UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

o

 

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: 001-10647

 

PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Massachusetts

 

04-2795294

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

22 East Broadway, Gardner, Massachusetts 01440-3338

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(978) 630-1800

(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 o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, 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 o  No o

 

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.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No x

 

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at May 14, 2010 was 1,018,411 shares.

 

 

 



 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

March 31,
2010

 

June 30,
2009

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$

 310,242

 

$

 384,593

 

Accounts Receivable, net

 

572,381

 

511,807

 

Inventories, net

 

707,941

 

709,155

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

43,227

 

42,617

 

Total Current Assets

 

1,633,791

 

1,648,172

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery and Equipment

 

2,353,697

 

2,352,634

 

Leasehold Improvements

 

553,596

 

553,596

 

Furniture and Fixtures

 

148,303

 

148,303

 

Vehicles

 

19,674

 

42,343

 

 

 

3,075,270

 

3,096,876

 

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

 

(2,981,587

)

(2,968,503

)

Net Property and Equipment

 

93,683

 

128,373

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Patents, net

 

203,467

 

198,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

 1,930,941

 

$

 1,975,188

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

10% Senior Secured Convertible Notes

 

$

 658,729

 

$

 464,104

 

Accounts Payable

 

468,678

 

428,282

 

Customer Advances

 

149,343

 

12,393

 

Accrued Employee Compensation

 

661,428

 

504,187

 

Accrued Professional Services

 

81,922

 

58,000

 

Accrued Warranty Expense

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

Other Accrued Liabilities

 

 

912

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

2,045,100

 

1,492,878

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value - Authorized - 50,000,000 shares Issued and Outstanding — 1,018,411 shares at March 31, 2010 and at June 30, 2009

 

10,184

 

10,184

 

Additional Paid-in Capital

 

38,233,149

 

38,222,002

 

Accumulated Deficit

 

(38,357,492

)

(37,749,876

)

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

(114,159

)

482,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

 1,930,941

 

$

 1,975,188

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended March 31,

 

Nine Months
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Revenues

 

$

850,939

 

$

896,660

 

$

2,160,359

 

$

2,517,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

484,303

 

567,802

 

1,335,938

 

1,393,828

 

Gross Profit

 

366,636

 

328,858

 

824,421

 

1,123,281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and Development Expenses, net

 

141,568

 

218,290

 

336,231

 

533,970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

306,300

 

310,684

 

919,603

 

1,070,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on Sale of Assets

 

(14,259

)

(40,361

)

(17,612

)

(40,361

)

Total Operating Expenses

 

433,609

 

488,613

 

1,238,222

 

1,564,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Loss

 

(66,973

)

(159,755

)

(413,801

)

(440,943

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income

 

480

 

500

 

810

 

4,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense

 

(64,875

)

(64,875

)

(194,625

)

(388,925

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

$

(131,368

)

$

(224,130

)

$

(607,616

)

$

(824,938

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted

 

$

(0.13

)

$

(0.22

)

$

(0.60

)

$

(0.81

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic and Diluted

 

1,018,411

 

1,018,411

 

1,018,411

 

1,018,411

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Nine Months
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

$

(607,616

)

$

(824,938

)

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Used In Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

60,379

 

47,151

 

Gain on Sale of Assets

 

(17,612

)

(40,361

)

Gain on Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance Policies

 

 

(8,752

)

Stock-based Compensation Expense

 

11,147

 

53,399

 

Non-cash Interest Expense

 

194,625

 

388,925

 

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Receivable, net

 

(60,574

)

(57,238

)

Inventories

 

1,214

 

(97,692

)

Prepaid Expenses

 

(609

)

(13,821

)

Accounts Payable

 

40,396

 

99,521

 

Customer Advances

 

136,950

 

(78,712

)

Accrued Expenses

 

180,250

 

106,871

 

Net Cash Used In Operating Activities

 

(61,450

)

(425,647

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of Property and Equipment

 

(1,063

)

 

Proceeds from Sale of Assets

 

17,612

 

40,361

 

Proceeds from Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance Policies

 

 

14,217

 

Additional Patent Costs

 

(29,450

)

(5,444

)

Net Cash Provided (Used) By Investing Activities

 

(12,901

)

49,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(74,351

)

(376,513

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

384,593

 

885,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 

$

310,242

 

$

509,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Paid for:

 

 

 

 

 

Income Taxes

 

$

912

 

$

912

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

1.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Principles of Consolidation and Operations

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All shares and per share data reflect the 1-for-25 reverse stock split that became effective on December 11, 2008.

 

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without audit, and reflect normal recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results of the third quarter of the Company’s fiscal year 2010. These consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with annual consolidated financial statements and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with footnotes contained in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2009 together with the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm filed under cover of the Company’s 2009 annual report on Form 10-K.

 

The Company has sustained recurring net losses and negative cash flows from operations for several years. During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company incurred a net loss of $131,368 and generated cash from operations of $88,328. As of March 31, 2010, cash and cash equivalents were $310,242, accounts receivable were $572,381and current liabilities were $2,045,100. The Company anticipates that deferred officers’ salaries and director consulting expenses accrued at March 31, 2010 will be settled by issuing restricted common stock rather than by cash payments. These deferred amounts included in current liabilities at March 31, 2010 total approximately $508,000. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. During the latter part of fiscal year 2008, the Company implemented plans to reduce costs and to streamline operations in an effort to reduce net losses. This has resulted in an increase in gross profit and simultaneous decreases in operating expenses, thereby reducing losses substantially, beginning in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2008. The Company believes that the recent introduction of several new products, along with new and on-going customer relationships, will generate additional revenues, which are required in order for the Company to achieve profitability. If these additional revenues are not achieved on a timely basis, the Company will be required and is prepared to implement further cost reduction measures, as necessary.

 

The Company has incurred quarter to quarter operating losses during its recent efforts to develop current products including endoscopes, image couplers, beamsplitters, thin film coatings, night vision and micro-optic lenses, prisms and assemblies for various applications and utilizing a number of proprietary and patent-pending technologies including Lenslock endoscope and micro-precision lens technologies. Management expects that such operating losses will continue through fiscal year 2010, and until sales increase to breakeven and profitable levels. Management also believes that the opportunities represented by these products have the potential to generate sales increases to achieve breakeven and profitable results. The Company will continue its review of other expense areas to determine where additional reductions in discretionary spending can be achieved. There can be no assurance that the Company’s operating plans will be successful, and if so required, that the Company will be successful in obtaining the capital necessary to continue ongoing operations.

 

In June 2008, the Company issued senior secured convertible notes and warrants, raising cash proceeds of $600,000.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

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Loss Per Share

 

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the effect of stock options and warrants was antidilutive; therefore, they were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share. The number of shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants that were excluded from the computation were approximately 993,000 for each of the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition (“SAB No. 104”) which requires that four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services rendered; (3) the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company’s shipping terms are customarily FOB shipping point. The Company’s revenue recognition practices comply with the guidance in the bulletin.

 

Inventories

 

The Company provides for estimated obsolescence on unmarketable inventory based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual demand and market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required. Inventory, once written down, is not subsequently written back up, as these adjustments are considered permanent adjustments to the carrying value of the inventory.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of

 

Long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs to sell.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

In assessing the likelihood of utilization of existing deferred tax assets, management has considered historical results of operations and the current operating environment. Based on this evaluation, a full valuation reserve has been provided for the deferred tax assets.

 

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2. INVENTORIES

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market and consist of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,
2010

 

June 30,
2009

 

Raw Materials

 

$

 364,587

 

$

 492,712

 

Work-In-Progress

 

220,592

 

116,605

 

Finished Goods

 

122,762

 

99,838

 

Total Inventories

 

$

 707,941

 

$

 709,155

 

 

3. 10% SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES

 

The 10% Senior Secured Convertible Notes consist of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,
2010

 

June 30,
2009

 

10% Senior Secured Convertible Notes issued on June 25, 2008, convertible into common stock at $1.25 per share, bearing interest at 10% per annum. Outstanding principal and accrued interest are due at maturity, June 25, 2010

 

$

 600,000

 

$

 600,000

 

Accrued interest—10% coupon

 

105,833

 

60,833

 

Unamortized discount

 

(47,104

)

(196,729

)

 

 

$

 658,729

 

$

 464,104

 

 

In June 2008, the Company issued Senior Secured Convertible Notes and Warrants, raising cash proceeds of $600,000. Upon issuance of the Notes and Warrants, the proceeds of $600,000 were allocated between the Notes and Warrants based on relative fair values. The value of the Warrants was recorded as a discount to the Notes, with a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital. The fair value of the Warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes method, with the following assumptions:

 

Expected life

 

7 years

 

Risk-free rate

 

4.84

%

Expected Dividends

 

0.00

%

Volatility factor

 

154

%

 

The proceeds from the issuance of the Notes were first allocated between the Notes and the Warrants. The value of the conversion feature was then calculated, which resulted in an effective conversion ratio that was less than the market price of the Company’s common stock. The intrinsic value of this beneficial conversion feature was recorded as a further discount to the Notes, equal to the difference between the effective conversion ratio and the market price of the Company’s common stock, with a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital.

 

The following summarizes the discount on the Notes:

 

 

 

March 31,
2010

 

June 30,
2009

 

Discount—beginning balance

 

$

196,729

 

$

590,529

 

Proceeds allocated to warrants

 

 

 

Beneficial conversion feature—intrinsic value

 

 

 

Less: amortization of discount

 

(149,625

)

(393,800

)

Discount—ending balance

 

$

47,104

 

$

196,729

 

 

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4.  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

Stock-based compensation costs recognized during the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2010 amounted to $3,176 and $11,147, respectively, and for the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2009 amounted to $ 18,948 and $53,399, respectively, and was included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. No compensation has been capitalized because such amounts would have been immaterial. There was no net income tax benefit recognized related to such compensation for the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, as the Company is currently in a loss position.

 

As of March 31, 2010, the unrecognized compensation costs related to options vesting will be primarily recognized over a period of approximately 1 1/4 years:

 

OPTIONS

 

2010

 

2011

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation Expense

 

$

3,176

 

$

12,703

 

$

15,879

 

 

The following tables summarize stock option activity during the first six months of fiscal year 2010:

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

Weighted Average
Exercise Price

 

Weighted Average
Contractual Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2009

 

93,178

 

$

16.17

 

6.56 years

 

Grants

 

1,200

 

1.35

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2010

 

94,378

 

$

15.98

 

$

5.74 years

 

 

Information related to the stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2010 is as follows:

 

Range of
Exercise Prices

 

Number of
Shares

 

Weighted-
Average

Remaining
Contractual
Life (years)

 

Weighted-
Average

Exercise Price

 

Exercisable
Number of
Shares

 

Exercisable
Weighted-
Average

Exercise Price

 

$1.35

 

1,200

 

9.66

 

$

1.35

 

1,200

 

$

1.35

 

$1.25

 

1,200

 

8.66

 

1.25

 

1,200

 

1.25

 

$6.25

 

1,600

 

6.67

 

6.25

 

1,600

 

6.25

 

$7.75

 

1,200

 

7.67

 

7.75

 

1,200

 

7.75

 

$11.50

 

800

 

5.67

 

11.50

 

800

 

11.50

 

$13.75

 

51,018

 

6.11

 

13.75

 

48,352

 

13.75

 

$20.75

 

37,360

 

5.21

 

20.75

 

37,360

 

20.75

 

$1.25-$20.75

 

94,378

 

5.74

 

$

15.98

 

91,712

 

$

16.03

 

 

There were no “in-the-money” outstanding and exercisable options as of June 30, 2009 and March 31, 2010.

 

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5.   STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Registration Statement

 

On December 18, 2008, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 to register 1,074,621 shares of common stock, which included 480,000 shares underlying Senior Secured Convertible Notes, 96,000 shares underlying potential interest due on the Notes and 498,621 shares underlying warrants. The Company filed an amendment to the Form S-1 on April 6, 2009, reducing the number of shares being registered to 960,439 shares, which included 480,000 shares underlying the Notes and 480,439 shares underlying warrants. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale or other disposition of common stock by the selling stockholders. The Company may receive proceeds from the exercise of warrants. On June 29, 2009, the registration statement was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

Effective as of the open of business on December 11, 2008, the Company effected a reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Every 25 shares of common stock were reclassified and combined into one share of common stock, and the Company’s stock ticker symbol on the OTCBB was changed from POCI.OB to PEYE.OB.  No fractional shares were issued as a result of the reverse stock split.  Instead, each resulting fractional share of common stock was rounded up to one whole share.  The reverse stock split reduced the number of shares of common stock outstanding from 25,458,212 to 1,018,411.  The total number of authorized shares of common stock continued to be 50,000,000 and the par value per share of the common stock continued to be $0.01.

 

All shares and per share data in the accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the effects of the 1-for-25 reverse stock split that became effective on December 11, 2008.  In addition, capital stock has been decreased by $244,398, with a corresponding increase to paid-in capital to reflect the adjusted number of shares of $0.01 par value common stock outstanding as a result of the 1-for-25 reverse stock split.

 

Warrants

 

In conjunction with the sale of the 10% Senior Secured Convertible Notes on June 25, 2008 mentioned above, the Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 316,800 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.75 per share. The warrants expire on June 25, 2015.

 

In February 2007, the Company completed a private placement with institutional and other accredited investors pursuant to which it sold an aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock, at a price of $6.25 per share and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share. In conjunction with the issuance by the Company of the 10% Senior Secured Convertible Notes and warrants on June 25, 2008, certain anti-dilution provisions of the existing warrants were triggered. As a result, the number of existing warrants was increased from 400,000 to 581,821 and the related exercise price was decreased from $8.00 per share to $5.50 per share. The warrants expire on February 1, 2012.

 

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7.   SALE OF ASSETS

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, the Company sold equipment that was previously written off for proceeds totaling $17,612 and recorded a gain of $17,612, which is included within operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

Important Factors Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks described in this report and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, they relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made.  We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by law.

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes thereto, and other financial information included elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

We have been a developer and manufacturer of advanced optical instruments since 1982.  We design and produce high-quality micro-optics, medical instruments and other advanced optical systems.  Our medical instrumentation line includes laparoscopes, arthroscopes and endocouplers and a world-class product line of 3-D endoscopes for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures.

 

We are currently developing specialty instruments incorporating our LenslockTM technology (patent pending) that ensures lower cost, easier reparability and enhanced durability as compared to other design approaches used in the industry.  We are also aggressively pursuing ultra-small instruments, some with lenses less than 1 millimeter, or mm, in diameter, utilizing micro-precision TM lens technology (patent pending).

 

We are certified to the ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 Quality Standards and comply with the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, Good Manufacturing Practices and the European Union Medical Device Directive for CE marking of our medical products. Our Internet website is www.poci.com. Information contained on our website does not constitute part of this quarterly report.

 

The areas in which we do business are highly competitive and include both foreign and domestic competitors. Many of our competitors are larger and have substantially greater resources than we do. Furthermore, other domestic or foreign companies, some with greater financial resources than we have, may seek to produce products or services that compete with ours. We routinely outsource specialized production efforts as required, both domestic and offshore in order to obtain the most cost effective production. Over the years, we have achieved extensive experience with other optical specialists worldwide.

 

Since the 1990s we have maintained a Hong Kong subsidiary to support business and quality control activities as required throughout Asia. We believe that the cost savings from such production is essential to our ability to compete on a price basis in the medical products area. We believe that competition for sales of our medical products and services, which have been principally sold to original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, customers, is based on performance and other technical features, as well as other factors, such as scheduling and reliability, in addition to competitive price.

 

We believe that our future success depends to a large degree on our ability to continue to conceive and to develop new optical products and services to enhance the performance characteristics and methods of manufacture of existing products. Accordingly, we expect to continue to seek to obtain product-related design and development contracts with customers and to invest our own funds on research and development, to the extent funds are available.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

General

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, referred to as U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

There have been no significant changes in the critical accounting policies disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009.

 

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Results of Operations

 

During the latter part of fiscal year 2008, we implemented plans to reduce costs, including workforce reductions, to focus sales efforts on higher margin products and to streamline operations in an effort to reduce net losses. These efforts, combined with increases in sales, resulted in an increase in gross profit and a simultaneous decrease in operating expense beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 and continuing through the quarter ended June 30, 2009. We anticipate continuing the measures taken to contain costs, and to continue our review of other expense areas to determine where additional reductions in spending can be achieved.

 

Our total revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 were $850,939, as compared to $896,660 for the same period last year, a decrease of $45,721, or 5.1%. Our total revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 were $2,160,359, as compared to $2,517,109 for the same period last year, a decrease of $356,750, or 14.2%.  The decrease in revenues for the current quarter ended March 31, 2010 was due principally to lower unit volume sales of optical components, couplers, and the advanced surgical visualization system used in spinal surgery, partially offset by higher unit volume sales of endoscopes.  The decrease in revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 was due principally to lower unit volume sales of optical components, couplers and endoscopes, partially offset by higher unit volume sales of the advanced surgical visualization system used in spinal surgery. The effects of selling price and product mix changes in the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the corresponding periods of the previous year were not significant.  Our product pricing varies from time to time as the result of several factors including product redesigns and improvements, reengineering of our products to meet customer specifications, changes in prices from vendors and the application of volume pricing based on order size of specific products.  Because we design the majority of our products based on customer specification, our products sold year-to-year vary in cost and complexity which affects our pricing.

 

Revenues from our largest customers, as a percentage of total revenues, for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, were as follows:

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Customer A

 

27

%

16

%

Customer B

 

20

 

18

 

Customer C

 

18

 

26

 

Customer D

 

13

 

13

 

All Others

 

22

 

27

 

 

 

100

%

100

%

 

No other customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenues during those periods.

 

Gross profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 was $366,636, which reflects an increase of $37,778, compared to $328,858 for the same period last year. Gross profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 as a percentage of revenues increased from 36.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 to 43.1% in the current quarter. Gross profit for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 was $824,421, which reflects a decrease of $298,860, compared to $1,123,281 for the same period last year. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues decreased from 44.6% for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 to 38.2% in the current period. The favorable change in our gross profit percentage for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period last year was due primarily to increased manufacturing efficiencies and lower fixed manufacturing overhead costs.  The decrease in our gross profit percentage for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period last year was due primarily to lower overall sales volume. Our quarterly gross profit and gross profit percentage depend on a number of factors, including overall sales volume and mix of products sold among others and therefore vary from quarter to quarter.

 

Research and development expenses were $141,568 for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, compared to $218,290 for the same period last year, a decrease of $76,722, or 35.1%. Research and development expenses were $336,231 for the nine months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $533,970 for the same period last year, a decrease of $197,739, or 37.0%.   The decrease was due primarily to the implementation of certain cost containment plans beginning in fiscal year 2008 and 2009 including workforce reductions, and increased reimbursements from customers for product development activities.  Research and development expenses depend on our assessment of new product opportunities and available resources. Research and development expenses were net of reimbursement of related costs of $143,793 and $10,270 during the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $337,420 and $179,126 during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Based on customer orders received through March 31, 2010, we expect that reimbursements for research and development activities for the full fiscal year 2010 will exceed $0.5 million, which is nearly triple the amount in fiscal year 2009. We believe this increase in customer-sponsored research and development activity

 

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suggests that the new proprietary technologies we have developed during the last few years have enhanced our opportunities to develop and commercialize new and innovative products.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $306,300 for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, compared to $310,684 for the same period last year, a decrease of $4,384, or 1.4%. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $919,603 for the nine months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $1,070,615 for the same period last year, a decrease of $151,012, or 14.1%.  The decrease was due primarily to the implementation of certain cost containment plans beginning in fiscal year 2008 and 2009 including workforce reductions, as mentioned above.

 

Interest income was $480 for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, compared to $500 for the same period last year, a decrease of $20, or 4.0%. Interest income was $810 for the nine months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $4,930 for the same period last year, a decrease of $4,120, or 83.6%.   The decrease was due to a lower base of cash and cash equivalents.

 

Interest expense was $64,875 for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, compared to $64,875 for the same period last year. Interest expense was $194,625 for the nine months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $388,925 for the same period last year, a decrease of $194,300, or 50.0%. The decrease was due to discontinuation of the amortization of debt discount related to the conversion feature of the 10% Senior Secured Convertible Notes issued on June 25, 2008. This portion of the debt discount became fully amortized during the second quarter of fiscal year 2009.

 

No income tax provision was recorded in the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 or 2009 because of the losses generated in those periods.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We compete in a highly technical, very competitive, and in most cases, price driven segment of the medical instrument marketplace where products can take years to develop and introduce to distributors and end users. Furthermore, research and development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution activities are strictly regulated by the FDA, ISO and other regulatory bodies that, while intended to enhance the ultimate quality and functionality of products produced, can contribute to the significant cost and time needed to maintain existing products and develop and introduce product enhancements and new product innovations.

 

We have traditionally funded working capital needs through product sales, management of working capital components of our business, and by cash received from public and private offerings of our common stock, warrants to purchase shares of our common stock and convertible notes. We have incurred quarter to quarter operating losses during our efforts to develop current products including endoscopes, image couplers, beamsplitters, thin film coatings, night vision and micro-optic lenses, prisms and assemblies for various applications and utilizing a number of proprietary and patent-pending technologies including Lenslock™ endoscope and micro-precision™ lens technologies. Our management expects that such operating losses will continue until sales increase to breakeven and profitable levels. Our management also believes that the opportunities represented by these products have the potential to generate sales increases to achieve breakeven and profitable results.

 

Our current financial condition may raise doubt among potential equity investors, customers and suppliers regarding our ability to continue as a going concern, as referenced by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on our financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2009. We may not be able to obtain working capital funds necessary in the time frame needed and at satisfactory terms to correct the going concern issue.

 

As of March 31, 2010, cash and cash equivalents were $310,242, accounts receivable were $572,381 and current liabilities were $2,045,100. We anticipate that deferred officers’ salaries and director consulting expenses accrued at March 31, 2010 will be settled by issuing restricted common stock rather than by cash payments. These deferred amounts included in current liabilities at March 31, 2010 total approximately $508,000. We believe that the introduction of several new products during the last four fiscal years, along with new and on-going customer relationships, will continue to generate additional revenues, which are required in order for us to achieve and sustain profitability. If these additional revenues are not achieved on a timely basis, we will be required and are prepared to implement further cost reduction measures and to seek additional funding, as necessary.

 

Contractual cash commitments for the fiscal years subsequent to March 31, 2010 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

2010

 

2011

 

Thereafter

 

Total

 

Operating Leases

 

$

 7,600

 

$

 800

 

$

 1,150

 

$

 9,550

 

Principal & Interest (1)

 

720,000

 

 

 

720,000

 

Totals

 

$

 727,600

 

$

 800

 

$

 1,150

 

$

 729,550

 

 


(1)                                 This amount may be reduced to the extent the holders of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes elect to convert the principal on the Notes into our common stock.

 

We have contractual cash commitments related to open purchase orders for fiscal year 2010 of approximately $136,000.

 

In June 2008, we issued Senior Secured Convertible Notes and warrants, raising cash proceeds of $600,000.

 

Trends and Uncertainties That May Affect Future Results

 

Our fiscal year 2009 revenues were the highest in eight years. Our fiscal year 2009 revenues for the year ended June 30, 2009 increased 21.6% from the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. Our revenues for the first nine months of fiscal 2010, however, decreased by 14.2% from the same period last year.

 

We expect our pattern of quarter-to-quarter revenue fluctuations to continue, due to the introductory stage of many of our products and the unpredictable timing of orders from customers and the size of those orders in relation to total revenues. Contingent on available funding, we intend to continue to develop and commercialize new products and technical innovations, in particular:

 

·                  a new generation of endoscopes that incorporate Lenslock™ technology (patent pending);

 

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·                  new components and instruments utilizing our new micro-precision™ lens technology (patent pending) for optical components and endoscopes under 1 mm;

 

·                  new custom medical products; and

 

·                  new night vision lenses.

 

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If we do not have sufficient capital to develop and commercialize these products, our future revenues may decline because we cannot offer the innovative products the market is seeking. Over the past few years, we have implemented significant changes in new product and technology development by shifting the emphasis of research and development efforts from developing underlying technologies to commercialization of the applications of these new technologies. These have already been realized to some degree in a number of areas. Over the past two to three years our efforts have produced revenues from our new micro-precision™ lens products and new Lenslock™ endoscopes. Recent initiatives in the area of micro-precision™ lenses address specific customer opportunities in different medical specialty applications. In endoscope technologies, we continue new product offerings in our Lenslock™ product line. We have shipped over 650 ENT endoscopes with diameter of 2.7 mm that incorporate Lenslock™ technology. We recently completed prototypes of our 4 mm Lenslock™ sinuscope, and 5 mm Lenslock™ laproscope, and are actively pursuing development of our new 4 mm Lenslock™ wide field arthroscope. We believe that our Lenslock™ technology has advantages over competitive products due to ease of manufacture and repair, superior image quality, significant cost effectiveness and quality of repair. We anticipate that further incorporating this technology into our endoscope product line will lead to increased sales.

 

The principal and interest on the 10% Senior Secured Convertible Notes amounting to $600,000 and $120,000, respectively, are due June 25, 2010. This amount may be reduced to the extent the holders of the Notes elect to convert some or all of the principal on the Notes into our common stock. Should the holders not elect to convert all or a substantial amount of the balances due on the Notes into our common stock, it is highly unlikely that we will be able to generate enough cash from our operations to pay these balances in full on the specified due date. Therefore, we may renegotiate terms with existing holders or refinance this debt and, in either case, if available, the terms may be more burdensome. We are currently exploring the possibility of obtaining additional funding sources to satisfy this repayment obligation.

 

In the event the holders do not elect to convert all or a substantial amount of the balances due on the Notes into our common stock, or if we are not able to renegotiate the terms or obtain financing on terms satisfactory to us, or at all, we may ultimately be unable to meet our payment obligations under the Notes. In such event, all unpaid principal and interest will become immediately due and payable and the holders may pursue any other available remedies. The Notes are secured by a pledge of our assets pursuant to a pledge and security agreement and the security documents ancillary thereto, and in the event we are unable to meet our payment obligations, the holders would have the ability to require that we immediately pay all outstanding indebtedness, and we might not have sufficient assets to satisfy their demands. While we believe that this eventuality is unlikely, it is possible that in this event, we may be forced to seek protection under bankruptcy laws, which could harm our future operations and overall financial condition. Additionally, a debt default could significantly diminish the market value and marketability of our common stock.

 

During the last two quarters of 2008 and continuing through fiscal years 2009 and 2010, we implemented certain cost containment plans which included focusing on a limited number of products and technologies expected to provide near term revenues, streamlining operations, workforce reductions and deferring certain development initiatives. These measures reduced our overhead expenses.

 

Going forward, we intend to focus our development efforts on products we believe offer the best prospects to increase our near-term revenues. An example beyond the new instruments mentioned above includes the lenses we developed for a new color Night Vision system. During the quarter ended December 31, 2008, we shipped first article pre-production lens systems. These are for use in the new color Night Vision system and utilize an improved design that offers lower cost and lighter weight.

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2010, our cash and cash equivalents decreased by $74,351 from the quarter ended June 30, 2009. If our cash reserves continue to decrease, we will be required to seek additional funding for operations. The sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities would result in additional dilution to our stockholders, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants that could restrict our operations or finances. Financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we cannot raise funds on acceptable terms or achieve positive cash flow, we may not be able to continue to conduct operations, develop new products, grow market share, take advantage of future opportunities or respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements, any of which would negatively impact our business, operating results and financial condition. If we are not successful in increasing our revenues, reducing our expenses or raising additional equity capital to generate sufficient cash flows to meet our obligations as they come due, we may not be able to continue as a going concern.

 

Beginning with our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, we will need to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which will require our independent registered public accounting firm to provide an attestation report regarding our internal controls over financial reporting. We expect our operating expense may increase as a result of the costs associated with the implementation of and maintaining compliance with Section 404.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

As a Smaller Reporting Company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, we are electing scaled disclosure reporting obligations and therefore are not required to provide the information requested by this Item.

 

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, including internal control over financial reporting, were not effective as of the quarterly period ended December 31, 2009, to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (i) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our disclosure controls and procedures are intended to be designed to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management.

 

Our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures had the following deficiencies:

 

Segregation of Duties: As previously disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, our management identified a control deficiency during the 2008 fiscal year because we lacked sufficient staff to segregate accounting duties. We believe the control deficiency resulted primarily because we have the equivalent of one and one-half persons performing all accounting-related on-site duties. As a result, we did not maintain adequate segregation of duties within our critical financial reporting applications, the related modules and financial reporting processes. This control deficiency could result in a misstatement of balance sheet and income statement accounts in our interim or annual consolidated financial statements that would not be detected. Accordingly, management has determined that this control deficiency constitutes a material weakness. No audit adjustments to our audited financial statements as of June 30, 2009 were necessary as a result of this condition.

 

To address and remediate the material weakness described above, beginning with the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and through the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we instituted a procedure whereby our President, our Executive Vice President and other members of our Board of Directors will perform a higher level review of the quarterly and annual reports on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K prior to filing.

 

We believe that the step outlined above strengthens our internal control over financial reporting and mitigates the material weakness described above. As part of our 2010 assessment of internal control over financial reporting, our management will evaluate this additional control to assess whether it is operating effectively.

 

Inventory Valuation: There are insufficient controls with respect to the valuation of our inventories. Specifically, the amounts used to value our inventory at June 30, 2009 with respect to overhead rates and purchased items were often not consistent with the supporting documentation, due to year-to-year changes in overhead rates and costs of purchased items that were not properly reflected in inventory valuation. Accordingly, management has determined that this control deficiency constitutes a material weakness. No audit adjustments to our audited financial statements as of June 30, 2009 were necessary as a result of this condition.

 

To address and remediate the material weakness described above, we have identified and begun to implement procedures to improve our inventory controls and documentation surrounding inventory valuation for overhead rates and purchased items.

 

We intend to continue to remediate material weaknesses and enhance our internal controls but cannot guarantee that our efforts will result in remediation of our material weaknesses or that new issues will not be exposed in this process.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second quarter of our fiscal year covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

 

We may be involved from time to time in ordinary litigation, negotiation and settlement matters that will not have a material effect on our operations or finances. We are not aware of any pending or threatened litigation against us or our officers and directors in their capacity as such that could have a material impact on our operations or finances.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

 

Items 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

We did not issue any unregistered securities during the quarter ended December 31, 2009.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

As of March 31, 2010, we are not in default with respect to any indebtedness.

 

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved).

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

2.1

 

Asset Purchase Agreement between the Company and Optometrics Corporation, dated January 18, 2008 (included as Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed January 25, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

3.1

 

Articles of Organization of the Company, as amended (included as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form SB-2 filed March 16, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Bylaws of Precision Optics Corporation incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s 1991 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.

 

 

 

3.3

 

Articles of Amendment, dated December 11, 2008 (included as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K filed December 11, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.1

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 1, 2007 (included as Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K filed February 2, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.2

 

Form of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (included as Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-K filed February 2, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.3

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 25, 2008 (included as Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K filed June 27, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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4.4

 

Form of Warrant, dated June 25, 2008 (included as Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-K filed June 27, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.5

 

Form of 10% Senior Secured Convertible Note, dated June 25, 2008 (included as Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 8-K filed June 27, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.1

 

Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. 1997 Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-QSB filed November 13, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.2

 

Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and investors, dated March 13, 2000 (included as Exhibit 2.1 to the Form S-3 filed April 28, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.3

 

Form of Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and investors (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed April 19, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.4

 

Employment Offer Letter from the Company to Michael T. Pieniazek, dated September 15, 2006 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed September 21, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.5

 

Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed December 4, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.6

 

Purchase Agreement between the Company and investors, dated February 1, 2007 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed February 2, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.7

 

Form of Incentive Stock Option Certificate (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-QSB filed February 14, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.8

 

Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Certificate (included as Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 10-QSB filed February 14, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.9

 

Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and each investor named therein, dated June 25, 2008 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed June 27, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.10

 

Pledge and Security Agreement by and among the Company and each investor named therein, dated June 25, 2008 (included as Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed June 27, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.11

 

Consulting Agreement between the Company and Jack P. Dreimiller, dated August 15, 2008 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed August 18, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.12

 

Side Letter Agreement between the Company and the investors signatory to the Purchase Agreement, dated June 25, 2008, dated November 25, 2008 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed December 11, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.13

 

Side Letter Agreement between the Company and the holders signatory to the 10% Senior Secured Convertible Note, dated December 11, 2008 (included as Exhibit 10.15 to the Form S-1 filed December 18, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.14

 

Side Letter Agreement between the Company and the holders signatory to the 10% Senior Secured Convertible Note, dated April 2, 2009 (included as Exhibit 10.16 to the Form S-1/A filed April 6, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Officers pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.

 

 

 

Date: May 14, 2010

By:

/s/ Richard E. Forkey

 

 

Richard E. Forkey

 

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Date: May 14, 2010

By:

/s/ Jack P. Dreimiller

 

 

Jack P. Dreimiller

 

 

Chief Financial Officer  (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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