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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 
FORM 10-Q
 

 
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010
 
OR
 
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from              to             
 
Commission file number: 0-25259

 
 
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 
 
   
Delaware
02-0433294
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
   
325 Corporate Drive
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
03801-6808
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(603) 436-0700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).          Yes  ¨    No  ¨

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
 
x
       
Non-Accelerated Filer
 
¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  
Smaller Reporting Company
 
¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x
 
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of April 30, 2010 was 27,295,937.

 
 
 
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INDEX

       
   
Page
No.
 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
       
Item 1. Financial Statements
     
       
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009
    3  
         
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
    4  
         
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
    5  
         
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
    6  
         
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    7  
         
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    16  
         
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
    27  
         
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
    27  
         
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
       
         
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
    27  
         
Item 1A. Risk Factors
    28  
         
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 
    35  
         
Item 6. Exhibits
    35  
         
         
SIGNATURE
    36  

 
 
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Financial Statements
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
 
             
   
March 31,
2010
   
June 30,
2009
 
Assets
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 58,229     $ 50,255  
Marketable securities
    55       48  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of  $498 at March 31, 2010 and $645 at June 30, 2009
    24,935       23,118  
Other current assets
    9,491       5,531  
                   Total current assets
    92,710       78,952  
Property and equipment, net
    14,527       10,106  
Goodwill
    64,852       64,569  
Intangible assets, net
    34,641       25,020  
Other assets
    2,146       4,504  
Total assets
  $ 208,876     $ 183,151  
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 6,306     $ 5,955  
Accrued expenses
    7,527       9,290  
Deferred revenue
    36,452       33,029  
Total current liabilities
    50,285       48,274  
Deferred revenue, non-current
    5,563       10,213  
Deferred income taxes
    2,400       2,263  
Other liabilities
    1,973       1,852  
Total liabilities
    60,221       62,602  
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred Stock, $.001 par value:
               
           Authorized shares—4,000; issued and outstanding shares—none
    ----       ----  
Common Stock, $.001 par value:
               
           Authorized shares—50,000; issued shares—27,974 at March 31, 2010, and 26,516 at June 30, 2009; outstanding shares—25,923 at March 31, 2010, and 24,311 at June 30, 2009
    28       27  
Additional paid-in capital
    314,817       287,082  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (9,079 )     (4,920 )
Treasury stock: 2,051 shares at March 31, 2010, and 2,205 shares at June 30, 2009, at cost
    (22,657 )     (24,360 )
Accumulated deficit
    (134,454 )     (137,280 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    148,655       120,549  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 208,876     $ 183,151  
 
See accompanying notes.
 

 
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Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
             
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Revenues:
           
Software licenses
  $ 3,657     $ 3,237  
Subscriptions and transactions
    10,794       7,495  
Service and maintenance
    23,043       20,599  
Equipment and supplies
    2,326       1,960  
Total revenues
    39,820       33,291  
Cost of revenues:
               
Software licenses
    253       189  
Subscriptions and transactions (1) 
    5,598       3,650  
Service and maintenance (1) 
    9,921       9,151  
Equipment and supplies
    1,779       1,423  
Total cost of revenues
    17,551       14,413  
Gross profit
    22,269       18,878  
Operating expenses:
               
Sales and marketing (1) 
    8,649       7,449  
Product development and engineering (1) 
    4,959       4,742  
General and administrative (1) 
    3,795       4,344  
Amortization of intangible assets
    3,282       3,589  
Total operating expenses
    20,685       20,124  
Income (loss) from operations
    1,584       (1,246 )
Other income (expense), net
    45       (53 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
    1,629       (1,299 )
Provision for income taxes
    679       671  
Net income (loss)
  $ 950     $ (1,970 )
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
  $ 0.04     $ (0.08 )
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
  $ 0.03     $ (0.08 )
Shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
    25,664       24,047  
Shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
    27,440       24,047  
 
 
(1)
Stock based compensation is allocated as follows:
 
             
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009 
 
Cost of revenues: subscriptions and transactions
  $ 70     $ 43  
Cost of revenues: service and maintenance
    434       233  
Sales and marketing
    837       528  
Product development and engineering
    296       165  
General and administrative
    724       916  
 
See accompanying notes.
 
 

 
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Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
             
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Revenues:
           
Software licenses
  $ 10,408     $ 10,440  
Subscriptions and transactions
    29,543       23,468  
Service and maintenance
    69,953       62,275  
Equipment and supplies
    6,594       6,948  
Total revenues
    116,498       103,131  
Cost of revenues:
               
Software licenses
    792       596  
Subscriptions and transactions (1) 
    14,636       11,642  
Service and maintenance (1) 
    30,047       28,454  
Equipment and supplies
    4,991       5,101  
Total cost of revenues
    50,466       45,793  
Gross profit
    66,032       57,338  
Operating expenses:
               
Sales and marketing (1) 
    25,356       24,236  
Product development and engineering (1) 
    13,802       15,402  
General and administrative (1) 
    12,334       14,136  
Amortization of intangible assets
    9,949       11,973  
Total operating expenses
    61,441       65,747  
Income (loss) from operations
    4,591       (8,409 )
Other income, net
    173       709  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    4,764       (7,700 )
Provision for income taxes
    1,938       988  
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,826     $ (8,688 )
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
  $ 0.11     $ (0.36 )
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
  $ 0.11     $ (0.36 )
Shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
    25,052       23,988  
Shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
    26,061       23,988  
 

(1)
Stock based compensation is allocated as follows:
 
             
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cost of revenues: subscriptions and transactions
  $ 184     $ 174  
Cost of revenues: service and maintenance
    1,183       622  
Sales and marketing
    2,324       1,872  
Product development and engineering
    828       564  
General and administrative
    2,150       3,066  
 
See accompanying notes.

 
 
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Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
 
             
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Operating activities:
           
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,826     $ (8,688 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Amortization of intangible assets
    9,949       11,973  
Stock compensation expense
    6,669       6,298  
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
    3,364       2,950  
Deferred income tax provision
    462       196  
Provision for allowances on accounts receivable
    (99 )     (6 )
Provision for obsolete inventory
    2       12  
Excess tax benefits associated with stock compensation
    (162 )     (12 )
(Gain) loss on foreign exchange
    (78 )     246  
Loss on disposal of equipment
    4       13  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (2,420 )     2,418  
Inventory, prepaid expenses and other assets
    (676 )     (1,759 )
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    (1,150 )     (5,100 )
Deferred revenue
    (552 )     9,291  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    18,139       17,832  
Investing activities:
               
Acquisition of assets and businesses
    (17,817 )     ---  
Purchases of held-to-maturity securities
    (50 )     (53 )
Proceeds from sales of held-to-maturity securities
    50       53  
Purchases of property and equipment
    (3,064 )     (2,477 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (20,881 )     (2,477 )
Financing activities:
               
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan
    12,278       1,327  
Repurchase of common stock 
    (23 )     (3,068 )
Excess tax benefits associated with stock compensation
    162       12  
Capital lease payments 
    (84 )     (97 )
Payment of long-term financing obligation
    ---       (89 )
Payment of bank financing fees
    (13 )     (20 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    12,320       (1,935 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (1,604 )     (7,779 )
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    7,974       5,641  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    50,255       35,316  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 58,229     $ 40,957  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Issuance of warrants in connection with acquisition of business
  $ 10,520       ---  
                 
 
See accompanying notes.

 
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Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
 
Note 1—Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial information have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 11, 2009.
 
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
 
Note 2—Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Fair Value

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued authoritative guidance, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which is aimed at improving disclosures about fair value measurements.  The amended guidance requires the following new disclosures:

·  
the amounts of significant transfers between Level 1 (quoted prices in active market for identical assets or liabilities) and Level 2 (significant other observable inputs) of the fair value hierarchy, and a discussion of the reasons for these transfers
·  
a discussion of the reasons for any transfers in or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy
·  
the policy used by the company for determining when transfers between levels are recognized
·  
the inclusion of a roll forward of activities on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements of the assets and liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 fair value measurements)
 
The guidance became effective for the Company on January 1, 2010, except for the disclosures related to the roll forward activities for Level 3 fair value measurements which will become effective for the Company on July 1, 2011. Other than enhanced disclosures, this guidance will not impact the Company’s financial statements.
 
Revenue Recognition

In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued authoritative guidance on two issues related to revenue recognition.

The first issue, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, applies to multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements and provides for two significant changes to existing multiple-element revenue recognition guidance. The first change relates to the determination of when individual deliverables within an arrangement should be treated as separate units of accounting. Broadly, a deliverable should be treated as a separate unit of accounting when it has value to the customer on a standalone basis and when delivery or performance of any undelivered items is considered to be probable and substantially within the control of the vendor. The second change relates to the manner in which arrangement consideration should be allocated to any separately identified deliverables. The consensus requires that the allocation of revenue among deliverables be based on vendor specific objective evidence or third-party evidence of selling price and, to the extent that neither of these levels of evidence exist, that the allocation be based on the vendor’s best estimate of selling price for each deliverable.  Use of the residual method of allocating revenue to arrangement deliverables is prohibited unless the revenue transaction is specifically governed by software revenue recognition literature.  Financial statement disclosure requirements have also been significantly expanded.

The second issue, Certain Revenue Arrangements that Include Software Elements, focuses on redefining which revenue arrangements are within the scope of software revenue recognition literature and which are not.  The issue provides guidance on determining whether tangible products containing non-software and software elements are governed by software
 
 
 
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revenue recognition literature and significantly narrows the definition of what constitutes a “software” transaction.  In particular, non-software components of products that include software, software products bundled with tangible products where the non-software and software components function together to deliver the product’s essential functionality, and undelivered elements related to non-software components are, as a result of this issue, outside the scope of software revenue recognition rules. The issue also provides guidance on allocating revenue between non-software and software elements.

Each of these issues is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The issues can be implemented prospectively to all revenue arrangements entered or materially modified after the date of adoption, or retrospectively to all revenue arrangements for all financial statement periods presented. Early adoption is permitted. Both issues must be adopted in the same period and under the same transition method. The Company expects to adopt these issues prospectively as of July 1, 2010 and is currently evaluating the impact of the pronouncements on its financial statements.
 
Note 3—Fair Value
 
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

In September 2006, the FASB issued financial statement disclosure standards, effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, regarding the fair value of assets and liabilities.  The Company adopted these standards in fiscal 2008.  These standards define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value and expand disclosures about fair value measurements. They apply only to fair value measurements already required or permitted by other accounting standards and do not require any new fair value measurements.  

For nonfinancial assets and liabilities not recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the effective date of these standards was delayed until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 (July 1, 2009 for the Company).  The Company’s nonfinancial assets and liabilities that met these deferral criteria included goodwill, intangible assets, and property and equipment.  The adoption of the remaining provisions of these standards on July 1, 2009 did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.  

The Company measures fair value at the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  In determining fair value, the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability (the “inputs”) are based on a tiered fair value hierarchy consisting of three levels, as follows:
 
 
Level 1:  Observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2:  Other inputs that are observable directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or for similar markets that are not active.

Level 3:  Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data and which require the Company to develop its own assumptions about how market participants would price the asset or liability.

Valuation techniques for assets and liabilities include methodologies such as the market approach, the income approach or the cost approach, and may use unobservable inputs such as projections, estimates and management’s interpretation of current market data.  These unobservable inputs are only utilized to the extent that observable inputs are not available or cost-effective to obtain.

At March 31, 2010, assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis included money market funds of $0.4 million.  At June 30, 2009, assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis included money market funds and US Treasury securities funds of $2.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively.  These amounts were reported as a component of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and were valued based on reference to quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 inputs).
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The Company has certain financial instruments which consist of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable and accounts payable.  The Company’s marketable securities are classified as held to maturity and recorded at amortized cost which, at March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009, approximated fair value.  These investments all
 
 
 
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mature within one year.  The fair value of the Company’s other financial instruments approximate their carrying values, due to the short-term nature of those instruments.
 
Note 4 – Business and Asset Acquisitions
 
Global Commission Payments

On February 24, 2010, the Company acquired certain customer contracts associated with Bank of America’s Global Commission Payments business. The initial consideration paid by the Company was $1.0 million in cash; this cost has been classified as a component of the Company’s customer related intangible assets and is being amortized over an estimated life of seven years.  For acquired contracts that the Company successfully migrates to its PayMode solution, additional consideration is due to Bank of America based on a trailing revenue multiple of the underlying customer. The Company anticipates that additional consideration of up to $5 million may be contingently payable to Bank of America, based on the outcome of customer migration to the Company’s PayMode solution.  The migration exercise is currently targeted for completion in late calendar year 2010; any additional consideration will be recorded by the Company as an increase to the cost of the acquired contracts in the period in which payment to Bank of America becomes probable and the amount of payment is reasonably estimable.
 
PayMode

On September 14, 2009, the Company completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets and related operations of PayMode from Bank of America (the “Bank”).  PayMode facilitates the electronic exchange of payments and invoices between organizations and their suppliers and is operated as a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering.  At the acquisition date there were in excess of 90,000 vendors participating in the PayMode network.

As a result of the acquisition the Company acquired the PayMode operations including the vendor network, application software, intellectual property rights and other assets, properties and rights used exclusively or primarily in the PayMode business. As purchase consideration, the Company paid the Bank cash of $17.0 million and issued the Bank a warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $8.50 per share.  The warrants were exercisable upon issuance and were valued at $10.5 million using a Black Scholes valuation model that used the following inputs:

   
Dividend yield
0%
Expected term
10 years
Risk free interest rate
3.42%
Volatility
78%
 
The expected term of ten years equates to the contractual life of the warrants.  Volatility was based on the Company’s actual stock price over a ten year historic period.

PayMode’s operating results have been included in the Company’s operating results from the date of the acquisition forward as a component of the Outsourced Solutions segment and all of the PayMode goodwill was allocated to this segment.

Upon acquisition, PayMode was integrated into existing business lines of the Company in a manner that makes tracking or reporting earnings specifically attributable to PayMode impracticable.  For the nine months ended March 31, 2010, revenues attributable to PayMode represented less than 5% of the Company’s consolidated revenues.

The Company has finalized its estimates of fair value for property, equipment and intangible assets acquired.  In the allocation of the purchase price set forth below, the Company has recognized approximately $2.7 million of goodwill.  This amount is deductible for US income tax purposes and is arising principally due to the assembled workforce of PayMode and due to expected product synergies arising from the acquisition.  Acquisition costs of approximately $0.5 million were expensed during the nine months ended March 31, 2010, principally as a component of general and administrative expenses.

The allocation of the purchase price is as follows:
 
 
 
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(in thousands)
 
Current assets
    1,340  
Property and equipment
    4,901  
Intangible assets
    18,659  
Goodwill
    2,653  
Current liabilities
    (33 )
Total purchase price
  $ 27,520  
 

 
The valuation of the acquired intangible assets was estimated by performing projections of discounted cash flow, whereby revenues and costs associated with each intangible asset are forecast to derive expected cash flow which is discounted to present value at discount rates commensurate with perceived risk.  The valuation and projection process is inherently subjective and relies on significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs).  The valuation assumptions also take into consideration the Company’s estimates of contract renewal, technology attrition and revenue growth projections.  The values for specifically identifiable intangible assets, by major asset class, are as set forth below. Other intangible assets consist of a tradename and a below market lease arrangement.
 

       
   
(in thousands)
 
Customer related intangible assets
  $ 9,349  
Core technology
    7,648  
Other intangible assets
    1,662  
    $ 18,659  
 

 
The customer related intangible assets, core technology and other intangible assets acquired are being amortized over weighted average lives of seventeen years, seven years and fourteen years, respectively.
 

Pro-forma Information
 
The following unaudited pro-forma financial information presents the combined results of operations of the Company and PayMode as if that acquisition had occurred on July 1, 2009 and 2008, respectively, after giving effect to certain adjustments such as decreased revenues formerly earned by PayMode from interest income allocated to PayMode through Bank of America’s fund transfer process since, in general terms, the Company will not be eligible to earn revenues in this manner.  The pro-forma adjustments also reflect an increase in amortization expense as a result of acquired intangible assets and a decrease in interest income as a result of the cash paid for the acquisition. This pro-forma financial information does not necessarily reflect the results of operations that would have actually occurred had the Company and PayMode been a single entity during these periods.
 
                         
   
Pro Forma
Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Pro Forma
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
Revenues
  $ 39,820     $ 34,680     $ 117,701     $ 107,465  
Net income (loss)
  $ 950     $ (3,880 )   $ 1,144     $ (14,071 )
Net income (loss) per basic share attributable to common stockholders
  $ 0.04     $ (0.16 )   $ 0.05     $ (0.59 )
Net income (loss) per diluted share attributable to common stockholders
  $ 0.03     $ (0.16 )   $ 0.04     $ (0.59 )
 
.
Note 5—Net Income (Loss) Per Share
 
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:
 

 
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Basic:
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 950     $ (1,970 )   $ 2,826     $ (8,688 )
Less:  Net income allocable to participating securities
    (1 )     ---       (73 )     ---  
Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders – basic
  $ 949     $ (1,970 )   $ 2,753     $ (8,688 )
                                 
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders
  $ 0.04     $ (0.08 )   $ 0.11     $ (0.36 )
                                 
Shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders
    25,664       24,047       25,052       23,988  
                                 
Diluted:
                               
Net income (loss)
  $ 950     $ (1,970 )   $ 2,826     $ (8,688 )
Less:  Net income allocable to participating securities
    (1 )     ---       (70 )     ---  
Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders – diluted
  $ 949     $ (1,970 )   $ 2,756     $ (8,688 )
                                 
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders
  $ 0.03     $ (0.08 )   $ 0.11     $ (0.36 )
                                 
Shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders
    27,440       24,047       26,061       23,988  

Basic net income per share excludes any dilutive effects of stock options, unvested restricted stock and stock warrants.  Basic earnings per share is computed pursuant to the two-class method.  The two-class method calculates earnings for common stock and participating securities based on their proportionate participation rights in undistributed earnings.  Certain of the Company’s unvested restricted stock awards are considered to be participating securities as they entitle the holder to receive non-forfeitable rights to cash dividends at the same rate as common stock.

Diluted net income per share is calculated using the more dilutive of the treasury stock method (which assumes full exercise of in-the-money stock options and warrants and full vesting of restricted stock) and the two-class method, described above.

At March 31, 2010 and 2009, 75,500 and 4,786,597 shares of unvested restricted stock and stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share, respectively, as their effect on the calculation would have been anti-dilutive.
 

Note 6—Comprehensive Income or Loss
 
Comprehensive income or loss represents the Company’s net income (loss) plus the results of certain stockholders’ equity changes not reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The components of comprehensive income or loss are as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 950     $ (1,970 )   $ 2,826     $ (8,688 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                               
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (3,618 )     (1,212 )     (4,159 )     (20,121 )
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ (2,668 )   $ (3,182 )   $ (1,333 )   $ (28,809 )
 

 
 
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Note 7—Operations by Segments and Geographic Areas
 
Segment Information
 
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.
 
The Company’s operating segments are organized principally by the type of product or service offered and by geography; similar operating segments have been aggregated into three reportable segments as follows:
 
Payments and Transactional Documents. The Company’s Payments and Transactional Documents segment is a supplier of software products that provide a range of financial business process management solutions including making and collecting payments, sending and receiving invoices, and generating and storing business documents. This segment also provides a range of standard professional services and equipment and supplies that complement and enhance the Company’s core software products. Revenue associated with this segment is typically recorded upon delivery or, if extended payment terms have been granted to the customer, as payments become contractually due. This segment incorporates the Company’s check printing solutions in the UK, revenue for which is typically recorded on a per transaction basis or ratably over the expected life of the customer relationship, as well as certain solutions that are licensed on a subscription basis, revenue for which is typically recorded ratably over the contractual term.
 
Banking Solutions. The Banking Solutions segment provides solutions that are specifically designed for banking and financial institution customers. These solutions typically involve longer implementation periods and a significant level of professional resources. Due to the customized nature of these products, revenue is generally recognized over the period of project performance, on a percentage of completion basis. Periodically, the Company licenses these solutions on a subscription basis which has the effect of contributing to recurring revenue and the revenue predictability of future periods, but which also delays revenue recognition over a period that is longer than the period of project performance.
 
Outsourced Solutions. The Outsourced Solutions segment provides customers with outsourced and hosted solution offerings that facilitate invoice receipt and presentment and spend management. The Company’s Legal eXchange solution, which provides the opportunity to create more efficient processes for managing invoices generated by outside law firms while offering access to important legal spend factors such as budgeting, expense monitoring and outside counsel performance, is included within this segment. This segment also incorporates the Company’s hosted and outsourced accounts payable automation solutions, including PayMode, which the Company acquired in September 2009. Revenue within this segment is generally recognized on a subscription or transaction basis or proportionately over the estimated life of the customer relationship.
 
Each operating segment has separate sales forces and periodically a sales person in one operating segment will sell products and services that are typically sold within a different operating segment. In such cases, the transaction is generally recorded by the operating segment to which the sales person is assigned. Accordingly, segment results can include the results of transactions that have been allocated to a specific segment based on the contributing sales resources, rather than the nature of the product or service. Conversely, a transaction can be recorded by the operating segment primarily responsible for delivery to the customer, even if the sales person is assigned to a different operating segment.
 
The Company’s chief operating decision maker assesses segment performance based on a variety of factors that can include segment revenue and a segment measure of profit or loss. Each segment’s measure of profit or loss is on a pre-tax basis and excludes stock compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses, amortization of intangible assets and restructuring related charges. There are no inter-segment sales; accordingly, the measure of segment revenue and profit or loss reflects only revenues from external customers. The costs of certain corporate level expenses, primarily general and administrative expenses, are allocated to the Company’s operating segments at predetermined rates that approximate cost.
 
The Company does not track or assign its assets by operating segment.
 
Segment information for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 according to the segment descriptions above, is as follows:
 
 
 
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Revenues:
                       
Payments and Transactional Documents
  $ 23,832     $ 21,501     $ 70,407     $ 67,832  
Banking Solutions
    8,101       5,895       22,804       17,001  
Outsourced Solutions
    7,887       5,895       23,287       18,298  
Total revenues
  $ 39,820     $ 33,291     $ 116,498     $ 103,131  
Segment measure of profit (loss):
                               
Payments and Transactional Documents
  $ 5,982     $ 3,902     $ 16,415     $ 10,309  
Banking Solutions
    1,040       (71 )     2,666       (2,098 )
Outsourced Solutions
    132       397       2,584       1,686  
Total measure of segment profit
  $ 7,154     $ 4,228     $ 21,665     $ $9,897  


 
A reconciliation of the measure of segment profit to GAAP operating income before income taxes is as follows:
 

                         
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Segment measure of profit
  $ 7,154     $ 4,228     $ 21,665     $ 9,897  
Less:
                               
Amortization of intangible assets
    (3,282 )     (3,589 )     (9,949 )     (11,973 )
Stock compensation expense 
    (2,361 )     (1,885 )     (6,669 )     (6,298 )
Acquisition related expenses
    21       -       (508 )     (35 )
Restructuring expenses
    52       -       52       -  
Add:
                               
         Other (expense) income, net
    45       (53 )     173       709  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,629     $ (1,299 )   $ 4,764     $ (7,700 )

 
The following depreciation expense amounts are included in the segment measure of profit:
 

                         
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Depreciation expense:
                       
Payments and Transactional Documents
  $ 424     $ 413     $ 1,213     $ 1,284  
Banking Solutions
    165       172       501       524  
Outsourced Solutions
    611       370       1,650       1,142  
Total depreciation expense
  $ 1,200     $ 955     $ 3,364     $ 2,950  
 
 
Geographic Information
 
The Company has presented geographic information about its revenues, below. This presentation allocates revenue based on the point of sale not the location of the customer. Accordingly, the Company derives revenues from geographic locations based on the location of the customer that would vary from the geographic areas listed here, particularly in respect of a financial institution customer located in Australia for which the point of sale was the United States.
 
 
 
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Revenues from unaffiliated customers:
                       
United States
  $ 26,408     $ 21,196     $ 76,656     $ 63,603  
Europe
    12,943       11,775       38,460       38,440  
Australia
    469       320       1,382       1,088  
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers
  $ 39,820     $ 33,291     $ 116,498     $ 103,131  
 
 
Long-lived assets, which are based on geographical location, were as follows:
 
             
   
March 31,
   
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Long-lived assets, net
           
United States
  $ 14,214     $ 12,160  
Europe
    2,339       2,313  
Australia
    120       137  
Total long-lived assets, net
  $ 16,673     $ 14,610  
 
Note 8—Income Taxes

The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.7 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.  The income tax expense recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 was due to tax expense associated with the Company’s UK, Australian and US operations.  The US income tax expense was principally due to alternative minimum tax arising from the utilization of net operating losses, state income tax expense, and an increase in deferred tax liabilities for goodwill that is deductible for tax purposes but not amortized for financial reporting purposes.  The income tax expense recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 was due to tax expense associated with the Company’s German, Australian and US operations, offset in part by a tax benefit associated with the Company’s UK operations.  The US income tax expense was principally due to an increase in deferred tax liabilities for goodwill that is deductible for tax purposes but not amortized for financial reporting purposes and to the use of deferred tax assets arising through prior business acquisitions.   
 
The Company recorded income tax expense of $1.9 million and $1.0 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The income tax expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 was due to tax expense associated with the Company’s UK, Australian and US operations.  The US income tax expense was principally due to alternative minimum tax arising from the utilization of net operating losses, state income tax expense, and an increase in deferred tax liabilities for goodwill that is deductible for tax purposes but not amortized for financial reporting purposes.  The income tax expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 was net of approximately $0.4 million of non-recurring tax benefits arising from a reduction in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits upon the expiration of certain statutes of limitations, from the enactment of legislation during fiscal year 2009 that allowed the Company to claim a tax refund for a portion of its unused research and development credit carryforwards in the US, and from a decrease in the Company’s German tax rate as a result of a restructuring of the Company’s German operations.  The Company’s net income tax expense also reflected expense associated with the Company’s German, French, and Australian operations, as well as income tax expense in the US, offset in part by a tax benefit associated with the Company’s UK operations.  

The Company currently anticipates that its unrecognized tax benefits will decrease within the next twelve months by approximately $0.2 million as a result of the expiration of certain statutes of limitations associated with intercompany transactions subject to tax in multiple jurisdictions.
 
Note 9—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
 
The following tables set forth the information for intangible assets subject to amortization and for intangible assets not subject to amortization.  Other intangible assets consist of acquired tradenames, backlog and below market lease arrangements.
 
 
 
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As of March 31, 2010
 
   
Gross Carrying
Amount
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Net Carrying Value
   
Weighted Average Remaining Life
 
   
(in thousands)
   
(in years)
 
Amortized intangible assets:
                       
Customer related
  $ 59,379     $ (36,000 )   $ 23,379       8.1  
Core technology
    32,385       (23,620 )     8,765       5.4  
Patent
    953       (296 )     657       9.3  
Other intangible assets
    2,337       (497 )     1,840       12.2  
Total
  $ 95,054     $ (60,413 )   $ 34,641          
Unamortized intangible assets:
                               
Goodwill
                    64,852          
Total intangible assets
                  $ 99,493          
                                 


   
As of June 30, 2009
 
   
Gross Carrying
Amount
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Net Carrying Value
   
Weighted Average Remaining Life
 
   
(in thousands)
   
(in years)
 
Amortized intangible assets:
                       
Customer related
  $ 50,194     $ (29,753 )   $ 20,441       3.0  
Core technology
    28,093       (24,633 )     3,460       1.7  
Patent
    953       (243 )     710       10.0  
Other intangible assets
    1,045       (636 )     409       1.8  
Total
  $ 80,285     $ (55,265 )   $ 25,020          
Unamortized intangible assets:
                               
Goodwill
                    64,569          
Total intangible assets
                  $ 89,589          
                                 

 
Estimated amortization expense for fiscal year 2010 and subsequent fiscal years is as follows:
 
       
   
(in thousands)
 
2010
  $ 13,239  
2011
    10,155  
2012
    5,333  
2013
    3,780  
2014
    1,923  
2015 and thereafter
    10,160  
 
Note 10— Restructuring Costs
 
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company reduced its workforce by approximately 40 full time positions and announced the departure of its Chief Operating Officer. In connection with these events, the Company incurred expenses of approximately $3.0 million associated with severance related benefits, including stock compensation expense. As of March 31, 2010, all actions related to these events were completed.  A summary rollforward of the severance related liabilities is as follows:
 
 
       
   
(in thousands)
 
Accrued severance benefits at June 30, 2009
  $ 426  
Adjustments to the accrual
    (52 )
Payments charged against the accrual
    (375 )
Impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates
    1  
Accrued severance benefits at March 31, 2010
  $ ----  
 
 
 
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Note 11 – Contingencies
 
In April 2010, the Company received notification from an outside software consortium alleging that the Company may have installed unlicensed versions of certain third-party software on its computers.  The notification requested that the Company undertake an internal review to assess the merits of such claims and this review is in process.  While the outcome of this review is still uncertain, the Company does not believe it will have a material impact on its financial position or operating results.
 
Note 12 – Subsequent Events
 
     In April 2010, the Company made an investment of $0.3 million in a privately-held technology company. This investment is being accounted for at cost as the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee. The investment will be measured on an on-going basis for other than temporary impairment with impairment losses, to the extent occurring, recorded as an operating expense in the period incurred.

 
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based on information available to us up to, and including, the date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth below under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. You should carefully review those factors and also carefully review the risks outlined in other documents that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
In the management discussion that follows we have highlighted those changes and operating factors that were the primary factors affecting period to period fluctuations.  The remainder of the change in period to period fluctuations from that which is specifically disclosed is arising from various individually insignificant items.
 
Overview
 
We provide electronic payment, invoice and document management solutions to corporations, financial institutions and banks around the world. Our solutions are used to streamline, automate and manage processes and transactions involving global payments, invoice receipt and approval, collections, cash management, risk mitigation, document management, reporting and document archive. We offer software designed to run on-site at the customer’s location as well as hosted solutions. Historically, our software has been sold predominantly on a perpetual license basis. Today however, a growing portion of our offerings are being sold on a subscription and transaction basis.
 
Our corporate customers rely on our solutions to automate their payment and accounts payable processes and to streamline and manage the production and retention of electronic documents. We offer Legal eXchange®, a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering that receives, manages and controls legal invoices and the related spend management for insurance companies and other large corporate consumers of outside legal services. Our offerings also include software solutions that banks use to provide web-based payment and reporting capabilities to their corporate customers.
 
Our solutions complement and leverage our customers’ existing information systems, accounting applications and banking relationships. As a result, our solutions can be deployed quickly and efficiently. To help our customers receive the maximum value from our products and meet their own particular needs, we also provide professional services for installation, training, consulting and product enhancement.
 
In September 2009 we acquired PayMode from Bank of America.  PayMode facilitates the electronic exchange of payments and invoices between organizations and suppliers and is a SaaS offering.  As part of the acquisition, we also entered into a multi-year agreement with Bank of America to operate PayMode on its behalf.
 
 
In February 2010, we acquired certain customer contracts associated with Bank of America’s Global Commission Payments business.  We intend to migrate these customers to our PayMode solution by late calendar year 2010.
 
 
 
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For the first nine months of fiscal year 2010, our revenue increased to $116.5 million from $103.1 million in the same period of fiscal year 2009. This revenue increase was primarily attributable to revenue increases in our Banking Solutions segment ($5.8 million) and our Outsourced Solutions segment ($5.0 million).  The contribution of revenue from our PayMode acquisition accounted for substantially all of the revenue increase in the Outsourced Solutions segment.  These increases were offset in part by a decrease of $0.3 million due to declining foreign exchange rates primarily associated with the British Pound Sterling, which depreciated against the US Dollar compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.
 
 
We had net income of $2.8 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2010 compared to a net loss of $8.7 million in the same period of fiscal year 2009. The increase in net income was due largely to improved gross margins of $8.7 million and a reduction in operating expenses of $4.3 million.  The decreases in our operating expense categories were due largely to cost savings related to our fourth quarter fiscal 2009 headcount reduction, and a decrease of $2.0 million in intangible asset amortization.
 
In the first nine months of fiscal 2010, we derived approximately 45% of our revenue from customers located outside of North America, principally in the UK and Australia.  We expect future revenue growth to be driven by the revenue contribution from PayMode, increased purchases of our products by new and existing bank and financial institution customers in both North America and international markets and increased sales of our payments and transactional documents products.
 
While we continue to grow our business, the overall economic environment has remained challenging. While we have not experienced any significant decline in our expected volume of customer orders we are observing that, in some cases, closing new business is taking somewhat longer and, in some cases, customer buying decisions are being postponed. Our customers operate in many different industries, a diversification that we believe helps us in this economic climate. Additionally, we believe that our recurring and subscription revenue base helps position us defensively against any short term economic downturn. While we believe that we continue to compete favorably in all of the markets we serve, ongoing or worsening economic stresses could impact our business more significantly in the future.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
We believe that several accounting policies are important to understanding our historical and future performance. We refer to these policies as “critical” because these specific areas generally require us to make judgments and estimates about matters that are uncertain at the time we make the estimate, and different estimates—which also would have been reasonable—could have been used.
 
The critical accounting policies we identified in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 related to stock-based compensation, revenue recognition, the valuation of goodwill and intangible assets and the valuation of acquired deferred revenue. It is important that the discussion of our operating results that follows be read in conjunction with the critical accounting policies disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on September 11, 2009. There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2010.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Fair Value

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued authoritative guidance, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which is aimed at improving disclosures about fair value measurements.  The amended guidance requires the following new disclosures:

·  
the amounts of significant transfers between Level 1 (quoted prices in active market for identical assets or liabilities) and Level 2 (significant other observable inputs) of the fair value hierarchy, and a discussion of the reasons for these transfers
·  
a discussion of the reasons for any transfers in or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy
·  
the policy used by the Company for determining when transfers between levels are recognized.
·  
the inclusion of a roll forward of activities on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements of the assets and liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 fair value measurements)

The guidance became effective for us on January 1, 2010, except for the disclosures related the roll forward activities for Level 3 fair value measurements which will become effective for us on July 1, 2011. Other than enhanced disclosures, this guidance will not impact our financial statements.
 
 
 
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Revenue Recognition

In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued authoritative guidance on two issues related to revenue recognition.

The first issue, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, applies to multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements and provides for two significant changes to existing multiple-element revenue recognition guidance. The first change relates to the determination of when individual deliverables within an arrangement should be treated as separate units of accounting. Broadly, a deliverable should be treated as a separate unit of accounting when it has value to the customer on a standalone basis and when delivery or performance of any undelivered items is considered to be probable and substantially within the control of the vendor. The second change relates to the manner in which arrangement consideration should be allocated to any separately identified deliverables. The issue requires that the allocation of revenue among deliverables be based on vendor specific objective evidence or third-party evidence of selling price and, to the extent that neither of these levels of evidence exist, that the allocation be based on the vendor’s best estimate of selling price for each deliverable.  Use of the residual method of allocating revenue to arrangement deliverables is prohibited unless the revenue transaction is specifically governed by software revenue recognition literature.  Financial statement disclosure requirements have also been significantly expanded.

The second issue, Certain Revenue Arrangements that Include Software Elements, focuses on redefining which revenue arrangements are within the scope of software revenue recognition literature and which are not.  The issue provides guidance on determining whether tangible products containing non-software and software elements are governed by software revenue recognition literature and significantly narrows the definition of what constitutes a “software” transaction.  In particular, non-software components of products that include software, software products bundled with tangible products where the non-software and software components function together to deliver the product’s essential functionality, and undelivered elements related to non-software components are, as a result of this issue, outside the scope of software revenue recognition rules. The issue also provides guidance on allocating revenue between non software and software elements.

Each of these issues is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The issues can be implemented prospectively to all revenue arrangements entered or materially modified after the date of adoption, or retrospectively to all revenue arrangements for all financial statement periods presented. Early adoption is permitted. Both issues must be adopted in the same period and under the same transition method. We expect to adopt these issues prospectively as of July 1, 2010 and are currently evaluating the impact of the pronouncements on our financial statements.

 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
 
Segment Information
 
Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.
 

Our operating segments are organized principally by the type of product or service offered and by geography.  Similar operating segments have been aggregated into three reportable segments: Payments and Transactional Documents, Banking Solutions and Outsourced Solutions.  The following tables represent our segment revenues and our segment measure of profit or loss:
 
 
 
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
       
   
2010
   
2009
   
Increase (Decrease)
Between Periods 2010
Compared to 2009
 
Segment revenue:
 
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
   
%
 
Payments and Transactional Documents
  $ 23,832     $ 21,501     $ 2,331      
10.8
 
Banking Solutions
   
8,101
     
5,895
     
2,206
     
37.4
 
Outsourced Solutions
    7,887      
5,895
      1,992      
33.8
 
    $ 39,820     $ 33,291     $ 6,529      
19.6
 
                                 
Segment measure of profit (loss):
                               
Payments and Transactional Documents
  $ 5,982     $ 3,902     $ 2,080      
53.3
 
Banking Solutions
   
1,040
     
(71
)    
1,111
     
1564.8
 
Outsourced Solutions
    132       397       (265 )       (66.8 )  
Total measure of segment profit
  $ 7,154     $ 4,228     $ 2,926       69.2  
Less:
                               
Amortization of intangible assets
    (3,282 )    
(3,589
)    
307
     
8.6
 
Stock compensation expense
    (2,361 )     (1,885 )     (476 )     (25.3 )
Acquisition related expenses
   
21
     
---
     
21
     
---
 
Restructuring expenses
    52      
---
      52      
---
 
Add:
                           
 
 
         Other (expense) income, net
    45      
(53
    98      
184.9
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,629     $ (1,299 )   $ 2,928       225.4  
 
Payments and Transactional Documents. The revenue increase for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was primarily attributable to an increase of $1.0 million as a result of an increase in foreign exchange rates associated with the British Pound Sterling and European Euro, an increase of $0.6 million in software license revenues and an increase of $0.5 million in service revenue from our European payments and document automation products.  The segment profit increase of $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was primarily attributable to increases in software license revenues worldwide and services and maintenance revenues in Europe, combined with cost savings realized from our headcount reductions in the fourth quarter of last year.   We expect revenue and profit for the Payments and Transactional Documents segment to increase during the remainder of fiscal 2010 as a result of increased sales of our payment and document automation solutions and improvements in gross margins.

Banking Solutions. Revenues from our Banking Solutions segment increased as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year due to an increase in professional services revenue of $1.5 million associated with large ongoing projects and revenue contribution of $1.1 million for an arrangement for which revenue recognition commenced in the quarter. Segment profit increased $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The profit increase was due to higher professional services gross margins of $0.9 million associated with large ongoing projects and due to the profit contribution of $0.5 million from a revenue arrangement commencing during the quarter.  We expect revenue and profit for the Banking Solutions segment to increase during the remainder of the fiscal year as a result of the contribution of revenue from ongoing projects and from additional purchases from existing bank and financial institution customers.

Outsourced Solutions. Revenues from our Outsourced Solutions segment increased as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year due primarily to the revenue contribution from PayMode.  Segment profit decreased $0.3 million as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year due primarily to our continued investment in our PayMode solution, including costs to service the customers, product development costs and sales and marketing costs.  We expect revenue and profit for the Outsourced Solutions segment to increase during the remainder of the fiscal year as a result of the revenue contribution from PayMode and new Legal eXchange customers going live in the fourth quarter.

Revenues by category
 
                                     
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
   
Increase (Decrease)
Between Periods
2010 Compared to 2009
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of total
Revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of total
Revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
%
 
Revenues:
                                   
Software licenses
  $ 3,657       9.2     $ 3,237       9.7     $ 420       13.0  
Subscriptions and transactions
    10,794       27.1       7,495       22.5       3,299       44.0  
Service and maintenance
    23,043       57.9       20,599       61.9       2,444       11.9  
Equipment and supplies
    2,326       5.8       1,960       5.9       366       18.7  
Total revenues
  $ 39,820       100.0     $ 33,291       100.0     $ 6,529       19.6  
 
Software Licenses. The increase in software license revenues was due to an increase in revenue of approximately $0.5 million from our US and European payment products, offset in part by decreases of approximately $0.4 million in software license revenue from our Banking Solutions segment.  We expect software license revenues to increase during the remainder
 
 
 
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of fiscal year 2010, principally as a result of increased software license revenue from our domestic and international Payments and Transactional Documents products.
 
 Subscriptions and Transactions. The increase in subscription and transaction revenues was due principally to the revenue contribution from PayMode and the revenue contribution of $1.1 million associated with a subscription based revenue arrangement that commenced in the quarter.  We expect subscription and transaction revenues to increase during the remainder of the fiscal year, primarily as a result of the revenue contribution from PayMode.
 
Service and Maintenance. The increase in service and maintenance revenues was primarily the result of an increase in professional services revenues of $1.5 million associated with several large banking projects, increased professional service revenues in Europe of $0.5 million, increases in software maintenance revenues of $0.2 million in Europe and an increase of $0.7 million as a result of an increase in foreign exchange rates associated with the British Pound Sterling and European Euro.  We expect that service and maintenance revenues will increase during the remainder of the fiscal year as a result of new and existing projects within our Banking Solutions segment and as a result of additional revenues from our domestic and international payments and documents products.
 
Equipment and Supplies. The increase in equipment and supplies revenues was principally due to an increase in revenue associated with our European equipment sales. We expect that equipment and supplies revenues will remain relatively consistent during the remainder of 2010.
 
Cost of revenues by category
 
                                     
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
   
Increase (Decrease)
Between Periods
2010 Compared to 2009
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of total
Revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of total
Revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
%
 
Cost of revenues:
                                   
Software licenses
  $ 253       0.6     $ 189       0.6     $ 64       33.9  
Subscriptions and transactions
    5,598       14.1       3,650       11.0       1,948       53.4  
Service and maintenance
    9,921       24.9       9,151       27.4       770       8.4  
Equipment and supplies
    1,779       4.5       1,423       4.3       356       25.0  
Total cost of revenues
  $ 17,551       44.1     $ 14,413       43.3     $ 3,138       21.8  
Gross profit
  $ 22,269       55.9     $ 18,878       56.7     $ 3,391       18.0  
 
 
Software Licenses. Software license costs consist of expenses incurred by us to manufacture, package and distribute our software products and related documentation and costs of licensing third party software that is incorporated into or sold with certain of our products. Software license costs increased slightly to 7% of software license revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to 6% for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The increase was related to higher costs of third party software that we license alongside our solutions during the three months ended March 31, 2010.  We expect that software license costs will remain relatively consistent, as a percentage of software license revenues, during the remainder of the fiscal year.
 
Subscriptions and Transactions. Subscriptions and transaction costs include salaries and other related costs for our professional services teams as well as costs related to our hosting infrastructure such as depreciation and facilities related expenses. Subscriptions and transactions costs increased to 52% of subscription and transaction revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to 49% in the same period of 2009.  The increase in subscription and transaction costs of approximately $1.9 million was due principally to the costs associated with PayMode, which we acquired in September 2009, and the costs associated with a subscription based revenue arrangement that commenced in the quarter. We expect that subscription and transaction costs will remain relatively consistent as a percentage of subscription and transaction revenue during the remainder of the fiscal year due to our continued investment in PayMode.
 
Service and Maintenance. Service and maintenance costs include salaries and other related costs for our customer service, maintenance and help desk support staffs, as well as third party contractor expenses used to complement our professional services team. Service and maintenance costs decreased slightly to 43% of service and maintenance revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to 44% in the three months ended March 31, 2009. The decrease in service and maintenance costs as a percentage of service and maintenance revenues was due to a more profitable mix of service engagements and a general reduction in costs as a result of our prior year headcount reductions.  We expect that
 
 
 
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service and maintenance costs will remain relatively consistent, as a percentage of service and maintenance revenues, during the remainder of the fiscal year.
 
Equipment and Supplies. Equipment and supplies costs include the costs associated with equipment and supplies that we resell, as well as freight, shipping and postage costs associated with the delivery of our products. Equipment and supplies costs increased to 76% of equipment and supplies revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to 73% for the three months ended March 31, 2009.  The cost increase as a percentage of revenues is primarily related to a higher mix of lower margin transactions.  We expect that equipment and supplies costs will remain relatively consistent as a percentage of equipment and supplies revenues for the remainder of the fiscal year.
 
Operating Expenses
 
 
                                     
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
   
Increase (Decrease)
Between Periods 2010
Compared to 2009
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of
total
revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of
total
revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
%
 
Operating expenses:
                                   
Sales and marketing
  $ 8,649      
21.7
    $ 7,449      
22.4
    $ 1,200      
16.1
 
Product development and engineering
   
4,959
     
12.5
     
4,742
     
14.2
     
217
     
4.6
 
General and administrative
   
3,795
     
9.5
     
4,344
     
13.0
      (549 )     (12.6 )
Amortization of intangible assets
    3,282       8.2       3,589       10.8       (307 )     (8.6 )
Total operating expenses
  $ 20,685      
51.9
    $ 20,124      
60.4
    $  561      
2.8
 
 
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and other related costs for sales and marketing personnel, sales commissions, travel, public relations and marketing materials and trade show participation. Sales and marketing expenses increased in the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009 as a result of an increase in headcount related costs of $0.9 million due primarily to PayMode, and an increase of $0.3 million as a result of an increase in foreign exchange rates associated with the British Pound Sterling and European Euro.  We expect that sales and marketing expenses will increase over the remainder of the fiscal year as we continue to focus on our marketing initiatives to support our new products, including PayMode.

Product Development and Engineering. Product development and engineering expenses consist primarily of personnel costs to support product development which consists of enhancements and revisions to our products based on customer feedback and general marketplace demands, as well as development of our newer accounts payable automation products. The increase in product development and engineering expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009 was primarily attributable to an increase in costs of $0.7 million related to PayMode development and enhancement initiatives and due to an increase in costs associated with the use of contract resources of $0.1 million, offset by a decrease of $0.5 million associated with the use of development resources in our Payments and Transactional Documents operating segment.  We expect that product development and engineering expenses will increase during the remainder of the fiscal year as we continue to invest in the enhancement of the PayMode solution.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other related costs for operations and finance employees and legal and accounting services. General and administrative expenses decreased in the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009 due principally to cost reduction initiatives implemented in our prior fiscal year, including a reduction in headcount related costs of $0.4 million, and a reduction in the use of professional services of $0.1 million.  These decreases were offset in part by an increase in facilities costs related to our acquisition of PayMode.  We expect that general and administrative expenses will increase slightly during the remainder of the fiscal year.
 
         Amortization of Intangible Assets. We amortize our intangible assets in proportion to the estimated rate at which the asset provides economic benefit to us. Accordingly, amortization expense rates are often higher in the earlier periods of an asset’s estimated life. The decrease in amortization expense in the quarter ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2009 occurred as expense from intangible assets arising in prior acquisitions decreased as those assets aged, offset in part by an increase in amortization expense from intangible assets arising through our acquisition of PayMode. We expect that total amortization expense for fiscal 2010 will approximate $13.2 million.

Other Income, Net
 
 
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Increase (Decrease)
Between Periods
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010 Compared
to 2009
 
   
(in thousands)
   
%
 
Interest income
  $ 60     $ 87     $ (27 )     (31.0 )
Interest expense
    (14 )     (16 )     2       12.5  
Other expense, net
    (1 )     (124 )     123       99.2  
Other (expense) income, net
  $ 45     $ (53 )   $ 98       184.9  
 
Other (Expense) Income, Net.  In the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009, interest income decreased as a result of declining marketplace yields associated with our cash and short-term investment accounts.  Interest expense remained insignificant during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.  Other expense, net decreased as a result of realized foreign exchange losses. We expect that the individual components of other income and expense will continue to represent minor components of our overall operations during the remainder of fiscal 2010.

Provision for Income Taxes. We recorded income tax expense of $0.7 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.  The income tax expense recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 was due to tax expense associated with our UK, Australian and US operations.  The US income tax expense was principally due to alternative minimum tax arising from the utilization of net operating losses, state income tax expense, and an increase in deferred tax liabilities for goodwill that is deductible for tax purposes but not amortized for financial reporting purposes.  The income tax expense recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 was due to tax expense associated with our German, Australian and US operations, offset in part by a tax benefit associated with our UK operations.  The US income tax expense was principally due to an increase in deferred tax liabilities for goodwill that is deductible for tax purposes but not amortized for financial reporting purposes and the use of deferred tax assets arising through prior business acquisitions.
 
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010 Compared to the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009
 
Segment Information
 
We have aggregated similar operating segments into three reportable segments: Payments and Transactional Documents, Banking Solutions and Outsourced Solutions.  The following table represents our revenues by segment:
 
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
       
   
2010
   
2009
   
Increase (Decrease)
Between Periods 2010
Compared to 2009
 
Segment revenue:
 
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
   
%
 
Payments and Transactional Documents
  $ 70,407     $ 67,832     $ 2,575       3.8  
Banking Solutions
    22,804       17,001       5,803       34.1  
Outsourced Solutions
    23,287       18,298       4,989       27.3  
    $ 116,498     $ 103,131     $ 13,367       13.0  
                                 
Segment measure of profit (loss):
                               
Payments and Transactional Documents
  $ 16,415     $ 10,309     $ 6,106       59.2  
Banking Solutions
    2,666       (2,098 )     4,764       227.1  
Outsourced Solutions
    2,584       1,686       898       53.3  
Total measure of segment profit
  $ 21,665     $ $9,897     $ 11,768       118.9  
Less:
                               
Amortization of intangible assets
    (9,949 )     (11,973 )     2,024       16.9  
Stock compensation expense
    (6,669 )     (6,298 )     (371 )     (5.9 )
Acquisition related expenses
    (508 )     (35 )     (473 )     (1,351.4 )
Restructuring expenses
    52       -       52       -  
Add:
                               
         Other (expense) income, net
    173       709       (536 )     (75.6 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 4,764     $ (7,700 )   $ 12,464       161.9  

Payments and Transactional Documents. The revenue increase for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 was primarily attributable to increases in service and maintenance revenue of $2.6 million from our European payment and
 
 
 
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document automation products.  This increase was offset in part by a decrease of approximately $0.3 million as a result of declining foreign exchange rates associated with the British Pound Sterling.  The segment profit increase of $6.1 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 was primarily attributable to increases in service and maintenance revenues and software license revenues in Europe, combined with cost reductions associated with our fourth quarter headcount reductions.  These cost decreases were somewhat offset by increased sales and marketing costs in Europe.

Banking Solutions. Revenues from our Banking Solutions segment increased as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year due to an increase of $5.7 million in professional services revenue associated with several large ongoing banking projects and revenue contribution of $1.1 million for an arrangement for which revenue recognition commenced in the quarter, offset in part by a decrease in software license revenue of $0.8 million.  Segment profit increased $4.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The increase in segment profit was driven principally by the overall increase in revenues within the segment.

Outsourced Solutions. Revenues from our Outsourced Solutions segment increased as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year due principally to the revenue contribution from PayMode.  Segment profit increased $0.9 million as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year due primarily to cost reduction measures implemented in our prior fiscal year.  Revenue increases from PayMode have been largely offset by increased PayMode costs related to servicing our new customers, ongoing product development and sales and marketing initiatives.

 
Revenues by category
 
                                     
   
Nine Months Ended March 31,
   
Increase (Decrease)
Between Periods 2010
Compared to 2009
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of
total
Revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of
total
Revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
%
 
Revenues:
                                   
Software licenses
  $ 10,408       8.9     $ 10,440       10.1     $ (32 )     (0.3 )
Subscriptions and transactions
    29,543       25.4       23,468       22.8       6,075       25.9  
Service and maintenance
    69,953       60.0       62,275       60.4       7,678       12.3  
Equipment and supplies
    6,594       5.7       6,948       6.7       (354 )     (5.1 )
Total revenues
  $ 116,498       100.0     $ 103,131       100.0     $ 13,367       13.0  
 
Software Licenses. The slight decrease in software license revenues was due to a decrease of $0.7 million in revenue from certain of our US document automation products and a decrease in software license revenues of $0.8 million within our Banking Solutions segment.  These decreases were offset in part by increases in software license revenue from our US and European payments and our Outsourced Solutions products of $1.1 million.
 
 Subscriptions and Transactions. The increase in subscription and transaction revenues was due principally to the revenue contribution from PayMode and revenue contribution of $1.1 million associated with a subscription based revenue arrangement commencing in the period.
 
Service and Maintenance. The increase in service and maintenance revenues was primarily the result of an increase in professional services revenues of $7.9 million associated with several large banking projects, increased professional service revenues of $1.6 million in Europe and increases in software maintenance revenues in the US and Europe. These increases were offset in part by a decrease of $1.0 million in document automation services revenue in the US.
 
Equipment and Supplies. The decrease in equipment and supplies revenues was principally due to a decrease in revenues from our supplies sales, offset in part by increased equipment sales.
 
Cost of revenues by category
 
 
 
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Nine Months Ended March 31,
   
Increase (Decrease)
Between Periods 2010
Compared to 2009
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of
total
Revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of
total
Revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
%
 
Cost of revenues:
                                   
Software licenses
  $ 792       0.7     $ 596       0.6     $ 196       32.9  
Subscriptions and transactions
    14,636       12.5       11,642       11.3       2,994       25.7  
Service and maintenance
    30,047       25.8       28,454       27.6       1,593       5.6  
Equipment and supplies
    4,991       4.3       5,101       4.9       (110 )     (2.2 )
Total cost of revenues
  $ 50,466       43.3     $ 45,793       44.4     $ 4,673       10.2  
Gross profit
  $ 66,032       56.7     $ 57,338       55.6     $ 8,694       15.2  
 
Software Licenses. Software license costs increased to 8% of software license revenues in the nine months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to 6% for the nine months ended March 31, 2009.  The increase in costs as a percentage of revenues was due to additional costs associated with third-party software that we sell alongside our solutions.
 
Subscriptions and Transactions. Subscriptions and transactions remained consistent at 50% of subscription and transaction revenues in the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.  The increase in subscription and transaction costs in dollar terms was due principally to the costs associated with our PayMode solution.
 
Service and Maintenance. Service and maintenance costs decreased as a percentage of service and maintenance revenues to 43% in the nine months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to 46% in the nine months ended March 31, 2009. The decrease in service and maintenance costs as a percentage of service and maintenance revenues was as a result of improved professional services margins in our Banking Solutions segment and due to the impact of cost reduction measures implemented in our prior fiscal year.
 
Equipment and Supplies. Equipment and supplies costs increased to 76% of equipment and supplies revenues in the nine months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to 73% of equipment and supplies revenues in the nine months ended March 31, 2009.   The increase in costs as a percentage of revenue was due to a higher mix of lower margin transactions.
 
Operating Expenses
 
                                     
   
Nine Months Ended March 31,
   
Increase (Decrease)
Between Periods 2010
Compared to 2009
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of
total
revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
As % of
total
revenues
   
(in thousands)
   
%
 
Operating expenses:
                                   
Sales and marketing
  $ 25,356       21.8     $ 24,236       23.5     $ 1,120       4.6  
Product development and engineering
    13,802       11.8       15,402       14.9       (1,600 )     (10.4 )
General and administrative
    12,334       10.6       14,136       13.7       (1,802 )     (12.7 )
Amortization of intangible assets
    9,949       8.5       11,973       11.6       (2,024 )     (16.9 )
Total operating expenses
  $ 61,441       52.7     $ 65,747       63.7     $ (4,306 )     (6.5 )
 
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses increased in the nine months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2009 due to an increase in headcount related costs of $1.2 million, the majority of which is due to the impact of PayMode.  These increases were offset in part by a reduction in employee recruiting costs of $0.2 million.

Product Development and Engineering. The decrease in product development and engineering expenses was primarily attributable to a reduction in the use of development resources in our Payments and Transactional Documents and Banking lines of business of $1.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively.  These decreases were offset by an increase in the use of development resources associated with PayMode in the amount of $1.3 million.

General and Administrative. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was principally attributable to a decrease in headcount related expenses of $1.8 million due primarily to the departure of our Chief Operating Officer in our prior fiscal year and a decrease of approximately $0.2 million in costs related to the use of third party professional services, offset in part by $0.4 million of acquisition related expenses.
 
 
 
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Amortization of Intangible Assets. We amortize our intangible assets in proportion to the estimated rate at which the asset provides economic benefit to us. Accordingly, amortization expense rates are often higher in the earlier periods of an asset’s estimated life. The decrease in amortization expense in the nine months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2009 occurred as expense from intangible assets arising in prior acquisitions decreased as those assets aged, offset in part by an increase in amortization expense from intangible assets arising through our acquisition of PayMode. We expect that total amortization expense for fiscal 2010 will approximate $13.2 million.
 

Other Income, Net
 
                         
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
   
Increase (Decrease)
Between Periods
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010 Compared
to 2009
 
   
(in thousands)
   
%
 
Interest income
  $ 169     $ 541     $ (372 )     (68.8 )
Interest expense
    (40 )     (44 )     4       9.1  
Other income, net
    44       212       (168 )     (79.2 )
Other income, net
  $ 173     $ 709     $ (536 )     (75.6 )
 
Other Income, Net.  For the nine months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2009, interest income decreased as a result of declining marketplace yields associated with our cash and short-term investment accounts.  Other income, net decreased as a result of declining foreign exchange gains associated with the British Pound Sterling and the European Euro.
 
Provision for Income Taxes.  We recorded income tax expense of $1.9 million and $1.0 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The income tax expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 was due to tax expense associated with our UK, Australian and US operations.  The US income tax expense was principally due to alternative minimum tax arising from the utilization of net operating losses, state income tax expense, and an increase in deferred tax liabilities for goodwill that is deductible for tax purposes but not amortized for financial reporting purposes.  The income tax expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 was net of approximately $0.4 million of non-recurring tax benefits arising from a reduction in our unrecognized tax benefits upon the expiration of certain statutes of limitations, from the enactment of legislation during fiscal year 2009 that allowed us to claim a tax refund for a portion of its unused research and development credit carryforwards in the US, and from a decrease in our German tax rate as a result of a restructuring of our German operations.  Our net income tax expense also reflected expense associated with our German, French, and Australian operations, as well as income tax expense in the US, offset in part by a tax benefit associated with our UK operations.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have financed our operations primarily from cash provided by operating activities and the sale of our common stock. We have generated positive operating cash flows in each of our last eight completed fiscal years. Other than for insignificant amounts due under capital lease obligations, we have no long-term debt.  Accordingly, we believe that the cash generated from our operations and the cash and cash equivalents we have on hand will be sufficient to meet our operating requirements for the foreseeable future.

In addition to our cash on hand, we have an effective shelf registration statement on file with the SEC that permits us to offer and sell up to $100,000,000 of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, depository shares, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units.  These securities may be offered and sold by us in one or more offerings.

We also may receive additional investments from, and make investments in, customers or other companies. However, any such transactions would require the approval of our board of directors, and in some cases, stockholders and potentially bank or regulatory approval.
 
One of our goals is to maintain and improve our capital structure. The key metrics we focus on in assessing the strength of our liquidity are summarized in the table below:
 
 
 
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March 31,
   
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
  $ 58,284     $ 50,303  
Long-term debt (capital leases)
  $ 41     $ 125  
                 
   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
                 
   
(in thousands)
 
Cash provided by operating activities
  $ 18,139     $ 17,832  
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. At March 31, 2010 our cash and cash equivalents consisted primarily of cash deposits held at major banks, money market funds and marketable securities. The increase in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at March 31, 2010 from June 30, 2009 was primarily due to $18.1 million of cash generated from operations and $12.3 million in cash generated  from the exercise of stock options and the purchase of our stock by participants in our employee stock purchase plan.  These increases were offset by the use of $17.8 million in cash to fund acquisitions, and to a lesser extent to purchase property and equipment.
 
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities included $30.6 million held by our foreign subsidiaries as of March 31, 2010 that were denominated in currencies other than US Dollars.  Accordingly, declines in the foreign currency exchange rates of the British Pound, European Euro, and Australian Dollar to the US Dollar negatively affected our overall cash balances by approximately $1.7 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2010.  Further declines in the foreign currency exchange rates of these currencies could have a continued negative effect on our overall cash balances.  However, we continue to believe that our existing cash balances, even in light of the foreign currency volatility we have recently experienced, are adequate to meet our operating requirements for the foreseeable future.
 
Operating Activities. Cash generated from operating activities primarily relates to our net income or loss, less the impact of non-cash expenses, and changes in working capital. Cash generated from operations increased by $0.3 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2010 versus the nine months ended March 31, 2009.  This improvement was primarily due to our net income of $2.8 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2010 versus a net loss of $8.7 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2009.  The improvement in our net income position was offset in part by a period over period increase in accounts receivable of $4.8 million and a period over period decrease in deferred revenue of $9.8 million, each of which had the effect of decreasing overall operating cash flow for the nine months ended March 31, 2010.

 
Investing Activities. The increase in net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 versus the nine months ended March 31, 2009 was primarily due to the use of $17.8 million in cash to fund acquisitions occurring during the current fiscal year.
 
Financing Activities. The increase in cash inflows from financing activities primarily relate to an increase in proceeds received from the exercise of stock options during the current fiscal year and the purchase of our stock by participants in our employee stock purchase plan.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, we did not engage in material off-balance sheet activities, including the use of structured finance, special purpose or variable interest entities, material trading activities in non-exchange traded commodity contracts or transactions with persons or entities that benefit from their non-independent relationship with us.
 
Contractual Obligations
 
Following is a summary of future payments that we are required to make under existing contractual obligations as of March 31, 2010:
 

 
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Payments Due by Period *
 
   
Total
   
Less Than 1
Year
   
1-3 Years
   
4-5 Years
   
More Than 5
Years
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Operating lease obligations
  $ 13,567     $ 956     $ 8,950     $ 2,575     $ 1,086  
Capital lease obligations
    159       28       131       ----       ----  
Other contractual obligations
    1,022       154       868       ----       ----  
Total
  $ 14,748     $ 1,138     $ 9,949     $ 2,575     $ 1,086  

*Payment due dates are calculated from our most recent fiscal year end of June 30, 2009.
 
Purchase orders are not included in the table above. Our purchase orders represent authorizations to purchase rather than binding agreements. The contractual obligation amounts in the table above are associated with agreements that are enforceable and legally binding and that specify all significant terms, including: fixed or minimum services to be used; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction. Obligations under contract that we can cancel without a significant penalty are not included in the table above.   Also excluded from the table is our estimate of unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2010 in the amount of $1.0 million.  These amounts have been excluded because as of March 31, 2010 we are unable to estimate the timing of future cash outflows, if any, associated with these liabilities as we do not currently anticipate settling any of these tax positions with cash payment in the foreseeable future.
 
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
We are exposed to a variety of risks, including foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and changes in the market value of our investments in marketable securities primarily due to changes in interest rates. We have not entered into any foreign currency hedging transactions or other instruments to minimize our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations nor do we presently plan to in the future. Also, we have not entered into any interest rate swap agreements, or other instruments to minimize our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. There has been no material change to our exposure to market risk from that which was disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on September 11, 2009.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2010. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2010, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
 
No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
 
On August 25, 2009, the plaintiffs in the initial public offering securities class action litigation against Bottomline and our subsidiary Optio Software, which is described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, or our Annual Report, filed a motion for final approval of the proposed settlement, approval of the plan of distribution of the settlement fund, and certification of the settlement classes. A settlement fairness hearing was held on September 10, 2009. On October 5, 2009, the Court issued an opinion granting plaintiffs’ motion for final approval of the settlement, approval of the plan of distribution of the settlement fund, and certification of the settlement classes. An order and final judgment was entered on November 25, 2009.  Various notices of appeal of the Court’s order have been filed.  For additional information regarding this litigation, please refer to our Annual Report.
 
 
 
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors
 
  Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below before making an investment decision involving our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties may also impair our business operations.
 
If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations would likely suffer. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could fall, and you may lose all or part of the money you paid to buy our common stock.
 
The risk factors below related to catastrophic events, security breaches and the concentration of revenue from subscription and transaction based arrangements represent material additions to our risk factors, and should be considered in addition to the other risk factors that follow, which do not reflect material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009.
 
Ongoing financial market volatility and adverse changes in the domestic and global economic environment could have a significant adverse impact on our business, financial condition and operating results
 
Our business and operating results could be significantly impacted by general economic conditions. Since Fall 2008, the US and global economies have experienced an unprecedented series of events due to the effects of the credit market crisis, slowing global economic activity, a decrease in consumer and business confidence and severe liquidity concerns. A prolonged economic downturn could result in a variety of risks to our business, including:
 
 
increased volatility in our stock price;
 
 
increased volatility in foreign currency exchange rates;
 
 
delays in, or curtailment of, purchasing decisions by our customers or potential customers either as a result of continuing economic uncertainty or anxiety or as a result of their inability to access the liquidity necessary to engage in purchasing initiatives;
 
 
increased credit risk associated with our customers or potential customers, particularly those that may operate in industries most affected by the economic downturn, such as financial services; and
 
 
impairment of our goodwill or other assets.
 
During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2009, we experienced a decline in the foreign currency exchange rates associated with the British Pound Sterling which negatively impacted our overall revenue growth. Additionally, during fiscal 2009 we experienced a higher than anticipated level of volatility in our common stock price which we believe was a result of the general financial market turmoil rather than the result of anything specific to our business. We have observed that, in some cases, closing new business is taking somewhat longer and, in some cases, customer buying decisions are being postponed. To the extent that the current economic downturn worsens or persists, or any of the above risks occur, our business and operating results could be significantly and adversely affected.
 
Our common stock has experienced and may continue to undergo extreme market price and volume fluctuations
 
The NASDAQ Global Market often experiences extreme price and volume fluctuations. Broad market fluctuations of this type may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. The stock prices for many companies in the technology sector have experienced wide fluctuations that often have been unrelated to their operating performance. The market price of our common stock has experienced and may continue to undergo extreme fluctuations due to a variety of factors, including:
 
 
general and industry-specific business, economic and market conditions;
 
 
changes in or our failure to meet analysts’ or investors’ estimates or expectations;
 
 
actual or anticipated fluctuations in operating results, including those arising as a result of any impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets related to past or future acquisitions;
 
 
public announcements concerning us, including announcements of litigation, our competitors or our industry;
 
 
introductions of new products or services or announcements of significant contracts by us or our competitors;
 
 
acquisitions, divestitures, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or capital commitments by us or our competitors;
 
 
adverse developments in patent or other proprietary rights; and
 
 
announcements of technological innovations by our competitors.
 
 
 
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Our business and operating results are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates
 
We conduct a substantial portion of our operations outside of the US, principally in Europe and Australia. In the nine months ended March 31, 2010, approximately 45% of our revenues and 32% of our operating expenses, respectively, were attributable to customers or operations located outside of North America. During fiscal 2009, the foreign currency exchange rates of the British Pound, European Euro and Australian Dollar to the US Dollar declined significantly, and we anticipate that foreign currency exchange rates may continue to fluctuate in the near term. As we experienced in fiscal 2009, continued appreciation of the US Dollar against these foreign currencies will have the impact of reducing both our revenues and operating expenses.
 
Our future financial results will be impacted by our success in selling new products in a subscription and transaction based revenue model
 
A substantial portion of our revenues and profitability were historically generated from perpetual software license revenues. We are offering a growing number of our products under a subscription and transaction based revenue model, which we believe has certain advantages over a perpetual license model, including better predictability of revenue.  PayMode, which we acquired in September 2009, is sold on a subscription and transaction basis.
 
A subscription and transaction based revenue model typically results in no up-front revenue. Additionally, there can be no assurance that our customers, or the markets in which we compete, will respond favorably to the approach we have taken with our newer offerings. To the extent that our subscription and transaction based offerings do not receive general marketplace acceptance our financial results could be materially and adversely affected.
 
An increasing number of large and more complex customer contracts, or contracts that involve the delivery of services over contractually committed periods, generally delay the timing of our revenue recognition and, in the short-term, may adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and the market price of our stock
 
Due to an increasing number of large and more complex customer contracts, particularly in our Banking Solutions segment, we have experienced, and will likely continue to experience, delays in the timing of our revenue recognition. These arrangements generally require significant implementation work, product customization and modification and user acceptance and systems integration testing, resulting in the recognition of revenue over the period of project completion which normally spans several quarters. Delays in revenue recognition on these contracts, including delays that result from customer decisions to halt or otherwise slow down a long-term project due to their own staffing or other challenges, could affect our operating results, financial condition and the market price of our common stock. Similarly, if we are unable to continue to generate new large orders on a regular basis, our business operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.
 
We make significant investments in existing products and new product offerings which can adversely affect our operating results; these investments may not be successful
 
We operate in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving technology environment and believe that it is important to enhance existing product offerings and to develop new product offerings to meet strategic opportunities as they evolve. Our operating results have recently been affected by increases in product development expenses as we continued to make investments in our hosted, banking and accounts payable automation products.  We may at any time, based on product needs or marketplace demands, decide to significantly increase our product development expenditures.  Over the next several quarters, we expect to continue to make significant investments in PayMode, which we acquired in September 2009.  Investments in existing products and new product offerings can have a negative impact on our operating results, and any existing product enhancements or new product offerings may not be accepted in the marketplace or generate material revenues.
 
Integration of acquisitions could interrupt our business and our financial condition could be harmed
 
Part of our operating strategy is to identify and pursue strategic acquisitions that can expand our geographical footprint or complement our existing product functionality. We may in the future continue to acquire or make investments in other businesses, products or technologies. Any acquisition or strategic investment we have made in the past or may make in the future may entail numerous risks, including the following:
 
 
difficulties integrating acquired operations, personnel, technologies or products;
 
 
inadequacy of existing operating, financial and management information systems to support the combined organization or new operations;
 
 
write-offs related to impairment of goodwill and other acquired assets;
 
 
 
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entrance into markets in which we have no or limited prior experience or knowledge;
 
 
diversion of management’s focus from our core business concerns;
 
 
dilution to existing stockholders and earnings per share;
 
 
incurrence of substantial debt; and
 
 
exposure to litigation from third parties, including claims related to intellectual property or other assets acquired or liabilities assumed.
 
Any such difficulties encountered as a result of any merger, acquisition or strategic investment could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
 
As a result of our acquisitions, we could be subject to significant future write-offs with respect to intangible assets, which may adversely affect our future operating results
 
We review our intangible assets periodically for impairment. At March 31, 2010, the carrying value of our goodwill and our other intangible assets was approximately $64.9 million and $34.6 million, respectively. While we reviewed our goodwill and our other intangible assets during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 and concluded that there was no impairment, we could be subject to future impairment charges with respect to these intangible assets or intangible assets arising as a result of acquisitions in future periods. Any such charges, to the extent occurring, would likely have a material adverse effect on our operating results.
 
Our fixed costs may lead to operating results below analyst or investor expectations if our revenues are below anticipated levels, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock
 
A significant percentage of our expenses, particularly personnel and facilities costs, are relatively fixed and based in part on anticipated revenue levels. In recent years, we have experienced slowing growth rates with certain of our licensed software products. In the nine months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2009, we experienced a decline in the foreign currency exchange rates applicable to our European based revenues which negatively impacted our overall revenue growth. A decline in revenues without a corresponding and timely slowdown in expense growth could negatively affect our business. Significant revenue shortfalls in any quarter may cause significant declines in operating results since we may be unable to reduce spending in a timely manner.
 
Quarterly or annual operating results that are below the expectations of public market analysts could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Factors that could cause fluctuations in our operating results include the following:
 
 
economic conditions, which may affect our customers’ and potential customers’ budgets for information technology expenditures;
 
 
the timing of orders and longer sales cycles;
 
 
the timing of product implementations, which are highly dependent on customers’ resources and discretion;
 
 
the incurrence of costs relating to the integration of software products and operations in connection with acquisitions of technologies or businesses; and
 
 
the timing and market acceptance of new products or product enhancements by either us or our competitors.
 
Because of these factors, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not necessarily meaningful.
 
Our mix of products and services could have a significant effect on our financial condition, results of operations and the market price of our common stock
 
The gross margins for our products and services vary considerably. Our software revenues generally yield significantly higher gross margins than do our subscription and transaction, service and maintenance and equipment and supplies revenue streams. In the nine months ended March 31, 2010, we experienced a decrease in our overall software license revenues. If software license revenues were to significantly decline in any future period, or if the mix of our products and services in any given period did not match our expectations, our results of operations and the market price of our common stock could be significantly adversely affected.
 
We face risks associated with our international operations that could harm our financial condition and results of operations
 
A significant percentage of our revenues have been generated by our international operations, and our future growth rates and success are in part dependent on our continued growth and success in international markets. We have operations in
 
 
 
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the US, UK, Australia, France and Germany. As is the case with most international operations, the success and profitability of these operations are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that include, in addition to the risks our business as a whole faces, the following:
 
 
currency exchange rate fluctuations;
 
 
difficulties and costs of staffing and managing foreign operations;
 
 
differing regulatory and industry standards and certification requirements;
 
 
the complexities of foreign tax jurisdictions;
 
 
reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries; and
 
 
import or export licensing requirements.
 
A significant percentage of our revenues to date have come from our payment and document management offerings and our future performance will depend on continued market acceptance of these solutions
 
A significant percentage of our revenues to date have come from the license and maintenance of our payment and document management offerings and sales of associated products and services. Any significant reduction in demand for our payment and document management offerings could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. Our future performance could depend on the following factors:
 
 
continued market acceptance of our payment and document management offerings;
 
 
our ability to introduce enhancements to meet the market’s evolving needs for secure payments and cash management solutions; and
 
 
acceptance of software solutions offered on a hosted basis.
 
A growing number of our customer arrangements involve selling our products and services on a hosted basis, which may have the effect of delaying revenue recognition and increasing development or start-up expenses
 
An increasing number of our customer arrangements involve offering certain of our products and services on a hosted basis.  As an example PayMode, which we acquired in September 2009, is a hosted offering.  Hosted arrangements typically include a contractually defined service period as well as performance criteria that our products or services are required to meet over the duration of the service period. Arrangements entered into on a hosted basis generally delay the timing of revenue recognition and often require the incurrence of up-front costs, which can be significant. We are continuing to make investments in our hosted offerings, such as PayMode and our related accounts payable automation products, and there can be no assurance that these products will ultimately gain broad market acceptance.  Additionally, there is a risk that we might be unable to consistently maintain the performance requirements or service levels called for under any such arrangements. Such events, to the extent occurring, could have a material and adverse effect on our operating results.

A growing portion of our revenue is derived from subscription and transaction based revenue arrangements

A growing portion of our revenue is being derived from subscription and transaction based arrangements. We believe that these arrangements have several advantages over perpetual license arrangements, including better predictability of revenue. However, there are also certain risks inherent with these transactions. For example, there is a risk that customers may elect not to renew these arrangements upon expiry or that they may aggressively attempt to renegotiate pricing or other significant contractual terms, either at or prior to the point of renewal, based on economic conditions that exist at that time. Further, in respect of our hosted product offerings, customers often negotiate contractual termination rights in the event of a contractual breach by us which, to the extent occurring, might permit the customer to exit the contract prior to the end of its term, generally without additional compensation to us. Our future revenue and overall growth rates depend significantly on customer retention. To the extent we were unable to achieve desired customer retention rates, or in the event we were unable to retain customers on favorable economic terms, our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.
 
Our future financial results will depend on our ability to manage growth effectively
 
Our ability to manage growth effectively will depend in part on our ability to continue to enhance our operating, financial and management information systems. If we are unable to manage growth effectively, the quality of our services, our ability to retain key personnel and our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
 
 
 
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We face significant competition in our targeted markets, including competition from companies with significantly greater resources
 
In recent years, we have encountered increasing competition in our targeted markets. We compete with a wide range of companies ranging from small start-up enterprises with limited resources, which compete principally on the basis of technology features or specific customer relationships, to large companies which can leverage significant customer bases and financial resources. Given the size and nature of the markets we target, the implementation of our growth strategy and our success in competing for market share is dependent on our ability to grow our sales and marketing capabilities and maintain an appropriate level of financial resources.
 

 
We depend on key employees who are skilled in e-commerce, payment, cash and document management and invoice presentment methodology and Internet and other technologies
 
Our success depends upon the efforts and abilities of our executive officers and key technical and sales employees who are skilled in e-commerce, payment methodology and regulation, and Internet, database and network technologies. Our key employees are in high demand within the marketplace and many competitors, customers and industry organizations are able to offer considerably higher compensation packages than we currently provide. The loss of one or more of these individuals could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, we currently do not maintain “key man” life insurance policies on any of our employees. While some of our executive officers have employment or retention agreements with us, the loss of the services of any of our executive officers or other key employees could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
 
Increased competition may result in price reductions and decreased demand for our product solutions
 
The markets in which we compete are intensely competitive and characterized by rapid technological change. Some competitors in our targeted markets have longer operating histories, significantly greater financial, technical, and marketing resources, greater brand recognition and a larger installed customer base than we do. We expect to face additional competition as other established and emerging companies enter the markets we address. In addition, current and potential competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative relationships to expand their product offerings and to offer more comprehensive solutions. This growing competition may result in price reductions of our products and services, reduced revenues and gross margins and loss of market share, any one of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
 
Our success depends on our ability to develop new and enhanced products, services and strategic partner relationships
 
The markets in which we compete are subject to rapid technological change and our success is dependent on our ability to develop new and enhanced products, services and strategic partner relationships that meet evolving market needs. Trends that could have a critical impact on us include:
 
 
evolving industry standards, mandates and laws, such as those mandated by the National Automated Clearing House Association and the Association for Payment Clearing Services;
 
 
rapidly changing technology, which could cause our software to become suddenly outdated or could require us to make our products compatible with new database or network systems;
 
 
developments and changes relating to the Internet that we must address as we maintain existing products and introduce any new products; and
 
 
the loss of any of our key strategic partners who serve as a valuable network from which we can leverage industry expertise and respond to changing marketplace demands.
 
There can be no assurance that technological advances will not cause our products to become obsolete or uneconomical. If we are unable to develop and introduce new products or enhancements to existing products in a timely and successful manner, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. Similarly, if our new products do not receive general marketplace acceptance, or if the sales cycle of any of our new products significantly delays the timing of revenue recognition, our results could be negatively affected.
 
Our products could be subject to future legal or regulatory actions, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results
 
Our software products and hosted services offerings facilitate the transmission of business documents and information including, in some cases, confidential financial data related to payments, invoices and cash management. Our web-based
 
 
 
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software products, and certain of our hosted services offerings, transmit this data electronically. While we believe that all of our product and service offerings comply with current regulatory and security requirements, there can be no assurance that future legal or regulatory actions will not impact our product and service offerings. To the extent that regulatory or legal developments mandate a change in any of our products or services, or alter the demand for or the competitive environment of our products and services, we might not be able to respond to such requirements in a timely or successful manner. If this were to occur, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
 
Any unanticipated performance problems or bugs in our product offerings could have a material adverse effect on our future financial results
 
If the products that we offer and continue to introduce do not sustain marketplace acceptance, our future financial results could be adversely affected. Since certain of our offerings are still in early stages of adoption and since most of our products are continually being enhanced or further developed in response to general marketplace demands, any unanticipated performance problems or bugs that we have not been able to detect could result in additional development costs, diversion of technical and other resources from our other development efforts, negative publicity regarding us and our products, harm to our customer relationships and exposure to potential liability claims. In addition, if our products do not enjoy wide commercial success, our long-term business strategy will be adversely affected, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

 
Catastrophic events may disrupt our business
 
We are a highly automated business and we rely on our network infrastructure, various software applications and many internal technology systems and data networks for our customer support, development, sales and marketing and accounting and finance functions. Further, our hosted offerings rely on certain of these systems from the perspective of the ongoing provision of services to our customers and potential customers.  A disruption or failure of these systems in the event of a natural disaster, telecommunications failure, cyber-attack, war, terrorist attack, or other catastrophic event could cause system interruptions, reputational harm, delays in product development, breaches of data security and loss of critical data.  Such an event could also prevent us from fulfilling our customer orders or maintaining certain service level requirements, particularly in respect of our hosted offerings.  While we have developed certain disaster recovery plans and backup systems to reduce the potentially adverse effect of such events, a catastrophic event that resulted in the destruction or disruption of any of our data centers or our critical business or information technology systems could severely affect our ability to conduct normal business operations and, as a result, our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.
 
Security breaches or computer viruses could harm our business by disrupting the delivery of services, damaging our reputation, or resulting in material liability to us
 
Our products, particularly our hosted offerings, may be vulnerable to unauthorized access, computer viruses and other disruptive problems. In the course of providing services to our customers, we may collect, store, process or transmit sensitive and confidential information. A security breach affecting us could damage our reputation and result in the loss of customers and potential customers.  Such an event could also result in material financial liability to us.
 
Privacy, security, and compliance concerns have continued to increase as technology has evolved to facilitate e-commerce. We may need to spend significant capital or other resources to ensure ongoing protection against the threat of security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by security concerns. Additionally, computer viruses could infiltrate our systems and disrupt our business and our provision of services, particularly our hosted offerings. Any such event could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.
 
 
We could incur substantial costs resulting from warranty claims or product liability claims
 
Our product agreements typically contain provisions that afford customers a degree of warranty protection in the event that our products fail to conform to written specifications. These agreements typically contain provisions intended to limit the nature and extent of our risk of warranty and product liability claims. A court, however, might interpret these terms in a limited way or conclude that part or all of these terms were unenforceable. Furthermore, some of our agreements are governed by non-US law, and there is a risk that foreign law might provide us less or different protection. While we maintain general liability insurance, including coverage for errors and omissions, we cannot be sure that our existing coverage will continue to be available on reasonable terms or will be available in amounts sufficient to cover one or more large claims.
 
Our products facilitate the transmission of sensitive business documents and other confidential data related to payments, cash management and invoices.  Further, some of our products facilitate the transfer of cash or transmit instructions that initiate cash transfer.  Although we have not experienced any material warranty or product liability claims to date, a warranty or product liability claim, whether or not meritorious, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of
 
 
 
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management’s attention and our resources, which could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
 
We could be adversely affected if we are unable to protect our proprietary technology and could be subject to litigation regarding our intellectual property rights, causing serious harm to our business
 
We rely upon a combination of patent, copyright and trademark laws and non-disclosure and other intellectual property contractual arrangements to protect our proprietary rights. However, we cannot assure you that our patents, pending applications for patents that may issue in the future, or other intellectual property will be of sufficient scope and strength to provide meaningful protection to our technology or any commercial advantage to us, or that the patents will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. We enter into agreements with our employees and customers that seek to limit and protect the distribution of proprietary information. Despite our efforts to safeguard and maintain our proprietary rights, there can be no assurance that such rights will remain protected or that we will be able to detect unauthorized use and take appropriate steps to enforce our intellectual property rights.
 
In recent years, there has been significant litigation in the United States involving patents and other intellectual property rights. We may be a party to litigation in the future to protect our intellectual property rights or as a result of an alleged infringement of the intellectual property rights of others. Any such claims, whether or not meritorious, could require us to spend significant sums in litigation, pay damages, delay product implementations, develop non-infringing intellectual property or acquire licenses to intellectual property that is the subject of the infringement claim. These claims could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
 
We engage off-shore development resources which may not be successful and which may put our intellectual property at risk
 
In order to optimize our research and development capabilities and to meet development timeframes, we contract with off-shore third party vendors in India and elsewhere for certain development activities. While our experience to date with these resources has been positive, there are a number of risks associated with off-shore development activities that include, but are not limited to, the following:
 
 
less efficient and less accurate communication and information flow as a consequence of time, distance and language barriers between our primary development organization and the off-shore resources, resulting in delays or deficiencies in development efforts;
 
 
disruption due to political or military conflicts around the world;
 
 
misappropriation of intellectual property from departing personnel, which we may not readily detect; and
 
 
currency exchange rate fluctuations that could adversely impact the cost advantages intended from these agreements.
 
To the extent that these or unforeseen risks occur, our operating results and financial condition could be adversely impacted.
 
Some anti-takeover provisions contained in our charter and under Delaware law could hinder a takeover attempt
 
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware prohibiting, under some circumstances, publicly-held Delaware corporations from engaging in business combinations with some stockholders for a specified period of time without the approval of the holders of substantially all of our outstanding voting stock. Such provisions could delay or impede the removal of incumbent directors and could make more difficult a merger, tender offer or proxy contest involving us, even if such events could be beneficial, in the short-term, to the interests of our stockholders. In addition, such provisions could limit the price that some investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions relating to the limitations of liability and indemnification of our directors and officers, dividing our board of directors into three classes of directors serving three-year terms and providing that our stockholders can take action only at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders.
 
We may incur significant costs from class action litigation as a result of expected volatility in our common stock
 
In the past, companies that have experienced market price volatility of their stock have been the targets of securities class action litigation. In August 2001, we were named as a party in one of the so-called “laddering” securities class action suits relating to the underwriting of our initial public offering. In April 2008, we acquired Optio Software, which is also a party in a “laddering” securities class action suit. We could incur substantial costs and experience a diversion of our
 
 
 
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management’s attention and resources in connection with any such litigation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
The following table provides information about purchases by us of our common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2010:
 
                         
Period
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
   
Average Price Paid
Per Share
   
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
   
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares That May
Yet be Purchased
Under The Plans
or Programs (1)
 
January 1, 2010 — January 31, 2010
    ----       ----       ----     $ 4,401,000  
February 1, 2010 — February 28, 2010
    ----       ----       ----     $ 4,401,000  
March 1, 2010 — March 31, 2010
    ----       ----       ----     $ 4,401,000  
Total
    ----       ----       ----     $ 4,401,000  
 
 

(1)
In April 2008, our board of directors authorized a repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $10.0 million of our common stock.   
 

Item 6. Exhibits
 
See the Exhibit Index for a list of exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
 

 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
 
       
Date: May 7, 2010
By:
/s/ KEVIN M. DONOVAN  
   
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
   
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
       
 
 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
     
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
     
  10.1  
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for UK Officers
       
  10.2  
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Robert A. Eberle
       
  10.3  
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for US Officers
       
  10.4  
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors
       
  10.5  
Form of Stock Option Agreement for US Participants
       
  10.6  
Form of Stock Option Agreement for UK Participants
       
  31.1  
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer
       
  31.2  
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer
       
  32.1  
Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
       
  32.2  
Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
       
101.INS**
 
XBRL Instance Document
       
101.SCH**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
       
101.CAL**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
       
101.LAB**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
       
101.PRE**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
       
 
**
submitted electronically herewith
 
Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i)  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, (ii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009, (iii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 and (iv) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL-related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Exchange Act, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 
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Exhibit 31.1
 
CERTIFICATIONS
 
I, Robert A. Eberle, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
Date: May 7, 2010
 
 
 
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
 
       
Date: May 7, 2010
By:
/s/ ROBERT A. EBERLE  
   
Chief Executive Officer
 
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
       
 
 
 
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Exhibit 31.2
 
CERTIFICATIONS
 
I, Kevin M. Donovan, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: May 7, 2010
 
 
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
 
       
Date: May 7, 2010
By:
/s/ KEVIN M. DONOVAN  
   
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
   
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
       
 
 
 
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Exhibit 32.1
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Robert A. Eberle, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
 
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
Date: May 7, 2010
 
 
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
 
       
Date: May 7, 2010
By:
/s/ ROBERT A. EBERLE  
   
Chief Executive Officer
 
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
       
 
 
 
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Exhibit 32.2
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Kevin M. Donovan, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
 
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
Date: May 7, 2010
 
 
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
 
       
Date: May 7, 2010
By:
/s/ KEVIN M. DONOVAN  
   
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
   
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
       
 


 
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