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MITEK SYSTEMS INC

For the period ended Sep 30, 2023. Filed Mar 19, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Mar 19, 2024

MITK$17.24+1.8%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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  1. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

Claim Against ICAR

On June 11, 2018, a claim was filed before Court of First Instance 5 (Juzgado de Primera Instancia) of Barcelona, Spain, the first instance court in the Spanish civil procedure system, against ICAR. The claim, also directed towards Mr. Xavier Codó Grasa, the former controlling shareholder of ICAR and its current General Manager at the time the claim was filed, was brought by the Spanish company Global Equity & Corporate Consulting, S.L. for an alleged breach by ICAR of a services agreement entered into in the context of the sale of all of the shares in ICAR to Mitek Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. ICAR responded to the claim on September 7, 2018. After several postponements as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 3, 2022 the trial was held. On June 7, 2022, the Court of First Instance 5 of Barcelona issued a judgment which fully upheld the claim and declared that Mr. Xavier Codó Grasa and ICAR had to pay the amount and damages claimed by Global Equity & Corporate Consulting, S.L. equal to €0.8 million (or $0.8 million as of September 30, 2023), plus the interest accrued and the legal fees.

ICAR and Mr. Xavier Codó Grasa submitted an appeal against this judgment on July 13, 2022. Global Equity & Corporate Consulting, S.L. filed an opposition to that appeal on September 2, 2022. The next procedural step will be the voting and issuing of the ruling on the appeal. Global Equity & Corporate Consulting, S.L. requested the provisional enforcement of the judgment, asking ICAR and Mr. Xavier Codó Grasa to deposit the damages awarded plus 30% to cover the possible interests that may continue to accrue during the appeal (€1.1 million in total) with the Court.

According to the terms of the sale and purchase agreement concerning the acquisition of the shares in ICAR, Mitek Holding B.V. is to be indemnified in respect of any damages suffered by ICAR and/or Mitek Holding B.V. in respect of this claim. As a consequence, the escrow (€0.9 million) was released pursuant to the provisional enforcement of the judgment, and Mr. Xavier Codó Grasa deposited the remaining €0.2 million. Global Equity & Corporate Consulting, S.L. also requested that ICAR and Mr. Xavier Codó Grasa bear the costs of the provisional enforcement. This amounted to €16,475 for the accrued interests, and €10,995 as legal costs. ICAR and Mr. Xavier Codó Grasa have complied with this request, having such amounts charged to the damages deposited with the Court.

Third-Party Claims Against the Company’s Customers

The Company receives indemnification demands from end-user customers who received third party patentee offers to license patents and allegations of patent infringement. Some of the offers and allegations have resulted in ongoing litigation. The Company is not a party to any such litigation. License offers to and infringement allegations against the Company’s end-customers were made by

Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC; Lupercal, LLC; Pebble Tide, LLC; Dominion Harbor Group, LLC; and IP Edge, LLC, which appear to be non-practicing entities (“NPEs”)—often called “patent trolls”—and not the Company’s competitors. These NPEs may seek to extract settlements from our end-customers, resulting in new or renewed indemnification demands to the Company. At this time, the Company does not believe it is obligated to indemnify any customers or end-customers resulting from license offers or patent infringement allegations by the companies listed above. However, the Company could incur substantial costs if it is determined that it is required to indemnify any customers or end-customers in connection with these offers or allegations. Given the potential for impact to other customers and the industry, the Company is actively monitoring the offers, allegations and any resulting litigation.

On July 7, 2018, United Services Automobile Association (“USAA”) filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) in the Eastern District of Texas alleging that Wells Fargo’s remote deposit capture systems (which in part utilize technology provided by the Company to Wells Fargo through a partner) infringe four USAA owned patents related to mobile deposits (the “First Wells Lawsuit”). On August 17, 2018, USAA filed a second lawsuit (the “Second Wells Lawsuit” and together with the First Wells Lawsuit, the “Wells Lawsuits”) against Wells Fargo in the Eastern District of Texas asserting that an additional five patents owned by USAA were infringed by Wells Fargo’s remote deposit capture system. In neither lawsuit was the Company named in the Complaint as an infringer nor at any time did USAA allege specifically that the Company’s products by themselves infringed any of the asserted patents. Subsequently, on November 6, 2019, a jury in the First Wells Lawsuit found that Wells Fargo willfully infringed at leastone of the Subject Patents (as defined below) and awarded USAA $200 million in damages. In the Second Wells Lawsuit, USAA droppedtwo of the patents from the litigation, and the judge in the case found thatone of the remaining three patents was invalid. On January 10, 2020, a jury in the Second Wells Lawsuit found that Wells Fargo willfully infringed at leastone of the patents at issue in that case and awarded USAA $102 million in damages. No Mitek product was accused of infringing either of thetwo patents in question in the Second Wells Lawsuit as the litigation involved broad banking processes and not the Company’s specific mobile deposit features. USAA and Wells Fargo subsequently reached a settlement, and on April 1, 2021, the Court granted the parties’ joint motion and stipulation of dismissal of the Wells Lawsuits with prejudice.

Wells Fargo filed petitions for Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) challenging the validity of thefour patents in the First Wells Lawsuit. Three of those four petitions were instituted, whileone (relating to U.S. Patent No. 9,818,090 (“the ‘090 Patent”)) was denied institution. On November 24, 2020, and January 26, 2021, the PTAB issued final written decisions determining that Wells Fargo had not demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that any claims of the U.S. Patent Nos. 8,977,571 (“the ‘571 Patent”), 8,699,779 (“the ‘779 Patent”), or 9,336,517 (“the ‘517 Patent”) were unpatentable.

On September 30, 2020, USAA filed suit against PNC Bank (the “First PNC Lawsuit”) in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 10,482,432 (“the ‘432 Patent”) and 10,621,559. Thesetwo patents are continuations of an asserted patent in the Second Wells Lawsuit and relate to similar subject matter. On October 19, 2020, PNC Bank’s integration partner, NCR Corporation, sent an indemnification demand to the Company requesting indemnification from all claims related to the First PNC Lawsuit. The complaint against PNC Bank does not claim that any Company product infringes any of the asserted patents. At this time, the Company does not believe it is obligated to indemnify NCR Corporation or end-users of NCR Corporation resulting from the patent infringement allegations by USAA. On December 4, 2020, USAA filed an amended complaint against PNC Bank also assertingtwo patents at issue in the First Wells Lawsuit—the ’779 Patent and the ’571 Patent. On February 2, 2021, NCR Corporation sent a second indemnification demand to the Company requesting indemnification of the claims described in the amended complaint. On March 31, 2021, USAA filed another suit against PNC Bank in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement oftwo patents from the Second Wells Lawsuit, U.S. Patent Nos. 10,013,605 (“the ‘605 Patent”) and 10,013,681 (“the ‘681 Patent”) (the “Second PNC Lawsuit”). On July 7, 2021, USAA filed a third lawsuit against PNC Bank (the “Third PNC Lawsuit” and together with the First PNC Lawsuit and the Second PNC Lawsuit, the “PNC Lawsuits”) asserting infringement of U.S. Patents 10,769,598; 10,402,638; and 9,224,136. A jury trial was held in May 2022 on the consolidated First PNC Lawsuit and Second PNC Lawsuit. The jury found that PNC willfully infringed at leastone patent claim and awarded USAA $218 million in damages. The Court denied PNC Bank’s equitable defenses and entered a Final Judgment in the consolidated First PNC Lawsuit and Second PNC Lawsuit on August 19, 2022. A jury trial was held in September 2022 on the Third PNC Lawsuit. The jury found that PNC infringed at leastone patent claim and awarded USAA $4.3 million in damages. The Court entered a Final Judgment in the Third PNC Lawsuit on February 16, 2023.

While neither the Wells Lawsuits nor the PNC Lawsuits name the Company as a defendant, given (among other factors) the Company’s prior history of litigation with USAA and the continued use of the Company’s products by its customers, on November 1, 2019, the Company filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking declaratory judgment that its products do not infringe the ’779 Patent, the ’571 Patent, the ’517 Patent, and the ’090 Patent (collectively, the “Subject Patents”). On January 15, 2020, USAA filed motions requesting the dismissal of the declaratory judgement of the Subject Patents and transfer of the case to the Eastern District of Texas, both of which the Company opposed. On April 21, 2020, the Court in the Northern District of California transferred the Company’s declaratory judgement action to the Eastern District of Texas and did not rule on USAA’s motion to dismiss. On April 28, 2021, the Court in the Eastern District of Texas granted USAA’s motion to dismiss the Company’s declaratory judgment action on jurisdictional grounds. The Court’s ruling did not address the merits of the Company’s claim of non-infringement. The Company appealed the ruling on the motion to dismiss and the decision to transfer the declaratory judgment action from California to Texas to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Federal Circuit heard oral argument on the Company’s appeal on April 4, 2022 and on May 20 2022, issued an opinion vacating and remanding the district court’s order granting USAA’s motion to dismiss. On August 1, 2022, the parties submitted additional briefing to the district court in light of Federal Circuit’s opinion. The court held another hearing on USAA’s motion to dismiss the Company’s declaratory judgment action on jurisdictional grounds, and once again granted USAA’s motion to dismiss on February 23, 2023. The Company timely filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The appeal is fully briefed, and the Company is awaiting oral argument. The Company continues to believe that its products do not infringe the Subject Patents and will vigorously defend the right of its end-users to use its technology.

In April, May, and June 2020, the Company filed petitions for IPR with the PTAB of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office challenging the validity of the Subject Patents. On November 6 and 17, 2020, the PTAB decided to exercise its discretion and deny institution of thefour petitions due to the alleged relationship between the Company and Wells Fargo, who previously filed petitions for IPR on the Subject Patents. The PTAB did not address the merits of the Company’s petitions or the prior art cited in those petitions. The Company continues to believe that the prior art cited in the petitions renders all the claims of the Subject Patents invalid. On each of December 6, 2020, December 17, 2020, and February 23, 2021, the Company filed requests for rehearing and Precedential Opinion Panel (“POP”) review of thefour denied IPR petitions. The Patent Office denied the requests for rehearing and for POP review.

In September 2020, the Company filed an additionaltwo petitions for IPR with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office challenging the validity of the ‘681 Patent and the ‘605 Patent—two of the patents at issue in the Second Wells Lawsuit. In March 2021, the PTAB decided not to institute thetwo petitions.

On July 7, July 14, and July 21 2021, PNC Bank filedsix additional petitions for IPR with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office challenging the validity of the ’779 Patent, the ’571 Patent, the ‘559 Patent, and the ‘432 Patent. On August 27, 2021, PNC filed two additional petitions for IPR challenging the validity of the ‘681 Patent and the ‘605 Patent. In October and November of 2021, PNC Bank filed four more petitions for IPR challenging the validity of the ‘638 Patent, the ‘136 Patent, and the ‘598 Patent. The Patent Office denied institution with respect to the petitions challenging the ‘432 Patent, the ‘605 Patent, the ‘681 Patent, and the ‘638 Patent, but instituted inter partes review on the petitions relating to the ‘779 Patent, the ‘571 Patent, the ‘559 Patent, and the ‘598 Patent—finding a reasonable likelihood that at least one challenged patent claim was invalid. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued a final written decision in each of the IPRs challenging the ‘779 Patent, the ‘571 Patent, and the ‘559 Patent and found all challenged claims of each patent unpatentable. USAA filed requests for rehearing and requests for POP review. The requests for POP review and for rehearing were denied in March 2023.

On August 16, 2021, USAA filed suit against BBVA USA (“BBVA”) in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of the same patents at issue in the PNC Lawsuits. While the Company’s IPR petitions were mentioned in the complaint, the Company was not named as a defendant or mentioned in connection with any alleged infringement. BBVA then sent the Company an indemnification demand on September 7, 2021. For the same reasons discussed above in connection with PNC Bank and PNC Lawsuits, the Company does not believe it is obligated to indemnify BBVA. On June 6, 2022, the Court granted the parties’ request to administratively close the case and stay all deadlines in view of the pending appeal in the PNC Lawsuits.

On July 29, 2022, USAA filed another patent infringement lawsuit against Truist Bank (“Truist”) in the Eastern District of Texas. The lawsuit alleges infringement of the ’090 Patent, the ’432 Patent, and the U.S. Patent No. 11,182,753 (“the ’753 Patent”). The Company was not named as a defendant or mentioned in connection with any alleged infringement. On October 5, 2022, Truist’s integration partner, NCR Corporation, sent an indemnification demand to the Company requesting indemnification from all claims related to the lawsuit. For the same reasons discussed above in connection with the PNC Lawsuits, the Company does not believe it is obligated to indemnify NCR Corporation or end-users of NCR Corporation resulting from the patent infringement allegations by USAA. On October 7, 2022, Truist filed a motion to transfer venue to the Western District of North Carolina. The motion was denied on April 8, 2023. On December 30, 2022, Truist filed a motion for leave to file counterclaims against USAA alleging patent infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,336,813; 7,519,214; 8,136,721; and 9,760,797, which was granted on April 8, 2023. On March 13, 2023, USAA moved for leave to file a First Amended Complaint, adding an additional allegation of patent infringement of U.S. Patent No. 11,544,944 (“the ’944 Patent”). On April 4, 2023, Truist sent another indemnification demand to the Company requesting indemnification related to the lawsuit. On May 3, 2023, USAA moved for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint, adding an additional allegation of patent infringement of U.S. Patent No. 11,625,770 (“the ’770 Patent”). On May 30, 2023, Truist sent another indemnification demand to the Company requesting indemnification related to the Second Amended Complaint. On October 6, 2023, the parties filed a Notice of Settlement and Joint Motion and Stipulation of Dismissal. All claims and causes of actions between the parties were dismissed with prejudice on October 10, 2023 in view of the settlement.

In October and November of 2022, Truist filed a petition for IPR with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office challenging the validity of the ’090 Patent, the ’432 Patent, and the ’753 Patent. The Patent Office instituted the petitions directed to the ’090 and ’753 Patents, but denied institution of the petition directed to the ’432 Patent. In view of the settlement between USAA and Truist, the IPRs were withdrawn.

The Company incurred legal fees of $1.4 million in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 related to third party claims against our customers. Such fees are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).

Claim Against UrbanFT, Inc.

On July 31, 2019, the Company filed a lawsuit against one of its customers, UrbanFT, Inc. (“UrbanFT”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (case No. 19-CV-1432-CAB-DEB). UrbanFT is delinquent in payment and attempted to justify its non-payment by asserting that the Company is or may be infringing on purported UrbanFT patents. The Company filed such lawsuit to collect the delinquent payments and to obtain a declaratory judgment of non-infringement offive purported UrbanFT patents. UrbanFT filed an answer and later asserted infringement oftwo of thefive patents-at-issue in the Company’s lawsuit against UrbanFT. The Company thereafter filed counterclaims seeking a declaration that thetwo patents now asserted by UrbanFT are invalid in addition to being not infringed. During the course of the litigation, the Company learned that a judgment had been entered against UrbanFT’s affiliates and its predecessor owner in which an Oregon court ordered that the patents in issue revert to a prior owner, Mr. Stevens, because UrbanFT’s affiliates did not pay the purchase price owed to the prior owner. On September 8, 2020, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment on its breach of contract claim. On September 15, 2020, the district court issued an order to show cause regarding jurisdiction over patent issues in light of the Oregon judgment. On December 17, 2020, the district court dismissed Mitek’s claims for declaratory judgment of non-infringement and UrbanFT’s counterclaims for patent infringement and related affirmative defenses based on infringement of the patents for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because UrbanFT does not own the patents. The district court then dismissed the remaining state law claims without prejudice to refiling in state court.

On December 18, 2020, the Company filed a new suit against UrbanFT in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego (case no. 37-2020-00046670-CU-BC-CTL) asserting claims for breach of contract, open book account, and monetary damages. UrbanFT filed an answer and did not assert any cross-claims. The Company filed a motion for summary judgment which was heard on April 15, 2022. The Court granted the Company’s motion and on June 2, 2022, entered a judgment in favor of the Company for $1.7 million in compensatory damages, plus costs, including attorney’s fees. The Court awarded the Company $2,600 in costs plus $0.6 million in attorneys’ fees for a total judgment of $2.3 million. The time for UrbanFT to appeal the $1.7 million in compensatory damage judgment has expired but the time for UrbanFT to appeal the attorneys’ fee and cost award has not. No appeal has been filed.

On August 2, 2023, the Company filed a separate lawsuit against Richard Steggall, UFT (North America), LLC fka Urban FT LLC; Urban FT Group, Inc; Urban FT Client Solutions, LLC; UFT Professional Services, LLC; and X-35 Financial Technologies, in the San Diego Superior Court, (case No. 37-2023-00033005-CU-FR-CTL) (“Fraud Conveyance Action”). The Fraud Conveyance Action alleges that the Mr. Steggall orchestrated a scheme to strip UFT (North America), LLC of any assets and effectively transfer the Urban FT business to other entities he owns and controls, all to avoid the Company’s collection efforts. The Fraud Conveyance Action also alleges that Mr. Steggall funnels Urban FT’s revenues through a web of other entities he owns and controls, all to ensure that creditors, including the Company, cannot collect their debts. The parties have started discovery.

On February 23, 2024, the Court set the Fraud Conveyance Action for trial on March 14, 2025. Separately, the Company filed two motions to compel discovery set for April 12, 2024. The defendants have filed a motion to quash the Company’s subpoena to Chase Bank and the defendants filed an Order to Show Cause to hold the Company in contempt for violating the parties’ Protective Order. The Company anticipates filing its own motion for sanctions against defendants for their frivolous contempt motion.

Claim Against Maplebear, Inc (dba Instacart):

On December 13, 2021, Mitek filed a lawsuit against Maplebear Inc., d/b/a Instacart (“Instacart”), in California Superior Court – San Diego County (Case No, 37-2021-00052089-CU-BC-CTL) (the “Instacart Lawsuit”). Mitek alleged causes of action for breach of contract as well as breach of the implied covenant and requested over $2.0 million in damages.

On August, 3, 2018 Instacart entered into a Master Services Agreement (the “Master Services Agreement”) with Mitek agreeing to purchase a subscription to Mitek’s Mobile Verify Advanced service. On June 19, 2020, the parties entered into a second Order Form in connection with the Master Services Agreement. The Order Form had a term of June 18, 2020 to December 31, 2023 and called for an annual commitment of $1.2 million. On September 23, 2021, Instacart sent a letter to Mitek purporting to outline breaches under the Master Services Agreement. Mitek responded on November 11, 2021, refuting Instacart’s claims and offering to engage in further discussions. Instacart thereafter sent a Notice of Termination of the Master Services Agreement dated November 24, 2021.

The Parties participated in mediation on March 15, 2022. The mediation did not result in the resolution of the case and, following mediation, the Parties stipulated that Instacart’s response to Mitek’s complaint would be due on April 27, 2022. In lieu of filing a response to the complaint, Instacart elected to file a Motion to Transfer Venue to the County of San Francisco, which the Court denied, thereby keeping the case in the County of San Diego.

On November 28, 2022, Instacart filed a cross-complaint against Mitek alleging: (1) Fraudulent Inducement; (2) Intentional Misrepresentation; (3) False Advertising; (4) Fraudulent Business Practices; (5) Unlawful Business Practices; (6) Unfair Business Practices; (7) Breach of Contract; and (8) Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing. On January 27, 2023, Mitek filed a demurrer to the cross-complaint (the functional equivalent of a motion to dismiss). Both Parties also filed motions to compel further responses to written discovery requests. The Court did not decide the demurrer or the motions to compel before the Parties resolved and dismissed the case.

On September 29, 2023, the Parties reached an agreement to resolve the case. The terms of the settlement were completed and, on October 24, 2023, the Company filed a Request for Dismissal, signed by counsel for both parties and asking the clerk of the Court to dismiss the Company’s complaint and causes of action as well as Instacart’s cross-complaint and causes of action. The Court entered the Request for Dismissal on October 24, 2023 and dismissed the Parties’ respective claims with prejudice.

Biometric Information Privacy Act Claims

On December 16, 2021, the Company was sued in a putative class action in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois alleging that the Company had violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) with respect to identity verification services that the Company provided to its customer HyreCar, Inc. (“HyreCar”) for HyreCar’s customers in Illinois (the “BIPA Lawsuit”). Plaintiff claimed that the Company had not obtained the required consent to collect and use Plaintiff’s biometric information, and that Plaintiff and a class of similarly situated individuals therefore are entitled to statutory damages under BIPA.

The Company removed the BIPA Lawsuit to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and on March 4, 2022 the Company filed a Motion to Compel Arbitration based on HyreCar’s terms and conditions requiring HyreCar customers to arbitrate on an individual (non-class) basis (the “Arbitration Motion”). On May 4, 2022 the trial court denied the Arbitration Motion. On December 21, 2022, the trial court’s ruling was upheld on appeal, and the case subsequently was remanded back to the trial court.

On March 10, 2023, Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint adding a second named plaintiff, who is also HyreCar end-user, but otherwise not materially changing the allegations. On March 27, 2023, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, to Strike Class Allegations.

On May 11, 2023, and after the Company’s Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, to Strike Class Allegations had been fully briefed, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint seeking to add two new named plaintiffs, who are end-users of the Company’s customers Instacart and Roadie, and to remove one named plaintiff. The Company opposed the Motion for Leave.

On September 13, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. On September 14, 2023, the Court dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice, ending the litigation.

Other Legal Matters

In addition to the foregoing, the Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Company accrues for such liabilities when it is both (i) probable that a loss has occurred and (ii) the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. While any legal proceeding has an element of uncertainty, the Company believes that the disposition of such matters, in the aggregate, will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Employee 401(k) Plan

The Company has a 401(k) plan that allows participating employees to contribute a percentage of their salary, subject to Internal Revenue Service annual limits. In 2015, the Company implemented a company match to the plan. The Company's contributions are made in an amount equal to 50% of the first 6% of an employee's designated deferral of their eligible compensation. The Company's total cost related to the 401(k) plan was $0.5 million, $0.7 million, and $0.7 million for the twelve months ended September 30, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

  1. LEASES

Leases

The Company leases office and research and development facility leases under non-cancelable operating leases for various terms through 2030. Certain lease agreements include renewal options, rent abatement periods, and rental increases throughout the term. Operating lease costs are included within cost of revenue, selling and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative expenses, dependent upon the nature and use of the ROU asset, in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).

The following table provides the components of lease cost recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):

Twelve Months Ended September 30,
20232022
Operating lease cost2,0251,881
Variable lease cost319385
Total lease cost(1)2,3442,266
  1. Short-term lease costs incurred by the Company for the twelve months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were immaterial.

Other information related to leases as of the balance sheet dates presented are as follows:

Twelve Months Ended September 30,
20232022
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) - operating leases4.34.5
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases3.7%3.5%

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2023 were as follows(amounts in thousands):

Operating Leases1
20241,985
2025713
2026701
2027616
2028413
Thereafter574
Total lease payments5,002
Less: amount representing interest$(233)
Present value of future lease payments$4,769
  1. Excludes approximately $1.8 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for an office lease signed but not yet commenced.

  2. REVENUE CONCENTRATION

Revenue Concentration

For the twelve months ended September 30, 2023, the Company derived revenue of $27.7 million from one customer, with such customer accounting for 16% of the Company’s total revenue. For the twelve months ended September 30, 2022, the Company derived revenue of $25.0 million from the same single customer, with such customer accounting for 17% of the Company's total revenue. For the twelve months ended September 30, 2021, the Company derived revenue of $20.2 million from the same single customer, with such customer accounting for 17% of the Company’s total revenue. The corresponding accounts receivable balances of customers from which revenues were in excess of 10% of total revenue were $2.7 million, $8.0 million, and $3.4 million at September 30, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

From a geographic perspective, approximately 72% and 68% of the Company’s total long-term assets as of September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, are associated with the Company’s international subsidiaries. From a geographic perspective, approximately

23% and 18% of the Company’s total long-term assets excluding goodwill and other intangible assets as of September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, are associated with the Company’s international subsidiaries.

The United States was the only country that accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue in the twelve months ended September 30, 2023, 2022, and 2021. Revenue for the twelve months ended September 30, 2023, 2022, and 2021 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

Twelve Months Ended September 30,
202320222021
United States$134,957$113,499$92,832
All other countries37,59531,30526,965
Total revenue$172,552$144,804$119,797
  1. QUARTERLY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

As previously reported, there was a restatement of the second and third quarters of fiscal 2022, as described in Note 15 of the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022. The following table sets forth selected quarterly financial information for fiscal 2023 and 2022 as follows(amounts in thousands except per share data):

2023
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Revenue$45,703$46,123$43,070$37,656
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation & amortization)5,0695,8985,7126,272
Operating expenses32,26131,53935,56634,671
Operating income (loss)8,3738,6861,792(3,287)
Interest expense2,1372,1632,3622,401
Other income, net3404549252,121
Income tax benefit (provision)(1,846)(1,808)(783)2,123
Net income (loss)4,7305,169(428)(1,444)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic income (loss) per share0.110.11(0.01)(0.03)
Shares used in calculating net income (loss) per share—basic44,93045,37746,00245,997
Diluted income (loss) per share0.100.11(0.01)(0.03)
Shares used in calculating net income (loss) per share—diluted45,63445,78046,47347,050
2022
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Revenue$32,473$33,510$39,195$39,626
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation & amortization)4,5564,4515,7845,217
Operating expenses23,08926,37932,51830,610
Operating income (loss)4,8282,6808933,799
Interest expense2,0082,0402,0772,107
Other income (expense), net135(225)89(365)
Income tax benefit (provision)16820880(976)
Net income (loss)3,123435(215)351
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic income (loss) per share0.070.01—0.01
Shares used in calculating net income (loss) per share—basic44,78844,77544,66944,661
Diluted income (loss) per share0.070.01—0.01
Shares used in calculating net income (loss) per share—diluted46,15546,09745,22445,311
  1. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On February 13, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), the Company, A2iA Corp., and ID R&D, Inc. (jointly and severally, individually and collectively, “Borrower”) entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving line of credit whereby Borrower may borrow up to $35.0 million (the “Revolving Line”) with an additional $15.0 million to be advanced under the Revolving Line at the sole discretion of the Bank. The Revolving Line is secured on a first priority basis by Borrower’s assets. Any newly formed or acquired subsidiary of Borrower or any Guarantor, will either join the Credit Agreement as a co-borrower or become a Guarantor under the Credit Agreement, as determined by the Bank in its sole discretion. Borrower intends to use the Revolving Line for working capital and general business purposes.

The Revolving Line terminates, and any outstanding principal amount of all advances made thereunder, and any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, become immediately due and payable on the earlier of (a) the three year anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) the date that is within 90 days of the maturity date of the “2026 Convertible Note” if such notes are outstanding as of such date.

“2026 Senior Convertible Note” means the existing unsecured Indebtedness issued pursuant to that certain Indenture between the Company as issuer and UMB Bank, National Association as Indenture Trustee dated as of February 5, 2021, which provide for the issuance from time to time of debentures, notes or other debt instruments of Borrower, to be issued in one or more series.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement generally bear interest at a variable rate equal to (a) term SOFR plus a specified margin or (b) WSJ prime plus a specified margin, in each case which will be adjusted based on the Company’s net leverage ratio at the time of borrowing. Borrower must also pay Bank (i) a commitment fee of $87,500 and (ii) an “Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee” of 0.25% per annum of the average unused portion of the Revolving Line.

The Credit Agreement contains representations, warranties, and negative and affirmative covenants customary for transactions of this type. These include covenants limiting the ability of Borrower, and any of their subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions and baskets, to, among other things, (i) incur indebtedness, (ii) incur liens on their assets, (iii) enter into any merger or consolidation with, or acquire all or substantially all of the equity or property of, another person, (iv) dispose of any of their business or property, (v) make or permit any payment on subordinated debt, or (vi) pay any dividend, make any other distribution, or redeem any equity.

The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default and also provides that an event of default includes any default resulting in a right by third parties to accelerate maturity of indebtedness in excess of $500,000. If any event of default occurs and is not cured within applicable grace periods set forth in the Credit Agreement or waived, all loans and other obligations could become due and immediately payable and the facility could be terminated. In addition, Borrower may be required to deposit cash with the Bank in an amount equal to 105% of any undrawn letters of credit denominated in U.S. Dollars or 115% of any undrawn letters of credit denominated in a foreign currency.

  1. REVISION OF PREVIOUSLY REPORTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In connection with the preparation of its consolidated financial statements for the twelve months ended September 30, 2023, the Company determined that its previously issued consolidated financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2022 contained errors in the application of GAAP as follows:

i. The Company incorrectly netted accounts receivable and deferred revenue balances where the right of offset did not exist, which resulted in an understatement of $8.0 million in both accounts receivable, net and deferred revenue, current portion.

ii. The Company determined it had failed to include the impact of share-based compensation deductions triggered by the HooYu Acquisition when recording the business combination in March 2022. This resulted in an understatement of $21.6 million of deferred tax assets relating to NOLs that should have been recorded in the Company’s deferred tax asset balance (understatement of $5.4 million, tax effected) upon the acquisition of HooYu. The adjustment was $4.6 million after the impacts of foreign exchange.

iii. The Company incorrectly identified termination for convenience clauses in six software license contracts and incorrectly recognized revenue on certain of its multiyear term licenses. As such, the Company recognized $0.9 million of additional revenue for the twelve months ended September 30, 2022. This also resulted in a increase in contract assets, current portion of $0.8 million, a decrease in deferred revenue of $0.2 million, a decrease in income tax benefit of $0.2 million, a decrease in prepaids of $0.1 million, a decrease in deferred income tax assets of $0.1 million, an increase in income tax payables of $12,000 and a decrease in other current liabilities of $7,000.

In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99, “Materiality,” (“SAB 99”) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements,” (“SAB 108”), the Company evaluated the errors and has determined that the related impact was immaterial to the previously issued consolidated financial statements; however, correcting the error in the current period would have a material impact on the current financial statements. Therefore, the Company, in consultation with the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, concluded that the affected period should be revised to present the identified adjustment discussed below. The Company has not filed, and does not intend to file, an amendment to the previously filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2022, but instead is revising its previously reported financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as follows (amounts in thousands):

As of September 30, 2022
As Previously ReportedTotal AdjustmentsAs Revised
Accounts receivable, net (i)$27,874$8,048$35,922
Contract assets, current portion (iii)6,2737647,037
Prepaid expenses (iii)2,000(54)1,946
Goodwill (ii)120,186(4,554)115,632
Deferred income tax assets (iii)10,245(135)10,110
Total assets360,4104,069364,479
Income tax payables (iii)19412206
Other current liabilities (iii)2,409(7)2,402
Deferred revenue, current portion (i)(iii)13,3947,95621,350
Deferred income tax liabilities (ii)14,132(4,554)9,578
Total liabilities$190,093$3,407$193,500
Twelve months ended September 30, 2022
As Previously ReportedTotal AdjustmentsAs Revised
Revenue
Software and hardware (iii)$72,494$434$72,928
Services and other (iii)71,44942771,876
Total revenue143,943861144,804
Operating income11,33986112,200
Other expense, net (iii)(370)4(366)
Income tax benefit (iii)295(203)92
Net income$3,032$662$3,694

The statement of cash flows and impacted footnote disclosures have also been revised to give effect to this correction. Management also evaluated the above misstatements and concluded they were not material to the interim periods for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, individually and in aggregate. As a result, the Company plans to prospectively correct the relevant prior period condensed consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for these misstatements.

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