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Providing Proven Software Solutions to 

Wireless Carriers Around the World

ANNUAL REPORT
2020

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Smith Micro Software, Inc.

Corporate Headquarters 

5800 Corporate Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15237

Phone: +1 (412) 837-5300

NASDAQ Symbol: SMSI

www.smithmicro.com

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Thomas G. Campbell

Director

Gregory J. Szabo

Director

Marco Leal Goncalves

Vice President, 

Worldwide Products 

Kenneth Shebek

Vice President,

Chief Information Officer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS   

William W. Smith, Jr. 

Chairman of the Board, President 

and Chief Executive Officer

Steven L. Elfman 

Director  

Andrew Arno 

Director  

Samuel Gulko 

Director  

OFFICERS & SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Timothy C. Huffmyer 

Vice President,  

Chief Financial Officer 

Gail Redmond 

Senior Vice President, 

Worldwide Sales   

David Blakeney  

Senior Vice President, 

Engineering 

Charles B. Messman 

Vice President, 

Corporate Development 

& Investor Relations

David P. Sperling

Vice President,

Chief Technology Officer

CONTACT INFORMATION

Corporate Headquarters 

5800 Corporate Drive 

Pittsburgh, PA 15237 USA  

+1 (412) 837-5300 

Transfer Agent & Registrar 

Legal Counsel

Computershare Trust Company N.A. 

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

462 South 4th Street 

Louisville, KY 40202 USA

+1 (800) 962-4284 

www.computershare.com  

Pittsburgh, PA 15219 USA

Auditors

SingerLewak LLP

Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA

ADDITIONAL OFFICE LOCATIONS

Rua do Parque Poente, 39  

4705-002 Sequeira - Braga  

Portugal  

+351 253 339 644 

Španskih boraca 3 

11070 Belgrade 

Serbia 

+381 11 3121 965 

Årstaängsvägen 9  

117 43 Stockholm 

Sweden  

120 Vantis, Suite 350

Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

USA

+1 949 362 5800   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Smith Micro maintains an investor relations program. If you have any questions or would like additional 

information concerning the operations or financial statements, please contact:

Smith Micro Software, Inc.

Investor Relations

5800 Corporate Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15237 USA

+1 (412) 837-5300

ir@smithmicro.com

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FROM THE CEO

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

I know you would agree that 2020 will go down in history as a unique
year. It was also, in fact, an exceptional and very productive year for
Smith Micro.

During the past year, we made a strategic investment in R&D to
accelerate product development initiatives and to integrate the
parental controls code base gained through our acquisition of Circle
Media Labs’ wireless operator business. As a result, we launched the
next generation of our flagship family safety platform in SafePath® 7,
a truly comprehensive white-label solution that enables wireless
carriers to offer robust location services and parental controls to their
mobile subscribers, while also bringing to market significant new
platform features, including SafePath Drive and SafePath Home. We
also enhanced ViewSpot®, our retail display management solution,
with several new features including self-serve content management
functionality and support for touchless device interactions.

William W. Smith, Jr.
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer

R&D investment has paid dividends for our products and our business
case. Our healthy and growing sales pipeline, plus new customer launches in recent quarters, speak to this reality.
But that’s not all. Even though we increased R&D efforts and incurred integration-related expenses during the
year, we still finished 2020 as a profitable company with a strong balance sheet. Total revenues from operations in
2020 were $51.3 million, an 18% increase over the $43.3 million in revenue we reported in 2019. Net income was
$4.2 million, or $0.10 per share, for fiscal 2020, and we generated $7.9 million in cash flow from operations. It’s also
worth noting that we completed our exit from the graphics software industry in 2020 by selling the 2D animation
tool Moho. This strategic divestiture will enable us to focus all of our attention on growing and expanding our
core wireless business. With that said, let’s take a closer look at the 2020 performance of these products.

SafePath®

During fiscal 2020, SafePath-related deployments generated $28.0 million in revenue, which is a 58% increase
over the $17.8 million in revenue the platform generated in 2019. The aforementioned SafePath enhancements
achieved during 2020 created more opportunities for our sales team and have advanced sales discussions
with various wireless carriers. SafePath has now been deployed by carriers in North America, Europe, and the
Middle East. Our comprehensive feature set, proven revenue model, and experience selling in complex carrier
environments has accelerated our sales pipeline and strengthened Smith Micro’s competitive position in the
global family safety industry.

In the first quarter of 2021, we announced our agreement with Avast to acquire their Family Safety Mobile business.
This acquisition closed in April 2021 and I believe it has truly transformational potential for Smith Micro, as it will
establish the company as the world’s leading provider of white-label family safety solutions to wireless carriers.
The revenue, resources, and relationships gained through this strategic acquisition will push the development
and adoption of SafePath even further.

CommSuite®

Smith Micro’s most tenured product line, CommSuite®, continues to generate consistent results for our business
despite the challenges caused by the April 2020 merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US. The voice messaging platform,
which is installed at both Sprint (now owned by T-Mobile US) and Boost (now owned by DISH), generated
$18.2 million in revenue during fiscal 2020. We continue to navigate merger-related obstacles with CommSuite
as legacy Sprint subscribers now have the option to move to the T-Mobile network for voice services and related
value-added services – such as visual voicemail and voice-to-text transcription. While we expect a natural
decrease in Sprint CommSuite users to continue as these subscribers transition away from Sprint’s network, we
look forward to expanding our relationship with DISH in the future to increase Boost CommSuite subscribers.

ViewSpot®

2020 revenue for our ViewSpot retail display management platform came in at $4.2 million, which was consistent
with its performance in 2019. As previously mentioned, we significantly expanded the capabilities of the platform
in 2020. The addition of a self-service, back-end management dashboard expands the product’s total addressable
market and makes ViewSpot more attractive to wireless carriers with smaller retail budgets. The platform was
deployed by three new wireless carriers in 2020 and we are in sales discussions with several others. ViewSpot’s
expansion into the European market and recently achieved iOS compatibility bodes well for future platform
revenue and adoption.

Looking Forward

With 2020 in the books, I couldn’t be happier with where things stand for Smith Micro’s future business case.
Despite a global pandemic, the Sprint/T-Mobile US merger, and above average R&D spending during the year, we
remained profitable, grew revenues year-over-year, and launched our products at several new customers.

Our acquisition of Avast’s Family Safety Mobile business and agreement to establish a go-forward partnership will
propel Smith Micro to even greater heights in the future. As the largest acquisition in our history, the deal sets the
stage for a fantastic 2021 and beyond. I am extremely excited about where we stand today, yet believe we are just
at the starting point.

Most sincerely yours,

William W. Smith, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
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 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

!! TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number 01-35525

SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
5800 Corporate Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
(Address of principal executive offices)

33-0029027
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
15237
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 837-5300
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

Trading
Symbol(s)
SMSI
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Name of each exchange on which registered
NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES ! NO "

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 YES ! NO "

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to
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to submit such files). YES " NO !

Indicate by check mark if whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and
“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Emerging growth company !

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Smaller reporting company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying

with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. !

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of
its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YES ! NO "

As of June 30, 2020, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter, the aggregate market value of the
common stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates was $150,928,875 based upon the closing sale price of such stock as reported on the Nasdaq
Capital Market on that date. For purposes of such calculation, only executive officers, board members, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of
the registrant’s outstanding common stock are deemed to be affiliates.

As of March 2, 2021, there were 42,216,795 shares of common stock outstanding.

Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed under the Securities Exchange Act of

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

1934 are incorporated by reference in Part III of this report.

SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
2020 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

Item 1.

BUSINESS............................................................................................................................................

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS...................................................................................................................................

Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS ...............................................................................................

Item 2.

PROPERTIES .......................................................................................................................................

Item 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS .....................................................................................................................

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES ........................................................................................................

PART II

Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER

MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES..............................................

Item 6.

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA ........................................................................

Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS .............................................................................................................

Item 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA .....................................................

Item 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE ...............................................................................................................

Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.....................................................................................................

Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................

Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE .............................

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION........................................................................................................

PART III

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Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.................................................................................

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Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENCE ................................................................................................................................

Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES......................................................................

PART IV

Item 15. EXHIBITS ............................................................................................................................................

Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................

SIGNATURES......................................................................................................................................

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

In this document, the terms “Smith Micro,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Smith Micro Software, Inc.
and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries.

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Report”) contains forward-looking statements regarding Smith Micro which
include, but are not limited to, statements concerning customer concentration, projected revenues, market acceptance
of products, the success and timing of new product introductions, the competitive factors affecting our business, our
ability to raise additional capital, gross profit and income, our expenses, the protection of our intellectual property,
and our ability to remain a going concern. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations,
estimates and projections about our industry, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us. Words such
as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “potential,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,”
“should,” “may,” “will,” and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-
looking statements. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the
foregoing statements. These statements are not guarantees of
to risks,
uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially from
those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such factors include, but
are not limited to, the following:

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our customer concentration given that the majority of our sales currently depend on a few large client
relationships, including T-Mobile;

our ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships with our customers and mobile device
manufacturers;

our ability to hire and retain key personnel;

the possibility of security and privacy breaches in our systems damaging client relations and inhibiting our
ability to grow;

interruptions or delays in the services we provide from our data center hosting facilities that could harm
our business;

our dependency upon effective operation with operating systems, devices, networks and standards that
we do not control and on our continued relationships with mobile operating system providers and device
manufacturers;

the existence of undetected software defects in our products;

intense competition in our industry and the core vertical markets in which we operate, and our ability to
successfully compete;

the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and financial results;

rapid technological evolution and resulting changes in demand for our products from our key customers
and their end users;

the risks inherent with international operations;

the impact of evolving information security and data privacy laws on our business and industry;

the impact of U.S. regulations on our business and industry;

our ability to protect our intellectual property and our ability to operate our business without infringing
on the rights of others;

the risk of being delisted from NASDAQ if we fail to meet any of its applicable listing requirements;

our ability to raise additional capital and the risk of such capital not being available to us at commercially
reasonable terms or at all;

our ability to remain profitable;

our ability to remain a going concern;

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changes in our operating income due to shifts in our sales mix and variability in our operating expenses;

our ability to assimilate acquisitions without diverting management attention and impacting current
operations;

the availability of third-party intellectual property and licenses needed for our operations on commercially
reasonable terms, or at all;

the difficulty of predicting our quarterly revenues and operating results and the chance of such revenues
and results falling below analyst or investor expectations, which could cause the price of our common
stock to fall;

those additional factors which are listed under Item 1A of Part I of this Report under the caption “RISK
FACTORS.”

The forward-looking statements contained in this Report are made on the basis of the views and assumptions of
management regarding future events and business performance as of the date this Report is filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In addition, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing
environment; therefore, new risk factors can arise, and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk
factors, nor to assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any individual risk
factor, or combination of risk factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-
looking statement. We do not undertake any obligation to update these statements to reflect events or circumstances
occurring after the date this Report is filed.

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Item 1. BUSINESS

General

PART I

Providing software solutions that empower wireless carriers and cable service providers to simplify and enhance the
user experience of mobile consumers around the world is a mission that Smith Micro pursues with passion. By
providing mobile apps for digital family safety, carrier-grade voice messaging platforms and smart retail solutions,
Smith Micro assists its carrier customers with building stronger, more profitable relationships with their mobile
subscribers. Our solution portfolio is comprised of proven products that enable our customers to provide:

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In-demand digital services that connect today’s digital lifestyle, including family location services,
parental controls, and consumer IoT devices to mobile consumers worldwide;

Easy visual access to voice messages on mobile devices through visual voicemail and voice-to-text
transcription functionality; and

Strategic, consistent and measurable digital demo experiences that educate retail shoppers, create
awareness of products and services and drive in-store sales, and optimize retail experiences with
actionable analytics derived from in-store customer behavior.

We continue to innovate and evolve our business case in response to industry trends in order to capitalize upon growth
opportunities in emerging markets, such as digital lifestyle services and online family safety, “Big Data” analytics,
automotive telematics, and the consumer IoT marketplace. The key to our longevity, however, is not simply
technological innovation, but our customer-first approach to doing business.

Despite the global headwinds caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and significant investment in headcount additions,
Smith Micro continued to thrive in 2020 as the business remained profitable and generated $7.9 million in cash from
operations. To solidify our position as a leading white-label solution provider in the family safety market, we
purchased the operator business of Circle Media Labs Inc. (“Circle”) – an acquisition that included multiple customer
contracts and a perpetual source code license to Circle’s robust parental control software. Our development team spent
the majority of 2020 integrating these features into our SafePath® platform, which enabled us to unveil the most
comprehensive family safety offering on the market for wireless carriers in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020.

The Company was incorporated in California in November 1983 and reincorporated in Delaware in June 1995. Our
principal executive offices are located at 5800 Corporate Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237 and our telephone
number is (412) 837-5300. Our website address is www.smithmicro.com, and we make our filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) available on the Investor Relations page of our website.
Information contained on our website does not constitute a part of this Report. Our common stock is traded on the
NASDAQ under the symbol “SMSI.”

Business Segments

We currently have one reportable operating segment: Wireless.

The wireless industry continues to undergo rapid change on all fronts as connected devices, mobile applications, and
digital content are consumed by users who want information, high-speed wireless connectivity and entertainment,
anytime, anywhere. While most of us think about being “connected” in terms of computers, tablets and smartphones,
the consumer IoT market is creating a world where almost anything can be connected to the wireless internet. Wearable
devices such as smartwatches, fitness trackers, pet trackers and GPS locators, as well as smart home devices, are now
commonplace, enabling people, pets and things to be connected to the “Internet of Everything.” These devices have
created an entire ecosystem of over-the-top (“OTT”) apps, while expanding how communication service providers
can provide value to mobile consumers.

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Although there are numerous business opportunities associated with pervasive connectivity, there are also numerous
challenges, including:

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The average age by which most children use smartphones and other connected devices continues to decrease.
As such, parents and guardians must be proactive in managing and combating digital lifestyle issues such as
excessive screen time, cyberbullying, and online safety;

Complexity, congestion, and spectrum scarcity plague wireless networks, making it difficult and expensive
to satisfy the demand for mobile services by consumers and businesses;

• As IoT use cases continue to proliferate and scale, management complexity, security and interoperability

must be addressed efficiently and correctly;

• Mobile network operators (“MNOs”) are being marginalized by messaging applications, and face growing
competitive pressure from cable multiple system operators (“MSOs”) and others deploying Wi-Fi networks
to attract mobile users;

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Enterprises face increasing pressure to mobilize workforces, operations, and customer engagement, but lack
the expertise and technologies needed to leverage mobile technology securely and cost-effectively; and

Consumers seek simpler network access and more personalized mobile experiences, while simultaneously
demanding faster, cheaper, and more secure wireless services.

To address these challenges, Smith Micro offers the multi-platform, modular solutions below.

Products

SafePath® – Comprised of SafePath Family, SafePath IoT, and SafePath Home, the SafePath product suite provides
comprehensive and easy-to-use tools to protect digital lifestyles and manage connected devices both inside and outside
the home. As a carrier-grade, white-label platform, SafePath empowers wireless service providers and cable operators
to bring to market full-featured, on-brand family safety solutions that provide in-demand services to mobile
subscribers such as location tracking, parental controls, and driver safety functionality. Delivered to end-users as
value-added services, SafePath-based solutions activate new revenue streams for wireless service providers while
helping to increase brand affinity and reduce subscriber churn.

CommSuite® – The CommSuite premium messaging platform helps mobile service providers deliver a next-
generation voicemail experience to mobile subscribers, while monetizing a legacy cost-center. CommSuite Visual
Voicemail (“VVM”) quickly and easily allows users to manage voice messages just like email or SMS with reply,
forwarding and social sharing options. CommSuite also enables multi-language Voice-to-Text (“VTT”) transcription
messaging, which facilitates convenient message consumption for users by reading versus listening. CommSuite is
installed on more than 10 million mobile handsets and is available to both postpaid premium subscribers as well as
prepaid subscribers.

ViewSpot® – Our retail display management platform provides wireless carriers and retailers with a way to bring
powerful on-screen, interactive demos to life. These engaging demo experiences deliver consistent, secure and
targeted content that can be centrally managed and updated via ViewSpot Studio. With the feature set provided by
ViewSpot, wireless carriers and other smartphone retailers can easily customize and optimize the content loops
displayed on demo devices so that it resonates with in-store shoppers. In 2020, ViewSpot was enhanced with new
capabilities that enable consumers to navigate demo experiences in a touchless manner. This touchless functionality
helps wireless carriers deliver in-store shopping experiences that are more aligned with current consumer expectations.
The ViewSpot platform also offers powerful analytics capabilities that provide carriers with valuable insights into
their consumer base and its buying behavior as well as their overall retail operations.

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Legacy Graphics Business

During fiscal 2020, we continued the process of winding down non-core product lines that began in fiscal 2019. As
part of this effort, we sold our Moho and Motion Artist animation software products in December 2020. Our revenues
still include an immaterial amount generated from our Graphics products, which are presented on a disaggregated
basis in Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, but such revenues are no longer reported as a
separate industry segment. See Notes 10 and 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for financial
information related to our business segment and geographical information.

Marketing and Sales Strategy

Because of our broad product portfolio, deep integration experience and flexible business models, we can quickly
bring to market innovative solutions that support our customers’ needs to create new revenue opportunities and
differentiate their products and services from their competitors.

Our marketing and sales strategy is as follows:

Leverage Operator Relationships. We continue to capitalize on our strong relationships with the world’s leading
MNOs and MSOs. These customers serve as our primary distribution channel, providing access to hundreds of
millions of end-users around the world.

Focus on High-Growth Markets. We continue to focus on providing digital lifestyle solutions, analytics/Big Data
solutions, premium messaging services, and visual retail content management solutions.

Expand our Customer Base. In addition to growing our business with current customers, we look to expand our MNO
and MSO customers worldwide, as well as to expand into new partnerships as we extend the reach of our product
platforms within the connected lifestyle ecosystem.

Key Revenue Contributors

In our Wireless business segment, we sell primarily to large wireless carriers, cable operators, and OEMs, so there are
a limited number of actual and potential customers for our current products, resulting in significant customer
concentration. Revenues attributable to T-Mobile (and Sprint prior to its merger with T-Mobile) and its affiliates
accounted for 81% and 84% of the Company’s total revenues for fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively.

On April 1, 2020, Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile (US), Inc. (“T-Mobile”) completed their previously announced
merger transaction, with the combined company continuing to operate as T-Mobile. In connection with the Sprint/T-
Mobile merger, on July 1, 2020, the combined company divested certain assets to DISH Network Corporation,
including Sprint’s Boost Mobile pre-paid wireless services business (“Boost”). A portion of our solutions sales to
Sprint/T-Mobile has historically included sales to Boost. The Company is working with T-Mobile and DISH on future
product roadmaps and contract negotiations.

Customer Service and Technical Support

We provide technical support and customer service through our online knowledge base, email, and live chat. OEM
customers generally provide their own primary customer support functions and rely on us for support to their technical
support personnel.

Product Development

The software industry, particularly the wireless market, is characterized by rapid and frequent changes in technology
and user needs. We work closely with industry groups and customers, both current and potential, to help us anticipate
changes in technology and determine future customer needs. Software functionality depends upon the capabilities of
the related hardware. Accordingly, we maintain engineering relationships with various hardware manufacturers and
we develop our software in tandem with their product development. Our engineering relationships with manufacturers,
as well as with our major customers, are central to our product development efforts. We remain focused on the
development and expansion of our technology, particularly in the wireless space. Our research and development

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expenditures increased approximately 63% year over year, which is primarily a reflection of additional headcount-
related expenses and external contract development costs to support continued product development.

Competition

The markets in which we operate are highly competitive and subject to rapid changes in technology. These conditions
create new opportunities for Smith Micro, as well as for our competitors, and we expect new competitors to continue
to enter the market. We not only compete with other software vendors for new customer contracts, we also compete
to acquire technology and qualified personnel.

We believe that the principal competitive factors affecting the mobile software market include domain expertise,
product features, usability, quality, price, customer service, speed to market and effective sales and marketing efforts.
Although we believe that our products currently compete favorably with respect to these factors, there can be no
assurance that we can maintain our competitive position against current and potential competitors. We also believe
that the market for our software products has been and will continue to be characterized by significant price
competition. A material reduction in the price we obtain for our products would negatively affect our profitability.

Many of our existing and potential customers have the resources to develop products that compete directly with our
products. As such, these customers may opt to discontinue the purchase of our products in the future. Our future
performance is therefore substantially dependent upon the extent to which existing customers elect to purchase
software from us rather than designing and developing their own software.

Proprietary Rights and Licenses

We protect our intellectual property through a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets,
intellectual property laws, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions. We have United States and foreign
patents and pending patent applications that relate to various aspects of our products and technology. We have also
registered, and applied for the registration of, U.S. and international trademarks, service marks, domain names, and
copyrights. We will continue to apply for such protections in the future as we deem necessary to protect our intellectual
property. We seek to avoid unauthorized use and disclosure of our proprietary intellectual property by requiring
employees and third parties with access to our proprietary information to execute confidentiality agreements with us
and by restricting access to our source code.

Our MNO/MSO customers license our products through software license agreements or access our offerings through
software as a service (“SaaS”) agreements. Our license agreements contain restrictions on reverse engineering,
duplication, disclosure, and transfer, and our SaaS agreements contain restrictions on access and use.

Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary technology and our intellectual property rights, unauthorized parties may
attempt to copy or obtain and use our technology to develop products and technology with the same functionality as
our products and technology. Policing unauthorized use of our technology and intellectual property rights is difficult,
and we may not be able to detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property rights or take effective steps to enforce
our intellectual property rights.

Human Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2020, we had a total of 255 employees within the following departments: 186 in engineering and
operations, 45 in sales and marketing, and 24 in management and administration. We are not subject to any collective
bargaining agreement and we believe that our relationships with our employees are good. Our strength and competitive
advantage is – and always will be – people. We value the skills, strengths, and perspectives of our diverse team and
will foster a participatory workplace that enables people to get involved in making decisions. The Company provides
training and development opportunities to ensure that our employees are creative thinkers who are drive, focused and
interested in ever-changing technology.

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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our future operating results are highly uncertain. Before deciding to invest in our common stock or to maintain or
change your investment, you should carefully consider the risks described below, in addition to the other information
contained in this Report and in our other filings with the SEC, including our other Annual Reports on Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The risks and uncertainties described below are
not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem
immaterial may also affect our business operations. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial
condition or results of operations could be seriously harmed. In that event, the market price for our common stock
could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to our Business Operations

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from sales to a concentrated number of clients, and a reduction in
sales to any of them may adversely impact our revenues and operating results.

We sell our wireless products and solutions primarily to large wireless carriers, cable operators, and OEMs, so there
are a limited number of actual and potential customers for our products, resulting in significant customer
concentration. For the year ended December 31, 2020, sales to T-Mobile (and Sprint, prior to its merger with T-
Mobile) and its affiliates comprised 81% of our total revenues.

Because of our relatively high customer concentration, a small number of significant customers possess a relative
level of pricing and negotiating power over us, enabling them to achieve advantageous pricing and other contractual
terms, including the ability to terminate their agreements with us with a limited amount of notice. Any material
decrease in our sales to any of these customers would materially affect our revenue and profitability.

On April 1, 2020, Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile completed their previously announced merger transaction, with
the combined company continuing to operate as T-Mobile. In the event that the combined company does not elect to
continue using the solutions that we currently deliver, or our sales to the combined company materially decrease as
compared with our sales to Sprint pre-merger, our revenues and profitability would be materially and adversely
affected. In addition and in connection with the Sprint/T-Mobile merger, on July 1, 2020, the combined company
divested certain assets to DISH Network Corporation, including Sprint’s Boost business. A portion of our solutions
sales to Sprint/T-Mobile has historically included sales to Boost. In the event that Boost does not elect to continue
using the solutions that we currently deliver to it, or our sales to the divested business materially decrease as compared
with our sales to Boost pre-divestiture, our revenues and profitability may be materially and adversely affected.

If there are delays in the distribution of our products or if customer negotiations for our new products cannot occur on
a timely basis, we may not be able to generate revenues sufficient to meet the needs of the business in the foreseeable
future or at all.

Our growth depends in part on our customers’ ability and willingness to promote our services and attract and retain
new end user customers or achieve other goals outside of our control.

We sell our wireless products for use on handheld devices primarily to our carrier, cable/MSO, and enterprise
customers, who deploy our products for use by their end user customers. The success of our carrier, cable/MSO and
enterprise customers, and their ability and willingness to market services to their end users that are supported by our
products, is critical to our future success. Our ability to generate revenues from sales of our software is also
constrained by our carrier customers’ ability to attract and retain customers. We have no input into or influence upon
their marketing efforts and sales and customer retention activities. If our large carrier customers fail to maintain or
grow demand for their services, revenues or revenue growth from our products designed for use on mobile devices
will decline and our results of operations will suffer.

If we are unable to retain key personnel, the loss of their services could materially and adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations.

Our future performance depends in significant part upon the continued service of our senior management and other
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our key employees would materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our future success also depends on our ability to continue to attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel,
particularly highly skilled engineers involved in the ongoing research and development required to develop and
enhance our products. Competition for these employees remains high and employee retention is a common problem
in our industry. Our inability to attract and retain the highly trained technical personnel that are essential to our product
development, marketing, service, and support teams may limit the rate at which we can generate revenue, develop
new products or product enhancements and generally would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.

Security and privacy breaches may harm our business.

The uninterrupted operation of our hosted solutions and the confidentiality and security of third-party information and
materials is critical to our business. Any failures in our security and privacy measures, such as “hacking” of our
systems by outsiders or the inadequate protection of pre-release mobile devices in our custody, could have a material
adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations. If we are unable to protect, or our customers and
mobile device manufacturer partners perceive that we are unable to protect, the security and privacy of information
and materials in our care, our growth could be materially adversely affected and we could be subject to material
liability. A security or privacy breach may:

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While we believe we use proven applications and have established adequate safeguards designed for facility security,
data security and integrity to process electronic transactions, there can be no assurance that these applications and
safeguards will be adequate to prevent a security breach or to address changing market conditions or the security and
privacy concerns of existing and potential customers and device manufacturer partners. In addition, our customers and
end users may use our products and services in a manner which violates security or data privacy laws in one or more
jurisdictions. Any significant or high profile security breach, data privacy breach or violation of data privacy laws
could result in the loss of business and reputation, litigation against us, liquidated and other damages, and regulatory
investigations and penalties that could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.

Interruptions or delays in service from data center hosting facilities could impair the delivery of our service and
harm our business.

We currently serve our customers from data center hosting facilities. Any damage to, or failure of, such facilities
generally could result in interruptions in our service. Interruptions in our service may reduce our revenue, cause us to
issue credits or pay penalties, cause customers to terminate their on-demand services, and adversely affect our renewal
rates and our ability to attract new customers.

The success of our products depends upon effective operation with operating systems, devices, networks and
standards that we do not control and on our continued relationships with mobile operating system providers and
device manufacturers.

We are dependent on the interoperability of our products with popular operating systems, networks and standards that
we do not control. For example, we depend upon the interoperability of our mobile products with the Android and
iOS mobile operating systems. Any changes, bugs or technical issues in such systems, or changes in our relationships
with mobile operating system partners, handset manufacturers or mobile carriers, or in their terms of service or policies
that degrade our products’ functionality, reduce or eliminate our ability to distribute our products, or give preferential
treatment to competitive products could adversely affect the usage of our products.

We maintain relationships with mobile device manufacturers which provide us with insights into product development
and emerging technologies. These insights allow us to keep abreast of, or to anticipate, market trends and help us to
serve our current and prospective customers. Mobile device manufacturers are under no obligation to continue
providing us with these valuable insights. If we are unable to maintain our existing relationships with mobile device

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manufacturers, if we fail to enter into relationships with additional mobile device manufacturers, or if mobile device
manufacturers favor one of our competitors, our ability to provide products that meet our current and prospective
customers’ needs could be compromised and our reputation and future revenue prospects could suffer. For example,
if our software does not function well with a popular mobile device because we have not maintained a relationship
with its manufacturer, carriers seeking to provide that device to their respective customers may choose an alternative
solution. Even if we succeed in establishing and maintaining these relationships, they may not result in additional
customers or revenues.

Our products may contain undetected software defects, which could negatively affect our revenues.

Our software products are complex and may contain undetected defects. If we discover software defects in our
products we may experience delayed or lost revenues during the period it takes to correct these problems. Defects,
whether actual or perceived, could result in adverse publicity, loss of revenues, product returns, a delay in market
acceptance of our products, loss of competitive position or claims against us by customers. Any such problems could
be costly to remedy and could cause interruptions, delays, or cessation of our product sales, which could cause us to
lose existing or prospective customers and could negatively affect our results of operations.

Risks Related to our Industry and Macroeconomic Conditions

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from only a few core vertical markets, and changes within these
vertical markets, or failure to penetrate new markets, could adversely impact our revenues and operating results.

We derive a significant portion of our revenue from a few vertical markets, such as wireless carriers and cable
operators. In order to sustain and grow our business, we must continue to sell our software products in these vertical
markets. Shifts in the dynamics of these vertical markets, such as new product introductions by our competitors, could
materially harm our results of operations, financial condition and prospects. Increasing our sales outside our core
vertical markets and into markets in which we do not have significant experience, for example to large enterprises,
would require us to devote time and resources to hire and train sales employees familiar with those industries. Even
if we are successful in hiring and training sales teams, customers in other vertical markets may not need or sufficiently
value our current products or new product introductions.

Our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected by public health epidemics, including
the ongoing COVID-19 global health pandemic.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 to be a pandemic. The
COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted economic activity and markets around the world. The circumstances
relating to the pandemic are complex and evolving, with a broad number of governmental and commercial efforts to
contain the spread of the virus globally. We have implemented a number of measures in an effort to protect our
employees’ health and well-being, including having office employees work remotely, suspending employee travel,
and withdrawing from certain industry events. The duration and extent of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on
our business, operations and financial results depends on factors that cannot be accurately predicted at this time, such
as the ongoing transmission rate and mutation of the virus, emergence of new variants and strains with different
characteristics, the extent and effectiveness of containment and mitigation actions, including distribution and
effectiveness of vaccines, the impact on economic activity, including the possibility of recession or financial market
instability, and the impact of these and other factors on our employees, customers, industry partners, and suppliers.

Many of our customers and suppliers have temporarily modified their business operations as a result of the coronavirus
pandemic and related government restrictions. Our customers have experienced and may continue to experience
decreased demand for the value-added products and services that we provide to them and may seek to terminate,
suspend or delay existing or new initiatives involving our products and services. A decrease in demand for our products
and services or the termination, suspension or delay of existing or new initiatives by our customers could materially
adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. To the extent the pandemic adversely
affects our business and financial results, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks set forth
herein.

In the event of illnesses to key employees or a significant portion of our workforce resulting from COVID-19, we may
experience inefficiencies, delays, and/or disruptions in research and development activities and increased costs

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resulting from our efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, all of which may adversely affect our business,
operations and financial results.

Additionally, government intervention with respect to the pandemic, continued widespread growth in infections, travel
restrictions, quarantines, or other business and industry closures as a result of the pandemic could, among other things,
impact the ability of our employees and contractors to perform their duties, cause increased technology and security
risk due to extended and company-wide telecommuting, lead to disruptions with our suppliers, hamper our ability to
integrate recent technology acquisitions and cause disruption in our relationship with our customers or prospective
customers.

Technology and customer needs change rapidly in our market, which could render our products obsolete and
negatively affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our success depends on our ability to anticipate and adapt to changes in technology and industry standards, including
changes in the Microsoft, Google, and Apple operating systems with which our products are designed to be
compatible, and to changes in customer demands. The communications software markets in which we operate are
characterized by rapid technological change, changing customer needs, frequent new product introductions, evolving
industry standards, and short product life cycles. Any of these factors could render our existing products obsolete and
unmarketable. New products and product enhancements can require long development and testing periods as a result
of the complexities inherent in today’s mobile technology environment and the performance demanded by customers.
If our target markets do not develop as we anticipate, if our products do not gain widespread acceptance in these
markets, or if we are unable to develop new versions of our software products that can operate on future wireless
networks and PC and mobile device operating systems and interoperate with relevant third party technology, our
business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Competition within our target markets is intense and includes numerous established competitors and new entrants,
which could negatively affect our revenues and results of operations.

We operate in markets that are extremely competitive and subject to rapid changes in technology. Because there are
low barriers to entry into the software markets in which we participate and may participate in the future, we expect
significant competition to continue from both established and emerging software companies, domestic and
international. In fact, our growth opportunities in new product markets could be limited to the extent established and
emerging software companies enter or have entered those markets.

Many of our other current and prospective competitors have significantly greater financial, marketing, service,
support, technical, and other resources than we do. As a result, they may be able to adapt more quickly than we can to
new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements or to devote greater resources to the promotion
and sale of their products. Announcements of competing products by competitors could result in the cancellation of
orders by customers in anticipation of the introduction of such new products. In addition, some of our competitors
are currently making complementary products that are sold separately. Such competitors could decide to enhance their
competitive position by bundling their products to attract customers seeking integrated, cost-effective software
applications. Some competitors have a retail emphasis and offer OEM products with a reduced set of features. The
opportunity for retail upgrade sales may induce these and other competitors to make OEM products available at their
own cost or even at a loss. We also expect competition to increase as a result of software industry consolidations,
which may lead to the creation of additional large and well-financed competitors. Increased competition is likely to
result in price reductions, fewer customer orders, reduced margins, and loss of market share.

Our business, financial condition and operating results could be adversely affected as a result of legal, business,
and economic risks specific to international operations.

In recent years, our revenues derived from sales to customers outside the U.S. have not been material. Our revenues
derived from such sales can vary from quarter to quarter and from year to year. We also frequently ship products to
our domestic customers’ international manufacturing divisions and subcontractors. In the future, we may expand these
international business activities. International operations are subject to many inherent risks, including:

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exposure to different legal standards, particularly with respect to intellectual property;

burdens of complying with a variety of foreign laws, including without limitation data privacy laws, such
as the GDPR in Europe;

import and export license requirements and restrictions of the United States and any other country in
which we operate;

unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;

foreign technical standards;

changes in tariffs;

difficulties in staffing and managing international operations;

difficulties in securing and servicing international customers;

difficulties in collecting receivables from foreign entities;

fluctuations in currency exchange rates and any imposition of currency exchange controls; and

potentially adverse tax consequences.

These conditions may increase our cost of doing business. Moreover, as our customers are adversely affected by these
conditions, our business with them may be disrupted and our results of operations could be adversely affected.

Legal and Regulatory Risks

Evolving information security and data privacy laws and regulations may result in increased compliance costs,
impediments to the development or performance of our offerings, and monetary or other penalties.

Because our solutions process customer data that may contain personally identifying information, we are subject to
federal, state and foreign laws and regulations regarding the privacy and protection of such data. These laws and
regulations address a range of issues, including data privacy, cybersecurity and restrictions or technological
requirements regarding the collection, use, storage, protection, retention or transfer of data. The regulatory framework
for data privacy and cybersecurity issues worldwide can vary substantially from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. New laws
that have been recently enacted may require considerable resources to ensure timely and ongoing compliance. For
example, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 that came into effect in January of 2020 gives new data privacy
rights to California residents and requires expenditure of considerable resources to establish the necessary internal
infrastructure to allow for the monitoring and other compliance requirements, which may limit the use and adoption
of our offerings.

Further, foreign privacy and data protection laws and regulations can be more restrictive than those in the United
States. In the European Union (“EU”), the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR includes operational and
governance requirements for companies that collect or process personal data of residents of the European Union, and
provides for significant penalties for non-compliance. The costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by,
these laws and regulations may become substantial and may limit the use and adoption of our offerings, require us to
change our business practices, impede the performance and development of our solutions, or lead to significant fines,
penalties or liabilities for noncompliance with such laws or regulations.

Regulations affecting our customers and us and future regulations, to which they or we may become subject to,
may harm our business.

Certain of our customers in the communications industry are subject to regulation by the Federal Communications
Commission, which could have an indirect effect on our business. In addition, the U.S. telecommunications industry has
been subject to continuing deregulation since 1984. We cannot predict when, or upon what terms and conditions, further
regulation or deregulation might occur or the effect regulation or deregulation may have on demand for our products

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from customers in the communications industry. Demand for our products may be indirectly affected by regulations
imposed upon potential users of those products, which may increase our costs and expenses.

We may be unable to adequately protect our intellectual property and other proprietary rights, and we may be
subject to claims for intellectual property infringement, which could negatively impact our business and financial
results.

Our success is dependent upon our software code base, our programming methodologies and other intellectual
properties and proprietary rights. In order to protect our proprietary technology, we rely on a combination of trade
secrets, nondisclosure agreements, patents, and copyright and trademark law. We currently own U.S. trademark
registrations for certain of our trademarks and U.S. patents for certain of our technologies. However, these measures
afford us only limited protection. For our mobile applications that are distributed by our carrier customers to their end
users, we rely on our carrier customers to establish binding end user terms. It is possible that third parties may copy
or otherwise obtain our rights without our authorization. It is also possible that third parties may independently develop
technologies similar to ours. It may be difficult for us to detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property and
proprietary rights. In addition, we sometimes include open source software in our products. As a result of our use of
open source in our products, we may license or be required to license or disclose code and/or innovations that turn out
to be material to our business and may also be exposed to increased litigation risk. If the protection of our proprietary
rights is inadequate to prevent independent development, unauthorized use or appropriation by third parties, the value
of our brands and other intangible assets may be diminished and competitors may be able to more effectively mimic
our products, services, and methods of operations. Any of these events could have an adverse effect on our business
and financial results.

We may be subject to claims of intellectual property infringement as the number of trademarks, patents, copyrights
and other intellectual property rights asserted by companies in our industry grows and the coverage of these patents
and other rights and the conduct of our business, including the functionality of our products, increasingly overlap.
From time to time, we have received communications from third parties asserting that our trade name or features,
content, or trademarks of certain of our products infringe upon intellectual property rights held by such third parties.
We have also received correspondence from third parties separately asserting that our products may infringe on certain
patents held by each of the parties. Although we are not aware that any of our products infringe on the proprietary
rights of others, third parties may claim infringement by us with respect to our current or future products. Additionally,
our customer agreements require that we indemnify our customers for infringement claims made by third parties
involving our intellectual property, including our software code, embedded in their products. Infringement claims,
whether with or without merit, could result in time-consuming and costly litigation, divert the attention of our
management, cause product shipment delays, result in our sales being enjoined, or require us to enter into royalty or
licensing agreements with third parties. If we are required to enter into royalty or licensing agreements, they may not
be on terms that are acceptable to us. An injunction or unfavorable royalty or licensing agreements could seriously
impair our ability to market our products and have an adverse effect on our business and financial results.

If we fail to meet the requirements for continued listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market, our common stock could
be delisted from trading on NASDAQ, which would likely reduce the liquidity of our common stock and could
cause our trading price to decline.

Our common stock is currently listed for quotation on the NASDAQ Stock Market. We are required to meet specified
financial requirements in order to maintain our listing on NASDAQ. If we fail to satisfy NASDAQ’s continued listing
requirements, our common stock could be delisted from NASDAQ and our common stock would instead trade on the
OTC Market. Any potential delisting of our common stock from NASDAQ would likely result in decreased liquidity
and increased volatility of our common stock, and would likely cause our trading price to decline.

Financial, Investment and Indebtedness Risks

We may raise additional capital through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities or by borrowing money
in order to meet our capital needs. Additional funds to allow us to meet our capital needs may not be available on
terms acceptable to us or at all.

We believe that our cash and the cash we expect to generate from operations will be sufficient to meet our capital
needs for the next twelve months. However, it is possible that we may need or choose to obtain additional financing

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to fund our future activities. We could raise these funds by selling more stock to the public or to selected investors, or
by borrowing money. We may not be able to obtain additional funds on favorable terms, or at all. If adequate funds
are not available, we may be required to curtail our operations or other business activities significantly or to obtain
funds through arrangements with strategic partners or others that may require us to relinquish rights to certain
technologies or potential markets.

It is possible that our future capital requirements may vary materially from those currently anticipated. The amount of
capital that we will need in the future will depend on many factors, including but not limited to:

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the market acceptance of our products;

the levels of promotion and advertising that will be required to launch our products and achieve and
maintain a competitive position in the marketplace;

our business, product, capital expenditure, and research and development plans and product and
technology roadmaps;

the levels of working capital that we maintain;

capital improvements to new and existing facilities;

technological advances;

our competitors’ response to our products; and

our relationships with suppliers and customers.

In addition, we may raise additional capital to accommodate planned growth, hiring, and infrastructure needs or to
consummate acquisitions of other businesses, products or technologies.

The Company has a history of net losses, may incur substantial net losses in the future, and may not maintain
profitability.

We have undertaken recent efforts to align expenses with our current and projected revenue. However, if we do not
achieve certain revenue targets, we may need to undertake further restructurings, we may incur additional operating
losses, and we may not be able to maintain profitability.

If we are unable to meet our obligations as they become due over the next twelve months, the Company may not be
able to continue as a going concern.

We believe that we will be able to meet our financial obligations as they become due over the next twelve months,
primarily based on our current working capital levels, our current financial projections, and our ability to secure short-
term loans and raise capital when necessary.

Our ability to continue as a going concern is substantially dependent upon multiple factors, which primarily include
those factors set forth above. If our financial performance and cash flow position the Company unfavorably compared
to our internal plans and projections, we may need to consider additional actions to mitigate conditions or events that
would raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, including the following:

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Implementing additional restructuring and cost reductions.

Raising additional capital through a private placement or other transaction.

Disposing of or discontinuing one or more product lines.

Selling or licensing intellectual property.

Should our going concern assumption not be appropriate or should we become unable to continue in the normal course
of operations, adjustments would be required to the amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities within our
consolidated financial statements, and these adjustments could be significant. Our consolidated financial statements do

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not reflect the adjustments or reclassifications of assets and liabilities that would be necessary if we were to become
unable to continue as a going concern.

Our operating income or loss may continue to change due to shifts in our sales mix and variability in our operating
expenses.

Our operating income or loss can change quarter to quarter and year to year due to a change in our sales mix and the
timing of our continued investments in research and development and infrastructure. We continue to invest in research
and development, which is the lifeline of our technology portfolio. The timing of these additional expenses can vary
significantly quarter to quarter and even from year to year.

Other General Risks

Our acquisitions of companies or technologies may disrupt our business and divert management attention and
cause our other operations to suffer.

We have historically made targeted acquisitions of businesses or product lines with technology important to our
business strategy and expect to continue to do so in the future. Most recently, we acquired the operator business from
Circle Media Labs Inc. and prior to that our smart retail business, known as ViewSpot. As part of any acquisition, we
are required to assimilate the operations, products, and, where applicable, personnel of the acquired businesses and
train, retain, and motivate key personnel needed for the successful integration of the acquired business. We may not
be able to maintain uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies if we fail in these efforts. Additionally, as we
integrate any newly acquired business into our existing operations, process changes may result in unanticipated or
unintended delays in sales of acquired products or services, which could adversely affect our relationships with
customers of the acquired business and result in lower revenues from the acquired business than anticipated.
Acquisitions may cause disruptions in our operations and divert management’s attention from our Company’s day-to-
day operations, which could impair our relationships with our existing employees, customers, and strategic partners.
Acquisitions may also subject us to liabilities and risks that are not known or identifiable at the time of the acquisition.

We may also have to incur debt or issue equity securities in order to finance future acquisitions. Our financial condition
could be harmed to the extent we incur substantial debt or use significant amounts of our cash resources in acquisitions.
The issuance of equity securities for any acquisition could be substantially dilutive to our existing stockholders. In
addition, we expect our profitability could be adversely affected because of acquisition-related accounting costs, write
offs, amortization expenses, and charges related to acquired intangible assets. In consummating acquisitions, we are
also subject to risks of entering geographic and business markets in which we have had limited or no prior experience.
If we are unable to fully integrate acquired businesses, products, or technologies within existing operations, we may
not receive the intended benefits of such acquisitions.

We rely directly and indirectly on third-party intellectual property and licenses, which may not be available on
commercially reasonable terms or at all.

Many of the Company’s products and services include third-party intellectual property, which require licenses directly
to us or to unrelated companies that provide us with sublicenses and/or execution of services for the operation of our
business. The Company has historically been able to obtain such licenses or sublicenses on reasonable terms. There
is, however, no assurance that the necessary licenses could be obtained on acceptable terms, or at all, in the future. If
the Company or our third-party service providers are unable to obtain or renew critical licenses on reasonable terms,
we may be forced to terminate or curtail our products and services which rely on such intellectual property, and our
financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected.

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Our quarterly revenues and operating results are difficult to predict and could fall below analyst or investor
expectations, which could cause the price of our common stock to fall.

Our quarterly revenues and operating results have fluctuated significantly in the past and may continue to vary from
quarter to quarter due to a number of factors, many of which are not within our control. If our operating results do not
meet the expectations of securities analysts or investors, our stock price may decline. Fluctuations in our operating
results may be due to a number of factors, including the following:

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variations in our sales channels or the mix of our product sales;

our ability to anticipate market needs and to identify, develop, complete, introduce, market and produce
new products and technologies in a timely manner to address those needs;

the availability and pricing of competing products and technologies and the resulting effect on sales and
pricing of our products;

acquisitions;

the effect of new and emerging technologies;

the timing of acceptance of new mobile services by users of our customers’ services;

deferrals of orders by our customers in anticipation of new products, applications, product enhancements
or operating systems; and

general economic and market conditions.

We have difficulty predicting the volume and timing of orders. In any given quarter, our sales may involve large
financial commitments from a relatively small number of customers. As a result, the cancellation or deferral of even
a small number of orders could materially impact our revenues, which would adversely affect our quarterly financial
performance. Also, we have often recorded a large amount of our sales in the last month of the quarter and often in
the last week of that month. Accordingly, delays in the closing of sales near the end of a quarter could cause quarterly
revenues to fall substantially short of anticipated levels. Significant sales may also occur earlier than expected, which
could cause operating results for later quarters to compare unfavorably with operating results from earlier quarters.

Future orders may come from new customers or from existing customers for new products. The sales cycles may be
greater than what we have experienced in the past, increasing the difficulty to predict quarterly revenues.

Because we sell primarily to large carriers, cable/MSOs and OEM customers, we have no direct relationship with
most end users of our products. This indirect relationship delays feedback and blurs signals of change in the quick-
to-evolve wireless ecosystem, and is one of the reasons we have difficulty predicting demand.

A large portion of our operating expenses, including rent, depreciation and amortization, is fixed and difficult to reduce
or change. Accordingly, if our total revenue does not meet our expectations, we may not be able to adjust our expenses
quickly enough to compensate for the shortfall in revenue. In that event, our business, financial condition and results
of operations would be materially and adversely affected.

Due to all of the foregoing factors, and the other risks discussed in this Report, you should not rely on quarter-to-
quarter comparisons of our operating results as an indication of future performance.

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Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

Item 2. PROPERTIES

Our corporate headquarters is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where we currently lease approximately 55,600
square feet of space under a lease that expires on April 30, 2026. We sublease 19,965 square feet of our leased space
in Pittsburgh under an agreement which commenced on February 1, 2015 and continues through December 31, 2021.
We lease and occupy approximately 8,513 square feet of space in Aliso Viejo, California under a lease that expires
on October 31, 2024. Internationally, we lease approximately 8,500 square feet in Belgrade, Serbia under a lease that
expires December 31, 2023, we lease approximately 1,500 square feet in Stockholm, Sweden under a lease that expires
on September 30, 2023, and we lease approximately 3,200 square feet in Braga, Portugal under a lease that expires
July 31, 2021.

Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company may become involved in various legal proceedings arising from its business activities. While
management does not currently believe that the ultimate disposition of these matters will have a material adverse
impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial position, litigation is inherently
unpredictable, and depending on the nature and timing of these proceedings, an unfavorable resolution could
materially affect the Company’s future consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position in a
particular period.

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable.

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PART II

Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol “SMSI.”

For information regarding Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans, please refer to Item
12 in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Holders

As of March 2, 2021, there were approximately 86 holders of record of our common stock based on information
provided by our transfer agent.

Dividends

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We do not expect to pay any cash dividends
on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Any determination to pay dividends on our common stock in the
future will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on our financial
condition, operating results, capital requirements, general business conditions, and other factors that our Board of
Directors considers relevant.

During the third quarter of 2019, the Company forced conversion of all outstanding shares of our Series B 10%
Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”). The holders of our Series B Preferred Stock were entitled
to receive, out of funds legally available therefor, cumulative cash dividends on such shares at a rate per share of ten
percent (10%) per annum, payable (i) when and as declared by our Board of Directors, in quarterly installments on
March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, (ii) upon conversion of such shares into common stock, and (iii) upon
our optional redemption of such shares in accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designation for our
Series B Preferred Stock. As of March 2, 2021, no shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company

The table set forth below shows all purchases of securities by us during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020:

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Period

October 1 - 31, 2020
November 1 - 30, 2020
December 1 - 31, 2020
Total

Total Number
of Shares
(or Units)
Purchased

Average
Price Paid
per Share
(or Unit)

$
22,017
$
22,014
22,012
$
66,043 (a) $

3.83
4.83
5.80
4.82

Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs

—
—
—
—

Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units)
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs
—
—
—
—

(a)

Includes the acquisition of stock by the Company as payment of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting
of restricted stock awards in an aggregate amount of 66,043 shares during the periods set forth in the table. All
of the shares were canceled when they were acquired.

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Item 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related
notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Report. The following selected consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive loss data and the consolidated balance sheet data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and
2019 have been derived from audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report. The
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss data and the consolidated balance sheet data presented
below as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are derived from audited consolidated financial
statements that are not included in this Report.

2020

2019

Year Ended December 31,
2018

2017

2016

Consolidated Statement of
Operations Data
(in thousands, except per share
data):
Revenues
Cost of revenues
Gross profit
Operating expenses:

Selling and marketing
Research and development
General and administrative
Restructuring expenses
Long-lived asset impairment

Total operating expenses
Operating income (loss)
Non-operating income (expense):

Change in fair value of warrant

liability

Change in carrying value of

contingent liability

Loss on debt extinguishment
Gain on sale of software products
Interest income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net
Income (loss) before provision for

income taxes

Provision for income tax expense

(benefit)

Net income (loss)
Earnings (loss) per share:

Basic
Diluted

Weighted average shares:

Basic
Diluted

$

$

$
$

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
(in thousands):
Total assets
Total liabilities
Accumulated comprehensive deficit
Total stockholders' equity

$

$

$
$

51,300
5,190
46,110

10,698
19,071
12,801
19
—
42,589
3,521

—

—
—
711
96
(3)

4,325

160
4,165

0.10
0.10

40,808
42,764

43,346
3,927
39,419

7,517
11,682
9,921
194
—
29,314
10,105

—

—
—
483
228
(14)

10,802

80
10,722

0.31
0.29

34,513
36,991

$

$

26,285
4,333
21,952

$

22,974
5,082
17,892

5,784
8,602
8,607
173
—
23,166
(1,214)

(812)

—
(203)
—
(472)
(26)

6,186
8,952
8,551
(123)
—
23,566
(5,674)

—

—
(405)
—
(1,120)
(8)

28,235
7,564
20,671

9,615
15,906
10,341
303
411
36,576
(15,905)

—

668
—
—
(313)
(22)

$

$
$

(2,727)

(7,207)

(15,572)

13
(2,740) $

(546)
(6,661) $

(229)
(15,343)

(0.14) $
(0.14) $

(0.49) $
(0.49) $

22,322
22,322

13,489
13,489

(1.28)
(1.28)

11,951
11,951

2020

2019

As of December 31,
2018

2017

2016

$

$

72,903
14,187
(221,230)
58,716

$

$

61,197
12,513
(225,395)
48,684

$

$

25,203
4,640
(236,091)
20,563

$

$

13,877
9,310
(232,933)
4,567

$

$

14,308
11,249
(226,228)
3,059

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Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our
consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this
Report. This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider these and other disclosures made by us which attempt to
advise interested parties of the factors which affect our business.

Introduction and Overview

Providing software solutions that simplify and enhance the mobile experience to some of the leading wireless and
cable service providers around the globe is a mission that Smith Micro pursues with passion. From enabling the family
digital lifestyle to providing powerful voice messaging capabilities, we strive to enrich today’s connected lifestyles
while creating new opportunities to engage consumers via smartphones and consumer IoT devices. The Smith Micro
portfolio includes a wide range of products for creating, sharing and monetizing rich content, such as visual voice
messaging, retail content display optimization and performance analytics on any product set.

During 2020, we experienced an increase in our wireless revenues primarily due to entering 2020 with a higher number
of subscribers than the prior year. However, as the year progressed, the continued growth of SafePath subscriber
numbers was negatively impacted by the closure of customer retail stores due to the COVID-19 pandemic combined
with the T-Mobile / Sprint merger. CommSuite revenues were relatively stable during 2020. The Company received
additional cash proceeds of $4.2 million during 2020 from the exercise of warrants previously issued as part of 2018
private placements of common stock undertaken by the Company.

Results of Operations

Revenues generated from our sales to T-Mobile (including Sprint, prior to its merger with T-Mobile) and its affiliates
accounted for 81% and 84% of the Company’s total revenues and 91% and 92% of accounts receivable for fiscal years
2020 and 2019, respectively.

The following table sets forth certain consolidated statement operations data as a percentage of total revenues for the
periods indicated:

Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020

100.0 %
10.1
89.9

20.9
37.2
25.0
—
83.1
6.8
1.4
0.2
—
8.4
0.3
8.1 %

100.0 %
9.1
90.9

17.3
27.0
22.9
0.4
67.6
23.3
1.1
0.5
—
24.9
0.2
24.7 %

Revenues
Cost of revenues
Gross profit
Operating expenses:

Selling and marketing
Research and development
General and administrative
Restructuring expenses

Total operating expenses
Operating income

Gain on sale of software products
Interest income
Other expense

Income before provision for income taxes
Provision for income tax expense
Net income

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Revenues and Expense Components

The following is a description of the primary components of our revenues and expenses:

Revenues. Revenues are net of sales returns and allowances. Our operations are organized into one business segment:
Wireless, which includes all of our existing core products, including SafePath, CommSuite, and ViewSpot family of
products. We also generate an immaterial amount of revenue from a few non-core Graphics products.

Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues consists of direct product and assembly, maintenance, data center, royalties, and
technical support expenses.

Selling and marketing. Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel costs, advertising costs, sales
commissions, trade show expenses, and the amortization of certain intangible assets. These expenses vary significantly
from quarter to quarter based on the timing of trade shows and product introductions.

Research and development. Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel and equipment costs
required to conduct our software development efforts. It also includes the amortization of certain intangible assets.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs, professional
services and fees paid for external service providers, space and occupancy costs, and legal and other public company
costs.

Gain on sale of software products. Consists of gain resulting from the sale of the Poser® 3D and Moho and Motion
Artist animation software.

Interest income (expense), net. Interest income is primarily related to interest earned on cash equivalents.

Other income (expense), net. Other income (expense) is primarily related to fixed asset disposals and other non-
operating gains or losses.

Provision for income tax expense (benefit). The Company accounts for income taxes as required by Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic No. 740, Income Taxes.
This statement requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future consequences of events that
have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Measurement of the deferred items is
based on enacted tax laws. In the event the future consequences of differences between financial reporting bases and
tax bases of the Company’s assets and liabilities result in a deferred tax asset, we are required to evaluate the
probability of being able to realize the future benefits indicated by such asset. The deferred tax assets are reduced by
a valuation allowance if, based upon all available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred
tax assets will not be realized. Establishing, reducing or increasing a valuation allowance in an accounting period
generally results in an increase or decrease in tax expense in the statement of operations. We must make significant
judgments to determine the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities, unrecognized tax benefits,
and any valuation allowance to be recorded against deferred tax assets.

Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019

Revenues. Revenues of $51.3 million in 2020 increased $8.0 million, or 18%, from $43.3 million in 2019. Wireless
revenues of $50.7 million increased $8.1 million, or 19%, from $42.6 million in 2019. The increase was primarily due
to entering 2020 with a higher number of SafePath subscribers than the prior year and additional revenues resulting from
the Circle acquisition. The growth in wireless revenues from these products was slightly offset by a reduced strategic
focus on the NetWise® products. Sales from our discontinued or non-core products decreased $0.1 million, or 15%,
from $0.7 million in 2019, due to lower demand as a result of reduced strategic focus and marketing efforts for these
products.

Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues of $5.2 million in 2020 increased $1.3 million, or 32%, from $3.9 million in 2019.
This increase was primarily due to hosting costs associated with the increase in SafePath revenues and additional costs
associated with the new Circle operator business platform acquired in 2020.

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Gross profit. Gross profit of $46.1 million, or 90% of revenues in 2020, increased $6.7 million, or 17%, from $39.4
million, or 91% of revenues in 2019. This increase in gross profit was due to higher revenues coupled with stable
variable costs during the period.

Selling and marketing. Selling and marketing expenses of $10.7 million in 2020 increased $3.2 million, or 42%, from
$7.5 million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to additional headcount-related expenses and increased
intangibles amortization related to the Circle acquisition (see Note 2). The amortization of intangible assets within
sales and marketing expenses was $1.6 million and $0.4 million in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Research and development. Research and development expenses of $19.2 million in 2020 increased $7.4 million, or
63%, from $11.7 million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to additional headcount related expenses and
external contract development costs to support SafePath development, as well as increased intangibles amortization
related to the Circle acquisition. The amortization of intangible assets within research and development expenses was
$1.3 million and $0.6 million in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses of $12.8 million in 2020 increased $2.9 million, or
29%, from $9.9 million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to an increase in non-cash stock compensation,
variable compensation expense, and fees associated with the Circle acquisition.

Restructuring expenses. Restructuring expense of $19 thousand in 2020 and $194 thousand in 2019 related to
restructuring activities initiated during those years.

Gain on sale of software products. The gain on sale of software products of $0.7 million in 2020 resulted from the
sale of the Company’s Moho® and Motion Artist® animation software in December 2020. The gain on sale of
software product of $0.5 million in 2019 resulted from the sale of the Company’s Poser 3D animation software in
June 2019.

Interest expense, net. Interest income was $96 thousand and $228 thousand in 2020 and 2019, respectively, resulting
from interest earned on cash equivalents during the year.

Provision for income tax expense. Because of our cumulative loss position, the current provision for income tax
expense consists of state income tax minimums, foreign tax withholdings, and foreign income taxes. After
consideration of the Company’s cumulative loss position as of December 31, 2020, the Company retained a valuation
allowance related to its U.S.-based deferred tax assets of $49.4 million at December 31, 2020. During fiscal year 2020,
the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets decreased by $1.0 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At December 31, 2020, we had $25.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and $30.9 million of working capital.

Operating Activities

In 2020, net cash provided by operating activities was $7.9 million, primarily due to net income of $4.2 million and
add-backs of non-cash expenses totaling $7.2 million, offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $1.3 million and
a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $1.9 million.

In 2019, net cash provided by operating activities was $10.0 million, primarily due to net income of $10.7 million.

Investing Activities

In 2020, cash used in investing activities was $14.7 million, due to $13.5 million in payments related to the Circle
acquisition in February 2020, $1.3 million in capital expenditures, and a $225 thousand equity investment, offset by
proceeds of $367 thousand from the sale of the Moho and Motion Artist animation software.

In 2019, cash used in investing activities was $5.3 million, due to $4.0 million in payments related to the Smart Retail
acquisition in January 2019 and $1.7 million in capital expenditures, offset by proceeds of $370 thousand from the
sale of the Poser 3D animation software.

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Financing Activities

In 2020, cash provided by financing activities was $4.2 million, primarily due to proceeds from the exercise of
common stock warrants during the year.

In 2019, cash provided by financing activities was $11.4 million, primarily due to $11.5 million in proceeds from the
exercise of common stock warrants during the second half of the year. This was offset by $0.1 million in preferred
stock dividend payments during the year.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

During our normal course of business, we have made certain indemnities, commitments, and guarantees under which
we may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These include: intellectual property
indemnities to our customers and licensees in connection with the use, sale and/or license of our products; indemnities
to various lessors in connection with facility leases for certain claims arising from such facility or lease; indemnities
to vendors and service providers pertaining to claims based on the negligence or willful misconduct; indemnities
involving the accuracy of representations and warranties in certain contracts; and indemnities to directors and officers
of the Company to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware. We may also issue a
guarantee in the form of a standby letter of credit as security for contingent liabilities under certain customer contracts.
The duration of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees varies, and in certain cases, may be indefinite. The
majority of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees may not provide for any limitation of the maximum
potential for future payments we could be obligated to make. We have not recorded any liability for these indemnities,
commitments and guarantees in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Real Property Leases

Our corporate headquarters is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where we currently lease approximately 55,600
square feet of space under a lease that expires on April 30, 2026. We sublease 19,965 square feet of our leased space
in Pittsburgh under an agreement which commenced on February 1, 2015 and continues through December 31, 2021.
We lease and occupy approximately 8,513 square feet of space in Aliso Viejo, California under a lease that expires
on October 31, 2024. Internationally, we lease approximately 8,500 square feet in Belgrade, Serbia under a lease that
expires December 31, 2023, we lease approximately 1500 square feet in Stockholm, Sweden under a lease that expires
on September 30, 2023, and we lease approximately 3,200 square feet in Braga, Portugal under a lease that expires
July 31, 2021.

We lease an additional 19,100 square feet in Aliso Viejo, California under a lease that expires January 31, 2022. In
August 2014, we signed an addendum to sublease all of this space commencing on September 15, 2014 for a three-
year period, with two renewal options. In October 2017, the sublease agreement was renewed through January 2022.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2020, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity are based upon our consolidated
financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to
make estimates and judgments 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. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed
to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may materially differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions. On an on-going basis, we review our estimates to ensure that they appropriately reflect
changes in our business or new information as it becomes available.

We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant estimates and assumptions used in
the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

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Business Combinations

The Company applies the provisions of FASB ASC Topic No. 805, Business Combinations, in the accounting for its
acquisitions, which requires recognition of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at their acquisition date fair
values, separately from goodwill. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration
transferred over the net of the acquisition date fair values of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired
and liabilities assumed. While the Company uses its best estimates and assumptions to accurately value assets acquired
and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date as well as contingent consideration, where applicable, its estimates are
inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period that exists up to twelve
months from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the tangible and specifically identifiable
intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill in the reporting period
in which the adjusted amounts are determined. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination
of the values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, the impact of any subsequent
adjustments is included in the consolidated statements of operations.

Costs to exit or restructure certain activities of an acquired company or the Company’s internal operations are
accounted for as a one-time termination and exit cost pursuant to FASB ASC Topic No. 420, Exit or Disposal Cost
Obligations, and are accounted for separately from the business combination. A liability for costs associated with an
exit or disposal activity is recognized and measured at its fair value in the Company’s consolidated statement of
operations in the period in which the liability is incurred.

Uncertain income tax positions and tax-related valuation allowances that are acquired in connection with a business
combination are initially estimated as of the acquisition date. The Company reevaluates these items quarterly based
upon facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date, with any adjustments to the preliminary estimates
being recorded to goodwill if such adjustments occur within the 12-month measurement period. Subsequent to the end
of the measurement period or the Company’s final determination of the value of the tax allowance or contingency,
whichever comes first, changes to these uncertain tax positions and tax-related valuation allowances will affect the
provision for income taxes in the consolidated statement of operations, and could have a material impact on results of
operations and financial position.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures and discloses fair value measurements as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 820, Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures.

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received upon the sale of an asset or the amount that
would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a
market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an
asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the FASB establishes a three-tier value hierarchy,
which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

•

•

•

Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active
markets.

Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of
unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

As required by FASB ASC Topic No. 820, we measure our cash equivalents and short-term investments at fair value.
Our cash equivalents and short-term investments are classified within Level 1 by using quoted market prices utilizing
market observable inputs.

As required by FASB ASC Topic No. 825, Financial Instruments, an entity can choose to measure at fair value many
financial instruments and certain other items that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Subsequent

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changes in fair value for designated items are required to be reported in earnings in the current period. This Topic also
establishes presentation and disclosure requirements for similar types of assets and liabilities measured at fair value.

As required by FASB ASC Topic No. 350, for goodwill and other intangibles impairment analysis, we utilize fair
value measurements which are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets

Long-lived assets to be held are reviewed for events or changes in circumstances which indicate that their carrying
value may not be recoverable. They are tested for recoverability using undiscounted cash flows to determine whether
or not impairment to such value has occurred as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 360, Property, Plant, and
Equipment.

Goodwill

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic No. 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, we review the recoverability of the
carrying value of goodwill at least annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment. The
Company’s annual impairment testing date is December 31. Recoverability of goodwill is determined by comparing
the fair value of the Company’s reporting units to the carrying value of the underlying net assets in the reporting units.
If the fair value of a reporting unit is determined to be less than the carrying value of its net assets, goodwill is deemed
impaired and an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the difference
between the fair value of the reporting unit and the fair value of its other assets and liabilities.

Intangible Assets and Amortization

Amortization expense related to other intangibles acquired in acquisitions is calculated on a straight line basis over
one to ten years. Intangible assets are tested for impairment if events or circumstances occur indicating that the
respective asset might be impaired.

Revenue Recognition

The Company adopted FASB ASC Topic No. 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as of January 1, 2018,
and recognizes the sale of goods and services based on the five-step analysis of transactions as provided in Topic 606,
which requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an
amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for such goods and
services.

In our Wireless segment, we transfer software licenses to our customers on a royalty free, non-exclusive, non-
transferrable, limited use basis during the term of the agreement. In some instances, we perform customization services
to ensure the software operates within our customer’s operating platforms as well as the operating platforms of the
mobile devices used by their end customers, before transferring the license. Revenue related to these services is
recognized at a point in time upon acceptance of the software license by the customer. We also earn usage based
revenue on our platforms. Usage based revenue is generated based on active licenses used by our customer’s end
customers, the provision of hosting services, revenue share based on media placements on our platform, and use of
our cloud based services. We recognize our usage-based revenue when we have completed our performance obligation
and have the right to invoice the customer. This revenue is generally recognized monthly or quarterly. We ratably
recognize such revenue over the contract period when customers pay in advance of our service delivery.

On February 12, 2020, we acquired certain assets from Circle (as described in Note 2 below), including a source code
license to Circle’s parental control software solution and two customer contracts. Pursuant to these contracts, the
customer parties thereto license the parental control software solution for distribution to their respective subscribers
in designated markets. In each case, the contracts allow the customer to take possession of the software solution and
to host it on their platform or with an independent third party hosting service provider without significant cost. We
also provide significant services that are required by the customer to ensure they have the utility of the license. As the
license to the software solution and the services we provide are highly interrelated, we have concluded that the license

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and our services are a single performance obligation. The license fee is earned and recognized on a pro-rata basis over
the contract term based on our customer’s continued use of the license and our services.

We also provide consulting services to develop customer-specified functionality that are generally not on our software
development roadmap. We recognize revenue from our consulting services upon delivery and acceptance by the
customer of our software enhancements and upgrades. For certain Wireless segment customers we provide
maintenance and technology support services for which the customer either pays upfront or as we provide the services.
When the customer pays upfront, we record the payments as contract liabilities and recognize revenue ratably over
the contract period as this is our stand ready performance obligation that is satisfied ratably over the maintenance and
technology services period.

We receive upfront payments from customers from services to be provided under our ViewSpot contracts. The advance
receipts are deferred and subsequently recognized ratably over the contract period. We also provide consulting services
to configure ad hoc targeted promotional content for our customers upon request. These requests are driven by our
customers’ marketing initiatives and tend to be short term “bursts” of activity. We recognize these revenues upon
delivery of the configured promotional content to the cloud platform.

For our Graphics products where we sell off-the-shelf software products with no customization or post sale technology
support services, we recognize revenue at the time we transfer control of the product to the customer. This occurs
upon shipment of the product or when the customer downloads the software from our website or website of our
resellers. We offer a 30 day return option to our customers; a return reserve is established at the time revenue is
recorded and the reserve is monitored and adjusted based on actual experience. Historically, returns have been
insignificant.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for all stock-based payment awards made to employees and directors based on their fair values
and recognizes such awards as compensation expense over the vesting period using the straight-line method over the
requisite service period for each award as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to increase transparency and comparability
among organizations by recognizing all lease transactions (with terms in excess of 12 months) on the balance sheet as
a lease liability and a right-of-use asset (as defined). The Company adopted the FASB ASC Topic No. 842, Leases,
and related amendments, as of January 1, 2019, utilizing the modified retrospective approach through a cumulative-
effect adjustment to equity. Management elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition
guidance within the new standard which allowed for the carry forward of the historical lease classification. Adoption
of the new standard resulted in the recording of additional net lease assets and lease liabilities of approximately $3.1
million as of January 1, 2019, and an adjustment to retained earnings of $0.1 million. The standard did not materially
impact the consolidated net income or earnings per share and had no impact on cash flows. See Note 12 for further
details.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

(Topic 326) –
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial
Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial
Instruments, which replaces the “incurred loss” credit losses
framework with a new accounting standard that requires management’s measurement of the allowance for credit
losses to be based on a broader range of reasonable and supportable information for lifetime credit loss estimates.
The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.

Instruments – Credit Losses

Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Our consolidated financial statements appear in a separate section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K beginning on
page F-1.

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Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”))
as of December 31, 2020. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
determined that as of December 31, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the
information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate,
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and
procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated,
can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily is
required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Management’s Responsibility for Financial Statements

Our management is responsible for the integrity and objectivity of all information presented in this Report. The
consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America and include amounts based on management’s best estimates and judgments. Management
believes the consolidated financial statements fairly reflect the form and substance of transactions and that the
consolidated financial statements fairly represent the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the
periods and as of the dates stated therein.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which is composed solely of independent directors, meets regularly
with our independent registered public accounting firm, SingerLewak LLP, and representatives of management to
review accounting, financial reporting, internal control, and audit matters, as well as the nature and extent of the audit
effort. The Audit Committee is responsible for the engagement of the independent auditors. The independent auditors
have free access to the Audit Committee.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31,
2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial
reporting.

Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under
the Exchange Act).

Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020. Management based this assessment on criteria for
effective internal control over financial reporting described in “Internal Control-Integrated Framework 2013” issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management
determined that, as of December 31, 2020, we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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PART III

Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this Item is set forth under the headings “Proposal 1: Election of Directors,” “Executive
Officers,” “Corporate Governance,” and “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” in the Company’s definitive Proxy
Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“2021 Proxy Statement”) and is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this Item is set forth under the headings “Executive Compensation” and “Director
Compensation” in the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

A portion of the information required by this Item is set forth under the heading “Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management” in the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under an Equity Compensation Plan

The following table summarizes information as of December 31, 2020 for the equity compensation plans of the
Company pursuant to which grants of options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other rights to acquire shares
may be granted from time to time (in thousands, except option price data):

2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (1)
2005 Stock Option / Stock Issuance Plan (2)
Total

Number of
shares to be
issued upon
exercise of
outstanding
options

Weighted
average
exercise
price of
outstanding
options

111 $
93
204 $

2.92
5.17
4.03

Number of
shares
remaining
available
for
future
issuance

5,052
—
5,052

(1)

The 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 OEIP”) was approved by shareholders effective June 18,
2015.

(2) Upon shareholder approval of the 2015 OEIP, any unissued shares under the 2005 Plan were canceled and no

longer available for future issuance.

Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this Item is set forth under the heading “Proposal 1: Election of Directors” and under the
subheadings “Board Member Independence,” “Audit Committee,” “Compensation Committee,” “Governance and
Nominating Committee,” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” under the heading “Corporate
Governance” in the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this Item is set forth under the heading “Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein
by reference.

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Item 15. EXHIBITS

(a) (1) Financial Statements

PART IV

Smith Micro’s financial statements appear in a separate section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K beginning on the
pages referenced below:

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ..............................................

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS .............................................................................................................

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS......................................................................................

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY..............................................................

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS .....................................................................................

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...........................................................................

Page

F-1

F-4

F-5

F-6

F-7

F-8

(3) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Title

Method of Filing

2.1

2.2

3.1

3.1.1

3.1.2

3.1.3

3.1.4

3.1.5

Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December
17, 2018, between the Company and ISM
Connect, LLC

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
December 18, 2018

Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of February
12, 2020, between the Company and Circle
Media Labs Inc.

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
February 19, 2020

Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation

Certificate of Amendment to Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated July
11, 2000

Certificate of Amendment of Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated
August 17, 2005

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 33-95096
(P)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to the
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended June 30, 2000, filed on August
14, 2000

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
period ended December 31, 2005, filed on March
31, 2006

Certificate of Amendment to Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated June
21, 2012

Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the
Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A filed on April 27, 2012

Certificate of Elimination of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock dated October 16,
2015

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 16, 2015

Certificate of Designation of Series A
Participating Preferred Stock dated October 16,
2015

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 16, 2015

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Exhibit No.

Title

Method of Filing

3.1.6

3.1.7

Certificate of Amendment to Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated
August 15, 2016

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
August 17, 2016

Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights
and Limitations of Series B 10% Convertible
Preferred Stock, dated September 29, 2017

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 4, 2017

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws

3.2.1

Certificate of Amendment of Amended and
Restated Bylaws

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 33-95096
(P)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 31, 2007

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

Description of the Company’s Securities
Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
on March 13, 2020

Specimen certificate representing shares of
Common Stock

Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of
October 16, 2015, between the Registrant and
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights
Agent

Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated
May 17, 2017, issued by the Registrant to each of
Sutter Securities Incorporated and Chardan
Capital Markets, LLC

Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated
August 15, 2014

Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock,
dated September 6, 2016, issued by the Registrant
to each of the Investors party to the Note and
Warrant Purchase Agreement dated September 2,
2016

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 33-95096
(P)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 16, 2015

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 17, 2017

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
August 20, 2014

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
September 7, 2016

Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated
September 6, 2016 entered into between the
Registrant and each of the Investors party thereto

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
September 7, 2016

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
September 29, 2017, between the Registrant and
each of the Purchasers party thereto

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 4, 2017

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
March 5, 2018, between the Registrant and each
of the Purchasers party thereto

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
March 6, 2018

4.10

Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock,
issued by the Registrant to each of the Purchasers
party to the March SPA (defined below)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
March 6, 2018

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Exhibit No.

Title

Method of Filing

4.11

4.12

4.13

4.14

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May
3, 2018, between the Registrant and each of the
Purchasers party thereto

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 4, 2018

Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock,
issued by the Registrant to each of the Purchasers
party to the May SPA (defined below)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 4, 2018

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
November 7, 2018, between the Registrant and
each of the Purchasers party thereto

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November 7, 2018

Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock,
issued by the Registrant to each of the Purchasers
party to the November SPA (defined below)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November 7, 2018

10.1

Form of Indemnification Agreement

Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option /
Stock Issuance Plan

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 33-95096
(P)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the
Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Reg. No. 333-149222) filed on February 13,
2008

Summary of oral agreement dated June 2005 by
and between William W. Smith, Jr. and the
Registrant

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2009

Amended & Restated Employee Stock Purchase
Plan

Form of Common Stock Purchase Agreement
dated August 15, 2014

10.6*

2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan

Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the
2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the
Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8
(No. 333-169671) filed on September 30, 2010

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
August 20, 2014

Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the
Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A filed on April 30, 2015

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6.1 to the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
on March 30, 2018

Amendment to Smith Micro Software, Inc. 2015
Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, adopted June 14,
2018

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
June 15, 2018

Amendment to Smith Micro Software, Inc. 2015
Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, adopted June 9,
2020

Filed herewith

Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated
September 2, 2016, by and among the Company
and each of the Investors party thereto

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
September 7, 2016

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10.2*

10.3

10.4*

10.5

10.6.1*

10.6.2*

10.6.3*

10.7

Exhibit No.

Title

Method of Filing

10.8

10.9

10.10

10.11*

10.12

10.12.1

10.12.2

10.13

10.13.1

10.13.2

10.14

10.14.1

10.14.2

Form of Senior Subordinated Promissory Note,
dated September 6, 2016, issued by the Registrant
to each of the Investors party to the Note and
Warrant Purchase Agreement dated September 2,
2016

Amendment to Senior Subordinated Promissory
Note, dated December 27, 2016, between the
Registrant and Unterberg Koller Capital Fund
L.P.

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
September 7, 2016

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
December 28, 2016

Form of Subscription Agreement, dated May 16,
2017, between the Registrant and each of the
investors party thereto

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 17, 2017

Offer Letter by and between the Registrant and
Timothy C. Huffmyer, dated June 19, 2017

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
June 20, 2017

Secured Promissory Note dated June 26, 2017,
issued by the Registrant to William W. Smith, Jr.
and Dieva L. Smith

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
July 7, 2017

Amendment to Secured Promissory Note, dated
January 30, 2018, between the Registrant and
William W. Smith, Jr. and Dieva L. Smith

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
January 31, 2018

Second Amendment to Secured Promissory Note,
dated March 5, 2018, between the Registrant and
William W. Smith, Jr. and Dieva L. Smith

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20.2 to
the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed on March 30, 2018

Secured Promissory Note dated June 23, 2017,
issued by the Registrant to Steven L. and
Monique P. Elfman

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
July 7, 2017

Amendment to Secured Promissory Note, dated
August 18, 2017, between the Registrant and
Steven L. and Monique P. Elfman

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
August 25, 2017

Second Amendment to Secured Promissory Note,
dated January 30, 2018, between the Registrant
and Steven L. and Monique P. Elfman

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
January 31, 2018

Secured Promissory Note, dated August 24, 2017,
issued by the Registrant to Next Generation TC
FBO Andrew Arno IRA 1663

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
August 25, 2017

Amendment to Secured Promissory Note, dated
January 30, 2018, between the Registrant and
Next Generation TC FBO Andrew Arno IRA
1663

Second Amendment to Secured Promissory Note,
dated March 5, 2018, between the Registrant and
Next Generation TC FBO Andrew Arno IRA
1663

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
January 31, 2018

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24.2 to
the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed on March 30, 2018

10.15

Secured Promissory Note, dated August 24, 2017,
issued by the Registrant to Andrew Arno

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
August 25, 2017

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Exhibit No.

Title

Method of Filing

10.15.1

10.15.2

10.16

10.17

10.18

10.19

21.1

23.1

31.1

31.2

32.1

101.INS

101.SCH

101.CAL

101.DEF

101.LAB

101.PRE

Amendment to Secured Promissory Note, dated
January 30, 2018, between the Registrant and
Andrew Arno

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
January 31, 2018

Second Amendment to Secured Promissory Note,
dated March 5, 2018, between the Registrant and
Andrew Arno

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25.2 to
the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed on March 30, 2018

Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
September 29, 2017, between the Registrant and
each of the Purchasers party thereto

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 4, 2017

Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
March 5, 2018, between the Registrant and each
of the Purchasers party thereto (the “March
SPA”)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
March 6, 2018

Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May
3, 2018, between the Registrant and each of the
Purchasers party thereto (the “May SPA”)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 4, 2018

Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
November 7, 2018, between the Registrant and
each of the Purchasers party thereto (the
“November SPA”)

Subsidiaries

Consent of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and
the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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document does not appear in the Interactive Data
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November 7, 2018

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
Document

Filed herewith

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
Linkbase Document

Filed herewith

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
Linkbase Document

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label
Linkbase Document

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation
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Filed herewith

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104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as
inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith

(P) Paper Filing Exhibit

*denotes the management contracts and compensatory arrangements in which any director or named executive
officer participates

(b) Exhibits

The exhibits filed as part of this report are listed above in Item 15(a)(3) of this Form 10-K.

Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

SIGNATURES

Date: March 8, 2021

Date: March 8, 2021

SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.

By: /s/ William W. Smith, Jr.
William W. Smith, Jr.
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

By: /s/ Timothy C. Huffmyer
Timothy C. Huffmyer
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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.

Signature

Title

/s/ William W. Smith, Jr.
William W. Smith, Jr.

/s/ Timothy C. Huffmyer
Timothy C. Huffmyer

/s/ Andrew Arno
Andrew Arno

/s/ Thomas G. Campbell
Thomas G. Campbell

/s/ Steven L. Elfman
Steven L. Elfman

/s/ Samuel Gulko
Samuel Gulko

/s/ Gregory J. Szabo
Gregory J. Szabo

Date

March 8, 2021

Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

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

March 8, 2021

March 8, 2021

March 8, 2021

March 8, 2021

March 8, 2021

March 8, 2021

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors
Smith Micro Software, Inc. and its subsidiaries

Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Smith Micro Software, Inc. and its subsidiaries
(collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years then ended and the related notes to the consolidated financial
statements (collectively, the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on
criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organization
on the Treadway Commission in 2013, and our report dated March 13, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion on the
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with
the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities
laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements,
whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included
examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also
included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial
statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to
accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging,
subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion
on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below,
providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

F-1

Revenue recognition – Refer to Notes 2 and 7 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

As described in Notes 2 and 7 to the financial statements, the Company recognizes revenue upon transfer of control
of promised services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in
exchange for those services. The Company primarily sells software solutions, cloud-based services and consulting
services to major wireless network and cable operators.

Significant judgement is exercised by the Company in determining revenue recognition for the Company’s customers
controls, and includes the following:

• Determination of whether promised services are capable of being distinct and are distinct in the context of
the Company’s customer contracts which leads to whether they should be accounted for as individual or
combined performance obligations.

• Determination of stand-alone selling prices for each distinct performance obligation and for products and

services that are not sold separately.

• Determination of the timing of when revenue is recognized for each distinct performance obligation either

over time or at a point in time.

We identified revenue recognition as a critical audit matter because of the significant judgements required by
management. This required a high degree of auditor judgement and an increased extent of error when performing audit
procedures to evaluate whether revenue was recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to
customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those
services.

How the Critical Audit Matter was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the Company’s revenue recognition for the Company’s customer contracts included
the following, among others:

• We selected a sample of recorded revenue transactions and performed the following procedures:

o Obtained customer source documents and the contract for each selection, including master
terms have been

agreements and related amendments to evaluate if relevant contractual
appropriately considered by management.

o Evaluated management’s application of their accounting policy and tested revenue recognition for
specific performance obligations by comparing management’s conclusions to the underlying master
agreement and any related amendments.

o Tested the mathematical accuracy of management’s calculations of revenue and associated timing

of revenue recognized in the financial statements.

• We evaluated management’s significant accounting policies

related to revenue recognition for
reasonableness. We evaluated management’s estimate of standalone selling prices and the timing of revenue
recognition.

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Business combination – Refer to Note 3 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company completed an acquisition for as a business
combination during fiscal 2020: Circle Media Labs Inc. (Circle) for consideration of $13.5 million.

Auditing the Company’s accounting for its acquisition of Circle was complex due to the significant estimation required
in determining the fair value of intangible assets, which were valued and recorded at $11.3 million. The Company
used a discounted cash flow model to measure the intangible assets. The significant estimation was primarily due to
the judgmental nature of the inputs to the valuation model and the sensitivity of the fair value to certain underlying
significant assumptions, in particular, the projections of future revenue.

This significant assumption is forward-looking and could be affected by future economic and market conditions.

How the Critical Audit Matter was Addressed in the Audit

Our Audit procedures related to the Company’s estimated fair value of the intangible assets included the following,
among others:

•

Involvement of our valuation specialists to assist us in the evaluation of the valuation methodology used by
the Company and procedures to test the assumptions used in the valuation, including the completeness and
accuracy of the underlying data.

• We performed a sensitivity analysis of the discount rate and revenue projections to evaluate the change in

fair value resulting from changes in the assumptions.

• We also compared the revenue forecast assumptions, including the impact of technology migration curves,
to current industry, market and economic trends, to the assumptions used to value similar assets in other
acquisitions, to historical results of the acquired business and to other guideline companies within the same
industry.

/s/ SingerLewak LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2004.

Los Angeles, California
March 8, 2021

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SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and par value data)

Current assets:

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$10 and $253 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Total current assets
Equipment and improvements, net
Right-of-use assets
Deferred tax asset, net
Other assets
Intangible assets, net
Goodwill

Total assets

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable
Accrued payroll and benefits
Current operating lease liabilities
Other accrued liabilities
Deferred revenue
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities:

Operating lease liabilities
Deferred rent
Deferred tax liability, net
Other long term liabilities

Total non-current liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders' equity:

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 100,000,000 shares

authorized; 41,232,804 and 38,475,084 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively

Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated comprehensive deficit

Total stockholders’ equity

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

December 31,

2020

2019

$

25,754

$

$

$

12,347
1,189
39,290
2,170
5,785
—
694
12,698
12,266
72,903

2,282
2,867
1,433
216
1,572
8,370

4,805
887
59
66
5,817

28,268

10,894
802
39,964
2,109
6,464
94
234
4,535
7,797
61,197

2,050
2,107
1,221
244
98
5,720

5,774
885
—
134
6,793

41
279,905
(221,230)
58,716
72,903

$

38
274,041
(225,395)
48,684
61,197

$

$

$

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

Revenues
Cost of revenues
Gross profit
Operating expenses:

Selling and marketing
Research and development
General and administrative
Restructuring expenses
Total operating expenses

Operating income
Non-operating income (expense):

Gain on sale of software products
Interest income, net
Other expense, net

Income before provision for income taxes
Provision for income tax expense
Net income

Net earnings per share:

Basic
Diluted

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic
Diluted

$

$

$
$

$

$

$
$

51,300
5,190
46,110

10,698
19,071
12,801
19
42,589
3,521

711
96
(3)
4,325
160
4,165

0.10
0.10

40,808
42,764

43,346
3,927
39,419

7,517
11,682
9,921
194
29,314
10,105

483
228
(14)
10,802
80
10,722

0.31
0.29

34,513
36,991

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands)

BALANCE, December 31, 2018
Non-cash compensation recognized on

stock options and ESPP

Restricted stock grants, net of cancellations
Cancellation of shares for payment of

withholding tax

Employee stock purchase plan
Preferred shares converted to common

shares

Common shares issued in stock offering,

net of offering costs

Common shares issued in connection with

Smart Retail acquisition, net

Exercise of common stock warrants
Exercise of stock options
Preferred stock dividends
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASC 842
Net income
BALANCE, December 31, 2019
Non-cash compensation recognized on

stock options and ESPP

Restricted stock grants, net of cancellations
Cancellation of shares for payment of

withholding tax

Employee stock purchase plan
Exercise of common stock warrants
Exercise of stock options
Net income
BALANCE, December 31, 2020

Preferred stock

Common stock

Shares
1

Amount
$

Shares
— 28,242

Amount
28
$

Additional
paid-in
capital
$ 256,626

Accumulated
comprehensive
deficit
(236,091) $ 20,563

Total

$

—
—

—
—

(1)

—

—
—
—
—
—
—
— $

—
—

—
—
—
—
—
— $

—
—

—
—

—

—

—
1,225

(214)
4

1,180

—

2,699
—
5,327
—
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 38,476

—
—

—
1,000

(309)
—
6
—
2,047
—
13
—
—
—
— 41,233

$

$

—
1

—
—

1

—

3
5
—
—
—
—
38

—
1

—
—
2
—
—
41

43
1,450

(701)
10

(1)

(14)

—
—

—
—

—

—

43
1,451

(701)
10

—

(14)

5,126
11,452
50
—
—
—
$ 274,041

65
2,998

(1,440)
19
4,194
28
—
$ 279,905

$

$

—
5,129
— 11,457
50
—
(119)
(119)
93
93
10,722
10,722
(225,395) $ 48,684

—
—

65
2,999

— (1,440)
19
—
4,196
—
28
—
4,165
4,165
(221,230) $ 58,716

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

Operating activities:
Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by

operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization
Non-cash rent expense
Restructuring costs
Gain on sale of software products
Provision for adjustments to accounts receivable and doubtful accounts
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
Non-cash compensation related to stock options and restricted stock
Deferred income taxes
Change in operating accounts:
Accounts receivable
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Deferred revenue

Net cash provided by operating activities

Investing activities:
Acquisitions, net
Proceeds from sale of software products
Capital expenditures
Purchase of equity instrument

Net cash used in investing activities

Financing activities:

Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants
Payments related to the issuance of common stock
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Proceeds from stock sale for employee stock purchase plan
Preferred stock dividends

Net cash provided by 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 (received) for income taxes

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock

Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020

$

4,165

$

10,722

3,582
1,110
19
(711)
(60)
—
—
3,064
153

(1,269)
(388)
(1,925)
184
7,924

(13,500)
367
(1,323)
(225)
(14,681)

4,196
—
29
18
—
4,243
(2,514)
28,268
25,754

$

1,341
954
194
(483)
143
1
6
1,494
97

(3,811)
(32)
(417)
(221)
9,988

(3,974)
370
(1,659)
—
(5,263)

11,457
(14)
50
10
(119)
11,384
16,109
12,159
28,268

(173)

$

104

— $
— $

5,129
1

$

$

$
$

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Organization, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company

Smith Micro develops software to simplify and enhance the mobile experience, providing solutions to some of
the leading wireless and cable service providers around the world. From enabling the family digital lifestyle to
providing powerful voice messaging capabilities, we strive to enrich today’s connected lifestyles while creating
new opportunities to engage consumers via smartphones and consumer IoT devices. Our portfolio includes a
wide range of products for creating, sharing and monetizing rich content, such as visual voice messaging, retail
content display optimization and performance analytics on any product set.

Our solution portfolio is comprised of proven products that enable our customers to provide:

•

•

•

In-demand digital services that connect today’s digital lifestyle, including family location services,
parental controls, and consumer IoT devices to mobile consumers worldwide;

Easy visual access to voice messages on mobile devices through visual voicemail and voice-to-text
transcription functionality; and

Strategic, consistent and measurable digital demo experiences that educate retail shoppers, create
awareness of products and services and drive in-store sales, and optimize retail experiences with
actionable analytics derived from in-store customer behavior.

We continue to innovate and evolve our business case in response to industry trends in order to capitalize upon
growth and maximize opportunities in emerging markets, such as digital lifestyle services and online family
safety, “Big Data” analytics, automotive telematics, and the consumer IoT marketplace. The key to our
longevity, however, is not simply technological innovation, but our customer-first approach to doing business.
never-ending focus on understanding our customers’ needs and delivering value.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the operating results and financial position of Smith
Micro and its wholly owned subsidiaries in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany amounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The Company has international operations resulting from current and prior year acquisitions. The countries in
which the Company has a subsidiary or branch office are Serbia, Sweden, and Portugal. The functional currency
for all of these foreign entities is the U.S. dollar in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic No. 830-30, Foreign Currency Matters-
Translation of Financial Statements. Foreign currency transactions that increase or decrease expected functional
currency cash flows is a foreign currency transaction gain or loss that are included in determining net income
for the period in which the exchange rate changes. Likewise, a transaction gain or loss (measured from the
transaction date or the most recent intervening balance sheet date, whichever is later) realized upon settlement
of a foreign currency transaction is included in determining net income for the period in which the transaction
is settled.

Business Combinations

The Company applies the provisions of FASB ASC Topic No. 805, Business Combinations, in the accounting
for its acquisitions, which requires recognition of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at their
acquisition date fair values, separately from goodwill. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the
excess of consideration transferred over the net of the acquisition date fair values of the tangible and identifiable
intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. While the Company uses its best estimates and assumptions

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to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date as well as contingent
consideration, where applicable, its estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result,
during the measurement period that exists up to twelve months from the acquisition date, the Company may
record adjustments to the tangible and specifically identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed
with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill in the reporting period in which the adjusted amounts are
determined. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets
acquired and liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, the impact of any subsequent adjustments is included
in the consolidated statements of operations.

Costs to exit or restructure certain activities of an acquired company or the Company’s internal operations are
accounted for as a one-time termination and exit cost pursuant to FASB ASC Topic No. 420, Exit or Disposal
Cost Obligations, and are accounted for separately from the business combination. A liability for costs
associated with an exit or disposal activity is recognized and measured at its fair value in the Company’s
consolidated statement of operations in the period in which the liability is incurred.

Uncertain income tax positions and tax-related valuation allowances that are acquired in connection with a
business combination are initially estimated as of the acquisition date. The Company reevaluates these items
quarterly based upon facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date, with any adjustments to the
preliminary estimates being recorded to goodwill if such adjustments occur within the 12-month measurement
period. Subsequent to the end of the measurement period or the Company’s final determination of the value of
the tax allowance or contingency, whichever comes first, changes to these uncertain tax positions and tax-related
valuation allowances will affect the provision for income taxes in the consolidated statement of operations, and
could have a material impact on results of operations and financial position.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures and discloses fair value measurements as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 820, Fair
Value Measurements and Disclosures.

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received upon the sale of an asset or the amount
that would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair
value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would
use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the FASB establishes a three-
tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

•

•

•

Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities
in active markets.

Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use
of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

As required by FASB ASC Topic No. 820, we measure our cash equivalents and short-term investments at fair
value. Our cash equivalents and short-term investments are classified within Level 1 by using quoted market
prices utilizing market observable inputs.

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As required by FASB ASC Topic No. 825, Financial Instruments, an entity can choose to measure at fair value
many financial instruments and certain other items that are not currently required to be measured at fair value.
Subsequent changes in fair value for designated items are required to be reported in earnings in the current
period. This Topic also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements for similar types of assets and
liabilities measured at fair value.

As required by FASB ASC Topic No. 350, for goodwill and other intangibles impairment analysis, we utilize
fair value measurements which are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Significant Concentrations

For the year ended December 31, 2020, one customer, accounting for over 10% of revenues, made up 81% of
revenues and 91% of accounts receivable, and one service provider with more than 10% of purchases totaled
10% of accounts payable. For the year ended December 31, 2019, one customer, accounting for over 10% of
revenues, made up 84% of revenues and 92% of accounts receivable, and one service provider with more than
10% of purchases totaled 10% of accounts payable.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents generally consist of cash, government securities, mutual funds, and money market
funds. These securities are primarily held in one financial institution and are uninsured except for the minimum
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage, and have original maturity dates of three months or less. As
of December 31, 2020 and 2019, bank balances totaling approximately $25.5 million and $28.0 million,
respectively, were uninsured.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We sell our products worldwide. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and adjust credit
limits based upon payment history, the customer’s current credit worthiness and various other factors, as
determined by our review of their current credit information. We continuously monitor collections and payments
from our customers. We estimate credit losses and maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts reserve based
upon these estimates. While such credit losses have historically been within our estimated reserves, we cannot
guarantee that we will continue to experience the same credit loss rates that we have in the past. If not, this could
have an adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements. Allowances for product returns are included in
other adjustments to accounts receivable on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Product returns are
estimated based on historical experience and have also been within management’s estimates.

Equipment and Improvements

Equipment and improvements are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based
on the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally ranging from three to seven years. Leasehold improvements
are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease
term.

Internal Software Development Costs

Development costs incurred in the research and development of new software products and enhancements to
existing software products are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established. The
Company considers technological feasibility to be established when all planning, designing, coding, and testing
has been completed according to design specifications. After technological feasibility is established, any
additional costs are capitalized. Through December 31, 2020, software has been substantially completed
concurrently with the establishment of technological feasibility; accordingly, no costs have been capitalized to
date.

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Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets

Long-lived assets to be held are reviewed for events or changes in circumstances which indicate their carrying
value may not be recoverable. They are tested for recoverability using undiscounted cash flows to determine
whether or not impairment to such value has occurred as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 360, Property,
Plant, and Equipment.

Goodwill

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic No. 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, we review the recoverability
of the carrying value of goodwill at least annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate a potential
impairment. The Company’s annual impairment testing date is December 31. Recoverability of goodwill is
determined by comparing the fair value of the Company’s reporting units to the carrying value of the underlying
net assets in the reporting units. If the fair value of a reporting unit is determined to be less than the carrying
value of its net assets, goodwill is deemed impaired and an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the
carrying value of goodwill exceeds the difference between the fair value of the reporting unit and the fair value
of its other assets and liabilities.

Intangible Assets and Amortization

Amortization expense related to other intangibles acquired in acquisitions is calculated on a straight line basis
over one to ten years. Intangible assets are tested for impairment if events or circumstances occur indicating that
the respective asset might be impaired.

Revenue Recognition

The Company adopted FASB ASC Topic No. 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as of January 1,
2018, and recognizes the sale of goods and services based on the five-step analysis of transactions as provided
in Topic 606, which requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services
to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange
for such goods and services.

In our Wireless segment, we transfer software licenses to our customers on a royalty free, non-exclusive, non-
transferrable, limited use basis during the term of the agreement. In some instances, we perform customization
services to ensure the software operates within our customer’s operating platforms as well as the operating
platforms of the mobile devices used by their end customers, before transferring the license. Revenue related to
these services is recognized at a point in time upon acceptance of the software license by the customer. We also
earn usage based revenue on our platforms. Usage based revenue is generated based on active licenses used by
our customer’s end customers, the provision of hosting services, revenue share based on media placements on
our platform, and use of our cloud based services. We recognize our usage based revenue when we have
completed our performance obligation and have the right to invoice the customer. This revenue is generally
recognized monthly or quarterly. Finally, in this segment, we ratably recognize revenue over the contract period
when customers pay in advance of our service delivery.

On February 12, 2020, we acquired certain assets from Circle (as further described in Note 2 below), including
a source code license to Circle’s parental control software solution and two customer contracts. Pursuant to
these contracts, the customer parties thereto license the parental control software solution for distribution to
their respective subscribers in designated markets. In each case, the contracts allow the customer to take
possession of the software solution and to host it on their platform or with an independent third party hosting
service provider without significant cost. We also provide significant services that are required by the customer
to ensure they have the utility of the license. As the license to the software solution and the services we provide
are highly interrelated, we have concluded that the license and our services are a single performance obligation.
The license fee is earned and recognized on a pro-rata basis over the contract term based on our customer’s
continued use of the license and our services.

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We also provide consulting services to develop customer-specified functionality that are generally not on our
software development roadmap. We recognize revenue from our consulting services upon delivery and
acceptance by the customer of our software enhancements and upgrades. For certain Wireless segment
customers we provide maintenance and technology support services for which the customer either pays upfront
or as we provide the services. When the customer pays upfront, we record the payments as contract liabilities
and recognize revenue ratably over the contract period as this is our stand ready performance obligation that is
satisfied ratably over the maintenance and technology services period.

We receive upfront payments from customers from services to be provided under our ViewSpot® contracts.
The advance receipts are deferred and subsequently recognized ratably over the contract period. We also provide
consulting services to configure ad hoc targeted promotional content for our customers upon request. These
requests are driven by our customers’ marketing initiatives and tend to be short term “bursts” of activity. We
recognize these revenues upon delivery of the configured promotional content to the cloud platform.

For our Graphics products where we sell off-the-shelf software products with no customization or post sale
technology support services, we recognize revenue at the time we transfer control of the product to the customer.
This occurs upon shipment of the product or when the customer downloads the software from our website or
website of our resellers. We offer a 30 day return option to our customers; a return reserve is established at the
time revenue is recorded and the reserve is monitored and adjusted based on actual experience. Historically,
returns have been insignificant.

Product and Services Warranties

Warranty related costs are recorded in our operating expenses as incurred as these costs are immaterial for the
products and services we sell.

Principal and Agent Considerations

We own the Intellectual Property and retain ownership when we license our customized software solutions for
use by our Wireless segment customers. We are a principal in these transactions and as such we recognize our
Wireless segment revenue with respect thereto on a gross basis.

We sell our Graphics software products directly to end consumers as well as through our distributors and re-
sellers. We are a principal in these transactions as we bear the inventory risk, customers (or customer’s end
users) view us as the primary obligor responsible for supporting the software products, and we have full
discretion in establishing the prices for our graphics software products. As a principal we record our Graphics
revenues on a gross basis.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for all stock-based payment awards made to employees and directors based on their fair
values and recognizes such awards as compensation expense over the vesting period using the straight-line
method over the requisite service period for each award as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 718,
Compensation-Stock Compensation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to increase transparency and
comparability among organizations by recognizing all lease transactions (with terms in excess of 12 months) on
the balance sheet as a lease liability and a right-of-use asset (as defined). The Company adopted the FASB ASC
Topic No. 842, Leases, and related amendments, as of January 1, 2019, utilizing the modified retrospective
approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity. Management elected the package of practical
expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard which allowed for the carry forward
of the historical lease classification. Adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of additional net
lease assets and lease liabilities of approximately $3.1 million as of January 1, 2019, and an adjustment to

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retained earnings of $0.1 million. The standard did not materially impact the consolidated net income or earnings
per share and had no impact on cash flows. See Note 12 for further details.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) –
Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaces the “incurred loss” credit losses
framework with a new accounting standard that requires management’s measurement of the allowance for
credit losses to be based on a broader range of reasonable and supportable information for lifetime credit
loss estimates. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.

Impact of COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization categorized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a
pandemic, and the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency.
COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States and other countries across the world, and the
duration and severity of its effects are currently unknown. While the response to the COVID-19 outbreak
continues to rapidly evolve, it has led to stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines that have seriously
disrupted activities in large segments of the economy.

During the second, third and fourth quarters of 2020, we saw a reduction in the number of SafePath® platform
subscribers compared to March 2020, which we believe was driven by the COVID-19 related economic
slowdown. The Company’s consolidated financial statements presented herein reflect estimates and
assumptions made by management that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of
revenue and expenses during the reporting periods presented. The severity of the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on the Company’s business will depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the
duration and severity of the pandemic and the extent and severity of the impact on the Company’s customers,
all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.

As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and the Company’s operations continues to evolve,
we will continue to monitor the impact on the Company’s operations and, if needed, postpone non-essential
capital expenditures, reduce operating costs, and substantially reduce discretionary spending.

2. Acquisitions

Circle Operator Business

On February 12, 2020, the Company acquired the operator business of Circle Media Labs Inc. (“Circle”)
pursuant to a certain Asset Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Circle.

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for the Circle acquisition in 2020 (unaudited, in
thousands):

Fair value of assets acquired
Fair value of liabilities assumed

Total purchase price

Components of purchase price:

Cash

Total purchase price

$

$

$
$

14,966
1,466
13,500

13,500
13,500

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The Company’s allocation of the purchase price is summarized as follows (in thousands):

Assets:

Inventory, net
Intangible assets
Goodwill

Total assets

Liabilities:

Deferred revenue
Amounts due to seller
Total liabilities
Total purchase price

$

$

$

$
$

14
10,483
4,469
14,966

1,290
176
1,466
13,500

All of the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes.

Pursuant to the transaction, Smith Micro acquired certain assets related to the Circle operator business, including
two new customer contracts and a source code license to Circle’s then deployed parental control software and
related technology.

Unaudited pro forma results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are included below
as if the Circle acquisition occurred on January 1, 2019. This summary of the unaudited pro forma results of
operations is not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s results of operations would have been had Circle
been acquired at the beginning of 2019, nor does it purport to represent results of operations for any future
periods.

Revenues
Net income
Earnings per share:

Basic
Diluted

Smart Retail

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

$

$
$

51,767
4,225

0.10
0.10

$

$
$

47,252
10,322

0.30
0.28

In December 2018, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the net assets of ISM Connect,
LLC’s Smart Retail product Suite (“Smart Retail”). The transaction closed on January 9, 2019.

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for the Smart Retail acquisition in 2019 (in thousands):

Fair value of assets acquired
Fair value of liabilities assumed

Total purchase price

Components of purchase price:

Cash
Common stock

Total purchase price

$

$

$

$

9,394
291
9,103

3,974
5,129
9,103

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The Company’s allocation of the purchase price is summarized as follows (in thousands):

Assets:

Costs incurred on projects not complete
Intangible assets
Goodwill

Total assets

Liabilities:

Deferred revenue
Total liabilities
Total purchase price

$

$

$
$
$

53
5,229
4,112
9,394

291
291
9,103

All of the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes.

The purpose of the Smart Retail acquisition was to acquire a new growing and profitable revenue stream while
deepening the relationships with our customers. The Smart Retail platform, which the Company now calls
ViewSpot, enables wireless carriers and retailers to offer powerful on-screen, interactive device demos that
deliver consistent, secure and targeted content that showcase the features of the devices that consumers what to
see and learn more about. ViewSpot provides analytics capabilities, which allows customers to gain valuable
insights and buying behaviors. The platform was a logical addition to the Company’s existing product line that
reaches wireless carriers and provides them with services that can attract and retain customers.

3. Equipment and Improvements

Equipment and improvements consist of the following (in thousands):

Computer hardware, software, and equipment
Leasehold improvements
Office furniture and fixtures
Construction in progress

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
Equipment and improvements, net

December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

9,814
2,959
714
24
13,511
(11,341)
2,170

$

$

9,079
2,808
1,017
494
13,398
(11,289)
2,109

Depreciation and amortization expense on equipment and improvements was $0.7 million and $0.4 million for
the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following table sets forth our acquired intangible assets by major asset class as of December 31, 2020 and
December 31, 2019 (in thousands, except for useful life data):

Useful
life

(years) Gross Additions

December 31, 2020
Net book
value
before
impairment

Accumulated
amortization

Impairment
charge in
2016

Net book
value

Purchased technology
Customer relationships
Customer contracts
Trademarks/trade names
Non-compete
Support agreement
Patents

4-8
3-10
6
2
3
1
7

$2,518 $ 2,882 $

3,975
—
38
51
—
—

—
7,000
—
232
369
600

(1,612) $
(1,158)
(1,242)
(38)
(119)
(323)
(64)

3,788 $
2,817
5,758
—
164
46
536

Total

$6,582 $ 11,083 $

(4,556) $ 13,109 $

(411)
—
—
—
—
—

— $ 3,788
2,406
5,758
—
164
46
536
(411) $ 12,698

Useful
life

(years) Gross Additions

December 31, 2019
Net book
value
before
impairment

Accumulated
amortization

Impairment
charge in
2016

Net book
value

Purchased technology
Customer relationships
Trademarks/trade names
Non-compete
Total

4-6
3-10
2
3

$ 265 $ 2,253 $

999
38
51
$1,353

2,976
—
—
5,229 $

(687) $
(860)
(38)
(51)
(1,636) $

1,831 $
3,115
—
—
4,946 $

(411)
—
—

— $ 1,831
2,704
—
—
(411) $ 4,535

Intangible assets amortization expense was $2.9 million and $0.9 million for the years ended December 31,
2020 and 2019, respectively.

Future amortization expense related to intangible assets as of December 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 and thereafter

Total

$

$

3,180
3,236
1,902
1,389
2,991
12,698

Valuation of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company accounts for goodwill and intangible assets as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 350,
Intangibles-Goodwill and Other. This statement requires us to periodically assess the impairment of our
goodwill and intangible assets, which requires us to make assumptions and judgments regarding the carrying
value of these assets. These assets are considered to be impaired if we determine that their carrying value
may not be recoverable based upon our assessment of the following events or changes in circumstances:

•

•

•

a determination that the carrying value of such assets cannot be recovered through undiscounted cash
flows;

loss of legal ownership or title to the assets;

significant changes in our strategic business objectives and utilization of the assets; or

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•

the impact of significant negative industry or economic trends.

If the intangible assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment we recognize is the amount by which the
carrying value of the intangible assets exceeds the fair value of the intangible assets. In addition, we base the
useful lives and the related amortization expense on our estimate of the useful life of the intangible assets. Due
to the numerous variables associated with our judgments and assumptions relating to the carrying value of our
intangible assets and the effects of changes in circumstances affecting these valuations, both the precision and
reliability of the resulting estimates are subject to uncertainty, and as additional information becomes known,
we may change our estimate, in which case, the likelihood of a material change in our reported results would
increase. The Company recognized an impairment loss of $0.4 million in the three and twelve months ended
December 31, 2016 related to a previously acquired intangible asset.

impairment. Our annual

We review the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill at least annually or whenever events or
testing date is December 31.
circumstances indicate a potential
Recoverability of goodwill is determined by comparing the estimated fair value of our reporting units to the
carrying value of the underlying net assets in the reporting units. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit
is determined to be less than the fair value of its net assets, goodwill is deemed impaired and an impairment loss
is recognized to the extent that the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the difference between the estimated fair
value of the reporting unit and the fair value of its other assets and liabilities. We determined that we did not
have any impairment of goodwill at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

impairment

5. Equity Transactions

Preferred Stock Offering

On September 29, 2017, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with several investors for
the issuance and sale (the “Offering”) of 5,500 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series B 10%
Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) at a stated value of $1,000 per share, for a total
purchase price of $5.5 million. The Series B Preferred Stock was then convertible into the Company’s Common
Stock at a conversion price of $1.14 per share, which was the closing bid price of the Common Stock on
September 28, 2017, or 4,824,562 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate. The holders of Series B Preferred
Stock were entitled to receive cumulative dividends out of funds legally available thereof at a rate of ten percent
(10%) per annum, payable (i) when and as declared by the Board of Directors, in quarterly installments on
March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, (ii) upon conversion into Common Stock with respect the Series
B Preferred Stock being converted, and (iii) upon redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock by the Company.

In the event that the trading price of the Company’s Common Stock for 20 consecutive trading days (as
determined in the Certificate of Designation) exceeded 400% of the then effective Conversion Price of the Series
B Preferred Stock (initially set at $1.14), the Company was able to force conversion of the Series B Preferred
Stock into shares of Common Stock or elect to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock for cash. In addition, upon
the occurrence of certain triggering events, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock had the right to require the
Company to redeem such holder’s shares for cash equal to the stated value plus accrued and unpaid dividends
and liquidated damages, costs, expenses and other amounts due in respect of the Series B Preferred Stock, and
with respect to certain other triggering events, each holder had have the right to increase the dividend rate on
such holder’s Series B Preferred Stock to twelve percent (12%) while such triggering event is continuing.

During the third quarter of 2019, the Company forced conversion of all outstanding Series B Preferred Stock in
accordance with its terms.

Warrants

The Company issued warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock in connection with registered direct
offerings completed in May 2017, March 2018, May 2018 and November 2018. As of December 31, 2020 and
2019, there were approximately 3.7 million and 5.8 million warrants outstanding, respectively, with exercise
prices ranging from $1.16 to $2.38 per share.

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6. Income Taxes

Income before provision for income taxes was generated from the following sources (in thousands):

Domestic
Foreign
Total income before provision for income taxes

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

4,213 $
112
4,325 $

10,833
(31)
10,802

A summary of the income tax expense (benefit) is as follows (in thousands):

Current:

Federal
State
Foreign
Total current
Deferred:

Federal
State
Foreign
Total deferred
Total income tax expense

Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020

$

$

(133) $
6
134
7

155
24
(26)
153
160

$

(132)
7
108
(17)

144
—
(47)
97
80

A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount of income tax expense (benefit) that would
result from applying the federal statutory rate to the loss before income taxes is as follows:

Federal statutory rate
State tax, net of federal benefit
Equity compensation
International tax items
Foreign taxes
State NOL true-up
Miscellaneous
Effect of change in rate
Change in valuation allowance

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

21.0 %
2.7
(1.8)
(0.1)
2.5
2.5
1.3
3.5
(27.9)

3.7 %

21.0 %
3.6
0.1
0.2
0.6
(6.1)
0.4
0.9
(19.8)

0.7 %

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The major components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020

Deferred income tax assets
Net operating loss carry forwards
Credit carry forwards
Fixed assets
Intangibles
Equity-based compensation
Nondeductible accruals
Various reserves
Other
Valuation allowance
Total deferred income taxes - net
Deferred income tax liabilities
Foreign intangibles
Deferred rent
Unrealized translation gain/loss
Prepaid expenses
Total deferred income liabilities

$

$

42,127
3,027
116
3,346
343
365
23
2
(49,405)
(56)

(1)
94
3
(99)
(3)

Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities)

$

(59) $

41,650
3,159
373
4,679
308
319
209
2
(50,397)
302

(27)
—
(120)
(61)
(208)

94

The Company has federal and state net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of approximately $160.5 million
and $128.2 million, respectively, at December 31, 2020, to reduce future cash payments for income taxes. The
federal NOL carryforwards generated prior to 2018 will expire from 2024 through 2037 and state NOL
carryforwards will expire 2019 through 2040. Federal NOL carryforwards generated in 2018 and thereafter have
no expiration date.

The Company has federal and state tax credit carryforwards of approximately $2.5 million and $0.7 million,
respectively, at December 31, 2020. These tax credits will begin to expire in 2028.

To the extent that an ownership change has occurred under Internal Revenue Code Sections 382 and 383, the
Company’s use of its loss carryforwards and credit carryforwards to offset future taxable income may be limited.

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties,
of approximately $0.4 million.

The Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the changes in those
balances are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020

Beginning balance
Increases (decreases) in tax positions for the

current year

Increases (decreases) in tax positions for the

prior year

Gross unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance

$

$

428

$

—

—
428

$

428

—

—
428

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We account for income taxes as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 740, Income Taxes. This Topic clarifies the
accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a
recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax
position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Topic also provides guidance on derecognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Topic requires
an entity to recognize the financial statement impact of a tax position when it is more likely than not that the
position will be sustained upon examination. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of
benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. In addition, the Topic
permits an entity to recognize interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties either as income tax expense or
operating expenses. The Company has chosen to recognize interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties as
income tax expense.

The Company assesses whether a valuation allowance should be recorded against its deferred tax assets based
on the consideration of all available evidence, using a “more likely than not” realization standard. The four
sources of taxable income that must be considered in determining whether deferred tax assets will be realized
are: (1) future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences (i.e., offset of gross deferred tax liabilities
against gross deferred tax assets); (2) taxable income in prior carryback years, if carryback is permitted under
the applicable tax law; (3) tax planning strategies; and (4) future taxable income exclusive of reversing
temporary differences and carryforwards.

In assessing whether a valuation allowance is required, significant weight is to be given to evidence that can be
objectively verified. A significant factor in the Company’s assessment is that the Company was in a five-year
historical cumulative loss as of the end of fiscal 2018. These facts, combined with uncertain near-term market
and economic conditions, reduced the Company’s ability to rely on projections of future taxable income in
assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets.

After a review of the four sources of taxable income as of December 31, 2020 (as described above), and after
consideration of the Company’s cumulative loss position as of December 31, 2020, the Company recorded a
valuation allowance related to its U.S.-based deferred tax assets of $49.4 million at December 31, 2020. The
valuation allowance on deferred tax assets decreased by $1.0 million and $2.0 million in 2020 and 2019,
respectively.

We recognized interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. During
2020 and 2019, we recognized $0 in interest and penalties. The cumulative interest and penalties at December
31, 2020 and 2019 were $0. We do not anticipate any material changes to unrecognized tax benefits within the
next twelve months that will affect the effective tax rate.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as to income tax of multiple state jurisdictions.
Currently there are no audits in process or pending from Federal or state tax authorities. State income tax returns
are subject to examination for a period of three to four years after filing. As of December 31, 2020, the company
had no outstanding tax audits. The outcome of tax audits cannot be predicted with certainty. If any issues
addressed in the Company’s tax audits are resolved in a manner not consistent with management’s expectations,
the Company could be required to adjust its provision for income tax in the period such resolution occurs. As
of December 31, 2020, a current estimate of the range of changes that may occur within the next twelve months
cannot be made due to the uncertainty regarding the timing of these events.

For financial reporting purposes, income before provision for income taxes for our foreign subsidiaries was
$112 thousand and $(31) thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We do not
provide for U.S. taxes on our unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries that have not been previously taxed
since we intend to invest such undistributed earnings indefinitely outside of the U.S.

The 2017 Act subjects a U.S. shareholder to current tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) earned
by certain foreign subsidiaries. The FASB Staff Q&A, Topic 740 No. 5, Accounting for Global Intangible Low-
Taxed Income, states that an entity can make an accounting policy election to either recognize deferred taxes
for temporary differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or provide for the tax expense related to

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GILTI in the year the tax is incurred. We have elected to recognize the tax on GILTI as a period expense in the
period the tax is incurred. The current income related to the GILTI inclusion in 2020 is less than $86 thousand.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act, among other things, permits NOL carryovers and
carrybacks to offset taxable income for years beginning before 2021. The CARES Act also made modifications
to IRC Sec. 163(j) to increase the allowable interest from 30% of adjusted taxable income to 50% of adjusted
taxable income. The CARES Act changes in NOL carrybacks has no impact on the Company’s tax provision.
The change in interest expense limitation pursuant to the CARES Act does not have a significant impact on the
tax provision.

On December 21, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law to provide further relief from
the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act have
been considered in the preparation of the 2020 tax provision but have no impact on the Company’s income tax
expense.

7. Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates earnings per share (“EPS”) as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 260, Earnings Per
Share. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the net income available to common stockholders by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding for the period, excluding common stock equivalents. Diluted
EPS is computed by dividing the net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding for the period, plus the weighted average number of dilutive common stock
equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock method. For purposes of this
calculation, common stock subject to repurchase by the Company and options are considered to be common
stock equivalents, and are only included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share when their effect is
dilutive.

Numerator:
Net income
Dividends paid to preferred stockholders
Net income available to common stockholders
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
Potential common shares - options (treasury

stock method)

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
Shares excluded due to an exercise price greater than

weighted average stock price for the period

Earnings per common share:

Basic
Diluted

8. Employee Benefit Plans

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

$

$

$
$

4,165
—
4,165

40,808

1,956
42,764

98

0.10
0.10

$

$

$
$

10,722
(119)
10,603

34,513

2,478
36,991

88

0.31
0.29

The Company offers its employees participation in a 401(k) plan, in which the Company matches the employee
contributions at a rate of 20%, subject to a vesting schedule. Total employer contributions amounted to $0.2
million for each of the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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9. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Plans

On June 18, 2015, our stockholders approved the 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (“2015 OEIP”) and
subsequent amendments to the 2015 OEIP to increase the number of shares reserved thereunder were approved by
our stockholders on June 14, 2018 and June 9, 2020. The 2015 OEIP replaced the 2005 Stock Option / Stock
Issuance Plan (“2005 Plan”) which was due to expire on July 28, 2015. All outstanding options under the 2005
Plan remain outstanding, but no new grants will be made under the 2005 Plan. The maximum number of shares of
the Company’s common stock available for issuance over the term of the 2015 OEIP may not exceed 9,625,000
shares.

The 2015 OEIP provides for the issuance of full value awards (restricted stock, performance stock, dividend
equivalent right or restricted stock units) and partial value awards (stock options or stock appreciation rights) to
employees, non-employee members of the board and consultants. Any full value award settled in shares will be
debited as 1.2 shares, and partial value awards settled in shares will be debited as 1.0 shares against the share
reserve. The exercise price per share for stock option grants is not to be less than the fair market value per share
of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Board of Directors has the discretion to determine
the vesting schedule. Stock options may be exercisable immediately or in installments, but generally vest over
a four-year period from the date of grant. In the event the holder ceases to be employed by the Company, all
unvested stock options terminate and all vested stock options may be exercised within a period of 90 days
following termination. In general, stock options expire ten years from the date of grant. Restricted stock is
valued using the closing stock price on the date of the grant. The total value is expensed over the vesting period
of 12 to 48 months.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company has a shareholder approved employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”), under which substantially
all employees may purchase the Company’s common stock through payroll deductions at a price equal to 85%
of the lower of the fair market values of the stock as of the beginning and end of six-month offering periods. An
employee’s payroll deductions under the ESPP are limited to 10% of the employee’s compensation and
employees may not purchase more than the lesser of $25,000 of stock, or 250 shares, for any purchase period.
Additionally, no more than 250,000 shares in the aggregate may be purchased under the plan.

Stock Compensation Expense

The Company accounts for all stock-based payment awards made to employees and directors based on their fair
values and recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period using the straight-line method over the
requisite service period for each award as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 718, Compensation-Stock
Compensation.

Valuation of Stock Option and Restricted Stock Awards

The assumptions used to compute the share-based compensation costs for the stock options granted during the
years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, were as follows:

Weighted average grant date fair value of

stock options

Assumptions
Risk-free interest rate (weighted average)
Expected dividend yield
Weighted average expected life (years)
Volatility (weighted average)
Forfeiture rate

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Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

$

2.93

$

1.84

0.44%
—
6.2
80.8%
12.0%

2.36%
—
6.2
78.7%
26.0%

The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on the United States Treasury’s rates for U.S. Treasury zero-
coupon bonds with maturities similar to those of the expected term of the award being valued. The Company
assumed no dividend yield because it does not expect to pay dividends for the foreseeable future. The weighted
average expected life is the vesting period for those options granted during that period. The average volatility is
based on the actual historical volatility of our common stock. The forfeiture rate was based on modified
employee turnover.

Valuation of ESPP

The fair values are estimated at the beginning of each offering period using a Black-Scholes valuation model
that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. treasury yield
curve in effect at the time of grant. Expected volatility was based on the historical volatility on the day of grant.
Following is a schedule of the shares purchased, the fair value per share, and the Black-Scholes model
assumptions for each offering period:

Offering Period Ended
Shares purchased for offering

period

Fair value per share
Assumptions
Risk-free interest rate (average)
Expected dividend yield
Weighted average expected life

(years)

Volatility (average)

Compensation Costs

September 30,
2020

March 31,
2020

September 30,
2019

March 31,
2019

4,184
1.75

$

1,536
2.28

$

2,195
1.07

$

2,112
0.96

$

0.29%
—

0.5
86.8%

1.84%
—

0.5
86.3%

2.44%
—

0.5
51.7%

2.29%
—

0.5
54.3%

Non-cash stock-based compensation expenses related to stock options, restricted stock grants and the ESPP
were recorded in the financial statements as follows (in thousands):

Selling and marketing
Research and development
General and administrative
Total non-cash stock compensation expense

$

$

549
559
1,956
3,064

$

$

247
278
969
1,494

Year Ended December 31,
2019

2020

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Stock Options

A summary of the Company’s stock options outstanding under the 2015 OEIP and 2005 Plan as of December
31, 2020 and the activity during the years ended herein are as follows (in thousands except per share amounts):

Outstanding as of December 31, 2018

(121 options exercisable at a weighted average

exercise price of $5.64)

Granted
Exercised
Canceled / expired
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019

(112 options exercisable at a weighted average

exercise price of $5.16)

Granted
Exercised
Canceled / expired
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020

Exercisable as of December 31, 2020
Vested and expected to vest at December 31,
2020

Shares

158 $

Weighted Avg.
Exercise Price
4.88

Wtd. Avg.
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Yrs)
5.9

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
—
$

65 $
(13) $
(13) $
197 $

22 $
(13) $
(1) $
205 $

135 $

181 $

2.65
3.81
7.81
4.03

4.25
2.14
42.04
3.95

4.35

3.77

$
$
$
$

$
$
$
$

$

$

6.3

5.6

4.1

5.5

—
28
22
171

—
39
—
341

183

304

As of December 31, 2020, there was $6.3 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested
stock options and restricted stock granted under the Plans. At December 31, 2020, there were 5.1 million and 0
shares available for future grants under the 2015 OEIP and 2005 Plan, respectively.

Restricted Stock Awards

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock awards outstanding under the 2015 OEIP and 2005 Plan as of
December 31, 2020, and the activity during years ended therein, are as follows (in thousands):

Number
of shares

Weighted average
grant date
fair value

Unvested at December 31, 2018

Granted
Vested
Canceled and forfeited

Unvested at December 31, 2019

Granted
Vested
Canceled and forfeited

Unvested at December 31, 2020

1,007
1,250
(673)
(25)
1,559
1,000
(857)
—
1,702

2.01
2.00
2.06
1.97
1.98
6.40
2.99
—
4.07

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10. Revenues

Adoption of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)

We adopted ASU 2014-09 effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. We have
applied the new standard to all open contracts at the date of initial application. The cumulative adjustment to
the opening accumulated deficit balance at January 1, 2018 was immaterial.

Revenue Recognition

We primarily sell our software solutions, cloud-based services and consulting services to major wireless network
and cable operators. We sell our off-the-shelf Graphics software products directly to end users as well as through
our distribution and reseller channel partners.

We recognize sales of goods and services based on the five-step analysis of transactions as provided in Topic
606. For all contracts with customers, we first identify the contract which usually is established when a contract
is fully executed by each party and consideration is expected to be received. Next, we identify the performance
obligations in the contract. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or
service to the customer. We then determine the transaction price in the arrangement and allocate the transaction
price, if necessary, to each performance obligation identified in the contract. The allocation of the transaction
price to the performance obligations are based on the relative standalone selling prices for the goods and services
contained in a particular performance obligation. The transaction price is adjusted for the Company’s estimate
of variable consideration which may include certain incentives and discounts, product returns, distributor fees,
and storage fees. We evaluate the total amount of variable consideration expected to be earned by using the
expected value method, as we believe this method represents the most appropriate estimate for this
consideration, based on historical service trends, the individual contract considerations and our best judgment
at the time. We include estimates of variable consideration in revenues only to the extent that it is probable that
a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty
associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. We also generate the majority of our
revenue on usage based fees which are variable and depend entirely on our customers use of perpetual licenses,
transactions processed on our hosted environment, advertisement placements on our service platform, and
activity on our cloud based service platform. As discussed in Note 2, on February 12, 2020, we purchased two
customer contracts from Circle. Under these contracts, we provide our customers with licenses to software
solutions and related services, for which we earn license fees, managed and hosting service fees, and consulting
services which are provided throughout the life of the licensing arrangement.

Our contracts with the Tier 1 customers include promises to transfer multiple products and services. Determining
whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for
separately versus together may require significant judgment. Our cloud-based service includes a software
solution license integrated with cloud-based services. Judgment is required to determine whether the software
license is considered distinct and accounted for separately, or not distinct and accounted for together with the
cloud service and recognized over time. Since we do not allow our customers to take possession of the software
solution, and since the utility of the license comes from the could-based services that we provide, we consider
the software license and the cloud services to be single performance obligation. We provide the Circle software
solution license together with highly integrated consulting services to generate the utility of the license to the
customers. Since the software solution and consulting services provided are highly interrelated, we consider the
license and the consulting services to be a single performance obligation.

We also provide consulting services to configure ad hoc targeted promotional content to be presented on our
solutions as well as consulting services to provide additional functionality for our software solutions based on
our customer’s request. These requests are driven by our customer’s marketing initiatives and tend to be short
term “bursts” of activity or specific incremental functionality to existing software solutions. We recognize these
revenues upon delivery and acceptance of the configured promotional content or additional functionality to the
software solution.

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We have made accounting policy elections to exclude all taxes by governmental authorities from the
measurement of the transaction price, and since our standard payment terms are less than one year, we have
elected the practical expedient not to assess whether a contract has a significant financing component.

Performance Obligations

Netwise® and CommSuite® Revenue

In our Wireless segment, we sell our software solutions to major wireless network and cable operators. For our
Netwise and CommSuite products, we may provide customization services for a fee to ensure our software
solution can operate on their operating platforms and the operating platform of the mobile devices of our
customer’s end users. In addition, since the mobile device OEMs change their operating systems regularly, we
provide maintenance services to ensure utility of the software license is not diminished for our customers. We
consider the customization services, the software license, and maintenance services to maintain the utility of the
software license for our customers as a single performance obligation. We provide the perpetual license on a
royalty free basis. Revenue related to customization services, if charged, is recognized at a point in time upon
delivery and acceptance of the customized software license by the customer.

To support the Netwise and CommSuite solutions, we also provide customers with our hosted environment and
ASP services for the duration of the license term. We consider the provision of these services to be a separate
performance obligation. In these transactions, the total consideration expected is variable. We do not estimate
when the variable consideration will be recognized because the License Usage Based Fees, Hosting Service
Fees and ASP Advertising Fees relate specifically to our efforts to transfer the services for a specified period
(month or quarter) which are distinct from the services provided in other specified periods. Our customer’s or
the customer’s end customer’s usage occurs within the defined period, and the variability of our license, hosting
and ASP fees is resolved in the specified period, and such fees earned are not subject to adjustment based on
the activity in other periods.

We earn revenue from these services on a fixed fee per perpetual license usage on our hosted environment and
advertising revenue share for advertisements placed by our customers on our platform. The usage fees are not
earned until we transfer our software license to our customers. We recognize the usage based fees when we are
entitled to the consideration earned for the distinct service period based on our customer’s usage of our licenses,
hosting services, and ASP advertising platform (“hosted environment usage fees”).

SafePath Cloud Based Services

Our SafePath solution is a hybrid Software as a Service offering. We consider the provision of the perpetual
license and the cloud based platform as a single performance obligation. We provide the perpetual license on a
royalty free basis and earn revenue based on a fixed fee usage of our cloud based services. We recognize the
usage based fees when we are entitled to the consideration earned for the distinct service period based on our
customer’s usage of our cloud based services.

Circle Parental Control Solution and Services

We acquired certain assets from Circle (as defined in Note 2), including a source code license to Circle’s parental
control software solution and two customer contracts. Pursuant to these contracts, the customer parties thereto
license the parental control software solution for distribution to their respective subscribers in designated
markets. In each case, the contracts allow the customer to take possession of the software solution and to host it
on their platform or with an independent third-party hosting service provider without significant cost. We also
provide significant services that are required by the customer to ensure they have the utility of the software
license. As the license to the software solution and the services we provide are highly interrelated, we have
concluded that the license and our services are a single performance obligation. The license fee is earned and
recognized on a pro-rata basis over the contract term based on our customer’s continued use of the license and
our services.

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ViewSpot Cloud Based Services

During the first quarter of 2019, we acquired the Smart Retail contract asset from ISM Connect, LLC, later
branded as ViewSpot. ViewSpot product is a cloud based platform that its Mobile Network Operator customers
use to display its promotional content to mobile devices being sold in its retail outlets. Using this solution, the
MNOs have the ability to promote specific mobile devices in targeted geographic retail locations and monitor
the efficacy of the promotions and the mobile device user’s behavior to the targeted advertising. We sell a
royalty free license, consulting services to configure the advertising content so that it can be displayed on
targeted mobile devices, and cloud-based services to serve the advertising content and capture end consumer’s
behavior on the mobile device. ViewSpot services depend on a significant level of integration, interdependency,
and interrelation between the on-premise applications, consulting services and the cloud services, and are
accounted for together as a single performance obligation. The ViewSpot services are sold on a fixed fee basis
to our customers based on pre-defined purchase order. We receive upfront payments from customers for services
to be provided under our ViewSpot arrangements. Since we are obligated to provide the required services over
the contract period, the revenue is recognized over time. The advance receipts are deferred and subsequently
recognized ratably over the contract period.

From time to time, we also provide consulting services to configure ad hoc targeted promotional content for our
customers upon request. These requests are driven by our customers’ marketing initiatives and tend to be short
term “bursts” of activity. We recognize revenues from these ad hoc services at a point in time which is upon
delivery of the configured promotional content to the cloud platform.

Consulting Services and Other

In our Wireless segment, we have developed a roadmap for adding new functionality to our wireless products
to extend the product lifecycle and expand our customer’s use of the product on their networks. From time to
time, we enter into consulting services arrangements with our customers to develop incremental functionality
not included on our developmental roadmap. We earn revenue from our consulting services that is recognized
at the time of delivery of the software when the services have been completed and control has been transferred
to our customers.

We also enter into arrangements with certain customers to provide technology support services beyond the initial
warranty period. Technology support services include e-mail and telephone support and unspecified rights to
bug fixes available on a when-and-if available basis. We consider the provision of such technology support
services to be a separate performance obligation. We generally bill in advance for a fixed term and recognize
revenue from these arrangements ratably over the contractual term as we perform our services.

Graphics Revenue

We sell our off-the-shelf Graphics software products directly to end users as well as through our distribution
and reseller channel partners. These products require no customization and minimal post-sale technology
support services. We recognize revenue from software sales at the time we transfer control of the product to the
customer. This occurs upon shipment of the product or when the customer downloads the software from our
website or website of our distributor and resellers partners. In some instances, we will consign our software
products to a distributor or reseller. In those instances, we recognize revenue when the end consumer takes
control of the product.

We offer a 30 day return policy to our customers; a return reserve is established at the time revenue is recorded.
We review available retail channel information and make a determination of a return provision for sales made
to distributors and retailers based on current channel inventory levels and historical return patterns. The return
reserve is monitored and adjusted based on actual experience. Historically, returns have been insignificant.

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Deferred Revenue

Unearned revenue represents amounts billed to customers for which revenue has not been recognized. Unearned
revenue primarily consists of the unearned portion of monthly, quarterly and annually billed service fees and
prepayments made by customers for a future period. We recognize revenue upon transfer of control. As of
December 31, 2020, our total deferred revenue balance was $1.6 million, of which $1.5 million was related to
the acquisition of the Circle operator business.

Costs to Obtain a Customer Contract

We generally pay sales commissions to our sales force, which are incremental and recoverable costs of acquiring
contracts. In most instances, sales commissions are only paid when we earn usage based fees on the contracts.
The commission obligation is established each quarter based on the usage based fees earned. The commission
obligation is not adjusted by future usage based fees earned, that is each period is discrete from the other. As a
result of the structure of the commission plan, we record the commission expense when the commission
obligation is determined, which is generally quarterly.

In the second quarter of 2019, we introduced an amended and restated sales commission plan that incentivizes
and recognizes the efforts of eligible participants to earn commissions on future revenue generated on new
contracts, sale of a new product to an existing contract, or sale of a product to a different group within an existing
customer. The sales commissions are tiered based on the opportunity size. Sales commissions paid under this
amended sales commission plan are incremental contract acquisition costs, and accordingly are recorded as a
deferred contract asset that is amortized on a straight-line basis over the average contract life of the new, renewed
and modified contract.

Costs to Fulfill a Customer Contract

We incur costs to fulfill obligations under a contract. We recognize these costs as we fulfill our performance
obligation and recognize revenue. Where we provide services and earn revenue over the contract term based on
usage of our platforms, we recognize the associated fulfillment costs as they are incurred and as usage based
revenue is recognized.

Disaggregation of Revenues

We disaggregate revenue by our Wireless and Graphics products. Revenues on a disaggregated basis are as
follows (in thousands):

Wireless:

License and service fees
Hosted environment usage fees
Cloud based usage fees
Consulting services and other

Total wireless

Graphics:
Software
Total revenues

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

3,575
18,209
25,973
2,914
50,671

629
51,300

$

$

$

—
19,517
20,011
3,076
42,604

742
43,346

$

$

$

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11. Commitments and Contingencies

Pennsylvania Opportunity Grant Program

On September 26, 2011, we received $1.0 million from the State of Pennsylvania to help fund our agreement to
start-up a new facility. The grant carried with it an obligation, or commitment, to employ at least 232 people
within a three-year time period that ended on December 31, 2013. We received an extension of time to meet
this employment commitment by April 30, 2016. The grant contained conditions that would require us to return
a pro-rata amount of the monies received if we failed to meet these conditions. As such, the monies had been
recorded as a liability in the accrued liabilities line item on the balance sheet until we are irrevocably entitled to
retain the monies, or until it is determined that we need to return a portion or all of the monies received. On June
27, 2016, we received a letter from the State of Pennsylvania requesting reimbursement of $0.3 million and said
we earned the remaining $0.7 million of the original $1.0 million grant. On September 19, 2016, we entered
into a Settlement and Release Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the
Department of Community and Economic Development to repay $0.3 million of the original $1.0 million grant
in quarterly installments commencing on January 31, 2017. The balance was paid in full during the fourth quarter
of 2020.

Litigation

The Company may become involved in various legal proceedings arising from its business activities. While
management does not believe the ultimate disposition of these matters will have a material adverse impact on
the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial position, litigation is inherently
unpredictable, and depending on the nature and timing of these proceedings, an unfavorable resolution could
materially affect the Company’s future consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial position in a
particular period.

Other Contingent Contractual Obligations

During its normal course of business, the Company has made certain indemnities, commitments, and guarantees
under which it may be required to make payments in connection with certain transactions. These include:
intellectual property indemnities to the Company’s customers and licensees in connection with the use, sale,
and/or license of Company products; indemnities to various lessors in connection with facility leases for certain
claims arising from use of such facility or under such lease; indemnities to vendors and service providers
pertaining to claims based on the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company; indemnities involving the
accuracy of representations and warranties in certain contracts; and indemnities to directors and officers of the
Company to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware. In addition, the Company
has made contractual commitments to employees providing for severance payments upon the occurrence of
certain prescribed events. The Company may also issue a guarantee in the form of a standby letter of credit as
security for contingent
liabilities under certain customer contracts. The duration of these indemnities,
commitments, and guarantees varies, and in certain cases may be indefinite. The majority of these indemnities,
commitments, and guarantees may not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential for future payments
the Company could be obligated to make. The Company has not recorded any liability for these indemnities,
commitments, and guarantees in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

12. Leases

The Company leases office space and equipment, and certain office space is subleased. Management determines
if a contract is a lease at the inception of the arrangement and reviews all options to extend, terminate, or
purchase its right-of-use assets at the inception of the lease and accounts for these options when they are
reasonably certain of being exercised.

Leases with an initial term of greater than twelve months are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet. Lease
expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

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The Company’s lease contracts generally do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. For these contracts,
the estimated incremental borrowing rate is based on information available at the inception of the lease.

Operating lease cost consists of the following (in thousands):

Lease cost, gross
Sublease income

Total lease cost, net

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

2,254
(603)
1,651

$

$

Operating lease assets and liabilities are summarized as follows (in thousands):

Right-of-use assets

Current lease liabilities
Long-term lease liabilities
Total lease liabilities

As of December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

$

5,785

1,433
4,805
6,238

$

$

$

2,076
(603)
1,473

6,464

1,221
5,774
6,995

The maturity of operating lease liabilities is presented in the following table (in thousands):

As of December 31, 2020

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total lease payments
Less imputed interest
Present value of lease liabilities

$

$

1,806
1,555
1,539
1,182
867
291
7,240
(1,002)
6,238

13. Segment, Customer Concentration and Geographical Information

Segment Information

Public companies are required to report financial and descriptive information about their reportable operating
segments as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 280, Segment Reporting. The Company has historically had two
primary business units based on how management internally evaluates separate financial information, business
activities and management responsibility: Wireless and Graphics. Wireless primarily includes our SafePath,
CommSuite, and ViewSpot family of products. Graphics includes our consumer-based products: Rebelle,
PhotoDonut and StuffIt®, Motion Artist® (through December 2020), Moho® (through December 2020), and
Poser® (through June 2019).

With the more recent divestitures of Moho, Motion Artist, and Poser, the Graphics business has become
insignificant in relation to total consolidated revenues and no longer qualifies as a reportable operating segment.
Therefore, the Company will disclose only one reportable operating segment, Wireless, and the following
disclosures reflect this change.

The Company does not separately allocate operating expenses to these business units, nor does it allocate
specific assets. Therefore, business unit information reported includes only revenues.

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The following table presents the Wireless revenues by product (in thousands):

CommSuite
SafePath
ViewSpot
Netwise
Other
Total wireless revenues

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

18,163
28,027
4,239
151
91
50,671

$

$

18,713
17,782
4,229
1,642
238
42,604

Customer Concentration Information

Revenues generated from our sales to T-Mobile (formerly Sprint) and their respective affiliates accounted for
81% and 84% of the Company’s total revenues for fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. This customer
comprised 91% and 92% of our accounts receivable as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. This major
customer could reduce their orders of our products in favor of a competitor's product or for any other reason.
The loss of this major customer or decisions by a significant customer to substantially reduce purchases could
have a material adverse effect on our business.

Geographical Information

During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company operated in three geographic locations: the
Americas, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), and Asia Pacific. Revenues attributed to the geographic
location of the customer’s bill-to address were as follows (in thousands):

Americas
EMEA
Asia Pacific

Total revenues

14. Gain on Sale of Software Products

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

49,349
1,930
21
51,300

$

$

43,236
67
43
43,346

In December 2020, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement entered in the same month, the Company sold
certain assets of its Moho and Motion Artist animation software products to Lost Marble LLC for $750 thousand,
of which $325 thousand was paid at closing and the remainder to be paid in semi-annual installments over three
years. The Company recorded a gain on the transaction in the amount of approximately $711 thousand, which
is presented as Other Income in the consolidated statements of operations.

In June 2019, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement entered earlier in the same month, the Company sold
certain assets of its Poser 3D animation software product to Bondware, Inc. for $500 thousand, of which $350
thousand was paid at closing and the remainder to be paid in quarterly installments over three years. The
Company recorded a gain on the transaction in the amount of approximately $483 thousand, which is presented
as Other Income in the consolidated statements of operations.

15. Subsequent Events

The Company evaluates and discloses subsequent events as required by ASC Topic No. 855, Subsequent Events.
The Topic establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance
sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.

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On March 8, 2021, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of the Family
Safety Mobile Software Business from Avast plc, a public company limited by shares organized under the Laws
of England and Wales, including the stock of Location Labs, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for
$66 million, of which a portion of the purchase price may be in the form of Company stock with the remainder
to be paid in cash. Closing of the transaction is expected to occur in April 2021. In order to fund the acquisition,
the Company has launched an underwritten public offering of common stock.

16. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

The following financial information reflects all normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of
management, necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods. Summarized quarterly data for
fiscal 2020 and 2019 are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

Year Ended December 31, 2020

1st
Quarter

2nd
Quarter

3rd
Quarter

4th
Quarter

Selected quarterly financial data:
Revenues
Gross profit
Operating income (loss)
Net income
Net earnings per share - basic (1)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
Net earnings per share - diluted (1)
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

1,959 $
2,045 $
0.05 $

$ 13,322 $ 12,933 $ 12,629 $ 12,416
$ 12,149 $ 11,664 $ 11,303 $ 10,994
(12)
$
580
$
0.02
$
41,262
0.01
43,305

1,377 $
1,379 $
0.03 $

196 $
161 $
— $

0.03 $

0.05 $

42,194

43,079

41,351

43,026

39,482

41,127

— $

$

Year Ended December 31, 2019

1st
Quarter

2nd
Quarter

3rd
Quarter

4th
Quarter

Selected quarterly financial data:
Revenues
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
Net earnings per share - basic (1)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
Net earnings per share - diluted (1)
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

$
$
$
$
$

$

8,432 $ 10,854 $ 11,782 $ 12,278
9,880 $ 10,771 $ 11,252
7,516 $
3,631
2,932 $
62 $
3,671
3,436 $
48 $
0.10
0.11 $
— $
38,501
0.09
41,767

3,480 $
3,567 $
0.10 $

0.10 $

0.09 $

36,094

39,472

32,068

35,308

— $

31,297

31,323

(1) Basic and diluted net loss per share is computed independently for each of the quarters presented. Therefore,

the sum of the quarterly per share amounts will not necessarily equal the total for the year.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS   

William W. Smith, Jr. 
Chairman of the Board, President 
and Chief Executive Officer

Steven L. Elfman 
Director  

Andrew Arno 
Director  

Samuel Gulko 
Director  

OFFICERS & SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Timothy C. Huffmyer 
Vice President,  
Chief Financial Officer 

Gail Redmond 
Senior Vice President, 
Worldwide Sales   

David Blakeney  
Senior Vice President, 
Engineering 

Charles B. Messman 
Vice President, 
Corporate Development 
& Investor Relations

David P. Sperling
Vice President,
Chief Technology Officer

CONTACT INFORMATION

Corporate Headquarters 
5800 Corporate Drive 
Pittsburgh, PA 15237 USA  
+1 (412) 837-5300 

®

Thomas G. Campbell
Director

Gregory J. Szabo
Director

Marco Leal Goncalves
Vice President, 
Worldwide Products 

Kenneth Shebek
Vice President,
Chief Information Officer

Transfer Agent & Registrar 
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+1 (800) 962-4284 
www.computershare.com  

Legal Counsel
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Pittsburgh, PA 15219 USA

Auditors
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Årstaängsvägen 9  
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Sweden  

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USA
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Smith Micro maintains an investor relations program. If you have any questions or would like additional 
information concerning the operations or financial statements, please contact:

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