Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

 

x Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

or

 

¨ Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                  to                 

Commission File Number: 1-11859

 

 

PEGASYSTEMS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Massachusetts   04-2787865

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

101 Main Street Cambridge, MA   02142-1590
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(617) 374-9600

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

There were 37,037,619 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding on October 29, 2010.

 

 


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PEGASYSTEMS INC.

Index to Form 10-Q

 

              Page    
Part I.  Financial Information   

Item 1.

     Financial Statements:   
     Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009      3   
     Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009      4   
     Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009      5   
     Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements      6   

Item 2.

     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      17   

Item 3.

     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      32   

Item 4.

     Controls and Procedures      33   
Part II.  Other Information   

Item 1A.

     Risk Factors      33   

Item 2.

     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      33   

Item 6.

     Exhibits      34   

SIGNATURE

     35   

 

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PEGASYSTEMS INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

     As of      
September 30,

2010      
     As of      
December 31,
2009      
 
ASSETS   

  Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

       $ 52,777           $ 63,857   

Marketable securities

     16,076         138,796   
                 

Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities

     68,853         202,653   

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,188 and $649

     75,952         39,396   

Short-term license installments

     2,447         2,829   

Deferred income taxes

     6,516         2,523   

Income taxes receivable and other current assets

     17,010         8,840   
                 

Total current assets

     170,778         256,241   

  Long-term license installments, net

     1,383         2,976   

  Property and equipment, net

     10,769         8,931   

  Long-term deferred income taxes

     30,521         7,515   

  Other assets

     2,489         1,195   

  Intangible assets, net

     83,554         336   

  Goodwill

     21,613         2,391   
                 

Total assets

       $ 321,107           $ 279,585   
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   

  Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

       $ 5,445           $ 4,791   

Accrued expenses

     26,417         6,748   

Accrued compensation and related expenses

     23,746         23,280   

Deferred revenue

     48,773         32,870   
                 

Total current liabilities

     104,381         67,689   

  Income taxes payable

     6,134         4,828   

  Other long-term liabilities

     5,192         1,849   
                 

Total liabilities

     115,707         74,366   
                 

  Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

     

  Stockholders’ equity:

     

Preferred stock, 1,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

               

Common stock and additional paid-in capital, 70,000 shares authorized; 37,048 shares and 36,818 shares issued and outstanding

     126,685         121,757   

Retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income of $1,473 and $1,686

     78,715         83,462   
                 

Total stockholders’ equity

     205,400         205,219   
                 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

       $         321,107           $         279,585   
                 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PEGASYSTEMS INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     
       

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

        

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

       

2010

        

2009

        

2010

        

2009

Revenue:

                        

Software license

  $   33,889      $   28,358      $   92,432      $   82,045

Maintenance

    23,418        12,489        58,892        36,608

Professional services

    32,709        23,974        96,022        72,413
                                

Total revenue

    90,016        64,821        247,346        191,066
                                

Cost of revenue:

                        

Cost of software license

    1,571        28        2,711        90

Cost of maintenance

    3,187        1,558        7,839        4,452

Cost of professional services

    30,232        22,474        82,136        61,641
                                

Total cost of revenue

    34,990        24,060        92,686        66,183
                                

Gross profit

    55,026        40,761        154,660                124,883
                                

Operating expenses:

                        

Selling and marketing

    31,199        19,568        82,988        51,663

Research and development

    14,924        9,930        40,560        28,198

General and administrative

    6,442        3,798        18,246        13,392

Acquisition-related costs

    111       

-

       5,014       

Restructuring costs

    407       

-

       6,487       

                                

Total operating expenses

    53,083        33,296                153,295        93,253
                                

Income from operations

    1,943        7,465        1,365        31,630

Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)

    1,513        266        (4,103)        2,377

Interest income, net

    129        721        761        2,404

Installment receivable interest income

    51        74        155        224

Other income, net

    572       

       814        17
                                

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

    4,208        8,526        (1,008)        36,652

Provision for income taxes

    1,069        2,525        190        10,768
                                

Net income (loss)

  $   3,139      $   6,001      $   (1,198)      $   25,884
                                

Net earnings (loss) per share:

                        

Basic

  $   0.08      $   0.16      $   (0.03)      $   0.72
                                

Diluted

  $   0.08      $   0.16      $   (0.03)      $   0.68
                                

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

                        

Basic

            36,996                36,462        37,008        36,035

Diluted

    38,534        38,441        37,008        37,955

Cash dividends declared per share

  $   0.03      $   0.03      $   0.09      $   0.09
                                

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PEGASYSTEMS INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

       

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

       

        2010        

      

        2009        

Operating activities:

        

Net (loss) income

  $   (1,198)    $   25,884

Adjustment to reconcile net (loss) income to cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

        

Excess tax benefits from exercise or vesting of equity awards

    (5,456)      (14,409)

Deferred income taxes

    (2,088)      (901)

Depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items

    7,013      2,021

Amortization of investments and realized gain on sale of investments

    671      2,963

Stock-based compensation expense

    5,213      3,523

Foreign currency transaction loss

    3,775     

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Trade accounts receivable

    (22,052)      15,093

License installments

    1,976      4,586

Income taxes receivable and other current assets

    (2,022)      (801)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    4,971      5,738

Deferred revenue

    (281)      (4,413)

Other long-term assets and liabilities

    (28)      (445)
            

Cash (used in) provided by operating activities

    (9,506)      38,839
            

Investing activities:

        

Purchases of marketable securities

    (67,228)      (49,851)

Matured and called marketable securities

    27,280      35,925

Sale of marketable securities

    162,226     

Payments for 2010 acquisition, net of cash acquired

    (109,228)     

Payments for 2008 acquisition

    (250)     

Investment in property and equipment

    (4,075)      (3,724)
            

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    8,725      (17,650)
            

Financing activities:

        

Proceeds from issuance of common stock for share-based compensation plans

    1,546      4,075

Excess tax benefits from exercise or vesting of equity awards

    5,456      14,409

Dividend payments to stockholders

    (3,330)      (3,245)

Common stock repurchases for tax withholdings for net settlement of equity awards

    (4,493)      (7,417)

Repurchase of common stock

    (6,098)      (9,893)
            

Cash used in financing activities

    (6,919)      (2,071)
            

Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

    (3,380)      1,214
            

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    (11,080)      20,332

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    63,857      36,087
            

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $               52,777    $               56,419
            

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PEGASYSTEMS INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

In the opinion of management, the Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements on the same basis as its audited financial statements, and these financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. The operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year 2010.

Acquisition-related costs

Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred and include costs to effect an impending or completed acquisition and direct and incremental costs associated with an acquisition. During the first nine months of 2010, the Company incurred $5.0 million of acquisition-related costs associated with its acquisition of Chordiant Software, Inc. (“Chordiant”). These costs consisted of approximately $3.1 million of due diligence costs and advisory and legal transaction fees, approximately $0.7 million of valuation and tax consulting fees, $0.8 million of legal costs associated with the assumed litigation, and $0.4 million of integration and other expenses. See Note 5 “Acquisition, Goodwill and Intangibles” for further discussion of the acquisition.

Restructuring costs

Restructuring costs include severance and related benefit costs for the reduction of personnel during the second and third quarter of 2010 related to the Chordiant acquisition. See Note 8 “Accrued Restructuring Costs” for further detail.

 

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2. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for classifying such assumptions, a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value, was established as follows: (Level 1) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; (Level 2) inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and (Level 3) unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which requires the Company to develop its own assumptions. This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. On a recurring basis, the Company measures its marketable securities and cash equivalents at fair value and classifies them as follows:

 

                Fair Value Measurements at Reporting    
Date Using
 
(in thousands)      September 30,  
  2010  
     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
      Identical Assets      

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
    Observable    

Inputs
(Level 2)
 

Cash equivalents

   $ 1,861       $ 1,861       $   
                          

Marketable securities:

        

Government sponsored enterprise bonds

   $ 7,800       $ 5,798       $ 2,002   

Commercial paper

     3,991                 3,991   

Corporate bonds

     2,149         2,149           

Municipal bonds

     2,136         2,136           
                          

Total marketable securities

   $ 16,076       $         10,083       $ 5,993   
                          
            Fair Value Measurements at Reporting
Date Using
 
(in thousands)      December 31,  
  2009  
     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 

Cash equivalents

   $ 9,880       $ 9,880       $   
                          

Marketable securities:

        

Municipal bonds

   $ 112,723       $ 27,152       $ 85,571   

Government sponsored enterprise bonds

     19,560                 19,560   

Corporate bonds

     6,513         6,513           
                          

Total marketable securities

   $     138,796       $ 33,665       $     105,131   
                          

The carrying values of accounts receivable, license installments, and accounts payable approximate their fair value.

 

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3. TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET OF ALLOWANCE

Unbilled trade accounts receivable relate to services earned under time and material arrangements, maintenance and license arrangements that had not been invoiced as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

 

(in thousands)    As of
September 30,
2010
     As of
December 31,
2009
 

Trade accounts receivable

   $ 61,822       $ 32,042   

Unbilled accounts receivable

     15,318         8,003   
                 

Total accounts receivable

     77,140         40,045   
                 

Allowance for sales credit memos

     (1,021)         (541)   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (167)         (108)   
                 

Total allowances

     (1,188)         (649)   
                 
   $ 75,952       $ 39,396   
                 

 

4. INCOME TAXES RECEIVABLE AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

(in thousands)    As of
September 30,
2010
     As of
December 31,

2009
 

Income tax receivable

   $ 11,818       $ 5,046   

Prepaid expenses

     1,631         1,092   

Sales tax receivable

     1,761         614   

Interest receivable

     46         1,664   

Other

     1,754         424   
                 
   $ 17,010       $ 8,840   
                 

 

5. ACQUISITION, GOODWILL, AND INTANGIBLES

Chordiant Acquisition

On April 21, 2010, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Chordiant, a leading provider of customer relationship management (“CRM”) software and services with a focus on improving customer experiences through decision technology. The aggregate purchase price for Chordiant was approximately $160.3 million, consisting of $156.8 million in cash and stock options with a fair value of $3.5 million. The Company issued approximately 241,000 stock options as replacement of outstanding Chordiant stock options at the acquisition date. The majority of the fair value of these stock options was recorded as purchase price based on the portion of the awards related to pre-combination services. The compensation expense associated with the portion of the replacement awards related to post-combination services totaled $0.2 million and will be recognized as compensation expense over the remaining service period. The Company has expensed all transaction costs, as described in Note 1 “Accounting Policies.” These costs have been included in acquisition-related costs in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.

The Company believes the acquisition will expand its global customer base and provide complementary solutions. Chordiant clients will be able to incorporate Pegasystems process automation to enhance their experience in their existing call center and marketing solutions. Pegasystems’ clients will benefit from Chordiant’s decision management solutions and extensive CRM assets. In addition, the Company believes the combination of the two companies will expand the partner network and provide incremental business opportunity growth.

 

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The operations of Chordiant are included in our operating results from the date of acquisition. Due to the rapid integration of the sales force and operations of Chordiant, other than the maintenance revenue attributable to the amortization of the fair value of acquired deferred revenue, it is no longer feasible for the Company to identify revenue from arrangements attributable to Chordiant.

The valuation of the acquired intangible assets and assumed liabilities is preliminary. The Company is in the process of investigating the facts and circumstances existing as of the acquisition date in order to finalize its valuation and establish the related tax basis. The Company has preliminarily determined that it may utilize approximately $146 million of acquired Chordiant net operating losses (“NOLs”), which are subject to annual limitations through 2029. As a result of this determination, the Company updated its purchase price allocation in the third quarter of 2010 and recorded a $31.5 million increase in net deferred tax assets, a $0.3 million increase in accrued federal income taxes, a decrease of $2.4 million in acquired intangible assets, and a $29.4 million decrease in goodwill. As of September 30, 2010, as a result of the updated preliminary purchase price allocation, the Company recognized approximately $19.2 million of goodwill, which is primarily due to the expected synergies of the combined entities and the workforce in place. The goodwill created by the transaction is nondeductible for tax purposes. A summary of the preliminary purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Chordiant is as follows:

 

  (in thousands)       

Total purchase consideration:

  

Cash

   $                 156,832   

Stock options

     3,519   
        

Total purchase consideration

   $ 160,351   
        
  

Allocation of the purchase consideration:

  

Cash

   $ 47,604   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance

     14,231   

Other assets

     2,661   

Property and equipment

     753   

Deferred tax assets, net

     24,784   

Identifiable intangible assets

     88,049   

Goodwill

     19,222   

Accounts payable

     (5,303)   

Accrued liabilities

     (10,478)   

Deferred revenue

     (17,863)   

Long-term liabilities

     (3,309)   
        

Net assets acquired

   $ 160,351   
        

The valuation of the assumed deferred maintenance revenue was based on the Company’s contractual commitment to provide post-contract customer support to Chordiant customers. The fair value of this assumed liability was based on the cost plus a reasonable margin to fulfill these service obligations. The majority of the deferred revenue is expected to be recognized in the 12 months following the acquisition. The valuation of the acquired intangible assets is inherently subjective and relies on significant unobservable inputs. The valuation assumptions take into consideration the Company’s estimates of contract renewal, technology attrition and revenue growth projections. The preliminary allocations of the purchase price consideration to tangible and intangible assets acquired were based on our estimates and assumptions that are still subject to change.

 

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The preliminary values for specifically identifiable intangible assets, by major asset class, are as follows:

 

  (in thousands)          

Weighted-average
amortization
period

(in years)

Customer related intangible assets

   $             44,355             9

Technology

     43,446             8

Trade name

     248            1
           
   $ 88,049             8.4
           

Pro forma Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations of the Company and Chordiant as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2010 and 2009, respectively, after giving effect to certain pro forma adjustments. The pro forma adjustments reflected herein include only those adjustments that are directly attributable to the Chordiant acquisition, factually determinable, and expected to have a continuing impact on the Company. These pro forma adjustments include a reduction of historical Chordiant revenue for fair value adjustments related to acquired deferred revenue and deferred costs, a net increase in amortization expense to eliminate historical amortization of Chordiant intangible assets and to record amortization expense for the $88 million of acquired identifiable intangibles, and a decrease in interest income as a result of the cash paid for the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma financial information does not reflect any adjustments for anticipated synergies resulting from the acquisition and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have actually occurred had the transaction been consummated as of January 1, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The preliminary allocations of the purchase price consideration to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed herein were based upon preliminary valuations and our estimates and assumptions are still subject to change.

 

     Pro Forma
        Three Months Ended        
September 30,
     Pro Forma
        Nine Months Ended        
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

Revenue

    $         90,016        $     75,814        $     262,170        $   232,518   

Net income (loss)

     3,139         (2,792)         (19,397)         5,021   

Net income (loss) per basic share

    $ 0.08        $ (0.08)        $ (0.52)        $ 0.14   
                                   

Net income (loss) per diluted share

    $ 0.08        $ (0.07)        $ (0.52)        $ 0.13   
                                   

 

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Goodwill and Intangibles

The Company operates in one operating segment and has one reporting unit. The following table presents the change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the year:

 

(in thousands)                    

Balance as of January 1, 2010

      $ 2,391     

Goodwill acquired during the period

        19,222     
             

Balance as of September 30, 2010

      $ 21,613     
             
Intangible assets consist of the following:        
(in thousands)        Cost          Accumulated
   Amortization  
        Net Book    
Value
 

As of September 30, 2010

       

Customer related intangibles

   $ 44,355       $ (2,053   $ 42,302   

Technology

     43,446         (2,568     40,878   

Trade name

     248         (103     145   

Technology designs

     490         (310     180   

Non-compete agreements

     100         (51     49   

Intellectual property

     1,400         (1,400     —     
                         

Total

   $     90,039       $ (6,485   $ 83,554   
                         

As of December 31, 2009

       

Technology designs

   $ 490       $ (218   $ 272   

Non-compete agreements

     100         (36     64   

Intellectual property

     1,400         (1,400     —     
                         

Total

   $ 1,990       $ (1,654   $ 336   
                         

Amortization expense for acquired intangibles was approximately $2.8 million during the third quarter of 2010, of which approximately $1.6 million was included in cost of software licenses and $1.2 million was included in operating expenses.

Amortization expense for acquired intangibles was $4.8 million during the first nine months of 2010, of which $2.7 million was included in cost of software licenses and $2.1 million was included in operating expenses. Amortization expense was de minimis in 2009.

 

(in thousands)

As of September 30,              

   Future estimated
amortization
expense
 

        Remainder of 2010

   $ 2,870   

        2011

     11,315   

        2012

     11,137   

        2013

     11,095   

        2014

     9,489   

        2015

     8,688   

        2016 and thereafter

     28,960   
        
   $ 83,554   
        

 

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6. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

(in thousands)    As of
September 30,
2010
     As of
    December 31,    
2009
 

Accrued income taxes

   $ 3,780       $ -   

Accrued restructuring

     3,245         -   

Accrued professional services partner fees

     2,890         1,055   

Accrued other taxes

     2,494         1,289   

Accrued employee reimbursable expenses

     2,220         799   

Accrued professional fees

     1,438         389   

Accrued litigation judgment

     1,426         -   

Accrued self-insurance health and dental claims

     1,243         -   

Accrued short-term deferred rent

     1,681         422   

Dividends payable

     1,111         1,105   

Accrued acquisition-related costs

     307         -   

Repurchases of common stock unsettled

     24         136   

Accrued other

     4,558         1,553   
                 
   $ 26,417       $ 6,748   
                 

 

7. DEFERRED REVENUE

 

(in thousands)    As of
September 30,
2010
     As of
    December 31,    
2009
 

Software license

   $ 4,175       $ 4,413   

Maintenance

     40,053         22,039   

Professional services and other

     4,545         6,418   
                 

Current deferred revenue

     48,773         32,870   

Long-term deferred revenue, included in other long-term liabilities

     1,806         -   
                 
   $ 50,579       $ 32,870   
                 

Deferred maintenance revenue includes the fair value of maintenance obligations assumed in our acquisition of Chordiant. See Note 5 “Acquisition, Goodwill, and Intangibles” for further discussion of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities from the acquisition.

 

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8. ACCRUED RESTRUCTURING COSTS

During the second quarter of 2010, in connection with the Company’s integration plan of Chordiant, the Company recorded $6.1 million of severance and related benefit costs for the reduction of approximately 50 personnel in redundant roles, primarily in general and administrative functions. During the third quarter of 2010, the Company recorded the remaining $0.4 million of severance related to the reduction of those personnel whose employment ended in the third quarter of 2010. The severance and related benefit costs will be paid by the end of the second quarter of 2012.

In connection with the Company’s evaluation of its combined facilities, the Company approved a plan to eliminate one redundant facility. During the third quarter of 2010, the Company incurred moving costs associated with the elimination of this facility. The Company expects to incur approximately $1.2 million in additional restructuring expenses related to this facility, representing future lease payments and demising costs, net of estimated sublease income for this facility. These exit costs will be recognized when the Company ceases to use the leased facility, which is expected to occur by the end of 2010.

A summary of the restructuring activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is as follows:

 

(in thousands)        Personnel             Facilities             Total      

Balance as of April 21, 2010

   $ -      $ -      $ -   

Restructuring costs

     6,456        31        6,487   

Cash payments

     (2,584     (31     (2,615)   
                        

Balance as of September 30, 2010

   $ 3,872      $ -      $ 3,872   
                        

 

(in thousands)    As of
    September 30,    
2010
 

Reported as:

  

Accrued expenses

   $ 3,245   

Other long-term liabilities

     627   
        
   $ 3,872   
        

 

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company’s principal administrative, sales, marketing, support, and research and development operations are located in a leased facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The lease for this facility expires in 2013, subject to the Company’s option to extend for two additional five-year periods. The Company also leases space for its other offices under non-cancelable operating leases that expire on various dates through 2014.

As of September 30, 2010, the Company’s future minimum rental payments required under operating leases with non-cancelable terms in excess of one year were as follows:

 

(in thousands)

As of September 30,    

   Net
    Operating    

Leases
 

        Remainder of 2010

   $ 2,517   

        2011

     8,496   

        2012

     7,886   

        2013

     4,052   

        2014

     275   
        
   $ 23,226   
        

 

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In connection with the acquisition of Chordiant, the Company assumed an agreement with Ness Technologies Inc., Ness USA, Inc. and Ness Technologies India, Ltd. (collectively, “Ness”) that expires December 31, 2011. Pursuant to this agreement, Ness provides technical product support, sustaining engineering, product testing services, product development services and other identified technical and consulting services to customers acquired from Chordiant. If the Company terminates the Ness agreement for convenience, it may be required to pay a termination fee of approximately $0.4 million.

Yue vs. Chordiant Software, Inc.

On January 2, 2008, Chordiant and certain of its officers and one other employee were named in a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Court”) by Dongxiao Yue under the caption Dongxiao Yue (“Plaintiff”) v. Chordiant Software, Inc. et al. Case No. CV 08-0019 (N.D. Cal.). The complaint alleged that the Company’s Marketing Director (“CMD”) software product infringed copyrights in certain software marketed by Netbula LLC. On May 14, 2010, a jury awarded the Plaintiff approximately $1.4 million, which was accrued in the assumed Chordiant liabilities and included in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2010. This judgment was approved by the Court on August 3, 2010, following the conclusion of various post-trial motions filed by the parties. The Company has not yet determined whether it will file an appeal in this matter.

On August 17, 2010, the Plaintiff filed an additional complaint with the Court against a number of Chordiant customers and partners, alleging that their use of CMD infringed the same copyrights at issue in the complaint filed against Chordiant. In accordance with the terms of Chordiant’s contracts with these customers and partners, the Company has agreed to indemnify and defend these customers and partners in this matter. On November 1, 2010, the Company filed motions with the Court seeking to dismiss the claims in this complaint. The Company does not expect a material unfavorable outcome from the resolution of this complaint is probable.

 

10. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Comprehensive income (loss) includes the Company’s net income (loss) plus the results of certain stockholders’ equity changes not reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The components of comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:

 

(in thousands)    Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009     2010     2009  

Net income (loss)

    $     3,139        $     6,001         $    (1,198    $     25,884   

Other comprehensive income (loss):

         

Unrealized gain (loss) on securities, net of tax

     26         (206     (515     (186)   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     1,749         206        302        1,107   
                                 

Comprehensive income (loss)

    $     4,914        $     6,001         $    (1,411    $     26,805   
                                 

 

11. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

For the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 and 2009, stock-based compensation expense was reflected in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(in thousands)    2010      2009      2010      2009  

Cost of services

   $ 447       $ 250       $ 1,328       $ 884   

Operating expenses

     1,134         715         3,885         2,639   
                                   

Total stock-based compensation before tax

   $ 1,581       $ 965       $ 5,213       $ 3,523   

Income tax benefit

       $(555)           $(527)           $(1,646)           $(1,266)   

 

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During the first nine months of 2010, the Company issued approximately 430,000 shares to its employees under the Company’s share-based compensation plans and approximately 15,000 shares to its non-employee Directors under their annual award. Additional options to purchase approximately 241,000 shares were issued as replacement awards in connection with the acquisition of Chordiant. The compensation expense associated with the portion of the replacement awards related to post-combination services totaled $0.2 million and will be recognized as compensation expense, in accordance with the accelerated recognition model over the remaining service period.

As of September 30, 2010, the Company had approximately $5.9 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to all unvested RSUs and unvested stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2 years.

 

12. NET EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect of outstanding options, RSUs, and warrants, and the average market price of our common stock during the applicable period using the treasury stock method. Certain shares related to some of our outstanding stock options and RSUs were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were antidilutive in the periods presented, but could be dilutive in the future.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)    2010      2009      2010      2009  
Basic            

Net income (loss)

   $     3,139       $     6,001       $     (1,198)       $     25,884   
                                   

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

     36,996         36,462         37,008         36,035   
                                   

Net earnings loss per share, basic

   $ 0.08       $ 0.16       $ (0.03)       $ 0.72   
                                   
Diluted            

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,139       $ 6,001       $ (1,198)       $ 25,884   
                                   

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic

     36,996         36,462         37,008         36,035   

Weighted-average effect of dilutive securities:

           

Stock options

     1,343         1,777         -         1,740   

RSUs

     192         199         -         172   

Warrants

     3         3         -         8   
                                   

Effect of assumed exercise of stock options, warrants and RSUs

     1,538         1,979         -         1,920   
                                   

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted

     38,534         38,441         37,008         37,955   
                                   

Net earnings (loss) per share, diluted

   $ 0.08       $ 0.16       $ (0.03)       $ 0.68   
                                   

Outstanding options and RSUs excluded as impact would be antidilutive

     102         88         2,752         441   

 

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13. INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes at each interim period using its estimated annual effective tax rate. The provision for income taxes represents current and future amounts owed for federal, state, and foreign taxes.

The Company recorded a discrete item related to the nondeductible portion of acquisition-related costs incurred in the first nine months of 2010 associated with the Chordiant acquisition, which reduced the tax benefit for the first nine months of 2010 and resulted in a provision of $0.2 million on a pre-tax loss of $1 million. During the third quarter of 2010, the Company recorded a $1.1 million provision on pre-tax income of $4.2 million, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 25.4%.

The Company is in the process of evaluating its tax position related to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the Chordiant acquisition. The Company has preliminarily determined that it may utilize approximately $146 million of acquired Chordiant net operating losses (“NOLs”), which are subject to annual limitations through 2029. As a result of this determination, the Company recorded deferred tax assets of approximately $51.1 million as of September 30, 2010 related to these acquired NOLs. See Note 5 “Acquisition, Goodwill and Intangibles” for further discussion of the purchase price allocation. The Company is finalizing the determination of the acquired tax basis and measurement of valuation allowances and uncertain tax positions. There were no significant changes in the Company’s uncertain tax positions since December 31, 2009 other than what may relate to the Chordiant acquisition.

 

14. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS

The Company develops and licenses its SmartBPM software that provides business process solutions in the enterprise applications market. The Company operates in one operating segment— business process solutions. The Company derives substantially all of its revenue from the sale and support of one group of similar products and services. Substantially all of the Company’s assets are located within the U.S. The Company derived its revenue from the following geographic areas (sales outside the U.S. are principally through export from the U.S.):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)    2010      2009      2010      2009

U.S.

    $     54,338       61  

      $     39,011       60         $   150,620       61         $     120,486       63  

United Kingdom

     18,413       20  

       15,939       25          41,224       17          36,746       19  

Europe, other

     9,926       11  

       3,556       5          32,215       13          21,748       12  

Other

     7,339       8  

       6,315       10          23,287       9          12,086       6  
                                                                     
    $ 90,016           100  

      $     64,821           100         $   247,346         100         $     191,066         100  
                                                                     

There were no customers accounting for more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue or trade receivables, net. The following table summarizes the Company’s concentration of credit risk associated with customers accounting for 10% or more of the Company’s short and long-term license installments:

 

        As of
September 30, 
    As of
        December 31,  
 
(Dollars in thousands)       2010     2009  

Long and short-term license installments

  $              3,830       $ 5,805   

Customer A

      44.5     42.7

Customer B

      20.3     20.5

Customer C

      18.3     16.8

Customer D

      -        12.7

 

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

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains or incorporates forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate and management’s beliefs and assumptions. In addition, other written or oral statements that constitute forward-looking statements may be made by us or on our behalf. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “may,” “target,” “project,” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.

We encourage you to carefully review the risk factors we have identified in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. We believe these risk factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make. We do not intend to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Our products and services

We develop and license our SmartBPM software that provides business process solutions in the enterprise applications market. Our software is used to build business process solutions including customer on-boarding and account opening in new business, customer relationship management (“CRM”), servicing backbone and risk/fraud and compliance management. We also provide professional services, maintenance, and training related to our software. We focus our sales efforts on target accounts, which are companies or divisions within companies, and are typically large organizations that are among the leaders in their industry. Our strategy is to sell initial licenses to these target accounts that are focused on a specific purpose or area of operations, rather than selling large enterprise licenses. This strategy allows our customers to quickly realize business value from our software and limits their initial investment. Once a customer has realized this initial value, we work with the customer to identify opportunities for follow-on sales.

Our license revenue is primarily derived from sales of our PegaRULES Process Commander (“PRPC”) software and related solution frameworks. PRPC is a comprehensive platform for building and managing BPM applications that unifies business rules and business processes. Our solution frameworks are built on the capabilities of PRPC and are purpose- or industry-specific collections of best practice functionality to allow organizations to quickly implement new customer-facing practices and processes, bring new offerings to market, and provide customized or specialized processing. These products often result in shorter implementation periods than competitive enterprise software products. PRPC and related solution frameworks can be used by a broad range of customers within financial services, insurance and healthcare markets, as well as other markets, such as life sciences and government.

As a result of our acquisition of Chordiant Software, Inc. (“Chordiant”) in April 2010, we have expanded our ability to develop and license CRM software. We acquired additional products (Chordiant Decision Management, Chordiant Foundation Server, and Chordiant Marketing Director solutions) that enable customers to maximize customer lifetime value through a suite of industry-leading technologies. We expect to provide new releases of these products that include functional enhancements and improvements. We intend to remain a leader in the use of decision management to improve multi-channel customer experiences, provide better cross-sell/up-sell and aid customer retention. Our intent in this area is to make definition and deployment of decision strategies even easier by leveraging our thin-client design environment and our flexible, Build for Change ® configuration capabilities.

We also offer SmartPaaS, which is our platform-as-a service offering that allows customers to create PRPC applications using an internet-based infrastructure (“cloud”). This offering enables our customers to immediately build their applications in a secure cloud environment while minimizing their infrastructure and hardware costs.

 

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Our customers typically request professional services and training to assist them in implementing our products. Almost all of our customers also purchase maintenance on our products, which includes rights to upgrades and new releases, incident resolution and technical assistance. Professional services are provided directly by us and through our network of partners. By developing alliances with these partners, we have increased the supply of multi-skilled service consultants that can assist our customers.

Business overview

Our total revenue increased 39% and 29%, respectively, during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009, primarily because of the increase in maintenance and professional services revenues associated with a higher number of license arrangements executed in 2009 and maintenance revenue attributable to the amortization of the fair value of deferred revenue acquired from Chordiant. Due to the rapid integration of the sales force and operations of Chordiant it is no longer feasible to separately identify revenue from arrangements attributable to Chordiant. We used $9.5 million in cash from operations during the first nine months of 2010 and generated $38.8 million in cash from operations in the first nine months of 2009. The primary component of cash used in operations during the first nine months of 2010 was an increase in working capital requirements due to a $22 million increase in accounts receivable influenced by the timing of customer billings.

The aggregate value of new license arrangements executed in the third quarter of 2010 was significantly higher than in the second quarter of 2010. However, due to a large new license arrangement executed in the third quarter of 2009, the aggregate value of new license arrangements executed through the first three quarters of 2010 was slightly lower than through the first three quarters of 2009.

We believe our results reflect our ability to quickly and successfully deliver our versatile Build for Change ® technology to Fortune ® 500 customers across industries and international borders, allowing these customers to reduce operating costs and increase revenues after a short implementation period. These operational efficiencies experienced by our customers are part of the strong value proposition our technology provides to our customers.

We believe the ongoing challenges for our business include our ability to continue to drive revenue growth, continue to expand our expertise in new and existing industries, remain a leader in the decision management market, and maintain our leadership position in the BPM market. To address these challenges, we continue to invest in our research and development efforts and sales and marketing by significantly increasing headcount and we continue to expand our partner alliances.

Chordiant Acquisition

On April 21, 2010, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Chordiant for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $160.3 million, consisting of $156.8 million in cash and stock options with a fair value of $3.5 million. We believe this acquisition expands our global customer base and provides complementary solutions. Chordiant clients are able to incorporate Pegasystems process automation to enhance the functionality of their existing call center and marketing solutions. Pegasystems’ clients benefit from Chordiant’s decision management solutions and extensive CRM experience. In addition, we believe the combination of the two companies expands the partner network and provides incremental growth opportunities. Both organizations share a vision of transforming multi-channel CRM through decisioning and process automation. The combination of Pegasystems and Chordiant will be able to deliver next-generation CRM that provides end-to-end customer experience functionality across organizations. We will focus our research and development efforts to deliver on this vision.

 

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During the second quarter of 2010, in connection with our integration plan, we recorded $6.1 million of severance and related benefit costs for the reduction of approximately fifty personnel in redundant roles across multiple functions, primarily general and administrative functions. During the third quarter of 2010, we recorded the remaining $0.4 million of severance and benefit costs related to the reduction of these personnel whose employment ended in the third quarter of 2010. These restructuring costs are all cash costs and are expected to be paid by the end of the second quarter of 2012. In connection with our evaluation of our combined facilities, we approved a plan to eliminate one redundant facility. As a result, we expect to incur approximately $1.2 million in additional restructuring expenses, representing future lease payments and demising costs, net of estimated sublease income for the identified facility. These exit costs will be recognized when we cease to use the leased facility, which is expected to occur by the end of 2010. In addition to these restructuring costs, during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010, we recorded $0.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively, in compensation and related benefits for Chordiant employees who were in transitional roles that ended by the end of the third quarter of 2010.

Critical accounting policies

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based upon the condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, knowledge of current conditions and beliefs of what could occur in the future given available information.

There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, other than as follows:

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Impairment

Goodwill represents the residual purchase price paid in a business combination after all identified assets and liabilities have been recorded. Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested annually for impairment by the fair value model at a reporting unit level. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, we would determine the implied fair value of the goodwill and evaluate if it is impaired.

We evaluate our intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. In evaluating potential impairment of these assets, we specifically consider whether any indicators of impairment are present, including, but not limited to:

 

   

whether there has been a significant adverse change in the business climate that affects the value of an asset;

 

   

whether there has been a significant change in the extent or manner in which an asset is used; and

 

   

whether there is an expectation that the asset will be sold or disposed of before the end of its originally estimated useful life.

If indicators of impairment are present, we compare the estimated undiscounted cash flows that the specific asset is expected to generate to its carrying value. These estimates involve significant subjectivity. 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 asset exceeds its fair value.

 

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Valuation of Acquired Intangible Assets

In connection with our acquisition of Chordiant and our preliminary purchase price allocation, we recorded $88 million of intangible assets, relating principally to customer related intangible assets and acquired technology. The valuation of the acquired intangible assets is preliminary. The valuation process used to calculate the values assigned to these acquired intangible assets is complex and involves significant estimation relative to our financial projections. The principal component of the valuation process is the determination of discounted future cash flows, which are based on a number of estimates and assumptions. There is inherent uncertainty involved with this estimation process. The estimates and assumptions that are most sensitive include, but are not limited to:

 

   

the selection of an appropriate discount rate;

 

   

the required return on all assets employed by the valued asset to generate future income;

 

   

our projected overall revenue growth and mix of revenue from a market participant’s perspective;

 

   

our gross margin estimates (which are highly dependent on our mix of revenue);

 

   

our technology life cycles;

 

   

the attrition rate of our customers;

 

   

our planned level of operating expenses.

Accounting for Income Taxes

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities due to temporary differences between the book and tax bases of recorded assets and liabilities. Future realization of our deferred tax assets ultimately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income within the available carryback or carryforward periods. Sources of taxable income include future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, future taxable income, taxable income in prior carryback years, and tax planning strategies. We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to an amount we believe is more likely than not to be realized. Changes in our valuation allowance impact income tax expense in the period of adjustment.

Our deferred tax valuation allowances require significant judgment and uncertainties, including assumptions about future taxable income that are based on historical and projected information.

We have preliminarily determined that we may utilize approximately $146 million of acquired Chordiant net operating losses (“NOLs”), which are subject to annual limitations through 2029. As a result of the preliminary purchase price allocation, we recorded deferred tax assets of approximately $51.1 million related to these acquired NOLs. If our taxable income is not consistent with our expectations or the timing of income is not within the applicable carryforward period, we may be required to establish a valuation allowance on all or a portion of these deferred tax assets.

As a global company, we use significant judgment to calculate and provide for income taxes in each of the tax jurisdictions in which we operate. In the ordinary course of our business, there are transactions and calculations undertaken whose ultimate tax outcome cannot be certain. Some of these uncertainties arise as a consequence of transfer pricing for transactions with our subsidiaries and nexus and credit estimates. In addition, the calculation of acquired tax attributes and the associated limitations are complex. We estimate our exposure to unfavorable outcomes related to these uncertainties and estimate the probability for such outcomes.

 

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Although we believe our estimates are reasonable, no assurance can be given that the final tax outcome will not be different from what is reflected in our historical income tax provisions, returns, and accruals. Such differences, or changes in estimates relating to potential differences, could have a material impact on our income tax provision and operating results in the period in which such a determination is made.

For more information regarding our critical accounting policies, we encourage you to read the discussion contained in Item 7 under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” and Note 2. “Significant Accounting Policies” included in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Results of Operations

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Increase (Decrease)

 

    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    Increase (Decrease)

 

 

(Dollars in

thousands)

  2010     2009                 2010     2009              
                             

Total revenue

          $ 90,016        $ 64,821                $ 25,195        39%               $ 247,346        $ 191,066          $ 56,280        29%     

Gross profit

    55,026        40,761          14,265        35%           154,660        124,883          29,777        24%     

Acquisition-related costs

    111        -          111        n/m           5,014        -          5,014        n/m     

Restructuring costs

    407        -          407        n/m           6,487        -          6,487        n/m     

Other operating expenses

    52,565        33,296          19,269        58%           141,794        93,253          48,541        52%     

Total operating expenses

    53,083        33,296          19,787        59%           153,295        93,253          60,042        64%     

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

    $4,208        $8,526          $ (4,318)        (51)%        $ (1,008)        $36,652          $(37,660)        (103)    

n/m – not meaningful

We continue to experience demand for our software solutions and related services, which we believe is due to the strong value proposition, short implementation period, and variety of licensing models we offer our customers. Our success is also due to the growth in the overall BPM sector and our position as the leader in this market space.

The increases in gross profit during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009 were primarily due to the increases in maintenance and license revenue.

The increase in operating expenses during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 was primarily due to costs associated with the continued expansion of our sales force and our research and development operations and incremental expenses related to the Chordiant acquisition and the resulting restructuring costs.

The decreases in income before provision for income taxes during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009 were primarily due to the higher growth rate of the operating expenses and lower total gross margin due to lower software license revenue as a percentage of total revenue. The decrease in income before provision for income taxes during the first nine months of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 was also due to the $6.5 million increase in foreign currency transaction losses.

A change in the number or size of high value license arrangements, or a change in the mix between perpetual and term licenses, can cause our revenues to fluctuate materially from quarter to quarter. The revenue growth rate achieved in any historical period is not necessarily indicative of the results expected for future periods.

 

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Revenue

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Increase (Decrease)

 

    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Increase (Decrease)

 

 
(Dollars in thousands)   2010   2009               2010   2009            

Software license revenue

                               

Perpetual licenses

    $ 25,430      75   %     $13,666      48   %     $ 11,764        86%        $ 58,538      63   %     $47,284      58   %     $ 11,254        24%   

Term licenses

    6,909      20   %     12,006      42   %     (5,097)        (42)%        25,470      28   %     29,794      36   %     (4,324)        (15)%   

Subscription

    1,550      5   %     2,686      10   %     (1,136)        (42)%        8,424      9   %     4,967      6   %     3,457        70%   
                                                                           

Total software license revenue

    $ 33,889      100   %     $28,358      100   %     $ 5,531        20%        $ 92,432      100   %     $82,045      100   %     $ 10,387        13%   
                                                                           

The mix between perpetual and term license revenue is driven by the type of license arrangements executed, which vary based on customer needs. The increase in perpetual license revenue during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009 was primarily due to a significant increase in the number of arrangements.

Many of our perpetual license arrangements include extended payment terms and/or additional rights of use that delay the recognition of revenue to future periods. The aggregate value of payments due under these perpetual and certain subscription licenses was $36.2 million as of September 30, 2010 compared to $45.8 million as of September 30, 2009. See the table of future cash receipts by year from these perpetual licenses and subscription licenses on page 29.

We recognize revenue for our term license arrangements over the term of the agreement as payments become due or earlier if paid. The decreases in term license revenue during the third quarter of 2010 and first nine months of 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009 were primarily due to more prepayments of term licenses by a few customers during the third quarter of 2009.

The aggregate value of payments due under term licenses was $71.6 million as of September 30, 2010 compared to $70.2 million as of September 30, 2009. A portion of the revenue related to the aggregate value of payments for term licenses signed during 2010, 2009, and 2008 was recognized during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010. The remainder of the revenue under these agreements will be recognized in future periods. The aggregate value of future payments due under non-cancellable term licenses as of September 30, 2010 includes $5.3 million of term license payments that we expect to recognize as revenue during the remainder of 2010. However, our actual term license revenue for the remainder of 2010 could be higher than $5.3 million as we complete new term license agreements in 2010 or if we receive prepayments from existing term license agreements. See the table of future cash receipts by year from these term licenses on page 29.

Subscription revenue primarily relates to our arrangements that include a right to unspecified future products and is recognized ratably over the term of the arrangement. The decrease in subscription revenue during the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 was primarily due to a change in a customer’s selection of a renewal option and the timing of scheduled payments under another customer’s arrangement. Changes of this nature can cause our subscription revenue to vary quarter to quarter. The increase in subscription revenue during the first nine months of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 was primarily due to a new customer arrangement that began in the third quarter of 2009.

 

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    Three Months Ended    

September 30,

 

    

Increase

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

    

Increase

 

 
                                   
(Dollars in thousands)    2010      2009                    2010      2009                

Maintenance revenue

                       

Maintenance

     $ 23,418           $12,489           $  10,929         88 %           $ 58,892         $36,608         $ 22,284         61%     

The increases in maintenance revenue during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009 were primarily due to the $4.1 million and $8 million in maintenance revenue attributable to the amortization of the fair value of deferred revenue acquired from Chordiant, respectively, and the continued increase in the aggregate value of the installed base of our software.

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Increase     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Increase

 

 
(Dollars in thousands)   2010   2009               2010   2009            

Professional services revenue

                               

Consulting Services

    $ 31,349      96   %     $23,371      97   %     $ 7,978        34%        $ 91,068      95   %     $69,652      96   %     $ 21,416        31%   

Training

    1,360      4   %     603      3   %     757        126%        4,954      5   %     2,761      4   %     2,193        79%   
                                                                           

Total Professional services

    $ 32,709      100   %     $23,974      100   %     $ 8,735        36%        $ 96,022      100   %     $72,413      100   %     $ 23,609        33%   
                                                                           

Professional services are primarily consulting services related to new license implementations. During the third quarter and first nine months of 2010, the increases in consulting services and training were primarily due to a higher demand for these services in North America associated with new license arrangements executed in 2009.

Gross profit

 

    

    Three Months Ended    

September 30,

 

    

Increase

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

    

Increase

 

 
                                   
(Dollars in thousands)    2010      2009                    2010      2009                

Gross Profit

                       

Software license

         $ 32,318               $28,330           $ 3,988           14%           $ 89,721           $81,955           $ 7,766           9%     

Maintenance

     20,231           10,931           9,300           85%           51,053           32,156           18,897           59%     

Professional services

     2,477           1,500           977           65%           13,886           10,772           3,114           29%     
                                                           

Total gross profit

     $ 55,026           $40,761                 $14,265           35%           $154,660           $124,883               $ 29,777           24%     
                                                           

Software gross profit percent

     95%           100%                 97%           100%           

Maintenance gross profit percent

     86%           88%                 87%           88%           

Professional services gross profit percent

     8%           6%                 14%           15%           

 

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Gross profit percent for maintenance and professional services for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 were relatively unchanged compared to the same periods in 2009. The decreases in software license gross profit percent during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 were due to the amortization expense of acquired technology intangibles related to Chordiant.

 

         Three Months Ended    
September 30,
     Increase

 

         Nine Months Ended    
September 30,
     Increase

 

 
(Dollars in thousands)    2010      2009                    2010      2009                

Amortization of intangibles:

                       

Cost of software license

     $ 1,550               $28               $  1,522           n/m               $ 2,660           $90           $ 2,570           n/m       

Selling and marketing

     1,206           -           1,206           n/m           2,053           -           2,053           n/m       

General and Administrative

     67           5           62           n/m           118           15           103.           n/m       
                                                           

Total amortization expense of intangibles

     $2,823           $33           $2,790           n/m           $4,831               $105               $4,726        
                                                           

The increases in amortization expense during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009 were due to the amortization associated with the $88.0 million of acquired intangible assets recognized as a result of the preliminary purchase price allocation of Chordiant. The identifiable intangible assets are expected to be amortized over a weighted-average period of 8.4 years on a straight-line basis.

Operating expenses

 

         Three Months Ended    
September 30,
     Increase

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     Increase

 

 
(Dollars in thousands)    2010      2009                    2010      2009                

Selling and marketing

                       

Selling and marketing

         $ 31,199             $19,568             $ 11,631         59%             $ 82,988             $51,663             $ 31,325         61%     

As a percent of total revenue

     35%           30%                 34%           27%           

Headcount at September 30

                 376           230           146         63%     

Selling and marketing expenses include compensation, benefits, and other headcount-related expenses associated with our selling and marketing personnel as well as advertising, promotions, trade shows, seminars, and other programs. Selling and marketing expenses also include the amortization of customer related intangibles.

 

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The increase in selling and marketing expenses during the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 was primarily due to a $5.7 million increase in compensation and benefit expenses associated with higher headcount, a $1.2 million increase in amortization related to the acquired Chordiant customer related intangibles, a $1.1 million increase in travel expenses, $0.7 million higher expenses related to marketing programs and $0.4 million increase in contractor services expenses. The increase in selling and marketing expenses during the first nine months of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 was primarily due to a $15.9 million increase in compensation and benefit expenses associated with higher headcount, a $2.1 million increase in amortization related to the acquired Chordiant customer related intangibles, a $3.2 million increase in travel expenses, $1.0 million increase in contractor services expenses, and $2.8 million of higher expenses related to marketing programs, including our PegaWorld user conference. To target new accounts across expanded geographies and to create additional sales capacity for future periods, we significantly increased sales hiring in the first half of 2010. Sales hiring in the third quarter of 2010 was at a lower rate compared to the second quarter of 2010. We plan to hire additional sales personnel in the fourth quarter of 2010 at a similar rate as in the third quarter of 2010.

 

         Three Months Ended    
September 30,
     Increase

 

         Nine Months Ended    
September 30,
     Increase

 

 
(Dollars in thousands)    2010      2009                    2010      2009                

Research and development

                       

Research and development

     $ 14,924         $9,930         $ 4,994         50%         $ 40,560         $28,198         $ 12,362         44%   

As a percent of total revenue

     17 %         15%               16%         15%         

Headcount at September 30

                 368         219         149         68%   

Research and development expenses include compensation, benefits, contracted services, and other headcount-related expenses associated with research and development. The increase in headcount reflects organic growth, primarily in our Indian research facility, as well as new employees from the Chordiant acquisition. The increase in offshore headcount lowered our average compensation expense per employee.

The increase in research and development expenses during the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 was due to a $3.1 million increase in compensation and benefit expenses associated with higher headcount and a $0.4 million increase in engineering contractor expenses and a $0.2 million increase in travel expenses associated with the expansion of our India operations. The increase in research and development expenses during the first nine months of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 was due to a $7.2 million increase in compensation and benefit expenses associated with higher headcount, a $1.4 million increase in engineering contractor expenses, and a $0.3 million increase in travel expenses.

 

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         Three Months Ended    
September 30,
     Increase

 

         Nine Months Ended    
September 30,
     Increase

 

 
(Dollars in thousands)    2010      2009                    2010      2009                

General and administrative

                       

General and administrative

     $ 6,442         $3,798         $2,644         70 %         $18,246         $13,392         $ 4,854         36%   

As a percent of total revenue

     7%         6%               7%         7%         

Headcount at September 30

                 176         138         38         28%   

General and administrative expenses include compensation, benefits, and other headcount-related expenses associated with the finance, legal, corporate governance, and other administrative headcount. It also includes accounting, legal, and other professional consulting administrative fees.

The general and administrative headcount includes employees in human resources, information technology and corporate services departments whose costs are allocated to the rest of our functional departments. The general and administrative expenses during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 include $0.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of compensation and benefit expenses for Chordiant employees who were in transitional roles that ended by the end of the third quarter of 2010.

The increase in general and administrative expenses during the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 was due to a $0.4 million increase in compensation and benefit expenses associated with higher headcount, a $0.3 million increase in contractor services expense, and a $0.8 million increase in professional fees. The increase in general and administrative expenses during the first nine months of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 was primarily due to a $1.5 million increase in compensation and benefit expenses associated with higher headcount, a $0.7 million increase in contractor services expense, and a $0.7 million increase in professional fees. The increases in general and administrative expenses during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009 was also due to a $0.5 million reduction in our non-income tax reserve recorded during the third quarter of 2009.

Acquisition-related costs

Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred and include costs to effect an impending or completed acquisition and direct and incremental costs associated with an acquisition. During the first nine months of 2010, we incurred $5.0 million acquisition-related costs associated with the Chordiant acquisition. These costs consisted of approximately $3.1 million of due diligence costs and advisory and legal transaction fees, approximately $0.7 million of valuation and tax consulting fees, approximately $0.8 million of legal costs associated with acquired litigation, and approximately $0.4 million of integration and other expenses.

Restructuring costs

Restructuring costs are primarily severance and related benefit costs recognized during the second and third quarter of 2010 for the reduction of approximately fifty personnel in redundant roles, primarily in general and administrative functions. In connection with our evaluation of our combined facilities, we approved a plan to eliminate one redundant facility. As a result, we expect to incur approximately $1.2 million in additional restructuring expenses, representing future lease payments and demising costs, net of estimated sublease income for this identified facility. These exit costs will be recognized when we cease to use the leased facility, which is expected to occur by the end of 2010.

 

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Stock-based compensation

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations:

 

         Three Months Ended    
September 30,
     Increase

 

         Nine Months Ended    
September 30,
     Increase

 

 
(Dollars in thousands)    2010      2009                    2010      2009                

Stock-based compensation expense:

                       

Cost of services

     $447           $250           $ 197           79%         $ 1,328           $884           $444           50%   

Operating expenses

             1,134                   715                   419           59%                 3,885                   2,639                   1,246           47%   
                                                           

Total stock-based compensation before tax

     $1,581           $965           $616           64%         $5,213           $3,523           $1,690           48%   

Income tax benefit

     $(555)           $(527)                 $(1,646)           $(1,266)           

The increases in stock-based compensation during the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009 were primarily due to our periodic stock option grants and new hire stock option grants.

Non-operating (loss) income and expenses, net

 

        Three Months Ended    
September 30,
    Change         Nine Months Ended    
September 30,
    Change  
(Dollars in thousands)   2010     2009           2010     2009        
                                               

Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)

    $ 1,513          $266          $ 1,247          469%          $ (4,103)          $2,377          $ (6,480)          (273)%     

Interest income, net

    129          721          (592)          (82)%          761          2,404          (1,643)          (68)%     

Installment receivable interest income

    51          74          (23)          (31)%          155          224          (69)          (31)%     

Other income, net

        572              —              572          n/m              814              17              797              n/m     
                                                   

Non-operating income (loss) and expenses, net

        $2,265              $1,061              $1,204          113%              $(2,373)              $5,022              $(7,395)          (147)%     
                                                   

n/m = not meaningful

The increase in foreign currency transaction gains during the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 was due to the increase in the value of the British pound and Euro relative to the U.S. dollar during the three-month comparative periods.

The increase in foreign currency transaction losses during the first nine months of 2010 was due to the significant decrease in the value of the British pound and the Euro relative to the U.S. dollar during the nine-month comparative periods and the higher total amount of foreign currency denominated net assets held in the U.S. during 2010, consisting primarily of cash and receivables.

 

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As a result of our acquisition of Chordiant, we have expanded our international operations. We hold U.S. dollars in these foreign operations whose functional currency is the Euro in order to partially offset our exposure to foreign currency transaction losses related to foreign currencies held by our U.S. operating company.

Other income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 includes a $0.6 million unrealized gain related to the fair value adjustment of warrants we own for shares of a closely-held private company. On November 1, 2010, the sale of this private company was completed and we received $0.6 million cash proceeds for the shares underlying these warrants.

The decreases in interest income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009 were due to the liquidation of our marketable securities used to pay for the Chordiant acquisition.

Provision for income taxes

We account for income taxes at each interim period using our estimated annual effective tax rate. The provision for income taxes represents current and future amounts owed for federal, state, and foreign taxes.

We recorded a discrete item related to the nondeductible portion of acquisition-related costs incurred in the first nine months of 2010 associated with the Chordiant acquisition, which reduced the tax benefit for the first nine months of 2010 and resulted in a provision of $0.2 million on a pre-tax loss of $1 million. During the third quarter of 2010, we recorded a $1.1 million provision on pre-tax income of $4.2 million, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 25.4%.

We are finalizing the determination of the acquired tax basis and measurement of valuation allowances and uncertain tax positions. There were no significant changes in our uncertain tax positions since December 31, 2009 other than what may relate to the Chordiant acquisition.

Our effective tax rate during the third quarter and first nine months of 2009 was below the statutory federal income tax rate primarily due to the investment in tax-exempt municipal bonds and the benefit from the SEZ India tax holiday.

Liquidity and capital resources

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
(in thousands)    2010      2009  

Cash (used in) provided by:

     

Operating activities

    $ (9,506)         $ 38,839   

Investing activities

     8,725         (17,650)   

Financing activities

     (6,919)         (2,071)   

Effect of exchange rate on cash

     (3,380)         1,214   
                 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    $ (11,080)        $ 20,332   
                 
     As of
    September 30, 2010    
     As of
    December 31, 2009      
 

Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities

    $ 68,853        $ 202,653   
                 

We have funded our operations primarily from cash provided by operations. Working capital was $66.4 million as of September 30, 2010 compared to $188.6 million as of December 31, 2009.

In April 2010, we acquired Chordiant for $109.2 million in cash, net of approximately $47.6 million of cash acquired.

 

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In connection with our integration plan of Chordiant and the reduction of approximately fifty employees, we paid approximately $2.6 million in severance and related benefit costs during the first nine months of 2010. We expect to pay an additional $3.9 million in severance and related benefit costs, of which $3.3 million will be paid over the next 12 months and $0.6 million by the second half of 2012.

We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to fund our operations and our share repurchase program for at least the next 12 months.

Cash (used in) provided by operating activities

The primary components of cash used in operations during the first nine months of 2010 were a $1.2 million net loss and a $22 million increase in accounts receivable.

The primary driver of cash provided by operations during the first nine months of 2009 was net income of $25.9 million.

Future Cash Receipts from License Arrangements

The following table summarizes the cash receipts due in connection with our existing license agreements:

 

As of September 30, (in thousands)    

  Installment
payments for
licenses recorded on
    the  balance sheet (1)    
   

Installment

payments for term
licenses not recorded
 on the balance sheet (2) 

    Other license payments not
recorded on the balance
sheet (3)
 
         

Remainder of 2010

  $ 466      $ 5,341              $ 7,280   

2011

    2,260        28,792        19,408   

2012

    1,316        20,166        8,429   

2013

    -        9,812        405   

2014 and thereafter

    -        7,508        640   
                       

Total

    4,042      $ 71,619              $ 36,162   
                 

Unearned installment interest income

    (212)       
           

Total license installments receivable, net

  $ 3,830       
           

 

  (1) These license installment payments have already been recognized as license revenue and are included in short- and long-term license installments in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2010.

 

  (2) These amounts will be recognized as revenue in the future over the term of the agreement as payments become due or earlier if prepaid.

 

  (3) These amounts are expected to be recognized as revenue in future periods and relate to perpetual and subscription licenses with extended payment terms and/or additional rights of use.

 

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Cash provided by (used) investing activities

During the first quarter of 2010, we liquidated our marketable securities to pay for the Chordiant acquisition. During the second quarter of 2010, we paid $109.2 million, net of cash acquired to complete the Chordiant acquisition.

During the first nine months of 2009, cash used in investing activities was primarily for purchases of marketable debt securities of $50 million, partially offset by the proceeds received from the sales, maturities and called marketable debt securities of $35.9 million.

Cash used in financing activities

Cash used in financing activities during the first nine months of 2010 and 2009 was primarily for repurchases of our common stock and the payment of our quarterly dividend. Since 2004, our Board of Directors has approved annual stock repurchase programs authorizing the repurchase in the aggregate of up to $80.8 million of our common stock. Purchases under these programs have been made on the open market.

Share repurchases

The following table is a summary of our repurchase activity under our repurchase programs during the first nine months of 2010 and 2009:

 

     2010          2009
(Dollars in thousands)            Shares                

  Amount  

                 Shares                

  Amount  

Prior year authorization as of January 1,

       $   15,779        $   12,862

Authorizations

               

Repurchases paid

        214,414        (5,962)         605,256        (9,859)

Repurchases unsettled

     799        (24)        975        (34)
                   

Authorization remaining as of September 30,

       $   9,793        $   2,969
               

In addition to the share repurchases made under our repurchase programs, we net settled the majority of our employee equity awards, which resulted in the withholding of shares to cover the stock option exercise price and the minimum statutory tax withholding obligations.

During the first nine months of 2010 and 2009, our employees net settled equity awards representing the right to purchase a total of 571,000 shares and 2,161,000 shares, respectively, of which only 299,000 shares and 1,049,000 shares were issued to the employees and the balance of the shares were surrendered to us to pay for the exercise price and the applicable taxes. During the first nine months of 2010 and 2009, instead of receiving cash from the equity holders, we withheld shares with a value of $4.5 million and $7.0 million, respectively, for withholding taxes, and $5.0 million and $19.7 million, respectively, for the exercise price. The value of share repurchases and shares withheld for net settlement of our employee equity awards more than offset the proceeds received under our various share-based compensation plans during the first nine months of 2010 and 2009.

Dividends

We declared a cash dividend of $0.03 per share for each quarter during the first nine months of 2010 and 2009, and paid cash dividends of $3.3 million and $3.2 million in the first nine months of 2010 and 2009, respectively. It is our current intention to pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share to shareholders of record as of the first trading day of each quarter, however, the Board of Directors may terminate or modify this dividend program at any time without notice.

 

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Contractual obligations

As of September 30, 2010, we had material purchase obligations for customer support and consulting services and payments under operating leases. Our principal administrative, sales, marketing, support, and research and development operations are located in approximately 105,000 square foot leased facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The lease for this facility expires in 2013, subject to our option to extend for two additional five-year periods. We also lease space for our other offices under non-cancelable operating leases that expire on various dates through 2014.

As of September 30, 2010 our known contractual obligations, including future minimum rental payments required under operating leases with non-cancelable terms in excess of one year were as follows:

 

            Payment due by period  

Contractual obligations:                

(in thousands)

   Total       Remainder 
 of 2010 
     2011 &
2012
     2013 &
2014
     2015 and
after
     Other  

Purchase obligations (1)

   $ 1,588       $ 839       $ 749       $ —         $          —       $          —     

Liability for uncertain tax positions (2)

     881         881         —           —           —            

Operating lease obligations (3)

     23,226         2,517         16,382         4,327                 —     
                                                     

Total

   $   25,695       $     4,237       $   17,131       $   4,327                   
                                                     

 

(1) Represents the fixed or minimum amounts due under purchase obligations for customer support and consulting services.

 

(2) We expect that the changes in the unrecognized benefits within the next twelve months will be approximately $0.9 million related to tax positions for which the ultimate settlement is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such recognition. We are finalizing the determination of the acquired tax basis and measurement of valuation allowances and uncertain tax positions from Chordiant.

 

(3) Includes deferred rent of approximately $0.9 million included in accrued expenses and approximately $2.3 million in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2010. Excludes a total commitment of approximately $6.2 million, net of incentives, under a ten-year lease that is expected to be signed in the fourth quarter of 2010.

 

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk represents the risk of loss that may affect us due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily related to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. We have not entered into derivative or hedging transactions to manage risk in connection with such fluctuations.

Foreign currency exposure

We derived approximately 39% and 37% of our total revenue from sales to customers based outside of the United States (“U.S.”) during the first nine months of 2010 and 2009, respectively. Our international license and professional services have increasingly become denominated in foreign currencies. However, the operating expenses of our foreign operations are also primarily denominated in foreign currencies, which partially offset our foreign currency exposure. A decrease in the value of foreign currencies, particularly the British pound and the Euro relative to the U.S. dollar, could adversely impact our revenues and operating results.

Our U.S. operating company invoices most of our foreign customers in foreign currencies, so it holds certain cash, receivables and license installments valued in these foreign currencies. Our U.S. operating company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Therefore, when there are changes in the foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar, we recognize a foreign currency transaction gain or (loss) in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. In addition, we have intercompany accounts that are eliminated in consolidation, but expose us to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation, which are recorded as foreign currency transaction gains or (losses) in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

As a result of our acquisition of Chordiant, we have expanded our international operations. We hold U.S. dollars in these foreign operations whose functional currency is the Euro in order to partially offset our exposure to foreign currency transaction losses related to foreign currencies held by our U.S. operating company. As of September 30, 2010, we held cash and receivables subject to foreign currency transaction gains or losses with a net carrying value of approximately $18.9 million. A ten percent change in the foreign currency exchange rates as of September 30, 2010 would have changed the net carrying value of our net monetary assets by approximately $1.9 million as of that date with a corresponding currency gain (loss) recognized in our condensed consolidated statement of operations. During the first nine months of 2010, we recorded a $4.1 million foreign currency transaction loss due to the decrease in the value of foreign currencies, primarily the Euro and British pound, relative to the U.S. dollar.

Interest rate exposure

In March 2010, we liquidated our marketable securities and invested the proceeds primarily in money market funds to pay for the Chordiant acquisition. In April 2010, we acquired Chordiant for a cash purchase price of approximately $109.2 million, net of approximately $47.6 million of cash acquired. As of September 30, 2010, our cash was invested primarily in money market funds, commercial paper, and government sponsored enterprise bonds. As a result, we are not subject to significant interest rate risk.

 

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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, and Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2010. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and our management necessarily applied its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2010.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II—Other Information:

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

We encourage you to carefully consider the risk factors identified in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. These risk factors could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results and could cause our actual business and financial results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or elsewhere by management from time to time. There have been no material changes during the first nine months of 2010 to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December  31, 2009.

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

The following table sets forth information regarding our repurchases of our common stock during the third quarter of 2010:

 

Period                    

  

    Total Number    

of Shares

Purchased

           

  Average Price  

Paid per

Share

     

Total Number

of Shares

    Purchased as Part    

of Publicly

Announced Share

Repurchase

Programs (1)

     

Approximate Dollar

Value of Shares That

    May Yet Be Purchased    

Under Publicly

Announced Share

Repurchase Programs

(in thousands) (1)

7/1/10-7/31/10

   15,053       $      31.65     15,053       $   12,008

8/1/10-8/31/10

   98,093       21.85     98,093     9,864

9/1/10-9/30/10

   2,464       29.01     2,464     9,793
                  

Total

   115,610       $      23.28        

 

  (1) Since 2004, our Board of Directors has approved stock repurchase programs that have authorized the repurchase, in the aggregate, up to $80.8 million of our common stock. On November 24, 2009, we announced a $15 million repurchase program that expires December 31, 2010 (the “Current Program”). On November 8, 2010, we announced that our Board of Directors approved an increase in the remaining funds available under the Current Program, from $9.2 million to $15 million, and an extension of the expiration date to December 31, 2011. Under this program, purchases may be made from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Shares may be repurchased in such amounts as market conditions warrant, subject to regulatory and other considerations. We have established a pre-arranged stock repurchase plan, intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and of Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act (the “10b5-1 Plan”). All share repurchases under the Current Program during closed trading window periods will be made pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plan.

 

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Item 6.  Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such exhibits are filed as part of this report and such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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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.

 

    Pegasystems Inc.
Date: November 9, 2010   By:  

/s/ CRAIG DYNES

    Craig Dynes
    Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
   

(principal financial officer)

(duly authorized officer)

 

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PEGASYSTEMS INC.

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

31.1    Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2    Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Chief Financial Officer.
32    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer.

 

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