, Leasee shall obtain from insurance carriers issuing such insurance an endorsement upon the policy that the same cannot be altered, modified or canceled except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lessor, and that the interests of Lessor will be insured regardless of any breach or violation by Leasee of any warranties, declarations or conditions contained in such policy. Leasee hereby appoints Lessor as Leasee’s attorney-in-fact to make claim for, receive payment of, and execute all documents in connection with any loss or damage claim or payment under such insurance policies, which appointment is hereby declared to be irrevocable as Lessor has an interest in the subject insurance policy and the Equipment insured.

11. TAXES. Leasee agrees to pay any and all taxes assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever kind or character and on whomsoever imposed with respect to or relating to the Equipment or on the sale, ownership, use shipment, delivery or operation thereof. Leasee agrees to comply with all state and local laws requiring filing of any ad valorem tax returns on the Equipment or furnishing information for the purpose of such taxation. Leasee shall promptly pay when due any statements for such taxes forwarded to Leasee by Lessor. Leasee shall also pay all license and registration fees relating to the Equipment. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration hereof as to any taxes, assessments or other governmental charges arising out of, or assessed or imposed with respect to, the term of this Agreement.

12. ASSIGNMENTS. Without Lessor’s prior written consent, Leasee will not assign, transfer or pledge its interest under this Agreement in the Equipment or any part thereof, nor will it lease or lend any of the Equipment or permit its use by any person other than Leasee or its employees in its behalf without Lessor’s consent. The rights of Lessor hereunder may be assigned, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of without consent by or notice to Leasee.

13. LESSOR’S RIGHT TO PERFORM LEASEE’S DUTIES. In the event Leasee fails to keep and perform any covenant or agreement herein made, whether with respect to payment of taxes, maintenance, insurance, repair of the Equipment or otherwise, Lessor may perform such obligations on Leasee’s behalf, in which event all monies expended by Lessor and other reasonable charges in so doing shall be payable to Lessor by Leasee forthwith upon demand and shall bear interest from thee date such monies are advanced until date of payment at the rate, twelve (12%) percent.

14. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR. Any one or more of the following shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:

(a) Default by Leasee in making any payment of money required hereunder, whether a Lease Payment, taxes or any other sum required to be paid, which default shall continue for ten (10) days after the due date for such payment;

(b) Default by Leasee in the observance or performance of any other covenant, condition, agreement or provision hereof, which default shall continue for thirty (30) days after the giving of notice thereof by Lessor to Leasee;

(c) If any representation or warranty made by Leasee in any statement or certificate furnished by Leasee in connection with the preparation or execution of the Agreement or the acquisition of the Equipment, or in this Agreement, is untrue in any material respect; or

(d) If Leasee becomes unable to pay its debts promptly as they come due in the usual course of its business, or becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or admits in writing an inability to pay its debts as they mature, or makes an assignment for the benefits of creditors, or applies for or consents to the appointment of a trustee or receiver for any part of its property, or petitions for an arrangement of its affairs under the Federal Bankruptcy Act, or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for Leasee or any part of its property, or bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, dissolution, liquidation or other similar proceeding is otherwise instituted by or against Leasee or all or any part of its property under the Federal Bankruptcy Act or other law of the United States or of any state or other competent jurisdiction.

When an Event of Default has occurred the Lessor shall have the right to exercise any one or more of the following remedies:

(a) To take possession of the Equipment or any portion thereof wherever the same may be located without court or other legal process. Leasee hereby waives any and all damages occasioned by such taking and agrees to the summary seizure of the Equipment by seller without legal process.

(b) To sell any or all of the Equipment. Lessor shall apply the proceeds of sale of any or all of the Equipment to the payment of the expenses of retaking, storing, repairing or than normal wear and tear and selling the Equipment, reasonable attorneys fees and to the satisfaction of all indebtedness secured under this Agreement. Any surplus shall be paid to Leasee and any deficiency shall be paid to Lessor by Leasee.

(c) To terminate this Agreement as to any or all items of Equipment upon notice in writing sent to Leasee.

(d) To pursue any other remedy at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any taking of possession of the Equipment or other remedy available to seller hereunder or at law or in equity, Leasee shall remain liable for the full performance of all obligations hereunder. The remedies conferred upon Lessor shall be cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or separately.


15. MISCELLANEOUS.

(1) No provision of this Agreement can be waived by Lessor excepting in writing No waiver, forbearance or indulgence by Lessor with regard to any event or condition shall constitute a waiver, forbearance or indulgence of any similar or other default on other occasions.

(2) Leasee agrees to provide financial statements concerning Leasee and any person or entity guaranteeing Leasee’s obligations hereunder, if Lessor so requests, in such detail and with such frequency as the Lessor reasonably shall require. Leasee agrees to give such further assurances and execute such other and further documents as Lessor may reasonably require to implement the purposes and intention of this Agreement, including by way of example and not of limitation, such financing an continuation statements as Lessor shall require to protect its interest in the Equipment. The Equipment cannot be used as collateral for any indebtedness of the Leasee.

(3) It is agreed that time is of the essence in the performance of each of Leasee’s or Lessor’s obligations under this Agreement.

(4) This Agreement shall bind and inure to the successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan.

(5) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties as to the lease of the Equipment, and may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written agreement signed by Lessor and Leasee.

(6) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

(7) Notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed given when personally delivered to the party involved or mailed by any form of United States mail, postage pre-paid, to the address of the party set forth in the heading to this Agreement.

(8) No provision of this Agreement which may be deemed unenforceable shall in any way invalidate any other provisions hereof, all of which shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Leasee have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written.

 

TROY METAL FABRICATING, LLC

(“Lessor”)

By  

LOGO

  Its  

 

PROMETAL RCT, LLC

(“Leasee”)

By  

LOGO

  Its  

 

Exhibit 10.10.02

LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, made this 1 day of December 2011, between Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC 960 Penn Avenue, Suite 100 Pittsburgh PA (“Lessor”) and ProMetal RCT, LLC whose address is 2341 Alger Drive, Troy, MI (“Leasee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

1. Lease. Lessor shall lease to Leasee, and Leasee shall lease from the Lessor, S-Max Unit Delivery of the Equipment to Leasee from the respective manufacturers thereof shall be (as between Lessor and Leasee) at Leasee’s shall in addition be subject to all of Leasee’s obligations of insurance, taxes, and otherwise hereunder.

2. LEASE TERMS.

The Lease Payments shall be payable as follows:

The balance of the Lease Payments in 60 consecutive monthly payments in the amount of $31,150 payable on the 31 st day of each month commencing December 31, 2011.

In addition, Leasee shall pay all sales and other taxes and charges payable hereunder.

Whenever any payment is not made within ten (10) days of the date when due, Leasee shall pay a late payment charge of five (5%) percent of all monies due but unpaid. The charge and collection of this late charge shall not preclude Lessor from enforcing any and all other remedies available to Lessor hereunder.

3. PURCHASE OPTION. There is no option to purchase the Equipment.

4. TITLE. Title to the Equipment shall remain Lessor’s.

5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, NOR SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY DELAY IN DELIVERY, INSTALLATION OR FURNISHING OF THE EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES BY ANY MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT OR OTHERWISE.

6. USE OF EQUIPMENT; MAINTENANCE; LOCATION; ALTERATIONS; INSPECTION; AND LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES. Leasee agrees to use the Equipment in a careful and proper manner and in compliance with all laws, ordinances and regulations, all manufacturer warranty and other requirements and all requirements of any insurers of the Equipment. Leasee will keep the Equipment in good maintenance and repair at all times at Leasee’s expense and will furnish all labor, parts, mechanisms or devices necessary for such good maintenance and repair. It is agreed that the Leasee will locate the Equipment at the place indicated in above or at such other place as Leasee sets forth in a written notice given to Lessor at least thirty (30) days in advance of placing the Equipment at such other location and to which Lessor consents. Without prior written consent of Lessor, Leasee will not alter, add to or improve the Equipment; and any alterations, additions or improvements which are made shall become part of the Equipment and subject to the terms of this Agreement. Lessor shall be entitled to inspect the Equipment and all records of Leasee pertaining thereto upon request and during normal business hours. Leasee covenants and agrees that the Equipment, its use and Leasee’s rights or interest hereunder shall be and remain free of all liens, charges or encumbrances of any kind or character, voluntary or involuntary, as a result of the acts or omissions of Leasee.

8. LOSS AND DAMAGE; CONDEMNATION. Leasee hereby assumes and shall bear the entire risk of loss of and damage to the Equipment. No loss of or damage to the Equipment or any part thereof shall impair, diminish or otherwise affect any obligation of Leasee under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force an effect in all events.

If Lessor determines that part but not all of the Equipment is so lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged beyond reasonable or practical replacement or repair, and so notifies Leasee, and if Lessor so elects, Leasee shall pay Lessor in cash the replacement Value of all the Equipment.

9. INDEMNITY. The Leasee shall defend and indemnify the Lessor from and against (a) any and all loss of or damage to the Equipment, usual wear and tear excepted; (b) any claim, cause of action, damages, liability, cost or expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which may arise or be incurred in any manner in favor of any person relating to the Equipment or any part thereof, including, by way of example but not of limitation, claims arising out of or incident to the construction, purchase, delivery, installation, ownership, leasing, sale or return of the Equipment or as a result of its use, maintenance, repair, operation or condition thereof, whether or not any claimed defects in such Equipment are latent or are discoverable; (c) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense which may arise or be incurred by reason of or as a result of any act or omission of Leasee for itself or as agent for Lessor hereunder; and (d) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense arising for alleged patent infringement or for or as a result of claims for alleged strict liability in tort. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration of this Agreement as to any loss, damages, claims, causes of action, liabilities, costs or expenses based on or arising out of events occurring during the term of this Agreement.


10. INSURANCE. Leasee shall keep the Equipment (and each item or part thereof) insured against all risk of loss and physical damage (with such exclusions as Lessor may, in writing, permit) in such amounts as Lessor may require. Leasee shall carry comprehensive public liability and property damage insurance with respect to the condition, possession, maintenance, operation and use of the Equipment in such amounts as Lessor may require. All insurance shall be in a form, amount and with companies satisfactory to Lessor and shall be in the joint names and for the benefit of Lessor and Leasee. Leasee shall pay all premiums with respect to such insurance and a copy of each such policy shall be delivered to Lessor. In addition, Leasee shall obtain from insurance carriers issuing such insurance an endorsement upon the policy that the same cannot be altered, modified or canceled except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lessor, and that the interests of Lessor will be insured regardless of any breach or violation by Leasee of any warranties, declarations or conditions contained in such policy. Leasee hereby appoints Lessor as Leasee’s attorney-in-fact to make claim for, receive payment of, and execute all documents in connection with any loss or damage claim or payment under such insurance policies, which appointment is hereby declared to be irrevocable as Lessor has an interest in the subject insurance policy and the Equipment insured.

11. TAXES. Leasee agrees to pay any and all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever kind or character and on whomsoever imposed with respect to or relating to the Equipment or on the sale, ownership, use, shipment, delivery or operation thereof. Leasee agrees to comply with all state and local laws requiring filing of any ad valorem tax returns on the Equipment or furnishing information for the purpose of such taxation. Leasee shall promptly pay when due any statements for such taxes forwarded to Leasee by Lessor. Leasee shall also pay all license and registration fees relating to the Equipment. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration hereof as to any taxes, assessments or other governmental charges arising out of, or assessed or imposed with respect to, the term of this Agreement.

12. ASSIGNMENTS. Without Lessor’s prior written consent, Leasee will not assign, transfer or pledge its interest under this Agreement in the Equipment or any part thereof, nor will it lease or lend any of the Equipment or permit its use by any person other than Leasee or its employees in its behalf without Lessor’s consent. The rights of Lessor hereunder may be assigned, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of without consent by or notice to Leasee.

13. LESSOR’S RIGHT TO PERFORM LEASEE’S DUTIES. In the event Leasee fails to keep and perform any covenant or agreement herein made, whether with respect to payment of taxes, maintenance, insurance, repair of the Equipment or otherwise, Lessor may perform such obligations on Leasee’s behalf, in which event all monies expended by Lessor and other reasonable charges in so doing shall be payable to Lessor by Leasee forthwith upon demand and shall bear interest from thee date such monies are advanced until date of payment at the rate, twelve (12%) percent.

14. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR. Any one or more of the following shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:

(a) Default by Leasee in making any payment of money required hereunder, whether a Lease Payment, taxes or any other sum required to be paid, which default shall continue for ten (10) days after the due date for such payment;

(b) Default by Leasee in the observance or performance of any other covenant, condition, agreement or provision hereof, which default shall continue for thirty (30) days after the giving of notice thereof by Lessor to Leasee;

(c) If any representation or warranty made by Leasee in any statement or certificate furnished by Leasee in connection with the preparation or execution of the Agreement or the acquisition of the Equipment, or in this Agreement, is untrue in any material respect; or

(d) If Leasee becomes unable to pay its debts promptly as they come due in the usual course of its business, or becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or admits in writing an inability to pay its debts as they mature, or makes an assignment for the benefits of creditors, or applies for or consents to the appointment of a trustee or receiver for any part of its property, or petitions for an arrangement of its affairs under the Federal Bankruptcy Act, or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for Leasee or any part of its property, or bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, dissolution, liquidation or other similar proceeding is otherwise instituted by or against Leasee or all or any part of its property under the Federal Bankruptcy Act or other law of the United States or of any state or other competent jurisdiction.

When an Event of Default has occurred the Lessor shall have the right to exercise any one or more of the following remedies:

(a) To take possession of the Equipment or any portion thereof wherever the same may be located without court or other legal process. Leasee hereby waives any and all damages occasioned by such taking and agrees to the summary seizure of the Equipment by seller without legal process.

(b) To sell any or all of the Equipment. Lessor shall apply the proceeds of sale of any or all of the Equipment to the payment of the expenses of retaking, storing, repairing or than normal wear and tear and selling the Equipment, reasonable attorneys fees and to the satisfaction of all indebtedness secured under this Agreement. Any surplus shall be paid to Leasee and any deficiency shall be paid to Lessor by Leasee.

(c) To terminate this Agreement as to any or all items of Equipment upon notice in writing sent to Leasee.

(d) To pursue any other remedy at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any taking of possession of the Equipment or other remedy available to seller hereunder or at law or in equity, Leasee shall remain liable for the full performance of all obligations hereunder. The remedies conferred upon Lessor shall be cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or separately.


15. MISCELLANEOUS.

(1) No provision of this Agreement can be waived by Lessor excepting in writing. No waiver, forbearance or indulgence by Lessor with regard to any event or condition shall constitute a waiver, forbearance or indulgence of any similar or other default on other occasions.

(2) Leasee agrees to provide financial statements concerning Leasee and any person or entity guaranteeing Leasee’s obligations hereunder, if Lessor so requests, in such detail and with such frequency as the Lessor reasonably shall require. Leasee agrees to give such further assurances and execute such other and further documents as Lessor may reasonably require to implement the purposes and intention of this Agreement, including by way of example and not of limitation, such financing an continuation statements as Lessor shall require to protect its interest in the Equipment. The Equipment cannot be used as collateral for any indebtedness of the Leasee.

(3) It is agreed that time is of the essence in the performance of each of Leasee’s or Lessor’s obligations under this Agreement.

(4) This Agreement shall bind and inure to the successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan.

(5) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties as to the lease of the Equipment, and may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written agreement signed by Lessor and Leasee.

(6) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

(7) Notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed given when personally delivered to the party involved or mailed by any form of United States mail, postage pre-paid, to the address of the party set forth in the heading to this Agreement.

(8) No provision of this Agreement which may be deemed unenforceable shall in any way invalidate any other provisions hereof, all of which shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Leasee have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written.

 

TROY METAL FABRICATING, LLC

(“Lessor”)

By  

LOGO

  Its  

Accountant

PROMETAL RCT, LLC

(“Leasee”)

By  

LOGO

  Its  

CFO

Exhibit 10.10.03

LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, made this 01 day of December 2012, between Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC 2341 Alger Drive, Troy Ml (“Lessor”) and The ExOne Company, LLC 127 Industry Blvd, North Huntingdon PA (“Leasee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

1. Lease. Lessor shall lease to Leasee, and Leasee shall lease from the Lessor, S-Max Unit 009 Delivery of the Equipment to Leasee from the respective manufacturers thereof shall be (as between Lessor and Leasee) at Leasee’s shall in addition be subject to all of Leasee’s obligations of insurance, taxes, and otherwise hereunder.

2. LEASE TERMS.

The Lease Payments shall be payable as follows:

The balance of the Lease Payments in 60 consecutive monthly payments in the amount of $28,830.00 payable on the 31st day of each month commencing December 31, 2012.

In addition, Leasee shall pay all sales and other taxes and charges payable hereunder.

Whenever any payment is not made within ten (10) days of the date when due, Leasee shall pay a late payment charge of five (5%) percent of all monies due but unpaid. The charge and collection of this late charge shall not preclude Lessor from enforcing any and all other remedies available to Lessor hereunder.

3. PURCHASE OPTION. There is no option to purchase the Equipment.

4. TITLE. Title to the Equipment shall remain Lessor’s.

5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, NOR SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY DELAY IN DELIVERY, INSTALLATION OR FURNISHING OF THE EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES BY ANY MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT OR OTHERWISE.

6. USE OF EQUIPMENT; MAINTENANCE; LOCATION; ALTERATIONS; INSPECTION; AND LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES. Leasee agrees to use the Equipment in a careful and proper manner and in compliance with all laws, ordinances and regulations, all manufacturer warranty and other requirements and all requirements of any insurers of the Equipment. Leasee will keep the Equipment in good maintenance and repair at all times at Leasee’s expense and will furnish all labor, parts, mechanisms or devices necessary for such good maintenance and repair. It is agreed that the Leasee will locate the Equipment at 2341 Alger Drive, Troy, MI or at such other place as Leasee sets forth in a written notice given to Lessor at least thirty (30) days in advance of placing the Equipment at such other location and to which Lessor consents. Without prior written consent of Lessor, Leasee will not alter, add to or improve the Equipment; and any alterations, additions or improvements which are made shall become part of the Equipment and subject to the terms of this Agreement. Lessor shall be entitled to inspect the Equipment and all records of Leasee pertaining thereto upon request and during normal business hours. Leasee covenants and agrees that the Equipment, its use and Leasee’s rights or interest hereunder shall be and remain free of all liens, charges or encumbrances of any kind or character, voluntary or involuntary, as a result of the acts or omissions of Leasee.

8. LOSS AND DAMAGE; CONDEMNATION. Leasee hereby assumes and shall bear the entire risk of loss of and damage to the Equipment. No loss of or damage to the Equipment or any part thereof shall impair, diminish or otherwise affect any obligation of Leasee under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force an effect in all events.

If Lessor determines that part but not all of the Equipment is so lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged beyond reasonable or practical replacement or repair, and so notifies Leasee, and if Lessor so elects, Leasee shall pay Lessor in cash the replacement Value of all the Equipment.

9. INDEMNITY. The Leasee shall defend and indemnify the Lessor from and against (a) any and all loss of or damage to the Equipment, usual wear and tear excepted; (b) any claim, cause of action, damages, liability, cost or expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which may arise or be incurred in any manner in favor of any person relating to the Equipment or any part thereof, including, by way of example but not of limitation, claims arising out of or incident to the construction, purchase, delivery, installation, ownership, leasing, sale or return of the Equipment or as a result of its use, maintenance, repair, operation or condition thereof, whether or not any claimed defects in such Equipment are latent or are discoverable; (c) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense which may arise or be incurred by reason of or as a result of any act or omission of Leasee for itself or as agent for Lessor hereunder; and (d) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense arising for alleged patent infringement or for or as a result of claims for alleged strict liability in tort. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration of this Agreement as to any loss, damages, claims, causes of action, liabilities, costs or expenses based on or arising out of events occurring during the term of this Agreement.

10. INSURANCE. Leasee shall keep the Equipment (and each item or part thereof) insured against all risk of loss and physical damage (with such exclusions as Lessor may, in writing, permit) in such amounts as Lessor may require. Leasee shall carry comprehensive public liability and property damage insurance with respect to the condition, possession, maintenance, operation and use of the Equipment in such amounts as Lessor may require. All insurance shall be in a form, amount and with companies satisfactory to Lessor and shall be in the joint names and for the benefit of Lessor and


Leasee. Leasee shall pay all premiums with respect to such insurance and a copy of each such policy shall be delivered to Lessor. In addition, Leasee shall obtain from insurance carriers issuing such insurance an endorsement upon the policy that the same cannot be altered, modified or canceled except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lessor, and that the interests of Lessor will be insured regardless of any breach or violation by Leasee of any warranties, declarations or conditions contained in such policy. Leasee hereby appoints Lessor as Leasee’s attorney-in-fact to make claim for, receive payment of, and execute all documents in connection with any loss or damage claim or payment under such insurance policies, which appointment is hereby declared to be irrevocable as Lessor has an interest in the subject insurance policy and the Equipment insured.

11. TAXES. Leasee agrees to pay any and all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever kind or character and on whomsoever imposed with respect to or relating to the Equipment or on the sale, ownership, use, shipment, delivery or operation thereof. Leasee agrees to comply with all state and local laws requiring filing of any ad valorem tax returns on the Equipment or furnishing information for the purpose of such taxation. Leasee shall promptly pay when due any statements for such taxes forwarded to Leasee by Lessor. Leasee shall also pay all license and registration fees relating to the Equipment. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration hereof as to any taxes, assessments or other governmental charges arising out of, or assessed or imposed with respect to, the term of this Agreement.

12. ASSIGNMENTS. Without Lessor’s prior written consent, Leasee will not assign, transfer or pledge its interest under this Agreement in the Equipment or any part thereof, nor will it lease or lend any of the Equipment or permit its use by any person other than Leasee or its employees in its behalf without Lessor’s consent. The rights of Lessor hereunder may be assigned, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of without consent by or notice to Leasee.

13. LESSOR’S RIGHT TO PERFORM LEASEE’S DUTIES. In the event Leasee fails to keep and perform any covenant or agreement herein made, whether with respect to payment of taxes, maintenance, insurance, repair of the Equipment or otherwise, Lessor may perform such obligations on Leasee’s behalf, in which event all monies expended by Lessor and other reasonable charges in so doing shall be payable to Lessor by Leasee forthwith upon demand and shall bear interest from thee date such monies are advanced until date of payment at the rate, twelve (12%) percent.

14. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR. Any one or more of the following shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:

(a) Default by Leasee in making any payment of money required hereunder, whether a Lease Payment, taxes or any other sum required to be paid, which default shall continue for ten (10) days after the due date for such payment;

(b) Default by Leasee in the observance or performance of any other covenant, condition, agreement or provision hereof, which default shall continue for thirty (30) days after the giving of notice thereof by Lessor to Leasee;

(c) If any representation or warranty made by Leasee in any statement or certificate furnished by Leasee in connection with the preparation or execution of the Agreement or the acquisition of the Equipment, or in this Agreement, is untrue in any material respect; or

(d) If Leasee becomes unable to pay its debts promptly as they come due in the usual course of its business, or becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or admits in writing an inability to pay its debts as they mature, or makes an assignment for the benefits of creditors, or applies for or consents to the appointment of a trustee or receiver for any part of its property, or petitions for an arrangement of its affairs under the Federal Bankruptcy Act, or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for Leasee or any part of its property, or bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, dissolution, liquidation or other similar proceeding is otherwise instituted by or against Leasee or all or any part of its property under the Federal Bankruptcy Act or other law of the United States or of any state or other competent jurisdiction.

When an Event of Default has occurred the Lessor shall have the right to exercise any one or more of the following remedies:

(a) To take possession of the Equipment or any portion thereof wherever the same may be located without court or other legal process. Leasee hereby waives any and all damages occasioned by such taking and agrees to the summary seizure of the Equipment by seller without legal process.

(b) To sell any or all of the Equipment. Lessor shall apply the proceeds of sale of any or all of the Equipment to the payment of the expenses of retaking, storing, repairing or than normal wear and tear and selling the Equipment, reasonable attorneys fees and to the satisfaction of all indebtedness secured under this Agreement. Any surplus shall be paid to Leasee and any deficiency shall be paid to Lessor by Leasee.

(c) To terminate this Agreement as to any or all items of Equipment upon notice in writing sent to Leasee.

(d) To pursue any other remedy at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any taking of possession of the Equipment or other remedy available to seller hereunder or at law or in equity, Leasee shall remain liable for the full performance of all obligations hereunder. The remedies conferred upon Lessor shall be cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or separately.

15. MISCELLANEOUS.

(1) No provision of this Agreement can be waived by Lessor excepting in writing. No waiver, forbearance or indulgence by Lessor with regard to any event or condition shall constitute a waiver, forbearance or indulgence of any similar or other default on other occasions.

(2) Leasee agrees to provide financial statements concerning Leasee and any person or entity guaranteeing Leasee’s obligations hereunder, if Lessor so requests, in such detail and with such frequency as the Lessor reasonably shall require. Leasee agrees to give such further assurances and execute such other and further documents as Lessor may reasonably require to implement the purposes and intention of this Agreement, including by way of example and not of limitation, such financing an continuation statements as Lessor shall require to protect its interest in the Equipment. The Equipment cannot be used as collateral for any indebtedness of the Leasee.


(3) It is agreed that time is of the essence in the performance of each of Leasee’s or Lessor’s obligations under this Agreement.

(4) This Agreement shall bind and inure to the successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan.

(5) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties as to the lease of the Equipment, and may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written agreement signed by Lessor and Leasee.

(6) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement

(7) Notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed given when personally delivered to the party involved or mailed by any form of United States mail, postage pre-paid, to the address of the party set forth in the heading to this Agreement

(8) No provision of this Agreement which may be deemed unenforceable shall in any way invalidate any other provisions hereof, all of which shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Leasee have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written.

 

TROY METAL FABRICATING, LLC

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The ExOne Company, LLC (ExOne Midwest)

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Exhibit 10.10.04

Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC

LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, made this 31 day of May, 2008, between Troy Metal Fabricating , LLC 960 Penn Avenue, Suite 100 Pittsburgh PA (“Lessor”) and Pro Meta! RCT, LLC whose address is 2341 Alger Street, Troy, Ml 48073 (“Leasee”),

W I T N E S S E T H

1. Lease. Lessor shall lease to Leasee, and Leasee shall lease from the Lessor, Machine S-15 Unit 004. Delivery of the Equipment to Leasee from the respective manufacturers thereof shall be (as between Lessor and Leasee) at Leasee’s shall in addition be subject to all of Leasee’s obligations of insurance, taxes, and otherwise hereunder.

2. LEASE TERMS.

The Lease Payments shall be payable as follows:

The balance of the Lease Payments in 60 consecutive monthly payments in the amount of $18,400 payable on the 25 st day of each month commencing June 25, 2008.

In addition, Leasee shall pay all sales and other taxes and charges payable hereunder,

Whenever any payment is not made within ten (10) days of the date when due, Leasee shall pay a late payment charge of five (5%) percent of all monies due but unpaid. The charge and collection of this late charge shall not preclude Lessor from enforcing any and all other remedies available to Lessor hereunder.

3. PURCHASE OPTION. There is no option to purchase the Equipment.

4. TITLE. Title to the Equipment shall remain Lessor’s.

5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, NOR SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY DELAY IN DELIVERY, INSTALLATION OR FURNISHING OF THE EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES BY ANY MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT OR OTHERWISE.

6. USE OF EQUIPMENT; MAINTENANCE; LOCATION; ALTERATIONS; INSPECTION; AND LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES. Leasee agrees to use the Equipment in a careful and proper manner and in compliance with all laws, ordinances and regulations, all manufacturer warranty and other requirements and all requirements of any insurers of the Equipment. Leasee will keep the Equipment in good maintenance and repair at all times at Leasee’s expense and will furnish all labor, parts, mechanisms or devices necessary for such good maintenance and repair. It is agreed that the Leasee will locate the Equipment at the place indicated in above or at such other place as Leasee sets forth in a written notice given to Lessor at least thirty (30) days in advance of placing the Equipment at such other location and to which Lessor consents. Without prior written consent of Lessor, Leasee will not alter, add to or improve the Equipment; and any alterations, additions or improvements which are made shall become part of the Equipment and subject to the terms of this Agreement. Lessor shall be entitled to inspect the Equipment and all records of Leasee pertaining thereto upon request and during normal business hours. Leasee covenants and agrees that the Equipment, its use and Leasee’s rights or interest hereunder shall be and remain free of all liens, charges or encumbrances of any kind or character, voluntary or involuntary, as a result of the acts or omissions of Leasee.

8. LOSS AND DAMAGE; CONDEMNATION. Leasee hereby assumes and shall bear the entire risk of loss of and damage to the Equipment. No loss of or damage to the Equipment or any part thereof shall impair, diminish or otherwise affect any obligation of Leasee under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force an effect in all events.

If Lessor determines that part but not all of the Equipment is so lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged beyond reasonable or practical replacement or repair, and so notifies Leasee, and if Lessor so elects, Leasee shall pay Lessor in cash the replacement Value of all the Equipment.

9. INDEMNITY. The Leasee shall defend and indemnify the Lessor from and against (a) any and all loss of or damage to the Equipment, usual wear and tear excepted; (b) any claim, cause of action, damages, liability, cost or expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which may arise or be incurred in any manner in favor of any person relating to the Equipment or any part thereof, including, by way of example but not of limitation, claims arising out of or incident to the construction, purchase, delivery, installation, ownership, leasing, sale or return of the Equipment or as a result of its use, maintenance, repair, operation or condition thereof, whether or not any claimed defects in such Equipment arc latent or are discoverable; (c) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense which may arise or be incurred by reason of or as a result of any act or omission of Leasee for itself or as agent for Lessor hereunder; and (d) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense arising for alleged patent infringement or for or as a result of claims for alleged strict liability in tort. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration of this Agreement as to any loss, damages, claims, causes of action, liabilities, costs or expenses based on or arising out of events occurring during the term of this Agreement.


10. INSURANCE. Leasee shall keep the Equipment (and each item or part thereof) insured against all risk of loss and physical damage (with such exclusions as Lessor may, in writing, permit) in such amounts as Lessor may require. Leasee shall carry comprehensive public liability and property damage insurance with respect to the condition, possession, maintenance, operation and use of the Equipment in such amounts as Lessor may require. All insurance shall be in a form, amount and with companies satisfactory to Lessor and shall be in the joint names and for the benefit of Lessor and Leasee. Leasee shall pay all premiums with respect to such insurance and a copy of each such policy shall be delivered to Lessor. In addition, Leasee shall obtain from insurance carriers issuing such insurance an endorsement upon the policy that the same cannot be altered, modified or canceled except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lessor, and that the interests of Lessor will be insured regardless of any breach or violation by Leasee of any warranties, declarations or conditions contained in such policy. Leasee hereby appoints Lessor as Leasee’s attorney-in-fact to make claim for, receive payment of, and execute all documents in connection with any loss or damage claim or payment under such insurance policies, which appointment is hereby declared to be irrevocable as Lessor has an interest in the subject insurance policy and the Equipment insured.

11. TAXES. Leasee agrees to pay any and all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever kind or character and on whomsoever imposed with respect to or relating to the Equipment or on the sale, ownership, use, shipment, delivery or operation thereof. Leasee agrees to comply with all state and local laws requiring filing of any ad valorem tax returns on the Equipment or furnishing information for the purpose of such taxation. Leasee shall promptly pay when due any statements for such taxes forwarded to Leasee by Lessor. Leasee shall also pay all license and registration fees relating to the Equipment. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration hereof as to any taxes, assessments or other governmental charges arising out of, or assessed or imposed with respect to, the term of this Agreement.

12. ASSIGNMENTS. Without Lessor’s prior written consent, Leasee will not assign, transfer or pledge its interest under this Agreement in the Equipment or any part thereof, nor will it lease or lend any of the Equipment or permit its use by any person other than Leasee or its employees in its behalf without Lessor’s consent. The rights of Lessor hereunder may be assigned, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of without consent by or notice to Leasee.

13. Lessor’S RIGHT TO PERFORM LEASEE’S DUTIES. In the event Lessee fails to keep and perform any covenant or agreement herein made, whether with respect to payment of taxes, maintenance, insurance, repair of the Equipment or otherwise, Lessor may perform such obligations on Leasee’s behalf, in which event all monies expended by Lessor and other reasonable charges in so doing shall be payable to Lessor by Leasee forthwith upon demand and shall bear interest from thee date such monies are advanced until date of payment at the rate, twelve (12%) percent.

14. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR. Any one or more of the following shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:

(a) Default by Leasee in making any payment of money required hereunder, whether a Lease Payment, taxes or any other sum required to be paid, which default shall continue for ten (10) days after the due date for such payment;

(b) Default by Leasee in the observance or performance of any other covenant, condition, agreement or provision hereof, which default shall continue for thirty (30) days after the giving of notice thereof by Lessor to Leasee;

(c) If any representation or warranty made by Leasee in any statement or certificate furnished by Leasee in connection with the preparation or execution of the Agreement or the acquisition of the Equipment, or in this Agreement, is untrue in any material respect; or

(d) If Leasee becomes unable to pay its debts promptly as they come due in the usual course of its business, or becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or admits in writing an inability to pay its debts as they mature, or makes an assignment for the benefits of creditors, or applies for or consents to the appointment of a trustee or receiver for any part of its property, or petitions for an arrangement of its affairs under the Federal Bankruptcy Act, or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for Leasee or any part of its property, or bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, dissolution, liquidation or other similar proceeding is otherwise instituted by or against Leasee or alt or any part of its property under the Federal Bankruptcy Act or other law of the United States or of any state or other competent jurisdiction.

When an Event of Default has occurred the Lessor shall have the right to exercise any one or more of the following remedies:

(a) To take possession of the Equipment or any portion thereof wherever the same may be located without court or other legal process. Leasee hereby waives any and all damages occasioned by such taking and agrees to the summary seizure of the Equipment by seller without legal process.

(b) To sell any or all of the Equipment. Lessor shall apply the proceeds of sale of any or alt of the Equipment to the payment of the expenses of retaking, storing, repairing or than normal wear and tear and selling the Equipment, reasonable attorneys fees and to the satisfaction of all indebtedness secured under this Agreement. Any surplus shall be paid to Leasee and any deficiency shall be paid to Lessor by Leasee.

(c) To terminate this Agreement as to any or all items of Equipment upon notice in writing sent to Leasee.

(d) To pursue any other remedy at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any taking of possession of the Equipment or other remedy available to seller hereunder or at law or in equity, Leasee shall remain liable for the full performance of all obligations hereunder. The remedies conferred upon Lessor shall be cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or separately.


15. MISCELLANEOUS.

(1) No provision of this Agreement can be waived by Lessor excepting in writing. No waiver, forbearance or indulgence by Lessor with regard to any event or condition shall constitute a waiver, forbearance or indulgence of any similar or other default on other occasions.

(2) Leasee agrees to provide financial statements concerning Leasee and any person or entity guaranteeing Leasee’s obligations hereunder, if Lessor so requests, in such detail and with such frequency as the Lessor reasonably shall require. Leasee agrees to give such further assurances and execute such other and further documents as Lessor may reasonably require to implement the purposes and intention of this Agreement, including by way of example and not of limitation, such financing an continuation statements as Lessor shall require to protect its interest in the Equipment. The Equipment cannot be used as collateral for any indebtedness of the Leasee.

(3) It is agreed that time is of the essence in the performance of each of Leasee’s or Lessor’s obligations under this Agreement.

(4) This Agreement shall bind and inure to the successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan.

(5) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties as to the lease of the Equipment, and may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written agreement signed by Lessor and Leasee.

(6) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

(7) Notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed given when personally delivered to the party involved or mailed by any form of United States mail, postage pre-paid, to the address of the party set forth in the heading to this Agreement.

(8) No provision of this Agreement which may be deemed unenforceable shall in any way invalidate any other provisions hereof, all of which shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Leasee have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written.

 

TROY METAL FABRICATING, LLC

(“Lessor”)

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PROMETAL RCT, LLC

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Exhibit 10.10.05

Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC

LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, made this 1 day of February, 2009, between Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC 960 Penn Avenue, Suite 100 Pittsburgh PA (“Lessor”) and ProMetal RCT Texas, LLC whose address is 7409 Railhead Lane, Huston, TX 77086 (“Leasee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

1. Lease. Lessor shall lease to Leasee, and Leasee shall lease from the Lessor, S-15 Machine Unit # 0018. Delivery of the Equipment to Leasee from the respective manufacturers thereof shall be (as between Lessor and Leasee) at Leasee’s shall in addition be subject to all of Leasee’s obligations of insurance, taxes, and otherwise hereunder.

2. LEASE TERMS.

The Lease Payments shall be payable as follows:

The balance of the Lease Payments in 60 consecutive monthly payments in the amount of $20,000 payable on the 1 st day of each month commencing March 01, 2009.

In addition, Leasee shall pay all sales and other taxes and charges payable hereunder.

Whenever any payment is not made within ten (10) days of the date when due, Leasee shall pay a late payment charge of five (5%) percent of all monies due but unpaid. The charge and collection of this late charge shall not preclude Lessor from enforcing any and all other remedies available to Lessor hereunder.

3. PURCHASE OPTION. There is no option to purchase the Equipment.

4. TITLE. Title to the Equipment shall remain Lessor’s.

5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, NOR SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY DELAY IN DELIVERY, INSTALLATION OR FURNISHING OF THE EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES BY ANY MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT OR OTHERWISE.

6. USE OF EQUIPMENT; MAINTENANCE; LOCATION; ALTERATIONS; INSPECTION; AND LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES. Leasee agrees to use the Equipment in a careful and proper manner and in compliance with all laws, ordinances and regulations, all manufacturer warranty and other requirements and all requirements of any insurers of the Equipment. Leasee will keep the Equipment in good maintenance and repair at all times at Leasee’s expense and will furnish all labor, parts, mechanisms or devices necessary for such good maintenance and repair. It is agreed that the Leasee will locate the Equipment at the place indicated in above or at such other place as Leasee sets forth in a written notice given to Lessor at least thirty (30) days in advance of placing the Equipment at such other location and to which Lessor consents. Without prior written consent of Lessor, Leasee will not alter, add to or improve the Equipment; and any alterations, additions or improvements which are made shall become part of the Equipment and subject to the terms of this Agreement. Lessor shall be entitled to inspect the Equipment and all records of Leasee pertaining thereto upon request and during normal business hours. Leasee covenants and agrees that the Equipment, its use and Leasee’s rights or interest hereunder shall be and remain free of all liens, charges or encumbrances of any kind or character, voluntary or involuntary, as a result of the acts or omissions of Leasee.

8. LOSS AND DAMAGE; CONDEMNATION. Leasee hereby assumes and shall bear the entire risk of loss of and damage to the Equipment. No loss of or damage to the Equipment or any part thereof shall impair, diminish or otherwise affect any obligation of Leasee under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force an effect in all events.

If Lessor determines that part but not all of the Equipment is so lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged beyond reasonable or practical replacement or repair, and so notifies Leasee, and if Lessor so elects, Leasee shall pay Lessor in cash the replacement Value of all the Equipment.

9. INDEMNITY. The Leasee shall defend and indemnify the Lessor from and against (a) any and all loss of or damage to the Equipment, usual wear and tear excepted; (b) any claim, cause of action, damages, liability, cost or expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which may arise or be incurred in any manner in favor of any person relating to the Equipment or any part thereof, including, by way of example but not of limitation, claims arising out of or incident to the construction, purchase, delivery, installation, ownership, leasing, sale or return of the Equipment or as a result of its use, maintenance, repair, operation or condition thereof, whether or not any claimed defects in such Equipment are latent or are discoverable; (c) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense which may arise or be incurred by reason of or as a result of any act or omission of Leasee for itself or as agent for Lessor hereunder; and (d) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense arising for alleged patent infringement or for or as a result of claims for alleged strict liability in tort. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration of this Agreement as to any loss, damages, claims, causes of action, liabilities, costs or expenses based on or arising out of events occurring during the term of this Agreement.


10. INSURANCE. Leasee shall keep the Equipment (and each item or part thereof) insured against all risk of loss and physical damage (with such exclusions as Lessor may, in writing, permit) in such amounts as Lessor may require. Leasee shall carry comprehensive public liability and property damage insurance with respect to the condition, possession, maintenance, operation and use of the Equipment in such amounts as Lessor may require. All insurance shall be in a form, amount and with companies satisfactory to Lessor and shall be in the joint names and for the benefit of Lessor and Leasee. Leasee shall pay all premiums with respect to such insurance and a copy of each such policy shall be delivered to Lessor. In addition, Leasee shall obtain from insurance carriers issuing such insurance an endorsement upon the policy that the same cannot be altered, modified or canceled except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lessor, and that the interests of Lessor will be insured regardless of any breach or violation by Leasee of any warranties, declarations or conditions contained in such policy. Leasee hereby appoints Lessor as Leasee’s attorney-in-fact to make claim for, receive payment of, and execute all documents in connection with any loss or damage claim or payment under such insurance policies, which appointment is hereby declared to be irrevocable as Lessor has an interest in the subject insurance policy and the Equipment insured.

11. TAXES. Leasee agrees to pay any and all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever kind or character and on whomsoever imposed with respect to or relating to the Equipment or on the sale, ownership, use, shipment, delivery or operation thereof. Leasee agrees to comply with all state and local laws requiring filing of any ad valorem tax returns on the Equipment or furnishing information for the purpose of such taxation. Leasee shall promptly pay when due any statements for such taxes forwarded to Leasee by Lessor. Leasee shall also pay all license and registration fees relating to the Equipment. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration hereof as to any taxes, assessments or other governmental charges arising out of, or assessed or imposed with respect to, the term of this Agreement.

12. ASSIGNMENTS. Without Lessor’s prior written consent, Leasee will not assign, transfer or pledge its interest under this Agreement in the Equipment or any part thereof, nor will it lease or lend any of the Equipment or permit its use by any person other than Leasee or its employees in its behalf without Lessor’s consent. The rights of Lessor hereunder may be assigned, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of without consent by or notice to Leasee.

13. LESSOR’S RIGHT TO PERFORM LEASEE’S DUTIES. In the event Leasee fails to keep and perform any covenant or agreement herein made, whether with respect to payment of taxes, maintenance, insurance, repair of the Equipment or otherwise, Lessor may perform such obligations on Leasee’s behalf, in which event all monies expended by Lessor and other reasonable charges in so doing shall be payable to Lessor by Leasee forthwith upon demand and shall bear interest from thee date such monies are advanced until date of payment at the rate, twelve (12%) percent.

14. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR. Any one or more of the following shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:

(a) Default by Leasee in making any payment of money required hereunder, whether a Lease Payment, taxes or any other sum required to be paid, which default shall continue for ten (10) days after the due date for such payment;

(b) Default by Leasee in the observance or performance of any other covenant, condition, agreement or provision hereof, which default shall continue for thirty (30) days after the giving of notice thereof by Lessor to Leasee;

(c) If any representation or warranty made by Leasee in any statement or certificate furnished by Leasee in connection with the preparation or execution of the Agreement or the acquisition of the Equipment, or in this Agreement, is untrue in any material respect; or

(d) If Leasee becomes unable to pay its debts promptly as they come due in the usual course of its business, or becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or admits in writing an inability to pay its debts as they mature, or makes an assignment for the benefits of creditors, or applies for or consents to the appointment of a trustee or receiver for any part of its property, or petitions for an arrangement of its affairs under the Federal Bankruptcy Act, or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for Leasee or any part of its property, or bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, dissolution, liquidation or other similar proceeding is otherwise instituted by or against Leasee or all or any part of its property under the Federal Bankruptcy Act or other law of the United States or of any state or other competent jurisdiction.

When an Event of Default has occurred the Lessor shall have the right to exercise any one or more of the following remedies:

(a) To take possession of the Equipment or any portion thereof wherever the same may be located without court or other legal process. Leasee hereby waives any and all damages occasioned by such taking and agrees to the summary seizure of the Equipment by seller without legal process.

(b) To sell any or all of the Equipment. Lessor shall apply the proceeds of sale of any or all of the Equipment to the payment of the expenses of retaking, storing, repairing or than normal wear and tear and selling the Equipment, reasonable attorneys fees and to the satisfaction of all indebtedness secured under this Agreement. Any surplus shall be paid to Leasee and any deficiency shall be paid to Lessor by Leasee.

(c) To terminate this Agreement as to any or all items of Equipment upon notice in writing sent to Leasee.

(d) To pursue any other remedy at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any taking of possession of the Equipment or other remedy available to seller hereunder or at law or in equity, Leasee shall remain liable for the full performance of all obligations hereunder. The remedies conferred upon Lessor shall be cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or separately.


15. MISCELLANEOUS.

(1) No provision of this Agreement can be waived by Lessor excepting in writing. No waiver, forbearance or indulgence by Lessor with regard to any event or condition shall constitute a waiver, forbearance or indulgence of any similar or other default on other occasions.

(2) Leasee agrees to provide financial statements concerning Leasee and any person or entity guaranteeing Leasee’s obligations hereunder, if Lessor so requests, in such detail and with such frequency as the Lessor reasonably shall require. Leasee agrees to give such further assurances and execute such other and further documents as Lessor may reasonably require to implement the purposes and intention of this Agreement, including by way of example and not of limitation, such financing an continuation statements as Lessor shall require to protect its interest in the Equipment. The Equipment cannot be used as collateral for any indebtedness of the Leasee.

(3) It is agreed that time is of the essence in the performance of each of Leasee’s or Lessor’s obligations under this Agreement.

(4) This Agreement shall bind and inure to the successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan.

(5) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties as to the lease of the Equipment, and may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written agreement signed by Lessor and Leasee.

(6) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

(7) Notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed given when personally delivered to the party involved or mailed by any form of United States mail, postage pre-paid, to the address of the party set forth in the heading to this Agreement.

(8) No provision of this Agreement which may be deemed unenforceable shall in any way invalidate any other provisions hereof, all of which shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Leasee have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written.

 

TROY METAL FABRICATING, LLC

(“Lessor”)

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PROMETAL RCT, LLC

(“Leasee”)

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Exhibit 10.10.06

Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC

LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, made this 31 day of May, 2008, between Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC 960 Penn Avenue, Suite 100 Pittsburgh PA (“Lessor”) and Pro Metal RCT, LLC whose address is 2341 Alger Street, Troy, Ml 48073 (“Leasee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

1. Lease. Lessor shall lease to Leasee, and Leasee shall lease from the Lessor, Machine S-15 Unit 020. Delivery of the Equipment to Leasee from the respective manufacturers thereof shall be (as between Lessor and Leasee) at Leasee’s shall in addition be subject to all of Leasee’s obligations of insurance, taxes, and otherwise hereunder.

2. LEASE TERMS.

The Lease Payments shall be payable as follows:

The balance of the Lease Payments in 60 consecutive monthly payments in the amount of $21,600 payable on the 25 st day of each month commencing June 25, 2008.

In addition, Leasee shall pay all sales and other taxes and charges payable hereunder.

Whenever any payment is not made within ten (10) days of the date when due, Leasee shaft pay a late payment charge of five (5%) percent of alt monies due but unpaid. The charge and collection of this late charge shall not preclude Lessor from enforcing any and all other remedies available to Lessor hereunder.

3. PURCHASE OPTION. There is no option to purchase the Equipment.

4. TITLE. Title to the Equipment shall remain Lessor’s.

5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, NOR SHALL Lessor BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY DELAY IN DELIVERY, INSTALLATION OR FURNISHING OF THE EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES BY ANY MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT OR OTHERWISE.

6. USE OF EQUIPMENT; MAINTENANCE; LOCATION; ALTERATIONS; INSPECTION; AND LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES. Leasee agrees to use the Equipment in a careful and proper manner and in compliance with all laws, ordinances and regulations, all manufacturer warranty and other requirements and all requirements of any insurers of the Equipment. Leasee will keep the Equipment in good maintenance and repair at all times at Leasee’s expense and will furnish all labor, parts, mechanisms or devices necessary for such good maintenance and repair. It is agreed that the Leasee will locate the Equipment at the place indicated in above or at such other place as Leasee sets forth in a written notice given to Lessor at least thirty (30) days in advance of placing the Equipment at such other location and to which Lessor consents. Without prior written consent of Lessor, Leasee will not alter, add to or improve the Equipment; and any alterations, additions or improvements which are made shall become part of the Equipment and subject to the terms of this Agreement. Lessor shall be entitled to inspect the Equipment and all records of Leasee pertaining thereto upon request and during normal business hours. Leasee covenants and agrees that the Equipment, its use and Leasee’s rights or interest hereunder shall be and remain free of all liens, charges or encumbrances of any kind or character, voluntary or involuntary, as a result of the acts or omissions of Leasee.

8. LOSS AND DAMAGE; CONDEMNATION. Leasee hereby assumes and shall bear the entire risk of loss of and damage to the Equipment. No loss of or damage to the Equipment or any part thereof shall impair, diminish or otherwise affect any obligation of Leasee under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force an effect in all events.

If Lessor determines that part but not all of the Equipment is so lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged beyond reasonable or practical replacement or repair, and so notifies Leasee, and if Lessor so elects, Leasee shall pay Lessor in cash the replacement Value of all the Equipment.

9. INDEMNITY. The Leasee shall defend and indemnify the Lessor from and against (a) any and all loss of or damage to the Equipment, usual wear and tear excepted; (b) any claim, cause of action, damages, liability, cost or expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which may arise or be incurred in any manner in favor of any person relating to the Equipment or any part thereof, including, by way of example but not of limitation, claims arising out of or incident to the construction, purchase, delivery, installation, ownership, leasing, sale or return of the Equipment or as a result of its use, maintenance, repair, operation or condition thereof, whether or not any claimed defects in such Equipment are latent or are discoverable; (c) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense which may arise or be incurred by reason of or as a result of any act or omission of Leasee for itself or as agent for Lessor hereunder; and (d) any claim, cause of action, cost or expense arising for alleged patent infringement or for or as a result of claims for alleged strict liability in tort. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration of this Agreement as to any loss, damages, claims, causes of action, liabilities, costs or expenses based on or arising out of events occurring during the term of this Agreement.


10. INSURANCE. Leasee shall keep the Equipment (and each item or part thereof) insured against all risk of loss and physical damage (with such exclusions as Lessor may, in writing, permit) in such amounts as Lessor may require. Leasee shall carry comprehensive public liability and property damage insurance with respect to the condition, possession, maintenance, operation and use of the Equipment in such amounts as Lessor may require. All insurance shall be in a form, amount and with companies satisfactory to Lessor and shall be in the joint names and for the benefit of Lessor and Leasee. Leasee shall pay all premiums with respect to such insurance and a copy of each such policy shall be delivered to Lessor. In addition, Leasee shall obtain from insurance carriers issuing such insurance an endorsement upon the policy that the same cannot be altered, modified or canceled except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lessor, and that the interests of Lessor will be insured regardless of any breach or violation by Leasee of any warranties, declarations or conditions contained in such policy. Leasee hereby appoints Lessor as Leasee’s attorney-in-fact to make claim for, receive payment of, and execute all documents in connection with any loss or damage claim or payment under such insurance policies, which appointment is hereby declared to be irrevocable as Lessor has an interest in the subject insurance policy and the Equipment insured.

11. TAXES. Leasee agrees to pay any and all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever kind or character and on whomsoever imposed with respect to or relating to the Equipment or on the sale, ownership, use, shipment, delivery or operation thereof. Leasee agrees to comply with all state and local law’s requiring filing of any ad valorem tax returns on the Equipment or furnishing information for the purpose of such taxation. Leasee shall promptly pay when due any statements for such taxes forwarded to Leasee by Lessor. Leasee shall also pay all license and registration fees relating to the Equipment. The obligations of Leasee herein contained shall survive the expiration hereof as to any taxes, assessments or other governmental charges arising out of, or assessed or imposed with respect to, the term of this Agreement.

12. ASSIGNMENTS. Without Lessor’s prior written consent, Leasee will not assign, transfer or pledge its interest under this Agreement in the Equipment or any part thereof, nor will it lease or lend any of the Equipment or permit its use by any person other than Leasee or its employees in its behalf without Lessor’s consent. The rights of Lessor hereunder may be assigned, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of without consent by or notice to Leasee.

13. Lessor’S RIGHT TO PERFORM LEASEE’S DUTIES. In the event Leasee fails to keep and perform any covenant or agreement herein made, whether with respect to payment of taxes, maintenance, insurance, repair of the Equipment or otherwise, Lessor may perform such obligations on Leasee’s behalf, in which event all monies expended by Lessor and other reasonable charges in so doing shall be payable to Lessor by Leasee forthwith upon demand and shall bear interest from thee date such monies are advanced until date of payment at the rate, twelve (12%) percent.

14. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR. Any one or more of the following shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:

(a) Default by Leasee in making any payment of money required hereunder, whether a Lease Payment, taxes or any other sum required to be paid, which default shall continue for ten (10) days after the due date for such payment;

(b) Default by Leasee in the observance or performance of any other covenant, condition, agreement or provision hereof, which default shall continue for thirty (30) days after the giving of notice thereof by Lessor to Leasee;

(c) If any representation or warranty made by Leasee in any statement or certificate furnished by Leasee in connection with the preparation or execution of the Agreement or the acquisition of the Equipment, or in this Agreement, is untrue in any material respect; or

(d) If Leasee becomes unable to pay its debts promptly as they come due in the usual course of its business, or becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or admits in writing an inability to pay its debts as they mature, or makes an assignment for the benefits of creditors, or applies for or consents to the appointment of a trustee or receiver for any part of its property, or petitions for an arrangement of its affairs under the Federal Bankruptcy Act, or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for Leasee or any part of its property, or bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, dissolution, liquidation or other similar proceeding is otherwise instituted by or against Leasee or all or any part of its property under the Federal Bankruptcy Act or other law of the United States or of any state or other competent jurisdiction.

When an Event of Default has occurred the Lessor shall have the right to exercise any one or more of the following remedies:

(a) To take possession of the Equipment or any portion thereof wherever the same may be located without court or other legal process. Leasee hereby waives any and all damages occasioned by such taking and agrees to the summary seizure of the Equipment by seller without legal process.

(b) To sell any or all of the Equipment. Lessor shall apply the proceeds of sale of any or all of the Equipment to the payment of the expenses of retaking, storing, repairing or than normal wear and tear and selling the Equipment, reasonable attorneys fees and to the satisfaction of all indebtedness secured under this Agreement. Any surplus shall be paid to Leasee and any deficiency shall be paid to Lessor by Leasee.

(c) To terminate this Agreement as to any or all items of Equipment upon notice in writing sent to Leasee.

(d) To pursue any other remedy at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any taking of possession of the Equipment or other remedy available to seller hereunder or at law or in equity, Leasee shall remain liable for the full performance of all obligations hereunder. The remedies conferred upon Lessor shall be cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or separately.


15. MISCELLANEOUS.

(1) No provision of this Agreement can be waived by Lessor excepting in writing. No waiver, forbearance or indulgence by Lessor with regard to any event or condition shall constitute a waiver, forbearance or indulgence of any similar or other default on other occasions.

(2) Leasee agrees to provide financial statements concerning Leasee and any person or entity guaranteeing Leasee’s obligations hereunder, if Lessor so requests, in such detail and with such frequency as the Lessor reasonably shall require. Leasee agrees to give such further assurances and execute such other and further documents as Lessor may reasonably require to implement the purposes and intention of this Agreement, including by way of example and not of limitation, such financing an continuation statements as Lessor shall require to protect its interest in the Equipment. The Equipment cannot be used as collateral for any indebtedness of the Leasee.

(3) It is agreed that time is of the essence in the performance of each of Leasee’s or Lessor’s obligations under this Agreement.

(4) This Agreement shall bind and inure to the successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan.

(5) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties as to the lease of the Equipment, and may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written agreement signed by Lessor and Leasee.

(6) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

(7) Notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed given when personally delivered to the party involved or mailed by any form of United States mail, postage pre-paid, to the address of the party set forth in the heading to this Agreement.

(8) No provision of this Agreement which may be deemed unenforceable shall in any way invalidate any other provisions hereof, all of which shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Leasee have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written.

 

TROY METAL FABRICATING, LLC

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Exhibit 10.11

LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS LEASE is made as of the 31 st day of March 2008, by and between TROY METAL FABRICATING, LLC (“Landlord”) and ProMetal RCT, LLC (“Tenant”).

ARTICLE 1: BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS

 

  1.1 Premises:

(a) Land . That certain parcel of land situated at 2341 Alger Street, Troy, MI 48084 (the “Location”), consisting of approximately 1.35 acres, and being more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto, together with all improvements now or hereafter located thereon and any and all appurtenances, rights, privileges and easements benefiting, belonging or pertaining thereto (the “Land”).

(b) Buildings . All the buildings located on the Land and the related outbuildings, storage sheds and vaults, all being more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Buildings” and together with the Land, the “Promises”).

 

  1.2 Term :

The Lease shall commence on the Commencement Date and the Term of this Lease shall be for a period of ten (10) years thereafter, unless sooner terminated or renewed pursuant to the provisions hereof.

 

1.3      Commencement Date :    April 1, 2008
1.4      Expiration Date :    March 31, 2018
1.5      Permitted Uses :   

General office and manufacturing or any other lawful use agreed upon in writing by Landlord.

1.6      Tenant’s Address:    2341 Alger St.
        Troy, Michigan 48083
1.7      Landlord’s Address:    S. Kent Rockwell
        960 Penn Ave. Suite 100
        Pittsburgh, PA 15222

1.8

     Brokers :    None

1.9

     Security Deposit:    None

1.10

     Rent :   

 

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(a) Base Rent: Base Rent in the amount of One Hundred Thirty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Six and 00/100 ($137,536) per annum shall be paid equal successive monthly installments of $11,461.30.

(b) Additional Rent: (i) Utilities (See Section 4.2); (ii) Real Estate Taxes (See Section 4.3); (iii) Maintenance expenses (See Sections 6.1 and 6.2; (iv) Insurance (See Section 7.2)

(c) This is a triple net lease.

 

  1.10 Exhibits:

The following Exhibits and Schedules are attached to and made a part of this Lease:

 

Exhibit “A”

   Legal Description of Land

Exhibit “A-I”

   Description of Buildings

Exhibit “B”

   Rules and Regulations

Exhibit “C”

   Form of Estoppel Certificate

ARTICLE 2: LEASE OF PREMISES

 

  2.1 Lease:

Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby takes and hires from Landlord the Premise, as defined in Article 1, for the Term and upon the conditions and agreements set forth in this Lease. Tenant and its agents, employees and invitees shall have exclusive use of and access to and from the Premises. Landlord warrants that at the time Landlord delivers possession of the Premises to Tenant, Landlord shall hold good and marketable title to the Premises, subject only to (i) such exceptions as shall be described on Landlord’s title insurance policy with respect to the Land, a copy of which has been delivered by Landlord to Tenant, (ii) any liens which may be placed upon the Premises from time to time to secure financing that may be obtained by Landlord, and (iii) such other matters that will not materially or adversely interfere with Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, including, without limitation, utility easements deemed by Landlord to be necessary or desirable for the development of the Premises.

 

  2.2 Condition of Premises.

Tenant acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly set forth in this Lease, there have been no representations or warranties made by Landlord with respect to the Premises or with respect to its suitability for the conduct of Tenant’s business. Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that on the date of this Lease the Premises (inclusive of all improvements) contains no structural defects, all mechanical, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, natural gas and other building systems installed in the improvements are in good operating condition and repair. To the Landlord’s knowledge, all utility services available at the Premises are in quantities that have been sufficient for the prior tenant’s use and Landlord, has received no notice of, and has no knowledge that, the Premises does not comply with any applicable laws, ordinances, rules or regulations of

 

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governmental authorities having appropriate jurisdiction. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that, concerning items which may be reasonably determined by an inspection of the Premises, the Premises are in substantially the condition described on Schedule 2.2 attached hereto.

ARTICLE 3: BASE RENT

 

  3.1 Time and Manner of Payment:

Tenant shall pay Landlord Base Rent in monthly installments as set forth in Article 1 of this Lease. On the first day of the first calendar month of the Term and on the first day of each calendar month thereafter, Tenant shall pay Landlord the monthly installment of Base Rent, in advance, without offset, deduction or prior demand. Base Rent shall be payable at Landlord’s address or at such other place as Landlord may designate in writing.

 

  3.2 Termination; Advance Payments:

Upon termination of this Lease for any reason not resulting from Tenant’s default, Landlord shall refund to Tenant any Rent paid in advance or other advance payments made by Tenant to Landlord, which apply to any time periods after the termination of the Lease.

ARTICLE 4: OTHER CHARGES PAYABLE

 

  4.1 Additional Rent:

All charges payable by Tenant other than Base Rent are called “Additional Rent.” Unless this Lease provides otherwise, Tenant shall pay all Additional Rent then due within 30 days after Tenant’s receipt of an invoice for such Additional Rent. The term “Rent” as used herein shall mean Base Rent and Additional Rent.

 

  4.2 Utilities:

As Additional Rent, Tenant shall pay, directly to the appropriate supplier when due, the cost of all utilities consumed at the Premises, all of which shall be separately metered or sub-metered. Tenant shall, during the Term, be responsible for obtaining and paying for telephone, gas, electricity, water, sewage, garbage pick up, janitorial services, cable television, cleaning, internet, security services and any and all other utilities and services of any nature whatsoever used in, on or for the account of the Premises or any part thereof and for paying directly to the provider all costs and charges for such utilities and services prior to the same becoming delinquent. Landlord shall in no way be responsible for providing or paying for such utilities and services and Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from any liability therefore, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. Tenant shall have the right to enter into reasonable agreements with utility companies and governmental agencies creating easements in favor of such utility companies or governmental agencies as may be required in order to service any of the improvements on the Premises, and Landlord covenants and agrees to consent thereto and to execute any and all documents and to undertake any and all actions in order to effectuate the same, as long as same do not materially adversely affect Landlord.

 

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  4.3 Real Estate Taxes:

As Additional Rent, Tenant shall pay, at its sole cost and expense, any and all real estate taxes relating to the Premises during the Term of this Lease directly to the applicable taxing bodies on or prior to the due date for such taxes. The term “real estate taxes” shall mean all taxes and assessments (whether general or special) levied, assessed or imposed at any time by any governmental body or authority upon or against the Premises, this Lease, and the improvements to any portion of the Premises, and includes any tax, assessment or licensing fees levied, assessed or imposed at any time by any governmental body or authority relating to operations at the Premises or in connection with the receipt of income or rents from the Premises to the extent that same shall be in lieu of (and/or in lieu of an increase in) all or a portion of any of the aforesaid taxes or assessments upon or against the Premises.

Tenant shall have the right in its own name to contest or review in good faith any real estate taxes imposed on the Premises by legal proceedings, or in such other manner as it may deem suitable. Any such proceeding shall be conducted at the sole expense of Tenant. In the event of such contest, Tenant shall give Landlord written notice within ten days after the institution of such legal proceeding by Tenant. Further, in the event of such contest, Landlord shall have the right to require that Tenant furnish such security, if any, as may be required in such legal proceeding or as may be reasonably required by Landlord at any time after the same shall have become due. Nothing herein contained, however, shall be so construed as to allow such contested real estate taxes to remain unpaid for such length of time shall permit the Leased Premises or any part thereof to be sold, liened or encumbered by any party or governmental authority for the nonpayment of the same.

At the request aid at the expense of Tenant, Landlord shall join in any such proceeding, but shall not be subjected to any liability for the payment of any costs or expenses in connection with any proceeding brought by Tenant.

ARTICLE 5: ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

 

  5.1 Hazardous Materials:

(a) Landlord shall deliver to Tenant a satisfactory Phase I Environmental Assessment Report for the Premises (the “Phase I”). Landlord covenants and represents that, except as set forth on the Phase I, to Landlord’s best knowledge the Premises does not contain (i) asbestos in any form; (ii) urea formaldehyde foam insulation; (iii) transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million; or (iv) any other chemical, material, air pollutant, toxic pollutant, waste, or substance that is:

(1) regulated as toxic or hazardous a pollutant or contaminant or constitutes a municipal, residual or hazardous waste or exposure to which is prohibited, limited to regulation by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) (42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq.), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) (42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, (49 U.S.C. § 1801, et seq. “TSCA”) (15 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act, and Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 7401) and the Clean Water Act, (“CWA”) (33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq.) or any amendment thereto, or any other federal, state, county, regional, local or other governmental statute, regulation, or authority, or which, even if not so regulated, may or could pose a hazard to the health and safety of the occupants of the Premises or the owners of properties adjacent to the Premises and is either (2) present in amounts in excess of that permitted or deemed safe under applicable law or (3) handled, stored or otherwise used in any way that is prohibited or deemed unsafe under applicable law. (The substances described in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above are referred to collectively herein as “Hazardous Materials”).

 

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(b) Landlord shall indemnify Tenant and hold Tenant, its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns, harmless from and against all loss, damage, and expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, environmental experts’ fees, and costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of claims) associated with or arising in connection with Hazardous Materials or environmental laws to the extent such arise out of the generation or presence of Hazardous Materials at or on the Premises which were released, discharged or generated prior to the date of this . Lease (Effective Commencement Date). Landlord shall additionally indemnify Tenant and hold Tenant, its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns, harmless from and against all loss, damage, and expense, (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, environmental experts’ fees, and costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of claims) associated with or arising in connection with Hazardous Materials or environmental laws to the extent caused by any act or omission of the Landlord or its agents, contractors, licensees, permitted sublessees, invitees, representatives or any person for whose conduct the Landlord is legally responsible or relating to or in connection with the leasing, subleasing, operation, management, maintenance, occupancy, possession, use, non-use or condition of the Premises. The foregoing indemnifications are not intended to, and shall not be construed as giving rise to, any third party beneficiary status for the benefit of any third party claimant.

(c) Tenant agrees that, at all times during the Term, Tenant shall:

(1) obtain and maintain, at Tenant’s expense, any federal, state or local governmental permits required or necessary for the operation of Tenant’s business at the Premises in connection with environmental matters or Hazardous Materials;

(2) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the discharge or leakage of Hazardous Materials from the Premises which may result directly from Tenant’s operations at the Premises, and to follow any reasonable directive from Landlord aimed at minimizing or preventing any such leakage or discharge;

(3) indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from any and all demands, claims causes of action, penalties, liabilities, damages and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, environmental experts’ fees, and other costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of claims) incurred by Landlord as a result of the presence of Hazardous Materials in or about the Premises caused by any act or omission of the Tenant or its agents, contractors, licensees, permitted sublessees, invitees, representatives or any, person for whose conduct the Lessee is legally responsible or relating to or in connection with the leasing, subleasing, operation, management, maintenance, occupancy, possession, use, non-use or condition of the Premises.

 

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  5.2 Compliance:

Tenant shall comply with all federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances in existence from time to time and applicable to its activities at the Premises. Tenant agrees to operate Tenant’s facility at the Premises in accordance with certain standards which have been developed by Landlord, in its reasonable discretion, which standards have been provided to Tenant by Landlord and are attached hereto as Exhibit B, so long as such standards may be complied with at no extra cost to Tenant.

ARTICLE 6: MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS

 

  6.1 Repairs:

Tenant shall promptly make, at its sole cost and expense, any and all repairs necessary to maintain the Premises and shall keep and maintain the Premises and the mechanical systems therein (including, without limitation, the plumbing, electrical, security, cable and HVAC systems) and all landscaping and laws on the Premises in good repair, and in an orderly condition, consistent with other similar buildings in or near the Location. Landlord shall assign to Tenant any warranties held by Landlord with respect to the portions of the Premises for which Tenant has repair or maintenance responsibility in accordance with this Lease. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant shall make all repairs necessary to maintain the roof, foundation, exterior walls, interior structural walls, floor slabs (including floor coverings such as, without limitation, tiles or carpeting) and all other items which constitute a structural component part of the Buildings and to maintain the parking lots and driveways on the Premises. Tenant will commence such repairs described above promptly, but in all events no later than five (5) business days after receipt of notice by Landlord that such repair is needed, and shall diligently pursue such repairs to completion as soon as reasonably possible after commencement of the same. In the event of an emergency (imminent and serious danger to persons or property) or if Tenant fails to begin such repairs within five (5) business days following receipt of such written notice or fails to diligently pursue the same to completion, and Landlord provides further written notice (a “Second Notice”) of such failure to Tenant, and Tenant fails to commence repairs within two (2) days after receipt of the Second Notice or to diligently pursue repairs, Landlord shall be entitled to, but

 

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shall not be obligated to, make such repairs. Tenant shall pay Landlord within ten (10) days after written demand therefore the reasonable costs incurred by Landlord in connection with making such repairs. In no event shall Tenant be obligated under this Paragraph to repair any damage caused by any act, omission or negligence of Landlord or its employees, agents, invitees, licensees, subtenants or contractors. The Tenant shall not have liability for failure to provide Tenant a notice of the need for any such repair. All repairs under this Paragraph 6.1 shall be made in a proper and workmanlike manner and with the use of only first class materials.

 

  6.2 Tenant’s Day-to-Day Maintenance:

Tenant shall provide for cleaning, landscaping, ice and snow removal and HVAC and other mechanical system service and maintenance and policing the driveway and parking lot.

 

  6.3 Alterations, Additions and Improvements:

(a) Tenant shall not make any structural alternations, additions or improvements to the Premises without written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In addition, no such work shall be performed unless and until Landlord shall have approved all plans and specifications therefore. Tenant shall submit plans and specifications depicting its proposed, structural work to Landlord for review and approval, which shall be deemed given unless Tenant is advised otherwise within twenty (20) days after the submission thereof. All such structural alterations, additions, and improvements, if agreed to, shall be made in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and shall remain for the benefit of Landlord after the Term, and Tenant shall not have any obligation to remove the same. Prior to the commencement of any such work or the delivery of any materials, supplies or equipment to the Premises, all contractors shall have duly and effectively waived any right of such contractor and its subcontractors to claim or file a mechanic’s or materialman’s lien against the Premises or any portion thereof or interest therein with respect to all work, materials, supplies and equipment at any time performed or supplied, to the Premises or any portion thereof. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that any approval which, Landlord may give with respect to any work to be performed by or on behalf of the Tenant under this Paragraph or any other provision of this Lease, or with respect to any contractors or subcontractors to perform the same, or with respect to any plans or specifications related thereto shall be solely for Landlord’s own protection and shall not be construed to provide any warranty, representation or other assurance of any kind as to the adequacy, quality or legality thereof or as to any other matter whatsoever, and Tenant shall be solely responsible for such matters and shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from and against all liability, damage, loss, claims, cost and expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to any such work or other matters.

(b) All alterations, additions or improvements shall be made in a proper and workmanlike maimer and with the use of only first class materials. Tenant agrees to fully pay for same and to indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from all expenses, liens, claims or damages (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) to persons or property arising there from or related thereto.

 

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(c) All alterations, additions, improvements and installations (except Tenant’s trade, fixtures and equipment which may be made to the Premises) shall, upon expiration or sooner termination of the Term, by lapse of time or otherwise, become the property of Landlord and remain upon and be surrendered with the Premises. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph 6.3, personal property, business and trade fixtures and machinery, other than that which is affixed to the Premises so that it cannot be removed without material damage to the Premises, shall remain the property of Tenant and may be removed by Tenant at any time during the Term hereof.

(d) Tenant agrees to repair any damage to the Premises caused by, or in connection with, the removal of any articles of personal property, business or trade fixtures, including, without limitation thereto, repairing the floor and patching the walls where reasonably required by Landlord, to Landlord’s reasonable satisfaction.

(e) Tenant shall not permit any mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens to be filed against the fee of the Premises or against Landlord’s interest in the Premises by reason of work, lab of, services or materials supplied or claimed to have been supplied to Tenant or anyone holding the Premises through or under Tenant, whether prior or subsequent to the commencement of the Term. If any such mechanics’ or materialmen’s lien shall at any time be filed against the Premises as a result of any alterations, additions, improvements, repairs or installations performed by or on behalf of Tenant, and Tenant shall fail to remove the lien by satisfaction or bonding over within 30 days thereafter, it shall constitute a breach of this Lease.

ARTICLE 7: DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

 

  7.1 Casualty:

(a) If the Premises or any portion thereof shall be damaged by fire or other casualty, rendering the same materially unfit for the operation of the business of Tenant, and if, in the Landlord’s reasonable judgment, the same cannot reasonably be repaired or restored within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of commencement of such repair or restoration, or if Landlord shall not be obligated to restore the Premises by reason of the terms of subsection (b) below and shall elect not to restore the same, then this Lease shall cease and terminate from the date of such damage, provided that, if any such restoration by Landlord shall not have been completed within such one hundred twenty (120) day period, then Landlord shall have such additional time as may be reasonably necessary to complete such restoration, provided that such additional time does not exceed one hundred twenty (120) days, and if so completed, this Lease shall not be terminated. If this Lease shall so terminate, Tenant shall pay Rent apportioned to the time of the damage (or such later date as Tenant may cease any use of the Premises) and shall immediately surrender the Premises to Landlord, without further liability or obligation of Tenant and Landlord hereunder, provided, however, that nothing

 

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contained herein shall release Tenant from any liability or obligation arising or incurred prior to the time of such damage or casualty and Tenant’s cessation of use of the Premises.

(b) If Landlord shall have determined that any such damage can be repaired within a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of commencement of such repair or restoration, or if this Lease shall not have been terminated as hereinabove provided, then in either such event, Landlord shall re-enter and repair said damage and the Rent shall be equitably abated for the period during which such repairs are being made, provided that Landlord shall not have any obligation to repair or replace any portion of the Premises other than the improvements originally erected or installed by Landlord at its expense and in place at the time of such fire or other casualty. Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, Landlord shall not be obligated to make any restoration and Tenant shall not be obligated to accept any restoration and either party may instead terminate this Lease if (1) such casualty shall (A) occur during the last three (3) years of the then applicable Term, including any extended Term, (exclusive of any unexercised options to extend the Term which may be provided in this Lease, unless, within ten (10) days after demand made by Landlord after such casualty, Tenant shall elect to extend the Term to the extent permitted by the terms of this Lease, and as a result thereof there shall then be in excess of three (3) years remaining in the Term) and (B) exceeds twenty (20%) of the usable space of the Building or otherwise prevents Tenant from conducting Tenant’s business at the Premises as Tenant had previously conducted its business, or (2) there may not be adequate insurance proceeds available for use by Landlord (by reason of the requirements of Landlord’s mortgage or otherwise) to pay in full the cost of such restoration.

 

  7.2 Insurance:

Tenant shall procure, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, casualty and hazard insurance covering the improvements at the Premises for the full replacement cost thereof, providing protection against perils included in the standard state form of “all- risk” insurance policy. Tenant shall also procure general liability insurance with minimum limits of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) for each occurrence and with a general aggregate limit of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000), plus umbrella coverage of at least $10,000,000. Each policy shall name Landlord as an additional insured and shall be carried by insurers licensed to do business in the State of Pennsylvania. Tenant shall furnish Landlord with certificates evidencing such coverage. Tenant shall notify Landlord in the event of any cancellation or non-renewal of any such policy. Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing, as soon as practicable, of any claim, demand, or action arising out of an occurrence covered hereunder of which Tenant has knowledge.

 

  7.3 Mutual Waiver of Subrogation:

Landlord and Tenant hereby release each other and anyone claiming through or under the other by way of subrogation from all liability for any loss of or damage to property, including improvements, buildings and personal property, whether or not caused by the negligence or fault of the other party. Landlord and Tenant shall cause each policy of property insurance concerning the Premises carried by them to be

 

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written to provide that the insurer waives all rights of recovery by way of subrogation against the other party hereto in connection with any loss or damage covered by the policy.

ARTICLE 8: CONDEMNATION

 

  8.1 Award:

In the event that the Premises, or such portion thereof as shall prevent the use of the Premises by Tenant for the business of Tenant as the Tenant conducted prior to such event, shall be taken or condemned for any public or quasi-pubic use or purpose by a competent authority, or by any right of eminent domain, or conveyed to such competent authority in lieu of such taking or condemnation, then this Lease shall terminate as of the date title vests in the condemn or pursuant to such taking or conveyance. The compensation or award attributable to any taking or condemnation of the Premises or any portion thereof, or the consideration for such conveyance, shall be apportioned between Landlord and Tenant based upon the fair market value of the interests of Landlord and Tenant immediately prior to such taking. Tenant shall additionally be entitled to such award as may be allowed for moving expenses, fixtures and other equipment installed by it and any other compensation allowed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If Tenant’s business is, in the reasonable discretion of Tenant, not materially and substantially curtailed by the taking of a portion of the Premises, then this Lease shall continue as to that portion of the Premises remaining after the taking with the Base Rent being equitably abated.

 

  8.2 Termination:

In the event of any termination of this Lease as the result of provisions of this Article 8, with the exception of Tenant’s rights under Section 8.1, the parties, effective as of such termination, shall be released, each to the other, from all liability and obligations thereafter arising under this Lease and this Lease shall become null and void and of no further force or effect.

ARTICLE 9: ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

 

  9.1 Right to Assign or Sublet:

Tenant shall have the right, without prior consent of Landlord, to assign this Lease, or to sublet all or any portion of the Premises to any affiliate of Tenant. Additionally, Tenant shall have the right to assign this Lease, or sublet all or any portion of the Premises, with the consent of Landlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, to any third party, provided that the proposed assignee or subtenant meets the criteria reasonable landlords in and around the Location use to select tenants having similar leasehold obligations. Tenant shall send Landlord a copy of any sublease or assignment and assumption agreement at least fifteen (15) days prior to the full execution and delivery thereof by Tenant and the subtenant or assignee. Any transfer of this Lease from Tenant by merger, consolidation or dissolution or any change in

 

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ownership of the majority of the voting stock in Tenant shall not constitute an assignment for purposes of this Article 9. Any assignment or subletting of the Premises by Tenant shall be subject to any approval right given to the Landlord’s mortgage lender, and its successors or assigns.

 

  9.2 Transfer of Premises:

In the event of any transfer of Landlord’s interest in the Premises, other than a transfer for security purposes only, provided that the assignee landlord agrees in writing, in form and substance acceptable to Tenant, to assume all obligations of Landlord to Tenant arising out of this Lease, Landlord shall be automatically relieved of any and all obligations and liabilities on the part of Landlord arising out of this Lease which accrue from and after the date of such transfer and Tenant agrees to attorn to the transferee.

ARTICLE 10: DEFAULTS; REMEDIES

 

  10.1 Defaults by Tenant:

If (a) Tenant shall fail to timely pay any Rent or any other sum provided for under this Lease as the same becomes due and payable (provided that (i) as to the payment of Base Rent, a default shall not be deemed to have occurred unless the same shall remain unpaid for a period of ten (10) days after it shall have become due and payable, and (ii) as to other payments to be made by Tenant under this Lease for which a period for payment after notice shall not be set forth in this Lease, a default shall not be deemed to have occurred unless the same shall remain unpaid for a period thirty (30) days after notice or demand to Tenant,) or (b) Tenant shall fail to maintain any insurance pursuant to the terms of this Lease, or (c) bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings shall be instituted by or against Tenant, or (d) an assignment shall be made by Tenant for the benefit of creditors, or (e) Tenant shall breach or fail to perform any other term or condition or covenant of this Lease and such failure shall not be cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Landlord (or if such default is incapable of being cured in a reasonable manner within thirty (30) days, Tenant has not commenced to cure the same within said thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to completion, but in no event exceeding ninety (90) days and Tenant shall not thereafter cure such default), then and in any such event Tenant shall be in default hereunder. Landlord shall have the duties and obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate said damage and Tenant shall surrender and deliver up the Premises to Landlord and upon any default by Tenant in so doing, Landlord shall have the right to recover possession by summary proceedings or otherwise and to apply for the appointment of a receiver and for other ancillary relief in such action, provided that Tenant shall have ten (10) days written notice after such application may have been filed and before any hearing thereon and Landlord shall again have and enjoy the Premises, as if this Lease had never been made.

 

  10.2 Remedies Upon Tenant’s Default:

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balance of the Term (exclusive of any unexercised options) to be immediately due and payable, provided that the maximum amount of such accelerated rent may not exceed three (3) years of Base Rent, and the same shall thereupon at once become due and payable as if by the terms of this Lease it were all payable in advance. In such event, any item of Rent other than Base Rent for any future period which shall be so declared immediately due and payable shall be paid based on an estimate thereof by Landlord for the balance of the Term, and in making such estimate Landlord shall be entitled to assume that the amount of such item of Rent shall increase annually by four percent (4%) of the amount determined for the preceding annual period. In addition to the foregoing remedy, in the event of any default hereunder, Landlord may exercise anyone or more of the following remedies: (i) Landlord may declare this Lease terminated; (ii) Landlord may re-enter and take possession of the Premises without terminating this Lease and may relet the Premises for the account of Tenant; and (iii) Landlord may pursue such other rights and remedies which may be available to Landlord at law or in equity, including damages.

 

  10.3 Remedies Upon Landlord’s Default:

In the event that Landlord shall at any time be in default in the observance or performance of any of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by Landlord hereunder and any such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice to Landlord “(or if such default is incapable of being cured in a reasonable manner within thirty (30) days, if Landlord has not commenced to cure the same within said thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to completion, but in no event” exceeding ninety (90) days) and Landlord shall not thereafter cure such default, Tenant shall be entitled, at its election, to exercise concurrently or successively anyone or more of the following rights, in addition to all remedies otherwise provided in this Lease and otherwise available at law or in equity under the laws of the United States or the state in which the Premises are located

(a) to bring suit for the collection of any amounts for which Landlord may be in default, or for the performance of any other covenant or agreement devolving “upon Landlord, without terminating this Lease; and/or

(b) to terminate this Lease upon thirty (30) days additional written notice to Landlord without waiving “Tenant’s rights to damages for Landlord’s failure to perform its obligations hereunder.” If Tenant shall elect to terminate this Lease as aforesaid, all rights and obligations of Tenant, and of any permitted successors or assigns, shall cease and terminate, except that Tenant shall have and retain full right to sue for all damages to Tenant by reason of any such breach.

ARTICLE 11: QUIET ENJOYMENT; ESTOPPEL; SUBORDINATION AND NON-DISTURBANCE

 

  11.1 Quiet Enjoyment:

If and so long as Tenant pays the Rent reserved hereunder and other sums due hereunder and observes and performs all of the covenants, conditions and provisions on Tenant’s part to be observed and performed hereunder, Tenant shall and may

 

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peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy the Premises for the entire Term without hindrance or interference by Landlord or anyone claiming by, through or under Landlord, subject to all the provisions of this Lease.

 

  11.2 Estoppel Certificates:

Within 30 days following any written request which one of the parties hereto may make from time to time, the other party shall execute and deliver to the requesting party a statement in the form attached as Exhibit “C” hereto, certifying: (a) the date of commencement of this Lease; (b) the fact that this .Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there have been modifications to this Lease, that this Lease, as modified, is in full force and effect, and stating the date and nature of such modifications); (c) the date to which the Rent and other sums payable under this Lease have been paid; and (d) the fact that there are no current defaults under this Lease by either Landlord or Tenant except as specified in the certifying party’s statement.

 

  11.3 Subordination to Mortgagee/Attornment:

Tenant agrees that this Lease is and shall be at all times subject and subordinate to the lien of any mortgage or mortgages now or hereafter placed upon the Landlord’s interest in the land of which the Premises are a part (the holder of any such mortgage hereinafter referred to as mortgagee), and to any and all advances to be made under such mortgages, and all renewals, modifications, extensions, consolidations and replacements thereof; provided that Landlord .shall provide to Tenant a “Non- Disturbance Agreement” in reasonably acceptable form, from Landlord’s mortgagee. Tenant agrees to execute and deliver, upon demand, such further instrument subordinating this Lease to the lien of any such mortgage or mortgages as shall be desired by the Landlord and any mortgagees or proposed mortgagees.

Tenant shall, in the event of the sale or assignment of Landlord’s interest in the Premises, or in the event of any proceedings brought for the foreclosure of, or in the event of the exercise of the power of sale under any mortgage covering the land constituting the Premises, attorn to and recognize such purchaser or mortgagee as Landlord under this Lease so long as such purchaser or mortgagee has agreed not to disturb Tenant’s occupancy under this Lease.

ARTICLE 12: INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

 

  12.1 Tenant Indemnification:

Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from any and all demands, claims, causes of action, penalties, liabilities, damages and expenses (including without limitation, attorneys’ fees, environmental experts’ fees, and costs •incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of claims) incurred by Landlord as a result of the breach by Tenant of any obligation under this Lease.

 

  12.2 Landlord Indemnification:

Landlord hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Tenant harmless from any and all demands, claims, causes of action, penalties, liabilities, damages and expenses

 

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(including without limitation, attorneys’ fees, environmental experts’ fees, and costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of claims) incurred by Tenant as a result of the breach by Landlord of any obligation under this Lease.

 

  12.3 Limitation on liability:

Neither party shall be liable to the other for punitive, exemplary or consequential damages for a breach of any obligation under this Lease, except only to the extent such punitive, exemplary or consequential damages are contained as part of an award to a third party claimant.

ARTICLE 13: CLAIMS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

13.1 Notice of Indemnification Claims:

(a) Third Party Claims:

(1) If any third party shall notify either party (the “Indemnified Party” ) with respect to any matter (a “Third Party Claim” ) which may give rise to a claim .for indemnification against the other party (the “Indemnifying Party”) under this Lease, then the Indemnified Party shall promptly (and in any event within ten business days- after receiving notice of the Third Party Claim) notify the Indemnifying Party thereof in writing; provided , however , that failure to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.

(2) The Indemnifying Party will have the right at any time to assume and thereafter conduct the defense of the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party; provided, however , that the Indemnifying Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (not to be withheld or delayed unreasonably) unless the judgment or proposed settlement releases the Indemnified Party completely in connection with such Third Party Claim and that would not otherwise adversely affect the Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim (and shall be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel incurred by the Indemnified Party in defending such Third Party Claim) if the Third Party Claim seeks an order, injunction or other equitable relief or relief for other than money damages against the Indemnified Party that the Indemnified Party reasonably determines, after conferring with its outside, counsel, cannot be separated from any related claim for money damages. If such equitable relief or other relief portion of the Third Party Claim can be so separated from that for money damages, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume the defense of the portion relating to money damages.

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against the Third Party Claim in any manner it reasonably may deem appropriate. Notwithstanding the above, the Indemnified Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (not to be withheld or delayed unreasonably.

(4) The party defending a Third Party Claim shall conduct the defense actively and diligently, and all parties shall cooperate in the defense of such claim. Such cooperation shall include the provision and access to the defending party of documents, information, books and records reasonably requested by the defending party and material to such claim, and making available employees as may be reasonably requested by the party defending such claim and as shall be reasonably required in connection with the defense of such claim and litigation resulting there from.

(b) Other Claims. In the event an Indemnified Party should have a claim against an Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim being asserted against or sought to be collected from such Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall deliver notice of such claim with reasonable promptness and detailing the basis for such claim or claims to the Indemnifying Party. As long as the notice is provided within the relevant survival period, if any, set forth in subparagraph (a) above, the failure by an Indemnified Party so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability that it may have to such Indemnified Party, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. The Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party within ten (10) business days following its receipt of such notice if the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability to the Indemnified Party, provided that the failure by an Indemnifying Party so to timely notify the Indemnified Party shall not affect any defense the Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party, except to the extent that the Indemnified Party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. The Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute.

13.2 Arbitration: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Lease or any related agreement shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) Disputes Covered. The agreement of the parties to arbitrate covers all disputes of every kind relating to or arising out of this Lease. Disputes include actions for breach of contract with respect to this Lease, as well as any claim based upon tort or any other causes of action relating to the transactions’ contemplated by this Lease, such as claims based upon an allegation of fraud or misrepresentation and claims based upon a federal or state statute. In addition, the arbitrators selected according to procedures set forth below shall determine the arbitrability of any matter brought to them, and their decision shall be final and binding on the parties.

 

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(b) Forum. The forum for the arbitration shall be Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

(c) Law. The governing law for the arbitration shall be the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without reference to its conflicts of laws provisions.

(d) Selection . There shall be three arbitrators, unless the parties are able to agree on a single arbitrator. In the absence of such agreement within ten (10) days after the initiation of an arbitration proceeding, Landlord shall select one arbitrator and Tenant shall select one arbitrator, and those two arbitrators shall then select, within ten (10) days, a third arbitrator. If those two arbitrators are unable to select a third arbitrator within such ten (10)-day period, a third arbitrator shall be appointed by the commercial panel of the American Arbitration Association. The decision in writing of at least two of the three arbitrators shall be final and binding upon the parties.

(e) Administration . The arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association.

(f) Rules . The rules of arbitration shall be the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as modified by any other instructions that the parties may agree upon at the time, except that each party shall have the right to conduct discovery in any manner and to the extent authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as interpreted by the federal courts. If there is any conflict between those Rules and this provision, this provision shall prevail.

(g) Substantive Law. The arbitrators shall be bound by and shall strictly enforce the terms of this Lease and may not limit, expand or otherwise modify its terms. The arbitrators shall make a good faith effort to apply substantive applicable law, but an arbitration decision shall not be subject to review because of errors of law. The arbitrators shall be bound to honor claims of privilege or work-product doctrine recognized at law, but the arbitrators shall have the discretion to determine whether any such claim of privilege or work product doctrine applies.

(h) Decision. The arbitrators’ decision shall provide a reasoned basis for the resolution of each dispute and for any award. The arbitrators shall not have power to award damages in connection with any dispute in excess of actual compensatory damages and shall not multiply actual damages or award consequential or punitive damages.

(i) Expenses . Each party shall bear its own fees and expenses with respect to the arbitration and any proceeding related thereto and the parties shall share equally the fees and expenses of the American Arbitration Association and the arbitrators.

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The award rendered by arbitration shall be final and binding upon the parties, and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States.

ARTICLE 14: OPTION TO EXTEND TERM

 

  14.1 Exercise of Options:

Provided Tenant is not in default (beyond applicable notice and grace periods) pursuant to any of the terms and conditions of this Lease, Tenant shall have the option (the “Option”) to extend the term of this Lease for an additional five (5) year period (the “Option Period”) for the period commencing on the date following the Expiration Date upon the terms and conditions contained in this Lease, except, as provided in this Paragraph 14.1. To exercise the Option, Tenant shall give Landlord notice (the “Extension Notice”) of the intent to exercise said Option not less than nine months prior to the date on which the Option Period which is the subject of the notice will commence. In the event Tenant shall exercise the Option, this Lease will terminate in its entirety at the end of the Option Period and Tenant will have no further Options to renew or extend the Term of this Lease.

 

  14.2 Determination of Base Rent

The Base Rent for the Option Period shall be determined as follows:

(a) Landlord and Tenant will have thirty (30) days after Landlord receives the Extension Notice within which to agree on the amount which is equal to the fair market rental value of the Premises as of the commencement date of the Option Period, as defined in subsection (b) below. If they agree on the Base Rent within thirty (30) days, they will amend this Lease by stating the Base Rent.

(b) If Landlord and Tenant are unable to agree on the Base Rent for the Option Period within thirty (30) days, the Base Rent for the Option Period will be equal to the fair market rental value of the Premises as of the commencement date of the Option Period as determined in accordance with subsection (c) hereof As used in this Lease, the “fair market rental value of the Premises” means what a landlord under no compulsion to lease the Premises, and a tenant under no compulsion to lease the Premises, would determine as Base Rent (including initial monthly rent and rental increases) for the Option Period, as of the commencement of the Option Period, taking into consideration the uses permitted under this Lease, the quality, size, design and location of the Premises, and the rent for comparable buildings located in the vicinity of ‘the Project.

(c) Within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the thirty (30) day period set forth in subparagraph (b) above, Landlord and Tenant shall each, at their cost, appoint one licensed real estate appraiser, and the two appraisers so appointed shall jointly attempt to determine and agree upon the amount which is the then fair market rental value of the Premises. If they are unable to agree, then each appraiser so appointed

 

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shall set one value, and notify the other appraiser, of the value set by him or her, concurrently with such appraiser’s receipt of the value set by the other appraiser. The two appraisers then shall, together, select a third licensed appraiser (the cost of which shall be shared equally by the Landlord and Tenant), who shall make a determination of the then fair market rental value, after reviewing the reports of the first two appraisers appointed by the parties, and after doing such independent research as he/she deems appropriate. The value determined by the third appraiser shall be the Base Rent for the Premises during the Option Period.

ARTICLE 15: SURRENDER OF PROPERTY; HOLDING OVER

 

  15.1 Surrender:

At the end of the Term of this Lease, or of the Option Period as the case may be, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord, together with all additions and improvements thereto, in broom-clean condition and in good order and repair except for ordinary wear and tear and for repairs and damages for which Tenant is not obligated to make repairs under this Lease. Unless Landlord shall have obtained a court order preventing Tenant from doing so, Tenant shall have the right at the end of the Term hereof to remove any equipment, furniture, trade fixtures or other personal property placed in the Premises by Tenant removable by Tenant without material damage to a Building, provided that Tenant promptly repairs any damage to the Premises caused by such removal. Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord at the end of the Term without notice of any kind. The provisions of this Paragraph shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, including the Option Period.

 

  15.2 Holdover:

Should Tenant continue to occupy the Premises after the Term ends (a “Holdover”) then:

(a) if the Holdover is ,with Landlord’s written consent, it shall be a three month- to-three-month tenancy, terminable on ninety (90) days advance notice by either party. Tenant shall pay at the beginning of each month Base Rent and Additional Rent equal to the amount due in the last full month immediately preceding the Holdover ,period;

(b) if the Holdover is without Landlord’s written consent, it shall be a ‘month-to-month tenancy, terminable on thirty (30) days advance notice by either party. Tenant shall pay by the first day of each month 125% of Base Rent and 100% of the Additional Rent which was due in the last full month immediately proceeding the Holdover period.

 

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ARTICLE 16: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

  16.1 Severability:

A determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that any provision of this Lease or any part thereof is illegal or unenforceable shall not cancel or invalidate the remainder of such provision of this Lease, which shall remain in -full force and effect.

 

  16.2 Interpretation:

The captions of the Articles or Sections or Paragraphs of this Lease are to assist the parties in reading this Lease and are not a part .of the terms or provisions of this Lease. Whenever required by the context of this’ Lease, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. The masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each include the other. In any provision relating to the conduct, acts or omissions of Tenant or Landlord, the term “Tenant” or “Landlord”, as the case may be, shall include the particular party’s agents, employees, contractors, invitees and successors.

 

  16.3 Incorporation of Prior Agreements:

Modifications: This Lease is the only agreement between the parties pertaining to the lease of the Premises and no other agreements are effective. All amendments to this Lease shall be in writing and signed by all parties.’

 

  16.4 Notices:

All notices required or permitted under this Lease shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by overnight courier. Notices to Tenant or Landlord shall be delivered to the address specified in Article 1 above. All notices shall be effective two days after dispatch or upon delivery, whichever is earlier. Either party may change its notice address upon written notice to the other party.

 

  16.5 No Recordation:

Neither party shall record this Lease without prior written consent from the other party.

 

  16.6 Binding Effect; Choice of Law:

This Lease binds any party who legally acquires any rights or interest in this Lease from Landlord or Tenant. However, Landlord shall have no obligation to Tenant’s successor unless the rights or interests of Tenant’s successor are acquired in accordance with the terms of this Lease. The laws of the state in which the Premises are located shall govern this Lease.

 

  16.7 Corporate Authority:

Each person signing this Lease on behalf of a party hereto represents and warrants that he has full authority to do so and that this Lease binds the corporation.

 

  16.8 Force Majeure:

If either party cannot perform any of its obligations due to events beyond the party’s control, other than the payment of money, the time provided for performing such obligations shall be extended by a period of time equal to the duration of such events. Events beyond a party’s control include, but are not limited to, acts of God, war, civil commotion, labor disputes, strikes, fire, flood or other casualty, shortages of labor or material, government regulation or restriction and weather conditions.

 

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  16.9 Execution of Lease:

This Lease may be executed in counterparts and, when all counterpart documents are executed, the counterparts shall constitute a single binding instrument.

 

  16.10 Survival:

All representations and warranties of Landlord and Tenant shall survive the termination of this Lease.

 

  16.11 No Brokers:

Landlord and Tenant each warrant that they have dealt with .no real estate broker in connection with this transaction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Lease as of the day and year first above written.

 

    LANDLORD:
    Troy Metal Fabricating, LLC

LOGO

   

/s/ S. Kent Rockwell

Attest

    By:   S. Kent Rockwell
    Its:   Manager
    TENANT:
    PROMETAL RCT, LLC

LOGO

   

/s/ David J. Burns

Witness

    By:   David J. Burns
    Its:   President

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

DESCRIPTION OF LAND

Land in the City of Troy, County of Oakland, and State of Michigan, described as:

Lots 5 and 6 of Jack Elwell’s Industrial Park Subdivision, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 178 of Plats, pages 13 through 16 of the Oakland County Records.

Tax Identification No. 20-26-200-060

 

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EXHIBIT “A-1”

DESCRIPTION OF BUILDINGS

The building at 2341 Alger Street was constructed in 1985 and contains 19,648 square feet of rental area. The building improvements are in average overall condition for their age and use. The Property is currently utilized as a light industrial manufacturing facility.

 

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EXHIBIT “B”

Rules and Regulations

The following are general rules and regulations applicable to the Premises and shall be referred to as “Rules and Regulations”. The Rules and Regulations shall be applied and enforced in a commercially reasonable manner consistent with enforcement of rules at similar mixed –use facilities.

1. Loading and Unloading, Deliveries of Equipment, Merchandise and Supplies.

 

  (a) All loading and unloading of goods shall be done through the existing bays and entrances provided for such purpose.

 

  (b) The manner of delivery or shipping of goods to and from the Premises Shall be subject to commercially reasonable rules and regulations that Landlord determines are necessary for the safety of the Premises.

2. Garbage and Refuse

All garbage and refuse shall be kept in the kind of container specified by applicable municipal regulation, shall be sorted and separated for recycling, if required. Tenant shall not burn any trash or garbage of any kind in or about the Premises. Tenant shall comply with all requirements of Landlord or any governmental authority with respect to recycling.

3. Outside Areas

The outside areas of the Premises shall be kept clean and free from snow, ice, dirt and rubbish by the Tenant and Tenant shall not place or permit any obstructions in such areas.

Tenant will keep all exterior and interior surfaces clean, including, without limitation, all windows, awnings and signs, and will maintain the rest of the Premises and all sidewalks and loading areas in a clean and orderly condition and free of insects, rodents, vermin and other pests.

4. Aerials and Other Devices

 

  (a) No aerial or device shall be erected on the roof or exterior walls of the Premises, or on the grounds, without the prior written consent of Landlord which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Any aerial or device so installed without such written consent shall be subject to removal.

 

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No dogs, cats or other animals shall be allowed in or on the Premises.

12. No Unlawful Practices

13. No part of the Premises shall be used for any unlawful acts or practices.

Tenant agrees that Landlord may amend, modify, delete or add any additional reasonable rules and regulations for the use and care of the Premises, provided such rules and regulations do not materially increase Tenant’s obligations under the Lease.

Tenant agrees to comply with all such additional rules and regulations or amendments, modifications or additions thereto upon notice to Tenant from Landlord.

Tenant agrees that any breach by Tenant of any of the rules and regulations contained herein or any additions, modifications, amendments or deletions thereof shall constitute a default.

 

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EXHIBIT “C”

ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE

 

i. The undersigned is the Tenant under that certain Lease dated

                                          by and between

                                                                                           (“Landlord”) and

                                                                                   as Tenant (the “Lease”), covering those

certain premises commonly known and designated as                                                  

consisting of                                          square feet (“Premises”).

 

ii. The Lease has not been modified, changed, altered or amended in any respect (except as indicated following this sentence) and is the only Lease or agreement between the undersigned and the Landlord affecting the Premises. If none, state “none”.

 

 

 

 

iii. The undersigned has accepted and now occupies the Premises. The Lease term began                                                   and the rent for the Premises has been paid to and including                                                                       . No rent has been prepaid for more than                              months.

 

iv. The Lease is not in default and is in full force and effect.

 

v. The undersigned has received or will receive payment or credit for Tenant improvement work in the total amount of $                                  (or if other than cash, described below). If not, state “none”.

 

 

 

Dated this                      day of                                      ,                   .

 

TENANT

By:

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.12

 

Open-account credit  

Sparkasse 1

Stadtsparkasse Augsburg

Halderstr. 1-5

86150 Augsburg

 

 

Tax ID no.: DE 127504902

Acct. no.: 250491743

Company: Prometal RCT GmbH, Am Mittleren Moos 41, 86167 Augsburg

 

 

hereinafter referred to as the Borrower – enters into an agreement with the Sparkasse for open-account credit

Up to a maximum amount of €500,000.00

1 Granting of credit

The credit shall be made available in the stated amount to giro account no. 250491743.

2 Credit costs

For the loan moneys claimed, the interest and fee rates set by the Sparkasse for credits of this type shall be paid. The Borrower shall be notified of any changes to the rates.

The interest rate currently amounts to 6.5 percent per year.

¨ The fee for keeping the entire loan moneys available shall be assessed a credit fee of      percent per year., as long as the approved credit is not claimed.

¨ Also charged are:

For each account statement, the credit costs incurred until then shall be charged. If this results in the granted credit being exceeded, the Sparkasse shall charge for the exceeded amount – as with any credit overdraft –

x the overdraft interest set for overdrafts, currently 10.50 percent per year.

¨ in addition to the aforementioned credit costs, the overdraft fee set for overdrafts, currently      percent per year.

The Borrower shall promptly settle each overdraft.

If no sales tax is charged, then the transaction shall be considered a tax-free financial service. If the Borrower has not submitted its opposition in writing within four weeks after posting of the sales tax by explaining its justified interests (especially no entitlement to pre-tax deduction), the Sparkasse shall continue to account for the credit costs plus sales tax in the legally stipulated amount. The Borrower shall also be entitled to object if its pre-tax deduction entitlement changes at a later point in time.

3 Duration and Termination

The credit is granted for an indefinite period, unless a time limit is agreed upon separately hereafter.

x The credit is granted until July 31, 2012.

For termination, No. 26 of the Sparkasse’s General Terms and Conditions (AGB) shall apply.

4 Special Agreements

 

 

See enclosure –

5 Collateral

The credit may only be claimed when all prerequisites to do so have been met, that the collateral is available to the Sparkasse, and the Sparkasse has been presented with confirmation regarding this. The Sparkasse is being provided with/assigned, in special agreements governing the details, the following collateral:

 

   

Time-unrestricted guarantee of €1,500,000.00 from S. Kent Rockwell, according to a separate statement.

 

   

Assignment of al claims from all customers whose names begin with A-Z from the delivery of goods and services by Prometal RCT GmbH, according to a separate collateral contract.

 

   

Hard copy of a letter of responsibility from Ex One Company, LLC for the benefit of Prometal RCT GmbH, according to a separate agreement

The liability for any existing or future miscellaneous collateral within the scope of the respectively agreed upon collateral purpose shall hereby remain unaffected.

 

1           For companies/legal persons with tax ID or VAT ID no.

   ¨ Please mark if applicable.

[Left margin, center: 1 Borrower]

[Left margin, bottom: form publication information]


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6 Multiple Borrowers

Multiple borrowers shall be liable as joint debtors for the liabilities arising from this contract.

If the Sparkasse is paid off by a borrower, it shall not verify whether this borrower is entitled to claims on collateral it no longer requires. It shall basically return such collateral to the collateral provider, as long as the paying borrower does not prove that the collateral provider’s approval is on hand for issue to it.

7 Requirements regarding disclosure and information

For the entire duration of this loan, the Borrower shall grant the Sparkasse or an agency it designates, at any time and at least once annually, the right to examine the current business relationships, to hand over related relevant documents (e.g., balance sheets/annual financial statement, income tax reports and declarations, statements of assets and liabilities, and so on), to provide any requested information, and to enable inspection of its business. The Sparkasse is required, based on legal and supervisory guidelines, to have the Borrower’s business relationships disclosed to it.

The Sparkasse may request the documents required to do so directly from the Borrower’s consultants for bookkeeping and tax-related matters after coordinating with the Borrower. If the mentioned documents are stored on data carriers, the Borrower shall be required to make these legible within a suitable period of time.

If the Borrower does not meet these requirements, the Sparkasse shall be entitled to terminate the credit relationship with immediate repayment.

The Sparkasse is entitled to examine at any time the public register as well as the land register and the property files, and to request single or certified copies and extracts at the Borrower’s cost, as well as to obtain information from insurance companies, authorities, and other agencies, especially credit institutions that it may consider necessary to evaluate the credit relationship.

8 Costs of the contract

All costs incurred by signing and executing this Contract, including the provision of collateral, shall be borne by the Borrower.

9 Place of jurisdiction

Unless the competence of the Sparkasse’s general place of jurisdiction is not already indicated in §29 ZPO (Code of Civil Procedure), the Sparkasse may pursue its claims through legal action in its general place of jurisdiction if the borrower to be sued in the legal action is a business person or a legal person according to No. 6, AGB (General Terms and Conditions) or such persons have no general place of jurisdiction domestically at the time of contract signing, or later move their domicile or usual place of residence outside of the Federal Republic of Germany or their usual place of residence is not known at the time the suit is filed.

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10 Assignment and transfer of credit risk to third parties / dissemination of information

10.1 The Sparkasse may transfer the credit claim and/or the economic risk of the credit approval, in whole or in part, to third parties for the purposes of refinancing, equity relief, or risk diversification. This may take place for example by means of selling the credit claims, including any associated collateral, credit derivatives, or credit sub-participation.

To do so, the Sparkasse may forward the required information (e.g., credit amount, due date, interest rate, name and address) to the third party as well as those persons who, for technical, organizational, or legal reasons, are to be included in verifying the market value or executing the transfer (e.g., rating agencies, auditors, tax consultants, attorneys, or notaries). The Borrower shall release the Sparkasse to that extent from the banking secrecy requirement.

10.2 A third party may be a member of the European system of central banks, a credit institution, a financial services organization, a finance company, an insurance company, a pension insurance carrier, a pension fund, a capital investment company, or an institutional buyer.

10.3 The Sparkasse shall require that third parties and the other persons listed under No. 10.1 maintain confidentiality regarding the dissemination of information, if such a requirement does not already exist due to legal or profession-related/professionally accepted provisions. The confidentiality requirement comprises maintaining secrecy regarding all customer-related data and values and to use the information only in the scope necessary to execute the described measures. The Sparkasse shall also require third parties to settle corresponding confidentiality agreements with additional recipients prior to the transfer of rights stemming from the contract and the dissemination of information to them.

11 General Terms and Conditions

The Sparkasse expressly points out that its General Terms and Conditions (AGB) are also an inherent component of the contract. The General Terms and Conditions may be viewed in the Sparkasse’s counter room. 2

The contract and additional copies shall be signed by all borrowers!


Page, 2, signature box

 

  Place, date
  The Borrower is acting on its own behalf
  ¨  yes   ¨  no   (other officer authorized to conduct business; see identification sheet)
  Company and legally binding signature(s) of Borrower
  [signed]   [signed] LOGO
  Prometal RCT GmbH
  Sparkasse signature with date if different
  LOGO  
     

July 29, 2011

 

 

2  

Every one of the Sparkasse’s contractual partners shall receive a copy of the AGB if no business relations yet exist and the contract is signed outside of the Sparkasse.


Stadtsparkasse Augsburg

Enclosure to the open-account credit

Special agreements

 

     

File no.: KAg/G3/CH/ES

Place, date: Augsburg, July 29, 2011

Agreement regarding an equity capital covenant: “The equity capital ratio may not exceed 50 percent.”

The “equity capital ratio” figure refers, in relation to the respective relevant period, to the ratio of business equity capital to the balance sheet total.

The term “business equity capital” is defined as follows:

 

1) Subscribed capital (share capital)

 

2) + Capital and profit reserves

 

3) +/- Profit/loss statement

 

4) +/- Annual profit/loss or

 

5) +/- Annual net income/loss

 

6) - Anticipated distribution

 

7) + Liabilities to shareholders (if the residual period on the balance sheet date > 5 years)

 

8) + Miscellaneous mezzanine capital (subordinate loans, silent partnerships, participation rights) as long as they can at least be valued as business equity capital; subordination of capital and interest, waiver to normal termination rights as well as extraordinary termination rights if business relationships deteriorate, an original term > 5 years, a residual term > 1 year, no collateral.

 

9) - Outstanding contributions

 

10) - Activated startup and expansion costs

 

11) - Activated goodwill

 

12) - Claims against or loans to shareholders

 

13) - Claims for which a postponement of priority was declared

 

14) - Prepaid expenses for latent taxes

 

15) - Pension provisions not yet carried as liabilities

 

16) - Own company shares

 

17) +/- Adjustment items for currency conversions

 

18) + 65 percent of the special items with reserve portions

 

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Stadtsparkasse Augsburg

Enclosure to the open-account credit

Special agreements

 

     

File no.: KAg/G3/CH/ES

Place, date: Augsburg, July 29, 2011

“Balance sheet total” is defined as:

 

1) Balance sheet total according to the annual financial statement

 

2) - Outstanding contributions (to the extent that the income declaration statement does not already reflect “net”)

 

3) - Claims against shareholders

 

4) - Own company shares

 

5) - Activated goodwill

 

6) - Activated startup and expansion costs

 

7) + Prepayments openly deducted from the inventories

 

8) - Prepaid expenses for latent taxes

Calculating the figures for “business equity capital” and “balance sheet total” shall be done each time on Dec. 31 of a given calendar year based upon the respective Prometal RCT GmbH annual financial statement furnished with an unqualified certificate by the auditor according to §322 HGB (Commercial Code).

The Borrower and the Sparkasse agree that in the event of a breach of the aforementioned requirements agreed upon regarding the Borrower’s financial circumstances, a higher risk assessment of the claims against the Borrower is justified. In this case, the Sparkasse is entitled to demand the provision of (additional) bank collaterals for this credit.

If there are multiple borrowers, the Sparkasse is also entitled to exercise its termination right if the prerequisites for termination exist only in the person of one Borrower. The termination rights shall exist in the event of not exercising this option as long as the reason for termination exists.

 

Augsburg, Aug. 4, 2011     [signed] by proxy [signed]   LOGO
Place, date     Prometal RCT GmbH  
Augsburg, July 29, 2011     Stadtsparkasse Augsburg  
Place, date     [signed]   [signed]
    Christoph Hennig   Elisa Schad

 

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Exhibit 10.13

 

Basic contract for guarantee-backed credit

 

¨ Credit guarantee

  

Sparkasse 1

Stadtsparkasse Augsburg

Halderstr. 1-5

86150 Augsburg

 

Tax ID no.: DE 127504902

Acct. no.: 7000068853

Place, date: Augsburg, July 29, 2011

Company: Prometal RCT GmbH, Am Mittleren Moos 41, 86167 Augsburg

 

 

hereinafter referred to as the Borrower – enters into an agreement with the Sparkasse for the takeover of sureties for the benefit of the Borrower up to a total amount of

EUR 1,000,000.00

For the basic contract, the following conditions shall apply in addition to the attached conditions for the guarantee-related transaction:

1 Guarantee account

For the sureties taken over by the Sparkasse, the Borrower shall be debited on guarantee account no. 7000068853.

2 Guarantee fee

For the sureties taken over within the scope of this contract, the Sparkasse shall assess the fee rates respectively established for guarantee-backed credit of this type,

¨ currently one-time      percent of the guarantee amount, minimum EUR

x the rate respectively set by the Sparkasse for guarantee-backed credit, currently

 

¨ per month   

percent of the guarantee amount

x per year    1.75 percent of the guarantee amount
At least €15.00 per quarter   

For additional costs, see Special Agreements

The Borrower shall receive the debit note separately. The Borrower shall be notified of any changes to the guarantee fee.

The debit shall be drawn from giro account no.:                     

If no sales tax is charged, then the transaction shall be considered a tax-free financial service. If the Borrower has not submitted its opposition in writing within four weeks after posting of the sales tax by explaining its justified interests (especially no entitlement to pre-tax deduction), the Sparkasse shall continue to charge for the credit costs plus sales tax in the legally stipulated amount. The Borrower shall also be entitled to object if its pre-tax deduction entitlement changes at a later point in time.

3 Amount of the guarantee

When a guarantee is taken over, the Borrower shall receive a separate notice regarding the amount of the guarantee stemming from this basic contract. The Sparkasse is authorized to obtain information from creditors regarding the respective amounts of the guaranteed liabilities.

4 Special agreements

 

 

See enclosure –

5 Collateral

The Sparkasse is entitled to take over guarantees when all prerequisites have been met for the collateral to be available to the Sparkasse, and that the Sparkasse has been presented with confirmation regarding this. The Sparkasse is being/ provided with/assigned – in special agreements governing the details – the following collateral:

 

   

Time-unrestricted guarantee of €1,500,000.00 from S. Kent Rockwell, according to a separate statement.

 

   

Assignment of all claims from all customers whose names begin with A-Z arising from the delivery of goods and services by Prometal RCT GmbH, according to a separate collateral contract.

 

   

Hard copy of a letter of responsibility from Ex One Company, LLC for the benefit of Prometal RCT GmbH, according to a separate agreement

The liability for any existing or future miscellaneous collateral within the scope of the respectively agreed upon collateral purpose shall hereby remain unaffected.

 

1           For companies/legal persons with tax ID or VAT ID no.

   ¨ Please mark if applicable.


6 Multiple Borrowers

Multiple borrowers shall be liable as joint debtors for the liabilities arising from this contract.

If the Sparkasse is paid off by a borrower, it shall not verify whether this borrower is entitled to claims on collateral it no longer requires. It shall basically return such collateral to the collateral provider, as long as the paying borrower does not prove that the collateral provider’s approval is on hand for issue to it.

7 Claims arising from a guarantee

If a claim arising from a guarantee is made against the Sparkasse, the Customer shall promptly reimburse the amounts paid by the Sparkasse toward the guarantee. The Sparkasse is entitled to place its reimbursement claim in its current account.

8 Contract duration

The contract shall be concluded for an indefinite period and may be terminated by either party at any time without having to comply with a termination notice. For guarantees taken over at the time of termination, the provisions of this contract shall continue to apply. However, the Sparkasse may, regardless of the claim for exemption according to § 775 BGB (German Civil Code), demand that the Borrower be exempt from these guarantee obligations.

9 Requirements regarding disclosure and information

For the entire duration of this loan, the Borrower shall grant the Sparkasse or an agency it designates, at any time and at least once annually, the right to examine the current business relationships, to hand over related relevant documents (e.g., balance sheets/annual financial statement, income tax reports and declarations, statements of assets and liabilities, and so on), to provide any requested information, and to enable inspection of its business. The Sparkasse is required, based on legal and supervisory guidelines, to have the Borrower’s business relationships disclosed to it.

The Sparkasse may request the documents required to do so directly from the Borrower’s consultants for bookkeeping and tax-related matters after coordinating with the Borrower. If the mentioned documents are stored on data carriers, the Borrower shall be required to make these legible within a suitable period of time.

If the Borrower does not meet these requirements, the Sparkasse shall be entitled to terminate the credit relationship with immediate repayment.

The Sparkasse is entitled to examine at any time the public register as well as the land register and the property files, and to request single or certified copies and extracts at the Borrower’s cost, as well as to obtain information from insurance companies, authorities, and other agencies, especially credit institutions that it may consider necessary to evaluate the credit relationship.

10 Costs of the contract

All costs incurred by signing and executing this Contract, including the provision of collateral, shall be borne by the Borrower.

11 Place of jurisdiction

Unless the competence of the Sparkasse’s general place of jurisdiction is not already indicated in §29 ZPO (Code of Civil Procedure), the Sparkasse may pursue its claims through legal action in its general place of jurisdiction if the borrower to be sued in the legal action is a business person or a legal person according to No. 6, AGB (General Terms and Conditions) or such persons have no general place of jurisdiction domestically at the time of contract signing, or later move their domicile or usual place of residence outside of the Federal Republic of Germany or their usual place of residence is not known at the time the suit is filed.

12 General Terms and Conditions

The Sparkasse expressly points out that its General Terms and Conditions (AGB) are also an inherent component of the contract. The General Terms and Conditions may be viewed in the Sparkasse’s counter room. 2

The contract and additional copies shall be signed by all borrowers!

Enclosure: Conditions for the surety transaction

 

Place, date (if different than on page 1)   Company and signature(s) of Transferor
    The Borrower is acting on its own behalf
Legitimation/identification   ¨ yes / ¨ no (other officer authorized to conduct business;
¨ 1. Person known and already legitimized by account                                                  see identification sheet)
Verified by ¨ personal ID / ¨ passport    
No.                              valid until                                [signed]   by proxy [signed]
Issued by                                                 Prometal RCT GmbH  
Citizenship                                                  
Place of birth                                                 LOGO  
¨ 2. Person known and already legitimized by account                         
Verified by ¨ personal ID / ¨ passport    
No.                      valid until                         
Issued by                                                   Aug. 4, 2011
Citizenship                                                  
Place of birth                                                  
Legitimacy and correctness of signature(s) checked:   Signature of processing individual (with employee ID no.)   For the Sparkasse             (with date if different)
   

 

LOGO

 
      July 29, 2011

 

2  

Every one of the Sparkasse’s contractual partners shall receive a copy of the AGB if no business relations yet exist and the contract is signed outside of the Sparkasse.


Stadtsparkasse Augsburg

Enclosure to the Guarantee-Backed Credit Basic Agreement

 

     

File no.:

Place, date: Augsburg, July 29, 2011

 

Re. 4 Special Agreements

The maximum loan amount in the amount of €1,000,000.00 may be used in your name and on your behalf as a guarantee, surety for business abroad, commercial letter of credit, and currency exchange rate hedging transaction.

The price for issuing a domestic suretyship deed is currently €20.00 when using the Sparkasse’s own forms and wording. If using non-Sparkasse forms or wording, the price increases to €40.00 currently per deed. The conditions for sureties for business abroad, commercial letters of credit, and currency exchange rate hedging transactions shall be agreed upon with you separately.

The advance payment guarantee no. 7000066733 for €174,396.22 shall be charged to this multipurpose framework.

The Sparkasse may, for purposes of individual audits of guarantee contracts, request the documents it believes are necessary in regard to the Borrower’s primary debt relationship to be secured. A right of refusal for guarantee contracts shall be agreed upon in favor of the Sparkasse in the relationship with the Borrower for justified individual cases.

 

Augsburg, Aug. 4, 2011     [signed] by proxy [signed]
Place, date     Prometal RCT GmbH  
Augsburg, July 29, 2011     Stadtsparkasse Augsburg  
Place, date     [signed]   [signed]
    Christoph Hennig   Elisa Schad

 

LOGO

 

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LOGO
    Tax ID No. DE 127504902
Assignment of Outstanding Debts    
(Global Assignment)   Ref. No. KAg/G3/CH/ES  
  Place, date: Augsburg, July 29, 2011  

To secure all claims arising from the bank-related business relations according to No. 2,

Prometal RCT GmbH

Am Mittleren Moos 41

86167 Augsburg

 

 

hereinafter referred to as the Transferor, transfers to the Sparkasse claims owed currently and in the future arising from the delivery of goods and services as well as from

Against all customers or debtors whose letters begin with

A to Z

 

 

hereinafter referred to as third-party debtors. They are described in greater detail under No. 1.1.

1. Transferred claims

1.1 Information regarding the transferred claims

The transfer pertains to the claims that arose from the Transferor’s business activities or will arise from these in the future. With the claims, all ancillary claims, including any interest in arrears, shall be transferred. If the collateral provider instructs a third party to collects its claims in its name, it shall hereby also transfer to the Sparkasse the possession recovery rights and payment claims to which it is entitled arising from these. If a claim included in the transfer cannot be executed in whole or in part as a result of a third-party debtor’s complaints, the transfer shall also include any of the Transferor’s warranty claims against its contractor.

To determine the starting letter of individual persons or companies that contain one or more family names, the first letter of the first family name is authoritative. In the other cases, it shall be the first letter of the company name.

1.2 Claims in the current account

Should a transferred claim between the Transferor and the third-party debtor have to be placed in a current account (real or so-called non-real current account), then the claims from drawn and future balances shall also be transferred. Also transferred is the right to terminate the current account and determining the balance.

2. Purpose of collateral

The claims shall serve as collateral for all existing and future, including conditional or time-limited, claims of the Sparkasse against

Prometal RCT GmbH, Am Mittleren Moos 41, 86167 Augsburg

 

   

hereinafter referred to as Borrower – from its bank-related business relations (especially from current account, credits, and loans of all types including any legal claims and bills of exchange). They shall also cover claims against the Borrower from bills of exchange, even if they are submitted by third parties, from transfers or legal transfers of claim and from sureties, which have been taken over by the Borrower in relation to the Sparkasse, effective on their due dates, to the extent that the Sparkasse acquires these claims within the scope of its bank-related business relations with the Borrower.

3 Inventory

3.1 The Transferor shall send to the Sparkasse 1

on a semi-annual basis

and unbidden an inventory of the aforementioned claims, and initially upon signing this Contract. The Sparkasse may also request an inventory in shorter time intervals. The inventory must provide the names and addresses of third-party debtors, the amount of the claim, the invoice date as well as any due dates. Current account claims shall be explicitly marked in the inventories. Upon request, the existence of claims shall be verified by the submission of invoice copies or other documents. The scope of the claim transfer shall not be impaired by an incomplete inventory.

3.2 The Transferor shall ensure for all claims listed in the inventory according to No. 3.1 that they rightly exist and are neither distrained, pledged, or otherwise transferred (with the exception of transfers due to the Contractor’s extended right to title retention).

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Here the time interval shall be entered.

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Exhibit 10.14

 

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    Tax ID No. DE 127504902
Assignment of Outstanding Debts    
(Global Assignment)   Ref. No. KAg/G3/CH/ES  
  Place, date: Augsburg, July 29, 2011  

To secure all claims arising from the bank-related business relations according to No. 2,

Prometal RCT GmbH

Am Mittleren Moos 41

86167 Augsburg

 

 

hereinafter referred to as the Transferor, transfers to the Sparkasse claims owed currently and in the future arising from the delivery of goods and services as well as from

Against all customers or debtors whose letters begin with

A to Z

 

 

hereinafter referred to as third-party debtors. They are described in greater detail under No. 1.1.

1. Transferred claims

1.1 Information regarding the transferred claims

The transfer pertains to the claims that arose from the Transferor’s business activities or will arise from these in the future. With the claims, all ancillary claims, including any interest in arrears, shall be transferred. If the collateral provider instructs a third party to collects its claims in its name, it shall hereby also transfer to the Sparkasse the possession recovery rights and payment claims to which it is entitled arising from these. If a claim included in the transfer cannot be executed in whole or in part as a result of a third-party debtor’s complaints, the transfer shall also include any of the Transferor’s warranty claims against its contractor.

To determine the starting letter of individual persons or companies that contain one or more family names, the first letter of the first family name is authoritative. In the other cases, it shall be the first letter of the company name.

1.2 Claims in the current account

Should a transferred claim between the Transferor and the third-party debtor have to be placed in a current account (real or so-called non-real current account), then the claims from drawn and future balances shall also be transferred. Also transferred is the right to terminate the current account and determining the balance.

2. Purpose of collateral

The claims shall serve as collateral for all existing and future, including conditional or time-limited, claims of the Sparkasse against

Prometal RCT GmbH, Am Mittleren Moos 41, 86167 Augsburg

 

   

hereinafter referred to as Borrower – from its bank-related business relations (especially from current account, credits, and loans of all types including any legal claims and bills of exchange). They shall also cover claims against the Borrower from bills of exchange, even if they are submitted by third parties, from transfers or legal transfers of claim and from sureties, which have been taken over by the Borrower in relation to the Sparkasse, effective on their due dates, to the extent that the Sparkasse acquires these claims within the scope of its bank-related business relations with the Borrower.

3 Inventory

3.1 The Transferor shall send to the Sparkasse 1

on a semi-annual basis

and unbidden an inventory of the aforementioned claims, and initially upon signing this Contract. The Sparkasse may also request an inventory in shorter time intervals. The inventory must provide the names and addresses of third-party debtors, the amount of the claim, the invoice date as well as any due dates. Current account claims shall be explicitly marked in the inventories. Upon request, the existence of claims shall be verified by the submission of invoice copies or other documents. The scope of the claim transfer shall not be impaired by an incomplete inventory.

3.2 The Transferor shall ensure for all claims listed in the inventory according to No. 3.1 that they rightly exist and are neither distrained, pledged, or otherwise transferred (with the exception of transfers due to the Contractor’s extended right to title retention).

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Here the time interval shall be entered.

[Left margin, center: Copy for the Transferor]

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5 Transfer of claims

5.1 The current claims shall be transferred to the Sparkasse upon signing this Contract; future ones shall be transferred once they are created.

5.2 Claims that are subject to the extended right of title retention of a Transferor’s contractor shall be transferred to the Sparkasse at the time in which they are no longer included in the extended retention of title. To the extent that claims are only partly included in an extended retention of title, the transfer to the Sparkasse shall initially extend to the claimed portion to which the Transferor is entitled; the portion subject to the extended retention of title is considered transferred at the time it is no longer subject to the extended retention of title. The Transferor shall hereby transfer its claims for retransfer (release) of the claims directed against the contractor to the Sparkasse.

6 Collateral rights/insurance

6.1 Besides the claims, all collateral liable in their regard as well as rights stemming from underlying legal transactions, unless otherwise stipulated by law (§ 401 BGB (German Civil Code)), shall be transferred to the Sparkasse. These include collateral ownership and reserved ownership. In doing so, the transfer is replaced by the assignment of claims upon issuance of the goods. If other collateral exists, the Sparkasse may demand its transfer.

6.2 If a transferred claim is insured or if it is insured at a later point, the transfer shall also include the insurance claims. The Transferor shall hand over to the Sparkasse notices of transfer upon request. The Sparkasse may announce the transfer to the credit insurer at any time.

7 Supplementary collateral requirement

If the Transferor is also the Borrower, the Sparkasse may request it to furnish or increase collateral for its loan liabilities if there is a change in the risk situation due to subsequently occurring or known circumstances. These circumstances can include, e.g., a deterioration or pending deterioration of the economic situation of the Transferor, a jointly liable party, or guarantor, or the value of the existing collateral.

8 Other duties of the Transferor

The Transferor shall:

8.1 Notify the Sparkasse upon its request, what claims listed in the inventory according to No. 3 were transferred, due to extended retention of title, by the contractors to it, in whose claims the transfer is barred or requires the express consent of the third-party debtor. In addition, the Transferor shall indicate upon request whether third-party debtors are entitled to the offsetting of appropriate counterclaims and, if applicable, which ones;


8.2 Present to the Sparkasse, a trustee designated by it, or its responsible audit firm, at any time upon request, its books, balance sheets, financial statements, and business documents or grant examination and auditing of these procedures, provide any requested information, and enable its operations to be visited.

8.3 Avoid any measure by means of which third parties that are legally or financially interested in the claims are unaware of the Sparkasse’s creditor position, and to Promptly notify the Sparkasse if the transferred claims or the transferred collateral rights are distrained by a third party, and to notify the distraining third party of the transfer or assignment of rights;

8.4 Undertake disposition of the claims, for example within the scope of factoring transactions, only with the express consent of the Sparkasse;

8.5 Monitor, by itself and within the scope of its capabilities, the maintaining and safeguarding of all claims transferred to the Sparkasse or the assigned collateral rights and to inform the Sparkasse accordingly.

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9 Collection right of Transferor

9.1 As long as the Sparkasse does not exercise its rights regarding disclosure and utilization, the Transferor shall be entitled and required to collect the transferred claims within the scope of a proper business operation. The Transferor’s collection right shall expire no later than when revoked by the Sparkasse. Regardless of other expiration reasons, the collection right shall always expire when the Transferor has requested legal insolvency proceedings regarding its assets.

9.2 If the counter-value of a transferred claim – in its full amount or in partial amounts in cash or in another form, e.g., in checks or bills of exchange – is received directly by the Transferor, it shall promptly notify the Sparkasse upon its request about such receipt by providing precise disclosure about the claim to which the counter-value is allotted.

9.3 For payment toward claims transferred to the Sparkasse by means of checks or cash, ownership of the check or cash shall go to the Sparkasse as soon as the Transferor acquires it. If payments are made by bills of exchange, the Transferor shall assign the rights hereunder to in advance to the Sparkasse for security’s sake. The assignment of cash, checks, and bills of exchange shall initially be replaced by the Transferor safekeeping the money or papers for the Sparkasse. The Transferor shall furnish checks and bills of exchange with an endorsement and deliver these and cash promptly to the Sparkasse.


10 Disclosure and utilization

10.1 The Transferor shall assign notices of assignment to the Sparkasse upon request. The Sparkasse shall initially not disclose the transfer; however, it is entitled to do subject to the following conditions. The Transferor shall, after it makes such a disclosure, hold third party debtors to make payments to the Sparkasse.

10.2 The Sparkasse is entitled to disclose and utilize claims transferred to it and the collateral rights when

 

 

Its secured claims are due and the Borrower is in arrears with its payments or

 

 

The Borrower has ceased making payments or

 

 

Court-ordered insolvency proceedings have been requested over its assets.

10.3 The Sparkasse shall issue a prior warning regarding disclosure and utilization with an appropriate grace period to the extent this is not inappropriate. This period shall be of such a duration that it enables the Transferor to present objections as well as to attempt to pay the owed amounts to avert utilization. To the extent the present contract represents a business transaction according to the HGB (German Commercial Code) for the Transferor, the period shall in principle amount to one week. Otherwise, it shall amount to four weeks.

Setting a grace period is not required if the Transferor has discontinued its payments or a request was filed to open court-ordered insolvency proceedings on its assets.

10.4 The Sparkasse may utilize, at its equitable discretion, the transferred claims and security interests in other ways other than collection or utilization, especially to use the transferred goods without restriction or take over itself such goods subject to assessing an appropriate price, and thereby satisfy its claims. There is no stipulation of immediate cash payment of the purchase price. In the event of collection and without first asking the Transferor, the Sparkasse may take all measures and make agreements with third-party debtors that it deems necessary to collect the claims, especially granting deferments or rebates and negotiating settlements.

10.5 When several security interests exist, the Sparkasse has voting rights. In selecting and utilizing them, the Sparkasse shall take appropriate consideration of the interests to which the Transferor is entitled. For sales tax reasons, the Sparkasse is entitled to settle a delivery that falls under utilization by means of a credit note. The Transferor shall state its agreement hereto.

10.6 If the proceeds from the assignment are not sufficient to satisfy all claims secured by the transfer, these shall be settled according to the Sparkasse’s equitable discretion.


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11 Release of collateral

11.1 The Sparkasse is required to release its rights arising from the transfer of claims as soon as its claims against the Borrower are fulfilled.

It is required, beforehand and upon request, to release claims arising from this assignment at its discretion when and to what extent the realizable value of the transferred claims as well as all other collateral exceeds 110 percent of all secured claims of the Sparkasse not only in the short term. The coverage of 110 percent increases by the respective current sales tax rate if the Sparkasse is required to pay the sales tax from sales revenues.

When determining the realizable value and based on the nominal value, claims shall not be taken into account

 

 

That have not transferred over to the Sparkasse (e.g., in the event of extended retention of title) or

 

 

That are distrained by third parties or pledged to third parties if the third-party rights have priority, or

 

 

When, there are opposing claims of third-party debtors suitable for offsetting purposes, or

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In which a defect-related warranty is asserted, however only in the amount of the warranty claim, or

 

 

That are directed against third-party debtors with head offices located abroad.

In addition, when it comes to determining the realizable value, an appropriate safety margin shall be used due to any bad debt losses.

The Sparkasse may also fulfill the release obligation by releasing other collateral of a corresponding scope.

11.2 If the Transferor itself is the Borrower, the Sparkasse, if it is satisfied by a guarantor or other third party, shall transfer its rights to them unless claims of others are proven.

12 General Terms and Conditions

It is expressly pointed out that additionally the General Terms and Conditions (AGB) of the Sparkasse are an integral component of the contract. The AGB may be viewed in the counter halls of the Sparkasse. 2

The contract and duplication shall be signed by all Transferors listed on page!


Enclosure(s)

 

Place, date (if different than on page 1)   Company and signature(s) of Transferor
Augsburg,                                  [signed]       by proxy [signed]
  Prometal RCT GmbH  
Legitimation/identification    
¨ 1. Person known and already legitimized by account                       

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Verified by ¨ personal ID / ¨ passport    
No.                              valid until                                 
Issued by                                                  
Citizenship                                                  
Place of birth                                                   Aug. 4, 2011
¨ 2. Person known and already legitimized by account                         
Verified by ¨ personal ID / ¨ passport    
No.                              valid until                                 
Issued by                                                  
Citizenship                                                  
Place of birth                                                 For the Sparkasse (with date if different)
   

 

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Legitimacy and correctness of signature(s) checked:   Signature of processing individual (with employee ID no.)     July 29, 2011

 

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Every one of the Sparkasse’s contractual partners shall receive a copy of the AGB if no business relations yet exist and the contract is signed outside of the Sparkasse.


LOGO   Lending Business   Stadtsparkasse Augsburg
  Payment Clause  

Agreement regarding the Assignment Contract dated July 29, 2011

 

Between: Prometal RCT GmbH, Am Mittleren Moos 41, 86167 Augsburg
  (hereinafter referred to as Transferor)

 

And: Stadtsparkasse Augsburg

 

1. Obligation

The Transferor shall instruct the third-party debtor to pay solely to an account designated by the Stadtsparkasse Augsburg:

Acct. no.: 250491743 at Stadtsparkasse Augsburg, ABA 720 500 00

Acct. holder: Prometal RCT GmbH

 

2. Authorization

In addition, the Transferor shall grant the irrevocable authorization for the Stadtsparkasse Augsburg to be able to instruct the third-party debtor to make payments solely into an account as designated by the Stadtsparkasse Augsburg:

Acct. no.: 250491743 at Stadtsparkasse Augsburg, ABA 720 500 00

Acct. holder: Prometal RCT GmbH

 

  Augsburg, Aug. 4, 2011     Augsburg, July 29, 2011  
  [signed] by proxy [signed]     [signed]   [signed]
  Transferor     Stadtsparkasse Augsburg  
      Christoph Hennig   Elisa Schad

 

Legitimation/identification

¨ 1. Person known and already legitimized by account                     

Verified by ¨ personal ID / ¨ passport

No.                              valid until                             

Issued by                                         

¨ 2. Person known and already legitimized by account                     

Verified by ¨ personal ID / ¨ passport

No.                              valid until                             

Issued by                                         

  
Legitimacy and correctness of signature(s) checked:    Signature of processing individual (with employee ID no.)   

 

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Exhibit 10.15

R EVOLVING D EMAND N OTE

 

January 1, 2012    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, THE EX ONE COMPANY, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), promises to pay to ROCKWELL FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. , a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Lender”) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Advances (as hereinafter defined) made by Lender to Borrower hereunder, together with interest accrued thereon from the date each Advance is made until paid in full, at an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%) (the “Interest Rate”). The aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Advances, together with accrued but unpaid interest and all other sums owing to Lender from Borrower hereunder, may be referred to herein as the “Indebtedness.”

1. Revolving Demand Note. This Revolving Demand Note (this “Note”) establishes a line of credit upon which Borrower may borrow, wholly or partially repay, and reborrow for the period beginning on the date of this Note and continuing until the earlier of (i) December 31, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”), (ii) the date on which Lender demands payment-in-full of the Indebtedness, or (iii) the occurrence of an Event of Default.

2. Request for Advances. Advances of funds hereunder (each, an “Advance”) may be requested by written request from Borrower to Lender, or by such other means Lender may authorize from time to time, and Lender shall have five (5) business days in which to fund any requested Advance to Borrower. The maximum amount credit available to Borrower is unlimited. Lender shall have no obligation to make any Advance hereunder so long as any Event of Default is ongoing.

3. Interest Rate. Interest shall accrue on each Advance at the Interest Rate, beginning on the day on which the Advance is made. Interest on Advances and any other sums payable hereunder shall be computed on the basis of 365-day year or, as applicable, 366-day year, and charged for the actual number of days elapsed.

4. Maturity Date; Demand; Pre-Payment. The Indebtedness shall be due and payable to Lender on the earlier to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, and (ii) the date that is thirty (30) days following written demand therefor by Lender. If any payment comes due on a day that is not a Business Day, Borrower may make the payment on the first Business Day following the payment date and pay the additional interest accrued to the date of payment. “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday, or any other day on which banking institutions are not open for business. Borrower may pre-pay all or any part of the Indebtedness at any time from time to time, without penalty or premium

5. Manner and Application of Payments. Borrower shall make all payments to Lender required or permitted under this Note by wire transfer to an account to be designated by Lender in writing not less than three (3) days prior to the date on which payment is due, or at such other place and such other manner as Lender may designate. All payments received hereunder shall be applied as follows: first, to any costs or expenses incurred by Lender in collecting such payment or to any other unpaid charges or expenses due hereunder; second, to accrued but unpaid interest; and third, to principal. The sum or sums shown on Lender’s records shall be evidence of the correct unpaid balances of principal and interest on this Note, absent manifest error.

6. Event of Default. Borrower shall be in default hereunder if Borrower shall fail to pay any amount of principal, interest, or any other sums due hereunder, when the same is due and payable, or (b) Lender determines, in Lender’s reasonable discretion, that the prospect of payment under this Note has been materially impaired or that the Lender is insecure (either such event, an “Event of Default”).

7. Default Rate. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and for so long as it is ongoing, the unpaid balance of outstanding Advances, accrued interest thereon, and any other amounts payable hereunder shall bear interest at annual rate equal to the Interest Rate plus six percent (6%).

 

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8. Payment of Fees and Expenses. Borrower agrees to pay, upon demand, costs of collection of all amounts due under this Note, including, without limitation, principal, interest and fees, or in connection with the enforcement of, or realization on, any security for this Note, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses.

9. Governing Law. This Note and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed, and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. This Note shall be deemed made and entered into in Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and venue for any proceeding or action in connection with this Note shall be in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

10. General Provisions.

(a) Borrower waives presentment, demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with delivery, acceptance, performance or enforcement of this Note, excepting only demand for payment made by Lender when no Event of Default is ongoing.

(b) This Note contains the entire agreement between Lender and Borrower with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any other understanding or agreement, whether written or oral, between Lender and Borrower with respect to the subject matter hereof.

(c) Borrower agrees that in any legal proceeding, a copy of this Note kept in Lender’s course of business may be admitted into evidence as an original.

(d) This Note is a binding obligation enforceable against Borrower and its permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns.

(e) If any court of competent jurisdiction deems any provision of this Note to be invalid, the remainder of the Note shall remain in effect.

(f) No failure by the holder hereof to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by such holder of any right or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies of the holder hereof as herein specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which such holder may otherwise have.

(g) All notices, demands, or other communications required or permitted by this Note shall be made in writing and shall deemed to have been duly given on the date of service, if served personally, or within five (5) business days if mailed by first-class mail, registered, or certified, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the parties’ respective principal office addresses, or such other addresses as they parties may designate in writing from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , and intending to be legally bound hereby, Borrower has executed this Revolving Demand Note effective as of the day and year first above written.

 

THE EX ONE COMPANY, LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:           /s/ S. Kent Rockwell
  S. Kent Rockwell, Manager

 

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Exhibit 21.1

SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES of The ExOne Company.

The following subsidiaries are deemed “significant subsidiaries” pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K:

Ex One KK (Japan)

ExOne GmbH (Germany)

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement (No. 333-                ) on Form S-1 of The ExOne Company of our report dated November 12, 2012 relating to the financial statements of The Ex One Company, LLC and Subsidiaries which appears in such Registration Statement.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ ParenteBeard LLC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

January 8, 2013

Exhibit 99.1

CONSENT OF DIRECTOR

I hereby consent, pursuant to Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to being named as a potential director in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of The ExOne Company, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to the filing or attachment of this consent with such Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

/s/ Lloyd A. Semple

Name: Lloyd A. Semple

Date: January 7, 2013

Exhibit 99.2

CONSENT OF DIRECTOR

I hereby consent, pursuant to Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to being named as a potential director in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of The ExOne Company, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to the filing or attachment of this consent with such Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

/s/ Bonnie K. Wachtel

Name: Bonnie K. Wachtel

Date: January 7, 2013

Exhibit 99.3

CONSENT OF DIRECTOR

I hereby consent, pursuant to Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to being named as a potential director in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of The ExOne Company, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to the filing or attachment of this consent with such Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

/s/ Victor Sellier

Name: Victor Sellier

Date: January 7, 2013