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Dear Fellow Shareholders

2012 was

year

of major accomplishments

transition and investment

in the future At

the same time we were able to achieve

record revenues primarily due to strong new

business growth

Our major accomplishments included the reestablishment

of our strong patent position

protection FDA clearance of custom-designed enzyme immunoassays EIA that are

equivalent

to the robust

radioimmunoassays we have been using and successful

transition

to

new production

process

with our custom-designed assays

In December 2011 and 2012 we received

new patents

covering

process that

releases

virtually

100% of

the drugs trapped in hair without

destroying the drugs These patents are

fundamental

to hair analysis drug testing because if you cant get

the drugs out of

the hair

you cannot measure them Psychemedics was the first and only lab to gain

fundamental

patent on getting drugs out of

the hair almost 20 years ago Now with our new patent we

still remain the only lab to master that scientific

challenge This is

great

testament

to

Psychemedics

ongoing commitment to providing

the highest quality test possible and

distinguishes us from other labs

In the second quarter of 2012 the FDA granted the Company 510k clearances

for five

new additional assays to test for the detection
and marijuana using EIA analysis of head and body hair As you know Psychemedics
have historically

of cocaine opiates PCP methamphetamine

as radioimmunoassays

has

been

always used radioimmunoassays
the gold standard among the broad class of

for screening

immunoassays

produced

by the RD team at Psychemedics

immunoassays The newly developed EIA

were uniquely

custom-designed

specifically

to meet

the standards of our

radioimmunoassays

and represent

significant

technological

breakthrough No other hair testing lab has accomplished this

By combining our new patented method of releasing the drugs from the hair with our

new FDA-cleared

custom-designed enzyme immunoassays which are equivalent

in

effectiveness

and sensitivity

to radioimmunoassay

we continue

to demonstrate our

technological

leadership we re-established our strong patent position

and we continue

to

offer

truly proprietary patented technology that provides

superior detection

of drugs of

abuse for our many clients That

is what

sets us apart

Once we received

transition

from radioimmunoassay

the patent and FDA clearances we needed to implement our
to our custom-designed EIA process This actual

transition

was major effort

that

involved

all aspects

of our Company

am pleased to say

that we made this once in

generation

transition with an almost

seamless

impact

to our

clients That said the transition

impacted 2012 profits because of additional

costs to

re-engineer

several operational processes and systems and maintain

two processes in

parallel

to ensure

smooth transition

for our clients as well as one-time

development costs

Even with this impact we still

recorded

pre-tax margin for 2012 of 20%

For the last couple years

have discussed the continued

investment

we have made in

our sales and marketing area This continued

in 2012 and was reflected

in strong new

business numbers This was not as evident when looking

at

the

top line growth This is

because our base business declined primarily from customers hiring less which stemmed

from general economic

conditions

In addition to sales and marketing we made

significant

investment

in equipment and software

as upgrading lab equipment and supporting marketing initiatives

to support our new EIA process as well
The capital

investment

over

the last two years is in excess of $4 million reflecting

our continued

commitment

towards the future

Our focus

has been and will continue

to be the accelerated

growth of

the companys

top and bottom lines We are well positioned

for future growth

We are the worlds largest provider of drug testing using hair analysis We have the

most sensitive drug test available which results in

higher

detection

rate This higher

detection

rate

serves as

powerful upfront deterrent

to drug use What makes our test

the most sensitive and effective is

our patented

100% of

the drug out of

the hair

if you cant get

we have the most sensitive screening

tests and all

allows

us to get virtually

process
the drug out you cant measure
tests are cleared by the FDA

it

we

have been and continue

to be the leader

in mass-spectrometry

confirmation

testing

and

we have the most extensive

legal

track record

supporting

our patented

testing method

We have

very

strong technology platform and customer base to build on and are

excited

about

the years ahead

The Companys balance

sheet remains strong

with approximately $3.1 million in cash

equivalents

and no long-term debt Our directors share our confidence

in the future of

Psychemedics

and remain committed to rewarding shareholders

and sharing the financial

success of

the Company as we grow As

result at

the end of 2012 the Company had paid

65 consecutive

quarterly dividends which is more than 16 years We are also very proud

that we have been profitable every year

for the last 20 years

since 1993

through

numerous

recessions and other challenges

would like to take this opportunity

to express my sincere appreciation

to all our

clients

for the contribution

they are making

to deter the use of drugs of abuse to our

Directors for their counsel and guidance and to all my teammates
commitment and dedication

to excellence

in serving our customers And

at Psychemedics

for their

want

to thank

you our shareholders

for your continued

support

Sincerely4A4

Raymond

Kubacki

Chairman President

and

Chief Executive Officer

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C 20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15d OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31 2012

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15d OF THE
SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 1-13738

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified

in Its Charter

Delaware

State or Other

Jurisdiction

of

Incorporation

or Organization

125 Nagog Park
Acton Massachusetts

Address of

Principal

Executive Offices

58-1701987

I.R.S Employer
No

Identification

01720

Zip

Registrants Telephone Number Including Area Code 978

Securities registered pursuant

to Section 12b of the Act

Common Stock

$0.005 par value

Title of Class

Securities registered pursuant

to Section 12g of

the Act None

Indicate by

check mark if the registrant

is well-known seasoned

issuer as defined in Rule 405 of

the

Exchange

Act of 1934 Yes

No

Indicate by

check mark if the registrant

is not required to file reports pursuant

to Section

13 or Section 15d of

the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 Yes

No

Indicate by check mark whether

the registrant

has filed all reports required to be filed by Section

13 or 15d 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

has been subject

to such

filing requirements

for the past 90 days Yes

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

for such

shorter period that

the registrant

was required to submit and post such

files Yes

S-T during the preceding
No

12 months or

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent

filers pursuant

to Item 405 of Regulation

S-K 229.405 of

this chapter is

not contained

herein and will not be contained

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Indicate by check mark whether

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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Filer

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of 1934 Yes No

check mark whether

the registrant

is

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company

as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act

Do not check

if

smaller

reporting company

As of June 30 2012 there were 5272428 shares of Common Stock of

the Registrant outstanding

The aggregate market value

the Common Stock of the Registrant held by non-affiliates

of
officers directors and 5% shareholders are affiliates

assuming

for these purposes

but not conceding

that all executive

of

the Registrant

as of June 30 2012 was approximately

$38 million

computed based

As of February

upon the closing price of $10.29

per
25 2013 there were 5272428 shares of Common Stock of

share on June 30 2012

the Registrant outstanding

Part III of this Annual Report

on Form 10-K incorporates

by reference portions of the Registrants

definitive

proxy statement

to

be filed with the Securities and Exchange

Commission

no later

than

120 days after

the close of

its fiscal year provided

that

if such

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

proxy statement
than the end of the 120-day period

is not

filed with the Commission

in such

120-day period an amendment

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of

the statements

under Business Risk Factors Legal Proceedings Market

for

Registrants Common Stock

and Related

Stockholder Matters

Financial Condition

and Results of Operations and elsewhere

and Management Discussion
in this Annual Report

on Form 10-K this

and Analysis of

Form 10-K constitute forward-looking
amended and Section

21E of

statements

under Section

27A of

the Securities Act of 1933

as

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

as amended including

statements made

with respect

to future earnings per share

future revenues

future operating income

future cash

flows

competitive

and strategic

initiatives

potential stock

repurchases

and future liquidity

needs These

statements

involve known and unknown

risks uncertainties

and other

factors

that may cause

results levels

of activity

growth perfonnance

earnings per share or achievements

to be materially different

from

any future results

levels

of activity growth performance

earnings per share or achievements

expressed

or implied by such

forward-looking

statements

The forward-looking

statements

included in this Form 10-K and referred to elsewhere

are related to

future events or our strategies

or future financial

performance

In some cases you can

identify

forward-looking

statements

by terminology

estimate encourage

potential
plan expand focus through strategy provide offer allow commitment
implement result increase establish perform make continue can ongoing
include or the negative

terms or comparable

terminology All

forward-looking

statements

of such

such

as may should believe anticipate
opportunity growth leader could expect

future

intend

included

in this Form 10-K are based

on information

available to us as of

the filing date of this report

and the

Company assumes no obligation

to update any such

forward-looking

statements

Our actual

results

could

differ materially from the forward-looking

statements

Important

factors

that

could

cause

actual

results

to differ

materially from expectations

reflected

in our

forward-looking

statements

include those described

in

Item 1A Risk Factors

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT
For the Year Ended December 31 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART

Item

Business

Item 1A

Risk Factors

Item lB Unresolved Staff Comments

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Properties

Legal Proceedings

Mine Safety Disclosures

Market

for Registrants Common Equity Related

Stockholder

Matters and Issuer

PART II

Purchases

of Equity Securities

Selected Financial Data

Managements Discussion

and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results

of Operations
Item 7A Quantitative

and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item

Item

Financial Statements

and Supplementary Data

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

Item 15

Exhibits

and Financial Statement

Schedules

PART IV

Signatures

Power

of Attorney

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Available

Information Background

PART

Psychemedics Corporation

125 Nagog Park Acton MA 01720 Our
NASDAQ Stock Exchange Market under
The Company makes available

the Company or Psychemedics
the symbol PMD Our

number

telephone

maintains executive

offices

located at

is 978 206-8220 Our stock

is traded on the

Internet

address

is wwwpsychemedics.com

free of charge on the Investor

Information

section of

its website its Annual

Report

on Form 10-K Quarterly Reports

on Form 10-Q Current Reports

on Form 8-K and all amendments

to

those reports as

soon

as

and Exchange

Conmiission

reasonably

practicable

the SEC Copies

after

such material

is electronically filed with the Securities

are also available without

charge from Psychemedics

Corporation Attn Investor Relations
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Internet site at wwwsec.gov We do not
Annual Report

on Form 10-K

125 Nagog Park Acton MA 01720 Alternatively reports filed with the

at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington D.C or the SECs

intend for

information

contained

in our website

to be part of

this

Item

Business

General

Psychemedics Corporation

is

Delaware corporation

organized

on September 24 1986 to provide testing

services for

the detection of drugs of abuse

through

the analysis of hair samples The Companys testing

methods utilize

patented

technology

that

focuses

on liquefying hair and releasing drugs

trapped

in the hair

without destroying the drugs This is fundamental

to the entire

process

because

the patented method gets

virtually

100% of the drug out of the hair and if you cannot

get

it The Company then performs

proprietary

custom-designed

enzyme

with confirmation

testing

by mass spectrometry

the drug out of

the hair you cannot measure
immunoassay EIA on the precipitate

The Companys primary application

of

its patented

technology

is as

testing

service that analyzes

hair

samples

for the

presence

of certain

drugs of abuse The Companys customized

proprietary EIA procedures

to

drug

test hair samples

differ

from the more commonly-used

immunoassay

procedures

employed to test urine

samples The Companys tests provide quantitative

information

that

can

indicate the approximate

amount of

drug

ingested as well as historical

data which can

show

pattern of

individual drug

use over

longer period

of time thereby providing

superior detection compared to other

types of drug testing This information

is

useful

to employers for both applicant

and employee testing as well

as

to physicians

treatment professionals

law enforcement

agencies

school administrators

and parents concerned

about

their childrens

drug use The

Company provides screening
cocaine marijuana PCP amphetamines

and confirmation

by mass spectrometry

using industry-accepted

practices for

including

ecstasy

and opiates including

heroin hydrocodone

hydromorphone

oxycodone and codeine

Testing services are currently performed at

the Companys laboratory

at 5832 Uplander Way

Culver City California

Development

of Testing Method for Drugs of Abuse Using Hair

The analysis of drugs

in the hair was initially developed in 1978

by the founders

of

the Company

Annette

Baumgartner

and Werner

Baumgartner Ph.D The Baumgartners

demonstrated

that when certain

chemical

substances

enter the bloodstream the blood

carries

these

substances

to the hair where they become

entrapped in the protein matrix in amounts approximately

proportional

to the amount

ingested The

Company initially

utilized

patented

drug extraction method followed

procedure

to identify

drugs

in the hair

In 2011 the Company

developed

by

unique

radioimmunoassy RIAH
new patented method which it is

currently using for drug extraction

This patent covers

the efficient

liquefaction

of hair and release of

the

drugs without destroying the drugs

getting virtually

100% of the drug out of the hair The new patented

method can

be used with

broad

range of immunoassay

screen

techniques

mass spectrometry methods

and

chromatographic

procedures

In 2012 the Company developed
In its 510k

the RIAH test

filing with the U.S Food

its current custom designed

immunoassay EIA test
and Drug Administration FDA the Company

enzyme

to replace

demonstrated

to the FDAs satisfaction that

the new EIA

assay is substantially

equivalent

to the RIAH assay

This is significant

newly developed

as

the RIAH process

immunoassays produced by the Psychemedics RD team were uniquely

set

the standard

for

its sensitivity

designed

robustness

and consistency

The

specifically

to meet and even

exceed

the standards

of radioimmunoassay

and represent

significant

technological

breakthrough Because Psychemedics

is the only hair testing

laboratory

that manufactures

its

own screening

assays

it has full control

over all aspects of

its technology

and that powerful

advantage

facilitated

the Companys creation of

the new assays with equivalence

to its own previously

FDA-cleared

radioimmunoassay

The EIA screened

positive results

are then confirmed

by mass spectrometry Depending upon the length

of hair

the Company is able to provide historical

information

sample was obtained

Because

head hair grows approximately

on drug use by the person
1.3 centimeters per month

from whom the

3.9 centimeter

head hair sample can
sample Another option is sectional analysis of the head hair sample in which the hair is sectioned

ingestion over

reflect

drug

the approximate

three months prior to the collection of

the

lengthwise

to approximately

correspond

to certain

time periods

thereby providing

information

on patterns

of drug use

Validation

of

the Companys Proprietary

Testing Methods

The process

cf analyzing human hair

for

the presence

of drugs

has been the subject of numerous

peer-reviewed

publication

scientific

field studies

The results

from the studies have been published or accepted

for

in scientific

journals have

been generally

favorable to the Companys technology

Some of

these

studies

were performed with the following

organizations

Boston University

School

of Public Health Citizens

for

Better Community Court Columbia University

Connecticut

Department of Mental Health

and Addictive

Services

Koba Associates-DC Initiative

Harvard Cocaine Recovery Project Hutzel Hospital

ISA Associates

Interscience America-NIDA Workplace Study University

of California-Sleep

State Organization

MaternallChild

Substance

Abuse Project Matrix Center National Public Services

Research

Institute

Narcotic

and Drug Research
Stapleford Centre London Task Force

Institute

San Diego State University-Chemical

Dependency

Center Spectrum Inc

on Violent Crime Cleveland Ohio University

of Miami-Department

of Psychiatry University

of Miami-Division of Neonatology

University

of South Florida-Operation

Par Inc

University

University

of Washington VA Medical Center-Georgia U.S Probation Parole-Santa Ana and Wayne State
The above studies included research

effects of prenatal drug use treatment

areas

in the following

evaluation workplace

drug use the criminal

justice

system and epidemiology Many of

the studies

have been

funded

by the National

Institute

of Justice

or the National

Institute

on Drug Abuse NIDA Several

hundred research

articles written by independent

researchers have been published supporting the general

validity

and usefuiLness

of hair analysis

Some of the Companys customers

have also completed their own testing

to validate the Companys hair

test

results

compared to other companies

urine test results These

studies consistently

confirmed

the

Companys superior detection rate compared to urinalysis testing When
testing methods were compared to urine results

in side-by-side evaluations

results

from the Companys hair

to 10 times as many drug

abusers were accurately

identified

by the Companys proprietary methods

In 1998

the National

Institute

of Justice utilizing Psychemedics RIAH hair

testing

assay completed

Pennsylvania

Prison study where hair analysis revealed

an average prison drug use level of approximately

7.9% in 1996 Comparatively urinalysis

revealed

virtually

were instituted

drug-sniffing dogs searches

and scanners

no positives After measures to curtail drug use
2% according

the use level

to approximately

fell

to

the results of hair analysis in 1998 Again

the urine tests

showed

virtually

no positives

The study illustrates

the usefulness of hair analysis to monitor populations

and the weakness

of urinalysis

The Company

has received

510k

clearance

from the FDA on all

five of

its assays

used

to test head and

body hair
FDA clearance

for drugs of abuse As of the date of

for

testing

of drugs of abuse

this document Psychemedics
using both head and body hair

is the only company

to receive

Advantages

of Using the Companys Patented Method

The Company asserts

that hair testing

using its patented method confers substantive advantages

over

detection through

urinalysis Although urinalysis

testing

can provide accurate

drug

use information

the scope

of

the information

is short-term and is generally

limited to the type of drug

ingested within

few days of

the

test Studies published in many scientific

publications

have indicated that most drugs

disappear

from urine

within

few days

In contrast

to urinalysis testing hair testing

using the Companys patented method can provide long-term

historical

drug

use information

resulting in

significantly

wider window

of detection This window may be

several months or longer depending on the length of

the hair sample The Companys standard

test offering

however

uses

3.9 centimeter

length head hair sample cut close to the scalp which measures use for

approximately

three months prior to collection of

the sample

This wider window

enhances

the detection efficiency

of hair analysis making it particularly

useful

in

pre-employment and random testing Hair

testing

not only identifies more drug users but

it may also uncover

patterns and severity of drug use information

most helpful

in determining

the scope

of an individuals

involvement

with drugs while serving as

deterrent against drug use Hair

testing employing the Companys

patented method greatly reduces

the incidence

of

false negatives associated with evasive measures typically

encountered

with urinalysis

testing For example urinalysis test

results

are adversely impacted

by excessive

fluid intake prior to testing

and by adulteration

or substitution of

the urine sample Moreover

drug user who

abstains from use for

few days prior to urinalysis

testing

can usually escape

detection Hair

testing

is

effectively

free of these problems as

it cannot

be thwarted

by evasive measures typically

encountered

with

urinalysis

testing Hair

testing

is also attractive

to customers

since sample collection

is typically

performed

under

close supervision

yet is less intrusive

and less embarrassing

for

test subjects

Hair

testing

using the Companys patented method with mass spectrometry

confirmation

further reduces

the prospects

of error in conducting

drug detection tests Urinalysis testing

is more susceptible to problems

such

as evidentiary

false positives

resulting from passive

drug

exposure

or poppy seeds To combat

this

problem in federally mandated testing the opiate cutoff

levels

for urine testing were raised 667% from

300 to 2000 ng/ml

on December

1998

and testing

for

the presence

of

heroin metabolite 6-AM was

required

These requirements

however

effectively

reduced

the detection time frame

for confirmed

heroin with

6-AM in urine down to several hours post drug use In contrast

the metabolite

6-AM is stable

in hair and can

be detected

for months

In the event

positive urinalysis

test

result

is challenged

test on

newly collected urine sample is not

viable remedy Unless

the forewarned

individual continues

to use drugs prior to the date of the newly

collected sample

re-test may yield

negative

result when using urinalysis testing

because

of

temporary

abstinence

In contrast when

the Companys hair testing method is offered on

repeat hair sample the

individual suspected

of drug

use cannot

as easily

affect

the results

because

historical

drug

use data remains

locked

in the hair

fiber

When

compared to other hair

testing methods

not only are the Companys assays cleared by the FDA for

head and body hair

they also employ

unique

patented method of

liquefying hair that

the Company believes

allows for

the most efficient

release of drugs

from the hair without destroying the drugs The Companys

method of releasing drugs

from hair

is

key advantage

and results

in superior detection rates

Disadvantages

of Hair Testing

There are some disadvantages

of hair testing

as compared to drug detection through

urinalysis Because

hair starts growing below the skin surface drug ingestion evidence

does not appear

in hair above

the scalp

until approximately

five to seven

days after use

Thus hair

testing

is not suitable

for determining

drug

presence

in for cause testing

as

is done in

connection

with an accident

It does however

provide

drug history which can

complement

urinalysis

information

investigation
in for cause testing

The Companys prices for

its tests are generally

somewhat

higher

than prices for tests using urinalysis

but

the Company believes that

its superior detection rates provide more value

to the customer This pricing

policy could however

adversely impact

the growth of

the Companys sales

volume

Intellectual Property

Certain aspects of

the hair analysis method currently used

by the Company are covered

by US and

foreign patents owned

by the Company

The Company has been granted

total of eight US patents On

December

27 2011

patent was issued to the Company that

focuses

on liquefying hair and releasing drugs

trapped

in the hair without destroying

the drugs The new patented method can

be used with

broad

range of

immunoassay

screen

techniques

mass spectrometry methods

and chromatographic

procedures On

December

11 2012 the company

received

an additional patent

that extended

the range of the patent

received

in 2011

for the liquefying of hair

The Company also relies on trade secrets

to protect

certain

aspects of its proprietary

technology

The

Companys ability

to protect

the confidentiality

of

its trade secrets

is dependent

upon

the Companys internal

safeguards

and upon

the laws protecting trade secrets

and unfair competition

In the event

that patent protection or protection under

the laws of

trade secrets

is not sufficient

and the

Companys competitors

succeed

in duplicating

the Companys products

the Companys business

could

be

materially adversely affected

Target Markets

Workplace

The Company focuses

its primary marketing

efforts

on the private sector with particular

emphasis on job

applicant

and employee testing

Most businesses

use drug

testing

survey

from 2007 indicated that

85 percent

to screen job applicants and employees

of human resource HR professionals believe that drug testing

The Hazeldon Foundation

is an effective way to diagnose

substance

abuse The prevalence

of drug

screening

programs reflects

concern

use contributes to employee health problems and costs as the same study found that 62 percent of

that drug
HR professionals believe that absenteeism

is the most significant

problem caused

by substance

abuse

and

addiction

followed

at 49 percent

by reduced

productivity

lack of

trustworthiness

at 39 percent

negative

impact

on the companys external

image at 32 percent missed deadlines at 31 percent

and in certain

industries safety

hazards It has been estimated that

the cost

to American

businesses

is more than

$100 billion

annually

The principal criticism

of employee drug

program Most private sector testing

programs

testing

programs centers on the effectiveness of
use urinalysis Such programs are susceptible to evasive

the testing

maneuvers and the inability

to obtain confirmation

through

repeat samples

in the event of

challenged

result

An industry has developed

over

the Internet

and through

direct mail marketing

wide variety of adulterants

dilutants clean urine and devices

to assist drug users in

falsifying

urine test results

Moreover

scheduled

tests such

as pre-employment testing

and some random testing

programs provide an

opportunity

for many drug users to simply abstain for

few days

in order

to escape

detection by urinalysis

The Company presents its patented hair analysis method to potential clients

as

better

technology

well

suited to employer needs Field studies and actual client

results

support

the accuracy

and effectiveness of the

Companys patented

technology

and its ability

to detect varying levels of drug use This information

provides

an employer with greater

flexibility

in assessing

the scope

of an applicants

or an employees

drug problem

The Company performs
The use of mass spectrometry

confirmation

test of all screened positive results

through mass spectrometry

is an industry accepted

practice used

to confirm

positive test

result

from the

The Company offers
screening
cocaine PCP marijuana amphetamines

process

its clients

five-drug

screen with mass spectrometry

confirmation

of

including

Ecstasy and opiates including

heroin and oxycodone

Schools

The Company currently serves hundreds

of schools

throughout

the United

States and in several

foreign

countries

The Company

offers

its school

clients

the same five-drug screen with mass spectrometry

confirmation

that

is used with the Companys workplace

testing

service

Parents

The Company also offers

personal drug

testing

service known as PDT90 for parents concerned

about

drug use by their children

It allows parents to collect

small sample from their child in the privacy of

the home send

it to the Companys laboratory

and have

it tested

for drugs of abuse

by the Company

The

PDT-90

testing

testing

service

service uses the same patented method that

is used with the Companys workplace

Research

The Company is involved

in the following

ongoing studies involving

use of drugs of abuse

in various

populations

Boston Medical Center Boston University

School of Public Health University

of North

Carolina-Chapel Hill Johns Hopkins Bloomberg

School

of Public Health Mclean Hospital Wayne State

University

and Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Section NIDA and Emmes Corporation

Sales and Marketing

The Company markets

its corporate drug

testing

services primarily through

its own sales

force and

through

distributors Sales offices are located in several major cities in the United

States in order

to facilitate

communications

with corporate employers The Company markets

its home drug testing

service PDT-90

through

the Internet

Competition

The Company competes directly

with numerous commercial

laboratories

that

test

for drugs primarily

through

urinalysis testing Most of these laboratories

such

as Quest Diagnostics

have substantially

greater

financial

resources market identity marketing

organizations

facilities

and more personnel

than the Company

The Company has been steadily
with new customers

is dependent

drug program utilizing

on the Companys ability
the Companys patented hair analysis method

increasing its base

of corporate customers

and believes that

future success

to communicate

the advantages

of

implementing

The Companys ability

to compete is also

function

of pricing The Companys prices for

its tests are

generally

somewhat

higher

than prices for

tests using urinalysis However

the Company believes that

its

superior detection rates coupled with the customers ability

to test

less frequently

due to hair testings wider

window

of detection several months versus approximately

three days with urinalysis

provide more value

to

the customer This pricing policy could however

lead to slower

sales growth for

the Company

The Company also competes with other hair testing

laboratories

The Company distinguishes

itself from

hair testing

competitors by emphasizing

the superior

results

patented

extraction method getting

drug out of the hair in combination

immunoassay

screen

the Company obtains through

its unique
with the Companys FDA cleared

use of

In addition

Psychemedics

is the only laboratory with FDA clearance

for

five-drug panel

test

that

is not

limited to head hair samples

for drugs of abuse To date no other

laboratory

engaged

in hair testing

has

received

approval

or clearance

from the FDA on all of

its assays
partial FDA clearance

for the testing

or clearance

of both head and body hair
to head hair

specific

samples

two other

laboratories

have either

samples only

Government Regulation

The Company is licensed as

clinical

laboratory

by the State

of California as well

as certain

other states

All

tests are performed according

to the laboratory

standards

Human Services

through

the Clinical Laboratories

Improvement

licensing statutes

established by the Department

of Health

and

Amendments CLIA and various state

substantial

number of states

regulate drug

testing The

scope

and nature of such

regulations

varies

greatly from state

to state

and is subject

to change

from time to time The Company addresses

state

law issues

on an ongoing basis

In 2000 the FDA issued regulations

under

FDC Act with respect
the regulations

to companies

that market drugs of abuse

the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act as amended

the
test sample collection systems Under

companies engaged

in the business

of

testing

not previously

recognized

by the FDA are required to submit

for drugs of abuse
their assay to the FDA for recognition prior to

test screening

using

assay

marketing In addition

the laboratory performing

the tests

is required to be certified

by

recognized

agency

The regulations included

transitional

period in order

for companies not

immediately

in compliance with the

proposed

requirements

to obtain the necessary

data they needed

for submission

Company had received

510k

clearance

to market all

five of

its assays utilizing RIAH technology

to the FDA By May 2002 the

In June 2008 Psychemedics also received

the first CAP College of American Pathologists

certification

specifically

including

hair

testing

In November

2011 the Company received

ISO/IEC 17025 International Accreditation

for

broad

spectrum of

laboratory

testing

including

drugs of abuse

and forensics in hair and urine specimens

ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation

provides formal

recognition

to laboratories

that demonstrate

technical

competency

and maintains this recognition through

periodic evaluations

to ensure

continued

compliance

By June 2012 the Company had received

510k

clearance

to market all

five of

its assays utilizing

EIA technology

Research and Development

The Company is continuously

engaged

in research

and development

activities

During the

years

ended

December

31 2012 2011

and 2010 $825518 $607408 and $481433 respectively

were expended for

research

and develcpment

The Company continues

to perform research

activities

to develop

new products

and

services and to improve existing products

and services utilizing

the Companys proprietary

technology

The

Company also continues

to evaluate methodologies

to enhance

its drug

screening

capabilities Additional

research using the Companys proprietary

technology

is being

conducted

by outside research organizations

through

government-funded

studies

Employees

As of December

full-time

employees

bargaining agreement

31 2012 the Company

had 132

in RD None of the Companys employees is subject

full-time equivalent

employees

of whom are

to

collective

Item 1A Risk Factors

In addition to other

information

contained

in this Form 10-K the following

risk factors

should

be

carefully considered

in evaluating Psychemedics Corporation

and its business

because

such

factors

could

have

significant

impact

on our business

operating results

and financial

condition

These risk factors

could

cause

actual

results

to materially differ

from those projected in any forward-looking

statements

Companies may develop
larger and better capitalized

products

than

we are

that compete with our products and some of these companies may be

Many of our competitors

and potential competitors

are larger

and have greater

financial

resources

than

we do and offer

range

of products

broader

compete or may compete in the future may develop more extensive research

than our products Some of the companies with which we now
and

and marketing

capabilities

greater

technical and personnel

resources

than we do and may become

better positioned to compete in an

evolving

industry Failure to compete successfully

could

harm our business

and prospects

Increased

competition

including

price competition

could have

material

impact on the Companys net

revenues

and profitability

Our business

is

intensely competitive

both in terms of price and service Pricing of drug testing

services

is

significant

factor

often considered

by customers

in selecting

drug

testing

laboratory As

result of the

clinical

laboratory

industry undergoing

significant

consolidation

larger

clinical

laboratory

providers are able to

increase cost efficiencies

afforded by large-scale automated testing This consolidation

results

in greater price

competition

The Company may be unable

to increase cost efficiencies

sufficiently

if at all and as

result

its

net earnings and cash

flows could

face increased

competition

be negatively

The Company may also
from companies that do not comply with existing laws or regulations or otherwise

by such price competition

impacted

disregard compliance

standards

in the industry Additionally

the Company may also face changes

in fee

schedules

competitive

bidding for laboratory

services or other actions or pressures reducing

payment

schedules

as

result of increased

or additional

competition

Additional

competition

including

price

competition

could

have

material adverse

impact

on the Companys net revenues

and profitability

Our results of operations

are subject

in part

to variation in our customers hiring practices and other

factors

beyond our controL

Our results

of operations have

been and may continue

to be subject

to variation in our customers hiring

practices which in turn is dependent

to

large extent

on the general condition

of

the economy Results for

particular

quarter may vary due to

number of

factors

including

economic

conditions

in our markets

in general

economic

conditions

affecting

our customers

and their particular

industries

the introduction

of new products

and product

enhancements by us or our competitors

and

pricing and other competitive

conditions

failure to obtain and retain new customers or

loss of existing customers or

reduction

in tests

ordered could impact the Companys ability

to successfully

grow its business

The Company

needs

to obtain and retain new customers In addition

reduction

in tests ordered without

offsetting

growth in its customer

base could

impact

the Companys ability

to successfully grow its business

and could

have

material adverse

impact

on the Companys net revenues

and profitability

We compete

primarily on the basis of

the quality of testing reputation in the industry

the pricing of services and ability to

employ qualified personnel

The Companys failure to successfully

compete on any of

these factors

could

result

in the loss of customers

and

reduction in the Companys ability

to expand its customer

base

Our business

could be harmed if we are unable to protect our technology

We rely primarily on

combination

of

trade secrets patents and trademark

laws

and confidentiality

procedures

to protect our

technology

Despite

these precautions

unauthorized

third

parties may infringe or

copy portions of our

technology

In addition

because

patent applications

in the United States are not publicly

disclosed until either

18 months after

the application

filing date or

the publication

date of an issued

patent wherein applicants seek only US patent protection
which relate to our

there is

technology

Moreover

risk that

applications not yet disclosed may have been filed

foreign intellectual

property

laws will not protect

our

intellectual

property

rights

to the same extent

as United

States intellectual

property

laws In the absence

of

the foregoing

protections

we may be vulnerable

to competitors who attempt

to copy our products

processes

or technology

Our business

could be affected by

computer or other

IT System failure

computer or IT system failure could

affect our ability

to perform tests report

test

results

or properly

bill customers Failures could

occur

as

result of

the standardization

of our IT systems

and other system

conversions

telecommunications

failures malicious human acts such as electronic break-ins or computer

viruses

or natural disasters Sustained

system failures

or interruption of the Companys systems

in one or

more of

its operations could disrupt the Companys ability

to process

and provide test

results

in

timely

manner and/or bill

the appropriate party Failure of

the Companys information

systems

could

adversely affect

the Companys business

profitability

and financial

condition

Failure to maintain confidential

information

could result in

significant financial

impact

The Company maintains confidential

information

regarding the results

of drug tests and other

information

including

credit

card and payment

information

from our customers The failure to protect

this information

could

result

in lawsuits

fines or penalties Any loss of data or breach of confidentiality such

as

through

computer security breach could

expose

the Company

to

financial

liability

Our future

success will depend

on the continued services of our key personnel

The loss of any of our key personnel

could harm our business

and prospects

We may not be able to

attract

and retain

personnel

under

contract other

than

necessary
officers who have agreements

the development

for

of our business We do not have key personnel

providing

for severance

and non compete covenants

in the event of termination

of employment

following

change

of control

Further we do not have

any key

man life insurance

for any of our officers

or other key personnel

There is

risk that our insurance

other claims or that

in the future

will not be sufficient
errors and omissions

to protect

us from errors and omissions

liability or

insurance

will not be available to us at

reasonable

cost

if at all

Our business

involves

the risk of claims of errors and omissions

and other claims inherent

to our

business We maintain errors

and omissions

and general

liability insurance

subject

to deductibles

and

exclusions

There is

risk that our

insurance will not be sufficient

to protect us from all

such possible claims

An under-insured or uninsured

claim could harm our operating results

or financial

condition

Our research

and development

capabilities may not produce

viable new services or products

In order

to remain

competitive

we need to continually

improve our products

develop

new technologies

to replace older technologies

that have either

become

obsolete or for which patent protection is no longer

available

It

is uncertain whether we will continually

be able to develop

services that

are more efficient

effective

or that are

suitable

for our customers Our ability

to create viable products

or services depends on

many factors

including

the implementation

of appropriate technologies

the development

of effective

new

research

tools the complexity

of

the chemistry

and biology the lack of predictability

in the scientific

process

and the performance

and decision-making

capabilities

of our scientists

There is no guarantee

that our

research

and development

teams will be successful

in developing

improvements

to our

technology

Improved

testing technologies

or the Companys customers using new technologies

to perform their own

tests could adversely affect

the Companys business

Advances

in technology

may lead to the development

of more cost-effective

technologies

such

as

point-of-care

testing

equipment

that

can

be operated

by third parties

or customers

themselves

in their own

offices without

requiring the services of

freestanding

laboratory Development

of such

technology

and its

use by the Companys customers

could

reduce

the demand

for its testing

services and negatively

impact

our revenues

We may not be able to recruit and retain the experienced
our industry

scientists

and management we need to compete in

Our

future success depends upon our ability to attract

retain

and motivate highly

skilled

scientists

and

management

caliber

scientists

Our ability

to achieve

our business
and other qualified experts We compete with other

strategies

depends on our ability

to hire and retain high

testing

companies

research

companies

and academic and research

institutions

to recruit

personnel

and face significant

competition

for qualified

personnel

We may incur greater costs than anticipated

or may not be successful

in attracting

new scientists

or management

or in retaining or motivating

our existing personnel

Our

future success also depends on the personal efforts

and abilities of

the principal members

of our

senior management

and scientific

staff

to provide strategic

direction to manage

our operations

and maintain

cohesive

and stable

environment

Our facilities

and practices may fail to comply with government

regulations

Our

testing

facilities

and processes must be operated

in conformity with current government

regulations

These requirements

include

records and documentation

among other things quality control quality assurance
If we fail
to comply with these requirements

we may not be able to continue

our

and the maintenance

of

services to certain

customers or we could

be subject

to fines and penalties

suspension

of production

or

withdrawal

of our certifications

We operate

facility

that we believe conforms

to all applicable requirements

This facility

and our

testing

practices are subject

to periodic

regulatory

inspections to ensure

compliance

Our business

could be harmed from the loss or suspension

of any licenses

The forensic laboratory

testing

industry is subject

to significant

regulation

and many of these

statutes

and

regulations are subject

to change

The Company cannot

assure that applicable statutes

and regulations will not

be interpreted or applied by

regulatory authority in manner

that would adversely affect

its business

Potential sanctions for violation of

these regulations

could

include the suspension

or loss of various licenses

certificates

and authorizations

which could

have

material adverse

effect

on the Companys business

If our use of chemical and hazardous materials

violates

applicable

laws or regulations

or causes personal

injury we may be liable for damages

Our drug

testing

activities

including

the analysis and synthesis of chemicals involve the controlled

use

of chemicals including

flammable combustible and toxic materials that are potentially hazardous Our use

storage handling and disposal of

these materials is subject

to federal

state

and local

laws

and regulations

including

the Resource Conservation

and Recovery Act the Occupational

Safety and Health Act and local

fire

codes and regulations promulgated by the Department

of Transportation

the Drug Enforcement Agency the

Department

of Energy

and the California Department of Public Health

and Environment We may incur

significant

costs to comply with these laws

and regulations

in the future In addition

we cannot

completely

eliminate

the risk of accidental

contamination

or injury from these materials which could

result

in material

unanticipated

expenses

such

as substantial

fines or penalties

remediation

costs or damages

or the loss of

permit or other authorization

to operate or engage

in our business

Those

expenses

could

exceed our net worth

and limit our ability

to raise additional

capital

Our operations

could be interrupted

by damage to our specialized

laboratory

facilities

Our operations are dependent

upon

the continued

use of our highly

specialized laboratories

and

equipment

in Culver City California Catastrophic events including

earthquakes

fires or explosions

could

damage

our

laboratories

equipment

scientific

data work in progress or inventories

of chemicals

and may

materially interrupt

our business We employ safety precautions

in our laboratory

activities

in order

to reduce

the likelihood of the occurrence

of certain catastrophic events however we cannot

eliminate the chance

that

such

events will occur The availability

of laboratory

space

in these locations is limited and rebuilding

our

facilities

could

be time consuming and result

in substantial delays in

fulfilling our agreements

with our

customers We maintain business

interruption insurance

to cover continuing

expenses

and lost revenue

caused

by such

occurrences

However

this insurance

does

not compensate us for

the loss of opportunity

and potential

harm to customer

relations

that our inability

to meet our customers needs

in

timely manner could

create

and
parties with whom

Agreements

we have with our employees

consultants

and customers may not afford adequate protection for

our trade secrets confidential

information

and other proprietary

information

In addition to patent protection

we also rely on copyright

and trademark

protection

trade secrets know-

how continuing

technological

innovation

and licensing opportunities

In an effort

to maintain the

confidentiality

and ownership of our trade secrets

and proprietary

information

we require our employees

consultants and advisors to execute

confidentiality

and proprietary

information

agreements However

these

agreements may not provide us with adequate protection

against

improper use or disclosure of confidential

information

and

there may not be adequate

remedies

in the event of unauthorized

use or disclosure

Furthermore we may from time to time hire

scientific

personnel

formerly

employed by other companies

involved in one or more areas similar to the activities

we conduct

In some situations our confidentiality

proprietary

information

agreements may conflict with or be subject

to the rights of third

our employees

consultants or advisors have prior employment

or consulting

relationships

Although we

require our employees and consultants

to maintain the confidentiality

of all proprietary

information

of their

previous employers these individuals

or we may be subject

to allegations of

trade secret misappropriation

or

other similar claims as

result of

their prior affiliations

Finally others may independently

develop

substantially

equivalent

proprietary

information

and techniques

or otherwise gain access

to our

trade secrets

Our failure or inability

to protect our proprietary

information

and techniques may inhibit or limit our ability

to

compete effectively or exclude

certain

competitors

from the market

Risks Related to Our Stock

Our quarterly operating

results

could fluctuate

significantly which could cause our stock price to decline

Our quarterly operating results

results

are

impacted

by the extent

have fluctuated in the past and are likely
to which we are able to gain new customers

to fluctuate

in the future Our

and on the hiring practices of

our existing customers which are in turn impacted

by general economic

conditions

Entering into new

customer

contracts can

involve

long lead time Accordingly negotiation

can

be lengthy

and is subject

to

number of significant

risks including

customers budgetary

constraints and internal

reviews Due to these and

other market factors

our operating results

could

fluctuate

significantly

from quarter

to quarter

In addition

we

may experience
industry-specific economic conditions

significant

fluctuations

in quarterly operating results

due to factors

such

as general and

that may affect

the budgets

and the hiring practices of our customers

Due to the possibility

of fluctuations

in our revenue

and expenses we believe that quarter-to-quarter

comparisons

of our operating results

are not necessarily

good

indication

of our future performance Our

operating results

in some quarters may not meet

the expectations of stock market

analysts and investors

If we

do not meet analysts

and/or

investors

expectations

our stock price could

decline

Our stock price could experience

substantial

volatility

The market

price of our common stock has historically

experienced

and may continue

to experience

extensive volatility

Our quarterly operating results the success or failure of

future development efforts

changes

in general conditions

in the economy

or the financial

markets

and other developments

affecting

our

customers our competitors or us could

cause

the market price of our common stock

to fluctuate

substantially

This volatility may adversely affect

the price of our common stock

In the past

securities

class

action

litigation

has often been instituted

following

periods of volatility

in the market price of

companys

securities

securities

class

action suit against us could

result

in

potential

liabilities

substantial

costs and the

diversion of managements

attention

and resources

regardless of whether we win or lose

Payment of

div(cid:252)frnd

could decline or cease

Because we have historically

paid dividends

any cessation of our program or reduction in our quarterly

dividend could

affect our stock price We have paid dividends

on our common stock

for 65 consecutive

quarters

It

is our

intent

to continue

this practice as

long as we are able However

if we are

forced to cease

this practice or reduce

the amount of

the regular dividend due to operating or economic conditions

our stock

price could

suffer

December

2008 the Company also paid

special

dividend Investors should

not

anticipate

or expect any future or recurring special dividends

Further

if the Company ceases its future

10

dividends

return on investment

in our common stock would depend

entirely

upon future appreciation

There

is no guarantee

that our common stock will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which

stockholders

have

purchased

their shares

The general economic

condition

could deteriorate

Our business

is dependent

upon new hiring and the supply of new jobs created by overall economic

conditions

If the economy

deteriorates

leading to

downturn

in new job creation

our business

and stock

price could

be adversely affected

Item lB Unresolved Staff Comments

Not applicable

Item

Properties

The Company maintains its corporate office

and northeast

sales

office

at 125 Nagog Park Acton

Massachusetts

the office

consists of 3971

square feet and is leased

through

February

2015

The Company leases 18000

square

feet of space

in Culver City California for laboratory

purposes This

facility

is leased through

December

31 2015 with an option to renew for an additional

two years The

Company also leases an additional 5400 square feet of space

in Culver City California for customer

service

and information

technology

purposes This office

space

is leased through

December

31 2015 with an option

to renew for an additional

two years

Item

Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved

in various suits and claims in the ordinary

course of business

The Company

does

not believe that

the disposition

of any such

suits or claims will have

material adverse

effect

on the

continuing

operations or financial

condition

of

the Company

Item

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

11

PART II

Item Market for Registrants Common Equity Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases
Equity Securities

of

The Companys common stock

is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under

the symbol PMD As

of February

25 2013 there were 189

record holders of the Companys common stock

The number of record

owners was determined

from the Companys stockholder

records maintained

by the Companys transfer

agent

and does

not

include beneficial owners of

the Companys common stock whose

shares are held in the names

of various security holders dealers and clearing agencies

The Company believes that

the number of beneficial

owners of the Companys common stock held by others as or in nominee names

exceeds

2000

The following

table

sets

forth

for

the periods indicated the range of prices for the Companys common

stock

as

reported by the NASDAQ Stock Exchange

and dividends

declared

by the Company

Fiscal 2011

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Fiscal 2012

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

High

Low

Dividends

$11.09

11.12

9.84

9.34

$10.40

10.48

12.19

12.49

7.98

9.00

6.85

7.33

9.11

9.46

10.10

10.60

$0.120

0.120

0.120

0.120

$0.150

0.150

0.150

0.150

The Company has paid dividends

over

the past sixteen years It most recently declared

dividend in

February 2013 which will be paid in March 2013 The Companys current

intention is to continue

to declare

dividends

to the extent

funds are available and not required for operating purposes

or capital

requirements

and only then upon approval

by the Board of Directors

Issuer Purchases

of Equity Securities

During 2012 the Company did not

repurchase

any common shares for

treasury

Unregistered

Sales of Equity Securities

and Use of Proceeds

There were no unregistered sales

of common stock of the Company during 2012

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The following

table

provides information

as of December

31 2012 with respect

Companys common stock
Incentive Plan

that were issuable under

the Companys 2006 Incentive Plan

to shares of the
the 2006

The table

does

not

include information with respect

to shares subject

to outstanding

options granted

under other equity compensation

plans that were no longer

in effect

on December

31 2012 Footnote

to

the table

sets

forth

the total number of shares of common stock

issuable upon the exercise of options under

such

expired or discontinued

plans as of December

31 2012 and the weighted

average exercise price of those

options

No additional options may be granted

under

such

other expired or discontinued

plans

12

Number of

Securities

to Be

Issued Upon
of
Exercise

Outstanding
Options Warrants
and Rights

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price of

Outstanding
Options Warrants
and Rights

Number of Securities
That Remained

Available

for Future

Issuance

Plan Category

Equity compensation

plans approved by

security holderslX2

137475

$0.00

220069

Equity compensation

plans not approved by

security holders

Total

Consists of

the 2006 Incentive Plan

137475

$0.00

220069

This table

does

not

include information

for

the Companys 2000 Stock Option

Plan discontinued

on

May 11 2006 As of December
the exercise of outstanding options under

31 2012

total of 199838

the foregoing

price of outstanding options under

such plan is $13.62

under

the 2000 Stock Option Plan

shares of common stock were issuable upon
exercise

discontinued plan The weighted
per share No additional options may be granted

average

Performance Graph

COMPARE 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
AMONG PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION NASDAQ
COMPOSITE INDEX AND RUSSELL 2000 INDEX

200

150

100

50

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

1PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

4RUSSELL 2000 INDEX

NASDAQ COMPOSITE

INDEX

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Psychemedics Corporation

Russell 2000

Index

NASDAQ Composite Index

100.00

46.34

100.00

100.00

60.91

59.46

57.33

82.01

85.55

2012

87.02

63.98

73.04

103.61

98.02

110.90

100.02

98.22

116.55

Calculated by the Company using wwwyahoo.comlfinance

historical

prices

The above

graph assumes

investment
31 2012 in the Companys Common Stock

on December

$100

31 2007 through

the end of the 5-year period

the Russell 2000

Index

and the NASDAQ

ended December

Composite Index The prices all assume

the reinvestment

of dividends

The Russell 2000

Index

is composed

of the smallest 2000 companies

in the Russell 3000 Index The

Company has been unable

to identify

peer group of companies

that engage

in testing

of drugs of abuse

except

for

large pharmaceutical

companies where such

business

is insignificant

to such

companies

other

lines of businesses

The Company

therefore uses in its proxy statements

peer

index based

on

market capitalization

The NASDAQ Composite Index
Exchange Market
Market

from the AMEX Stock Exchange Market

includes companies whose

shares are traded on the NASDAQ Stock

In September 2008 Psychemedics moved its listing to the NASDAQ Stock Exchange

13

Item

Selected

Financial Data

The selected financial

data presented

below is derived from our

financial

statements

and should

be read

in connection

with those statements

As of and for the Years

Ended

December

31

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Revenue

Gross profit

Income from operations

Net

income

Basic net income

share

per

Diluted net

income per share

Total assets

Working capital

Shareholders

equity

In Thousands

Except

for per

Share Data

$25224

$24090

$20109

$16955

14252

14473

12042

4936

2980

0.57

0.57

5800

3489

0.67

0.67

4414

2614

0.50

0.50

9610

2584

1527

0.29

0.29

14212

13801

11766

10602

7491

9217

11223

11035

8566

9748

0.48

8471

9294

0.53

$22949

13350

4707

2969

0.57

0.57

12628

9516

10560

1.16

Cash dividends

deciared

per common share

0.60

0.48

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Item

Managements Discussion

and Analysis

of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The Managementc Discussion

and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations

should

be

read together with the more detailed business

information

and financial statements

and related notes

that

in this annual report on Form 10-K This annual report may contain certain

appear elsewhere
forward-looking information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This infornuition involves risks and uncertainties

results may differ materially from the results

Actual

discussed

in the forward-looking

statements

Factors that might

cause

such

djference

include

but are not

limited to those discussed

in Item IA

Risk Factors

Overview

Psychemedics Corporation

is the worlds largest provider

of hair testing

for drugs of abuse utilizing

patented hair analysis method involving

liquefying hair enzyme

immunoassay

technology

and confirmation

by

mass spectrometry

to analyze

human hair to detect abused substances

The Companys customers

include

Fortune

500 companies

as well

as small

to mid-size corporations

schools

and governmental

entities

located

in the United

States and internationally During the year ended December

31 2012 the Company

generated

$25.2 million in revenue while maintaining

gross margin of 57% and pre-tax margins

of 20% At

December

31 2012 the Company had $3.1 million of cash and cash equivalents During 2012 the Company

had operating cash

flow of $3.6 million and it distributed approximately

$3.2 million or $0.60 per share of

cash dividends

to its shareholders

To date the Company

has paid sixty-five

consecutive

quarterly

cash dividends

The following

table

sets

forth for the periods indicated

the selected statements

of operations data as

percentage

of total

revenue

Revenue

Cost of

revenue

Gross profit

Operating

expenses

General

and administrative

Marketing and selling

Research

and development

Total operating expenses

Operating

income

Other

income

Interest

income

Total other income

Income before taxes

Provision for

income taxes

Net

income

Year Ended December

31

2012

2011

2010

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

43.5%

39.9%

56.5%

60.1%

40.1%

59.9%

15.6%

16.4%

20.9%

18.0%

17.1%

14.6%

3.3%

2.5%

2.4%

36.9%

36.0%

37.9%

19.6%

24.1%

22.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

19.6%

24.1%

7.8%

9.6%

11.8%

14.5%

0.1%

0.1%

22.1%

9.1%

110%

Results for the Year Ended December 31 2012 Compared to Results for the Year Ended
December 31 2011

Revenue

increased

$1.1 million or 5% to $25.2 million in 2012 compared to $24.1 million in 2011 This

increase was due to an increase in volume from new and existing clients Average revenue

per sample

decreased

3% between 2012

and 2011

Gross profit

decreased

$221 thousand

to $14.3 million in 2012

compared to $14.5 million in 2011 Direct

costs increased

by 14% from 2011

to 2012 mainly associated with the cost of

labor and materials

The higher

costs were driven by the transition

in screening

technologies

as well

as

from higher volume

The gross profit

margin decreased

to 57% in 2012 from 60% in 2011

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General and administrative GA expenses were $3.9 million for

and December

31 2011 As

percentage

of

revenue GA expenses were 15.6% and 16.4% for the

the

year

ended December

31 2012

years

ended December

31 2012 and 2011 respectively

Marketing and selling

expenses were $4.5 million for

the year ended December

31 2012 compared to

$4.1 million for

the year ended December

31 2011 an increase of 10% Total marketing

and selling

expenses

represented

18.0% and 17.1% of

revenue

for

the

years

ended December

31 2012

and 2011 respectively

The

increase was driven by an expansion

of

the sales

staff as well

as higher

information

technology

costs for

marketing

and selling

projects

and development RD expenses

Research

2011 RD expenses
2011 respectively

represented

3.3% and 2.5% of

revenue

for

the years ended December

31 2012 and

The additional

expenses

related

to the new enzyme

immunoassay EIA screening

process

for 2012 were $0.8 million compared to $0.6 million for

Interest

income decreased

approximately

$3000 to approximately

December

31 2012 compared to $5000 for

the year ended December

$2000 for
31 2011 Interest

the year ended

income in both

periods represented

interest

and dividends

earned

on cash equivalents

and short-term investments

decrease

in the yield and

interest

income

decrease

in investment

balances

in 2012

as compared to 2011

caused

the decrease

in

During the

year

ended December

31 2012 the Company

recorded

tax provision

of $2.0 million

representing an effective

tax

rate of 39.7% During the year ended December

31 2011

the Company recorded

tax provision

of $2.3 million representing an effective

tax rate of 39.9% We do not expect

significant

change

in our tax

rate in the foreseeable future

Results for the Year Ended December 31 2011 Compared to Results for the Year Ended
December 31 2010

Revenue

increased

$4.0 million or 20% to $24.1 million in 2011

compared to $20.1 million in 2010 This

increase was due to an increase in volume from new and existing clients Average revenue

per sample

decreased

1% between 2011

and 2010

Gross profit

increased

$2.5 million to $14.5 million in 2011

compared to $12.0 million in 2010 Direct

costs increased

higher volumes

by 19% from 2010 to 2011 mainly associated with the direct
The gross profit margin remained 60% from 2010 to 2011

General and administrative GA expenses were $3.9 million for
31 2010 representing
revenue GA expenses were 16.4% and 20.9% for the years

ended December

the year

of

compared to $4.2 million for

percentage

cost of materials resulting

from

the year ended December
of 7% As

decrease

31 2011

ended December

31 2011

and

2010 respectively
of 2010

This reduction is attributable

to the retirement

of the VP-General Counsel at

the end

Marketing and selling

expenses were $4.1 million for

the year ended December

31 2011 compared to

$2.9 million for

the year ended December

31 2010 an increase of 41% Total marketing

and selling

expenses

represented

17.1% and 14.6% of

revenue

for

the years ended December

31 2011

and 2010 respectively

The

increase was driven by an expansion

of the sales

and development RD expenses

staff as well

as higher commissions

for new business growth

for 2011 were $0.6 million compared to $0.5 million for

represented

2.5% and 2.4% of revenue

for

the years ended December

31 2011

and

Research

2010 RD expenses
2010 respectively

Interest

income decreased

approximately

$18000 to approximately

December

31 2011

compared to $23000 for

the year ended December

$5000 for the year ended
31 2010 Interest

income in both

periods represented

interest

and dividends

earned

on cash equivalents

and short-term investments

decrease

in the yield and

decrease

in investment

balances

in 2011

as compared to 2010 caused

the decrease

in

interest

income

During the

year

ended December

31 2011 the Company recorded

tax provision

of $2.3 million

representing an effective

tax rate of 39.9% During the year ended December

31 2010 the Company recorded

16

tax provision

of $1.8 million representing an effective

tax rate of 41.1% We do not expect

significant

change

in our

tax rate in the foreseeable future

Liquidity

and Capital Resources

At December

31 2012 the Company had $3.1 million of cash

and cash

equivalents

compared to

$5.6 million at December

31 2011

The Companys operating activities

generated

net cash of $3.1 million in

2012 $3.9 million in 2011

$0.5 million in 2011

and used

and $3.3 million in 2010 Investing
$1.9 million in 2010 Financing

activities

used

$2.3 million in 2012 generated

activities

used

$3.3 million in 2012

$2.6 million in 2011

and $2.6 million in 2010

Operating

cash

flow of $3.1 million in 2012 primarily reflected

net income of $3.0 million adjusted for

depreciation

and amortization

of $0.6 million stock compensation

expense

of $0.5 million an increase in

accounts

receivable of $0.1 million

decrease

in accounts

payable

of $0.3 million

decrease

in accrued

expenses

of $0.4 million an increase in prepaid expenses

and other current assets of $0.5 million and an

increase in net deferred tax liabilities of $0.4 million Operating

cash

flow of $3.9 million in 2011 primarily

reflected

net income of $3.5 million adjusted for depreciation

and amortization

of $0.4 million stock

compensation

expense

of $0.4 million an increase in accounts

receivable of $0.6 million an increase in

accounts

payable

of $0.3 million an increase in prepaid expenses

and other current assets of $0.4 million

and an increase in net deferred tax liabilities of $0.4 million Operating

cash

flow of $3.3 million in 2010

primarily reflected

net

income of $2.6 million adjusted for depreciation

and amortization

of $0.3 million stock

compensation

expense

of $0.4 million an increase in prepaid expenses

and accounts

receivable of

$0.9 million and an increase in accounts

payable

of $0.5 million and an increase in accrued

expenses

of

$0.2 million

Investing

cash

flow principally reflected

the purchase

and sale of short-term investments

and capital

expenditures During 2012 there was an increase of $0.1 million in other assets which primarily related to

patent costs During 2011 the Company redeemed at par short-term investments
there was an increase of $0.1 million in other assets which primarily related to patent costs During 2010 the

of $2.0 million Also in 2011

Company invested in short-term investments

of $1.0 million Capital expenditures were $2.2 million

$1.4 million and $0.08 million in 2012 2011

and 2010 respectively

The expenditures

related principally to

new equipment

and new software

including

laboratory

and computer equipment

2012 had

large

increase in

capital

expenditures primarily due to the implementation

of

the Companys new EIA technology

The

Company

does not expect

this level of

investment

to recur

in the near

future

During 2012 the Company did not

repurchase

any shares of common stock

for

treasury During 2011

the Company repurchased

2785 shares of common stock

for treasury The Company has authorized

750000 shares for

repurchase

since June

of 1998

of which 250000 shares of common stock were authorized

in March

of 2008 for

repurchase

Since

1998

total of 550684 shares have been repurchased

The Company

also distributed $3.2 million $2.5 million and $2.5 million of cash dividends

to its shareholders in 2012

2011 and 2010 respectively

At December

31 2012 the Companys principal sources of

liquidity

included approximately

$3.1 million

of cash

and cash equivalents Management

currently believes that

such

funds together with future operating

profits should

be adequate

to fund anticipated working capital

requirements

and capital

expenditures

in the

near

term Depending upon

the Companys results

of operations

its future capital

needs

and available

marketing

opportunities

the Company may use various financing

sources

to raise additional

funds Such

sources

could

include joint

ventures

issuance

of common

stock or debt

financing

although

there is no

assurance

that

such

financings will be available to the Company

on terms it deems

acceptable

if at all At

December

31 2012 the Company had no long-term debt

The Company has paid dividends

over

the past sixty-five

quarters

It most recently declared

dividend in

February

2013 which will be paid in March

2013

in the amount of $790864 The Companys current

intention is to continue

to declare dividends

to the extent

funds are available and not required for operating

purposes

or capital

requirements

and only then upon

approval

by the Board of Directors

There can be no

assurance

that

in the future the Company will declare dividends

17

Contractual

obligations

as of December

31 2012 were as follows

Contractual

Obligation

Operating

leases

Purchase

commitment

Total

Purchase Commitment

The Company has had

supply agreement with
in its radioimmunoassay RIAH drug

isotopes used

Payments

Due

by Period

45

Years

Greater

Than

Years

Amounts

in Thousands

Less Than

Year

Years

$608

113

$721

$1171

$1171

Total

$1779

113

$1892

vendor which required the Company

to purchase

testing

procedures

Purchases

amounted to $609965

$527000 and $432000
isotopes in the first quarter of 2013 As

in 2012 2011 and 2010 respectively

The Company expects

to purchase

$113000

of

result of

the conversion

from RIAH to EIA testing methods

the

supply agreement will

terminate in March

2013 at which time all

transition

activities

are expected

to

be complete

Significant Customers

The Company did not have any individual customers

that exceeded 10% of revenue

for

the years ended

December

31 2012

and 2011

or accounts

receivable as of December

31 2012

and 2011

Critical Accounting

Policies

The Companys significant

accounting

policies

are described

in Note

to the financial

statements

included in Item

of

this Form 10-K Management

believes the most critical

accounting

policies

are

as

follows

Revenue

Recognition

The Company is in the business

of performing

drug

testing

and reporting the results

thereof

The

Companys drug

testing

services include training

for collection

of samples

and storage of positive samples

for

its customers

for an agreed-upon

fee per unit

tested

of samples The revenues

are recognized

when

the

predominant deliverable

drug

testing is provided

and reported to the customer

The Company recognizes

revenue

Revenue Recognition

In accordance

in accordance
with ASC 605 the Company considers testing training

Standards Codification ASC 605
and storage

with Accounting

elements

as one unit of accounting

for

revenue

recognition

purposes

as

the training

and storage costs are de

minimis and do not have stand-alone value

to the customer

The Company recognizes

revenue

as

the service

is performed and reported to the customer

since the predominant deliverable

in each

arrangement

is the

testing

of the units

The Company also provides expert

testimony when and if necessary

to support

the results

of

the tests

which is generally billed separately and recognized

as

the services are provided

Estimates

The preparation of

financial

statements

in conformity

with accounting

principles generally accepted

in the

United

States

requires management

to make estimates

including

bad debts and income tax valuation

and

assumptions

that affect

the reported amounts of assets

and liabilities 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 Actual

results

could differ

from those estimates

Capitalized Development

Costs

We capitalize

costs related to

significant

software projects developed

or obtained

for

internal

use Costs

incurred during the preliminary

project work stage or conceptual

stage

such

as determining

the performance

requirements

system requirements

and data conversion are expensed as

incurred Costs

incurred in the

18

application development

phase such

as coding testing

for new software and upgrades

that

result

in additional

functionality

are capitalized

and are amortized using the straight-line

method over

the useful

life of

the

software for

and maintenance

years Costs

incurred during the post-implementation/operation

stage

including

training

costs

costs are expensed as

incurred

In accordance

with Company policy

during the years ended

December

31 2012

and 2011 we capitalized

internally

developed

software costs of $794000

and $387000

related to software development
respectively Depreciation
2012 2011 and 2010 respectively Determining whether particular costs incurred are more properly

costs was $98301 $8840 and $0 in

expense

attributable

to the preliminary

or conceptual

stage

and thus expensed

or to the application

development

phase and thus capitalized
development work and our judgments in this regard may differ
and administrative
such

costs related

to developing

or obtaining

and amortized depends on subjective judgments about

the nature of

the

from those made by other companies General

software are expensed as

incurred

Allowance

for Doubtful Accounts

The allowance

for doubtful

accounts

is based

on managements

assessment

of the ability

to collect

amounts owed to it by its customers Management
and uses methodology

on calculating

based

reviews

its accounts

receivable aging

for doubtful

accounts

the allowance

using

combination

of

factors

including

the age

of the receivable along with managements

judgment

to identify

accounts

Company routinely assesses the financial

strength of

its customers

and as

that may not be collectible The

consequence

believes that

its

accounts

receivable credit

risk exposure

is limited The Company maintains

an allowance

for potential credit

losses but historically

has not experienced

any significant

losses related to individual customers

or groups of

customers

in any particular

industry or geographic

area Bad debt

expense

has been within

managements

expectations

Income Taxes

The Company

accounts

for

income taxes using the liability method which requires the Company to

recognize

current

tax liability or asset

for current

taxes payable

or refundable and

deferred tax liability or

asset

for

the estimated future tax effects

of temporary
and liabilities to the extent

differences between the financial

statement

and tax

that

they are realizable Deferred

tax expense

benefit

reporting bases of assets

results

from the net change

in deferred tax assets

and liabilities during the year

deferred tax valuation

allowance

is required if it is more likely

than not

that all or

portion of

the recorded

deferred tax assets will

not be realized

The Company had net deferred tax liabilities in the amount of $605000

at December

31 2012 which

primarily relate

to timing differences

The Company

operates within multiple taxing jurisdictions and could

be subject

to audit

in these

jurisdictions These audits may involve complex
resolve

The Company has provided
and penalties related to income tax matters are recognized

its estimated taxes payable

for

Interest

issues which may require an extended

period of

time to

in the accompanying

financial

statements

as

general and administrative

expense

The Company did not have
as of December

any unrecognized
31 2012 or 2011 The Company does

tax benefits and did not have

any interest

or penalties accrued

not expect

the unrecognized

tax benefits

to change

significantly

over

the next

twelve months

The above

listing is not

intended

to be

comprehensive

list of all of

the Companys accounting

policies

In many cases the accounting

treatment of

particular

transaction is specifically

dictated by accounting

principles generally accepted

in the United

States with no need for managements

judgment

in their

application

There are also areas in which managements

judgment

in selecting any available alternative

would

not produce

materially different

result

Recent Accounting

Pronouncements

There were no new accounting

pronouncements

issued or effective

during the fiscal year which have had

or are expected

to have

material

impact

on the Financial Statements

See Note

Accounting Policies

to

the Financial Statements

for

further detail

on applicable

accounting

pronouncements

that were adopted

in 2012

Item 7A Quantitative

and Qualitative

Disclosures About Market Risk

Not Required

19

Item

Financial Statements and Supplementary

Data

Financial Statements

Report

of

Independent

Registered

Public Accounting Firm

Balance

Sheets

as of December

31 2012

and 2011

Statements

of

Income and Comprehensive

Income for

the Years Ended December

31 2012

2011

and 2010

Statements

of Shareholders

Equity for the Years Ended December

31 2012 2011

and 2010

Statements

of Cash Flows for

the Years Ended December

31 2012 2011 and 2010

Notes

to Financial Statements

Page

21

22

23

24

25

26

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors

and

Shareholders

of Psychemedics

Corporation Acton Massachusetts

We have audited the accompanying

balance

sheets of

the Company

as of December

31 2012

and 2011

and the related statements

of

income and comprehensive

income

shareholders

equity and cash

flows for each

of the three years in the period ended December

31 2012 These financial

statements

are the responsibility of

the Companys management Our responsibility is to express
our audits

an opinion on these financial

statements

based

on

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 audit

to obtain reasonable

assurance

about whether

the financial

statements

are free of material misstatement

The Company is not

required to have

nor were we engaged

to perform an audit of

its internal

control

over

financial

reporting Our

audit

includes consideration

of

internal

control

over

financial

reporting as

basis for designing audit

procedures

that are appropriate in the circumstances

but not for the purpose

of expressing an opinion on the

effectiveness of the Companys internal
opinion An audit also includes examining on
the financial

statements

assessing

the accounting

control over

financial

reporting Accordingly we express

no such

test basis evidence

supporting the amounts and disclosures in

principles used

and significant

estimates made by

management as well

as evaluating the overall

financial

statement

presentation We believe that our audits

provide

reasonable

basis for our opinion

In our opinion the financial

statements

referred to above

present

fairly

in all material

respects the

financial

position of the Company at December

31 2012

and 2011 and the results of

its operations and its

cash

flows for each

of the three years in the period ended December

31 2012 in conformity with accounting

principles generally accepted

in the United

States of America

Is BDO USA LLP

Boston Massachusetts

March

2013

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PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Short

term investments

Accounts

receivabLe

net of allowance

for doubtful

accounts

of

$121583

in 2012 and $169191

in 2011

Prepaid

expenses

and other current assets

Income tax

receivable

Deferred

tax

assets

Total Current Assets

Property and equipment

Computer

softwar

Office furniture

and equipment

Laboratory

equipment

Leasehold

improvements

Less

accumulated

depreciation

and amortization

Other

assets

Total Assets

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS

EQUITY

Current Liabilities

Accounts

payable

Accrued expenses

Total Current Liabilities

Deferred

tax liabilities long-term

Total Liabilities

Commitments

and Contingencies

Note

Shareholders

Equity

December

31

2012

December

31

2011

3065785

5564233

4620768

823274

854212

209877

4490976

565508

564083

315501

9573916

11500301

1210734

659866

6634043

92371

8597014

4395605

4201409

345293

$14120618

1622900

2173285

8363371

930099

13089655

11026278

2063377

237174

13800852

669789

1413541

2083330

814619

961844

1321856

2283700

482523

2897949

2766223

Preferred-stock

$0005

par value 872521

shares authorized

no shares

issued or outstanding

Common stock

$0.005

par value 50000000 shares authorized

5940558 shares
5272428 shares outstanding in 2012 and 5235422 shares

issued in 2012 and 5903552 shares issued 2011

outstanding in 2011

Additional

paid-in capital

Less

Treasury

stock

at cost 668130 shares

Accumulated

deficit

Total Shareholders

Equity

Total Liabilities

and Shareholders

Equity

29703

28460764

10081789

7186009

11222669

29518

28095946

10081789

7009046

11034629

$14120618

$13800852

The accompanying

notes are an integral part of these financial statements

22

STATEMENTS

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION
OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Revenues

Cost of

revenues

Gross profit

Operating

Expenses

General

administrative

Marketing

selling

Research

development

Total Operating

Expenses

Operating

income

Interest

income

Net

income before provision

for

income taxes

Provision for

income taxes

Net

income and comprehensive

income

Basic net

income per share

Diluted

net income per share

Dividends

declared

per share

Year Ended December

31

2012

2011

2010

$25223534

10971886

$24089608

$20108862

9616985

8067229

14251648

14472623

12041633

3946844

4543598

825518

9315960

4935688

1889

4937577

1957948

2979629

0.57

0.57

0.60

3948706

4116059

607408

8672173

5800450

5346

5805796

2316513

3489283

0.67

0.67

0.48

4195998

2949739

481433

7627170

4414463

23091

4437554

1823834

2613720

0.50

0.50

0.48

Weighted average

common shares outstanding

basic

5260320

5229646

5207244

Weighted average

common shares outstanding diluted

5272542

5235940

5226454

The accompanying

notes are an integral part of

these financial statements

23

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

STATEMENTS

OF SHAREHOLDERS

EQUITY

Common Stock

Treasury

Stock

Shares

$O.005 par

Value

Paid-In

Capital

Shares

Cost

Deficit

Total

Accumulated

BALANCE

December 31 2009

5861872

$29309

$27419359

664523

$10053364 $8lOO920

9294384

Shares issued

vested

15486

78

Tax withholding related to

vested

shares

from employee

stock

plans

Stock compensation

expense

Acquisition

of treasury

stock

Cash dividends declared

$0.48

per share

Net

income

BALANCE

78

49261

394972

December 31 2010

5877358

29387

27764992

Shares issued

vested

26194

131

131

822

6034

49261

394972

6034

2500268

2500268

2613720

2613720

665345

10059398

7987468

9747513

December 31 2011

5903552

29518

28095946

Shares issued

vested

37006

185

185

Tax withholding related to

vested

shares

from employee

stock

plans

Stock compensation

expense

Acquisition

of treasury

stock

Cash

dividends

declared

$0.48

per share

Net

income

BALANCE

Tax withholding related to

vested

shares

from employee

stock

plans

Stock compensation

expense

Cash

dividends

declared

$0.60

per share

Net

income

BALANCE
December

86992

418077

2785

22391

86992

418077

22391

2510861

2510861

3489283

3489283

668130

10081789

7009046

11034629

93164

458167

93164

458167

3156592

3156592

2979629

2979629

31 2012

5940558

$29703

$28460764

668130

$10081789

$7186009

$11222669

The accompanying

notes are an integral part of

these financial statements

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PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS

OF CASH FLOWS

Cash flows from operating activities

Net

income

Adjustments

to reconcile net income to net cash

provided

by operating activities

Depreciation

and amortization

Deferred

income taxes

Stock

compensation expense

Changes

in operating assets

and liabilities

Accounts

receivable

Prepaid

expenses other current

assets

and income

tax receivable

Accounts

payable

Accrued expenses

Deferred

revenue

Net cash

provided

by operating activities

Cash flows from investing

activities

Maturities

of short-term investments

Purchases

of short-term investments

Increase

in other

long-term assets

Purchases

of property and equipment

Net cash

provided

by used in investing

activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Dividends

paid

Tax withholding

related to vested

shares from

employee stock plans

Acquisition

of

treasury stock

Net cash

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

disclosures of cash

flow information

Cash paid for income taxes

Non-cash investing and financing

activities

Issuance

of

restricted

stock awards

Year Ended December

31

2012

2011

2010

2979629

3489283

2613720

586968

437720

458167

370020

406853

418077

284911

218154

394972

129792

585155

889737

547895

292055

406011

428769

262011

19486

16605

37389

519049

211472

19755

3086731

3935201

___________

3295397

___________

121375

2214048

___________

2335423

___________

2018452

130874

1358790

528788

1012016

29737

817960

___________

1859713

___________

3156592

2510861

2500268

93164

3249756

2498448

5564233

3065785

86992

22391

2620244

1843745

3720488

5564233

49261
6034

2555563

1119879

4840367

3720488

1715000

2401957

2009694

185

131

78

Acquisition

of equipment

through

accrued

liabilities

497696

The accompanying

notes are an integral part of these financial statements

25

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31 2012

Nature of Business

and Basis of Presentation

Psychemedics Corporation

the Company is the worlds largest

provider of hair

testing

for drugs of

abuse utilizing

and confirmation

patented hair analysis method involving
by mass spectrometry

to analyze

liquefying hair enzyme

immunoassay

technology

human hair to detect abused

substances

The Companys

customers

include Fortune

500 companies

as well

as small

to mid-size corporations

schools

and

governmental

entities

located in the United

States and internationally

Summary of Significant

Accounting

Policies

Risks

and Uncertainties

The Company is subject

to

number of risks

and uncertainties similar to those of other companies

such

as

those

associated with the continued

expansion

of

the Companys sales

and marketing

network

technological

developments

intellectual

property protection

development

of markets

for new products

and

services offered by the Company

the economic health of principal customers

of

the Company

financial

and

operational

risks

associated with possible expansion

of testing

facilities

used by the Company

government

regulation including but not

economic conditions

Estimates

limited to Food

and Drug Administration

regulations

competition

and general

The preparation of

financial

statements

in conformity with accounting

principles generally

accepted

in the

United States requires management

to make estimates

including

those

related to bad debts and income tax

valuation

and

assumptions

that affect

the reported amounts of assets

and liabilities 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 Actual

results

could

differ

from those estimates Changes

in

estimates are recorded

in the period in which they become

known

Cash Equivalents

All highly

liquid investments

with original maturities of 90 days or less are considered

cash equivalents

These consist of cash

savings

and U.S government

reserve money market accounts

at December

31 2012

While the money market
federally insured As of December

account

contains U.S federal government

backed

issues the account

itself

is not

31 2012 $0.4 million was in U.S federal government-backed

money-market

accounts which is classified

as

cash equivalents

Fair Value Measurements

The Company follows

the provisions

of Accounting

Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value

Measurements

and Disclosures ASC 820 which defines fair value establishes guidelines

for measuring

fair value

and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements

and expands disclosures regarding fair

value measurements Fair value

is defined under ASC 820 as

the exchange price that would be received

for an

asset or paid to transfer

liability an exit price
in an orderly transaction between market

liability

in the principal or most advantageous market for

the asset or

participants

on the measurement

date Valuation techniques

used

to measure fair value

under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable

inputs and minimize the use

of unobservable

inputs

The standard

describes

fair value hierarchy

based

on three levels

of inputs of which

the first

two are

considered

observable

and the last unobservable that may be used

to measure fair value

which are the following

Level

Level

Quoted prices in active markets

for

identical

assets or liabilities

Inputs other

than Level

that

are observable

either

directly

or indirectly such

as quoted

prices for similar assets

or liabilities quoted

prices in markets

that are not active

or other

inputs that are observable

or can

be corroborated

by observable market data for substantially

the full

term of the assets

or liabilities

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PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31 2012

Summary of Significant

Accounting

Policies

continued

Level

Unobservable

inputs that are supported

by little or no market activity

and that are

significant

to the fair value

financial

instruments

level within the fair value hierarchy

is based

on the lowest

level of any input

that

is significant

to the fair value measurement

In accordance

with ASC 820 the Companys financial

assets

that are measured at fair value

on

recurring basis as of December

31 2012 and 2011 are cash equivalents

Cash equivalents are measured using

level one inputs At December

31 2012 and 2011 the Company had $0.4 million of level

one cash

equivalents

for each

period

Inventory

The Company typically expenses

consumables

such

as chemicals antibodies

and tubes as purchased

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated

at cost Depreciation

and amortization

are provided

over

the estimated

useful

lives of

the assets using the straight-line

method Repair

and maintenance costs are expensed as

incurred

The estimated useful

lives of the assets

are as

follows

Computer

software

Office furniture

and equipment

Laboratory

equipment

Leasehold

improvements

to

to

to

years

years

years

Lesser

of estimated useful

life or lease term

The Company recorded

depreciation

and amortization

related to property and equipment of $573712

$362282 and $282397

in 2012 2011

and 2010 respectively

In 2012 in connection

with the transition

to ETA from RIAH the Company

disposed

of $7.2 million of

RIAH and other equipment

all of which had been fully

depreciated

and as result had no impact

on earnings

or net assets

Capitalized

Software Development

Costs

We capitalize

costs related to significant

software projects developed

or obtained

for

internal

use Costs

incurred during the preliminary

project work stage or conceptual

stage

such

as determining

the performance

requirements

system requirements

and data conversion are expensed as

incurred Costs

incurred in the

application

development

phase such

as coding testing

for new software and upgrades

that

result

in additional

functionality

are capitalized

and are amortized using the straight-line

method over

the useful

life of the

software for

years Costs

incurred during the post-implementation/operation

stage

including

training

costs

and maintenance

costs are expensed as

incurred

In accordance

with Company policy

during the years ended

December

31 2012

and 2011 we capitalized

internally

developed software costs of $794000

and $387000

respectively Depreciation

related to software development
2012 2011 and 2010 respectively Determining whether particular costs incurred are more properly

costs was $98301 $8840 and $0 in

expense

attributable

to the preliminary

or conceptual

stage

and thus expensed

or to the application

development

phase and thus capitalized
development work and our judgments in this regard may differ
and administrative
costs related to developing
or obtaining such

and amortized depends on subjective judgments about

the nature of

the

from those made by other companies General

software are expensed as

incurred

Other Assets

Other

assets primarily consist of capitalized legal

costs relating

to patent applications

The Company

amortizes

these costs over

ten years from the date of grant of

the applicable patent As of December

31 2012

and 2011 the Company had capitalized

legal

costs relating

to outstanding patent applications of $299389 and

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PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31 2012

Summary of Significant

Accounting

Policies

continued

$194704 respectively

Amortization

expense

was $13256 $7738 and $2574 in 2012 2011 and 2010

respectively

The amount of amortization

related to patent applications

is expected

to remain below

$20000 per year for

the next

five

years

Revenue

Recognition

The Company is in the business

of performing

drug

testing

services and reporting

the results

thereof The

Companys services include

drug testing training for collection

of samples

for

its customers

for an agreed-upon

fee per unit tested of samples The revenues

and storage of positive samples
when the

are

recognized

predominant deliverable

drug

testing is provided

and reported to the customer

The Company recognizes

revenue

under ASC 605 Revenue Recognition ASC 605 In accordance

with ASC 605 the Company considers testing training and storage elements
the training

and storage costs are

recognition

purposes

revenue

as

as one unit of accounting

for

de minimis and do not have stand-alone

value

to the customer

The Company recognizes

revenue

as

the service is perfonned and reported to the

customer

since the predominant deliverable

in each

arrangement

is the testing

of

the units

The Company also provides expert

testimony when and if necessary

to support

the results of

the tests

which is generally billed separately and recognized

as

the services are provided

Research and Development Expenses

The Company charges all research

and development

expenses

to operations as

incurred

Income

Taxes

The Company accounts

for income taxes using the liability method pursuant

to ASC 740 Income Taxes

Under

this method

the Company

recognizes

deferred tax assets

and liabilities for

the expected

tax

consequences

of

temporary

differences between the tax bases of assets

and liabilities and their

reported

amounts using enacted

tax rates

in effect

for

the year

the differences are expected

to reverse The Company

evaluates

uncertain tax positions annually and considers whether

the amounts recorded

for

income taxes are

adequate

specific

to address

i.he Companys tax risk profile The Company

analyzes

the potential tax liabilities of

transactions and tax positions based

on managements

judgment

as

to the expected

outcome

Concentration

of Credit Risk and Off-Balance

Sheet Risk

The Company

has no significant

off-balance-sheet

risk such

as

foreign exchange contracts

option

contracts

or other

foreign hedging arrangements Financial

instruments

that potentially subject

the Company

to concentrations

of credit

risk are principally cash

and cash equivalents

short-term investments

and accounts

receivable

institutions

The Company places
These include money market accounts

its cash

and cash equivalents

and short-term investments

in highly

rated

holding U.S federal government

reserve securities While

the underlying

securities

are federally issued the account

itself

is not

insured Concentration

of credit

risk

with respect

to accounts

receivable is limited to certain

customers

to whom the Company makes

substantial

sales To reduce

risk the Company

routinely assesses the financial

strength of its customers

and as

consequence

believes that

its accounts

receivable credit

risk exposure

is limited The Company maintains an

allowance

for potential credit

losses but historically

has not experienced

any significant

losses related to

individual customers

or groups of customers

in any particular industry or geographic

area The Company does

not require collatera

Significant

Customers

The Company lid not have any individual customers

that exceeded 10% of

revenue

for the years ended

December

31 2012 and 2011

or accounts

receivable as of December

31 2012 and 2011

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PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31 2012

Summary of Significant

Accounting

Policies

continued

Comprehensive

Income

The Companys comprehensive

income was the same as

its reported net

income for

the years ended

December

31 2012 2011

and 2010

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company

for equity awards in accordance
Compensation ASC 718 ASC 718 requires employee equity awards to be accounted
value method Accordingly share-based
is measured at the grant date based

compensation

with ASC 718 Compensation

accounts

Stock

for under

the fair

on the fair value of

the award It also requires the measurement of compensation

cost at fair value

on the date of grant and

recognition

of compensation

expense

over

the service period for awards expected

the straight-line

method to recognize

share-based

compensation

over

generally

equal

to the vesting period

to vest The Company uses
the service period of the award which is

Under ASC 718 the Company recorded

$458167 $418077 and $394972

of stock compensation

expense

in the accompanying

statements

of income for

the years ended December

31 2012 2011

and 2010

respectively

Stock

compensation

expense

by income statement

account

is

as

follows

Cost of

revenues

General

administrative

Marketing and selling

Research

and development

Total stock

compensation

2012

91118

282375

81819

2855

2011

85731

266915

65431

2010

83286

258916

52770

$458167

$418077

$394972

See Note

for additional

information

relating

to the Companys stock plans

Basic and Diluted Net

Income per Share

Basic net income

per

share is computed by dividing

net

income available to common shareholders by the

weighted

average

number of common shares outstanding

during the period Diluted net

income

share is

per

computed by dividing

net income by the weighted

average

number of common shares

and dilutive

common

stock equivalents outstanding during the period The number of dilutive

common stock equivalents

outstanding during the period has been determined

in accordance

with the treasury-stock method Common

equivalent

shares consist of common stock

portion of stock unit awards SUAs

issuable upon

the exercise of outstanding options and the unvested

Basic

and diluted weighted

average

common shares outstanding are as

follows

Weighted average

common shares outstanding

5260320

5229646

5207244

Dilutive common equivalent

shares

12222

6294

19210

Weighted average

common shares outstanding

assuming dilution

5272542

5235940

5226454

2012

2011

2010

For the years ended December

31 2012 2011 and 2010 options to purchase

191597 264088 and

298390 common shares

respectively

were outstanding but not

included in the dilutive

common equivalent

share calculation

as

their effect would have been anti-dilutive

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PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31 2012

Summary of Significant

Accounting

Policies

continued

Financial

Instruments

Financial

instruments

include cash equivalents

and accounts

receivable/payable

Estimated

fair values of

these financial

instruments

approximate

carrying values

due to their short-term nature

Segment Reporting

The Company manages

its operations as one segment

drug

testing

services As

result

the financial

information

disclosed herein materially represents all of

the financial

information

related to the Companys

principal operating segment Substantially

all of

the Companys revenues

and assets are in the United

States

Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated

all events

and transactions that occurred

after December

time of

filing with the Securities and Exchange

Commission

of

the Companys annual

31 2012 through
report on Form 10-K

the

for

the year

ended December

31 2012 On February

25 2013 the Company

declared

quarterly dividend

of

$0.15 per

share for

total of $791

thousand which will be paid on March

21st 2013 to shareholders of

record on March

7th 2013 On February

TruTouch Technologies rapid optical

28th 2013 the Company
alcohol detection and biometric

announced

an agreement

to market

test

in the US Psychemedics will

exclusively

distribute

the TruTouch solutions to targeted organizations within the United

States The Company

did not have any other material

recognizable

subsequent

events

Recent Accounting

Pronouncements

In December

2011 the Financial Accounting

Update ASU 2011-12 Comprehensive

Standards

Board FASB issued Accounting

Standards

Income Topic 220 Deferral of

the Effective Date for

Amendments

to the Presentation of Reclassifications

of

Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Income in Accounting

Standards Update No 2011-05 In June 2011 the FASB issued ASU 2011-05

Comprehensive

Income Topic 220 Presentation of Comprehensive
after December

annual

reporting periods beginning

15 2011 ASU 2011-05 eliminates

the option to present

Income Both ASUs are effective

for

the components of other comprehensive

income as part of

the statement

of changes

in stockholders

equity

In

addition

items of other comprehensive

income that are reclassified

to profit or loss are required to be

presented

separately on the face of

the financial

statements

This guidance

is intended

to increase the

prominence

of other comprehensive

income in financial

statements

by requiring that

such

amounts be

presented

either

in

single continuous

statement

of

income and comprehensive

income or separately in

consecutive

statements

of income and comprehensive

income ASU 2011-12 defers the changes

in

ASU 2011-05 that pertain to how when and where reclassification

adjustments

are presented

The Companys

adoption

of

these standards

is not expected

to have

material

impact

on the financial

statements

Accounts Receivable

The Company maintains

an allowance

for uncollectible

accounts

receivable based

on managements

assessment

of the ccllectability

of its customer

accounts

by reviewing

customer

payment patterns and other

relevant

factors The Company reviews
quarterly basis and adjusts the balance

the adequacy of

the allowance

for uncollectible

accounts

on

as determined

necessary

The following

is

roliforward of

the

Companys allowance

for doubtful

accounts

Balance beginning

of period

Provision for

recoveries of doubtful

accounts

Write-offs wrile-backs

Balance

end of period

30

2012

2011

$169191

$119295

28866

18742

49896

$121583

$169191

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31 2012

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses

consist of

the following

Accrued payroll and employee benefits

Accrued hair collection

expense

Accrued audit and tax consulting

Accrued payable

for equipment

purchases

Other

accrued

expenses

Total Accrued Expenses

Income Taxes

The income tax provision

consists of the following

Current

Federal

State

Deferred

Federal

State

Income Tax Provision

2012

570405

113355

110491

497696

121594

2011

979686

35676

106945

199549

$1413541

$1321856

2012

2011

2010

$1196926

$1450941

$1261670

323302

1520228

458719

344010

1909660

1605680

346974

90746

437720

370710

36143

171848

46306

406853

218154

$1957948

$2316513

$1823834

reconciliation of

the effective

rate with the federal statutory

rate is as

follows

Federal statutory

rate

State income taxes net of federal benefit

Permanent differences

Stock

based

compensation

Effective

tax

rate

2012

34.0%

5.5%

0.1%

0.0%

2011

34.0%

5.6%

0.1%

0.2%

39.6%

39.9%

2010

34.0%

5.6%

-0.2%

1.7%

41.1%

The components of

the net deferred tax assets

included in the accompanying

balance

sheets

are

as

follows

at December

31

Deferred

tax assets

Stock-based

compensation

Allowance

for doubtful

accounts

Accrued expenses

Deferred

tax liabilities

Prepaid

expenses

Excess of

tax over book depreciation

and amortization

Net deferred tax

liabiliites

31

2012

2011

162792

161807

47959

55401

266152

56275

814619

870894

66900

110639

339346

23845

482523

506368

$604742

$167022

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31 2012

Income Taxes

continued

These amounts are shown

on the balance

sheets as

follows

Deferred

tax asset

short-term

Deferred

tax liability long-term

Net deferred tax liabilities

209877

315501

814619

482523

$604742

$167022

ASC 740 contains

two-step approach

to recognizing

and measuring uncertain tax positions

tax

contingencies The first step is to evaluate

available evidence

indicates it is more likely

the tax position for

recognition

by determining

if the weight

of

than not

that

the position will be sustained on an audit

including

resolution of

related appeals or litigation
amount which is more than 50% likely
of being
considers many factors when evaluating and estimating

processes

largest

if any The second

step is to measure the tax benefit

as

the

realized upon ultimate settlement

The Company

the Companys tax positions

and tax benefits which

may require periodic adjustments

and which may not accurately

forecast actual outcomes

The Company adopted

these provisions

effective

January

2007 without material effect

in the financial

statements

The Conipany

operates within multiple taxing jurisdictions

and could

be subject

to audit

in these

jurisdictions These audits may involve complex

issues which may require an extended

period of time to

resolve The Company has provided

for its estimated taxes payable

in the accompanying

financial

statements

Interest

and penalties related to income tax matters are

recognized

as

general and administrative

expense

The Company did not have any unrecognized
as of December

31 2012 and 2011

tax benefits and did not have any interest

or penalties accrued

The tax years ended December

31 2009

through

December

31 2012

remain

subject

to examination

by all major taxing authorities

Preferred

Stock

The Board of

has the authority to designate

authorized preferred shares in one or more series

and to fix the relative

rights

and preferences

without

vote or action by the stockholders

The Board of

Directors

has no present plans to designate

or issue any shares of preferred stock

Stock-Based Awards

The 2006

Incentive Plan initially adopted

in 2006 and amended

and restated in 2011

the 2006

Incentive Plan provides for grants of options with terms of up to ten years grants of
stock unit awards SUAs issuances
500000 shares of common stock

of stock bonuses or grants other stock-based

to officers directors employees

plus cash

awards

awards

based

restricted

stock or

covering

up to

and consultants

As of December

31 2012 220069 shares remained available for

future grant under

the 2006 Incentive Plan

The fair value of the SUAs is determined

by the closing price on the date of grant

The SUAs vest over

period of two to four years

and are convertible

into an equivalent number of shares of

the Companys

common stock

provided

that

the employee receiving

vesting period The Company
the vesting term of the SUA Employees

records compensation

are issued shares upon

the award remains
continuously
expense related to the SUAs on
vesting

net of

tax withholdings

employed throughout

the

straight-line

basis over

The Company

granted 65000 SUAs on May 22 2012 The fair value of

the SUAs was $9.79 per share

which was the closing price of

the Companys stock on that date The SUAs vest over

period of

two to four

years and are convertible

into an equivalent

number of shares of

the Companys common stock provided

that

the awardee remains

continuously

employed throughout

the vesting period

In addition 9619 SUAs were

withheld for

taxes in conjunction with the vesting of SUAs granted

in prior years and consequently

added

back

to the shares available for future grant

The Company granted

59000 SUAs on May 24 2011 The fair value of the SUAs was $10.03

per share

which was the closing price of

the Companys stock on that date The SUAs vest over

period of two to four

32

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31 2012

Stock-Based Awards

continued

years and are convertible

into an equivalent

number of shares of the Companys common stock provided

that

the awardee remains

continuously

employed throughout

the vesting period

The Company

granted 94000 SUAs on April

2010 The fair value

of the SUAs was $7.75 per share

which was the closing price of

the Companys stock on that date The SUAs vest over

period of two to four

years and are convertible

into an equivalent number of shares of

the Companys common stock provided

that

the awardee remains

continuously

employed throughout

the vesting period Of these 94000 units 20350 were

cancelled

upon

termination

of

three employees in 2010

The Company also has stock option plans that have expired or been terminated

but shares can be issued

upon exercise of outstanding options that were granted prior to such expiration

or termination

No additional

grants of options or other stock

based

awards may be made under

such

expired or terminated plans Activity

for

these plans is included in this footnote Options

granted

under

the plans consisted of both non-qualified

and incentive

stock options and were granted

in each

case

at

price that was not

less than the fair market

value of the common stock

at the date of grant

These options generally

have contractual

lives of

ten years

and they are all

fully exercisable

summary of stock option activity

for the Companys stock option plans is as follows

Outstanding December

31 2009

336921

$14.80

Number of

Shares

Weighted

Average

Excersise

Price

per

Share

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life

Aggregate

Intrinsic
VaIue

Granted

Exercised

Terminated

Outstanding December

31 2010

Granted

Exercised

Terminated

Outstanding December

31 2011

Granted

Exercised

Terminated

Outstanding December

31 2012

47550

289371

68132

221239

19.93

13.96

15.06

13.62

21401

199838

13.61

$13.62

2.lyears

$32492

The aggregate

intrinsic

value

on this table was calculated

based

on the amount

if any by which the

closing market

value of

the Companys stock on December

31 2012 $10.75 exceeded the exercise price

of any of the underlying

options multiplied by the number of shares subject

to each

such option

33

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31 2012

Stock-Based Awards

continued

summary of stock

unit award activity

for

the Company

is as

follows

Outstanding

Granted

Unvested December

31 2009

Converted

to common stock

Terminated

Outstanding

Granted

ljnvested

December

31 2010

Converted to common stock

Terminated

Outstanding

Granted

Unvested

December

31 2011

Converted to common stock

Terminated

Outstanding

Unvested December

31 2012

Available

for grant

December

31 2012

Weighted
Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life

____________

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Va1ue2

_____________

179801

355351

2.8years

458211

$1477856

Number of

Shares

42600

94000

21550

20350

94700

59000

34600

119100

65000

46625

______

137475
______
220069

ritnnsic

The aggregate
Companys stock on December
price on the grant date

value

on this table was calculated based
31 2012 $10.75 For value

on the closing market price of

the

on the converted

stock

the price used

is the

Figure includes 9619 shares in 2012 8406 shares

in 2011

and 6064 shares in 2010 withheld to cover

federal

income taxes

As of December

31 2012

total of 557382 shares of common stock were reserved

for

issuance

under

the various stock plans As of December

31 2012 the unamortized

fair value of awards relating

to SUAs was

$990031

to be amortized over

weighted

average

period of approximately

2.8 years

Employee Benefit Plan

The Psychemedics Corporation

40 1k Savings

and Retirement

Plan

the 40 1k Plan is

qualified

defined contribution

plan in accordance

with Section 401k of the Internal

Revenue Code All employees over

the age of 21

are eligible to make pre-tax contributions

up to

specified percentage

of their compensation

Under

the 401k Plan the Company may but

is not obligated to match

portion of

the employees

contributions

up to

defined maximum Matching

contributions

of $147360 $122961 and $0 were made in

the years ended December

31 2012 2011

and 2010 respectively

Commitments arid Contingencies

Commitments

The Company

leases certain

of

its facilities

and equipment under

operating lease agreements

expiring

on

various dates through April 2016 Total minimum lease payments

including

scheduled

increases are charged

to operations on the straight-line

basis over

the life of

the respective lease Rent expense

was approximately

$555129 $548000

and $558000

in 2012 2011

and 2010 respectively

34

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31 2012

Commitments and Contingencies

continued

At December

31 2012 minimum commitments

remaining under

lease agreements

were approximately

as

follows

Years Ending December

31

2013

2014

2015

2016

Purchase Commitment

The Company has had

supply agreement with
in its radioimmunoassay RIAH drug

isotopes used

Amount

608000

603000

546000

22000

$1779000

vendor which required the Company to purchase

testing procedures Purchases

amounted to $609965

$527000 and $432000
isotopes in the first quarter of 2013 As

in 2012 2011

and 2010 respectively

The Company expects

to purchase

$113000

of

result of

the conversion

from RIAH to ETA testing methods

the

supply agreement will

terminate in March

2013 at which time all

transition

activities

are expected

to

be complete

Contingencies

The Company is subject

to legal proceedings

and claims which arise in the ordinary

course

of

its

business

The Company believes that although

there can

be no assurance

as

to the disposition

of

these

proceedings

based

upon information

available to the Company

at this time the expected

outcome of

these

matters would not have

material

impact

on the Companys results of operations or financial

condition

10 Selected Quarterly Financial Data Unaudited

The following

are selected quarterly financial

data for the years ended December

31 2012

and 2011

Revenues

Gross profit

Income from operations

Net

income and comprehensive

income

Basic net income per share

Diluted

net income per share

Revenues

Gross profit

Income from operations

Net

income and comprehensive

income

Basic net income per share

Diluted net

income per share

Quarter Ended 000s Except Share Amounts

March 31
2012

$6244

3665

1377

827

0.16

0.16

June 30
2012

$6862

4103

1664

1001

0.19

0.19

September 30
2012

December

31

2012

$6460

3718

1431

879

0.17

0.17

$5658

2766

464

273

0.05

0.05

Quarter Ended 000s Except Share Amounts

June 30
2011

$6228

3739

1758

1093

0.21

0.21

September 30
2011

$6315

3944

1808

1099

0.21

0.21

December

31

2011

$5547

3173

746

438

0.08

0.08

March 31
2011

$6000

3617

1490

858

0.16

0.16

35

Item

Changes

in and Disagreements with Accountants

on Accounting

and Financial Disclosure

None

Item 9A Controls

and Procedures

Disclosure Controls

and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures

as defined in Exchange Act Rules

3a- 15e

and 15d-15e that
SEC are

are designed

to ensure

that

information

required to be disclosed in reports filed with the

recorded processed summarized and reported within the time period specified by the SECs rules

and forms and that

such

information

is accumulated and communicated

to our management

including

to our

Chief Executive Officer and our Vice President-Finance

as appropriate

to allow for timely decisions

regarding required disclosure

As required by Rule

3a- 15 under

the Exchange Act the Companys management with the participation

of the Companys Chief Executive Officer and its Vice President-Finance

has evaluated

the effectiveness of

its

disclosure controls arid procedures
Officer and Vice President-Finance

as of December

concluded

that

31 2012 Based
the Companys disclosure controls and procedures

on this evaluation

our Chief Executive

were

effective

for ensuring that

information

required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that

it files or

submits under
the time periods specified in the SECs rules

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded processed

summarized and reported within

and forms and that

its disclosure controls and procedures

were

also effective

to ensure that

information

required to be disclosed in the reports that

it files or submits under

the Exchange Act is accumulated

and communicated

to management including

the Companys principal

executive

and financial

officers to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure

Changes

in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes

in the Companys internal

control

over

financial

reporting that occurred

during

the Companys last

fiscal quarter

that have materially affected or are reasonably

likely

to materially affect

the

Companys internal

control

over

financial

reporting

Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Companys management

is responsible for establishing and maintaining

adequate

internal

control

over

financial

rig as defined in Rules
supervision and with the participation of management including

reporti

3a- 15f and 15d- 15f under

the Exchange Act Under
our Chief Executive Officer and Vice

the

President-Finance

the Company conducted

an evaluation

of

the effectiveness of our internal

control

over

financial

reporting based

on the framework

in Internal Control

Integrated Framework

issued by the

Committee

of Sponsoring

Organizations

of

the Treadway Commission

Based

on the Companys evaluation

under

the framework

in Internal Control

Integrated Framework the Companys management

concluded

that

our

internal

control over

financial

reporting was effective

as of December

31 2012

This annual

report does

not

include an attestation

report of our

independent

registered public accounting

firm regarding internal

control over

financial

reporting Managements report was not subject

to attestation

by

our

registered public accounting

firm pursuant

to rules of

the Securities and Exchange

Commission

that permit

us to provide only managements

report

in this annual

report

Inherent Limitations

on Effectiveness

of Controls

The Companys management

including

its Chief Executive Officer and its Vice President-Finance

does

not expect

that

the Companys disclosure controls and procedures

or the Companys internal

controls will

prevent all error and all

fraud

control system no matter how well

conceived

only reasonable

not absolute

assurance

that

the objectives

for the control

of

control

system rriust

reflect

the fact

that

there are resource

constraints

and operated
system are met Further
and the benefits

the design

of controls must

can provide

be considered

relative

to their costs Because

of

the inherent

limitations

in all control systems no evaluation

of controls can provide absolute assurance

that all control

issues misstatements

errors

if any within our company

have

been or will be prevented

or detected

Further

internal

and instances of fraud
controls may become

inadequate

as

result of changes

in conditions

or through

the deteriorations

of

the degree of compliance

with

policies

or procedures

Item 9B Other Information

None

36

PART III

Item 10 Directors Executive Officers

and Corporate Governance

Following

is

list

that

sets

forth

as of March

2013

the names ages

and positions within the Company

of all of the Executive

Officers of

the Company

and the Directors

of

the Company

Each such director has

been nominated for

reelection at

the Companys 2013 Annual Meeting
215 Charles Street Boston Massachusetts

to be held on May 23 2013 at

200 P.M at

the Liberty Hotel

Name

Raymond

Kubacki

Neil Lerner

James Dyke

Michael

Schaffer Ph.D

Harry Connick

Walter

Tomenson Jr

Fred

Weinert

Age

68

45

48

68

87

66

65

Position

Chairman Chief Executive Officer President Director

Vice President- Finance

Corporate

Vice President Sales

Marketing

Vice President

Laboratory Operations

Director

Audit Committee member Compensation Committee

Member Nominating Committee member

Director Audit Committee member Compensation Committee
Member Nominating Committee member

Director Audit Committee member Compensation Committee
Member Nominating Committee member

All Directors

hold office until

the next annual meeting of stockholders

or until

their successors

are

elected Officers serve at

the discretion of

the Board of Directors

Mr Kubacki

has been the Companys President and Chief Executive Officer since 1991 He has also

served

as Chairman of the Board of the Company since 2003 He is

director of Integrated Environmental

Technologies LTD From 2007 until 2012 he served
2007 he served

director of

as

Excellence

in Education

based

as

director of Protection One Inc and from 2004 to

Integrated Alarm Services Group Inc He is also
in Washington D.C and holds

Masters

trustee of

the Center

for

Professional Director Certification

from the American College of Directors Mr Kubacki

has been

director of the Company since 1991

Mr Lemer has served

as Vice President Finance

and Treasurer since May 2011 From October

2010 until

May 2011 he

served

as Vice President Controller Prior to joining the Company

he served

as Director of

Operational Accounting

Controller with Mastec
Netherlands Mr Lerner

at Beacon Roofing Supply Inc Corporate Controller with Atlas TMS Divisional
Inc and multiple roles with Johnson
plant controller in the

Johnson including

is

Certified Public Accountant

and has

masters

degree

in

International Management

Mr Dyke joined the Company

as Corporate

Vice President

Sales and Marketing in 2010 Prior to joining

the Company

he worked as

Marketing and General Management

United

States

Strategic Sales Consultant

variety of Vice President of Sales/Sales
positions with Pitney Bowes Inc in Canada the United Kingdom and

and held

Dr Schaffer has served

as Vice President of Laboratory Operations

since 1999 From 1990 to 1999

he

served

as Director

laboratory of SmithKiine

Board of Directors

of Toxicology Technical

for the Leesburg Florida
he was also member of
of the American Board of Forensic Toxicologists Dr Schaffer has been an inspector

Beecham Clinical Laboratories

From 1990 to 1999

and Responsible

Manager

Person

the

for

the Substance

Abuse

and Mental Health

Services Administrations

National Laboratory Certification

Program

since 1989

Mr Connick

served

as District Attorney

for Orleans Parish New Orleans LA from 1974 to 2003 In

2002 Mr Connick

received

from Drug Czar John Walters the Directors

Award

for Distinguished

Service

in recognition
Mr Connick

of exemplary accomplishment

has been

director of

and distinguished
the Company since 2003

service in the fight against

illegal drugs

Mr Tomenson

is

of Client Development

FINPRO the financial

Senior Advisor to Integro Ltd Mr Tomenson
of Marsh Inc from 1998 until 2004 From 1993 to 1998
services division of Marsh Inc Mr Tomenson

is

he was chairman of

Director of

the Trinity College

was Managing Director

and Chairman

37

School Fund Inc He also serves on the Executive

Council

of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund

and holds

Master Professional Director Certification

from the American College of Directors Mr Tomenson

has been

director of the Company since 1999

Mr Weinert

is an entrepreneur whose

current activities

are concentrated

in commercial real estate new

business

development

and environmental

consulting

He has served

on the Business Advisory Council

for the

University

of Dayton for over 20 years From 1973 until

1989 Mr Weinert

held various executive

positions

in the Finance

and Operations

President of Waste Management

groups of Waste Management
Inc Mr Weinert

International

Inc and its subsidiaries

including

years as

the

has been

director of

the Company

since 1991

The information

required by Item 405 of Regulation

S-K will be set

forth

in the Proxy Statement

of

the

Company relating

to the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

to be held on May 23 2013

and is

incorporated

herein by reference

The Company has

code of ethics

that applies to all employees

and non-employee

directors This code

satisfies

the requirements

set

forth

in Item 406 of Regulation

S-K and applies to all relevant persons

set

forth

therein

without

The CompaRy will mail
charge Such request shall be made to our General Counsel

to interested parties

copy of

125 Nagog Park Acton

the Code of Ethics upon written request and

Massachusetts

01720

The information

required by Item 407 of Regulation

S-K will be set

forth

in the Proxy Statement

of

the

Company relating

to the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

to be held on May 23 2013 and is

incorporated

herein by reference

Item 11 Executive Compensation

The information

required by this item will be set

forth in the Proxy Statement

of

the Company relating

to

the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

to be held on May 23 2013

and is incorporated

herein

by reference

Item 12 Security Ownership

Stockholder Matters

of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related

The information

required by this item will be set

forth

in the Proxy Statement

of the Company relating

to

the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

to be held on May 23 2013 and is incorporated

herein

by reference

Item 13 Certain Relationships

and Related Transactions and Director

Independence

The information

required by this item will be set

forth

in the Proxy Statement

of

the Company relating

to

the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

to be held on May 23 2013

and is incorporated

herein

by reference

Item 14 Principal Accounting

Fees and Services

The information

required by this item will be set

forth

in the Proxy Statement

of the Company relating

to

the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

to be held on May 23 2013 and is incorporated

herein

by reference

38

Item 15 Exhibits Financial Statement Schedules

PART IV

Financial Statements

required by Item 15 are included and indexed

in Part II Item

Financial Statement

Schedules

included in Part

IV of

this report Schedule

II

is omitted because

information

is included in Notes to Financial Statements

All other schedules

under

the

accounting

regulations of

the SEC are not required under

the related instructions

and are

inapplicable and thus have been omitted

See Exhibit

Index included elsewhere

in this Report

39

SIGNATURES

Pursuant

to the requirements

of Section

13 or 15d of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

the

registrant

has duly caused

this Report

to be signed

on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

Date March

2013

By Is Raymond

Kubacki

Raymond
Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer

Kubacki

Pursuant

to the requirements of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

this Report

has been signed below

by the following

persons

on behalf of the Registrant

and in the capacities and on the dates indicated

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS

that each

person whose

signature appears below

appoints jointly

and severally Raymond

Kubacki

and Neil Lerner and each

one of

them his

attorneys-in-fact

each with the power of substitution

for him in any

and all capacities

to sign any and all

amendments

to this Annual Report

on Form 10-K and to file

the same with exhibits thereto and other

documents in connection

therewith with the SEC hereby

ratifying

and confirming

all

that each attorney-in-

fact or his substitute

or substitutes may do or cause

to be done by virtue

hereof

Is Raymond

Kubacki

Raymond

Kubacki

Is Neil Lerner

Neil Lerner

Is Harry Connick

Harry Connick

Chairman President and Chief Executive

March

2013

Officer Director Principal Executive Officer

Vice President

Finance

March

2013

Principal Financial

and Accounting Officer

Director

March

2013

Is Walter

Tomenson

Jr

Director

March

2013

Walter

Tomenson Jr

Is Fred

Weinert

Fred

Weinert

Director

March

2013

40

Exhibit

Number

3.1

3.2

EXHIBIT INDEX

Description

Amended and Restated Certificate

filed on August
reference from the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
September 30 2002

Incorporation

of

2002

Incorporated

by

the Quarter ended

By-Laws
Form 10-K for

of

the Company

the fiscal year ended December

31 2001

Incorporated

by reference from the Registrants Annual Report

on

4.1

Specimen Stock Certificate

Incorporated

by reference from the Registrants Registration

Statement

on Form 8-A filed on July 31 2002

10.2.1

Lease dated October

1992 with Mitchell

Hersch et al with respect

to premises

in Culver

City California

Incorporated

by reference from the Registrants Annual Report

on

Form 10-KSB

for the fiscal year ended December

31 1992

10.2.2

Security Agreement
reference from the Registrants Annual Report
December

dated October

31 1992

1992 with Mitchell

Hersch et al

Incorporated

by

on Form 10-KSB

for

the fiscal year ended

10.2.3

First Amendment to Lease dated with Mitchell

Hersch et al California

Incorporated

by

reference from the Registrants Annual Report

on Form 10-K for the fiscal

year ended

December

31 1997

10.2.4

Second Amendment to Lease dated with Mitchell

by reference from the Registrants Annual Report
December

31 1997

Hersch et al California

Incorporated

on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended

10.2.5

Third Amendment to Lease dated December

31 1997 with Mitchell

Hersch et al California

Incorporated

by reference from the Registrants Annual Report

on Form 10-K for

the fiscal

year ended December

31 1997

10.2.6

Fourth Amendment to Lease dated May 24 2005 with Mitchell

Hersch et al

California

Incorporated

by reference from the Registrants Annual Report

on Form 10-K for

the fiscal

year ended December

31 2005

10.2.7

Fifth Amendment to Lease dated November

22 2011 with Mitchell

Hersch et al California

10.3

10.4

2000 Stock Option Plan
Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended September 30 2002
Amended and restated change
July 10 2008

Incorporated

in Control

Severance

Incorporated

by reference from the Registrants

current

report on form 8-k

Agreement with Raymond

Kubacki

dated

by reference from the Registrants Quarterly Report

on

filed on July 14 2008

10.5

2006 Incentive Plan as amended

Incorporated

by reference from the Registrants Current

Report

on Form 8-K filed on May 26 2011

10.6

Form of Stock Unit Award

used with employees and consultants under

the 2006

Incentive Plan

Incorporated
May 26 2011

by reference from the Registrants Current Report

on Form 8-K filed on

10.7

Form of Stock Unit Award

used with non-employee

directors

under

by reference from the Registrants Current Report

the 2006 Equity Incentive
on Form 8-K filed on

Plan

Incorporated

May 26 2011

10.8

Change

in control

severance

agreement with Michael Schaffer PhD dated July 10 2008

Incorporated

by reference from the registrants current

report on Form 8-k filed on

July 14 2008

10.9

Amendment dated November

2008

to change

in control

severance

agreement with Ray

Kubacki

Incorporated

by reference from the Registrants Annual Report

on Form 10-K for the

fiscal year ended December

31 2008

Exhibit

Number

10.10

Amendment dated November

2008 to change

in control

severance

Description

Schaffer

Incorporated

by reference from the Registrants Annual Report

agreement with Michael
on Form 10-K for

the

fiscal year

ended December

31 2008

10.11

Employment

offer

letter dated April

2010 with James Dyke incorporated

by reference from

Registrants Quarterly Report

on Form l0-Q for

the quarter ended June 30 2010

10.12

Change

in Control

Severance

Agreement with James

Dyke dated April 72010 Incorporated

by

reference from Registrants Quarterly Report

on Form 10-Q for

the quarter ended June 30 2010

10.13

Employment

offer

letter dated October

from Registrants Quarterly Report

on Form 10-Q for

25 2010 with Neil Lerner

incorporated
the year ended December

by reference

31 2010

23.1

31.1

31.2

Consent of BDO USA LLP Independent

Registered

Public Accounting Firm

Certification

of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant

to Section

302 of

the Sarbanes-Oxley

Act

of 2002

Certification

of Vice President

Finance

Pursuant

to Section

302 of

the Sarbanes-Oxley

Act

of 2002

32.1

Certification

of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant

to 18 U.S.C Section

1350 as Adopted Pursuant

to Section

906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley

Act of 2002

32.2

Certification

of Vice President

Finance

Pursuant

to 18 U.S.C Section

1350 as Adopted

Pursuant

to Section

906 of

the Sarbanes-Oxley

Act of 2002

Management

compensation

plan or arrangement

MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE INFORMATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Raymond
Chairman President and C.E.O

Kubacki

Harry Connick

Private Investor

Walter

Tomenson

Jr

Senior Advisor

Integro Ltd

Fred

Weinert

Private Investor

CORPORATE OFFICERS

Raymond
Chairman President and C.E.O

Kubacki

Michael

Schaffer Ph.D

Vice President

Laboratory Operations

Neil Lerner

Vice President

Finance

James Dyke

AUDITORS

BDO USA LLP

Boston Massachusetts

CORPORATE OFFICES

Corporate Headquarters

125 Nagog

Park

Acton Massachusetts

01720

Laboratory Facilities

5832 Uplander Way
Culver City California 90230

FORM 10-K

copy of

Securities

the Companys Form 10-K as
and Exchange

Commission may be obtained

filed with the

by any stockholder

at our website

www.psychernedics

corn

or by writing to

Corporate

Vice President Sales

Marketing

Investor Relations

TRANSFER

AGENT

do Computershare

Trust Company N.A

P.O Box 43078

Providence RI 02940-3078

Investor Relations Telephone

Number

1-800-426-5523

Internet Address

http//www.computershare.com

COUNSEL

Lynch Brewer Hoffman

Fink LLP

Boston Massachusetts

Psychemedics Corporation

125 Nagog
Acton MA 01720

Park

ANNUAL MEETING

The

2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

will be

held on May 23 2013 at 200 p.m at

The Liberty Hotel

215 Charles Street

Boston Massachusetts

NASDAQ Stock Exchange

Symbol PMD