UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011
Commission file number 000-21783
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
77-0142404
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
810 West Maude Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
(408) 727-1885
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
Name of each exchange on which registered
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. (cid:133) YES ⌧ NO
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. (cid:133) YES ⌧ NO
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 (cid:133) 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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). (cid:133) YES (cid:133) NO
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K, or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. ⌧
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
definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer (cid:133)
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act.)
Yes (cid:133)
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Based on the closing sale price of the Registrant's common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market System on September 30, 2010, the aggregate market value
of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was $131,529,107. For purposes of this disclosure, shares of common stock held by persons who
hold more than 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock and shares held by officers and directors of the Registrant have been excluded because such
persons may be deemed to be affiliates. The determination of affiliate status for this purpose is not necessarily a conclusive determination for any other
purpose.
The number of shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding as of May 18, 2011 was 62,112,070.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III incorporate information by reference from the Proxy Statement to be filed within 120 days of March 31, 2011 for the
2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
8X8, INC.
INDEX TO
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2011
Part I.
Item 1.
Business
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.
Properties
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
Item 4.
(Removed and Reserved)
Part II.
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Stock and Related Security Holder Matters and Issuer Purchases
of Equity Securities
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Item 9B.
Other Information
Part III.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Part IV.
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors
PART I
Statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K, or Annual Report, regarding our expectations, beliefs, estimates,
intentions or strategies are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact
may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. For example, words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “estimates,”
“predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “strategy,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Actual results and trends may differ materially from historical results or those projected in any such forward-looking
statements depending on a variety of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, customer acceptance and demand
for our voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, telephony products and services, the reliability of our services, the prices for our
services, customer renewal rates, customer acquisition costs, actions by our competitors, including price reductions for their
telephone services, potential federal and state regulatory actions, compliance costs, potential warranty claims and product
defects, our needs for and the availability of adequate working capital, our ability to innovate technologically, the timely
supply of products by our contract manufacturers, potential future intellectual property infringement claims that could
adversely affect our business and operating results, and our ability to retain our listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The
forward-looking statements may also be impacted by the additional risks faced by us as described in this Report, including
those set forth under the section entitled "Risk Factors." All forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report are
based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this Annual Report, which
attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of
operations and prospects.
Our fiscal year ends on March 31 of each calendar year. Each reference to a fiscal year in this Annual Report, refers to the
fiscal year ending March 31 of the calendar year indicated (for example, fiscal 2011 refers to the fiscal year ended March 31,
2011). Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “8x8” and the “Company” refer to 8x8, Inc. and
its consolidated subsidiaries.
Overview
8x8 develops and markets telecommunications services for Internet protocol, or IP, telephony and video applications as well as
web-based conferencing and unified communications services, managed hosting and cloud-based computing services. We offer
the 8x8 Virtual Office hosted PBX (private branch exchange) service, 8x8 Complete Contact Center service, 8x8 Trunking
service, 8x8 Hosted Key System service, 8x8 MobileTalk service, 8x8 Virtual Meeting web conferencing service, 8x8 Virtual
Office Pro unified communications solution and 8x8 Managed Hosting and Cloud-Based Computing Solutions. We launched
the 8x8 Virtual Office hosted PBX business service in March 2004, the 8x8 Complete Contact Center in July 2007, the 8x8
MobileTalk service in November 2007, the 8x8 Trunking service in June 2008, the 8x8 Hosted Key System service in July
2008, the 8x8 Virtual Meeting web conferencing service in September 2009 and the 8x8 Virtual Office Pro unified
communications solution in January 2010. In May 2010, we acquired Central Host, Inc., a provider of managed hosting and
cloud-based computing solutions and, as of that date, began offering 8x8 Managed Hosting and Cloud-Based Computing
solutions to business customers.
We initially marketed our services under the Packet8 brand. In May 2009, we began marketing our services under the 8x8
brand. As of March 31, 2011, we had more than 24,000 business customers who use our services as their primary business
telephone system, including IP dial tone, long distance and all of the business class features typically associated with a
traditional phone system or PBX. Each business customer subscribes to a number of various lines and services (e.g. physical
phone extensions, virtual extensions, fax lines, toll free numbers, receptionist software, unified communications services, etc.).
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The 8x8 Virtual Office suite of business phone services offers small and medium-sized businesses feature-rich, HD (high
definition) audio-enhanced communications services that provide superior functionality and capabilities relative to traditional
telecommunications services and business phone systems at competitive prices. The 8x8 Virtual Office solution essentially
replaces an on-premise PBX telephone system with a hosted, Internet-based business phone service that is delivered over a
managed or unmanaged Internet connection. We sell pre-programmed IP telephones with speakerphones and a display screen,
in conjunction with our Virtual Office service plans, which enable our business customers to access additional Virtual Office
features through on-screen phone menus. The 8x8 Virtual Office Pro unified communications solution, introduced in January
2010, bundles the 8x8 Virtual Office hosted PBX phone service with essential businesses communications services such as
web conferencing, call recording and archiving, Internet fax, chat, voicemail and presence management and a mobile extension
in a competitively priced offering. 8x8 Virtual Office Pro takes the functionality of an already powerful hosted PBX phone
service to a superior feature set with remote accessibility via any web browser or smart phone, call recording, Internet fax,
Virtual Meeting and integration with vital phone management and collaboration tools. In October 2010, we began selling the
Virtual Office Pro service on a standalone basis so that a business customer would no longer be required to buy a physical IP
telephone to access our Virtual Office services instead such access is provided by a web-based softphone and/or a mobile
extension. All of our services are sold on a subscription basis at price points that are disruptive to legacy solutions because our
services are implemented using our proprietary software on servers in leased data center space that are monitored and managed
by us.
Available Information
We were incorporated in California in February 1987 and reincorporated in Delaware in December 1996. We maintain a
corporate Internet website at the address http://www.8x8.com. The contents of this website are not incorporated in or otherwise
to be regarded as part of this Annual Report. We file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, which are
available on our website free of charge. These reports include annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to such reports, each of which is provided on our website as soon as reasonably
practical after we electronically file such materials with or furnish them to the SEC. You can also read and copy any materials
we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You can obtain
additional information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1.800.SEC.0330. In addition,
the SEC maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information
regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including 8x8.
Industry Background
The technology we employ to deliver our service, known as Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”), enables communications
over the Internet through the compression of voice, video and/or other media into data packets that can be efficiently
transmitted over data networks and then converted back into the original media at the other end. Data networks, such as the
Internet or local area networks, or LANs, have always utilized packet-switched technology to transmit information between
two communicating terminals (for example, a PC downloading a page from a web server, or one computer sending an e-mail
message to another computer). IP is the most commonly used protocol for communicating on these packet switched networks.
VoIP allows for the transmission of voice, video and data over these same packet-switched networks, providing an alternative
to traditional telephone networks which use a fixed electrical path to carry voice signals through a series of switches to a
destination.
As a result of the potential cost savings and added features of VoIP, many consumers, enterprises, traditional
telecommunication service providers and cable television providers view VoIP as the future of telecommunications. VoIP has
experienced significant growth in recent years due to:
• Demand for lower cost telephone service;
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Improved quality and reliability of VoIP calls due to technological advances, increased network development and
greater bandwidth capacity; and
• New product innovations that allow VoIP providers to offer services not currently offered by traditional telephone
companies.
The traditional telephone networks maintained by many local and long distance telephone companies, known as the public-
switched telephone networks, or PSTN, were designed solely to carry low-fidelity audio signals with a high level of reliability.
Although these traditional telephone networks are very reliable for voice communications, we believe these networks are not
well-suited to service the explosive growth of digital communication applications for the following reasons:
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• They are expensive to build because each subscriber's telephone must be individually connected to the central office
switch, which is usually several miles away from a typical subscriber's location;
• They transmit data at very low rates and resolutions, making them poorly suited for delivering high-fidelity audio,
entertainment-quality video or other rich multimedia content;
• They use dedicated circuits for each telephone call which allot fixed bandwidth throughout the duration of each call,
whether or not voice is actually being transmitted, which is an inefficient use of the investment in the network; and
• They may experience difficulty in providing new or differentiated services or functions, such as video
communications, that the network was not originally designed to accommodate.
Until recently, traditional telephone companies have avoided the use of packet-switched networks for transmitting voice calls
due to the potential for poor sound quality attributable to latency issues (delays) and lost packets which can prevent real-time
transmission. Recent improvements in packet-switching technology, compression and broadband access technologies, as well
as improved hardware and provisioning techniques, have significantly improved the quality and usability of packet-switched
voice calls.
Historically, packet-switched networks were built mainly for carrying non real-time data, although they are now fully capable
of transmitting real time data. The advantages of such networks are their efficiency, flexibility and scalability. Bandwidth is
only consumed when needed. Networks can be built in a variety of configurations to suit the number of users, client/server
application requirements and desired availability of bandwidth, and many terminals can share the same connection to the
network. As a result, significantly more traffic can be transmitted over a packet-switched network, such as a home network or
the Internet, than a circuit-switched telephony network. Packet-switching technology allows service providers to converge
their traditionally separate voice and data networks and more efficiently utilize their networks by carrying voice, video,
facsimile and data traffic over the same network. The improved efficiency of packet switching technology creates network cost
savings that can be passed on to the consumer in the form of lower telephony rates.
The growth of the Internet in recent years has proven the scalability of these underlying packet-switched networks. As
broadband connectivity, including fiber lines, cable modem and digital subscriber line (or DSL), has become more available
and less expensive, it is now possible for service providers like 8x8 to offer voice and video services that run over these IP
networks to businesses and residential consumers. Providing such services has the potential to both substantially lower the cost
of telephone service and equipment to these customers and increase the breadth of features available to our subscribers.
Services like full-motion, two-way video are now supported by the bandwidth spectrum commonly available to broadband
customers.
Our Strategy
Our objective is to provide reliable, scalable, and profitable worldwide Internet-based communications services with
unmatched quality by leveraging our patented software technologies to deliver innovative, competitively priced offerings. We
foster an environment that empowers our employees to provide excellent service to our customers and partners at every point
of interaction. We intend to bring the best possible voice, video, unified communications, managed hosting and cloud-based
computing services at an affordable price to businesses and enhance the ways in which these customers communicate with each
other and the world. We intend to continue to focus our marketing primarily towards our business customer services.
Specific strategies to accomplish this objective include:
• Build an indirect sales channel. Our direct sales force generated more than 95% of our sales in 2011. In 2012, we
intend to build an indirect sales channel to expand distribution of our products and services. In February 2011,
we announced that Kim Niederman joined 8x8 as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Don Trimble joined 8x8
as the Vice President of Channel Sales. Between 2003 and 2007, Mr. Niederman was the Senior Vice President
of Worldwide Sales at Polycom, and Mr. Trimble was Vice President of North American Channel Sales at
Polycom between 2003 and 2008. We intend to leverage our commercial relationships with our equipment
vendors and the experience of these newly hired sales executives to market our services. In addition, we will be
engaging with other indirect sales channels to market our services.
• Capitalize on our technological expertise to introduce new products and features. Over the past 10 years, we
have developed or acquired several core technologies that form the backbone of our video and VoIP service
which we intend to use to develop product enhancements and future products. We developed the core software
associated with the Virtual Office product line including the call control engine, protocol stacks and network
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address translation (“NAT”) traversal firmware for the customer premise equipment. As a result, we are able to
update the software functionality of our services without third party assistance and limit the distribution of our
unique customer premise equipment features such as NAT traversal to customer premise equipment that is sold in
conjunction with our services. We were the first VoIP service provider to ship two-way video-enabled hardware,
and our 8x8 Virtual Office services are among the most feature-rich hosted VoIP business services in the
industry.
• Offer the best possible service and support to our customers with a world class customer support organization.
We have an established call center and customer support group at our headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and
outsourced call center operation located in Santa Maria, California. We also have invested in significant upgrades
to our existing back office infrastructure to enhance the support we can provide to new and existing subscribers,
as well as our distribution partners. Our strengths include customer service from technically sophisticated
customer service agents providing support from onshore facilities located in California.
Our 8x8 Services
Our services work over virtually any high-speed Internet connection worldwide to allow calls to or from any phone in the
world, whether that phone is an IP phone, a mobile phone or a PSTN phone. 8x8’s service utilizes IP customer premise
equipment to enable plug and play installation and a familiar dial tone user interface. The 8x8 service also uses web-based
technologies to enable unified communications services such as web conferencing and Internet fax as well as account setup,
account management, billing and customer support. We have developed proprietary implementation of standards-based
technologies underlying our 8x8 service, which works with third party carriers to terminate VoIP calls on the PSTN network.
As part of the 8x8 service, we currently resell IP telephones and videophones which utilize derivatives of our licensed
semiconductor technology and unique software modifications to the protocol and application code that enable them to connect
to the 8x8 IP services platform. We continue to enhance and develop new functionality in the software code that is embedded
in these devices.
8x8 Virtual Office Business Telephone Service
Our 8x8 Virtual Office business telephone service was launched in March 2004 and is targeted at the small and medium-sized
business market. 8x8 Virtual Office is an affordable, easy-to-use alternative to traditional PBX systems or Centrex class
services from legacy telecommunications providers that offers features and services neither provide. 8x8 Virtual Office allows
users with a high-speed Internet connection anywhere in the world to be part of a virtual PBX that includes automated
attendants to assist callers, conference bridges, extension-to-extension dialing and ring groups, in addition to a rich variety of
other business class PBX features normally found on dedicated PBX equipment. 8x8 Virtual Office extensions do not require a
dedicated communications infrastructure. The service is received through an office’s existing Internet connection, thus
eliminating the need for additional phone lines or digital subscriber lines for extensions, in contrast to traditional Centrex or
PBX products. The service is provided by 8x8 software that runs on computing platforms located in our data centers.
8x8 Virtual Office subscribers have the ability to choose any phone number available to 8x8 subscribers regardless of a user's
geographic location. Subscribers also can port numbers, including toll-free numbers, from other service providers at no
additional cost. Each extension in the virtual PBX can be located anywhere in the world with high-speed Internet access. 8x8
Virtual Office extension-to-extension calls and transfers are accomplished over the Internet, anywhere in the world, free of
extra charges to third party telecommunications carriers. 8x8 Virtual Office offers the following essential services for small and
medium-sized businesses:
• Auto-attendant providing dial by extension, name or group;
• Unlimited calling to the US, Canada, 20 additional countries and other 8x8 subscribers, as well as low
international rates;
• Unlimited 8x8 extension-to-extension dialing anywhere in the world;
• Direct Inward Dial (DID) phone number with any desired area code for each extension;
• Conference bridge, 3-way calling, music on hold, call park/pick-up, call transfer, hunt groups, and do not disturb;
• Business-class voice mail including email alerts and direct transfer to mailbox;
• Call waiting / Caller-ID;
• Distinctive tone ringing, and
• Optional receptionist console application offering:
o Multiple call viewing and handling;
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o Direct transfer to extension's voicemail;
o Supervised transfers; and
o View of extension status.
As of March 31, 2011, each 8x8 Virtual Office customer subscribed to an average of eight of our business services.
8x8 Complete Contact Center
The 8x8 Complete Contact Center, introduced in July 2007, is a fully integrated hosted call center solution that works with any
broadband Internet service and provides enterprise class contact center functionality combined with Virtual Office hosted PBX
calling features. The 8x8 Complete Contact Center lets companies quickly deploy and operate multi-channel contact centers
within 8x8’s hosted PBX infrastructure without the time and expense of purchasing, installing and maintaining costly,
specialized equipment. Delivered entirely as a hosted service, the 8x8 Complete Contact Center requires no specialized
hardware or software, no telecom equipment and no up-front capital expenditures, making it an ideal solution for blending in-
house and offsite or multi-site agents. Agents require nothing more than a web browser and a directly addressable voice
terminal.
The 8x8 Complete Contact Center service offers features such as skill-based routing, multi-media management, real time
monitoring and reporting, voice recording and logging, historical reporting, Interactive Voice Response, CRM integration with
Salesforce.com and NetSuite and contact and case management tools.
8x8 IP Telephones
In the second half of 2011, we began selling four models of Polycom IP phones and three models of Polycom IP
speakerphones. The Polycom IP phones deliver enhanced equipment and service features including high definition HD audio,
corporate directory display and lookup, intercom paging, shared line appearance and Power over Ethernet capability.
In the second quarter of fiscal 2009, we launched the 8x8 675xi series of IP phones that incorporate 8x8's advanced NAT
traversal technologies to facilitate the network-independent operational advantages of the 8x8 service. These advantages
include the ability to simply plug the phone into any public or private Internet connection and immediately make or receive
calls without performing any network configuration or firewall manipulation.
8x8 Virtual Meeting
The 8x8 Virtual Meeting video web conferencing service, introduced in September 2009, is an online collaboration tool
accessible instantly (no software download required) from any web browser and any computing platform. Available as an add-
on service for existing 8x8 customers, a standalone offering for new subscribers or as part of the Virtual Office Pro unified
communications bundle, 8x8 Virtual Meeting lets users conduct centralized online meetings, complete with integrated voice
conferencing (to and from any telephone or web browser platform), presentation slide sharing, desktop and application sharing,
instant messaging, chair control, conference control and call recording. 8x8 Virtual Meeting offers unlimited conferencing,
giving users the flexibility to conduct regular meetings with employees, associates, customers and prospects in remote
locations worldwide.
8x8 Virtual Office Pro Unified Communications
Introduced in January 2010, 8x8 Virtual Office Pro is a powerful unified communications service that allows subscribers to
manage essential, advanced business communications functions online through a centralized portal. Integrated with the 8x8
Virtual Office VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) hosted PBX phone service, Virtual Office Pro enhances business
productivity by providing users with a complete, instantly accessible suite of communication tools used in everyday business
interactions. In October 2010, we began selling the Virtual Office Pro service on a standalone basis so that a business customer
would no longer be required to buy a physical IP telephone to access our Virtual Office services.
8x8 Virtual Office Pro delivers these tools through an easy-to-use online dashboard which provides:
• A visual overview and online control of 8x8 Virtual Office business calling activity including point-and-click
access to inbound and outbound calls and call management features such as call transfer, do not disturb (DND)
and call forwarding;
• Microsoft Outlook Contacts and Corporate Directory integration;
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• Virtual Meeting - allows you to create, join and invite participants to web, audio and video meetings;
• Virtual Office Mobile extension – place and receive VoIP calls and access common Virtual Office services and
functions from an iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad/Android mobile handset;
• Fax - enables users to send and receive unlimited faxes using either a separate phone number for fax or the same
number as your 8x8 extension;
• Call recording - enables any inbound or outbound call to be recorded and later reviewed, downloaded or deleted;
• Presence management - tells other co-workers whether you are logged in, logged off, on the phone, off the phone
or currently unavailable; and
• My Inbox overview - gives a comprehensive view of all voicemails, recordings, FAX messages, calls, and chat
history.
8x8 Managed Hosting and Cloud-Based Computing Solutions
In May 2010, we introduced 8x8 managed hosting and cloud-based computing solutions that enable business customers to
reduce costs and gain performance and reliability advantages by eliminating in-house ownership of server equipment and
costly information technology systems management staff.
Sales, Marketing and Promotional Activities
We currently sell and market our 8x8 services to end users through our direct sales force, website, and third party resellers. Our
inside sales force primarily handles inbound telephone calls and website leads which are generated from third party lead
generation sources and direct web advertising such as Google and Yahoo!. Our sales departments consisted of 75 employees at
the end of fiscal 2011. Sales representatives are paid a base salary and monthly commission for selling our products and
services. The commission is based on new sales made by the sales representative.
Competition
We face strong competition from incumbent telephone companies, cable companies and alternative voice and video
communication providers. Because most of our target customers are already purchasing communications services from one or
more of these providers, our success is dependent upon our ability to attract these customers away from their existing
providers. This will potentially become more difficult as the early adopter market for VoIP services becomes saturated and
mainstream customers make up more of our target market. We believe that the principal competitive factors affecting our
ability to attract and retain customers are price, call quality, reliability, customer service, and enhanced services and features.
For more information regarding the risks associated with such strong competition, please refer to Item 1A, Risk Factors,
included under the heading “Intense competition in the markets in which we compete could prevent us from increasing or
sustaining our revenue and increasing or maintaining profitability.”
Incumbent telephone companies
The incumbent telephone companies are our primary competitors and have historically dominated their regional markets. These
competitors include AT&T, CenturyLink and Verizon Communications as well as rural incumbents, such as Windstream.
These competitors are substantially larger and better capitalized than we are and have the advantage of a large existing
customer base, and larger marketing budgets than we have. Moreover, they also provide the broadband services that are
required to use our service, which is a significant competitive advantage.
Vendors of private branch exchange (“PBX”) systems and alternative voice communications providers
Competitors for the 8x8 business service include traditional PBX and key system manufacturers and their resellers, including
Cisco, Avaya, Mitel, Shoretel and Toshiba, Centrex services offered by incumbent telephone companies, and VoIP services
offered by XO Communications, Cbeyond and other companies.
Operations
We have a centrally managed platform consisting of data management, monitoring, control and billing systems that support all
of our products and services. We have invested substantial resources to develop and implement our real-time call management
information system. Key elements of this system include a prospective customer quotation portal, customer provisioning,
customer access, fraud control, network security, call routing, call monitoring, media processing and normalization, call
reliability, and detailed call record storage and billing. Our platform monitors our process of digitizing and compressing voice
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and video into packets and transmitting these packets over data networks around the world. We maintain a call switching
platform in software that manages call admission, call control, call rating and routes calls to an appropriate destination or
customer premise equipment. Unless the recipient is using an Internet telephony device, the packets (representing a voice
and/or video call initiated by an 8x8 subscriber) are sent to one of our partner telecommunications carriers, where the call is
transferred to the PSTN and directed to a regular telephone anywhere in the world. Our billing and back office systems manage
and enroll customers and bill calls as they originate and terminate on the service.
Network Operations Center
We maintain a network operations center at our headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and employ a staff of 31 individuals
with experience in voice and data operations to provide 24-hour operations support, 7 days per week. We use various tools to
monitor and manage all elements of our network and our partners’ networks in real-time. We also monitor the network
elements of some of our larger business customers. Additionally, our network operations center provides technical support to
troubleshoot equipment and network problems. We also rely upon the network operations centers and resources of our
telecommunications carrier partners to augment our monitoring and response efforts.
Customer and Technical Support
We maintain a call center at our headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and have a staff of 82 employees and contractors that
provide customer service and technical support to customers. In addition, we have outsourced certain customer support
activities to third parties. Customers who access our services directly through our web site receive customer service and
technical support through multilingual telephone communication, web-based and “chat” sessions and e-mail support.
Interconnection Agreements
We are a party to telecommunications interconnect and service agreements with VoIP providers and PSTN telecommunications
carriers, such as Global Crossing, Level(3) Communications and Neutral Tandem. Pursuant to these agreements, VoIP calls
originating on our network can be terminated on other VoIP networks or the PSTN. Correspondingly, calls originating on
other VoIP networks and the PSTN can be terminated on our network. While we believe that relations with these providers
and carriers are good, we have no assurance that these partners will be able or willing to supply services to us in the future.
Research and Development
The VoIP market is characterized by rapid technological changes and advancements. Accordingly, we make substantial
investments in the design and development of new products and services, as well as the development of enhancements and
features to our existing 8x8 products and services. Future development also will focus on the use and interoperability of our
products and services with emerging audio and video telephony standards and protocols, quality and performance
enhancements to multimedia compression algorithms, support of new customer premise equipment, new unified services and
the enhancement of existing products and services are essential to our success.
We currently employ 27 individuals in research, development and engineering activities in our facilities in Sunnyvale,
California. Research and development expenses in each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were $4.8
million, $5.0 million and $5.2 million, respectively.
Regulatory
Although several regulatory proceedings are underway or are being contemplated by federal and state authorities, including the
Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and state regulatory agencies, VoIP communication services, like ours, are
subject to less regulation at the state and federal levels than traditional telecommunications services. Providers of traditional
telecommunications services are subject to the highest degree of regulation, while providers of information services are largely
exempt from most federal and state regulations governing traditional common carriers. The FCC has subjected VoIP service
providers to a smaller subset of regulations that apply to traditional telecommunications service providers and have not yet
classified VoIP services as either telecommunications or information. The FCC is currently examining the status of VoIP
service providers and the services they provide in multiple open proceedings.
The effect of any future laws, regulations and the orders on our operations, including, but not limited to, the 8x8 service, cannot
be determined. But as a general matter, increased regulation and the imposition of additional funding obligations increases
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service costs that may or may not be recoverable from our customers, which could result in making our services less
competitive with traditional telecommunications services if we increase our retail prices or decreasing our profit margins if we
attempt to absorb such costs.
Regulation of the Internet
In addition to regulations addressing Internet telephony and broadband services, other regulatory issues relating to the Internet,
in general could affect our ability to provide our services. Congress has adopted legislation that regulates certain aspects of the
Internet, including online content, user privacy, taxation, liability for third-party activities and jurisdiction. In addition, a
number of initiatives pending in Congress and state legislatures would prohibit or restrict advertising or sale of certain products
and services on the Internet, which may have the effect of raising the cost of doing business on the Internet generally.
Federal, state, local and foreign governmental organizations are considering other legislative and regulatory proposals that
would regulate and/or tax applications running over the Internet. We cannot predict whether new taxes will be imposed on our
services, and depending on the type of taxes imposed, whether and how our services would be affected thereafter. Increased
regulation of the Internet may decrease its growth and hinder technological development, which may negatively impact the cost
of doing business via the Internet or otherwise materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights
Our ability to compete depends, in part, on our ability to obtain and enforce intellectual property protection for our technology
in the United States and internationally. We currently rely primarily on a combination of trade secrets, patents, copyrights,
trademarks and licenses to protect our intellectually property. As of March 31, 2011, we had been issued 76 United States
patents and additional United States and foreign patent applications pending. Our patents expire on dates ranging from 2012 to
2027. We cannot predict whether our pending patent applications will result in issued patents.
To protect our trade secrets and other proprietary information, we require our employees to sign agreements providing for the
maintenance of confidentiality and also the assignment of rights to inventions made by them while in our employ. There can
be no assurance that our means of protecting our proprietary rights in the United States or abroad will be adequate or that
competition will not independently develop technologies that are similar or superior to our technology, duplicate our
technology or design around any of our patents. In addition, the laws of foreign countries in which our products are or may be
sold do not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. Our failure to protect
our proprietary information could cause our business and operating results to suffer.
We are also subject to the risks of adverse claims and litigation alleging infringement of the intellectual property rights of
others. Such claims and litigation could require us to expend substantial resources and distract key employees from their
normal duties, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, cash flows and financial condition. The
communications and software industries are subject to frequent litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights.
Moreover, the VoIP service provider community has historically been a target of patent holders. There is a risk that we will be
a target of assertions of patent rights and that we may be required to expend significant resources to investigate and defend
against such assertions of patent rights. For example:
• On May 2, 2008, we received a letter from AT&T Intellectual Property, L.L.C. (“AT&T IP”) expressing the belief that we
must license a specified patent for use in our 8x8 broadband telephone service, as well as suggesting that we obtain a
license to its portfolio of MPEG-4 patents for use with our video telephone products and services. At the same time, we
began an evaluation of whether AT&T IP’s affiliated entities may need to license any of our patents or other intellectual
property. We have continued to engage in discussions with AT&T IP to explore a mutually agreeable resolution of our
respective assertions regarding these intellectual property issues. We are unable at this time to state whether we will enter
into any license or cross-license agreements with AT&T IP or whether we ultimately anticipate any material effects on our
operating results or financial condition as a consequence of these matters.
• On April 22, 2009, we were named as a defendant, along with Comcast, Microsoft, Avaya, Embarq, and Qwest, in a
complaint filed by Web Telephony, LLC in the Eastern District of Texas. On April 29, 2009, we entered into a settlement
agreement with Web Telephony, which filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on May 8, 2009.
• On October 6, 2010, we were named a defendant in a lawsuit, Ceres Communications Technologies, LLC v. 8x8, Inc. et
al., along with over a dozen other defendants, including OfficeMax, a former distributor for 8x8, as well as AT&T, Inc.,
Cablevision Systems Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications, Inc., Skype Global S.a.r.l, Skype, Inc.,
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Time Warner Cable, Verizon Communications, Inc. and Vonage Holdings Corporation in the United States District Court
for the District of Delaware. More information regarding this suit is provided below under Part I, Item 3. “LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS.”
• On March 15, 2011, we were named a defendant in a lawsuit, Bear Creek Technologies, Inc. v. 8x8, Inc. et al., along with
more than 20 other defendants, including AT&T, Inc., Cablevision Systems Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Cox
Communications, Qwest Communications International, Inc., T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Vonage Holdings Corporation in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Norfolk Division). More information regarding this
suit is provided below under Part I, Item 3. “LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.”
We rely upon certain technology, including hardware and software, licensed from third parties. There can be no assurance that
the technology licensed by us will continue to provide competitive features and functionality or that licenses for technology
currently utilized by us or other technology which we may seek to license in the future will be available to us on commercially
reasonable terms or at all. The loss of, or inability to maintain, existing licenses could result in shipment delays or reductions
until equivalent technology or suitable alternative products could be developed, identified, licensed and integrated, and could
harm our business. These licenses are on standard commercial terms made generally available by the companies providing the
licenses. To date, the cost and terms of these licenses individually has not been material to our business.
Information about Segments and Geographic Areas
We have only one reportable segment. Financial information relating to our product lines and information on revenues
generated in different geographic areas are set forth Part II, Item 7 of this Report under the heading “MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS —Results of
Operations -- Revenues” and in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements contained in Part II, Item 8 under
“FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.”
Employees
As of March 31, 2011, our workforce consisted of 254 employees. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or
are subject to a collective bargaining arrangement.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Our executive officers as of the date of this report are listed below.
Bryan R. Martin, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. Bryan R. Martin, age 43, has served as
Chairman of the Board of Directors since December 2003 and as Chief Executive Officer and as a director since February
2002. From March 2007 to November 2008, and again since April 2011, he has served as President. From February 2001 to
February 2002, he served as our President and Chief Operating Officer. He served as our Senior Vice President, Engineering
Operations from July 2000 to February 2001 and as Chief Technical Officer from August 1995 to August 2000. He also served
as a director of the Company from January 1998 through July 1999. In addition, Mr. Martin served in various technical roles
for the Company from April 1990 to August 1995. He received a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford
University.
Dan Weirich, Chief Financial Officer. Dan Weirich, age 37, has served as our Chief Financial Officer since July
2006. From November 2008 to March 2011, Mr. Weirich also served as our President. From June 2006 to July 2006, Mr.
Weirich served as our Acting Chief Financial Officer. He was our Vice President of Operations from April 2006 to June 2006
and Director of Strategic Sales from March 2004 to April 2006. Prior to joining us, Mr. Weirich served in various roles for
iAsiaWorks, Qwest Communications and Phoenix Network. He received a B.S. in International Business from the University
of Colorado at Boulder.
Ramprakash Narayanaswamy, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering. Ramprakash
Narayanaswamy, age 46, was appointed Chief Technology Officer in April 2010 and is responsible for our research,
development and engineering operations. From February 2005 to April 2010, Mr. Narayanaswamy held multiple numerous
engineering roles including Vice President, Engineering. Between 1992 and 2005, Mr. Narayanaswamy served in various
engineering roles for Nextance Inc., Bluelight.com and Sun Microsystems, Inc. He received his Masters degree in Computer
Applications from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, India.
Debbie Jo Severin, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Marketing. Debbie Jo Severin, age 51, has
served as our Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Marketing since March 2009. From 2003 to March 2009, Ms.
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Severin served as Vice President of Marketing for Covad Communications. Prior to Covad Communications, Ms. Severin
worked at PrimeOne Tele-TV, Northpoint Communications, Valiant Networks, BellSouth Telecommunications and Pacific
Bell. She received a Masters Degree in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Kim Niederman, Senior Vice President of Sales. Kim Niederman, age 59, has served as our Senior Vice President
of Sales since February 2011. From February to November 2010, Mr. Niederman was Senior Vice President of NComputing,
Inc. and from January 2007 to January 2009, Mr. Niederman was Chief Executive Officer and President of Anagran, Inc.
From January 2003 to January 2007, Mr. Niederman was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Polycom, Inc. Prior to
Polycom, he held executive positions at Cisco Systems, Inc., FORE Systems, Inc., Hallmark Industries, Inc., Longboard, Inc.
RadioLAN, Inc. and Wang Laboratories, Inc. He received a B.A. from the University of Denver.
Huw Rees, Vice President of Business Development. Huw Rees, age 49, has served as Vice President, Business
Development since November 2008. He has worked for us since 1999. From January 2001 to November 2008, Mr. Rees
served as our Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining us, he worked at Mitel Corporation, GEC Plessey Inc. and
Marconi PLC. He received a B.Sc. (Hons) from the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology in Electrical
and Electronic Engineering and a M.B.A. from the University of LaVerne.
Mehdi Salour, Vice President of Network Operations. Mehdi Salour, age 35, has served as our Vice President,
Network Operations since February 2009. From February 2007 to February 2009, Mr. Salour was Vice President of Service
Delivery and Support and was Director of Technical and Customer Support from January 2004 to February 2007. He received
a M.S. degree in Software Engineering with concentrations in networking software and security from San Jose State
University.
Garth Judge, Vice President of Research and Development. Garth Judge, age 37, has served as our Vice President
of Research and Development since October 2006. Prior to that, Dr. Judge served in several lead engineering roles, including
Director of Software Development, in which he was responsible for 8x8's VoIP firmware development. Dr. Judge joined 8x8 in
2000 as a firmware engineer working on the Netergy Microelectronics reference firmware for our voice and video chipsets. He
received a Ph.D in Electronic Engineering from the University of Natal in South Africa, specializing in wireless
telecommunications technologies.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition could suffer
significantly.
The success of our Company is dependent on the growth and public acceptance of 8x8 Services.
Our future success depends on our ability to significantly increase revenues generated from our 8x8 services. In turn, the
success of our 8x8 voice and video communications services depends, among other things, upon future demand for VoIP
telephony systems and services. Because the use of our service requires that the user be a subscriber of an existing broadband
Internet service, usually provided through a cable or digital subscriber line, or DSL, connection, slow or limited adoption of
broadband Internet service could adversely affect the growth of our subscriber base and revenues. Although the number of
broadband subscribers worldwide has grown significantly over the last five years, VoIP service has not yet been adopted by a
majority of prospective business customers. According to a report filed by the FCC in March 2011, fewer than 6% of access
lines to businesses in the United States utilize interconnected VoIP services. To increase the deployment of broadband Internet
services from broadband Internet service providers, telephone companies and cable companies must continue to invest in the
deployment of high speed broadband networks to residential and business customers, over which we have no control. In
addition, VoIP networks must improve quality of service for real-time communications, managing effects such as packet jitter,
packet loss, and unreliable bandwidth, so that toll-quality service can be consistently provided. VoIP telephony equipment and
services must achieve a similar level of reliability that users of the PSTN have come to expect from their telephone service, and
the cost and feature benefits of VoIP must be sufficient to cause customers to switch away from traditional telephony service
providers. We must devote substantial resources to educate customers and end users about the benefits of VoIP telephony
solutions, in general, and our services in particular. Substantial, ongoing interaction with our customers in order to train and
assist them with the deployment and use of our services over these networks is sometimes required. If any or all of these
factors fail to occur, our business may be affected adversely.
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The impact of the current economic climate and adverse credit markets may impact customer demand for our products
and services.
Many of our existing and target customers are in the small and medium business sector. Although we believe our products and
services are less costly than traditional telephone services, these businesses may be more likely to be significantly affected by
economic downturns than larger, more established businesses. They also may be more likely to require working capital
financing from local and regional banks whose lending activities have been reduced substantially since 2008, as a result of
which the existing and target customers may lack the funds necessary to add new equipment and services such as ours.
Additionally, these customers often have limited discretionary funds which they may choose to spend on items other than our
products and services. If small and medium businesses continue to experience economic hardship, this could negatively affect
the overall demand for our products and services, delay and lengthen sales cycles and lead to slower growth or even a decline
in our revenue, net income and cash flows.
Although the majority of our billing arrangements with customers are prepaid, we regularly monitor the percentage of
customers who cease to pay for our services due to closing or downsizing their business. Even though our customer churn
rates improved in fiscal 2011, more than 50% of our total customer churn was due to these economic issues and we cannot be
certain that we will continue to experience the same improvement in churn rates given current economic conditions.
Additionally, the combination of our sales cycle coupled with challenging economic conditions could have a negative impact
on the results of our operations.
We have a history of losses and are uncertain of our future profitability.
We recorded operating income of approximately $6.2 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 and ended the period
with an accumulated deficit of $192 million. In addition, we recorded operating income of approximately $4 million and an
operating loss of approximately $3 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Although we
achieved operating income of $6.2 million during the current fiscal year, we may incur operating losses for the foreseeable
future, and such losses may be substantial. We will need to increase revenues in order to generate sustainable operating profit.
Given our history of fluctuating revenues and operating losses, we cannot be certain that we will be able to achieve operating
profitability on an annual basis or maintain operating profitability on a quarterly basis in the future.
Our business depends on continued and unimpeded access to the Internet by us and our users. Internet access providers
and Internet backbone providers may be able to block, degrade or charge for access to certain of our products and
services, which could lead to additional expenses and the loss of users.
Our products and services depend on the ability of our users to access the Internet, and certain of our products require
significant bandwidth to work effectively. Currently, this access is provided by companies that have significant and increasing
market power in the broadband and Internet access marketplace, including incumbent telephone companies, cable companies
and mobile communications companies. Some of these providers offer products and services that directly compete with our
own offerings, which gives them a significant competitive advantage. Some of these providers have stated that they may take
measures that could degrade, disrupt or increase the cost of user access to certain of our products by restricting or prohibiting
the use of their infrastructure to support or facilitate our offerings, or by charging increased fees to us or our users to provide
our offerings, while others, including some of the largest providers of broadband Internet access services, have committed to
not engaging in such behavior. The FCC recently adopted rules that would prohibit providers of broadband Internet access
services from blocking, degrading or engaging in other discriminatory actions. These rules are not yet effective and there is
some question as to whether the rules will become effective. Moreover, the ability of the FCC to regulate broadband Internet
access services has been called into question by a recent ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
While interference with access to our products and services seems unlikely, broadband Internet access provider interference has
occurred, in very limited circumstances in the U.S., and could result in a loss of existing users and increased costs, and could
impair our ability to attract new users, thereby negatively impacting our revenue and growth.
Intense competition in the markets in which we compete could prevent us from increasing or sustaining our revenue
and increasing or maintaining profitability.
The telecommunications industry is highly competitive. We face intense competition from traditional telephone companies,
wireless companies, cable companies, competitive local exchange carriers, alternative voice communication providers and
independent VoIP providers.
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Most of our current and potential competitors have longer operating histories, significantly greater resources and name
recognition, and a larger base of customers than we have. As a result, these competitors may have greater credibility with our
existing and potential customers. They also may be able to adopt more aggressive pricing policies and devote greater resources
to the development, promotion and sale of their products than we can to ours. Our competitors may also offer bundled service
arrangements offering a more complete product despite the technical merits or advantages of our products. Competition could
decrease our prices, reduce our sales, lower our gross profits or decrease our market share.
We also compete against established alternative voice communication providers and face competition from other large, well-
capitalized Internet companies that have recently launched or plan to launch VoIP-enabled services. In addition, we compete
with independent VoIP service providers. Some of these service providers may choose to sacrifice revenue in order to gain
market share by offering their services at lower prices or free. In order to compete with such service providers, we may have to
significantly reduce our prices, which would affect our profitability.
We also are subject to the risk that new technologies may be developed that are able to deliver competing voice services at
lower prices, better or more conveniently. Future competition from new technologies could have a material adverse effect on
our growth and operating results.
Given the significant price competition in the markets for our products, we are at a significant disadvantage compared to many
of our competitors, especially those with substantially greater resources, and therefore may be better able to withstand an
extended period of downward pricing pressure. The adverse impact of a shortfall in our revenues may be magnified by our
inability to adjust spending to compensate for such shortfall. Announcements of new products and technologies by our
competitors or us could cause customers to defer purchases of our existing products, which also could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
The VoIP telephony market is subject to rapid technological change, and we depend on new product and service
introductions in order to maintain and grow our business.
VoIP telephony is an emerging market that is characterized by rapid changes in customer requirements, frequent introductions
of new and enhanced products, and continuing and rapid technological advancement. To compete successfully in this emerging
market, we must continue to design, develop, manufacture, and sell new and enhanced VoIP telephony software products and
services that provide increasingly higher levels of performance and reliability at lower cost.
Decreasing telecommunications rates and increasing regulatory charges may diminish or eliminate our competitive
pricing advantage.
Decreasing telecommunications rates may diminish or eliminate the competitive pricing advantage of our services, while
increased regulation and the imposition of additional regulatory funding obligations at the federal, state and local level could
require us to either increase the retail price for our services, thus making us less competitive, or absorb such costs, thus
decreasing our profit margins. International and domestic telecommunications rates have decreased significantly over the last
few years in most of the markets in which we operate, and we anticipate these rates will continue to decline in all of the
markets in which we do business or expect to do business. Users who select our services to take advantage of the current
pricing differential between traditional telecommunications rates and our rates may switch to traditional telecommunications
carriers if such pricing differentials diminish or disappear, however, and we will be unable to use such pricing differentials to
attract new customers in the future. Continued rate decreases would require us to lower our rates to remain competitive and
would reduce or possibly eliminate any gross profit from our services. In addition, we may lose subscribers for our services.
Reform of federal and state Universal Service Fund programs could increase the cost of our service to our customers
diminishing or eliminating our pricing advantage.
The FCC and a number of states are considering reform or other modifications to Universal Service Fund programs. The way
we calculate our contribution may change if the FCC or certain states engage in reform or adopt other modifications. Should
the FCC or certain states adopt new contribution mechanisms or otherwise modify contribution obligations, that increase our
contribution burden, we will either need to raise the amount we currently collect from our customers to cover this obligation or
reduce our profit margins. Furthermore, the FCC recently ruled that states can require us to contribute to state Universal
Service Fund programs. A number of states already require us to contribute, while others are actively considering extending
their programs to include the services we provide. We pass-through Universal Service Fund contributions to our customers
which may result in our services becoming less competitive as compared to those provided by others.
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We may become subject to state regulation for certain service offerings.
Certain states take the position that offerings by VoIP companies, like us, are intrastate and therefore subject to state regulation.
These states argue that if the beginning and end points of communications are known, and if some of these communications
occur entirely within the boundaries of a state, the state can regulate that offering. We believe that the FCC has pre-empted
states from regulating VoIP offerings in the same manner as providers of traditional telecommunications services. We cannot
predict how this issue will be resolved or its impact on our business at this time.
We rely on third party network service providers to originate and terminate substantially all of our public switched
telephone network calls.
We leverage the infrastructure of third party network service providers to provide telephone numbers, PSTN call termination
and origination services, and local number portability for our customers rather than deploying our own network throughout the
United States. This decision has resulted in lower capital and operating costs for our business in the short term but has reduced
our operating flexibility and ability to make timely service changes. If any of these network service providers cease operations
or otherwise terminate the services that we depend on, the delay in switching our technology to another network service
provider, if available, and qualifying this new service could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
or operating results.
While we believe that relations with our current service providers are good and we have contracts in place, there can be no
assurance that these service providers will be able or willing to supply cost-effective services to us in the future or that we will
be successful in signing up alternative or additional providers. While we believe that we could replace our current providers, if
necessary, our ability to provide service to our subscribers could be impacted during this timeframe, and this could have an
adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. The loss of access to, or requirement to change, the
telephone numbers we provide to our customers also could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
or operating results.
Due to our reliance on these service providers, when problems occur in a network, it may be difficult to identify the source of
the problem. The occurrence of hardware and software errors, whether caused by our 8x8 service or another vendor’s
products, may result in the delay or loss of market acceptance of our products and any necessary revisions may force us to
incur significant expenses. The occurrence of some of these types of problems may seriously harm our business, financial
condition or operating results.
Our physical infrastructure is concentrated in a few facilities and any failure in our physical infrastructure or services
could lead to significant costs and disruptions and could reduce our revenue, harm our business reputation and have a
material adverse effect on our financial results.
Our leased network and data centers are subject to various points of failure. Problems with cooling equipment, generators,
uninterruptible power supply, routers, switches, or other equipment, whether or not within our control, could result in service
interruptions for our customers as well as equipment damage. Because our services do not require geographic proximity of our
data centers to our customers, our infrastructure is consolidated into a few large facilities. Any failure or downtime in one of
our data center facilities could affect a significant percentage of our customers. The total destruction or severe impairment of
any of our data center facilities could result in significant downtime of our services and the loss of customer data. Because our
ability to attract and retain customers depends on our ability to provide customers with highly reliable service, even minor
interruptions in our service could harm our reputation. Additionally, in connection with the expansion or consolidation of our
existing data center facilities from time to time, there is an increased risk that service interruptions may occur as a result of
server relocation or other unforeseen construction-related issues.
We have experienced interruptions in service in the past. While we have not experienced a material increase in customer
attrition following these events, the harm to our reputation is difficult to assess. We have taken and continue to take steps to
improve our infrastructure to prevent service interruptions, including upgrading our electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
However, service interruptions continue to be a significant risk for us and could materially impact our business.
Any future service interruptions could:
• Cause our customers to seek damages for losses incurred;
• Require us to replace existing equipment or add redundant facilities;
• Affect our reputation as a reliable provider of hosting services;
• Cause existing customers to cancel or elect to not renew their contracts; or
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• Make it more difficult for us to attract new customers.
Any of these events could materially increase our expenses or reduce our revenue, which would have a material adverse effect
on our operating results.
Increased energy costs, power outages, and limited availability of electrical resources may adversely affect our
operating results.
Our data centers are susceptible to increased costs of power and to electrical power outages. Our customer contracts do not
contain provisions that would allow us to pass on any increased costs of energy to our customers, which could affect our
operating margins. Any increases in the price of our services to recoup these costs could not be implemented until the end of a
customer contract term. Further, power requirements at our data centers are increasing as a result of the increasing power
demands of today’s servers. Increases in our power costs could impact our operating results and financial condition. Since we
rely on third parties to provide our data centers with power sufficient to meet our needs, our data centers could have a limited
or inadequate amount of electrical resources necessary to meet our customer requirements. We attempt to limit exposure to
system downtime due to power outages by using backup generators and power supplies. However, these protections may not
limit our exposure to power shortages or outages entirely. Any system downtime resulting from insufficient power resources or
power outages could damage our reputation and lead us to lose current and potential customers, which would harm our
operating results and financial condition.
Increased Internet bandwidth costs and network failures may adversely affect our operating results.
Our success depends in part upon the capacity, reliability, and performance of our network infrastructure, including the
capacity leased from our Internet bandwidth suppliers. We depend on these companies to provide uninterrupted and error-free
service through their telecommunications networks. Some of these providers are also our competitors. We exercise little
control over these providers, which increases our vulnerability to problems with the services they provide. We have
experienced and expect to continue to experience interruptions or delays in network service. Any failure on our part or the part
of our third-party suppliers to achieve or maintain high data transmission capacity, reliability or performance could
significantly reduce customer demand for our services and damage our business.
As our customer base grows and their usage of telecommunications capacity increases, we will be required to make additional
investments in our capacity to maintain adequate data transmission speeds, the availability of which may be limited or the cost
of which may be on terms unacceptable to us. If adequate capacity is not available to us as our customers’ usage increases, our
network may be unable to achieve or maintain sufficiently high data transmission capacity, reliability or performance. In
addition, our business would suffer if our network suppliers increased the prices for their services and we were unable to pass
along the increased costs to our customers.
We depend on contract manufacturers to manufacture substantially all of our products, and any delay or interruption
in manufacturing by these contract manufacturers would result in delayed or reduced shipments to our customers and
may harm our business.
We do not have long-term purchase agreements with our contract manufacturers and we depend on a concentrated group of
contract manufacturers for a substantial portion of manufacturing our products. There can be no assurance that our contract
manufacturers will be able or willing to reliably manufacture our products, in volumes, on a cost-effective basis or in a timely
manner. If we cannot compete effectively for the business of these contract manufacturers, or if any of the contract
manufacturers experience financial or other difficulties in their businesses, our revenue and our business could be adversely
affected. In particular, if one of our contract manufacturers becomes subject to bankruptcy proceedings, we may not be able to
obtain any of our products held by the contract manufacturer.
We also rely on third party vendors for IP phones to utilize our service. We currently do not have long-term supply contracts
with any of these vendors. As a result, most of these third party vendors are not obligated to provide products or perform
services to us for any specific period, in any specific quantities or at any specific price, except as may be provided in a
particular purchase order. The inability of these third party vendors to deliver IP phones of acceptable quality and in a timely
manner, particularly the sole source vendors, could adversely affect our operating results or cause them to fluctuate more than
anticipated. Additionally, some of our products may require specialized or high-performance component parts that may not be
available in quantities or in time frames that meet our requirements.
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Our infringement of a third party’s proprietary technology would disrupt our business.
There has been substantial litigation in the communications, VoIP services, semiconductor, electronics, and related industries
regarding intellectual property rights and, from time to time, third parties may claim infringement by us of their intellectual
property rights. Our broad range of current and former technology, including IP telephony systems, digital and analog circuits,
software, and semiconductors, increases the likelihood that third parties may claim infringement by us of their intellectual
property rights. For example, on May 2, 2008, we received a letter from AT&T Intellectual Property, L.L.C. (“AT&T IP”)
expressing the belief that we must license a specified patent for use in our 8x8 broadband telephone service, as well as
suggesting that we obtain a license to its portfolio of MPEG-4 patents for use with our video telephone products and services.
At the same time, we began an evaluation of whether AT&T IP’s affiliated entities may need to license any of our patents or
other intellectual property. We have continued to engage in discussions with AT&T IP to explore a mutually agreeable
resolution of the parties’ respective assertions regarding these intellectual property issues. We are unable at this time to state
whether we will enter into any license or cross-license agreements with AT&T IP or whether we ultimately anticipate any
material effects on our operating results or financial condition as a consequence of these matters.
Certain technology necessary for us to provide our services may, in fact, be patented by other parties either now or in the
future. If such technology were held under patent by another person, we would have to negotiate a license for the use of that
certain technology. We may not be able to negotiate such a license at a price that is acceptable. The existence of such a patent,
or our inability to negotiate a license for any such technology on acceptable terms, could force us to cease using such
technology and offering products and services incorporating such technology.
We have recently been named as defendants in several patent infringement lawsuits. For example:
• On April 22, 2009, we were named as a defendant, along with Comcast, Microsoft, Avaya, Embarq, and Qwest, in a
complaint filed by Web Telephony, LLC in the Eastern District of Texas. On April 29, 2009, we entered into a settlement
agreement with Web Telephony, which filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on May 8, 2009, under which we have made
significant payments as described in Part II, Item 7. “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDIITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS -- Acquired Product Rights.”
• On October 6, 2010, we were named a defendant in a lawsuit, Ceres Communications Technologies, LLC (“Ceres”) v.
8x8, Inc. et al., along with over a dozen other defendants, including OfficeMax, a former distributor for 8x8, as well as
AT&T, Inc., Cablevision Systems Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications, Inc., Skype Global S.a.r.l,
Skype, Inc., Time Warner Cable, Verizon Communications, Inc. and Vonage Holdings Corporation in the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware.
• On March 15, 2011, we were named a defendant in a lawsuit, Bear Creek Technologies, Inc. v. 8x8, Inc. et al., along with
more than twenty other defendants, including AT&T, Inc., Cablevision Systems Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Cox
Communications, Qwest Communications International, Inc., T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Vonage Holdings Corporation in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Norfolk Division).
If we were found to be infringing on the intellectual property rights of any third party, we could be subject to liabilities for such
infringement, which could be material. We could also be required to refrain from using, manufacturing or selling certain
products or using certain processes, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
From time to time, we have received, and may continue to receive in the future, notices of claims of infringement,
misappropriation or misuse of other parties' proprietary rights. There can be no assurance that we will prevail in these
discussions and actions or that other actions alleging infringement by us of third party patents will not be asserted or prosecuted
against us. Furthermore, lawsuits like these may require significant time and expense to defend, may divert management’s
attention away from other aspects of our operations and, upon resolution, may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. More information regarding the two pending suits is
provided below under Part I. Item 3. “LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.”
We license technology from third parties that we do not control and cannot be assured of retaining.
We rely upon certain technology, including hardware and software, licensed from third parties. There can be no assurance that
the technology licensed by us will continue to provide competitive features and functionality or that licenses for technology
currently utilized by us or other technology which we may seek to license in the future, will be available to us on commercially
reasonable terms or at all. The loss of, or inability to maintain, existing licenses could result in shipment delays or reductions
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until equivalent technology or suitable alternative products could be developed, identified, licensed and integrated, and could
harm our business. These licenses are on standard commercial terms made generally available by the companies providing the
licenses. The cost and terms of these licenses individually are not material to our business.
Inability to protect our proprietary technology would disrupt our business.
We rely, in part, on trademark, copyright, and trade secret law to protect our intellectual property in the United States and
abroad. We seek to protect our software, documentation, and other written materials under trade secret and copyright law,
which afford only limited protection. We also rely, in part, on patent law to protect our intellectual property in the United
States and internationally. As of March 31, 2011, we had been awarded 76 United States patents and have additional United
States and foreign patent applications pending. We cannot predict whether such pending patent applications will result in
issued patents that effectively protect our intellectual property. We may not be able to protect our proprietary rights in the
United States or internationally (where effective intellectual property protection may be unavailable or limited), and
competitors may independently develop technologies that are similar or superior to our technology, duplicate our technology or
design around any patent of ours. We have, in the past, licensed and, in the future, expect to continue licensing our technology
to others, many of whom are located or may be located abroad. There are no assurances that such licensees will protect our
technology from misappropriation. Moreover, litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property
rights, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others, or to defend against claims of infringement or
invalidity. Such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of management time and resources and could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results. Any settlement or adverse determination in
such litigation would also subject us to significant liability.
Our products must comply with industry standards, FCC regulations, state, local, country-specific and international
regulations, and changes may require us to modify existing products and/or services.
In addition to reliability and quality standards, the market acceptance of telephony over broadband IP networks is dependent
upon the adoption of industry standards so that products from multiple manufacturers are able to communicate with each other.
Our VoIP telephony products rely heavily on communication standards such as SIP, MGCP and network standards such as
TCP/IP and UDP to interoperate with other vendors' equipment. There is currently a lack of agreement among industry leaders
about which standard should be used for a particular application, and about the definition of the standards themselves. These
standards, as well as audio and video compression standards, continue to evolve. We also must comply with certain rules and
regulations of the FCC regarding electromagnetic radiation and safety standards established by Underwriters Laboratories, as
well as similar regulations and standards applicable in other countries. Standards are continuously being modified and replaced.
As standards evolve, we may be required to modify our existing products or develop and support new versions of our products.
We must comply with certain federal, state and local requirements regarding how we interact with our customers, including
marketing practices, consumer protection, privacy, and billing issues, the provision of 9-1-1 emergency service and the quality
of service we provide to our customers. The failure of our products and services to comply, or delays in compliance, with
various existing and evolving standards could delay or interrupt volume production of our VoIP telephony products, subject us
to fines or other imposed penalties, or harm the perception and adoption rates of our service, any of which would have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
Our ability to offer services outside the U.S. is subject to different local regulatory environments, which may be
unknown, complicated and uncertain.
Regulatory treatment of VoIP telephony outside the United States varies from country to country and often the laws are
unclear. We currently distribute our products and services directly to consumers and through resellers that may be subject to
telecommunications regulations in their home countries. The failure by us or our customers and resellers to comply with these
laws and regulations could reduce our revenue and profitability. Because of our relationship with the resellers, some countries
may assert that we are required to register as a telecommunications provider in that country. In such case, our failure to do so
could subject us to fines or penalties. In addition, some countries are considering subjecting VoIP services to the regulations
applied to traditional telephone companies. Regulatory developments such as these could have a material adverse effect on the
use of our services in international locations.
Acquisitions may divert our management’s attention, result in dilution to our stockholders and consume resources that
are necessary to sustain our business.
In fiscal 2011, we made one acquisition and one investment in another company and, if appropriate opportunities present
themselves, we may make additional acquisitions or investments or enter into joint ventures or strategic alliances with other
companies. Risks commonly encountered in such transactions include:
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• The difficulty of assimilating the operations and personnel of the combined companies;
• The risk that we may not be able to integrate the acquired services or technologies with our current services, products,
and technologies;
• The potential disruption of our ongoing business;
• The diversion of management attention from our existing business;
• The inability of management to maximize our financial and strategic position through the successful integration of the
acquired businesses;
• Difficulty in maintaining controls, procedures, and policies;
• The impairment of relationships with employees, suppliers, and customers as a result of any integration;
• The loss of an acquired base of customers and accompanying revenue;
• The assumption of leased facilities, other long-term commitments or liabilities that could have a material adverse impact
on our profitability and cash flow; and
• The dilution to our existing stockholders from the issuance of additional shares of common stock or reduction of
earnings per outstanding share in connection with an acquisition that fails to increase the value of our company.
As a result of these potential problems and risks, businesses that we may acquire or invest in may not produce the revenue,
earnings, or business synergies that we anticipated. In addition, there can be no assurance that any potential transaction will be
successfully identified and completed or that, if completed, the acquired business or investment will generate sufficient revenue
to offset the associated costs or other potential harmful effects on our business.
Increased taxes on our service will increase our customers' cost of using our service and/or reduce our profit margins
(to the extent the costs are not passed through to our customers) and we may be subject to liabilities for past sales and
additional taxes, surcharges and fees.
Until 2007, we did not collect or remit state or municipal taxes, such as sales, excise, and ad valorem taxes, fees or surcharges
on the charges to our customers for our services, except that we have historically complied with the collection of California
sales tax and financial contributions to the 9-1-1 system and the federal Universal Service Fund. We have received inquiries or
demands from a number of state and municipal taxing agencies seeking payment of taxes, fees or surcharges that are applied to
or collected from customers of providers of traditional public switched telephone network services. Although we have
consistently maintained that these taxes, fees or surcharges do not apply to our service for a variety of reasons depending on the
statute or rule that establishes such obligations, a number of states have changed their statutes as part of streamlined sales tax
initiatives and we are now collecting and remitting sales taxes in those states. The collection of these taxes, fees or surcharges
will have the effect of decreasing any price advantage we may have over other providers who have historically paid these taxes
and fees. Our compliance with these tax initiatives will also make us less competitive with those competitors who choose not to
comply with these tax initiatives. Three states currently are conducting sales tax audits of our records. In October 2009 and in
August 2010, we received notices of proposed assessment as a result of two of the sales tax audits amounting to approximately
$1.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, which we consider to be unsubstantiated. As of March 31, 2011, there has been no
change in the status of these assessments. We collect and have accrued for taxes that we believe are required to be
remitted. While historically, the amounts that have been remitted have been within established accruals if our ultimate
liability exceeds the accrued amount, it could result in significant charges to our earnings.
Our emergency and E-911 calling services are different from those offered by traditional wireline telephone companies
and may expose us to significant liability. There may be risks associated with limitations associated with E-911
emergency dialing with the 8x8 service.
Both our emergency calling service and our E-911 calling service are different, in significant respects, from the emergency
calling services offered by traditional wireline telephone companies. In each case, the differences may cause significant delays,
or even failures, in callers' receipt of the emergency assistance they need.
We are offering E-911 service that is similar to the emergency calling services provided to customers of traditional wireline
telephone companies in the same area. For those customers located in an E-911 area, emergency calls are routed directly to an
emergency services dispatcher at the PSAP in the area of the customer's registered location. The dispatcher will have automatic
access to the customer's telephone number and registered location information. If a customer moves their 8x8 service to a new
location, the customer's registered location information must be updated and verified by the customer. Until that takes place,
the customer will have to verbally advise the emergency dispatcher of his or her actual location at the time of an emergency 9-
1-1 call. This can lead to delays in the delivery of emergency services.
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The emergency calls of customers located in areas where we are currently unable to provide E-911 service as described above
are supported by a national call center that is run by a third-party provider and operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
These operators still receive the customer's registered service location and phone number automatically, and coordinate
connecting the caller to the appropriate PSAP or emergency services provider and providing the customer's registered service
location and phone number to those local authorities, which can also delay the delivery of emergency services. In the event that
a customer experiences a broadband or power outage, or if a network failure were to occur, the customer will not be able to
reach an emergency services provider using our services.
The FCC may determine that our nomadic emergency calling solution does not satisfy the requirements of its VoIP E-911
order because, in some instances, our nomadic emergency calling solution requires that we route an emergency call to a
national emergency call center instead of connecting our customers directly to a local PSAP through a dedicated connection
and through the appropriate selective router. The FCC may issue further guidance on compliance requirements in the future
that might require us to disconnect those customers not receiving access to emergency services in a manner consistent with the
VoIP E-911 order. The effect of such disconnections, monetary penalties, cease and desist orders or other enforcement actions
initiated by the FCC or other agency or task force against us could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition or operating results.
Delays our customers may encounter when making emergency services calls and any inability of the answering point to
automatically recognize the caller's location or telephone number can result in life threatening consequences. Customers may,
in the future, attempt to hold us responsible for any loss, damage, personal injury or death suffered as a result of any failure of
our E-911 services. In late July 2008, the President signed into law the "New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement
Act of 2008." The law provides public safety, interconnected VoIP providers and others involved in handling 911 calls the
same liability protections when handling 911 calls from interconnected VoIP users as from mobile or wired telephone service
users. The applicability of the liability protections to our national call center solution is unclear at the present time. Also, we
may be exposed to liability for 911 calls made prior to the adoption of this new law although we are unaware of any such
liability.
The FCC may require us to deploy an E911 service that automatically determines the location of our customers. The
adoption of such a requirement could increase our costs that could make our service more expensive, decrease our
profit margins, or both.
On June 1, 2007, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in which it tentatively concluded that all interconnected
VoIP service providers that allow customers to use their service in more than one location (nomadic VoIP service providers
such as us) must utilize an automatic location technology that meets the same accuracy standards which apply to providers of
commercial mobile radio services (mobile phone service providers). The outcome of this proceeding cannot be determined at
this time and we may or may not be able to comply with any such obligations that may be adopted. At present, we currently
have no means to automatically identify the physical location of one of our customers on the Internet. The FCC's VoIP E-911
order has increased our cost of doing business and may adversely affect our ability to deliver the 8x8 service to new and
existing customers in all geographic regions or to nomadic customers who move to a location where emergency calling
services compliant with the FCC's mandates are unavailable. Our compliance with and increased costs due to the FCC's VoIP
E-911 order put us at a competitive disadvantage to those VoIP service providers who have chosen not to comply with the
FCC's mandates. We cannot guarantee that emergency calling service consistent with the VoIP E-911 order will be available to
all of our customers, especially those accessing our services from outside of the United States. The FCC's current VoIP E-911
order or follow-on orders or clarifications or their impact on our customers due to service price increases or other factors could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
There may be risks associated with our ability to comply with the requirements of federal law enforcement agencies.
The FCC requires all interconnected VoIP providers to comply with CALEA. The FCC allows VoIP providers to comply with
CALEA through the use of a solution provided by a trusted third party with the ability to extract call content and call-
identifying information from a VoIP provider’s network. While the FCC permits companies like us to use the services
provided by these third parties to comply with CALEA, we are ultimately responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of call
content and call-identifying information to law enforcement, and for protecting subscriber privacy.
We selected a partner to work with us to develop a solution for CALEA compliant lawful interception of communications and,
as of May 14, 2007, we had installed this solution in our network operations and data centers, but had not yet completed
certification testing of all required intercept capabilities of this equipment. We completed formal CALEA compliance testing
with this partner in March 2009 and currently, our tested CALEA solution is fully deployed in our network. However, we
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could be subject to an enforcement action by the FCC or law enforcement agencies for any delays related to meeting, or if we
fail to comply with, any current or future CALEA obligations.
There may be risks associated with our ability to comply with requirements of the Telecommunications Relay Service.
The FCC requires providers of interconnected VoIP services to comply with certain regulations pertaining to people with
disabilities and to contribute to the Telecommunications Relay Services, or TRS, fund. We are also required to offer 7-1-1
abbreviated dialing for access to relay services. As of April 5, 2008, we have implemented a 7-1-1 system which routes such
calls to the appropriate relay center based upon the customer’s assigned telephone number. We may be subject to enforcement
actions including, but not limited to, fines, cease and desist orders, or other penalties if the FCC believes we are not compliant
with these new disability requirements.
There may be risks associated with our ability to comply with the requirements of federal and other regulations related
to Customer Proprietary Network Information (“CPNI”).
The FCC requires providers of interconnected VoIP services to comply with its customer proprietary network information, or
CPNI, rules. CPNI includes information such as the phone numbers called by a consumer, the frequency, duration, and timing
of such calls, and any services/features purchased by the consumer, such as call waiting, call forwarding, and caller ID, in
addition to other information that may appear on a consumer’s bill.
Under the FCC’s rules, companies like us may not use CPNI without customer approval except in narrow circumstances
related to the provision of existing services, and must comply with detailed customer approval processes when using CPNI
outside of these narrow circumstances. The rules also require more stringent security measures for access to a customer’s
CPNI data in the form of required passwords for on-line access and call-in access to account information as well as customer
notification of account or password changes.
At the present time, we do not utilize our customer’s CPNI in a manner which would require us to obtain consent from our
customers but, in the event that we do in the future, we will be required to adhere to specific CPNI rules aimed at marketing
such services. Before December 8, 2007, we implemented internal processes in order to be in compliance with all of the FCC’s
CPNI rules. Our failure to achieve compliance with any future CPNI orders, rules, filings or standards, or any enforcement
action initiated by the FCC or other agency, state or task force against us could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition or operating results.
If we are unable to improve our process for local number portability provisioning, our growth may be negatively
affected.
We support local number portability, or LNP, which allows our customers to retain their existing telephone numbers when
subscribing to our services. Transferring numbers is a manual process that, in the past, has taken us 20 business days or longer,
although we have taken steps to automate this process to reduce the delay. A new customer of our services must maintain both
the new 8x8 service and the customer’s existing telephone service during the number transfer process. By comparison,
transferring wireless telephone numbers among wireless service providers generally takes several hours, and transferring
wireline telephone numbers among traditional wireline service providers generally takes a few days. The additional delay that
we experience is due to our reliance on third party carriers to transfer the numbers, as well as the delay the existing telephone
service provider may contribute to the process. Local number portability is considered an important feature by many potential
customers, especially our business customers, and if we fail to reduce related delays, we may experience increased difficulty in
acquiring new customers or retaining existing customers. Moreover, the FCC requires interconnected VoIP providers, like us,
to comply with industry standard timeframes and a shorter timeframe for certain types of ports. If we are unable to process
ports within the requisite timeframes, we could be subject to fines and/or penalties. Additionally, both customers and carriers
may seek relief from the relevant state public utility commission, the FCC, and/or in state or federal court.
The rates we pay to underlying telecommunications carriers may increase which may reduce our profitability and
increase the retail price of our service.
The FCC has several open proceedings considering new rules that may impact charges that regulated telecommunications
carriers assess each other for originating and terminating traffic. It is possible that the FCC will adopt new rules that subjects
interconnected VoIP traffic to increased charges. Should this occur, the rates that we pay to our underlying carriers may
increase which may reduce our profitability and may also increase the retail price of our service making our service less
competitive with other providers of similar calling services. We cannot predict either the timing or the outcome of these
proceedings.
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Our success also depends on our ability to handle a large number of simultaneous calls, which our network may not be
able to accommodate.
We expect the volume of simultaneous calls to increase significantly as the 8x8 subscriber base grows. Our network hardware
and software may not be able to accommodate this additional volume. If we fail to maintain an appropriate level of operating
performance, or if our service is disrupted, our reputation could be hurt and we could lose customers, all of which could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
We could be liable for breaches of security on our web site, fraudulent activities of our users, or the failure of third-
party vendors to deliver credit card transaction processing services.
A fundamental requirement for operating an Internet-based, worldwide voice and video communications service and
electronically billing our 8x8 customers is the secure transmission of confidential information and media over public networks.
Although we have developed systems and processes that are designed to protect consumer information and prevent fraudulent
credit card transactions and other security breaches, failure to mitigate such fraud or breaches may adversely affect our
operating results. The law relating to the liability of providers of online payment services is currently unsettled and states may
enact their own rules with which we may not comply. We rely on third party providers to process and guarantee payments
made by 8x8 subscribers up to certain limits, and we may be unable to prevent our customers from fraudulently receiving
goods and services. Our liability risk will increase if a larger fraction of our 8x8 transactions involve fraudulent or disputed
credit card transactions. Any costs we incur as a result of fraudulent or disputed transactions could harm our business. In
addition, the functionality of our current billing system relies on certain third-party vendors delivering services. If these
vendors are unable or unwilling to provide services, we will not be able to charge for our 8x8 services in a timely or scalable
fashion, which could significantly decrease our revenue and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and operating results.
We have experienced losses due to subscriber fraud and theft of service.
Subscribers have, in the past, obtained access to the 8x8 service without paying for monthly service and international toll calls
by unlawfully using our authorization codes or by submitting fraudulent credit card information. To date, such losses from
unauthorized credit card transactions and theft of service have not been significant. We have implemented anti-fraud
procedures in order to control losses relating to these practices, but these procedures may not be adequate to effectively limit
all of our exposure in the future from fraud. If our procedures are not effective, consumer fraud and theft of service could
significantly decrease our revenue and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
A higher rate of customer terminations would negatively affect our business by reducing our revenue or requiring us to
spend more money to grow our customer base.
Our rate of customer terminations, or average monthly customer churn (excluding cancellations within 30 days of sign-up),
was 2.3% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 compared to 2.6% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. Our churn rate
could increase in the future if customers are not satisfied with our service. Other factors, including increased competition from
other VoIP providers, alternative technologies, and adverse business conditions also influence our churn rate.
Because of churn, we have to acquire new customers on an ongoing basis just to maintain our existing level of customers and
revenues. As a result, marketing expenditures are an ongoing requirement of our business. If our churn rate increases, we will
have to acquire even more new customers in order to maintain our existing revenues. We incur significant costs to acquire new
customers, and those costs are an important factor in determining our net profitability. Therefore, if we are unsuccessful in
retaining customers or are required to spend significant amounts to acquire new customers beyond those budgeted, our revenue
could decrease and our net income could decrease.
Our future operating results may vary substantially from period to period and may be difficult to predict.
Our historical operating results have fluctuated significantly and will likely continue to fluctuate in the future, and a decline in
our operating results could cause our stock price to fall. On an annual and a quarterly basis, there are a number of factors that
may affect our operating results, many of which are outside our control. These include, but are not limited to:
• changes in market demand;
• the timing of customer orders;
• customer cancellations;
• competitive market conditions;
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• lengthy sales cycles and/or regulatory approval cycles;
• new product introductions by us or our competitors;
• market acceptance of new or existing products;
• the cost and availability of components;
• the mix of our customer base and sales channels;
• the mix of products sold;
• the management of inventory;
• continued compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements; and
• general economic conditions.
Due to these and other factors, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not meaningful
and should not be relied upon as indicators of our future performance. It is possible that in some future periods our results of
operations may be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors. If this were to occur, the price of our
common stock would likely decline significantly.
We need to retain key personnel to support our products and ongoing operations.
The development and marketing of our VoIP services will continue to place a significant strain on our limited personnel,
management, and other resources. Our future success depends upon the continued services of our executive officers and other
key employees who have critical industry experience and relationships that we rely on to implement our business plan. None of
our officers or key employees are bound by employment agreements for any specific term. The loss of the services of any of
our officers or key employees could delay the development and introduction of, and negatively impact our ability to sell our
services which could adversely affect our financial results and impair our growth. We currently do not maintain key person life
insurance policies on any of our employees.
We may not be able to manage our inventory levels effectively, which may lead to inventory obsolescence that would
force us to incur inventory write-downs.
Our products have lead times of up to several months and are built to forecasts that are necessarily imprecise. Because of our
practice of building our products to necessarily imprecise forecasts, it is likely that from time to time we will have either excess
or insufficient product inventory. In addition, because we rely on third party vendors for the supply of components and contract
manufacturers to assemble our products, our inventory levels are subject to the conditions regarding the timing of purchase
orders and delivery dates that are not within our control. Excess inventory levels would subject us to the risk of inventory
obsolescence, while insufficient levels of inventory may negatively affect relations with customers. For instance, our customers
rely upon our ability to meet committed delivery dates, and any disruption in the supply of our products could result in legal
action from our customers, loss of customers or harm to our ability to attract new customers. Any of these factors could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
We may need to raise additional capital to support our future operations.
As of March 31, 2011, we had cash and cash equivalents and investments of approximately $18.4 million. While we believe
these funds are sufficient to meet our current and anticipated liquidity requirements, we may need to raise additional capital.
We may not be able to obtain such additional financing as needed on acceptable terms, or at all, which may require us to
reduce our operating costs and other expenditures, including reductions of personnel and capital expenditures. If we issue
additional equity or convertible debt securities to raise funds, the ownership percentage of our existing stockholders would be
reduced and they may experience significant dilution. New investors may demand rights, preferences or privileges senior to
those of existing holders of our common stock. If we are not successful in these actions, we may be forced to cease operations.
Our stock price has been highly volatile.
The market price of the shares of our common stock has been and is likely to continue to be highly volatile. It may be
significantly affected by factors such as:
• actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
• announcements of technical innovations;
• future legislation or regulation of the Internet and/or VoIP;
• loss of key personnel;
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• new entrants into the VOIP service marketplace, including cable and incumbent telephone companies and other well-
capitalized competitors;
• new products or new contracts by us, our competitors or their customers;
• the perceived or real impact of events that negatively affect our direct competitors; and
• developments with respect to patents or proprietary rights, general market conditions, changes in financial estimates by
securities analysts, and other factors which could be unrelated to, or outside of, our control.
The stock market has from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected
the market prices for the common stocks of technology companies and that have often been unrelated to the operating
performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common
stock. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation
has often been initiated against the issuing company. If our stock price is volatile, we may also be subject to such litigation.
Such litigation could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management's attention and resources, which would disrupt
business and could cause a decline in our operating results. Any settlement or adverse determination in such litigation would
also subject us to significant liability.
We may not be able to maintain our listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market, which has certain compliance requirements for continued listing of
common stock. We have, in the past, been subject to delisting procedures due to a drop in the price of our common stock. If our
minimum closing bid price per share falls below $1.00 for a period of 30 consecutive trading days in the future, we may again
be subject to delisting procedures. As of the close of business on May 18, 2011, our common stock had a closing bid price of
approximately $2.93 per share. We must also meet additional continued listing requirements contained in NASDAQ Listing
Rule 5550(b), which requires that we have either (1) a minimum of $2,500,000 in stockholders' equity, (2) $35,000,000 market
value of listed securities held by non-affiliates or (3) $500,000 of net income from continuing operations for the most recently
completed fiscal year (or two of the three most recently completed fiscal years). As of May 18, 2011, based on our closing
price as of that day, the market value of our securities held by non-affiliates approximated $178,844,000 and we were in
compliance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5550(b). There can be no assurance that we will continue to meet the continued
listing requirements.
Delisting could reduce the ability of our shareholders to purchase or sell shares as quickly and as inexpensively as they have
done historically. For instance, failure to obtain listing on another market or exchange may make it more difficult for traders to
sell our securities. Broker-dealers may be less willing or able to sell or make a market in our common stock. Not maintaining
our NASDAQ Capital Market listing may (among other effects):
• result in a decrease in the trading price of our common stock;
• lessen interest by institutions and individuals in investing in our common stock;
• make it more difficult to obtain analyst coverage; and
• make it more difficult for us to raise capital in the future.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Our principal operations are located in Sunnyvale, CA in a facility that is approximately 52,000 square feet and is leased
through August 2012. We believe our Sunnyvale facility will adequately meet our current and foreseeable future needs. For
additional information regarding our obligations under leases see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements contained in
Part II, Item 8 of this Report.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we become involved in various legal claims and litigation that arise in the normal course of our operations.
While the results of such claims and litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, we are not currently aware of any such
matters that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
On January 27, 2010, we were named a defendant in a lawsuit, Nikki Meierdiercks et al. v. 8x8, Inc., filed by three former
employees in Santa Clara County Superior Court (the “Court”) as a putative class action seeking damages and various penalties
under the California Labor Code for alleged unpaid overtime, meal breaks, rest breaks and alleged late wage payments and
unreimbursed business expenses. On November 9, 2010, the Company entered into a memorandum of understanding with the
plaintiffs to settle the lawsuit for $625,000. We accrued this $625,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2011. The settlement amount
is still subject to approval by the Court, though the Company does not expect to incur any substantial amounts related to this
litigation in the future.
On October 6, 2010, we were named a defendant in a lawsuit, Ceres Communications Technologies, LLC (“Ceres”) v. 8x8,
Inc. et al., along with over a dozen other defendants, including OfficeMax, a former distributor of ours, as well as AT&T, Inc.,
Cablevision Systems Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications, Inc., Skype Global S.a.r.l, Skype, Inc., Time
Warner Cable, Verizon Communications, Inc. and Vonage Holdings Corporation in the United States District Court for the
District of Delaware. The plaintiff believes 8x8 has infringed one or more claims of United States Patent No. 5,774,526. On
November 16, 2010, we agreed to represent and indemnify OfficeMax in this lawsuit for the time period pursuant to the terms
of our prior retail agreement with them (indemnification rights survived termination of the agreement). On November 19,
2010, we filed motions to dismiss on behalf of ourselves and OfficeMax. On December 3, 2010, Ceres filed its First
Amendment Complaint omitting its prior claims for induced, contributory, and willful infringement. On December 10, 2010
Ceres filed an answer to our motion to dismiss. On December 21, 2010 we amended our motion to dismiss. The judge has not
yet ruled on these motions. No case schedule has been set and discovery has not yet begun. A scheduling conference with the
judge is currently set for June 9, 2011. We have factual and legal defenses to these claims and are presenting a vigorous
defense. The plaintiff has not made a specific monetary demand and we cannot estimate potential liability in this case at this
early stage of litigation.
On November 24, 2010, we filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Texas against Adaptive Networks and Ceres alleging
false patent marking under Title 35, Section 292, of the United States Code relating to the ‘526 patent. On March 23, 2011, we
restated our complaint to also include Helios IP, LLC, in addition to the two original defendants. The defendants have until
May 27, 2011 to answer our complaint.
On March 15, 2011, we were named a defendant in a lawsuit, Bear Creek Technologies, Inc. v. 8x8, Inc. et al., along with more
than 20 other defendants,
including AT&T, Inc., Cablevision Systems Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Cox
Communications, Qwest Communications International, Inc., T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Vonage Holdings Corporation in the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Norfolk Division). The plaintiff believes we have infringed
one or more claims of United States Patent No. 7,889,722. On April 26, 2011, Bear Creek Technologies, Inc. amended its
initial complaint against the defendants to allege induced infringement. Our initial response to the complaint is due May 26,
2011. We have factual and legal defenses to these claims and are presenting a vigorous defense. The plaintiff has not made a
specific monetary demand and we cannot estimate potential liability in this case at this early stage of litigation.
ITEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED)
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
We completed our initial public offering on July 2, 1997 under the name 8x8, Inc. From that date through April 3, 2000, our
common stock was traded on the NASDAQ National Market, or the NASDAQ, under the symbol "EGHT." From April 4, 2000
through July 18, 2001, our common stock was traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol "NTRG." Since July 19, 2001 our
common stock has traded under the symbol "EGHT." In July 2002, in connection with the transformation of the NASDAQ to a
national securities exchange our listing was transferred to the NASDAQ Capital Market of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.
We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock and have no plans to do so in the foreseeable future. As of May 18,
2011, there were 255 holders of record of our common stock.
The following table sets forth the range of high and low close prices for each period indicated:
Period
Fiscal 2011:
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Fiscal 2010:
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
High
Low
$ 1.55
$ 2.20
$ 3.30
$ 3.15
$ 0.85
$ 1.05
$ 1.50
$ 1.63
$ 1.14
$ 1.25
$ 2.13
$ 2.41
$ 0.58
$ 0.60
$ 0.89
$ 1.20
See Item 12 of Part III of this Report regarding information about securities authorized for issuance under our equity
compensation plans.
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The graph below shows the cumulative total stockholder return over a five year period assuming the investment of $100 on
March 31, 2006 in each of 8x8’s common stock, the NASDAQ Composite Index and the NASDAQ Telecommunications
Index. The graph is furnished, not filed, and the historical return cannot be indicative of future performance.
Sales of Unregistered Securities.
On May 1, 2010, we entered into an agreement with Central Host, Inc. (“Central Host”) and its sole shareholder Andrew
Schwabecher, pursuant to which we acquired this provider of managed hosting services from, Mr. Schwabecher. Under the
terms of the Agreement, we closed the acquisition on May 1, 2010, and paid $1,000,000 in cash and issued 432,276 shares of
common stock, at an average price of $1.388 per share and calculated based on the trailing 5-day average closing price of 8x8
common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market as of the effective date of the transaction, to Mr. Schwabecher in exchange for
all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Central Host. The shares of our common stock were not registered for sale and
were issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, provided by section 4(2) thereof.
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
On October 19, 2010, our board of directors authorized a stock repurchase plan for the purchase of up to $10.0 million of our
common stock from time to time until October 19, 2011. The activity under the repurchase plan for the three months ended
March 31, 2011 is summarized as follows:
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
Total Number
of Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Program
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that
May Yet be Purchased
Under the Program
January 1 - January 31, 2011
984,037
$
2.72
984,037
$
6,089,591
February 1 - February 28, 2011
-
March 1 - March 31, 2011
402,000
Total
1,386,037
$
-
2.77
2.73
-
6,089,591
402,000
$
4,977,295
1,386,037
The repurchases were made through open market purchases at prevailing market prices.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Total revenues
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic
Diluted
Total assets
Fair value of warrant liability
Accumulated deficit
Total stockholders' equity
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2011
70,163
6,494
$
$
2010
Years Ended March 31,
2009
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
61,646
64,674
30
(2,500)
63,396
3,879
2008
$
$
$
$
2007
$
$
53,130
(9,930)
0.10
0.10
26,584
-
(192,346)
0.06
$
0.06
$
23,712
$
$
167
$ (198,840)
(0.04)
$
(0.04)
$
21,856
$
$
21
$ (202,719)
0.00
$
0.00
$
21,551
$
$
335
$ (200,219)
(0.16)
$
(0.16)
$
19,958
$
$
3,387
$ (200,249)
15,861
$
13,300
$
9,030
$
7,849
$
5,377
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
We were founded in 1987 and completed an initial public offering of common stock in 1997. We develop and market
telecommunications services for Internet protocol, or IP, telephony and video applications as well as web-based conferencing
and unified communications services. We offer the 8x8 Virtual Office hosted PBX service, 8x8 Complete Contact Center
service, 8x8 Trunking service, 8x8 Hosted Key System service, 8x8 MobileTalk service, 8x8 Virtual Meeting web
conferencing service, the 8x8 Virtual Office Pro unified communications solution and 8x8 Managed Hosting and Cloud-Based
Computing solutions. As of March 31, 2011, we had more than 24,000 business customers. Each business customer subscribes
to a number of various lines and services (e.g. physical phone extensions, virtual extensions, fax lines, toll free numbers,
receptionist software, unified communications services, etc.) Since fiscal 2004, substantially all of our revenues have been
generated from the sale, license and provision of VoIP products, services and technology. Prior to fiscal 2003, our focus was
on our VoIP semiconductor business.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES & ESTIMATES
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Report describes the significant
accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
We have identified the policies below as some of the more critical to our business and the understanding of our results of
operations. These policies may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application and represent the
critical accounting policies used in the preparation of our financial statements. Although we believe our judgments and
estimates are appropriate, actual future results may differ from our estimates. If different assumptions or conditions were to
prevail, the results could be materially different from our reported results. The impact and any associated risks related to these
policies on our business operations is discussed throughout Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations where such policies affect our reported and expected financial results.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and
equity and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including, but not limited
to, those related to bad debts, valuation of inventories, and litigation and other contingencies. We base our estimates on
historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results
of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We base our
estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances,
the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets, liabilities and equity that are not
readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Additional information regarding risk factors that may impact our estimates is included above under Part I, Item 1A, "Risk
Factors."
Revenue Recognition
Our revenue recognition policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of this
Report. As described below, significant management judgments and estimates must be made and used in connection with the
revenue recognized in any accounting period. Material differences may result in the amount and timing of our revenue for any
period if our management made different judgments or utilized different estimates.
Under the terms of our typical subscription agreement, new customers can terminate their service within 30 days of order
placement and receive a full refund of fees previously paid. We have determined that we have sufficient history of subscriber
conduct to make a reasonable estimate of cancellations within the 30-day trial period. Therefore, we recognize new subscriber
revenue in the month in which the new order was shipped, net of an allowance for expected cancellations.
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Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-25 requires that revenue
arrangements with multiple deliverables be divided into separate units of accounting if the deliverables in the arrangement
meet specific criteria. In addition, arrangement consideration must be allocated among the separate units of accounting based
on their relative fair values, with certain limitations. The provisioning of the 8x8 service with the accompanying 8x8 IP
Telephone constitutes a revenue arrangement with multiple deliverables. In accordance with the guidance of ASC 605-25, we
allocate 8x8 revenues, including activation fees, among the 8x8 IP telephones and subscriber services based on the fair value
determined by their relative selling prices. Revenues allocated to these devices are recognized as product revenues during the
period of the sale less the allowance for estimated returns during the 30-day trial period. All other revenues are recognized
when the related services are provided. We record revenue net of any sales-related taxes that are billed to our customers. We
believe this approach results in financial statements that are more easily understood by investors. The cost of the products sold
is recognized contemporaneously with the recognition of revenue.
At the time of each revenue transaction, we assess whether the revenue amount is fixed and determinable and whether
collection is reasonably assured. We assess whether the fee is fixed and determinable based on the payment terms associated
with the transaction. If a significant portion of a fee is due after our normal payment terms, which are 30-90 days from invoice
date, we account for the fee as not being fixed and determinable. In these cases, we recognize revenue as the fees become due.
We assess collection based on a number of factors, including past transaction history with the customer and the
creditworthiness of the customer. We generally do not request collateral from our customers. If we determine that collection of
a fee is not reasonably assured, we defer the fee and recognize revenue at the time collection becomes reasonably assured,
which is generally upon receipt of payment. We defer recognition of revenue on product sales to retailers where the right of
return exists until products are resold to the end user and the trial period has expired.
Under our revenue recognition accounting principles, if a software license arrangement includes acceptance criteria, we do not
recognize revenue until we can demonstrate objectively that the software or service can meet the acceptance criteria or that the
customer has signed formal acceptance documentation. If a software license arrangement obligates us to deliver unspecified
future products, we recognize revenue on a subscription basis, ratably over the term of the contract.
For all sales, except those completed via the Internet, we use either a binding purchase order or other signed agreement as
evidence of an arrangement. For sales over the Internet, we use a credit card authorization as evidence of an arrangement, and
recognize revenue upon settlement of the transaction, if there are no customer acceptance conditions. We do not settle credit
card transactions until equipment related to the transaction, if any, is shipped to a customer.
Our ability to enter into revenue generating transactions and recognize revenue in the future is subject to a number of business
and economic risks discussed above under Item 1A,"Risk Factors."
Collectability of Accounts Receivable
We must make estimates of the collectability of our accounts receivable. Management specifically analyzes accounts
receivable, including historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and
changes in our customer payment terms when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. As of March 31,
2011, the accounts receivable balance was $863,000, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $21,000, including a reserve
for disputed credits, and an estimated returns reserve of $74,000. If the financial condition of our customers deteriorates, our
actual losses may exceed our estimates, and additional allowances would be required.
Valuation of Inventories
We write down our inventory for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of
inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand, market conditions and replacement
costs. If actual future demand or market conditions are less favorable than those projected by us, additional inventory write-
downs may be required.
Income and Other Taxes
As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements we are required to estimate our income taxes in each
of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process requires us to estimate our actual current tax expense and to assess
temporary differences resulting from book-tax accounting differences for items such as deferred revenue. These differences
result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within our consolidated balance sheet. We must then assess the
likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and to the extent we believe that recovery
is not likely, we must establish a valuation allowance. In the event that we determine that we would be able to realize deferred
tax assets in the future in excess of the net recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase income in
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the period such determination was made.
Significant management judgment is required to determine the valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets,
which consist of net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. We have recorded a valuation allowance of approximately
$65.5 million as of March 31, 2011, due to uncertainties related to our ability to utilize most of our deferred tax assets before
they expire. The valuation allowance is based on our estimates of taxable income by jurisdiction in which we operate and the
period over which our deferred tax assets will be recoverable.
We have received inquiries, demands or audit requests from several states and municipal taxing and 9-1-1 agencies seeking
payment of taxes that are applied to or collected from the customers of providers of traditional public switched telephone
network services. We recorded no expense for the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 and an expense of $72,000 for the
year ended March 31, 2009, respectively, as our estimate of the increase in probable tax exposure for such assessments.
Stock-Based Compensation
We account for our employee stock options and stock purchase rights granted under the 1996 Stock Plan, 1996 Director Option
Plan, 1999 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and the 2006 Stock Plan and stock purchase rights under the 1996 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (collectively “Purchase Plans”) under the provisions of ASC 718 – Stock Compensation. Under the provisions of
ASC 718, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is
recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity grant), net of
estimated forfeitures. We have adopted the modified prospective transition method as provided by ASC 718 and, accordingly,
financial statement amounts for the prior periods have not been restated to reflect the fair value method of expensing share-
based compensation.
Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for fiscal 2010 included both the
unvested portion of stock-based awards granted prior to April 1, 2006 and stock-based awards granted subsequent to April 1,
2006. Stock options granted in periods prior to fiscal 2007 were measured based on ASC 718 (formerly SFAS No. 123)
criteria, whereas stock options granted subsequent to April 1, 2006 were measured based on ASC 718 (formerly SFAS
No. 123(R)) criteria. In conjunction with the adoption of ASC 718, we changed our method of attributing the value of stock-
based compensation to expense from the accelerated multiple-option approach to the straight-line single option method.
Compensation expense for all share-based payment awards granted subsequent to April 1, 2006 has been recognized using the
straight-line single-option method. Stock-based compensation expense included in fiscal 2011 included the impact of estimated
forfeitures. ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if
actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
To value option grants and stock purchase rights under the Purchase Plans for actual and pro forma stock-based compensation
we used the Black-Scholes option valuation model. Fair value determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model
varies based on assumptions used for the expected stock prices volatility, expected life, risk free interest rates and future
dividend payments. For fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, we used the historical volatility of our stock over a period equal to
the expected life of the options to their fair value. The expected life assumptions represent the weighted-average period stock-
based awards are expecting to remain outstanding. These expected life assumptions were established through the review of
historical exercise behavior of stock-based award grants with similar vesting periods. The risk free interest was based on the
closing market bid yields on actively traded U.S. treasury securities in the over-the-counter market for the expected term equal
to the expected term of the option. The dividend yield assumption was based on our history and expectation of future dividend
payout.
ASC 718 requires us to calculate the additional paid in capital pool (“APIC Pool”) available to absorb tax deficiencies
recognized subsequent to adopting ASC 718, as if we had adopted ASC 718 at its effective date of January 1, 1995. There are
two allowable methods to calculate our APIC Pool: (1) the long form method or (2) the short form method as set forth in ASC
718. We have elected to use the long form method under which we track each award grant on an employee-by-employee basis
and grant-by-grant basis to determine if there is a tax benefit or tax deficiency for such award. We then compared the fair
value expense to the tax deduction received for each grant and aggregated the benefits and deficiencies to establish the APIC
Pool.
Due to the adoption of ASC 718, some exercises result in tax deductions in excess of previously recorded benefits based on the
option value at the time of grant, or windfalls. We recognize windfall tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options
directly to stockholders’ equity only when realized. Accordingly, we are not recognizing deferred tax assets for net operating
loss carryforwards resulting from windfall tax benefits occurring from April 1, 2006 onward. A windfall tax benefit occurs
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when the actual tax benefit realized by the company upon an employee’s disposition of a share-based award exceeds the
deferred tax asset, if any, associated with the award that the company had recorded. We use the “with and without” approach as
described in ASC 740, in determining the order in which our tax attributes are utilized. The “with and without” approach
results in the recognition of the windfall stock option tax benefits only after all other tax attributes of ours have been
considered in the annual tax accrual computation. Also, we have elected to ignore the indirect tax effects of share-based
compensation deductions in computing our research and development tax and as such, we recognize the full effect of these
deductions in the income statement in the period in which the taxable event occurs.
On January 27, 2009, when our stock price closed at $0.55 per share our board of directors approved the acceleration of
unvested stock options to purchase 3,902,186 shares of common stock. 1,737,509 of these shares are subject to options held by
our executive officers and directors. These options of our executive officers and directors, taken as a whole, have a weighted
average exercise price of $1.06 per share and range from $0.63 to $1.79 per share, and a weighted average remaining vesting
term of 2.85 years. Approximately $1.1 million of the $2.4 million stock-based compensation charge in the fourth quarter of
2009 applies to the options held by our executive officers and directors.
SELECTED OPERATING STATISTICS
We periodically review certain key business metrics, within the context of our articulated performance goals, in order to
evaluate the effectiveness of our operational strategies, allocate resources and maximize the financial performance of our
business. The selected operating statistics include the following:
Gross business customer additions (1)
Gross business customer
cancellations (less cancellations
within 30 days of sign-up)
Business customer churn (less
cancellations within 30 days
of sign-up) (2)
Total business customers (3)
Business customer average monthly
service revenue per customer (4)
March 31,
2011
3,009
Dec. 31,
2010
2,798
Sept. 30,
2010
2,450
Selected Operating Statistics
March 31,
2010
Dec. 31,
2009
June 30,
2010
2,756
2,875
2,785
Sept. 30,
2009
2,609
June 30,
2009
March 31,
2009
2,907
2,792
1,645
1,524
1,459
1,592
1,616
1,331
1,416
1,371
1,245
2.3%
24,385
2.2%
23,251
2.2%
22,167
2.5%
21,362
2.7%
20,428
2.4%
19,407
2.7%
18,199
2.7%
17,266
2.7%
16,013
$
204
$
209
$
209
$
208
$
204
$
204
$
201
$
196
$
202
Overall service margin
Overall product margin
Overall gross margin
78%
-73%
67%
77%
-65%
68%
78%
-57%
68%
78%
-38%
68%
77%
-43%
68%
78%
-59%
68%
76%
-42%
67%
76%
-75%
66%
71%
-50%
59%
Business subscriber acquisition cost
per service (5)
Average number of services subscribed
to per business customer
Business customer subscriber
acquisition cost (6)
$
91
$
99
$
108
$
109
$
97
$
102
$
90
$
93
$
118
8.0
7.8
7.7
7.5
7.5
7.3
7.1
6.9
6.6
$
725
$
768
$
826
$
818
$
723
$
749
$
638
$
638
$
785
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Includes 49 hosting customers acquired in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 from Central Host, Inc. ("Central Host").
Business customer churn is calculated by dividing the number of business customers that terminated (after the expiration of the 30‐day trial)
during that period by the simple average number of business customers during the period and dividing the result by the number of months in the
period. The simple average number of business customers during the period is the number of business customers on the first day of the period
plus the number of business customers on the last day of the period divided by two.
Business customers are defined as customers paying for service. Customers that are currently in the 30‐day trial period are considered to be
customers that are paying for service.
Business customer average monthly service revenue per customer is service revenue from business customers in the period divided by the
number of months in the period divided by the simple average number of business customers during the period.
Business subscriber acquisition cost per service is defined as the combined costs of advertising, marketing, promotions, commissions and
equipment subsidies for business services sold during the period divided by the number of gross business services added during the pe
riod.
Business customer subscriber acquisition cost is business subscriber acquisition cost per service times the average number of services
subscribed to per business customer.
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We believe it is useful to monitor these metrics together and not individually, as we do not make business decisions based upon
any single metric.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included
elsewhere in this Report.
REVENUES
Service revenues
Percentage of total revenues
$
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
(dollar amounts in thousands)
58,683
92.6%
64,998
92.6%
$
$
2009
58,486
90.4%
Year-over-Year Change
2010 to 2011
2009 to 2010
$
6,315
10.8% $
197
0.3%
Service revenues consist primarily of revenues attributable to the provision of our 8x8 services and royalties earned under our
VoIP technology licenses. We expect that 8x8 service revenues will continue to comprise nearly all of our service revenues for
the foreseeable future.
The increase in fiscal year 2011, compared with fiscal year 2010, was primarily attributable to an $11.1 million increase in 8x8
service revenues resulting from growth of our business service subscriber base and a $0.2 million increase in professional
service fees. Our business service subscriber base grew from approximately 20,000 customers at the end of fiscal 2010 to
approximately 24,000 customers on March 31, 2011. The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $5.0 million attributable
to residential services. The decrease in service revenues from residential customers resulted from a reduction in our residential
customer base. These changes are consistent with the redirection of our marketing efforts toward our business customer
service. We expect the trends to continue in future periods.
The increase in fiscal year 2010, compared with fiscal year 2009, was primarily attributable to a $9.5 million increase in 8x8
service revenues resulting from the growth of our business service subscriber base. Our business service subscriber base grew
from approximately 16,000 customers at the end of fiscal 2009 to approximately 20,000 customers on March 31, 2010. The
increase was offset by a decrease of $9.3 million attributable to residential services. The decrease in service revenues
from residential customers resulted from a reduction in our residential customer base.
Product revenues
Percentage of total revenues
$
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
(dollar amounts in thousands)
5,165
7.4%
4,713
7.4%
$
$
2009
6,188
9.6%
Year-over-Year Change
2010 to 2011
2009 to 2010
$
452
9.6% $
(1,475)
-23.8%
Product revenues consist primarily of revenues from sales of IP telephones, primarily attributable to our 8x8 service.
The increase in fiscal year 2011 from fiscal year 2010 resulted from a $0.6 million increase in product revenue attributable to
growth in our business customer subscriber base, for which we have been subsidizing equipment purchases. However, product
revenue attributable to residential and video service declined by $0.1 million.
The decrease in product revenues in fiscal year 2010 from fiscal year 2009 resulted from a selling price reduction as we elected
to increase the subsidy on IP telephone sales to business service customers and a decline in product revenue attributable to
residential and videophone service customers.
No single customer represented more than 10% of our total revenues during fiscal 2011, 2010 or 2009.
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The following table illustrates our net revenues by geographic area. Revenues are attributed to countries based on the
destination of shipment (in thousands):
United States
Other locations
COST OF REVENUES
Cost of service revenues
Percentage of service revenues
$
Years Ended March 31,
2011
2010
2009
$
$
69,455
708
70,163
$
$
63,272
124
63,396
$
$
64,633
41
64,674
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
(dollar amounts in thousands)
13,599
23.2%
14,508
22.3%
$
$
2009
15,714
26.9%
Year-over-Year Change
2010 to 2011
2009 to 2010
$
909
6.7% $
(2,115)
-13.5%
Cost of service revenues primarily consists of costs associated with network operations and related personnel, telephony
origination and termination services provided by third party carriers and technology license and royalty expenses.
The increase in the cost of service revenues for fiscal 2011 from fiscal 2010 was primarily due to a $0.9 million increase in
payroll and related expenses, a $0.3 million increase in depreciation expenses, a $0.2 million increase in expensed computer
equipment and furniture and fixtures, a $0.1 million increase in recruiting expenses, a $0.1 million increase in license and fee
expenses, and a $0.1 million increase in repair and maintenance expenses. The increase in cost of service revenues was
partially offset by a $0.7 reduction in the prices we pay to third party network service vendors, reduction of related accruals, as
well as our use of multiple third party network provider vendors, which allows us to route call and network traffic to the third
party network provider vendor with the most favorable pricing, and a $0.1 decrease in consultant and outside service expenses.
Cost of service revenues for fiscal 2010 compared with fiscal 2009 decreased $2.1 million primarily due to a reduction in the
prices we pay to third party network service vendors, as well as our use of multiple third party network provider vendors. The
reduction in pricing by third party network service vendors was partially offset by an increase in personnel and licenses fee
costs compared with the prior fiscal year.
S
ervice margin has improved because revenue from business customers has a higher margin than revenue from residential
c
ustomers and product margins have declined due to more aggressive discounting on the telephones.
Cost of product revenues
Percentage of product revenues
$
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
(dollar amounts in thousands)
8,115
157.1%
7,257
154.0%
$
$
2009
7,135
115.3%
Year-over-Year Change
2010 to 2011
2009 to 2010
$
858
11.8% $
122
1.7%
The cost of product revenues consist of costs associated with systems, components, system manufacturing, assembly and
testing performed by third party vendors, estimated warranty obligations and direct and indirect costs associated with product
purchasing, scheduling, quality assurance, shipping and handling. We allocate a portion of service revenues to product
revenues but these revenues are less than the cost of the product.
The increase in the cost of product revenues for fiscal 2011 from fiscal 2010 was primarily due to a $1.0 million increase in the
shipment of equipment to our business customers. The increase in cost of product revenues was partially offset by a $0.1
million decrease in freight costs.
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The increase in the cost of product revenues for fiscal 2010 from fiscal 2009 was primarily due to a $0.6 million increase in the
shipment of equipment to our business customers. The increase in cost of product revenues was partially offset by a $0.3
million decrease in shipments of equipment to residential customers, a $0.1 million reduction in payroll and related expenses,
and a $0.1 million reduction in freight costs. The cost of product revenues as a percentage of product revenues increased
due to an increase in discounting of product sales by our sales force in fiscal 2010.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Research and development
Percentage of total revenues
$
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
(dollar amounts in thousands)
4,819
6.9%
5,049
8.0%
$
$
2009
5,212
8.1%
Year-over-Year Change
2010 to 2011
2009 to 2010
$
(230)
-4.6% $
(163)
-3.1%
Historically, our research and development expenses have consisted primarily of personnel, system prototype design, and
equipment costs necessary for us to conduct our development and engineering efforts. We expense research and development
costs, including software development costs, as they are incurred.
The decrease in research and development expenses for fiscal 2011 from fiscal 2010 was primarily attributable to the sale of
our French research and development subsidiary in April 2010 offset by an increase in payroll and related expenses in the
United States.
The decrease in research and development expenses for fiscal 2010 from fiscal 2009 was primarily attributable to a decrease in
overall expenses partially offset by an increase in personnel and contractor headcount expenses.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Selling, general and administrative $
Percentage of total revenues
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
(dollar amounts in thousands)
33,516
52.9%
36,477
52.0%
$
$
2009
39,680
61.4%
Year-over-Year Change
2010 to 2011
2009 to 2010
$
2,961
8.8% $
(6,164)
-15.5%
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel and related overhead costs for sales, marketing,
customer service, finance, human resources and general management. Such costs also include outsourced customer service call
center operations, sales commissions, as well as trade show, advertising and other marketing and promotional expenses.
The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses for fiscal 2011 from fiscal 2010 was primarily due to a $2.3
million increase in payroll and related expenses, a $0.8 million increase in advertising expenses, a $0.8 million increase in legal
expenses, including a $0.6 million accrual related to the memorandum of understanding to settle a lawsuit against us, a $0.1
million increase in recruiting expenses, a $0.1 million increase in amortization of customer relationship intangible asset and a
$0.1 million increase in bad debt expense. This increase was partially offset by a $0.7 million reduction in consulting and
outside service expenses primarily due to reduction in third party customer service fees, reduction or conversion of temporary
personnel, and reduction of outside service expense due to one time project completed in fiscal 2010, a $0.4 million reduction
in indirect channel commission expenses, a $0.1 million reduction in printing expenses and a $0.1 million reduction in
telephone expenses.
The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses for fiscal 2010 from fiscal 2009 was due to a $2.3 million
decrease in employee and temporary personnel costs, primarily due to a decrease in ASC 718 stock-based compensation
expense as a result of accelerating the vesting period of stock options in fiscal 2009, $1.9 million decrease in advertising,
public relations and other marketing and promotional expenses, a $1.7 million decrease in sales agent and retailer commissions,
a $0.2 million decrease in credit card processing fees, $0.1 million decrease in travel and meal expenses, a $0.1 million
decrease in telephone expenses. This decrease was partially offset by a $0.1 million increase in facility expenses.
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INTEREST INCOME AND OTHER, NET
Interest income and other, net
Percentage of total revenues
$
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
(dollar amounts in thousands)
138
0.2%
53
0.1%
$
$
2009
298
0.5%
Year-over-Year Change
2010 to 2011
2009 to 2010
$
85
160.4% $
(245)
-82.2%
Our interest income and other, net, primarily consists of interest and investment income earned on our cash, cash equivalents
and investment balances. This item primarily consisted of capital gains distribution and interest income in fiscal 2011, 2010
and 2009.
The increase in other income for fiscal 2011 from fiscal 2010 consists primarily of an increase in capital gain distributions due
on mutual funds purchased in the third quarter of fiscal 2011.
The decrease in other income for fiscal 2010 from fiscal 2009 consists primarily of a reduction in interest and investment
income earned on our cash, cash equivalents and investment balances due to lower interest rates.
INCOME ON CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF WARRANT LIABILITY
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
(dollar amounts in thousands)
2009
Year-over-Year Change
2010 to 2011
2009 to 2010
Income (loss) on change in fair
value of warrant liability
Percentage of total revenues
$
$
167
0.2%
$
(146)
-0.2%
314
0.5%
$
313
-214.4% $
(460)
-146.5%
In connection with the sale of shares of our common stock in fiscal 2005 and 2006, we issued warrants in three different equity
financings. The change in income on change in fair value of the warrant liability for fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010 is due
to the partial exercise and expiration of all remaining warrants in the third quarter of fiscal 2011.
The decrease in the income from change in fair value of warrants in fiscal 2010 from fiscal 2009 occurred because the fair
value of warrants and warrant liability increased due to an increase in our stock price and the expected stock price volatility,
offset by a reduction in the risk free interest rate and contractual life of the warrants, which are the primary assumptions
applied to the Black-Scholes model which we have used to calculate the fair value of the warrants.
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
(dollar amounts in thousands)
2009
Year-over-Year Change
2010 to 2011
2009 to 2010
Provision for income taxes
Percentage of total revenues
$
$
55
0.1%
$
3
0.0%
$
45
0.1%
52
1733.3% $
(42)
100.0%
The effective tax rate for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 differed from the statutory federal income tax rate primarily
because we utilized prior net operating losses and available tax credits while we have a valuation allowance against our
deferred tax assets. Therefore, our income tax provision has consisted primarily of minimum and capital state income taxes
and foreign income tax.
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At March 31, 2011, we had net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $153.4
million and $89.9 million, respectively, that expire at various dates beginning in 2012 and continuing through 2031. In
addition, at March 31, 2011, we had research and development credit carryforwards for federal and state tax reporting purposes
of approximately $1.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The federal credit carryforwards will begin expiring in 2021
continuing through 2031, while the California credit will carry forward indefinitely. Under the ownership change limitations of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the amount and benefit from the net operating losses and credit carryforwards
may be impaired or limited in certain circumstances.
At March 31, 2011 and 2010, we had gross deferred tax assets of approximately $65.5 million and $68.7 million, respectively.
Because of uncertainties regarding the realization of deferred tax assets, we have applied a full valuation allowance as of
March 31, 2011 and 2010.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of March 31, 2011, we had $18.4 million of cash and cash equivalents and investments. By comparison, at March 31, 2010,
we had $18.1 million in cash and cash equivalents. We currently have no borrowing arrangements.
2010 to 2011
Net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2011 was $8.6 million, compared with $2.5 million provided by operating
activities for fiscal 2010. Cash used in or provided by operating activities has historically been affected by:
•
•
•
•
•
the amount of net income;
sales of subscriptions;
changes in working capital accounts, particularly in deferred revenue due to timing of annual plan renewals;
add-backs of non-cash expense items such as depreciation and amortization; and
the expense associated with stock-based awards.
Net cash used in investing activities was $5.4 million in fiscal 2011, compared with $0.9 million used in investing activities in
fiscal 2010. The increase in cash used in investing activities during fiscal 2011 is primarily related to the acquisition of
investments ($2.0 million), the acquisition of Central Host in May 2010 ($1.0 million), a strategic investment in Stonyfish in
April 2010 ($0.3 million) and the purchase of additional equipment ($2.1 million) related to the build-out of our new East
Coast data center and growth in our data centers on the West Coast for voice and managed hosting services.
Net cash used in financing activities was $4.8 million in fiscal 2011, compared with $0.1 million provided by financing
activities in fiscal 2010. Our financing activities for fiscal 2011 used cash of $7.7 million for the repurchase of shares of
common stock under our share repurchase plan and $0.5 million for the buyout of employee stock options under the existing
provisions of our 1996 Stock Plan and 1999 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan. The use of cash in financing activities in fiscal
2011 was partially offset by $3.4 million in cash provided by the issuance of common stock under our Purchase Plans, the
issuance of shares related to the exercise of warrants, and the issuance of restricted shares.
2009 to 2010
Net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2010 was $2.5 million, compared with $2.3 million provided by operating
activities for fiscal 2009. The increase in cash flow was primarily due to a decline in third party network service expenses and a
decline in stock-based compensation expense, offset partially by discounting of equipment sold to business service customers
during fiscal 2010.
Net cash used in investing activities was $0.9 million in fiscal 2010, compared with $2.6 million provided by investing
activities in fiscal 2009. The decrease in cash flow from investing activities during fiscal 2010 is primarily related to the
investment of operating cash balances.
Our financing activities for fiscal 2010 provided cash of $0.4 million from the issuance of common stock under our Purchase
Plans which was offset by $0.2 million used to repurchase shares of common stock under our share repurchase plan. Our
financing activities for fiscal 2009 provided cash of $0.4 million from the issuance of common stock under the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan.
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Although we have achieved positive cash flows from operations in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009,
historical net losses and negative cash flows have been funded primarily through the issuance of equity securities and
borrowings. Based on our current expectations, we believe that our current cash and cash equivalents and short-term
investments, together with cash expected to be generated from future operations, will be sufficient to satisfy our expected
working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the next 12 months. Nevertheless, our future capital requirements
will depend on many factors, including the amount of revenue we generate, the timing and extent of spending to support
product development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the timing of introductions of new services or
products, the costs to ensure access to our telecommunications services, the continuing market acceptance of our service and
products, the amount of future share repurchase programs, and the extent to which we use our cash to acquire other businesses.
However, if we do not meet our plan, we could be required, or might elect, to seek additional funding through public or private
equity or debt financing and additional funds may not be available on terms acceptable to us at all. We also might decide to
raise additional capital at such times and upon such terms as management considers favorable and in our interests, but we
cannot be assured that our capital-raising efforts will be successful.
Contractual Obligations
Future operating lease payments, capital lease payments and purchase obligations at March 31, 2011 for the next five years
were as follows (in thousands):
Capital leases
Office leases
Purchase obligations
Third party customer support provider
Third party network service providers
Open purchase orders
Year Ending March 31,
2014
2015
$
2012
40
657
$
2013
7
284
$
2,158
541
48
-
23
-
$
3,444
$
314
$
-
-
-
-
-
-
$
$
2016
Total
47
941
2,158
564
48
3,758
-
-
-
-
-
-
$
$
-
-
-
-
-
-
$
$
In March 2007 and August 2009, we entered into a series of noncancelable capital lease agreements for office equipment
bearing interest at various rates. Assets under capital lease at March 31, 2011 totaled $156,000 with accumulated amortization
of $114,000.
On May 1, 2009, we entered into a three-year lease for a new headquarters facility in Sunnyvale, California that expires in
fiscal 2013. The facility leases include rent escalation clauses and require us to pay utilities and normal maintenance costs.
Rent expense is reflected in our consolidated financial statements on a straight-line basis over the term of the leases.
In the third quarter of 2010, we amended our contract with one of our third party customer support vendors containing a
minimum monthly commitment of approximately $430,000. The agreement requires a 150-day notice to terminate. At March
31, 2011, the total remaining obligation under the contract was $2.2 million.
We entered into contracts with multiple vendors for third party network service providers which expire on various dates in
fiscal 2012 and 2013. At March 31, 2011, the total remaining obligations under these contracts were $0.6 million.
At March 31, 2011, we had open purchase orders of $48,000, primarily related to inventory purchases from our contract
manufacturers. These purchase commitments are reflected in our consolidated financial statements once goods or services
have been received or at such time when we are obligated to make payments related to these goods or services.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while maximizing income without significantly
increasing risk. Some of the securities in which we invest may be subject to market risk. This means that a change in prevailing
interest rates may cause the principal amount of the investment to fluctuate. To minimize this risk, we may maintain our
portfolio of cash equivalents and investments in a variety of securities, including commercial paper, money market funds, debt
securities and certificates of deposit. The risk associated with fluctuating interest rates is limited to our investment portfolio
and we do not believe that a 10% change in interest rates would have a significant impact on our interest income.
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During the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, we did not have any outstanding debt instruments other than equipment
under capital leases and, therefore, we were not exposed to market risk relating to interest rates.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2011 and 2010
Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2011
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE:
Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Schedules other than the one listed above have been omitted because they are inapplicable, because the required
information has been included in the financial statements or notes thereto, or the amounts are immaterial.
Consolidated Quarterly Financial Data
Page
38
39
40
41
42
43
66
67
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Stockholders of 8x8, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of 8x8, Inc. (the Company) as of March 31, 2011 and 2010
and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended March 31, 2011. Our audit also included the financial statement Schedule II- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.
We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2011, based on criteria set forth
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated
Framework. The Company's management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal
control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included
in management’s report on internal control over financial reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial statements and an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in
all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting
included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness
exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our
audits also include performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures
that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and
expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the
company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or
disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position of 8x8, Inc. and consolidated subsidiaries, as of March, 31, 2011 and 2010, and the consolidated results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2011, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement Schedule II,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein. Also in our opinion, 8x8, Inc., maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over
financial reporting as of March 31, 2011, based on criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework.
/s/ Moss Adams LLP
San Francisco, California
May 20, 2011
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8X8, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $21 and $36
Inventory
Deferred cost of goods sold
Other current assets
Total current assets
Property and equipment, net
Intangible assets, net
Goodwill
Other assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued compensation
Accrued warranty
Accrued taxes
Deferred revenue
Other accrued liabilities
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Fair value of warrant liability
Total liabilities
$
$
$
Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value:
Authorized: 5,000,000 shares;
Issued and outstanding: no shares at March 31, 2011
and at March 31, 2010
Common stock, $0.001 par value:
Authorized: 100,000,000 shares at March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010;
Issued and outstanding: 62,379,030 shares
at March 31, 2011 and 63,172,536 shares at March 31, 2010
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Accumulated deficit
Total stockholders' equity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
March 31,
2011
2010
$
$
$
16,474
1,927
863
2,105
123
584
22,076
2,398
214
1,210
686
26,584
4,551
1,722
362
1,828
835
1,386
10,684
39
-
18,056
-
554
2,174
107
558
21,449
1,871
-
-
392
23,712
3,780
1,444
331
1,804
1,310
1,465
10,134
111
167
10,723
10,412
-
-
62
208,218
(73)
(192,346)
15,861
26,584
$
63
212,077
-
(198,840)
13,300
23,712
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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8X8, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
Service revenues
Product revenues
Total revenues
Operating expenses:
Cost of service revenues
Cost of product revenues
Research and development
Selling, general and administrative
Total operating expenses
Incone (loss) from operations
Other income, net
Income (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liability
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average number of shares:
Basic
Diluted
$
$
$
$
Years Ended March 31,
2011
2010
2009
$
64,998
5,165
70,163
$
58,683
4,713
63,396
14,508
8,115
4,819
36,477
63,919
6,244
138
167
6,549
55
6,494
0.10
0.10
63,087
65,873
$
$
$
13,599
7,257
5,049
33,516
59,421
3,975
53
(146)
3,882
3
3,879
0.06
0.06
62,861
63,262
$
$
$
58,486
6,188
64,674
15,714
7,135
5,212
39,680
67,741
(3,067)
298
314
(2,455)
45
(2,500)
(0.04)
(0.04)
62,317
62,317
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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8X8, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARES)
Common Stock
Amount
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Balance at March 31, 2008
Issuance of common stock under
stock plans
Issuance of common stock on
exercise of warrant
Stock compensation charge
Unrealized investment loss
Net loss
Total comprehensive loss
Balance at March 31, 2009
Issuance of common stock under
stock plans
Repurchase of common stock
Stock compensation charge
Net income
Total comprehensive income
Balance at March 31, 2010
Issuance of common stock under
stock plans
Issuance of common stock on
exercise of warrant
Issuance of common stock for
acquisition of Central Host, Inc.
Issuance of restricted common stock
Repurchase of common stock
Buyback of employee stock options
Stock compensation charge
Unrealized investment loss
Net income
Total comprehensive income
Balance at March 31, 2011
Shares
62,067,269
513,770
105,000
-
-
-
-
62,686,039
768,873
(282,376)
-
-
-
63,172,536
1,869,546
293,281
432,276
200,000
(3,588,609)
-
-
-
-
-
62,379,030
$
62
$
208,001
$
1
-
-
-
-
-
63
-
-
-
-
-
63
2
-
-
-
(3)
-
-
-
-
-
62
$
$
317
73
3,295
-
-
-
211,686
399
(212)
204
-
-
212,077
2,272
880
600
278
(7,808)
(539)
458
-
-
-
208,218
$
Accumulated
other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
5
Accumulated
Deficit
(200,219)
$
Total
$
7,849
-
-
-
(5)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(73)
-
-
(73)
-
-
-
-
(2,500)
-
(202,719)
-
-
-
3,879
-
(198,840)
-
-
-
318
73
3,295
(2,505)
9,030
399
(212)
204
3,879
13,300
2,274
880
-
600
278
(7,811)
(539)
458
6,494
-
(192,346)
$
6,421
15,861
$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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8X8, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
Years Ended March 31,
2010
2011
2009
$
6,494
$
3,879
$
(2,500)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Stock compensation expense
Loss (Income) on change in fair value of warrant liability
Amortization of discount and premium on marketable securities
Change in inventory reserve
Change in doubtful accounts receivable
(Gain)/loss on disposal of fixed assets
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
Inventory
Other current and noncurrent assets
Deferred cost of goods sold
Accounts payable
Accrued compensation
Accrued warranty
Accrued taxes
Deferred revenue
Other current and noncurrent liabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property and equipment
Restricted cash decrease
Purchase of investments
Purchase of strategic investment
Acquisition of Central Host, Inc., net of cash acquired
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
Maturities of short-term investments
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital lease payments
Repurchase of common stock
Buyback of employee stock options
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock plans
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
$
Supplemental and non-cash disclosures:
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition of Central Host $
$
Acquisition of net assets in connection with acquisition of Central Host
$
Transfer of of net assets in purchase of strategic investment
$
Assets acquired under capital lease
$
Interest paid
1,329
458
(167)
-
40
49
(5)
(358)
29
75
(16)
916
278
31
24
(475)
(113)
8,589
(2,057)
-
(2,000)
(315)
(998)
6
-
(5,364)
(38)
(7,662)
(539)
880
278
2,274
(4,807)
(1,582)
18,056
16,474
600
80
41
-
10
$
$
$
$
$
$
998
204
146
-
(422)
113
3
(253)
545
41
86
(1,323)
180
3
27
(944)
(792)
2,491
(1,052)
100
-
-
-
4
-
(948)
(50)
(212)
-
-
-
399
137
1,680
16,376
18,056
-
-
-
46
29
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,269
3,295
(314)
(8)
598
361
159
1,032
(1,356)
(406)
750
(177)
216
14
(1,119)
(885)
1,325
2,254
(801)
-
-
-
-
-
3,385
2,584
(38)
-
-
-
-
391
353
5,191
11,185
16,376
-
-
-
-
9
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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8X8, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
THE COMPANY
8x8, Inc. (“8x8” or the “Company”) develops and markets telecommunications services for Internet protocol, or IP, telephony
and video applications as well as web-based conferencing and unified communications services. The Company was
incorporated in California in February 1987 and was reincorporated in Delaware in December 1996.
The Company offers the 8x8 Virtual Office hosted PBX service, 8x8 Complete Contact Center service, 8x8 Trunking service,
8x8 Hosted Key System service, 8x8 MobileTalk service, 8x8 Virtual Meeting web conferencing service, 8x8 Virtual Office
Pro unified communications solution and 8x8 Managed Hosting and Cloud-Based Computing solutions. Between November
2002 and April 2009, the Company marketed its services under the Packet8 brand. In May 2009, the Company began
marketing its services under the 8x8 brand. As of March 31, 2011, the Company had more than 24,000 business customers.
Each business customer subscribes to a number of various lines and services (e.g. physical phone extensions, virtual
extensions, fax lines, toll free numbers, receptionist software, unified communications services, etc.).
The 8x8 Virtual Office suite of business phone services offers small and medium sized businesses feature-rich, HD (high
definition) audio-enhanced communications services that eliminate the need for traditional telecommunications services and
business phone systems. The 8x8 Virtual Office solution essentially replaces an on-premise PBX (private branch exchange),
telephone system with a hosted, Internet-based business phone service that is delivered over a managed or unmanaged Internet
connection. The Company sells pre-programmed IP telephones with speakerphones and a display screen, in conjunction with
its Virtual Office service plans, which enable its business customers to access additional Virtual Office features through on-
screen phone menus. The 8x8 Virtual Office Pro unified communications solution, introduced in January 2010, bundles the
8x8 Virtual Office hosted PBX phone service with essential businesses communications services such as web conferencing,
call recording and archiving, Internet fax, chat, voicemail and presence management and a mobile extension in a competitively
priced offering. 8x8 Virtual Office Pro takes the functionality of an already powerful hosted PBX phone service to a new level
with high fidelity HD voice, remote accessibility via any web browser or smart phone and integration with vital collaboration
tools
The 8x8 Managed Hosting and Cloud-Based Computing solutions offers the ability to enable business customers to reduce
costs and gain performance and reliability advantages by eliminating in-house ownership of server equipment and costly
information technology (IT) systems management staff.
The Company’s fiscal year ends on March 31 of each calendar year. Each reference to a fiscal year in these notes to the
consolidated financial statements refers to the fiscal year ending March 31 of the calendar year indicated (for example, fiscal
2011 refers to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011).
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of 8x8 and its subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and
transactions have been eliminated.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and
equity and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including, but not limited to,
those related to bad debts, returns reserve for expected cancellations, valuation of inventories, income and sales tax, and
litigation and other contingencies. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions
that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the
carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
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REVENUE RECOGNITION
VoIP service and product revenue
The Company’s VoIP service and product revenue is derived from the sale of IP business telephones and VoIP service.
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-25 requires that revenue
arrangements with multiple deliverables be divided into separate units of accounting if the deliverables in the arrangement
meet specific criteria. In addition, arrangement consideration must be allocated among the separate units of accounting based
on their relative fair values, with certain limitations. The provisioning of the 8x8 service with the accompanying 8x8 IP
telephone constitutes a revenue arrangement with multiple deliverables. In accordance with the guidance of ASC 605-25, the
Company allocates 8x8 revenues, including activation fees, among the 8x8 IP telephones and subscriber services. Revenues
allocated to these devices are recognized as product revenues during the period of the sale less the allowance for estimated
returns during the 30-day trial period. All other revenues are recognized as license and service revenues when the related
services are provided. The Company records revenue net of any sales-related taxes that are billed to its customers. The
Company believes this approach results in financial statements that are more easily understood by investors.
Under the terms of the Company’s typical subscription agreement, new customers can terminate their service within 30 days of
order placement and receive a full refund of fees previously paid. The Company has determined that it has sufficient history of
subscriber conduct to make a reasonable estimate of cancellations within the 30-day trial period. Therefore, the Company
recognizes new subscriber revenue in the month in which the new order was shipped, net of an allowance for expected
cancellations.
Deferred cost of goods sold represents the cost of products sold for which the end customer or distributor has a right of return.
The cost of the products sold is recognized contemporaneously with the recognition of revenue, when the subscriber has
accepted the service.
Product revenue
The Company recognizes revenue from product sales for which there are no related services to be rendered upon shipment to
partners and end users provided that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed, title has transferred,
collection of resulting receivables is reasonably assured, there are no customer acceptance requirements, and there are no
remaining significant obligations. Gross outbound shipping and handling charges are recorded as revenue, and the related
costs are included in cost of goods sold. Reserves for returns and allowances for partner and end user sales are recorded at the
time of shipment. In accordance with the ASC 985-605, the Company records shipments to distributors, retailers, and resellers,
where the right of return exists, as deferred revenue. The Company defers recognition of revenue on sales to distributors,
retailers, and resellers until products are resold to the end user.
License and related revenue
During fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, revenues from software and technology licensing and related arrangements were limited.
The Company recognizes revenue from license contracts when a non-cancelable, non-contingent license agreement has been
signed, the software product has been delivered, no uncertainties surrounding product acceptance exist, fees from the
agreement are fixed or determinable, and collection is probable. The Company uses the residual method to recognize revenue
when a license agreement includes one or more elements to be delivered at a future date if evidence of the fair value of all
undelivered elements exists. If evidence of the fair value of the undelivered elements does not exist, revenue is deferred and
recognized when delivery occurs. When the Company enters into a license agreement requiring that the Company provide
significant customization of the software products, the license and consulting revenue is recognized using contract accounting.
Revenue from maintenance agreements is recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance agreement, which in most
instances is one year. The Company recognizes royalties upon notification of sale by its licensees. Revenue from consulting,
training, and development services is recognized as the services are performed.
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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Management determines the appropriate categorization of its investments at the time of purchase and reevaluates the
classification at each reporting date. The cost of the Company's investments is determined based upon specific identification.
The Company’s investments are comprised of money market and mutual funds. At March 31, 2011 and 2010, all investments
were classified as available-for-sale and reported at fair value, based upon quoted market prices, with unrealized gains and
losses, net of related tax, if any, included in other comprehensive loss and disclosed as a separate component of stockholders’
equity. Realized gains and losses on sales of all such investments are reported within the caption of other income, net in the
statements of operations and computed using the specific identification method. The Company’s investments in marketable
securities are monitored on a periodic basis for impairment. In the event that the carrying value of an investment exceeds its
fair value and the decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary, an impairment charge is recorded and a new cost
basis for the investment is established.
Available-for-sale investments were (in thousands):
As of March 31, 2011
Money market funds
Mutual Funds
Total available-for-sale investments
Included in (in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Total
As of March 31, 2010
Money market funds
Total available-for-sale investments
Included in (in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents
Total
Gross
Amortized
Unrealized
Costs
Loss
Estimated
Fair Value
$
$
14,358
2,000
16,358
$
$
-
(73)
(73)
Gross
Amortized
Unrealized
Costs
Loss
$
$
16,733
16,733
$
$
-
-
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
14,358
1,927
16,285
14,358
1,927
16,285
Estimated
Fair Value
16,733
16,733
16,733
16,733
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE
The Company estimates the amount of uncollectible accounts receivable at the end of each reporting period based on the aging
of the receivable balance, current and historical customer trends, and communications with its customers. Amounts are written
off only after considerable collection efforts have been made and the amounts are determined to be uncollectible.
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INVENTORY
Inventory is stated at the lower of standard cost, which approximates actual cost using the first-in, first-out method, or market.
Inventory reserves are established when conditions indicate that the current replacement cost or market is below the carrying
value due to obsolescence, changes in price levels, or other causes. Reserves are established for excess inventory generally
based on inventory levels in excess of demand, as determined by management, for each specific product. Inventory at March
31, 2011 and 2010 was comprised of the following:
Work-in-process
Finished goods
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
March 31,
2011
2010
(in thousands)
$
1,510
595
2,105
$
1,701
473
2,174
$
$
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are
computed using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives of three years are used for equipment and software and five
years for furniture and fixtures. Amortization of leasehold improvements is computed using the shorter of the remaining
facility lease term or the estimated useful life of the improvements. Property and equipment at March 31, 2011 and 2010 was
comprised of the following:
Machinery and computer equipment
Furniture and fixtures
Licensed software
Leasehold improvements
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
March 31,
2011
2010
$
(in thousands)
$
5,817
251
1,915
262
8,245
(5,847)
$
2,398
$
4,619
261
1,935
253
7,068
(5,197)
1,871
Maintenance, repairs and ordinary replacements are charged to expense. Expenditures for improvements that extend the
physical or economic life of the property are capitalized. Gains or losses on the disposition of property and equipment are
recorded in the loss from operations.
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are
amortized on a straight-line basis over the periods benefited.
8x8 reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets, such as plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances
occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset or asset group may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible
impairment is based on the Company’s ability to recover the carrying value of the asset or asset group from the expected future
pre-tax cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) of the related operations. If these cash flows are less than the
carrying value of such asset, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between estimated fair value and carrying
value. The measurement of impairment requires management to estimate future cash flows and the fair value of long-lived
assets.
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ACQUIRED PRODUCT RIGHTS
On April 29, 2009, the Company resolved a patent litigation matter with Web Telephony by entering into a license and
settlement agreement that resolved all legal claims between the companies. As part of the settlement, the Company agreed to
pay eight quarterly payments totaling $800,000 between April 2009 and December 2010. Under the transaction, the Company
expensed $339,000 of the patent settlement costs during the year ended March 31, 2009 that were related to benefits received
by the Company in and during the periods prior to fiscal year 2009. The remaining license amount was recorded as other long
term assets as of March 31, 2009 and is being amortized to cost of service revenues in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations over the remaining life of the primary patent, which expires in September 2017.
WARRANTY EXPENSE
The Company accrues for estimated product warranty cost upon revenue recognition. Accruals for product warranties are
calculated based on the Company’s historical warranty experience adjusted for any specific requirements.
WARRANT LIABILITY
The Company accounts for its warrants in accordance with ASC 480-10 which requires warrants to be classified as permanent
equity, temporary equity or as assets or liabilities. In general, warrants that either require net-cash settlement or are presumed
to require net-cash settlement are recorded as assets and liabilities at fair value and warrants that require settlement in shares
are recorded as equity instruments. The Company previously had two outstanding warrants that were classified as liabilities.
Both warrants included a provision requiring the Company to deliver freely tradable shares upon exercise by the warrant
holder. Because there are circumstances, irrespective of likelihood, that may not be within the control of the Company that
could prevent delivery of registered shares, ASC 480-10 requires the warrants be recorded as a liability at fair value, with
subsequent changes in fair value recorded as income (loss) in change in fair value of warrant liability. The fair value of the
warrant is determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, and is affected by changes in inputs to that model including
our stock price, expected stock price volatility and contractual term. Both of these warrants expired on December 19, 2010.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND SOFTWARE COSTS
Research and development costs are charged to operations as incurred. Software development costs for software to be sold or
otherwise marketed incurred prior to the establishment of technological feasibility are included in research and development
and are expensed as incurred. The Company defines establishment of technological feasibility as the completion of a working
model. Software development costs incurred subsequent to the establishment of technological feasibility through the period of
general market availability of the product are capitalized, if material. To date, all software development costs for software to be
sold or otherwise marketed have been expensed as incurred. In accordance with ASC 350-40, the Company capitalizes
purchase and implementation costs of internal use software. In accordance with ASC 350-40, the Company capitalized $0 in
each of fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009.
ADVERTISING COSTS
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and were $5.9 million, $5.0 million and $7.3 million for the years ended March 31,
2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
SUBSCRIBER ACQUISITION COSTS
Subscriber acquisition costs are expensed as incurred and include the advertising, marketing, promotions, commissions, rebates
and equipment subsidy costs associated with the Company’s efforts to acquire new subscribers.
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FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
Assets and liabilities of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are translated from their respective functional currencies at
exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates
prevailing during the year. If the functional currency is the local currency, resulting translation adjustments are reflected as a
separate component of stockholders' equity. If the functional currency is the U.S. dollar, resulting conversion adjustments are
included in the results of operations. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses, which have been immaterial, are also
included in results of operations. Total assets of the Company's foreign subsidiaries were $0, $69,000 and $150,000 as of
March 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At March 31, 2011, the U.S. dollar was the functional currency for all foreign
subsidiaries. The Company does not undertake any foreign currency hedging activities.
INCOME TAXES
Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability approach. Under the asset and liability approach, a current tax
liability or asset is recognized for the estimated taxes payable or refundable on tax returns for the current year. A deferred tax
liability or asset is recognized for the estimated future tax effects attributed to temporary differences and carryforwards. If
necessary, the deferred tax assets are reduced by the amount of benefits that, based on available evidence, it is more likely than
not expected to be realized.
CONCENTRATIONS
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of
cash and cash equivalents, investments and trade accounts receivable. The Company has cash equivalents and investment
policies that limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution and restrict placement of these funds to
financial institutions evaluated as highly credit-worthy. The Company has not experienced any material losses relating to its
investment instruments.
The Company sells its products to consumers and distributors. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its
customers' financial condition and generally does not require collateral from its customers. For the years ended March 31, 2011
and 2009, the Company experienced minimal write-offs for bad debts and doubtful accounts. For the year ended March 31,
2010, the Company wrote-off one customer accounts receivable for approximately $0.3 million that had been fully reserved as
of March 31, 2009. At March 31, 2011, no customer accounted for more than 10% of accounts receivable. At March 31, 2010,
one customer accounted for 12% of accounts receivable.
The Company outsources the manufacturing of its hardware products to independent contract manufacturers. The inability of
any contract manufacturer to fulfill supply requirements of the Company could materially impact future operating results,
financial position or cash flows. If any of these contract manufacturers fail to perform on their obligations to the Company,
such failure to fulfill supply requirements of the Company could materially impact future operating results, financial position
and cash flows.
The Company also relies primarily on third party network service providers to provide telephone numbers and PSTN call
termination and origination services for its customers. If these service providers failed to perform their obligations to the
Company, such failure could materially impact future operating results, financial position and cash flows.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The estimated fair value of financial instruments is determined by the Company using available market information and
valuation methodologies considered to be appropriate. The carrying amounts of the Company's cash and cash equivalents,
accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values due to their short maturities. The Company’s
investments are carried at fair values.
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ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company accounts for its employee stock options and stock purchase rights granted under the 1996 Stock Plan, 1996
Director Option Plan, 1999 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and the 2006 Stock Plan and stock purchase rights under the 1996
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (collectively “Purchase Plans”) under the provisions of ASC 718 – Stock Compensation. Under
the provisions of ASC 718, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of
the award, and is recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the
equity grant), net of estimated forfeitures. The Company has elected to adopt the modified prospective transition method as
provided by ASC 718 and, accordingly, financial statement amounts for the prior periods have not been restated to reflect the
fair value method of expensing share-based compensation.
To value option grants and stock purchase rights under the Purchase Plans for stock-based compensation the Company used the
Black-Scholes option valuation model. Fair value determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model varies based on
assumptions used for the expected stock prices volatility, expected life, risk free interest rates and future dividend payments.
For fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company used the historical volatility of the Company’s stock over a period equal to
the expected life of the options to their fair value. The expected life assumptions represent the weighted-average period stock-
based awards are expecting to remain outstanding. These expected life assumptions are established through the review of
historical exercise behavior of stock-based award grants with similar vesting periods. The risk free interest is based on the
closing market bid yields on actively traded U.S. treasury securities in the over-the-counter market for the expected term equal
to the expected term of the option. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of future
dividend payout.
Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for fiscal 2010 and 2009 included
both the unvested portion of stock-based awards granted prior to April 1, 2006 and stock-based awards granted subsequent to
April 1, 2006. Stock options granted in periods prior to fiscal 2007 were measured based on ASC 718 (formerly SFAS
No. 123) criteria, whereas stock options granted subsequent to April 1, 2006 were measured based on ASC 718 (formerly
SFAS No. 123(R)) criteria. In conjunction with the adoption of ASC 718, the Company changed its method of attributing the
value of stock-based compensation to expense from the accelerated multiple-option approach to the straight-line single option
method. Compensation expense for all share-based payment awards granted subsequent to April 1, 2006 is recognized using
the straight-line single-option method. Stock-based compensation expense included in fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009 includes the
impact of estimated forfeitures. ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in
subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
On January 27, 2009, when the share price of the Company’s stock closed at $0.55 per share, the Company’s board of directors
approved the acceleration of unvested stock options to purchase 3,902,186 shares of common stock. 1,737,509 of these shares
are subject to options held by the Company’s executive officers and directors. These options of the Company’s executive
officers and directors, taken as a whole, have a weighted average exercise price of $1.06 per share and range from $0.63 to
$1.79 per share, and a weighted average remaining vesting term of 2.85 years. Approximately $1.1 million of the $2.4 million
stock-based compensation charge related to this modification applies to the options held by the Company’s executive officers
and directors.
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The following table summarizes the distribution of stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and
employee stock purchases under ASC 718 among the Company's operating functions for the years ended March 31, 2011, 2010
and 2009 that was recorded as follows (in thousands):
Cost of service revenues
Cost of product revenues
Research and development
Selling, general and administrative
Total stock-based compensation expense
related to employee stock options
and employee stock purchases, pre-tax
Tax benefit
Stock based compensation expense related to
employee stock options and employee
stock purchases, net of tax
$
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
2009
$
50
-
111
297
458
-
$
20
-
63
121
204
-
216
47
542
2,490
3,295
-
$
458
$
204
$
3,295
ASC 718 requires the Company to calculate the additional paid in capital pool (“APIC Pool”) available to absorb tax
deficiencies recognized subsequent to adopting ASC 718, as if the Company had adopted ASC 718 at its effective date of
January 1, 1995. There are two allowable methods to calculate the Company’s APIC Pool: (1) the long form method and (2)
the short form method as set forth in ASC 718. The Company has elected to use the long form method under which the
Company tracks each award grant on an employee-by-employee basis and grant-by-grant basis to determine if there is a tax
benefit or tax deficiency for such award. The Company then compares the fair value expense to the tax deduction received for
each grant and aggregated the benefits and deficiencies to establish the APIC Pool.
Due to the adoption of ASC 718, some exercises result in tax deductions in excess of previously recorded benefits based on the
option value at the time of grant, or windfalls. The Company recognizes windfall tax benefits associated with the exercise of
stock options directly to stockholders’ equity only when realized. Accordingly, deferred tax assets are not recognized for net
operating loss carryforwards resulting from windfall tax benefits occurring from April 1, 2006 onward. A windfall tax benefit
occurs when the actual tax benefit realized by the company upon an employee’s disposition of a share-based award exceeds the
deferred tax asset, if any, associated with the award that the company had recorded. The Company uses the “with and without”
approach as described in ASC 718, in determining the order in which its tax attributes are utilized. The “with and without”
approach results in the recognition of the windfall stock option tax benefits only after all other tax attributes of the Company
have been considered in the annual tax accrual computation. Also, the Company has elected to ignore the indirect tax effects
of share-based compensation deductions in computing the Company’s research and development tax and as such, the Company
recognizes the full effect of these deductions in the income statement in the period in which the taxable event occurs.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-13, "Multiple-Deliverable Revenue
Arrangements-a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2009-13"). ASU 2009-13 updates the existing
multiple-element revenue arrangements guidance currently included under ASC 605-25, which originated primarily from the
guidance in EITF Issue No. 00-21, "Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables" ("EITF 00-21"). The revised guidance
primarily provides two significant changes: 1) it eliminates the need for objective and reliable evidence of the fair value for the
undelivered element in order for a delivered item to be treated as a separate unit of accounting, and 2) it eliminates the residual
method to allocate the arrangement consideration. In addition, the guidance also expands the disclosure requirements for
revenue recognition. ASU 2009-13 will be effective for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after June 15, 2010,
with early adoption permitted provided that the revised guidance is retroactively applied to the beginning of the year of
adoption. The adoption of ASU 2009-13 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operation
and financial condition.
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In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-14, "Certain Revenue Arrangements that Include Software Elements a
consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2009-14"). ASU 2009-14 amends the scope of preexisting
software revenue guidance by removing from the guidance non-software components of tangible products and certain software
components of tangible products. ASU 2009-14 will be effective for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after June
15, 2010, with early adoption permitted provided that the revised guidance is retroactively applied to the beginning of the year
of adoption. The adoption of ASU 2009-14 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operation
and financial condition.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU 2010-6, "Improving Disclosures about Fair Measurements." ASU 2010-6 provides
amendments to subtopic 820-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), originally issued as FASB
Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" that require separate disclosure of significant transfers in and out of Level 1
and Level 2 fair value measurements and the presentation of separate information regarding purchases, sales, issuances and
settlements for Level 3 fair value measurements. Additionally, ASU 2010-6 provides amendments to subtopic 820-10 that
clarify existing disclosures about the level of disaggregation and inputs and valuation techniques. ASU 2010-6 is effective for
financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after December 15, 2010. The adoption of ASU 2010-6 did
not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operation and financial condition.
In December 2010, FASB issued ASU 2010-28, "Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): When to Perform Step 2 of
the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts (a consensus of the FASB
Emerging Issues Task Force)." ASU 2010-28 provides amendments to Topic 350 that modifies Step 1 of the goodwill
impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. As a result, goodwill impairments may be reported
sooner than under current practice. ASU 2010-28 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning
after December 15, 2010, with early adoption not permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-28 to
have a material impact on its consolidated results of operation and financial condition.
In December 2010, FASB issued ASU 2010-29, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma
Information for Business Combinations (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).” ASU 2010-29 provides
amendments to subtopic 805-10 of the FASB ASC that requires a public entity to disclose pro forma information for business
combinations that occurred in the current reporting period. ASU 2010-29 is effective prospectively for business combinations
for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December
15, 2010, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-28 to have a material impact
on its consolidated results of operation and financial condition.
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive income, as defined, includes all changes in equity (net assets) during a period from non-owner sources. The
difference between net income and comprehensive income is due to unrealized gains or losses on investments classified as
available-for-sale. Comprehensive income is reflected in the consolidated statements of stockholders' equity.
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NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders (numerator) by
the weighted average number of vested, unrestricted common shares outstanding during the period (denominator). Diluted net
income per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of
dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common
shares include outstanding stock options, shares to be issued under the employee stock purchase plan and warrants.
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
2009
Numerator:
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
$
6,494
$
3,879
$
(2,500)
Denominator:
Common shares
Denominator for basic calculation
Employee stock options
Employee stock purchase plan
Employee restricted purchase rights
Warrants
63,087
63,087
2,564
-
222
-
62,861
62,861
318
-
83
-
62,317
62,317
-
-
-
-
Denominator for diluted calculation
65,873
63,262
62,317
Net income (loss) per share
Basic
Diluted
$
$
0.10
0.10
$
$
0.06
0.06
$
$
(0.04)
(0.04)
The following shares attributable to outstanding stock options and warrants were excluded from the calculation of diluted
earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti dilutive (in thousands):
Common stock options
Stock purchase rights
Warrants
2. INCOME TAXES
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
2009
1,093
33
-
1,126
8,403
1
1,786
10,190
10,736
100
5,445
16,281
For the year ended March 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $55,000, $3,000
and $45,000, respectively, which was attributable to state tax in several states and foreign tax, offset by federal refund in lieu
of bonus depreciation (in accordance with the Economic Stimulus Act of 2010). The components of the consolidated provision
for income taxes for fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009 consisted of the following (in thousands):
Current:
Federal
State
Foreign
2011
March 31,
2010
2009
-
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2
55
$
$
$
(77)
70
10
3
$
(72)
64
53
45
$
$
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The Company's income (loss) before income taxes included $3,000, $38,000 and $38,000 of foreign subsidiary income for the
fiscal years ended March 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Deferred tax assets were comprised of the following (in thousands):
Research and development credit carryforwards
Net operating loss carryforwards
Inventory valuation
Reserves and allowances
Fixed assets and intangibles
Valuation allowance
Total
March 31,
2011
2010
$
$
2,196
57,484
133
1,392
4,279
65,484
(65,484)
$
-
$
2,517
57,714
95
1,817
6,548
68,691
(68,691)
-
Because of uncertainties regarding the realization of deferred tax assets, management has applied a full valuation allowance as
of March 31, 2011 and 2010.
At March 31, 2011, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of
approximately $153.4 million and $89.9 million, respectively, which expire at various dates beginning in 2012 and continuing
through 2031. The net operating loss carryforwards include approximately $10.0 million resulting from employee exercises of
non-qualified stock options or disqualifying dispositions, the tax benefits of which, when realized, will be accounted for as an
addition to additional paid-in capital rather than as a reduction of the provision for income taxes. In addition, at March 31,
2011, the Company had research and development credit carryforwards for federal and state tax reporting purposes of
approximately $1.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The federal credit carryforwards will expire at various dates
beginning in 2021 and continuing through 2031, while the California credits will carry forward indefinitely.
A reconciliation of the tax provision (benefit) to the amounts computed using the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 34%
is as follows (in thousands):
Tax provision (benefit) at statutory rate
State income taxes before valuation allowance,
net of federal effect
Research and development credits
Change in valuation allowance
Income from change in fair value of warrant liability
Compensation/option differences
Non-deductible compensation
Other
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
2009
$
2,226
$
1,320
$
372
(128)
(2,147)
(57)
(291)
75
5
298
(112)
(1,536)
50
(20)
51
(48)
$
55
$
3
$
(835)
20
(100)
395
(107)
(5)
674
3
45
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Effective April 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of ASC 740, which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for
uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending
amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
2011
2010
2009
Balance at beginning of year
$
1,743
$
2,206
$
2,122
Gross increases - tax position in prior period
Gross decreases - tax position in prior period
Gross increases - tax positions related to the current year
Settlements
Lapse of statue of limitations
Balance at end of year
-
(157)
140
-
-
-
(586)
123
-
-
-
(27)
111
-
-
$
1,726
$
1,743
$
2,206
The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate is $1.7 million, but any
effect would have been fully offset by the application of the valuation allowance. To the extent that the unrecognized tax
benefits are ultimately recognized, they may have an impact on the effective tax rate in future periods; however, such impact
on the effective tax rate would only occur if the recognition of such unrecognized tax benefits occurs in a future period when
the Company has already determined that its deferred tax assets are more likely than not realizable. The Company does not
expect the unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over the next 12 months.
The Company files U.S. federal, state and foreign income tax returns in jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations. The
Company has not been under examination by income tax authorities in federal, state or other foreign jurisdictions. The 1995
through fiscal 2011 tax years generally remain subject to examination by federal and most state tax authorities. In significant
foreign jurisdictions, the fiscal year 2007 through 2011 tax years remain subject to examination by their respective tax
authorities.
The Company's policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of
operating expense income before taxes. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company did not recognize
any interest or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits.
Undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations. No provision
has been made for taxes that might be payable upon remittance of such earnings, nor is it practicable to determine the amount
of this liability.
3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities
required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal market or the most advantageous
market in which it would transact.
The accounting guidance for fair value measurement requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and
minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions
market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources
independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors that
market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the
circumstances.
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The standard establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs
used to measure fair value by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. A financial instrument’s
categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value
measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:
•
Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
• Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are
observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in
active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent
transactions (less active markets).
• Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which fair value is derived from valuation techniques in which one or more
significant inputs are unobservable, including the Company’s own assumptions.
The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring
basis at March 31, 2011 (in thousands):
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets
Other
Significant
for Identical
Observable
Unobservable
Assets
(Level 1)
Inputs
(Level 2)
Inputs
(Level 3)
Balance at
3/31/2011
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds
Short-term investments:
Mutual funds (1)
Total
$
$
14,358
$
-
$
-
1,927
14,358
$
1,927
$
-
-
-
$
$
14,358
1,927
16,285
(1) The fair value of mutual funds is determined based on published net asset values. The Company uses such pricing data as
the primary input to make its assessments and determinations as to the ultimate valuation of its investment portfolio.
4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Guarantees
Indemnifications
In the normal course of business, the Company may agree to indemnify other parties, including customers, lessors and parties
to other transactions with the Company, with respect to certain matters such as breaches of representations or covenants or
intellectual property infringement or other claims made by third parties. These agreements may limit the time within which an
indemnification claim can be made and the amount of the claim. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification
agreements with its officers and directors.
It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount of the Company’s exposure under these indemnification
agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each
particular agreement. Historically, payments made by the Company under these agreements have not had a material impact on
the Company’s operating results, financial position or cash flows. Under some of these agreements, however, the Company’s
potential indemnification liability might not have a contractual limit.
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Product Warranties
The Company accrues for the estimated costs that may be incurred under its product warranties upon revenue recognition.
Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability, which is included in cost of product revenues in the consolidated
statements of operations, during the years ended March 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were as follows (in thousands):
Balance at beginning of year
Accruals for warranties
Payments
Changes in estimates
Balance at end of year
Leases
2011
Years Ended March 31,
2010
2009
$
$
331
446
(415)
-
$
328
446
(404)
(39)
$
362
$
331
$
314
366
(352)
-
328
The Company leases its headquarters facility in Sunnyvale, California under an operating lease agreement that expires in
August 2012. The facility leases include rent escalation clauses, and require the Company to pay utilities and normal
maintenance costs. At March 31, 2011, future minimum annual lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases, net of
sublease income, were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending March 31,
2012
2013
Total minimum payments
$
$
657
284
941
Rent expense for the years ended March 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $608,000, $632,000 and $494,000, respectively.
Capital Leases
In March 2007 and August 2009, the Company entered into a series of non-cancelable capital lease agreements for office
equipment bearing interest at various rates. At March 31, 2011, future minimum annual lease payments under noncancelable
capital leases were as follows (in thousands):
Year ending March 31:
2012
2013
Total minimum payments
Less: Amount representing interest
Less: Short-term portion of capital lease obligations
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations
$
$
40
7
47
(3)
44
(38)
6
Capital leases included in office equipment were $156,000 at March 31, 2011. Total accumulated amortization was $114,000
at March 31, 2011. Amortization expense for assets recorded under capital leases is included in depreciation expense.
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Minimum Third Party Customer Support Commitments
In the third quarter of 2010, the Company amended its contract with one of its third party customer support vendors containing
a minimum monthly commitment of approximately $430,000 effective April 1, 2010. The agreement requires a 150‐day
notice to terminate. At March 31, 2011, the total remaining obligation under the contract was $2.2 million.
Minimum Third Party Network Service Provider Commitments
The Company entered into contracts with multiple vendors for third party network service providers which expire on various
dates in fiscal 2012 and 2013. At March 31, 2011, future minimum annual payments under these third party network service
contracts were as follows (in thousands):
Year ending March 31:
2012
2013
Total minimum payments
Legal Proceedings
$
$
541
23
564
The Company, from time to time, is involved in various legal claims or litigation, including patent infringement claims that can
arise in the normal course of the Company’s operations. Pending or future litigation could be costly, could cause the diversion
of management’s attention and could upon resolution, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of
operations, financial condition and cash flows.
On January 27, 2010, the Company was named a defendant in a lawsuit, Nikki Meierdiercks et al. v. 8x8, Inc., filed by three
former employees in Santa Clara County Superior Court (the “Court”) as a putative class action seeking damages and various
penalties under the California Labor Code for alleged unpaid overtime, meal breaks, rest breaks and alleged late wage
payments and unreimbursed business expenses. On November 9, 2010, the Company entered into a memorandum of
understanding with the plaintiffs to settle the lawsuit for $625,000. The Company accrued this $625,000 in the third quarter of
fiscal 2011. The settlement amount is still subject to approval by the Court, though the Company does not expect to incur any
substantial amounts related to the litigation in the future.
On October 6, 2010, the Company was named a defendant in a lawsuit, Ceres Communications Technologies, LLC (“Ceres”)
v. 8x8, Inc. et al., along with over a dozen other defendants, including OfficeMax, a former distributor of the Company, as well
as AT&T, Inc., Cablevision Systems Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications Inc., Skype Global S.a.r.l,
Skype Inc., Time Warner Cable, Verizon Communications Inc. and Vonage Holdings Corporation in the United States District
Court for the District of Delaware. The plaintiff believes the Company has infringed one or more claims of United States
Patent No. 5,774,526. On November 16, 2010, the Company agreed to represent and indemnify OfficeMax in this lawsuit for
the time period pursuant to the terms of our prior retail agreement with them (indemnification rights survived termination of
the agreement). On November 19, 2010, the Company filed motions to dismiss on behalf of ourselves and OfficeMax. On
December 3, 2010, Ceres filed its First Amendment Complaint omitting its prior claims for induced, contributory, and willful
infringement. On December 10, 2010, Ceres filed an answer to the Company’s motion to dismiss. On December 21, 2010, the
Company amended its motions to dismiss. The judge has not yet ruled on these motions. No case schedule has been set and
discovery has not yet begun. A scheduling conference with the judge is currently set for June 9, 2011. The Company believes
it has factual and legal defenses to these claims and is presenting a vigorous defense. The plaintiff has not made a specific
monetary demand and the Company cannot estimate potential liability in this case at this early stage of litigation.
On November 24, 2010, the Company filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Texas against Adaptive Networks and Ceres
alleging false patent marking under Title 35, Section 292, of the United States Code relating to the ‘526 patent. On March 23,
2011, the Company restated its complaint to also include Helios IP, LLC, in addition to the two original defendants. The
defendants have until May 27, 2011 to answer the Company’s complaint.
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On March 15, 2011, the Company was named a defendant in a lawsuit, Bear Creek Technologies, Inc. v. 8x8, Inc. et al., along
with more than 20 other defendants, including AT&T, Inc., Cablevision Systems Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Cox
Communications, Qwest Communications International, Inc., T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Vonage Holdings Corporation in the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Norfolk Division). The plaintiff believes the Company has
infringed one or more claims of United States Patent No. 7,889,722. On April 26, 2011, Bear Creek Technologies, Inc.
amended its initial complaint against the defendants to allege induced infringement. The Company’s initial response to the
complaint is due May 26, 2011. The Company believes it has factual and legal defenses to these claims and is presenting a
vigorous defense. The plaintiff has not made a specific monetary demand and the Company cannot estimate potential liability
in this case at this early stage of litigation.
State and Municipal Taxes
From time to time, the Company has received inquiries from a number of state and municipal taxing agencies with respect to
the remittance of taxes. Three states currently are conducting tax audits of the Company's records. The Company collects or
has accrued for taxes that it believes are required to be remitted. The amounts that have been remitted have historically been
within the accruals established by the Company.
Regulatory
VoIP communication services, like the Company’s are subject to less regulation at the federal level than traditional
telecommunication services and states are preempted from regulating such services. Many regulatory actions are underway or
are being contemplated by federal and state authorities, including the FCC, and state regulatory agencies. The FCC initiated a
notice of public rule-making in early 2004 to gather public comment on the appropriate regulatory environment for IP
telephony which would include the services we offer. In November 2004, the FCC ruled that the VoIP service of a competitor
and "similar" services are jurisdictionally interstate and not subject to state certification, tariffing and other legacy
telecommunication carrier regulations.
The effect of any future laws, regulations and the orders on the Company’s operations, including, but not limited to, the 8x8
service, cannot be determined. But as a general matter, increased regulation and the imposition of additional funding
obligations increases the Company’s costs of providing service that may or may not be recoverable from the Company’s
customers which could result in making the Company’s services less competitive with traditional telecommunications services
if the Company increases its retail prices or decreases the Company’s profit margins if it attempts to absorb such costs.
5. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
1996 Stock Plan
In June 1996, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 1996 Stock Plan (“1996 Plan”). A total of 12,035,967 shares were
reserved for issuance under the 1996 Plan prior to its expiration in June 2006. The 1996 Plan provides for granting incentive
stock options to employees and nonstatutory stock options to employees, directors or consultants. The stock option price of
incentive stock options granted may not be less than the determined fair market value at the date of grant. Options generally
vest over four years and expire ten years after grant.
1996 Director Option Plan
The Company's 1996 Director Option Plan (“Director Plan”) was adopted in June 1996 and became effective in July 1997. A
total of 1,650,000 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the Director Plan prior to its expiration in June
2006. The Director Plan provides for both discretionary and periodic grants of nonstatutory stock options to non-employee
directors of the Company (the “Outside Directors”). The exercise price per share of all options granted under the Director Plan
will be equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. Options generally vest
over a period of four years. Options granted to Outside Directors under the Director Plan have a ten year term, or shorter upon
termination of an Outside Director's status as a director.
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1999 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan
In fiscal 2000, the Company’s board of directors approved the 1999 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan (“1999 Plan”) with
600,000 shares initially reserved for issuance thereunder. In fiscal 2001, the number of shares reserved for issuance was
increased to 3,600,000 shares by the Company’s board of directors. Under the terms of the 1999 Plan, options may not be
issued to either officers or directors of the Company unless granted to an officer in connection with the officer's initial
employment by the Company. Options generally vest over four years and expire ten years after grant. The 1999 Plan was not
approved by the stockholders of the Company. In May 2006, the Company’s board of directors cancelled the 1999 Plan, and
no new grants may be made from the 1999 Plan.
2006 Stock Plan
In May 2006, the Company’s board of directors approved the 2006 Stock Plan (“2006 Plan”). The Company’s stockholders
subsequently adopted the 2006 Plan in September 2006, and the 2006 Plan became effective in October 2006. The Company
reserved 7,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance under this plan. The 2006 Plan provides for granting
incentive stock options to employees and nonstatutory stock options to employees, directors or consultants. The stock option
price of incentive stock options granted may not be less than the fair market value on the effective date of the grant. Other
types of options and awards under the 2006 Plan may be granted at any price approved by the administrator, which generally
will be the compensation committee of the board of directors. Options generally vest over four years and expire ten years after
grant. In 2009, the 2006 Plan was amended to provide for the granting of stock purchase rights. The 2006 Plan expires in May
2016.
Option and Stock Purchase Right Activity
Stock Purchase Right Activity since March 31, 2008 is summarized as follows:
Balance at March 31, 2008
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Balance at March 31, 2009
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Balance at March 31, 2010
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Balance at March 31, 2011
Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Market
Value
-
0.57
-
-
0.57
0.74
0.68
-
0.71
1.72
0.96
1.46
1.51
$
$
Number of
Shares
-
100,000
-
-
100,000
331,464
(77,744)
-
353,720
836,432
(175,269)
(128,438)
886,445
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in Years)
3.26
3.00
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Option activity under the Company's stock option plans since March 31, 2008, is summarized as follows:
Balance at March 31, 2008
Granted - Options
Stock purchase rights
Exercised
Canceled/Forfeited
Termination of plans
Balance at March 31, 2009
Stock purchase rights
Exercised
Canceled/Forfeited
Termination of plans
Balance at March 31, 2010
Granted - Options
Stock purchase rights
Exercised
Canceled/Forfeited
Termination of plans
Balance at March 31, 2011
Shares
Subject to
Options
Outstanding
10,301,064
1,855,500
-
(89,300)
(1,330,985)
-
10,736,279
-
(195,500)
(1,273,376)
-
9,267,403
502,000
-
(1,204,776)
(1,595,431)
-
6,969,196
$
$
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Per Share
2.00
0.84
0.57
0.37
1.72
1.85
0.74
0.73
1.68
1.90
2.69
1.72
1.48
3.92
1.56
Shares
Available
for Grant
3,935,125
(1,855,500)
(100,000)
-
1,330,985
(894,735)
2,415,875
(331,464)
-
1,273,376
(488,376)
2,869,411
(502,000)
(836,432)
-
1,595,431
(1,572,431)
1,553,979
Significant option groups outstanding at March 31, 2011 and related weighted average exercise price and contractual life
information for 8x8, Inc.'s stock option plans are as follows:
Options Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Per Share
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
Options Exercisable
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Per Share
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Shares
0.87
1.24
1.39
1.73
2.96
6.9
5.4
4.7
4.0
6.5
$ 2,909,644
1,500,825
2,255,776
1,440,878
2,151,695
1,517,000
1,538,863
1,420,543
161,320
587,950
$
$
$
$
$
0.87
$ 2,909,644
1.24
1.39
1.73
3.20
2,255,776
2,151,695
1,538,863
98,360
$ 9,017,298
6,467,196
$ 8,954,338
Shares
1,500,825
1,440,878
1,517,000
1,420,543
1,089,950
6,969,196
$
$
$
$
$
$ 0.55 to $ 1.15
$ 1.16 to $ 1.26
$ 1.27 to $ 1.54
$ 1.55 to $ 1.79
$ 1.80 to $ 4.68
The Company recognized stock compensation expense in fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009 of $458,000, $204,000 and $3,295,000,
respectively.
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the aggregate difference between the
closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on March 31, 2011 and the exercise price for in-the-money options) that
would have been received by the option holders if all in-the-money options had been exercised on March 31, 2011.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised in the years ended March 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $1,422,000, $70,000 and
$49,000, respectively. As of March 31, 2011, there was $2,095,000 of unamortized stock-based compensation expense related
to unvested stock options and awards which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.78 years.
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Cash received from option exercises and purchases of shares under the Purchase Plans for the years ended March 31, 2011,
2010 and 2009 were $2.3 million, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The total tax benefit attributable to stock options
exercised in the year ended March 31, 2011 was $0.
The Company did not recognize and does not expect to recognize in the near future any tax benefit related to employee stock-
based compensation cost as a result of the full valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets and because of its net operating
loss carryforwards.
1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company's 1996 Stock Purchase Plan (“Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) was adopted in June 1996 and became effective
upon the closing of the Company's initial public offering in July 1997. The Company suspended the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan in 2003 and reactivated the Employee Stock Purchase Plan in fiscal 2005. Under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
500,000 shares of common stock were initially reserved for issuance. At the start of each fiscal year, the number of shares of
common stock subject to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan increases so that 500,000 shares remain available for issuance.
During fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, 489,501, 499,969 and 424,470 shares, respectively, were issued under the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. In May 2006, the Company’s board of directors approved a ten-year extension of the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. Stockholders approved a ten-year extension of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held September 18, 2006. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan is effective until 2017.
The Employee Stock Purchase Plan permits eligible employees to purchase common stock through payroll deductions at a
price equal to 85% of the fair market value of the common stock at the beginning of each two year offering period or the end of
a six month purchase period, whichever is lower. When the Employee Stock Purchase Plan was reinstated in fiscal 2005, the
offering period was reduced from two years to one year. The contribution amount may not exceed ten percent of an employee's
base compensation, including commissions, but not including bonuses and overtime. In the event of a merger of the Company
with or into another corporation or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan provides that a new exercise date will be set for each option under the plan which exercise date will occur before
the date of the merger or asset sale.
Assumptions Used to Calculate Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The fair value of each of the Company's option grants has been estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing
model with the following assumptions:
Years Ended March 31,
2011
2010
2009
Expected volatility
Expected dividend yield
Risk-free interest rate
Weighted average expected option term
69%
-
1.2% to 2.0%
4.3 years
Weighted average fair value of options granted
$
1.45
$
-
-
-
-
-
79%
-
1.4% to 3.2%
4.6 years
$
0.52
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The estimated fair value of stock purchase rights granted under the Purchase Plans were estimated using the Black-Scholes
pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
Expected volatility
Expected dividend yield
Risk-free interest rate
Years Ended March 31,
2011
2010
2009
61%
-
0.23%
84%
-
0.30%
68%
-
0.87%
Weighted average expected rights term
0.75 years
0.79 years
0.81 years
Weighted average fair value of rights granted
$
0.79
$
0.40
$
0.28
STOCK REPURCHASES
In July 2009, the Company's board of directors authorized the Company to purchase up to $2.0 million of its common stock
from time to time until July 28, 2010. On July 27, 2010, the Company's board of directors extended the stock repurchase period
from July 28, 2010 to July 27, 2011 and on August 31, 2010, the Company's board of directors authorized an increase in the
stock repurchase plan from $2.0 million to $3.0 million. As of October 18, 2010, the Company had repurchased $2,999,985
worth of shares under the stock repurchase plan originally approved in July 2009. On October 19, 2010, the Company's board
of directors determined that this $3.0 million was complete with only $15 remaining under the plan. On October 19, 2010, the
Company's board of directors authorized the Company to create a new stock repurchase plan to purchase an additional $10.0
million of its common stock from time to time until October 19, 2011. Share repurchases, if any, will be funded with available
cash. Repurchases under the repurchase plans may be made through open market purchases at prevailing market prices or in
privately negotiated transactions. The timing, volume and nature of share repurchases are subject to market prices and
conditions, applicable securities laws and other factors, and are at the discretion of the Company's management. Share
repurchases under the repurchase plans may be commenced, suspended or discontinued at any time. The remaining authorized
repurchase amount at March 31, 2011 under the $10.0 million repurchase plan is $5.0 million. The stock repurchase activity for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 is summarized as follows:
Balance at March 31, 2010
Repurchase of common stock
Balance at March 31, 2011
Shares
Repurchased
282,376
3,588,609
3,870,985
$
$
Weighted
Average
Price
Per Share
0.75
2.30
2.26
Amount
Repurchased
$
$
211,741
7,810,949
8,022,690
The total purchase prices of the common stock repurchased and retired were reflected as a reduction to stockholders’ equity
during the period of repurchase.
The Company has repurchased an additional 301,800 shares at a total cost of $888,964 between April 1 and May 18, 2011.
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6. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
401(k) Savings Plan
In April 1991, the Company adopted a 401(k) savings plan (the “Savings Plan”) covering substantially all of its U.S.
employees. Eligible employees may contribute to the Savings Plan from their compensation up to the maximum allowed by the
Internal Revenue Service. No matching contribution was made in fiscal 2006. On January 1, 2007, the Company reactivated
the employer matching contribution. The matching contribution is 100% of each employee’s contributions in each year, not to
exceed $1,500 per annum. The matching expense in 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million,
respectively. The Savings Plan does not allow employee contributions to be invested in the Company’s common stock.
7. SEGMENT REPORTING
ASC 280 “Segment Reporting establishes annual and interim reporting standards for an enterprise’s business segments and
related disclosures about its products, services, geographic areas and major customers. Under ASC 280, the method for
determining what information to report is based upon the way management organizes the operating segments within the
Company for making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. The Company has only one reportable
segment.
The following table presents net revenues by groupings of similar products (in thousands).
8x8 service, equipment and other
Technology licensing and related software
Total revenues
Years Ended March 31,
2011
2010
2009
$
$
70,056
107
70,163
$
$
63,315
81
63,396
$
$
64,601
73
64,674
Revenue from customers outside the United States was not material for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
The majority of the Company's property and equipment was located in the United States. The following table illustrates
property and equipment by country (in thousands):
United States
France
March 31,
2011
2010
2,398
-
2,398
$
$
1,861
10
1,871
$
$
No customer represented more than 10% of the Company’s total revenues in fiscal 2011, 2010 or 2009.
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8. BUYOUT OF EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS
In accordance with existing buyout provisions of the Company's 1996 Stock Plan and 1999 Plan, in February 2011, the
Company's board of directors approved the purchase of employee stock options which were expiring in February 2011. The
Company purchased the employee stock options at an amount equal to the average closing price of a share of the Company's
stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market for the five trading days ending prior to the purchase date ("Purchase Price")
less the exercise price of the employee stock option, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the unexercised portion of
the option. The following table provides information with respect to the buyout of stock options from employees during the
three month period ended March 31, 2011:
Aggregate Amounts
Weighted Average Per Share Amount
Total Number
of Shares
Subject to
Purchased
Options
Purchase
Price of
Options
Purchase
Premium (1)
Exercise
Price
of Option
Purchase
Price of
Options
Purchase
Premium (1)
October 1 - October 31, 2010
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
November 1 - November 30, 2010
144,250
434,903
101,252
2.31
3.01
December 1 - December 31, 2010
January 1 - January 31, 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
February 1 - February 28, 2011
699,181
1,693,028
438,314
March 1 - March 31, 2011
-
-
-
-
-
1.88
-
-
-
2.53
-
Total
843,431
$
2,127,931
$
539,566
$
1.95
$
2.62
$
-
0.70
-
-
0.66
-
0.66
(1) The purchase premium is calculated as the difference between (a) the Purchase Price of the employee stock option and (b) the
exercise price of the employee stock option.
9. ACQUISITION
On May 1, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with Central Host pursuant to which the Company acquired this
provider of managed hosting services from its sole shareholder. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid
$1,000,000 in cash and issued 432,276 shares of 8x8 common stock, at an average price of $1.388 per share, to the sole
shareholder in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Central Host. The share price was based on the
trailing five-day average closing price of 8x8 common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market as of the effective date of the
transaction. The shares of the Company's common stock were not registered for sale and were issued pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements under section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by section 4(2) thereof.
The Company recorded a total acquisition price as follows (in thousands):
Cash, net of cash acquired
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition
Liabilities assumed
Total acquisition costs
$
$
998
600
96
1,694
The Company allocated the purchase price of the acquisition to tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets acquired,
based on their estimated fair values. The excess of purchase price over the aggregate fair values was recorded as goodwill. The
fair value assigned to identifiable intangible assets acquired was based on estimates and assumptions made by management.
Intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-line basis.
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The allocation of the acquisition price for net tangible and intangible assets was as follows (in thousands):
Net tangible assets
Intangible asset - customer relationship
Goodwill
Total acquisition costs
$
$
176
308
1,210
1,694
Intangible assets of $1,518,000 consist of goodwill and customer relationship. Total accumulated amortization on customer
relationship intangible asset was $94,000 at December 31, 2011. Amortization expense for the customer relationship intangible
asset is included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
At March 31, 2011, the Company expects amortization expense related to the customer relationship intangible asset for the
next three years to be approximately $103,000, $103,000 and $8,000, respectively.
10. STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
In April 2010, the Company invested $250,000 cash, transferred its wholly-owned French research and development
subsidiary, 8x8 Europe SARL, and granted a non-exclusive license to certain 8x8 technology, to Stonyfish, a privately-held
company in Los Altos, California in exchange for a 17% interest in Stonyfish following its initial round of external fundraising.
The total investment in Stonyfish is as follows (in thousands):
Cash - 8x8, Inc.
Cash - 8x8 Europe SARL
Net tangible assets - 8x8 Europe SARL
Total investment
$
$
250
65
41
356
The strategic investment is included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
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8X8, INC.
SCHEDULE II -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(IN THOUSANDS)
Description
Year ended March 31, 2009:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
Year ended March 31, 2010:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
Year ended March 31, 2011:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
Balance
at
Beginning
of Year
Additions
Charged to
Costs,
Expenses
and Other
Deductions
$
61
72,086
$
$
338
-
$
97
733
302
71,353
36
68,691
-
-
-
-
266
2,662
15
3,207
Balance
at End
of Year
302
71,353
36
68,691
21
65,484
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8X8, INC.
CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
March 31,
Dec. 31,
Sept. 30,
June 30,
March 31,
Dec. 31,
Sept. 30,
June 30,
2011
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
$
16,900
$
16,664
$
16,071
$
15,363
$
14,588
$
14,737
$
14,838
$
14,520
QUARTER ENDED
1,284
18,184
3,718
2,218
1,191
9,024
16,151
2,033
26
-
1,114
17,778
3,819
1,840
1,131
9,570
16,360
1,418
78
-
1,296
17,367
3,589
2,031
1,271
8,525
15,416
1,951
12
9
1,471
16,834
3,382
2,026
1,226
9,358
15,992
842
22
158
1,279
15,867
3,309
1,825
1,308
8,536
14,978
889
3
216
1,207
15,944
3,254
1,925
1,239
8,251
14,669
1,275
7
1,189
16,027
3,535
1,686
1,265
8,156
14,642
1,385
31
1,038
15,558
3,501
1,821
1,237
8,573
15,132
426
12
(265)
(90)
(7)
2,059
1,496
1,972
1,022
1,108
1,017
1,326
48
$
2,011
$
$
0.03
0.03
-
1,496
0.02
0.02
$
$
$
3
1,969
0.03
0.03
$
$
$
$
$
$
4
(7)
1,018
$
1,115
0.02
0.02
$
$
0.02
0.02
3
1,014
0.02
0.02
$
$
$
$
$
$
431
17
414
0.01
0.01
62,688
62,766
$
$
$
(10)
1,336
0.02
0.02
62,774
62,873
Service revenues
Product revenues
Total revenues
Operating expenses:
Cost of service revenues
Cost of product revenues
Research and development
Selling, general, and
administrative
Total operating expenses
Income from operations
Other income, net
Income on change in fair
value of warrant liability
Income before provision for
income taxes
Provision (benefit) for
income taxes
Net income
Net income per share:
Basic
Diluted
Shares used in per share calculations:
Basic
Diluted
62,655
65,956
63,281
66,873
63,383
64,847
63,438
64,605
63,064
63,992
62,852
63,393
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") during the most
recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control
over financial reporting.
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of the our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Exchange Act, as of March 31, 2011. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
concluded that, as of March 31, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such
term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of
our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an assessment of the
effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting based on criteria established in the framework in Internal Control –
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this
assessment, our management concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2011.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Moss Adams LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited the financial statements included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K has issued an attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting which appears in
Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
Certain information required by Part III is omitted from this Report on Form 10-K in that the Registrant will file its definitive
Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report, and certain information included in
the 2010 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Information regarding our directors and corporate governance will be presented in our definitive proxy statement for our 2011
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on or about August 16, 2011, which information is incorporated into this report by
reference. However, certain information regarding current executive officers found under the heading “Executive Officers” in
Item 1 of Part I hereof is also incorporated by reference in response to this Item 10.
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We have adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and all
other employees at 8x8, Inc. This Code of Conduct and Ethics is posted in the corporate governance section of our website at
http://investors.8x8.com. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 10 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment
to, or waiver from, a provision of this Code of Conduct and Ethics by posting such information in the corporate governance
section on its website at http://investors.8x8.com.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information relating to executive compensation will be presented in our definitive proxy statement for our 2011 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on or about August 16, 2011, which information is incorporated into this report by
reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Information relating to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans and other information required to be
provided in response to this item will be presented in our definitive proxy statement for our 2011 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on or about August 16, 2011, which information is incorporated into this report by reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Information required to be provided in response to this item will be presented in our definitive proxy statement for our 2011
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on or about August 16, 2011, which information is incorporated into this report by
reference.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Information required to be provided in response to this item will be presented in our definitive proxy statement for our 2011
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on or about August 16, 2011, which information is incorporated into this report by
reference.
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)(1) Financial Statements. The information required by this item is included in Item 8.
(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules. The information required by this item is included in Item 8.
(a)(3) Exhibits. The documents listed on the Exhibit Index appearing in this Report are filed herewith or hereby incorporated
by reference. Copies of the exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index will be furnished, upon request, to holders or beneficial owners
of the Company's common stock.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant, 8x8, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California, on May 20, 2011.
SIGNATURES
8X8, INC.
By: /s/ BRYAN R. MARTIN
Bryan R. Martin,
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
Bryan R. Martin and Daniel Weirich, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in
any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that each of said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this Report on Form 10-K has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
Signature
Title
/s/ BRYAN R. MARTIN
Bryan R. Martin
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ DANIEL WEIRICH
Daniel Weirich
/s/ GUY L. HECKER
Guy L. Hecker, Jr.
/s/ CHRISTOPHER MCNIFFE
Christopher McNiffe
/s/ DONN WILSON
Donn Wilson
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Director
Director
Director
Date
May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011
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8X8, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Title
Exhibit
Number
3.1 (a)
3.1.1(b)
3.1.1(c)
Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.
Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, dated August 15, 2000.
Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated
July 16, 2001.
Bylaws of Registrant.
Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and each of its directors and officers.
1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and form of Stock Option Agreement.
1996 Stock Plan, as amended, and form of Stock Option Agreement.
3.2 (d)
10.1 (a)
10.2 (a)*
10.3 (e)*
10.4 (f)* Amended and Restated 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, and form of Subscription
Agreement.
1996 Director Option Plan, as amended and Form of Director Option Agreement.
10.5 (g)*
10.5.1 (h)* Form of Director Option Agreement for 1996 Director Option Plan.
10.6 (i)*
10.7 (j)*
10.8 (k)
10.9 (l)*
10.10 (m)* Form of Notice of Award of Stock Purchase Right and Stock Purchase Agreement under the 2006 Stock
1999 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as amended, and form of Stock Option Agreement.
2006 Stock Plan, as amended.
Sublease dated September 29, 2004, between the Registrant and SafeNet, Inc.
Form of 2006 Stock Option Agreement under the 2006 Stock Plan.
Plan.
Lease dated May 1, 2009, between the Registrant and SILICON VALLEY CA-I, LLC.
Acquisition Agreement between 8x8, Inc., Central Host, Inc. and Andrew Schwabecher.
Employment offer letter agreement between 8x8, Inc. and Debbie Jo Severin dated March 5, 2009.
Employment offer letter agreement between 8x8, Inc. and Kim Niederman dated February 3, 2011.
Subsidiaries of Registrant.
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Power of Attorney (included on page 70).
Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.302
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
10.11 (n)
10.12 (o)
10.13*
10.14*
21.1
23.1
24.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
_
_________
* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(a) Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibits to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Commission File No. 333-15627), as amended, declared effective July 1, 1997.
(b) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed May 24, 2001 (File No. 000-21783).
(c) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed October 25, 2001 (File No. 000-21783).
(d) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K filed December 19, 2007 (File No. 000-
21783).
(e) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form S-8 filed November 7, 2000 (File No. 333-49410).
(f) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Form S-8 filed September 26, 2006 (File No. 333-137-599).
(g) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Form S-8 filed August 28, 2003 (File No. 333-108290).
(h) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Form S-8 filed November 7, 2000 (File No. 333-49410).
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(i) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form S-8 filed July 17, 2000 (File No. 333-41594).
(j) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed May 26, 2009 (File No. 000-21783).
(k) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Report on Form 8-K filed October 5, 2004 (File No. 000-
21783).
(l) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed February 7, 2007 (File No. 000-21783).
(m) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed May 26, 2009 (File No. 000-21783).
(n) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed May 26, 2009 (File No. 000-21783).
(o) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed May 27, 2010 (File No. 000-21783).
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March 5, 2009
Ms. Debbie Jo Severin
3053 Monte Sereno Terrace
Fremont, California 94539
RE: Employment at 8x8, Inc.
Dear Debbie Jo,
The team at 8x8, Inc. has a high regard for your record and desires to retain you as an employee and
officer of the company according to the following terms, subject to approval of resolutions related to the
section 16 officer provisions of this offer by unanimous written consent by 8x8’s Board of Directors
(which will be circulated to 8x8’s Directors immediately upon acceptance of this offer):
1. Your annual full‐time salary will be $235,000 payable according to our usual periodic schedule, and
benefits set at the discretion of the company.
2. A stock purchase right in 8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT) of 100,000 common shares will be granted to you.
Such stock purchase right grant will be subject to stock plan terms. The stock purchase right grant
will be approved at the Board of Directors meeting which follows your first day of full time
employment (8x8’s next regularly scheduled Board meeting is March 31, 2009). Shares will vest at a
rate of 1/4th after the one year anniversary of the grant and 1/36th of the remaining shares each
month thereafter.
3. Your position will initially be Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President, Marketing reporting to Dan
Weirich. Duties and responsibilities are subject to change depending on the needs of the company.
4. You will start full‐time employment on or before Monday, March 23, 2009 if you choose to accept this
offer.
5. This employment offer expires on Thursday, March 12, 2009.
6. You understand that your employment is at will with either party entitled to terminate.
7. You agree to assign to the company any patents or other intellectual property developed while
employed at 8x8, Inc. and to protect in confidence the proprietary information of 8x8, Inc. perpetually.
8. You agree not to do any outside consulting work for any other company while employed full‐time at
8x8, Inc. other than with the advance written approval of the Board of Directors of 8x8, Inc.
If this meets with your approval, please execute where indicated below. Please return a copy of the signed
letter to Bryan Martin by e‐mail (bmartin@8x8.com) or FAX at 408‐654‐3318. We welcome you to the
team.
Sincerely,
/s/ BRYAN R. MARTIN
Bryan R. Martin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Approved : /s/ DEBBIE JO SEVERIN
Date: March 5, 2009
February 3, 2011
Mr. Kim Niederman
139 Newell Avenue
Los Gatos, California 95032
Dear Kim,
The team at 8x8, Inc. has a high regard for your record and desires to retain you as an employee according to the following
terms, subject to approval of resolutions related to the Section 16 officer provisions of this offer by 8x8’s Board of
Directors (which will be circulated to 8x8’s Directors immediately upon acceptance of this offer):
1. You will start full-time employment on Thursday, February 3, 2011 if you choose to accept this offer.
2. Your annual full-time salary will be $235,000 payable according to our usual periodic schedule, and benefits set at the
discretion of the company.
3. You will participate in the 8x8, Inc. profit sharing plan as an officer commencing for the quarter ending June 30, 2011.
For the first four quarters that you receive profit sharing payments, in the event your quarterly profit sharing payment
is less than $15,000 (gross), 8x8, Inc. will gross up the profit sharing payment to equal $15,000 (gross). By way of
example, if your gross profit sharing payment is $9,000, 8x8, Inc. will include an additional bonus of $6,000 in that
respective profit sharing payment.
4. A stock option in 8x8, Inc. of 375,000 shares will be granted to you. Such options will be subject to stock plan terms
with change-of-control terms consistent to those granted to 8x8’s executive officers. The exercise price of these
options will be set at the closing price of EGHT stock upon a signed unanimous written consent of the Board of
Directors of 8x8, which will be circulated after your acceptance of this offer, but in no case later than the regularly
scheduled Board of Directors meeting on February 15, 2011. Shares shall vest at a rate of 1/4th in one year from your
start date and 1/36th of the remaining shares each month thereafter, subject to your continuing status as an employee.
5. A stock purchase right in 8x8, Inc. of 200,000 shares will be granted to you upon a signed unanimous written consent
of the Board of Directors of 8x8, which will be circulated after your acceptance of this offer, but in no case later than
the regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting on February 15, 2011. Such stock purchase right grant will be
subject to stock plan terms. Shares will vest at a rate of 1/4th in one year from your start date and 1/8th of the
remaining shares on the last day of each of the following three full months thereafter, until all shares have vested,
subject to your continuing status as an employee.
6. Your position will initially be Senior Vice President, Sales reporting to Dan Weirich. Duties and responsibilities are
subject to change depending on the needs of the company.
7. This employment offer expires on Friday, February 4, 2011.
8. You understand that your employment is at will with either party entitled to terminate.
9. You agree to assign to the company any patents or other intellectual property developed while employed at 8x8, Inc.
and to protect in confidence the proprietary information of 8x8, Inc. perpetually.
10. You agree not to do any outside consulting work for any other company or serve on the Board of Directors of any
other company while employed full-time at 8x8, Inc. other than with the advance written approval of our Board of
Directors at 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. Offer Letter to Mr. Kim Niederman, page 2
11. In the event that you are terminated, without cause, between six months and one year of employment with 8x8, you
will effectively remain an employee of 8x8 for six months from such date of termination (the “Employment Extension
Period”) and will continue to vest the stock grants above subject to stock plan provisions during the Employment
Extension Period. You will continue to receive medical and other benefits, including 401(k) and ESPP, for the
Employment Extension Period other than PTO, which would cease to accrue as of your termination date. During the
Employment Extension Period, you are free to seek employment elsewhere, subject to honoring the obligations of
noncompete (which are determined at the time you are engaging in any new activity, and are intended to prevent 8x8
from paying you salary while you are working for a direct competitor, such as RingCentral, Avaya, or Shoretel,
whereas employment at Google or elsewhere would not conflict so long as there is no direct competition with 8x8) and
nondisclosure, as well as assignment of intellectual property developed through the date of termination. You owe us
nothing on intellectual property developed after your date of termination. You agree during the Employment
Extension Period to be available to consult on matters as they might arise that relate to your employment prior to your
termination date, including answering questions or talking to some partner or party who may require reassurance, or
operational or legal assistance. Your approved expenses incurred through your termination date will be paid out
through the normal expense report process. You agree to resign as an officer effective on such termination date. You
will continue to be paid via 8x8’s normal payroll through the Employment Extension Period, at which time you will be
reimbursed for your PTO at your final exit interview.
If this meets with your approval, please execute where indicated below. Please return a copy of the signed letter to Bryan
Martin by FAX at 408-980-0432. We welcome you to the team.
Best Regards,
/s/ BRYAN R. MARTIN
Bryan R. Martin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Approved: /s/ KIM NIEDERMAN
Date: February 3, 2011
SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT
Name
Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Netergy Microelectronics, Inc.
California, USA
Visit, Inc.
Central Host, Inc.
California, USA
California, USA
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-
32930, 333-49414, 333-80379, 333-75402, 333-108289, 333-111120, 333-114133, 333-118643,
333-120457, 333-126330, 333-126350 and 333-131823) and Form S-8 (Nos. 333-30943, 333-
15627, 333-50519, 333-49410, 333-66296, 333-90172, 333-108290, 333-118642, 333-126337 and
333-137599) of our reports dated May 20, 2011, relating to the financial statements, financial
statement schedule II, and the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, appearing
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of 8x8, Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2011.
/s/ Moss Adams LLP
San Francisco, California
May 20, 2011
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Bryan R. Martin, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of 8x8, Inc.;
Exhibit 31.1
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
2.
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this
3.
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
4.
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of
the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
5.
of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
May 20, 2011
/s/ BRYAN R. MARTIN
Bryan R. Martin
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Daniel Weirich, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of 8x8, Inc.;
Exhibit 31.2
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
2.
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this
3.
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
4.
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of
the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
5.
of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
May 20, 2011
/s/ DANIEL WEIRICH
Daniel Weirich
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S. C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of 8x8, Inc. (the "Company") for the year ended
March 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Bryan R. Martin, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, hereby certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ BRYAN R. MARTIN
Bryan R. Martin
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
May 20, 2011
This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall
not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or otherwise required, be deemed
filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S. C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of 8x8, Inc. (the "Company") for the year ended
March 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Daniel Weirich, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ DANIEL WEIRICH
Daniel Weirich
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
May 20, 2011
This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall
not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or otherwise required, be deemed
filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.