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2012 ANNUAL REPORT

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Our growth

t o   o u r   s h a r e h o l d e r s

To the Shareholders of Wayside Technology Group Inc.:

Building on a very successful 2011, we again increased sales 

significantly with excellent 39% growth in our TechXtend

reseller  segment  and  solid  13%  growth  in  our  Lifeboat 

distribution  segment.  Consolidated  revenue  increased  by

19%  to  $297.1  million  in  2012,  while  net  income  was

essentially  flat  as  compared  to  2011  at  a  very  respectable

As we continue to explore, define & build our competitive 

advantages, we made additional investments as part of our

process of further building the Company. We strengthened

our  position  in  the  software  distribution  market  and 

we continue to sign on new vendors. We also maintained

our  focus  on  cost,  which  allowed  us  to  deliver  a  solid 

resellers, and resellers from distributors. Many distributors

compete primarily on price and look to generate profits by

charging  vendors  numerous  fees.  We  are  different.  We

believe  in  adding  value  and  specialization.  We  do  not 

want or aim to become the largest IT provider — nor the

cheapest. Our mission is to become the most trusted and

respected  IT  provider  in  our  industry.  We  see  significant

demand  from  vendors  for  superior  sales  and  technical 

support  service  in  their  distribution  channel.  Customers,

resellers, and vendors all want to work with knowledgeable 

and  dependable  professionals  and  are  frustrated  with 

companies  that  over-promise  and  under-deliver.  Integrity

is very important to us. We specialize, focus on customer

service, and ask a fair price for our services.

earnings  performance.  We  have  the  tools  in  place  to  add

In conclusion

more  software  publishers,  have  a  great  team  and  a  great 

We  would  like  to  thank  our  customers,  vendor  suppliers

IT infrastructure.

Why does this company exist?

Simply  stated  —  “To  provide  easy  access  to  the  right 

IT  products.”  We  distribute  software  to  resellers  on  a 

worldwide basis, and resell software and hardware directly

to end customers in North America. In our space, customer

service,  value  pricing,  and  consolidation  of  technology 

purchases are primary reasons why end customers buy from

and  employees.  To  our 

longstanding  shareholders, 

we  thank  you  for  your  continued  support.  To  our  new

shareholders,  we  look  forward  to  a  long  and  fruitful 

relationship.  We  also  look  forward  to  reporting  our

progress on building our business during 2013.

Simon F. Nynens
Chairman of the Board

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 

FORM 10#K 

[X] 

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 

OR 

[ ] 

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

For the transition period from ______________ to _______________ 

Commission file number: 000#26408 

WAYSIDE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Delaware 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 

13+3136104 
(IRS Employer Identification Number) 

1157 Shrewsbury Avenue, Shrewsbury, New Jersey 
(Address of principal executive offices)  

07702 
(Zip Code) 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 

(732) 389+8950 

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:  

Title of Each Class 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share  
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None 

                       The NASDAQ Global Market  

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well#known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. 
Yes        No   x     

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. 
 Yes         No   x     

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

Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant  has  submitted  electronically  and  posted  on  its  corporate  Web  site,  if  any,  every 
Interactive Data file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S#T (§232.405 of this chapter) during 
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes   X   No              

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S#K is not contained herein, and will 
not  be  contained,  to  the  best  of  Registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  other  information  statements  incorporated  by 
reference in Part III of this Form 10#K or any amendment to this Form 10#K.                    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non#accelerated filer or a smaller 
reporting  company    (as  defined  in  Rule 12b#2 of  the  Exchange  Act). Large  accelerated  filer             Accelerated  filer                Non#
accelerated filer       Smaller Reporting Company  X        

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b#2 of the Act). Yes        No  X    

The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non#affiliates of the Registrant computed by reference to the closing sale 
price for the Registrant's Common Stock as of June 29, 2012, which was the last business day of the  Registrant’s  most recently 
completed second fiscal quarter, as reported on The NASDAQ Global Market, was approximately $45,412,747 (In determining the 
market value of the Common Stock held by any non#affiliates, shares of Common Stock of the Registrant beneficially owned by 
directors, officers and holders of more than 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Registrant have been excluded. 
This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes). 

The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s Common Stock as of February 07, 2013 was 4,753,558 shares. 

Documents  Incorporated  by  Reference:  Portions  of  the  Registrant’s  definitive  Proxy  Statement  for  its  2013  Annual  Meeting  of 
Stockholders to be filed on or before April 30, 2013 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART I 

Item 1 Business 

General 

Wayside  Technology  Group,  Inc.  and  Subsidiaries  (the  “Company,”  “us,”  “we,”  or  “our”)  is  an 
information technology (“IT”) channel company. We resell computer software and hardware developed by 
others  and  provide  technical  services  directly  to  customers  in  the  United  States  and  Canada.  We  also 
distribute  software  through  resellers  indirectly  to  customers  worldwide.  We  offer  an  extensive  line  of 
products  from  leading  publishers  of  software  and  tools  for  virtualization,  networking,  software 
development, database modeling, security, and other technically sophisticated domains.   

Wayside  Technology  Group,  Inc.  was  incorporated  in  Delaware  in  1982.  Our  Common  Stock  is 
listed  on  The  NASDAQ  Global  Market  under  the  symbol  “WSTG”.  Our  main  web  site  address  is 
www.waysidetechnology.com,  and 
include 
www.lifeboatdistribution.com, and www.techxtend.com.  Reference to these “uniform resource locators” or 
“URLs” is made as an inactive textual reference for informational purposes only. Information on our web 
sites should not be considered filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is not, and should 
not be deemed to be, a part of this report. 

the  other  web  sites  maintained  by  our  business 

The  Company  operates  through  two  reportable  operating  segments.    The  “Lifeboat  Distribution” 
segment distributes technical software to corporate resellers, value added resellers (VARs), consultants and 
systems integrators primarily in the United States and Canada.  The “TechXtend” segment is a value#added 
reseller  of  software,  hardware  and  services  for  corporations,  government  organizations  and  academic 
institutions in the United States and Canada. For each of our segments, sales from unaffiliated customers, 
income  and  total  assets,  among  other  financial  information,  is  presented  in  Note  10  in  the  Notes  to  our 
Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Competition 

The software market is highly competitive. Pricing is very aggressive in both software distribution 
and reselling.  The Company expects pricing pressure to continue. The Company faces competition from a 
wide variety of sources. In the Lifeboat Distribution segment, we compete against much larger broad#line 
distributors, as well as specialty distributors and, in some cases, the direct sales teams of the vendors we 
represent  also  sell  directly  to  the  end#customers.    In  the  TechXtend  segment,  we  also  compete  against 
vendors who sell directly to customers, as well as software resellers, superstores, e#commerce vendors, and 
other  direct  marketers  of  software  products.  In  both  segments,  some  of  our  competitors  are  significantly 
larger  and  have  substantially  greater  resources  than  the  Company.  Many  of  our  competitors  compete 
principally on the basis of price, product availability, customer service and technical support.  

There can be no assurance that the Company can compete effectively against existing competitors 
or new competitors that may enter the market or that it can generate profit margins which represent a fair 
return  to  the  Company.  In  addition,  price  is  an  important  competitive  factor  in  the  personal  computer 
software  market  and  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  the  Company  will  not  be  subject  to  increased  price 
competition.  An  increase  in  the  amount  of  competition  faced  by  the  Company,  or  its  failure  to  compete 
effectively  against  its  competitors,  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  Company’s  business, 
financial condition and results of operations.  

The Company competes to attract prospective buyers and in sourcing new products from software 
developers and publishers, as well as in marketing its current product line to its customers. The Company 
believes  that  its  ability  to  offer  software  developers  and  IT  professionals  a  wide  selection  of  products  at 

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reasonable prices with prompt delivery and high customer service levels, along with its good relationships 
with vendors and suppliers, allows it to compete effectively in acquiring prospective buyers and marketing 
its current product line to its customers. The Company competes to gain distribution rights for new products 
primarily on the basis of its reputation and its relationships with software publishers. 

 The market for developer and infrastructure software products is characterized by rapid changes in 
technology,  user  requirements,  and  customer  specifications.  The  manner  in  which  software  products  are 
distributed and sold is changing, and new methods of distribution and sale may emerge or expand. Software 
developers and publishers have sold, and may intensify their efforts to sell, their products directly to end#
users.  The  continuing  evolution  of  the  Internet  as  a  platform  in  which  to  conduct  e#commerce  business 
transactions has both lowered the barriers for competition and broadened customer access to products and 
information,  increasing  competition  and  reducing  prices.  From  time  to  time,  certain  software  developers 
and publishers have instituted programs for the direct sale of large order quantities of software to certain 
major  corporate  accounts.  These  types  of  programs  may  continue  to  be  developed  and  used  by  various 
developers  and  publishers.  While  Microsoft  and  other  vendors  currently  sell  new  releases  or  upgrades 
directly to end users, they have not, however, attempted to completely bypass the reseller channel. There 
can  be  no  assurances,  that  software  developers  and  publishers  will  continue  using  resellers  to  the  same 
extent they currently do. Future efforts by software developers and publishers to bypass third# party sales 
channels could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business operations and financial conditions. 

In  addition,  resellers  and  publishers  may  attempt  to  increase  the  volume  of  software  products 
distributed electronically through ESD (Electronic Software Distribution) technology, through subscription 
services,  and  through  on#line  shopping  services.  Any  of  these  competitive  programs,  if  successful,  could 
have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition. For 
a  description  of  additional  risks  relating  to  competition  in  our  industry,  please  refer  to  “Item  1.A.  Risk 
Factors”:  “We  rely  on  our  suppliers  for  product  availability,  marketing  funds,  purchasing  incentives  and 
competitive  products  to  sell”,  and  “The  IT  products  and  services  industry  is  intensely  competitive  and 
actions of competitors, including manufacturers of products we sell, can negatively affect our business”. 

Products 

The  Company  offers  a  wide  variety  of  products  from  a  broad  range  of  publishers  and 
manufacturers,  such  as  Acronis,  CA  Technologies,  DataCore,  Datawatch,  Dell,  Flexera  Software,  GFI, 
Hewlett  Packard,  Infragistics,  Intel  Software,  Lenovo,  Microsoft,  Mindjet,  Quest  Software,  SolarWinds, 
Sophos,  StorageCraft  Technology,  TechSmith,  Veeam,  Vision  Solutions  and  VMware.    On  a  continuous 
basis, we screen new products for inclusion in our catalogs and web sites based on their features, quality, 
price, profit margins and warranties, as well as on current sales trends. Since the Company predominantly 
sells  software,  sales  of  hardware  and  peripherals  represented  only  4%  of  our  overall  net  sales  in  each  of 
2012, 2011 and 2010. 

Marketing and Distribution 

We market products through creative marketing communications, including our web sites, local and 
on#line seminars, print and electronic catalogs. We also use direct e#mail and printed material to introduce 
new products and upgrades, to cross#sell products to current customers, and to educate and inform existing 
and  potential  customers.  We  believe  that  our  blend  of  electronic  and  traditional  marketing  and  selling 
programs  are  important  marketing  vehicles  for  software  publishers  and  manufacturers.  These  programs 
provide  a  cost#effective  and  service#oriented  means  to  market  and  sell  and  fulfill  software  products  and 
meet the needs of users.  

The Company had three customers that accounted for more than 10% of total sales for 2012. For 
the  year  ended  December  31,  2012,  Software  House  International,  CDW  Corporation,  and  Insight 
accounted  for  13.4%,  12.4%  and  11.1%,  respectively,  of  consolidated  net  sales  and,  as  of  December  31, 
2012, 12.0%, 9.6%, and 8.3%, respectively, of total net accounts receivable. For the year ended December 
31,  2011,  CDW  Corporation,  Insight  and  Software  House  International  accounted  for  14.0%,  11.0%  and 
10.5%, respectively, of consolidated net sales. For the year ended December 31, 2010, CDW Corporation 

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accounted for 15.8% of consolidated net sales. Our top five customers accounted for 44%, 42%, and 44% of 
consolidated net sales in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company generally ships products within 
48 hours of confirming a customer’s order. This allows for minimum backlog in the business. 

Sales in Canada represented 7% of our consolidated revenues in each of 2012, 2011 and 2010. For 

geographic financial information, please refer to Note 10 in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial 
Statements. 

Customer Support 

We believe that providing a high level of customer service is necessary to compete effectively and 
is essential to continued sales and revenue growth. Our account representatives assist our customers with all 
aspects of purchasing decisions, process products ordered and respond to customer inquiries on order status, 
product pricing and availability. The account representatives are trained to answer all basic questions about 
the features and functionality of products. To deal with technical issues, we maintain an in#house technical 
support staff. 

Purchasing and Fulfillment 

The  Company’s  success  is  dependent,  in  part,  upon  the  ability  of  its  suppliers  to  develop  and 
market products that meet the changing requirements of the marketplace. The Company believes it enjoys 
good relationships with its vendors. The Company and its principal vendors have cooperated frequently in 
product introductions and in other marketing programs. As is customary in the industry, the Company has 
no long#term supply contracts with any of its suppliers. Substantially all of the Company's contracts with its 
vendors are terminable upon 30 days’ notice or less. Moreover, the manner in which software products are 
distributed and sold is changing, and new methods of distribution and sale may emerge or expand. Software 
publishers  have  sold,  and  may  intensify  their  efforts  to  sell,  their  products  directly  to  end#users.  The 
Company’s business and results of operations may be adversely affected if the terms and conditions of the 
Company’s authorizations with its vendors were to be significantly modified or if certain products become 
unavailable to the Company. 

We believe that effective purchasing from a diverse vendor base is a key element of our business 
strategy. For the year ended December 31, 2012,   Dell/Quest Software was the only individual vendor from 
whom our purchases exceeded 10% of our total purchases and accounted for 13.4% of our total purchases.  
For the year ended December 31, 2011, Veeam and Quest accounted for 12.6% and 11.2%, respectively, of 
our total  purchases.    For the  year  ended  December  31,  2010,  Quest  was the  only  individual  vendor from 
whom  our  purchases  exceeded  10%  of  our total  purchases  and  represented  11.2%  of  our total purchases. 
The loss of a key vendor or group of vendors could disrupt our product availability and otherwise have an 
adverse effect on the Company.  

In  2012,  the  Company  purchased  approximately  91%  of its  products  directly  from  manufacturers 
and  publishers  and  the  balance  from  multiple  distributors,  as  compared  to  90%  in  2011  and  2010.  Most 
suppliers  or  distributors  will  “drop  ship”  products  directly  to  the  customers,  which  reduces  physical 
handling by the Company. Inventory management techniques, such as “drop shipping” allow the Company 
to offer a greater range of products without increased inventory requirements or associated risk.  

Inventory  levels  may  vary  from  period  to  period,  due  in  part  to  increases  or  decreases  in  sales 
levels,  the  Company’s  practice  of  making  large#volume  purchases  when  it  deems  the  terms  of  such 
purchases to be attractive, and the addition of new suppliers and products. Moreover, the Company's order 
fulfillment and inventory control systems allow the Company to order certain products just in time for next 
day  shipping.  The  Company  promotes  the  use  of  electronic  data  interchange  (“EDI”)  with  its  suppliers, 
which  helps  reduce  overhead  and  the  use  of  paper  in  the  ordering  process.  Although  brand  names  and 
individual  products  are  important  to  our  business,  we  believe  that  competitive  sources  of  supply  are 
available for substantially all of the product categories we carry. 

The Company operates distribution facilities in Shrewsbury, New Jersey and Mississauga, Canada. 

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Management Information Systems 

The  Company  operates  management  information  systems  on  Windows  2003  and  Windows  2008 
platforms that allow for centralized management of key functions, including inventory, accounts receivable, 
purchasing,  sales  and  distribution.  We  are  dependent  on  the  accuracy  and  proper  utilization  of  our 
information technology systems, including our telephone, web sites, e#mail and fax systems.  

The  management  information  systems  allow  the  Company  to  monitor  sales  trends,  provide  real#
time product availability and order status information, track direct marketing campaign performance and to 
make  marketing  event  driven  purchasing  decisions.  In  addition  to  the  main  system,  the  Company  has 
systems  of  networked  personal  computers,  as  well  as  microcomputer#based  desktop  publishing  systems, 
which facilitate data sharing and provide an automated office environment. 

The Company recognizes the need to continually upgrade its management information systems to 
most effectively manage its operations and customer database. In that regard, the Company anticipates that 
it will, from time to time, require software and hardware upgrades for its present management information 
systems. 

Trademarks 

The  Company  conducts  its  business  under  the  various  trademarks  and  service  marks  of 
Programmer’s  Paradise,  the  “Island  Man”  cartoon  character  logo,  TechXtend,  and  Lifeboat  Distribution. 
The Company protects these trademarks and service marks and believes that they have significant value to 
us and are important factors in our marketing programs.  

Employees 

As of December 31, 2012, Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries had 118 full#time 
employees and 2 part#time employees. The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreements 
with its employees, has experienced no work stoppages and considers its relationships with its employees to 
be satisfactory. 

Executive Officers of the Company 

Set  forth  below  are  the  name,  age,  present  title,  principal  occupation  and  certain  biographical 
information  for  our  executive  officers  as  of  February 1,  2013,  all  of  whom  have  been  appointed  by  and 
serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”).  

Name 
Simon F. Nynens 
Thomas J. Flaherty 
Vito Legrottaglie 
Daniel T. Jamieson 
Richard J. Bevis 
Shawn J. Giordano       

Age 
41   
45   
48   
55   
63   
43   

Position 
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 
VP of Operations and Information Systems 
VP and General Manager – Lifeboat Distribution 
Vice President of Marketing 
Vice President of Sales#TechXtend 

Simon  F.  Nynens  was  appointed  President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  in  January  2006.  Mr. 
Nynens also serves on the Board of Directors and was named Chairman in June 2006. He previously held 
the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (June 2004 # January 2006) and Vice 
President  and  Chief  Financial  Officer  (January  2002  #  June  2004).  Prior  to  January  2002,  Mr.  Nynens 
served as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company’s European operations.  

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Thomas J. Flaherty was appointed as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in August 2012. 
He most recently served as Vice President of Finance of StemCyte, Inc. from 2008 to 2012.  Before that, 
from  2004  to  2008,  Mr. Flaherty  served  as  Corporate  Controller &  US  Division  Controller  at 
VPIsystems, Inc.,  an  international  enterprise  class  software  company.   Prior  to  joining  VPIsystems, Inc., 
from  1997  to  2004,  he  served  as  Chief  Financial  Officer  and  founder  of  Bike#Time,  LLC  and  GeeWhiz 
Toys,  LLC.  Mr. Flaherty  also  was  employed  by  Centennial  Communications  Corp.  and  Ernst &  Young, 
LLP.   In addition, Mr. Flaherty is a Certified Public Accountant. 

Vito Legrottaglie was appointed to the position of Vice President of Operations and Information 
Systems in April 2007. He previously held the position of Vice President of Information Systems since June 
2003. Mr. Legrottaglie had previously served as Vice President of Information Systems from 1999 to 2000 
and  had  been  with  the  Company  since  1996.  Mr.  Legrottaglie  has  also  held  the  positions  of  Chief 
Technology  Officer  at  Swell  Commerce  Incorporated,  Vice  President  of  Operations  for  The  Wine 
Enthusiast Companies and Director of Information Systems at Barnes & Noble. 

Daniel T. Jamieson was appointed Vice President and General Manager of Lifeboat Distribution in 
April  2003.  Prior  to  that,  and  since  1992,  Mr.  Jamieson  held  various  sales  and  marketing  management 
positions within the Company.  

Richard J. Bevis was appointed Vice President Marketing in July 2007. Prior to joining Wayside 
Technology  Group,  Inc.,  Mr.  Bevis  worked  for  Covance  Inc.,  a  drug  development  service  company,  as 
Senior Director Marketing Communication from 2003 to 2007. He also held the position of Vice President 
of Corporate Communications for Eyretel, PLC. from 2002 to 2003. 

Shawn  J.  Giordano  was  appointed  Vice  President  of  Sales  #  TechXtend  in  August  2008.  Mr. 
Giordano  joined  Wayside  Technology  Group,  Inc.  in  November  2007  as  Senior  Director  of  Sales  for 
Programmer’s Paradise and TechXtend. Prior to joining Wayside Technology Group, Inc., he worked for 
CA, Inc. (Computer Associates), a business consulting and software development company, from 2000 to 
2007, most recently as Director of Channel Sales. Mr. Giordano began his career at Microwarehouse, Inc., 
and  in  over  eight  years  with  that  company,  progressed  through  positions  of  increasing  responsibility  in 
sales, marketing, and management.  

Available Information 

Under  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (the  “Exchange  Act”),  the  Company  is 
required  to  file  annual,  quarterly  and  current  reports,  proxy  and  information  statements  and  other 
information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public 
reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.  Please call the SEC at 1#800#SEC#0330 for 
further information about the public reference room.  The SEC maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov 
that  contains  reports,  proxy  and  information  statements,  and  other  information  regarding  issuers  that  file 
electronically  with  the  SEC.    The  Company  files  electronically  with  the  SEC.  The  Company  makes 
available,  free  of  charge,  through  its  internet  web  site,  its  reports  on  Forms  10#K,  10#Q  and  8#K,  and 
amendments  to  those  reports,  as  soon  as  reasonably  practicable  after  they  are  filed  with  the  SEC.  The 
following address for the Company’s web site includes a hyperlink to those reports under “Financials/SEC 
Filings”: http://www.waysidetechnology.com. 

In  January  2004,  we  adopted  a  Code  of  Ethical  Conduct.  The  full  text  of  the  Code  of  Ethical 
Conduct,  which  applies  to  all  employees,  officers  and  directors  of  the  Company,  including  our  Chief 
Executive  Officer,  Chief  Financial  Officer  and  Controller, 
is  available  at  our  web  site, 
http://www.waysidetechnology.com, under “Corporate Governance.” The Company intends to disclose any 

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amendment  to,  or  waiver  from,  a  provision  of  the  Code  of  Ethical  Conduct  that  applies  to  its  Chief 
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Controller on its web site under “Investor Information.” 

Reference  to  the  “uniform  resource  locators”  or  “URLs”  contained  in  this  section  is  made  as  an 
inactive  textual  reference  for  informational  purposes  only.  Information  on  our  web  sites  should  not  be 
considered filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is not, and should not be deemed to be 
part of this report.  

Item 1A. Risk Factors 

Investors  should  carefully  consider  the  risk  factors  set  forth  below  as  well  as  the  other  information 
contained  in  this  report.  Any  of  the  following  risks  could  materially  and  adversely  affect  our  business, 
financial condition or results of operations. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or 
those  currently  viewed  by  us  to  be  immaterial  may  also  materially  and  adversely  affect  our  business, 
financial condition or results of operations. 

Changes  in  the  information  technology  industry  and/or  economic  environment  may  reduce 
demand  for  the  products  and  services  we  sell.  Our  results  of  operations  are  influenced  by  a  variety  of 
factors,  including  the  condition  of  the  IT  industry,  general  economic  conditions,  shifts  in  demand  for,  or 
availability of, computer products and software and IT services and industry introductions of new products, 
upgrades  or  methods  of  distribution.  The  information  technology  products  industry  is  characterized  by 
abrupt changes in technology, rapid changes in customer preferences, short product life cycles and evolving 
industry standards. Net sales can be dependent on demand for specific product categories, and any change 
in demand for or supply of such products could have a material adverse effect on our net sales, and/or cause 
us to record write#downs of obsolete inventory, if we fail to react in a timely manner to such changes.  

We  rely  on  our  suppliers  for  product  availability,  marketing  funds,  purchasing  incentives  and 
competitive products to sell. We acquire products for resale both directly from manufacturers and indirectly 
from  distributors.  The  loss  of  a  supplier  could  cause  a  disruption  in  the  availability  of  products. 
Additionally,  there  is  no  assurance  that  as  manufacturers  continue  to  or  increasingly  sell  directly  to  end 
users and through the distribution channel, that they will not limit or curtail the availability of their products 
to resellers like us. For example, resellers and publishers may attempt to increase the volume of software 
products  distributed  electronically  through  ESD  (Electronic  Software  Distribution)  technology,  through 
subscription services, and through on#line shopping services, and correspondingly, decrease the volume of 
products  sold  through  us.   Our  inability  to  obtain  a  sufficient  quantity  of  products,  or  an  allocation  of 
products  from  a  manufacturer  in  a  way  that  favors  one  of  our  competitors,  or  competing  distribution 
channels, relative to us, could cause us to be unable to fill clients’ orders in a timely manner, or at all, which 
could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. We also 
rely on our suppliers to provide funds for us to market their products, including through our catalogs and 
on#line  marketing  efforts,  and  to  provide  purchasing  incentives  to  us.    If  any  of  the  suppliers  that  have 
historically  provided  these  benefits  to  us  decides  to  reduce  such  benefits,  our  expenses  would  increase, 
adversely affecting our results of operations. 

General  economic  weakness  may  reduce  our  revenues  and  profits.    The  ongoing  effects  of  the 
general  economic  downturn  continues  to  cause  some  of  our  current  and  potential  customers  to  delay  or 
reduce  technology  purchases,  resulting  in  longer  sales  cycles,  slower  adoption  of  new  technologies  and 
increased price competition. We may, therefore, experience a greater decline in demand for the products we 
sell, resulting in increased competition and pressure to reduce the cost of operations. Any benefits from cost 
reductions  may  take  longer  to  realize  and  may  not  fully  mitigate  the  impact  of  the  reduced  demand.  In 
addition,  weak  financial  and  credit  markets  heighten  the  risk  of  customer  bankruptcies  and  create  a 
corresponding delay in collecting receivables from those customers and may also affect our vendors’ ability 

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to supply products, which could disrupt our operations.  The realization of any or all of these risks could 
have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.   

We  Depend  on Having  Creditworthy  Customers to Avoid  an  Adverse  Impact to  Our  Operating 
Results  and  Financial  Condition.    We  require  sufficient  amounts  of  debt  and  equity  capital  to  fund  our 
transactions as we provide larger extended payment terms to certain of our customers. If the credit quality 
of our customer base materially decreases, or if we experience a material increase in our credit losses, we 
may find it difficult to continue to obtain the required capital for our business, and our operating results and 
financial  condition  may  be  harmed.  In  addition  to  the  impact  on  our  ability  to  attract  capital,  a  material 
increase  in  our  delinquency  and  default  experience  would  itself  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our 
business,  operating  results  and  financial  condition.  Furthermore,  if  any  of  our  customers  to  whom  we 
provide  larger  extended  payment  terms  go  elsewhere  for  financing,  such  loss  of  financing  revenue  could 
have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.   

The  IT  products  and  services  industry  is  intensely  competitive  and  actions  of  competitors, 
including manufacturers  of  products  we  sell,  can  negatively  affect  our  business.  Competition  has  been 
based primarily on price, product availability, speed of delivery, credit availability and quality and breadth 
of product lines and, increasingly, also is based on the ability to tailor specific solutions to client needs. We 
compete with manufacturers, including manufacturers of products we sell, as well as a large number and 
wide  variety  of  marketers  and  resellers  of  IT  products  and  services.  In  addition,  manufacturers  are 
increasing  the  volume  of  software  products  they  distribute  electronically  directly  to  end#users  and  in  the 
future  will  likely  pay  lower  referral  fees  for  sales  of  certain  software  licensing  agreements  sold  by  us.  
Generally, pricing is very aggressive in the industry, and we expect pricing pressures to continue. There can 
be no assurance that we will be able to negotiate prices as favorable as those negotiated by our competitors 
or that we will be able to offset the effects of price reductions with an increase in the number of clients, 
higher net sales, cost reductions, or greater sales of services, which service sales typically at higher gross 
margins,  or  otherwise.  Price  reductions  by  our  competitors  that  we  either  cannot  or  choose  not  to  match 
could  result  in  an  erosion  of  our  market  share  and/or  reduced  sales  or,  to  the  extent  we  match  such 
reductions, could result in reduced operating margins, any of which could have a material adverse effect on 
our business, results of operations and financial condition.  

Disruptions in our information technology and voice and data networks could affect our ability 
to service our clients and cause us to incur additional expenses. We believe that our success to date has 
been,  and  future  results  of  operations  likely  will  be,  dependent  in  large  part  upon  our  ability  to  provide 
prompt  and  efficient  service  to  clients.  Our  ability  to  provide  such  services  is  dependent  largely  on  the 
accuracy, quality and utilization of the information generated by our IT systems, which affect our ability to 
manage our sales, client service, distribution, inventories and accounting systems and the reliability of our 
voice and data networks. 

Failure to adequately maintain the security of our electronic and other confidential information 
could  materially  adversely  affect  our  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations.    We  are  dependent 
upon  automated  information  technology  processes.  Privacy,  security,  and  compliance  concerns  have 
continued  to  increase  as  technology  has  evolved  to  facilitate  commerce  and  as  cross#border  commerce 
increases. As part of our normal business activities, we collect and store certain confidential information, 
including  personal  information  of  employees  and  information  about  partners  and  clients  which  may  be 
entitled to protection under a number of regulatory regimes. In the course of normal and customary business 
practice,  we  may  share  some  of  this  information  with  vendors  who  assist  us  with  certain  aspects  of  our 
business. Moreover, the success of our operations depends upon the secure transmission of confidential and 
personal data over public networks, including the use of cashless payments. Any failure on the part of us or 
our vendors to maintain the security of data we are required to protect, including via the penetration of our 
network security and the misappropriation of confidential and personal information, could result in business 
disruption,  damage  to  our  reputation,  financial  obligations  to  third  parties,  fines,  penalties,  regulatory 

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proceedings  and  private  litigation  with  potentially  large  costs,  and  also  result  in  deterioration  in  our 
employees’,  partners’  and  clients’  confidence  in  us  and  other  competitive  disadvantages,  and  thus  could 
have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

We depend on certain key personnel. Our future success will be largely dependent on the efforts of 
key  management  personnel.  We  also  believe  that  our  future  success  will  be  largely  dependent  on  our 
continued ability to attract and retain highly qualified management, sales, service and technical personnel. 
We  cannot  assure  you  that  we  will  be  able  to  attract  and  retain  such  personnel.  Further,  we  make  a 
significant investment in the training of our sales account executives. Our inability to retain such personnel 
or to train them either rapidly enough to meet our expanding needs or in an effective manner for quickly 
changing market conditions could cause a decrease in the overall quality and efficiency of our sales staff, 
which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.  

Risks Related to Our Common Stock. The exercise of outstanding options or any other issuance of 
shares by us may dilute your ownership of our Common Stock. Our Common Stock is thinly traded. As a 
result of the thin  trading  market  for  our  stock,  its  market  price  may  fluctuate  significantly  more  than  the 
stock market as a whole or of the stock prices of similar companies.  Without a larger float, our common 
stock will be less liquid than the stock of companies with broader public ownership, and, as a result, the 
trading  prices  for  our  Common  Stock  may  be  more  volatile.  Among  other  things,  trading  of  a  relatively 
small volume of our Common Stock may have a greater impact on the trading price of our stock than would 
be the case if our public float were larger.  

Our  common  stock  is  listed  on  The  NASDAQ  Global  Market,  and  we  therefore  are  subject  to 
continued  listing  requirements,  including  requirements  with  respect  to  the  market  value  and  number  of 
publicly#held shares, number of stockholders, minimum bid price, number of market makers and either (i) 
stockholders’ equity or (ii) total market value of stock, total assets and total revenues. If we fail to satisfy 
one  or  more  of  the  requirements,  we  may  be  delisted  from  The  NASDAQ  Global  Market.  If  we  do  not 
qualify  for listing  on The NASDAQ  Capital Market,  and if  we are  not  able  to list  our  common  stock  on 
another exchange, our common stock could be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or on the “pink sheets”. 
As a result, we could face significant adverse consequences including, among others, a limited availability 
of  market  quotations  for  our  securities  and  a  decreased  ability  to  issue  additional  securities  or  obtain 
additional financing in the future.  

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 

Not applicable. 

Item 2. Properties 

The  Company  leases  18,000  square  feet  of  space  in  Shrewsbury,  New  Jersey  for  its  corporate 
headquarters and warehouse under a lease expiring in February 2016.  Total annual rent expense for these 
premises is approximately $225,000. Additionally, the Company leases approximately 3,700 square feet of 
office and warehouse space in Mississauga, Canada, under a lease which expires November 30, 2013. Total 
annual rent expense for these premises is approximately $30,000.  The Company also leases office space in 
Almere,  Netherlands  under  a  lease  which  expires  October  31,  2013,  at  an  annual  rent  of  approximately 
$12,000.  We  believe  that  each  of  the  properties  is  in  good  operating  condition  and  such  properties  are 
adequate for the operation of the Company’s business as currently conducted. 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings 

There are no material legal proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party 

or of which any of their property is the subject. 

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Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures 

Not applicable. 

PART II 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases 
of Equity Securities 

Shares of our Common Stock, par value $0.01, trade on The NASDAQ Global Market under the 
symbol “WSTG”.  Following is the range of low and high sales prices for our Common Stock as reported 
on The NASDAQ Global Market.  

2012: 
First Quarter 
Second Quarter 
Third Quarter 
Fourth Quarter 

2011: 
First Quarter 
Second Quarter 
Third Quarter 
Fourth Quarter 

High 

Low 

 $14.40 
$17.00 
$12.97  
$12.90 

 $15.35 
$15.30 
$13.88 
$12.55 

$11.70 
$12.05  
$12.15 
$10.81 

$11.27 
$13.06 
$10.00 
$  9.51 

In each of 2012 and 2011, we declared quarterly dividends totaling $0.64 per share, respectively, on 
our Common Stock. There can be no assurance that we will continue to pay comparable cash dividends in 
the future.  

During 2012, the Company granted a total of 92,000 shares of restricted stock to employees and a 
member of the Board of Directors. These shares vest over 20 equal quarterly installments. A total of 3,525 
shares of restricted common stock were forfeited as a result of employees terminating employment with the 
Company. 

During 2011, the Company granted a total of 15,000 shares of restricted stock to employees. These 
shares vest over 20 equal quarterly installments. A total of 8,375 shares of restricted common stock were 
forfeited as a result of employees terminating employment with the Company. 

The share issuances in all of the above transactions were not registered under the Securities Act of 
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  The issuances were exempt from registration pursuant to Section 
4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D thereunder, as they were transactions by the issuer that did 
not involve public offerings of securities and/or involved issuances to accredited investors. 

As of February 06, 2013 there were approximately 31 record holders of our Common Stock. This 
figure does not include an estimate of the number of beneficial holders whose shares are held of record 
by brokerage firms and clearing agencies. 

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During the fourth quarter of 2012, we repurchased shares of our Common Stock as follows: 

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

Average 
Price 
Paid Per 
Share 
(3) 

Maximum 
Number of 
Shares That 
May Yet Be 
Purchased 
Under the Plans 
or Programs 

(4) (5) 

Total Number 
of Shares 
Purchased 

Average 
Price 
Paid Per 
Share 
(2) 

Period 

October 1# October 31, 2012 

#   

#   

#     

# 

374,719 

November 1# November 30, 2012 

17,617(1) 

$12.45  

8,937   

$12.30 

365,782 

December 1 # December 31, 2012 
       Total 

23,304 
40,921 

$11.16  
$11.72 

23,304   
32,241 

$11.16  
$11.48 

342,478 
342,478 

(1) Includes 8,680 shares surrendered to the Company by employees to satisfy individual tax withholding 
obligations upon vesting of previously issued shares of Restricted Stock. These shares are not included in 
the Common Stock repurchase program referred to in footnote (4) below. 

(2) Average price paid per share reflects the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the business 
date  the  shares  were  surrendered  by  the  employee  stockholder  to  satisfy  individual  tax  withholding 
obligations  upon  vesting  of  Restricted  Stock  or  the  price  of  the  Common  Stock  paid  on the  open  market 
purchase, as applicable. 

(3) Average price paid per share reflects the price of the Company’s Common Stock purchased on the open 
market. 

(4)  On  July  31,  2008,  the  Company  approved  the  increase  of  its  Common  Stock  repurchase  program  by 
500,000 shares. The Company expects to purchase shares of its Common Stock  from time to time in the 
market or otherwise subject to market conditions. The Common Stock repurchase program does not have an 
expiration date. 

(5) On October 23, 2012, the Board of Directors approved, and on October 29, 2012, the Company entered 
into a written purchase plan intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5#1 under the Exchange 
Act, as amended (the “Plan”).  Purchases involving shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the Plan 
commenced October 29, 2012, and the Plan is intended to be in effect until October 29, 2014.  Pursuant to 
the Plan, the Company’s broker shall effect purchases of up to an aggregate of 350,000 shares of Common 
Stock. 

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STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE GRAPH 

Set  forth  below  is  a  line  graph  comparing  the  yearly  percentage  change  in  the  cumulative  total 
shareholder return on the Company’s Common Stock with the cumulative total return of the S&P Midcap 400 
Index  and  the  S&P  500  Computer  and  Electronics  Retail  Index  for  the  period  commencing  December  31, 
2007  and  ending  December  31,  2012,  assuming  $100  was  invested  on  December  31,  2007  and  the 
reinvestment of dividends.  

Base 
Period 
Dec07 
100 
100 

INDEXED RETURNS 
Years Ending 

Dec08  Dec09  Dec10  Dec11  Dec12 
168.96 
155.34 
128.51 
110.94 

176.59 
109.02 

102.89 
87.61 

83.58 
63.77 

100 

49.24 

66.58 

61.17 

46.22 

32.61 

Company / Index 
Wayside Technology Group, Inc. 
S&P MidCap 400 Index 
S&P 500 Computer & Electronics 
Retail Index 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data 

The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, selected consolidated financial and other 
data for Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and its Subsidiaries. You should read the selected consolidated 
financial  and  other  data  below  in  conjunction  with  our  consolidated  financial  statements  and  the  related 
notes  and  with  “Item  7.  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of 
Operations” included elsewhere in this Form 10#K. 

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Year Ended December 31, 
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data) 
2010  

2012 

2011 

2009 

2008 

Consolidated Statement of Operations Data: 
Net sales 
Cost of sales 
Gross profit 
Selling, general and  
administrative expenses 
Income from operations 
Other income, net                                                
Income before income taxes 
Income tax provision  
Net income  
Net income per common share: 
  Basic 
  Diluted 
Weighted average common  
shares outstanding: 
   Basic 
   Diluted 

$297,057 
273,165 
23,892 

$250,169  $206,730 
186,720 
226,928 
20,010 
23,241 

$146,384 
130,791 
15,593 

$174,025 
157,228 
16,797 

15,377 
8,515 
574 
9,089 
 3,600 
$5,489 

14,623 
8,618 
369 
8,987 
3,448 
 $5,539 

13,207 
6,803 
407 
7,210 
2,789 
 $4,421 

$1.23 
$1.19 

$1.26 
$1.20 

$1.01 
$0.98 

11,319 
4,274 
521 
4,795 
1,928 
$2,867 

$0.65 
$0.65 

12,207 
4,590 
744 
5,334 
2,168 
$3,166 

$0.72 
$0.71 

4,476 
4,628 

4,412 
4,606 

4,386 
4,500 

4,399 
4,427 

4,414 
4,461 

Balance Sheet Data: 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Marketable securities 
Working capital 
Total assets 
Total stockholders’ equity 

December 31, 
2012 

2011 

2010 

2009 

2008 

$9,835 
4,411 
19,592 
91,445 
32,125 

$9,202 
5,375 
19,337 
74,861 
28,934 

$10,955 
4,528 
19,033 
68,683 
26,679 

$8,560 
7,571 
16,583 
53,667 
24,359 

$9,349 
9,367 
14,806 
47,485 
23,884 

Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

The  following  management’s  discussion  and  analysis  of  the  Company’s  financial  condition  and 
results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements 
and  the  Notes  thereto.    This  discussion  and  analysis  contains,  in  addition  to  historical  information, 
forward#looking  statements  that  involve  risks  and  uncertainties.  Our  actual  results  may  differ  materially 
from  those  anticipated  in  these  forward#looking  statements  as  a  result  of  certain  risks  and  uncertainties, 
including those set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report.  

Overview 

The  Company  is  organized  into  two  reportable  operating  segments.    The  “Lifeboat  Distribution” 
segment distributes technical software to corporate resellers, value added resellers (VARs), consultants and 
systems integrators primarily in the United States and Canada.  The “TechXtend” segment is a value#added 
reseller  of  software,  hardware  and  services  for  corporations,  government  organizations  and  academic 
institutions in the United States and Canada. 

We  offer  an  extensive  line  of  products  from  leading  publishers  of  software  and  tools  for 
virtualization,  networking,  software  development,  database  modeling,  security,  and  other  technically 
sophisticated domains as well as computer hardware.  We market these products through direct sales, our 

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catalogs, direct mail programs, advertisements in trade magazines, as well as through Internet and e#mail 
promotions.  

Forward+looking Statements 

This  report  includes  “forward#looking  statements”  within  the  meaning  of  Section  21E  of  the 
Exchange Act. Statements in this report regarding future events or conditions, including but not limited to 
statements  regarding  industry  prospects  and  the  Company’s  expected  financial  position,  business  and 
financing plans, are forward#looking statements.  

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward#looking statements 
are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. We strongly 
urge current and prospective investors to carefully consider the cautionary statements and risks contained in 
this report, particularly the risks described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” above.  Such risks include, but 
are  not  limited  to,  the  continued  acceptance  of  the  Company’s  distribution  channel  by  vendors  and 
customers, the timely availability and acceptance of new products, contribution of key vendor relationships 
and support programs, as well as factors that affect the software industry generally. 

The Company operates in a rapidly changing business, and new risk factors emerge from time to 
time.  Management  cannot  predict  every  risk  factor,  nor  can  it  assess  the  impact,  if  any,  of  all  such  risk 
factors on the Company’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause 
actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward#looking statements.  

Accordingly, forward#looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results 
and  readers  are  cautioned  not  to  place  undue  reliance  on  these  forward#looking  statements,  which  speak 
only  as  of  their  dates.  The  Company  undertakes  no  obligation  to  publicly  update  or  revise  any  forward#
looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 

The  statements  concerning  future  sales,  future  gross  profit  margin  and  future  selling  and 
administrative  expenses  are  forward  looking  statements  involving  certain  risks  and  uncertainties  such  as 
availability of products, product mix, pricing pressures, market conditions and other factors, which could 
result in a fluctuation of sales below recent experience. 

Stock  Volatility.  The  technology  sector  of  the  United  States  stock  markets  has  experienced 
substantial  volatility  in  recent  periods.  Numerous  conditions  which  impact  the  technology  sector  or  the 
stock market in general or the Company in particular, whether or not such events relate to or reflect upon 
the Company's operating performance, could adversely affect the market price of the Company’s Common 
Stock.  Furthermore,  fluctuations  in  the  Company’s  operating  results,  announcements  regarding  litigation, 
the loss of a significant vendor, increased competition, reduced vendor incentives and trade credit, higher 
postage  and  operating  expenses,  and  other  developments,  could  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  market 
price of the Company’s Common Stock. 

Financial Overview 

Net sales totaled $297.1 million in 2012 as compared to $250.2 million in 2011, representing a 19% 
increase.    Gross  profit  increased  by  $0.7  million  in  2012  as  compared  to  2011.    Selling,  general  and 
administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased by $0.8 million in 2012 as compared to 2011.  Income from 
operations amounted to $8.5 million in 2012 as compared to $8.6 million in 2011, representing a decrease 
of $0.1 million as compared to 2011.  This decrease resulted primarily from the increase in sales, offset in 
part  by  competitive  pricing  pressure  and  lower  rebate  attainment  which  lowered  gross  profit  margin 
percentage and increased SG&A expenses.  Our income before income taxes increased by $0.1 million to 

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$9.1 million in 2012 compared to $9.0 million in 2011.  We reported a net income of $5.5 million for each 
of 2012 and 2011.   

The  Company’s  sales,  gross  profit  and  results  of  operations  have  fluctuated  and  are  expected  to 
continue to fluctuate on a quarterly basis as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to: the 
condition  of  the  software  industry  in  general,  shifts  in  demand  for  software  products,  pricing,  industry 
shipments  of  new  software  products  or  upgrades,  the  timing  of  new  merchandise  and  catalog  offerings, 
fluctuations  in  response  rates,  fluctuations  in  merchandise  returns,  adverse  weather  conditions  that  affect 
response, distribution or shipping, shifts in the timing of holidays and changes in the Company's product 
offerings.  The  Company’s  operating  expenditures  are  based  on  sales  forecasts.  If  sales  do  not  meet 
expectations in any given quarter, operating results may be materially adversely affected.  

Results of Operations  

The  following  table  sets  forth  for  the  years  indicated  the  percentage  of  net  sales  represented  by 
selected  items  reflected  in  the  Company’s  Consolidated  Statements  of  Earnings.  The  year#to#year 
comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative of future results: 

 Years ended December 31, 

        2012 

2011 

Net sales 
Cost of sales 
Gross profit 
Selling, general and administrative expenses 
Income from operations 
Other income 
Income before income taxes 
Income tax provision  
Net income 

100.0% 
92.0 
8.0 
5.1 
2.9 
0.2 
3.1 
1.2 
1.9% 

100.0% 
90.7 
9.3 
5.9 
3.4 
0.2 
3.6 
1.4 
2.2% 

2010    
100.0% 
90.3 
9.7 
6.4 
3.3 
0.2 
3.5 
1.4 
2.1%% 

Year Ended December 31, 2012 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2011 

Net Sales 

Net sales for 2012 increased 19%, or $46.9 million to $297.1 million in 2012 compared to $250.2 
million in 2011. Total sales for our Lifeboat Distribution segment in 2012 were $217.3 million compared to 
$192.7  million  in  2011,  representing  a  13%  increase.  Total  sales  for  the  TechXtend  segment  in  2012 
amounted to $79.7 million, compared to $57.4 million in 2011, representing a 39% increase.  

The  increase  in  net  sales  for  our  Lifeboat  Distribution  segment  was  mainly  a  result  of  the 
strengthening  of  our  account  penetration,  our  continued  focus  on  the  expanding  virtual  infrastructure#
centric business and the addition of several key product lines. The 39% increase in sales in the TechXtend 
division  was  primarily  due  to  an  increase  in  larger  extended  payment  term  transactions,  solution  focus 
selling and higher average order sizes in 2012. 

Gross Profit 

Gross Profit for 2012 was $23.9 million compared to $23.2 million in 2011, a 3% increase. Total 
gross  profit for  our  Lifeboat  Distribution  segment  was  $15.8  million  compared to  $16.8  million in  2011, 
representing a 6% decrease.  The decrease in gross profit for the Lifeboat Distribution segment was due to 
lower vendor rebate attainment and competitive pricing pressure within this segment.  Total gross profit for 
our TechXtend segment was $8.1 million compared to $6.4 million in 2011, representing a 25% increase. 
The increase in gross profit for the TechXtend segment was the result of increased sales volume offset in 

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part by a lower gross margin in 2012 as compared to 2011 and lower vendor rebates. Vendor rebates and 
discounts  for  2012  amounted  to  $1.8  million  compared  to  $2.9  million  for  2011.  Vendor  rebates  are 
dependent  on  reaching  certain  targets  set  by  our  vendors.  Vendors  have  been  periodically  substantially 
increasing  their  target  revenues  for  rebate  eligibility.    Therefore,  despite  our  increasing  revenue,  vendor 
rebates have declined. 

Gross profit margin (gross profit as a percentage of net sales) for 2012 was 8.0% compared to 9.3% 
in 2011. Gross profit margin for our Lifeboat Distribution segment in 2012 was 7.3% compared to 8.7% in 
2011. Gross profit margin for our TechXtend segment in 2012 was 10.1% compared to 11.2% in 2011.    

The increase in gross profit dollars and the decrease in gross profit margins were primarily caused 
by the sales growth within our Lifeboat Distribution and TechXtend segments, offset in part, by continued 
pressure on discounts and rebates earned and competitive pricing pressure in both segments, and, in part, by 
our having won several large bids, including transactions on extended payment terms, based on aggressive 
pricing which we plan to continue.   

The Company monitors gross profits and gross profit margins carefully.  Price competition in our 
market  intensified  further  in  2012,  with  competitors  lowering  their  prices  significantly  and  the  Company 
responding immediately.  Although our sales volume increased substantially as a result, gross margins, as 
well  as  the  rebates  and  discounts  that  are  material  elements  of  the  Company’s  overall  profitability,  were 
negatively  impacted  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2012.    We  anticipate  that  margins,  as  well  as 
discounts and rebates, will continue to be affected by this current trend. 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 

Total  selling,  general  and  administrative  (“SG&A”)  expenses  for  2012  were  $15.4  million 
compared to $14.6 million in 2011, representing an increase of $0.8 million.  This increase is primarily the 
result of an increase in sales commissions for our TechXtend segment due to our growth in this segment, 
the  addition  of  employees  in  sales,  finance  and  operations  to  support  business  growth  and  higher 
professional fees.  As a result of the increase in net sales, SG&A expenses declined as a percentage of net 
sales to 5.2% in 2012, compared to 5.9% in 2011. 

Direct selling costs (a component of SG&A) for 2012 were $8.1 million compared to $7.8 million 
in  2011.  Total  direct  selling  costs  for  our  Lifeboat  Distribution  segment  for  2012  were  $4.5  million 
compared  to  $4.7  million  in  2011,  mainly  due  to  lower  commission  and  bonus  expense  compared  to  the 
prior year. Total direct selling costs for our TechXtend segment for 2012 were $3.6 million compared to 
$3.1 million in 2011. The increase in the TechXtend segment was due to higher commission, salaries and 
bonus expense resulting from growth in the segment. 

 The Company expects that its SG&A expenses, as a percentage of net sales, may vary depending 
on changes in sales volume, as well as the levels of continuing investments in key growth initiatives. We 
plan to continue to expand our investment in information technology and marketing, while monitoring our 
sales and remaining general and administrative expenses closely.  

Income Taxes 

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $3.6 
million which consists of a provision of $2.8 million for U.S. federal income taxes, as well as a $0.5 million 
provision for state and local taxes, a $0.2 million provision for foreign taxes, and a deferred tax expense of 
$0.1 million. 

As  of  December  31,  2012,  the  Company  had  a  U.S.  deferred  tax  asset  of  approximately  $0.5 

million.  

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $3.4 
million which consists of a provision of $2.4 million for U.S. federal income taxes, as well as a $0.5 million 

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provision for state and local taxes, a $0.3 million provision for foreign taxes, and a deferred tax expense of 
$0.3 million. 

As  of  December  31,  2011,  the  Company  had  a  U.S.  deferred  tax  asset  of  approximately  $0.6 

million.  

Year Ended December 31, 2011 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2010 

Net Sales 

Net sales for 2011 increased 21%, or $43.4 million to $250.1 million compared to $206.7 million in 
2010. Total sales for our Lifeboat Distribution segment in 2011 were $192.7 million compared to $149.1 
million in 2010, representing a 29% increase. Total sales for the TechXtend segment in 2011 amounted to 
$57.4 million, compared to $57.6 million in 2010.  

The increase in net sales for our Lifeboat Distribution segment was mainly a result of our continued 
focus on the expanding virtual infrastructure#centric business, the addition of several key product lines, and 
the strengthening of our account penetration.  

Gross Profit 

Gross Profit for 2011 was $23.2 million compared to $20.0 million in 2010, a 16% increase. Total 
gross  profit for  our  Lifeboat  Distribution  segment  was  $16.8  million  compared to  $13.7  million in  2010, 
representing a 23% increase.  Total gross profit for our TechXtend segment was $6.4 million compared to 
$6.3 million in 2010, representing a 2% increase. Vendor rebates and discounts for 2011 amounted to $2.9 
million compared to $2.7 million for 2010. Vendor rebates are dependent on reaching certain targets set by 
our vendors. 

Gross profit margin (gross profit as a percentage of net sales) for 2011 was 9.3% compared to 9.7% 
in 2010. Gross profit margin for our Lifeboat Distribution segment in 2011 was 8.7% compared to 9.2% in 
2010. Gross profit margin for our TechXtend segment in 2011 was 11.2% compared to 11.0% in 2010.    

The increase in gross profit dollars and the decrease in gross profit margin was primarily caused by 
the aggressive sales growth within our Lifeboat Distribution segment, offset in part, by continued pressure 
on  discounts  and  rebates  earned  and  competitive  pricing  pressure  in  both  segments,  and,  in  part,  by  our 
having won several large bids based on aggressive pricing, which we plan to continue to do. 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 

Total  SG&A  expenses  for  2011  were  $14.6  million  compared  to  $13.2  million  in  2010.  As  a 
percentage of net sales, SG&A expenses for 2011 and 2010 were 5.9% and 6.4%, respectively. This dollar 
increase  was  primarily  the  result  of  higher  employee  and  employee#related  costs  (salaries,  commissions, 
bonus accruals, benefits and travel and entertainment) of $1.1 million and increased credit card processing 
fees of $0.2 million due to increased sales volume.   

Direct selling costs (a component of SG&A) for 2011 were $7.8 million compared to $6.9 million 
in  2010.  Total  direct  selling  costs  for  our  Lifeboat  Distribution  segment  for  2011  were  $4.7  million 
compared  to  $3.9  million  in  the  same  period  in  2010,  mainly  due  to  increased employee  related  costs to 
manage and reward our growth in this segment.  Total direct selling costs for our TechXtend segment for 
2011 were $3.0 million compared to $2.9 million in the same period in 2010. 

 The Company expects that its SG&A expenses, as a percentage of net sales, may vary depending 
on changes in sales volume, as well as the levels of continuing investments in key growth initiatives. We 
plan to continue to expand our investment in information technology and marketing, while monitoring our 
sales and remaining general and administrative expenses closely.  

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Income Taxes 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $3.4 
million which consists of a provision of $2.4 million for U.S. federal income taxes, as well as a $0.5 million 
provision for state and local taxes, a $0.3 million provision for foreign taxes, and a deferred tax expense of 
$0.3 million. 

As  of  December  31,  2011,  the  Company  had  a  U.S.  deferred  tax  asset  of  approximately  $0.6 

million.  

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $2.8 
million which consists of a provision of $1.8 million for U.S. federal income taxes, as well as a $0.5 million 
provision for state and local taxes, a $0.2 million provision for Canadian taxes, and a deferred tax expense 
of $0.3 million. 

As  of  December  31,  2010,  the  Company  had  a  U.S.  deferred  tax  asset  of  approximately  $0.9 

million.  

The  effective  tax  rate  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2010,  was  impacted  by  a  benefit  of  $78 

thousand related to the reversal of the Company’s liability related to uncertain tax positions.  

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements 

In  June  2011,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board,  “FASB”  issued  ASU  2011#05, 
“Presentation  of  Comprehensive  Income”,  an  amendment  to  FASB  ASC  Topic  220,  “Comprehensive 
Income”.  The  update  gives  companies  the  option  to  present  the  total  of  comprehensive  income,  the 
components  of  net  income,  and  the  components  of  other  comprehensive  income  either  in  a  single 
continuous  statement  of  comprehensive  income  or  in  two  separate  but  consecutive  statements.  The 
amendments in the update do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or 
when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The ASU is effective for 
the Company for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. 
In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011#12 “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the 
Presentation of Reclassifications of Items out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting 
Standards Update No. 2011#05.” This update stated that the specific requirement to present items that are 
reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income alongside their respective components of net 
income and other comprehensive income will be deferred. In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013#
02  “Reporting  of  Amounts  Reclassified  out  of  Accumulated  Other  Comprehensive  Income”.  This  update 
requires companies to present the effects on the line items of net income of significant reclassifications out 
of  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  if  the  amount  being  reclassified  is  required  under  U.S. 
generally  accepted  accounting  principles  (“GAAP”)  to  be  reclassified  in  its  entirety  to  net  income  in  the 
same  reporting  period.  ASU  2013#02  is  effective  prospectively  for  the  Company  for  fiscal  years,  and 
interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company does not expect the 
adoption of the amended guidance to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.  

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

Our cash and cash equivalents increased by $0.6 million to $9.8 million at December 31, 2012 from 
$9.2 million at December 31, 2011.  Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to $3.4 million, net 
cash  provided  by  investing  activities  amounted  to  $0.8  million,  and  net  cash  used  in  financing  activities 
amounted to $3.5 million.  

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Net  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  in  2012  was  $3.4  million.  In  2012,  cash  was  mainly 
provided  by  $7.2  million  from  net  income  net  of  non#cash  charges,  a  $13.4  million  increase  in  accounts 
payable  and  accrued  expenses,  and  a  $0.7  million  decrease  in  prepaid  expenses  and  other  current  assets, 
offset  in  part  by  a  $17.5  million  increase  in  accounts  receivable,  and  an  increase  in  inventory  of  $0.5 
million.  The  increase  in  accounts  receivable  relates  primarily  to  our  increased  sales  during  the  month  of 
December 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2012, as well as an increase in larger extended payment 
term  transactions  during  2012,  compared  to  the  comparable  periods  in  2011.  The  increase  in  accounts 
payable is primarily due to our increased net sales during the month of December 2012 and the year ended 
December 31, 2012, as compared to the comparable periods in 2011 and our normal cycle of payments.  

 In 2012, cash provided by investing activities was $0.8 million. This resulted primarily from net 
sales  of  $1.0  million  in  marketable  securities.  These  securities  are  highly  rated  and  highly  liquid.  These 
securities are classified as available#for#sale securities in accordance with ASC Topic 320 “Investments in 
Debt and Equity Securities”, and as a result, unrealized gains and losses are reported as part of accumulated 
other comprehensive income.  This was partially offset by $0.2 million for the purchase of equipment and 
leasehold improvements. 

Net cash used in financing activities in 2012 of $3.5 million consisted of $3.0 million of dividend 
payments  on  our  Common  Stock  and  $1.1  million  for  the  purchases  of  treasury  shares  of  our  Common 
Stock  offset  by  the  tax  benefit  from  share  based  compensation  of  $0.2  million  and  the  exercise  of  stock 
options of $0.4 million.  

In 2008, the Board of Directors authorized the purchase of 500,000 shares of our Common Stock. 
In  2002,  the  Board  of  Directors  authorized  the  purchase  of  1,490,000  shares  of  our  Common  Stock.  In 
October 1999, the Company was authorized by the Board of Directors to buy back 521,013 shares of our 
Common Stock in both open market and private transactions, as conditions warrant. A total of 2,168,535 
shares of the Company’s stock had been bought back as of December 31, 2012 leaving a balance of 342,478 
shares of Common Stock that the Company is authorized to buy back in the future.  

On  October  23,  2012,  the  Board  of  Directors  approved,  and  on  October  29,  2012,  the  Company 
entered into a  written  purchase  plan  intended to  comply  with  the  requirements of  Rule  10b5#1  under  the 
Exchange  Act,  as  amended  (the  “Plan”).    Purchases  involving  shares  of  the  Company’s  Common  Stock 
under  the  Plan  commenced  October  29,  2012,  and  the  Plan  is  intended  to  be  in  effect  until  October  29, 
2014.  Pursuant to the Plan, the Company’s broker shall effect purchases of up to an aggregate of 350,000 
shares of Common Stock. 

We  intend  to  hold  the  repurchased  shares  in  treasury  for  general  corporate  purposes,  including 
issuances  under  various  stock  plans.  As  of  December  31,  2012,  we  held  543,627  shares  of  our  Common 
Stock in treasury at an average cost of $9.88 per share.  As of December 31, 2011, we held 604,622 shares 
of our Common Stock in treasury at an average cost of $8.25 per share.  

The Company’s current and anticipated use of its cash and cash equivalents is, and will continue to 
be, to fund working capital, operational expenditures, the stock repurchase program and dividends, if any, 
declared by the Board of Directors.  

The Company believes that the cash flows from operations and funds held in cash and cash equivalents will 
be sufficient to fund the Company’s working capital and cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. 
In  addition,  subsequent  to  December  31,  2012,  on  January  4,  2013,  the  Company  has  entered  into  a 
$10,000,000  revolving  credit  facility  (the  “Credit  Facility”)  with  Citibank,  N.A.  pursuant  to  a  Business 
Loan Agreement, Promissory Note, Commercial Security Agreements and Commercial Pledge Agreement. 
The Credit Facility, which will be used for business and working capital purposes, including financing of 
larger  extended  payment  terms  sales  transactions  which  are  becoming  a  more  significant  portion  of  the 
Company’s net sales.  The Credit Facility matures on January 4, 2016. (see Note 12 Subsequent Events in 
the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements). 

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Contractual Obligations as of December 31, 2012 
(Amounts in thousands) 

Payment due by Period 

Long#term debt obligations 
Capital Lease obligations 
Operating Leases obligations (1)  
Purchase Obligations 
Other Long term Obligations  
reflected on the Company’s 
Balance Sheet under GAAP 
Total Contractual Obligations 

Total  Less than 1 year  1+3 years 
# 
# 
$481 
# 

# 
    $56  
$736 
# 

# 
$56 
$255 
# 

# 
# 
# 
# 

4+5 years  After 5 years 
# 

# 
$792 

# 
$311 

# 
$481 

# 
+ 

# 
# 

#        
+ 

(1) Operating leases relate primarily to the lease of the space used for our operations in Shrewsbury, New 
Jersey, Mississauga, Canada and Almere, Netherlands. The commitments for operating leases include the 
minimum rent payments.  

As of December 31, 2012, the Company is not committed by lines of credit or standby letters of 
credit,  and  has  no  standby  repurchase  obligations  or  other  commercial  commitments  (see  Note  12 
Subsequent Events in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements). 

Foreign Exchange 

The  Company’s  Canadian  business  is  subject  to  changes  in  demand  or  pricing  resulting  from 
fluctuations  in  currency  exchange  rates  or  other  factors.  We  are  subject  to  fluctuations  primarily  in  the 
Canadian Dollar#to#U.S. Dollar exchange rate. 

Off+Balance Sheet Arrangements 

As of December 31, 2012, we did not have any off#balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 

303 (a)(4)(ii) of SEC Regulation S#K. 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates  

Management’s  discussion  and  analysis  of  the  Company’s  financial  condition  and  results  of 
operations  are  based  upon  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial  statements  that  have  been  prepared  in 
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation 
of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported 
amounts  of  assets,  liabilities,  revenues  and  expenses,  and  related  disclosure  of  contingent  assets  and 
liabilities. The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of software and hardware for microcomputers, 
servers and networks upon shipment or upon electronic delivery of the product. The Company expenses the 
advertising  costs  associated  with  producing  its  catalogs.  The  costs  of  these  catalogs  are  expensed  in  the 
same month the catalogs are mailed. 

On  an  on#going  basis,  the  Company  evaluates  its  estimates,  including  those  related  to  product 
returns,  bad  debts,  inventories,  investments,  intangible  assets,  income  taxes,  stock#based  compensation, 
contingencies and litigation. 

The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are 
believed  to  be  reasonable  under  the  circumstances,  the  results  of  which  form  the  basis  for  making 
judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. 
Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

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  The  Company  believes  the  following  critical  accounting  policies  used  in  the  preparation  of  its 

consolidated financial statements affect its more significant judgments and estimates.  

  The Company  maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the 
inability of its customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers 
were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may 
be required.  

The  Company  writes  down  its  inventory  for  estimated  obsolescence  or  unmarketable  inventory 
equal  to  the  difference  between  the  cost  of  inventory  and  the  estimated  market  value  based  upon 
assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than 
those projected by management, additional inventory write#offs may be required.  

  The Company has considered future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning 
strategies in assessing the need for the valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets. In the event the 
Company were to determine that it would not be able to realize all or part of its net deferred tax assets in the 
future,  an  adjustment  to  the  deferred  tax  assets  would  be  charged  to  income  in  the  period  such 
determination was made.  

   Under the fair value recognition provision, stock#based compensation cost is measured at the grant 
date  based  on  the  fair  value  of  the  award  and  is  recognized  as  expense  on  a  straight#line  basis  over  the 
requisite service  period,  which is the  vesting  period. We  make  certain assumptions  in  order to  value  and 
expense  our  various  share#based  payment  awards.  In  connection  with  valuing  stock  options,  we  use  the 
Black#Scholes model, which requires us to estimate certain subjective assumptions. The key assumptions 
we  make  are:  the  expected  volatility  of  our  stock;  the  expected  term  of  the  award;  and  the  expected 
forfeiture rate. In connection with our restricted stock programs we make assumptions principally related to 
the forfeiture rate. We review our valuation assumptions periodically and, as a result, we may change our 
valuation assumptions used to value stock based awards granted in future periods. Such changes may lead 
to a significant change in the expense we recognize in connection with share#based payments. 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 

In addition to its activities in the United States, 7% of the Company’s 2012 sales were generated in 
Canada. We are subject to general risks attendant to the conduct of business in Canada, including economic 
uncertainties and foreign government regulations. In addition, the Company’s Canadian business is subject 
to changes in demand or pricing resulting from fluctuations in currency exchange rates or other factors. 

The  Company’s  $4.4  million  investments  in  marketable  securities  at  December  31,  2012  are 

invested in insured certificates of deposit at banks located in the United States of America.   

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 

See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements at Item 15(a). 

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.  As  required  by  Rule  13a#15(b)  under  the 
Exchange Act, our management carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of 
the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures”, as such term is defined in Rules 13a#15(e) and 15d#
15(e)  under  the  Exchange  Act,  as  of  the  end  of  the  period  covered  by  this  report.    This  evaluation  was 

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carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Company’s 
President,  Chairman  of  the  Board  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  (principal  executive  officer)  and  Vice 
President  and  Chief  Financial  Officer  (principal  financial  officer).  Based  upon  that  evaluation,  the 
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure 
controls  and  procedures  were  effective,  as  of the  end  of  the  period  covered  by  this  report,  to  ensure  that 
information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange 
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules 
and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s 
Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer,  as  appropriate,  to  allow  timely  decisions  regarding 
required disclosure.   

Management  Report  on  Internal  Control  Over  Financial  Reporting.    Our  management  is 
responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in 
Rules 13a#15(f) and 15d#15(f) of the Exchange Act.  Internal control over financial reporting is a process 
designed  by,  or  under  the  supervision  of,  our  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer,  and 
effected  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  management  and  other  personnel,  to  provide  reasonable  assurance 
regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external 
purposes in accordance with GAAP. Internal control over financial reporting includes maintaining records 
in  reasonable  detail  that accurately  and  fairly  reflect our transactions and  disposition of assets;  providing 
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements 
in accordance with GAAP; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of the Company, 
are  made  in  accordance  of  with  authorizations  of    management  and  directors  of  the  Company;  and 
providing    reasonable  assurance  that  unauthorized  acquisition,  use  or  disposition  of  Company  assets  that 
could have a material effect on our financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. 
Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  not  intended  to  provide 
absolute  assurance  that  a  misstatement  of  our  financial  statements  would  be  prevented  or  detected.   In 
addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that, owing 
to changes in conditions, controls may become inadequate, or that the degree of compliance with policies or 
procedures may deteriorate.  

Management,  with  the  participation  of  our  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer, 
conducted  an evaluation  of  the  effectiveness of our  internal  control over  financial  reporting  based  on the 
framework  in  Internal  Control  –  Integrated  Framework  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring 
Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission.  Based  on  this  evaluation,  management  concluded  that  the 
Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2012. There were no 
changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2012 that 
have  materially  affected,  or  are  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  our  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting.  

This  annual  report  does  not  include  an  attestation  report  of  the  Company’s  registered  public 
accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to 
attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm.  

Item 9B.  Other Information 

None.  

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant 

PART III 

The information required hereunder, with the exception of the information relating to the executive 
officers of the Registrant that is presented in Part I under the heading “Executive Officers of the Company,” 
and the information relating to the Company’s Code of Ethical Conduct that is presented in Part I under the 
heading “Available Information,” is incorporated by reference herein from our Definitive Proxy Statement 

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for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than April 
30,  2013  (the  “Definitive  Proxy  Statement”)  under  the  sections  captioned  “Election  of  Directors,” 
“Corporate Governance” and “Section 16 (a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.”  

Item 11. Executive Compensation 

The information required hereunder is incorporated by reference herein from the Definitive Proxy 

Statement under the sections captioned “Executive Compensation” and “Corporate Governance.” 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related 
Stockholder Matters 

The information required hereunder is incorporated by reference herein from the Definitive Proxy 
Statement  under  the  sections  captioned  “Executive  Compensation  –  Securities  Authorized  for  Issuance 
under  Equity  Compensation  Plans”  and  “Security  Ownership  of  Certain  Beneficial  Owners  and 
Management”. 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, and Director Independence 

The information required hereunder is incorporated by reference herein from the Definitive Proxy 
Statement  under  the  sections  captioned  “Executive  Compensation,”  “Corporate  Governance”  and 
“Transactions with Related Persons.” 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 

The information required hereunder is incorporated by reference herein from the Definitive Proxy 

Statement under the section captioned “Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”. 

PART IV 

Item 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 
(a) 

The following documents are filed as part of this Report: 

1. 

2. 

Consolidated Financial Statements (See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on 
page F#1 of this report); 

Financial Statement Schedule: 
Schedule II   Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 

All other schedules are omitted since the required information is not present or is not present in 
amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is 
included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto. 

3. 

Exhibits Required by Regulation S+K, Item 601: 

Exhibit No. 

Description of Exhibit 

3.1 

Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (1) 

3.1(a) 

Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (2) 

3.2 

4.1 

Form of Amended and Restated By#Laws of the Company.(1) 

Specimen of Common Stock Certificate.(1) 

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10.1 

10.2 

10.3 

10.4 

10.5 

10.6 

10.7 

10.8 

10.9 

Business  Loan  Agreement,  dated  January  4,  2013,  between  Wayside  Technology  Group, 
Inc.,  Lifeboat  Distribution,  Inc.,  TechXtend,  Inc.,  Programmer’s  Paradise,  Inc.,  as 
borrowers, and Citibank, N.A., as lender.  (15) 

Promissory  Note,  dated  January 4,  2013,  between  Wayside  Technology  Group, Inc., 
Lifeboat Distribution, Inc., Techxtend, Inc., Programmer’s Paradise, Inc., as borrowers, and 
Citibank, N.A., as lender.  (15) 

Commercial  Pledge  Agreement,  dated  January 4,  2013,  among  Wayside  Technology 
Group, Inc.,  as  grantor,  Wayside  Technology  Group, Inc.,  Lifeboat  Distribution, Inc., 
Techxtend, Inc., Programmer’s Paradise, Inc., as borrowers, and Citibank, N.A., as lender.  
(15) 

Commercial  Security  Agreement,  dated  January 4,  2013,  among  Wayside  Technology 
Group, Inc.,  as  grantor,  Wayside  Technology  Group, Inc.,  Lifeboat  Distribution, Inc., 
Techxtend, Inc., Programmer’s Paradise, Inc., as borrowers, and Citibank, N.A., as lender.  
(15) 

Commercial Security Agreement, dated January 4, 2013, among Lifeboat Distribution, Inc., 
as  grantor,  Wayside  Technology  Group, Inc.,  Lifeboat  Distribution, Inc.,  Techxtend, Inc., 
Programmer’s Paradise, Inc., as borrowers, and Citibank, N.A., as lender.  (15) 

Commercial  Security  Agreement,  dated  January 4,  2013,  among  Programmer’s 
Paradise, Inc.,  as  grantor,  Wayside  Technology  Group, Inc.,  Lifeboat  Distribution, Inc., 
Techxtend, Inc., Programmer’s Paradise, Inc., as borrowers, and Citibank, N.A., as lender.  
(15) 

Commercial  Security  Agreement,  dated  January 4,  2013,  among  Techxtend, Inc.,  as 
grantor,  Wayside  Technology  Group, Inc.,  Lifeboat  Distribution, Inc.,  Techxtend, Inc., 
Programmer’s Paradise, Inc., as borrowers, and Citibank, N.A., as lender.  (15) 

1995 Stock Plan, as amended. (3) 

 1995 Non#Employee Director Plan, as amended. (3) 

10.9(a) 

2006 Stock#Based Compensation Plan. (4) 

10.9(b) 

First Amendment to 2006 Stock#Based Compensation Plan. (5)  

10.9(c) 

Second Amendment to 2006 Stock#Based Compensation Plan. (5) 

10.10 

10.11 

10.12 

10.12(a) 

10.13 

Form of Officer and Director Indemnification Agreement. (1) 

2012 Stock#Based Compensation Plan (14)   

Lease dated as of May 14, 1997 between Robert C. Baker, et al as Landlord and the 
Company. (6) 

Modification of Lease, dated as of July 27, 2006, between SBC Holdings, L.P. (successor in 
interest to Robert C. Baker, et al.) and the Company. (2) 

Employment Agreement, dated January 12, 2006, between the Company and Simon F. 
Nynens. (7)  

10.14 

Offer Letter, dated January 6, 2003, from the Company to Vito Legrottaglie.(8) 

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10.15 

10.16 

10.17 

10.18 

10.19 

10.20 

10.21 

10.22 

10.23 

10.24 

10.25 

10.26 

10.27 

10.28 

10.29 

10.30  

10.31 

10.32 

 10.33  

Resignation Letter, dated May 16, 2007, from Wayside Technology Group, Inc. to Jeffrey 
Largiader. (9) 

General Release, dated May 18, 2007, between Jeffrey Largiader and Wayside Technology 
Group, Inc. (5) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated August 15, 2006, between Vito Legrottaglie and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc (f/k/a Programmer’s Paradise Inc.). (5)        

Restricted Stock Letter, dated August 15, 2006, between Jeffrey Largiader and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc (f/k/a Programmer’s Paradise Inc.). (5) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated August 15, 2006, between Daniel Jamieson and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc (f/k/a Programmer’s Paradise Inc.). (5) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated August 15, 2006, between Allan Weingarten and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc (f/k/a Programmer’s Paradise Inc.). (5) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated August 15, 2006, between Edwin Morgens and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc (f/k/a Programmer’s Paradise Inc.). (5) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated August 15, 2006, between Duff Meyercord and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc (f/k/a Programmer’s Paradise Inc.). (5) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated August 15, 2006, between Simon F. Nynens and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc (f/k/a Programmer’s Paradise Inc.). (5) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated August 15, 2006, between Simon F. Nynens and Wayside  
Technology Group, Inc (f/k/a Programmer’s Paradise Inc.). (5) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated August 15, 2006, between Kevin Scull and Wayside  
Technology Group, Inc (f/k/a Programmer’s Paradise Inc.). (5) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated January 31, 2007, between William Willett and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc (f/k/a Programmer’s Paradise Inc.). (5) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated November 19, 2007, between Richard Bevis and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc (f/k/a Programmer’s Paradise Inc.). (5) 

Form of Non#Qualified Stock Option Agreement. (5) 

  Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 5, 2008, between Kevin Scull and Wayside  
  Technology Group, Inc. (10) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 5, 2008, between Richard Bevis and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (10) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 5, 2008, between Simon Nynens and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (10) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 5, 2008, between Vito Legrottaglie and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (10) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 5, 2008, between Daniel Jamieson and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (10) 

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10.34 

 10.35 

 10.36 

10.37  

10.38 

10.39 

10.40 

10.41 

10.42 

10.43 

10.44 

10.45 

10.46 

10.47 

10.48 

10.49 

10.50 

10.51 

10.52 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 5, 2008, between Edwin Morgens and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (10) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 5, 2008, between William Willett and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (10) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 5, 2008, between Allan Weingarten and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (10) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 5, 2008, between Mark Boyer and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (10) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 5, 2008, between Duff Meyercord and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (10) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated May 5, 2009, between Simon Nynens and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (11) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated May 5, 2009, between Kevin Scull and Wayside Technology 
Group, Inc. (11) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated May 5, 2009, between Richard Bevis and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (11) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated May 5, 2009, between Shawn Giordano and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (11) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated May 5, 2009, between Daniel Jamieson and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (11) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated May 5, 2009, between Vito Legrottaglie and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (11) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 9, 2010, between Kevin Scull and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (12) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 9, 2010, between Richard Bevis and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (12) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 9, 2010, between Simon Nynens and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (12) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 9, 2010, between Vito Legrottaglie and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (12) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 9, 2010, between Daniel Jamieson and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (12) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 9, 2010, between Shawn Giordano and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (12) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 9, 2010, between Edwin Morgens and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (12) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 9, 2010, between William Willett and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (12) 

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10.53 

10.54 

10.55 

10.56 

10.57 

10.58 

10.59 

10.60 

21.1 

23.1 

31.1 

31.2 

32.1 

32.2 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 9, 2010, between Allan Weingarten and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (12) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 9, 2010, between Mark Boyer and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (12) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated February 9, 2010, between Duff Meyercord and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. (12) 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated June 6, 2012, between Mike Faith and Wayside Technology 
Group, Inc. 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated May 8, 2012, between Dan Jamieson and Wayside Technology 
Group, Inc. 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated May 8, 2012, between Shawn Giordano and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated May 8, 2012, between Vito Legrottaglie and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. 

Restricted Stock Letter, dated December 10, 2012, between Thomas Flaherty and Wayside 
Technology Group, Inc. 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant  

Consent of EisnerAmper LLP 

Certification pursuant to Rule 13a#14(a) or Rule 15d#14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, of Simon F. Nynens, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. 

Certification pursuant to Rule 13a#14(a) or Rule 15d#14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, of Thomas J. Flaherty, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. 

Certification pursuant to Rule 13a#14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes#Oxley Act of 2002, 
of Simon F. Nynens, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. 

Certification pursuant to Rule 13a#14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes#Oxley Act of 2002, 
of Thomas J. Flaherty, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. 

101           

The following financial information from Wayside Technology Group, Inc.’s Annual 
Report on Form 10#K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on 
February 15, 2013, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) 
includes: (1) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (2) Consolidated Statements of Earnings, (3) 
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (4) Consolidated Statements of 
Stockholders’ Equity, (5) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (6) the Notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. (13) 

Page 27 of 29 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)  

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits of the same number to the Registrant’s Registration 
Statement on Form S#1 or amendments thereto (File No. 333#92810).   

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits of the same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report 
on Form 10#Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 filed on November 3, 2006. 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively, to the Registrant’s Definitive 
Annual Meeting Proxy Statement filed on April 30, 1998. 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Registrant’s Definitive Annual Meeting Proxy 
Statement filed on April 28, 2006. 

Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the same number filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report 
on Form 10#K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed on March 13, 2008. 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10#K for the 
year ended December 31, 1998 filed on March 31, 1999. 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10#Q for 
the quarter ended March 31, 2006 filed on May 12, 2006.   

Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the same number filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly 
Report on Form 10#Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 filed on May 15, 2007.   

Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the same number filed with the Registrant’s Current Report 
on Form 8#K filed on May 21, 2007.   

(10) 

Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the same number filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly 
Report on Form 10#Q for the Period Ended March 31, 2008 filed May 12, 2008. 

(11)     Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the same number filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly 

Report on Form 10#Q for the Period Ended June 30, 2009 filed August 11, 2009. 

(12)     Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the same number filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly  

Report on Form 10#Q for the Period Ended March 31, 2010 filed May 10, 2010. 

(13)  Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S#T that this interactive data file 

is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 
12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections. 

(14) 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Registrant’s Definitive Annual Meeting Proxy 
Statement filed on April 24, 2012. 

(15) 

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8#K filed on January 7, 2013. 

(b) The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S#K are reflected above in Section (a) 3.of this Item. 

(c) The financial statement schedule is included as reflected in Section (a) 2.of this Item. 

Page 28 of 29 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES 

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, in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, on February 15, 2013. 

WAYSIDE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 

By:     /s/   Simon F. Nynens                                                   

Simon F. Nynens, President and 

  Chief Executive 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 in the capacities and on the dates indicated: 

Signature 

Title 

  /s/ Simon F. Nynens_ 
Simon F. Nynens 

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

Date 

February 15, 2013 

  /s/ Thomas J. Flaherty   
Thomas J. Flaherty                      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

February 15, 2013 

/s/ William H. Willett    
William H. Willett 

Director 

/s/ Mark T. Boyer          
Mark. T. Boyer 

Director 

/s/ Duffield Meyercord_ 
Duffield Meyercord 

Director 

/s/Edwin H. Morgens      
Edwin H. Morgens 

Director 

/s/ Allan D. Weingarten__ 
Allan D. Weingarten 

Director 

/s/ Mike Faith                     
Mike Faith 

Director 

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February 15, 2013 

February 15, 2013 

February 15, 2013 

February 15, 2013 

February 15, 2013 

February 15, 2013 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Items 8 and 15(a) 

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms 
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
Consolidated Statements of Earnings 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 

Page 
F#2 
F#3 
F#4 

F#5 

F#6 

F#7 
F#8 
  F#26 

F#1 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders 
Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries  

We  have  audited the accompanying  consolidated  balance sheets  of  Wayside Technology  Group,  Inc.  and 
Subsidiaries  as  of  December  31,  2012  and  2011,  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of  earnings, 
comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three#year period 
ended December 31, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight 
Board  (United  States).    Those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audit  to  obtain  reasonable 
assurance  about  whether  the  financial  statements  are  free  of  material  misstatement.  The  Company  is  not 
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. 
Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit 
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the 
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such 
opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures 
in  the  financial  statements,  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used  and  significant  estimates  made  by 
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits 
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

In  our  opinion,  the  consolidated  financial  statements  referred  to  above  present  fairly,  in  all  material 
respects,  the  consolidated  financial  position  of  Wayside  Technology  Group,  Inc.  and  Subsidiaries  as  of 
December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years 
in  the  three#year  period  ended  December  31,  2012,  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally 
accepted in the United States of America. 

In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to above, we also audited the 
consolidated financial statement schedule, Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts, for each of the 
years  in  the  three#year  period  ended  December  31,  2012.  In  our  opinion,  this  financial  schedule,  when 
considered  in  relation  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements  taken  as  a  whole,  presents  fairly,  in  all 
material respects, the information stated therein.  

/s/ EisnerAmper LLP 

Edison, New Jersey 

February 15, 2013 

F#2 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

Assets 
Current assets: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Marketable securities 

    Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,586  and 
    $1,513 in 2012 and 2011, respectively 

Inventory, net 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 

    Deferred income taxes 
Total current assets 

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net 
Accounts receivable#long#term 
Other assets 
Deferred income taxes 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Current liabilities: 
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses 
  Current portion # capital lease obligation 
Total current liabilities 

Long# term portion# capital lease obligation 
Total liabilities 

Commitments and Contingencies 

Stockholders’ equity: 

December 31, 

2012 

2011 

 $              9,835  
                 4,411  

 $              9,202  
                 5,375  

               61,388  
                 1,717  
                 1,281  
                    280  
               78,912  

                    375  
               11,851  
                      71  
                    236  
 $            91,445  

               47,066  
                 1,240  
                 1,997  
                    329  
               65,209  

                    458  
                 8,889  
                      54  
                    251  
 $            74,861  

 $            59,265  
                      55  
               59,320  

 $            45,796  
                      76  
               45,872  

 #  
               59,320  

                      55  
               45,927  

Common Stock, $.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 5,284,500  
  shares issued; and 4,740,873 and 4,679,878 shares outstanding in 2012 
  and 2011, respectively 
Additional paid#in capital 
Treasury stock, at cost, 543,627 and 604,622 shares in 2012 and 2011, 
  respectively 
Retained earnings 
Accumulated other comprehensive income 

Total stockholders’ equity 

                      53  
               27,712  

                      53  
               26,725  

               (5,373) 
                 9,316  
                    417  
               32,125  
 $            91,445  

            (4,991) 
                 6,818  
                    329  
               28,934  
 $            74,861  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. 

F#3 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Consolidated Statements of Earnings 
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) 

Net sales 

Cost of sales 

Gross profit 

Selling, general and administrative expenses 

Income from operations 

Other income: 
Interest income 
Foreign currency transaction gain  

Income before provision for income taxes 

Provision for income taxes 

Years ended December 31, 
2011 

2012 

2010 

$297,057    

$250,169    

$206,730  

273,165 

23,892 

15,377 

8,515 

557 
17 

9,089 

3,600 

226,928 

23,241 

14,623 

8,618 

368 
1 

8,987 

3,448 

186,720 

20,010 

13,207 

6,803 

405 
2 

7,210 

2,789 

Net income  

$5,489    

$5,539    

$4,421  

Income per common share#Basic 

Income per common share#Diluted 

Weighted average common shares outstanding#Basic 

Weighted average common shares outstanding#Diluted 

$1.23    

$1.19    

4,476 

4,628 

$1.26    

$1.20    

4,412 

4,606 

$1.01  

$0.98  

4,386 

4,500 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. 

F#4 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 
(Amounts in thousands) 

Years ended December 31, 
2011 

2010 

2012 

Net income 

$5,489  

$5,539  

$4,421  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax: 
        Foreign currency translation adjustment 
        Unrealized gain (loss) on available#for#sale 

        marketable securities  
Other comprehensive income (loss) 

80 

8 
88 

(112) 

(15) 
(127) 

142 

6 
148 

Comprehensive income 

$5,577  

$5,412  

$4,569  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. 

F#5 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
              
 
 
 
              
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity  
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts) 

Common Stock 
  Shares  Amount 

Additional 
Paid+In 
Capital  

          Treasury 

Shares 

Retained 
Amount  Earnings 

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Income  

Balance at January 1, 2010 
Net  income 

  Translation adjustment  
  Unrealized gain on available#   
   for sale securities 
  Dividends paid 
  Share#based compensation  
   expense 
  Tax benefit from share#based  
   compensation  
  Restricted stock grants (net of  
   forfeitures) 
  Treasury shares repurchased 
  Balance at December 31, 2010 
  Net  income 
  Translation adjustment  
  Unrealized loss on available# 
   for sale securities 
  Dividends paid 
  Stock options exercised 
  Share#based compensation  
   Expense 
  Tax benefit from share#based  
   compensation  
  Restricted stock grants (net of 
   forfeitures) 
  Treasury shares repurchased 
  Balance at December 31, 2011 

Net  income 

  Translation adjustment  
  Unrealized gain on available# 
   for sale securities 
  Dividends paid 
  Stock options exercised 
  Share#based compensation  
   expense 
  Tax benefit from share#based  
   compensation  
  Restricted stock grants (net of  
   forfeitures) 
  Treasury shares repurchased 
  Balance at December 31, 2012 

5,284,500 

$53 

$24,826 

595,656 

$(3,555)

1,187 

53 

(593) 

5,284,500 

53 

25,473 

(144,625)
63,228 
514,259 

593
(608)
(3,570)

(11)           (18,750)

82

1,059 

237 

(33) 

5,284,500 

53

26,725 

(6,625)
115,738 
604,622 

33
(1,536)
(4,991)

$2,727
4,421

(2,881)

$308 

142 

6 

4,267
5,539

(2,988)

456 

(112) 

(15) 

6,818
5,489

(2,991)

329 

80 

8 

124 

(63,500)

306

1,071 

224 

(432) 

5,284,500 

$53

$27,712 

(88,475)
90,980 
543,627 

432
(1,120)
$(5,373)

$9,316

$417 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements 

F#6 

Total 

$24,359
4,421
142

6
(2,881)

1,187

53

#
(608)
26,679
5,539
(112)

(15)
(2,988)
71

1,059

237

#
(1,536)
28,934
5,489
80

8
(2,991)
430

1,071

224

#
(1,120)
$32,125

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts) 

Cash flows from operating activities 
Net income  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by 
operating activities: 

Depreciation and amortization expense 
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable  
Deferred income tax expense  
Share#based compensation expense 
Reversal of uncertain tax position liability 
Gain on disposal of fixed assets 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 

Accounts receivable 
Inventory 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities 

Net cash provided by operating activities 
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities 
Purchase of equipment and leasehold improvements 
Purchase of available#for#sale securities 
Redemptions of available#for#sale securities 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 
Cash flows used in financing activities 
Purchase of treasury stock 
Proceeds from stock option exercises 
Tax benefit from share#based compensation 
Dividends paid 
Repayment of capital lease obligations 
Net cash used in financing activities 
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 

Year ended December 31, 

2012 

2011 

2010 

 $ 5,489  

 $ 5,539  

 $ 4,421  

 302  
 272  
   64  
  1,071  
 #  
 #  

(17,463) 
 (477) 
   719  
  13,419  
   (21) 
3,375  

 (215) 
  (7,295) 
8,268  
   758  

  (1,120) 
   430  
   224  
  (2,991) 
   (76) 
  (3,533) 
 33  
   633  
9,202  
 $ 9,835  

 325  
 161  
 272  
  1,059  
 #  
  (12) 

  (6,876) 
   (76) 
 (738) 
4,069  
   (22) 
3,701  

 (234) 
  (5,623) 
4,760  
  (1,097) 

  (1,536) 
 71  
   237  
  (2,988) 
   (83) 
  (4,299) 
   (58) 
  (1,753) 
  10,955  
 $ 9,202  

 317  
 141  
 273  
  1,187  
   (78) 
 #  

(15,436) 
 (197) 
 (249) 
  12,542  
 (4) 
2,917  

 (176) 
  (6,206) 
9,255  
2,873  

 (608) 
 #  
 53  
  (2,881) 
   (34) 
  (3,470) 
 75  
2,395  
8,560  
 $   10,955  

Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information:  
Income taxes paid 
Equipment financed with capital lease  

 $ 3,339  
$         #   

 $ 2,762  
$         #   

 $ 2,142  
$    247  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. 

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

Note 1.  Description of Business 

Wayside  Technology  Group,  Inc.  and  Subsidiaries  (the  “Company”),  resells  computer  software  and 
hardware developed by others and provide technical services directly to customers in the United States and 
Canada.  We also operate a sales branch in Europe to serve our customers in this region of the world. The 
Company  is  organized  into  two  reportable  operating  segments.  The  “Lifeboat  Distribution”  segment 
distributes technical software to corporate resellers, value added resellers (VARs), consultants and systems 
integrators primarily in the United States and Canada.  The “TechXtend” segment is a value#added reseller 
of software, hardware and services for corporations, government organizations and academic institutions in 
the United States and Canada. 

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 

Principles of Consolidation and Operations 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of  Wayside  Technology  Group,  Inc.  and  its 
wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. 

Use of Estimates 

The  preparation  of  consolidated  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally 
accepted in the United States of America requires management to make extensive use of certain estimates 
and  assumptions  which  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 periods.   The significant areas of estimation include but are not limited to 
accounting  for  allowance  for  uncollectible  accounts,  sales  returns,  inventory  valuation  and  obsolescence, 
income taxes, depreciation, contingencies and stock#based compensation. Actual results could differ from 
those estimates. 

Net Income Per Common Share 

The  Company  calculates  earnings  per  share  in  accordance  with  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board 
“FASB”ASC  Topic  260,  “Earnings  Per  Share”.  Basic  earnings    per  share  is  calculated  by  dividing  net 
income  attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock 
outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable 
to  common  stockholders  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares  outstanding,  adjusted  for 
potentially dilutive securities including unexercised stock option grants and nonvested shares of restricted 
stock. 

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

A  reconciliation  of  the  numerators  and  denominators  of  the  basic  and  diluted  per  share  computations 
follows: 

Numerator: 
Net income 
Denominator: 
Weighted average shares (Basic) 
Dilutive effect of outstanding options and nonvested shares 
of restricted stock 

Weighted average shares including assumed conversions 
(Diluted) 

Basic net income per share 
Diluted net income per share 

Cash Equivalents 

Year ended December 31, 

2012 

2011 

2010 

$5,489 

$5,539 

$4,421 

 4,476 

 4,412 

 4,386 

  152 

  194 

  114 

 4,628 

 4,606 

 4,500 

 $1.23 
 $1.19 

 $1.26 
 $1.20 

 $1.01 
 $0.98 

The Company considers all liquid short#term investments with original maturities of 90 days or less to be 
cash equivalents. 

Accounts Receivable 

Accounts receivable principally represents amounts collectible from our customers. The Company performs 
ongoing  credit  evaluations  of  its  customers  but  generally  does  not  require  collateral  to  support  any 
outstanding  obligation.  Allowances  for  potential  uncollectible  amounts  are  estimated  and  deducted  from 
total accounts receivable.  

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable  

We provide allowances for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable for estimated losses resulting 
from  the  inability  of  our  customers  to  make  required  payments.  We  take  into  consideration  the  overall 
quality  and  aging  of  the  receivable  portfolio  along  with  specifically  identified  customer  risks.  If  actual 
customer payment performance were to deteriorate to an extent not expected, additional allowances may be 
required. 

Foreign Currency Translation 

Assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries have been translated at current exchange rates, 
and related revenues  and  expenses  have  been  translated  at  average  rates  of  exchange  in effect  during  the 
year.    Cumulative  translation  adjustments  have  been  classified  within  accumulated  other  comprehensive 
income, which is a separate component of stockholders’ equity in accordance FASB ASC Topic No. 220, 
“Comprehensive Income”.  

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

Concentration of Credit Risk 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations in credit risk consist of cash, 
cash  equivalents,  and  marketable  securities.  At  December  31,  2012,  the  Company’s  $4.4  million  of 
marketable securities are comprised of insured certificates of deposit at banking institutions in the United 
States of America. 

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has 
not  experienced  any  losses  in  such  accounts.  The  Company  believes  it  is  not  exposed  to  any  significant 
credit risk on cash and cash equivalents. 

Marketable Securities 

The Company accounts for marketable securities pursuant to the FASB ASC Topic No. 320, “Investments 
in Debt and Equity Securities.” Under this statement, the Company’s securities with a readily determinable 
fair  value  have  been  classified  as  available#for#sale  and  are  carried  at  fair  value  with  an  offsetting 
adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income in Stockholders’ Equity.  

Financial Instruments 

The  carrying  amounts  of  financial  instruments,  including  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  accounts  receivable 
and accounts payable approximated fair value as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, because of the relative 
short maturity of these instruments. 

Inventory 

Inventory, consisting primarily of finished products held for resale, is stated at the lower of cost (weighted 
average) or market. 

Equipment and Leasehold Improvements 

Equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost. Equipment depreciation is calculated using the 
straight#line method over three to five years.  Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight line 
method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the related lease terms, whichever is shorter. 

Accounts receivable+long+term 

Accounts receivable–long#term result from product sales with extended payment terms that are discounted 
to  their  present  values  at  the  prevailing  market  rates.  In  subsequent  periods,  the  accounts  receivable  are 
increased to the amounts due and payable by the customers through the accretion of interest income on the 
unpaid accounts receivable due in future years. The amounts under these long#term accounts receivable due 
within one year are reclassified to the current portion of accounts receivable. 

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

Comprehensive Income  

Comprehensive  income  consists  of  net  income  for  the  period,  the  impact  of  unrealized  foreign  currency 
translation  adjustments  and  unrealized  gains  or  losses  on  investments.    The  foreign  currency  translation 
adjustments  are  not  currently  adjusted  for  income  taxes  as  they  relate  to  permanent  investments  in 
international subsidiaries. 

Revenue Recognition 

Revenue  on  product  (software  and  hardware)  and  maintenance  agreement  sales  are  recognized  once  four 
criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) the price is fixed and determinable, 
(3) delivery (software and hardware) or fulfillment (maintenance) has occurred, and (4) there is reasonable 
assurance  of  collection  of  the  sales  proceeds.    Revenues  from  the  sales  of  hardware  products,  software 
products and licenses and maintenance agreements are recognized on a gross basis with the selling price to 
the customer recorded as sales and the acquisition cost of the product recorded as cost of sales. 

Product delivery to customers occur in a variety of ways, including (i) as physical product shipped from the 
Company’s  warehouse,  (ii)  via  drop#shipment  by  the  vendor,  or  (iii)  via  electronic  delivery  for  software 
licenses.  The Company leverages drop#ship arrangements with many of its vendors and suppliers to deliver 
products to customers without having to physically hold the inventory at its warehouse, thereby increasing 
efficiency  and  reducing  costs.    The  Company  recognizes  revenue  for  drop#ship  arrangements  on  a  gross 
basis.  Furthermore, in such drop#ship arrangements, the Company negotiates price with the customer, pays 
the supplier directly for the product shipped and bears credit risk of collecting payment from its customers.  
The Company serves as the principal with the customer and, therefore, recognizes the sale and cost of sale 
of  the  product  upon  receiving  notification  from  the  supplier  that  the  product  has  shipped.    Maintenance 
agreements allow customers to obtain technical support directly from the software publisher and to upgrade, 
at no additional cost, to the latest technology if new applications are introduced by the software publisher 
during the period that the maintenance agreement is in effect. 

Sales are recorded net of discounts, rebates, and returns.  Vendor rebates and price protection are recorded 
when earned as a reduction to cost of sales or merchandise inventory, as applicable. 

Cooperative reimbursements from vendors, which are earned and available, are recorded in the period the 
related advertising expenditure is incurred. Cooperative reimbursements are recorded as a reduction of cost 
of sales in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 605#50 “Accounting by a Customer (including reseller) for 
Certain Consideration Received from a Vendor.”  Provisions for returns are estimated based on historical 
sales returns and credit memo analysis which are adjusted to actual on a periodic basis. 

Stock+Based Compensation 

The  Company  has  stockholder#approved  stock  incentive  plans  for  employees  and  directors.  Stock#  based 
compensation is recognized based on the grant date fair value and is recognized as expense on a straight#
line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. 

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

Income Taxes 

The  Company  utilizes  the asset  and  liability  method  of  accounting  for  income  taxes.  Under  this  method, 
deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax 
basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when 
the  differences  are  expected  to  reverse.  This  method  also  requires  a  valuation  allowance  against  the  net 
deferred tax asset if, based on the weighted available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of 
the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  

 Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements 

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, “FASB” issued ASU 2011#05, “Presentation of 
Comprehensive Income”, an amendment to FASB ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income”. The update 
gives companies the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, 
and  the  components  of  other  comprehensive  income  either  in  a  single  continuous  statement  of 
comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The amendments in the update do not 
change  the  items  that  must  be  reported  in  other  comprehensive  income  or  when  an  item  of  other 
comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The ASU is effective for the Company for fiscal 
years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. In December 2011, the 
FASB  issued  ASU  2011#12  “Deferral  of  the  Effective  Date  for  Amendments  to  the  Presentation  of 
Reclassifications  of  Items  out  of  Accumulated  Other  Comprehensive  Income  in  Accounting  Standards 
Update No. 2011#05.” This update stated that the specific requirement to present items that are reclassified 
from other comprehensive income to net income alongside their respective components of net income and 
other  comprehensive  income  will  be  deferred.    In  February  2013,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  2013#02 
“Reporting  of  Amounts  Reclassified  out  of  Accumulated  Other  Comprehensive  Income”.  This  update 
requires companies to present the effects on the line items of net income of significant reclassifications out 
of  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  if  the  amount  being  reclassified  is  required  under  U.S. 
generally  accepted  accounting  principles  (“GAAP”)  to  be  reclassified  in  its  entirety  to  net  income  in  the 
same  reporting  period.  ASU  2013#02  is  effective  prospectively  for  the  Company  for  fiscal  years,  and 
interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company does not expect the 
adoption of the amended guidance to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.  

3.  Marketable securities 

Investments in available#for#sale securities at December 31, 2012 were: 

Certificates of deposit 
Total Marketable securities 

 Cost 
$4,422   
$ 4,422  

Market value 
$ 4,411  
$ 4,411  

Unrealized (loss) 
$   (11) 
$   (11) 

The cost and market value of our investments at December 31, 2012 by contractual maturity were: 

Cost 

Estimated  
Fair Value 

Due in one year or less 

$4,422 

  $4,411 

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
  (Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

Investments in certificates of deposit are in brokered certificates of deposit at numerous banking institutions 
in the United States of America to take advantage of the FDIC insurance limits. 

Investments in available#for#sale securities at December 31, 2011 were: 
Market value 
$ 5,375  
$ 5,375  

 Certificates of deposit   
Total Marketable securities 

Cost 
$    5,394 
$    5,394 

Unrealized (loss) 
$   (19) 
$   (19) 

The cost and market value of our investments at December 31, 2011 by contractual maturity were: 

Due in one year or less 

4.  Fair Value Measurements  

Cost 
$5,394 

Estimated  
Fair Value 
  $5,375 

The  Company  accounts for  the fair  value  measurements in accordance  with  FASB  ASC  Topic  820  “Fair 
Value  Measurement  and  Disclosure”,  which  establishes  a  framework  for  measuring  fair  value  under 
generally  accepted  accounting  principles  and  expands  disclosures  about  fair  value  measurements.  The 
Company uses the following methods for determining fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820. 
For assets and liabilities that are measured using quoted prices in active markets for the identical asset or 
liability, the total fair value is the published market price per unit multiplied by the number of units held 
without  consideration  of  transaction  costs  (Level  1).  Assets  and  liabilities  that  are  measured  using 
significant  other  observable  inputs  are  valued  by  reference  to  similar  assets  or  liabilities,  such  as  quoted 
prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are 
observable  or  can  be  corroborated  by  observable  market  data  (Level  2).  For  all  remaining  assets  and 
liabilities for which there are no significant observable inputs, fair value is derived using an assessment of 
various discount rates, default risk, credit quality and the overall capital market liquidity (Level 3).  

The following table summarizes the basis used to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value 
on a recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheet: 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012 Using 
Significant 
Other 
Observable 
Inputs 
(Level 2) 

Quoted Prices 
in Active 
Markets for 
Identical Items 
(Level 1) 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3) 

Balance at 
December 31, 
2012 

$ 

4,411

          # 

$ 

4,411 

# 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011 Using 
Significant 
Other 
Observable 
Inputs 
(Level 2) 

Quoted Prices 
in Active 
Markets for 
Identical Items 
(Level 1) 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3) 

Balance at 
December 31, 
2011 

$ 

5,375

# 

$ 

5,375 

# 

Description 

Certificates of deposit 

Description 

Certificates of deposit 

Certificates of deposit # The fair value of certificates of deposit is estimated using third#party quotations for 
similar assets. These deposits are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.  

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

5. Balance Sheet Detail 

Equipment and leasehold improvements consist of the following as of December 31: 

Equipment 
Leasehold improvements 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 

2012 

2011 

 $ 

$  

2,913    $ 
561 
3,474 
(3,099) 

375    $ 

2,696 
560 
3,256 
(2,798) 
458 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following as of December 31: 

Trade accounts payable 
Accrued expenses 

2012 

2011 

$        55,734 $        42,417 
3,379 
$        59,265 $        45,796 

3,531

Accumulated other comprehensive income consists of the following as of December 31: 

Foreign currency translation adjustments 
Unrealized loss on marketable securities 

6.  Income Taxes 

2012 

2011 

$        428
(11)

$        348 
(19) 
$           417 $           329 

Deferred tax attributes resulting from differences between financial and accounting amounts and tax basis 
of assets and liabilities at December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows: 

Current assets 
Accruals and reserves  
Net current deferred tax assets 

 Non+current assets  
Accruals and reserves 

Depreciation 
 Net non+current deferred tax assets 
Total deferred tax assets 

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2012 

2011 

$     280 
$     280 

$     329 
$     329 

2012 

2011 

    $    224 

    $    224 

12 
 $     236 
       $    516 

27 
 $     251 
       $    580 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

The provision for income taxes is as follows: 

Year ended December 31, 
2011 

2010 

2012 

Current: 
Federal 
State 
Foreign 

Deferred: 
Federal 
State 

   Effective Tax Rate 

  $  2,799 
536 
201 
3,536 

  $  2,452 
460 
264 
3,176 

  $  1,800 
546 
170 
2,516 

54 
10 
64 
3,600 
  39.6% 

$   

172 
100 
272 
3,448 
  38.4% 

$   

211 
62 
273 
2,789 
  38.7% 

$   

The effective tax rate for year ended December 31, 2010 was impacted by a benefit of $78 thousand related 
to the reversal of the Company’s liability related to uncertain tax positions.  

The  reasons for the  difference  between total  tax expense and the  amount computed by  applying  the  U.S. 
statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes are as follows: 

Year ended December 31, 
2011 

2010 

2012 

Statutory rate applied to pretax income 
State income taxes, net of  
 federal income tax benefit 
Foreign income taxes under U.S.  
statutory rate 
Other items 

$        3,090 

$        3,056 

$        2,456 

334 

(21) 
197 

325 

(4) 
71 

399 

(5) 
(61) 

Income tax expense  

$        3,600 

$        3,448 

$        2,789 

The Company receives a tax deduction from the gains realized by employees on the exercise of certain non#
qualified  stock  options  for  which  the  tax  effect  of  the  difference  between  the  book  and  tax  deduction  is 
recognized as a component of stockholders’ equity. 

The  Company  accounts  for  uncertainties  in  accordance  with  FASB  ASC  740  “Income  Taxes”.  This 
standard  clarified  the  accounting  for  uncertainties  in  income  taxes.  The  standard  prescribes  criteria  for 
recognition  and  measurement  of  tax  positions.  It  also  provides  guidance  on  derecognition,  classification, 
interest and penalties, and disclosures related to income taxes associated with uncertain tax positions. 

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

The Company has analyzed filing positions in all of the federal and state jurisdictions where it is required to 
file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. The Company has identified its 
federal consolidated tax return and its state tax return in New Jersey and its Canadian tax return as major 
tax jurisdictions. The only periods subject to examination for the Company’s federal return are the 2009, 
2010  and  2011 tax  years.   The  current  periods subject to  examination for the  Company’s  state returns in 
New Jersey are years 2009, 2010 and 2011. The current periods subject to examination for the Company’s 
Canadian tax returns are the years 2009 through 2011. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and 
penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense when assessed. No liability was recorded 
for interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2012 and 2011.  

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:  

Balance at January 1, 2010 
Decrease based on tax positions related to prior years 
Net Unrecognized Tax Benefit at December 31, 2010 

Federal, State 
and Foreign Tax 
$           78 
(78) 
$             0 

The most recent IRS examination was of the Company’s 2006#2007 tax returns which were completed by 
the  Internal  Revenue  Service  (“IRS”)  as  of  March  1,  2010,  with  no  adjustments  proposed  by  the  IRS. 
Management believes that all uncertain tax positions related to those years were resolved at that time. 

For financial reporting purposes, income before income taxes includes the following components: 

Year ended December 31 
2011 

2012 

2010 

United States   
Canada 

$8,451 
638 
$9,089 

$8,229 
758 
$8,987 

$6,696 
514 
$7,210 

7.  Stockholders’ Equity and Stock Based Compensation 

On  April 21,  1995,  the  Board  of  Directors  adopted  the  Company’s  1995  Employee  Stock  Plan  (“1995 
Plan”).  The 1995 Plan, as amended on May 7, 1998, provides for the grant of options to purchase up to 
1,137,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to officers, directors, employees and consultants of the 
Company.  The 1995 Plan requires that each option shall expire on the date specified by the Compensation 
Committee,  but  not  more  than  ten  years  from  its  date  of  grant  in  the  case  of  Incentive  Stock  Options 
(“ISO’s”) and Non#Qualified Options.  Options granted under the plan are exercisable at an exercise price 
equal to but not less than the fair market value of the Common Stock on the grant date. ISO’s shall either be 
fully  exercisable  on  the  date  of  grant  or  shall  become  exercisable  thereafter  in  such  installments  as  the 
committee may specify.  

On  April 21,  1995,  the  Board  of  Directors  adopted  the  Company’s  1995  Non#Employee  Director  Plan 
(“1995  Director  Plan”).    The  1995  Director  Plan,  as amended  on  May  7,  1998,  provides  for  the  grant  of 
options to purchase up to 187,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to persons who are members of 
the Company’s Board of Directors and not employees or officers of the Company.  The 1995 Director Plan 
requires that options granted thereunder will expire ten years from the date of grant.  Each option granted 
under the 1995 Director Plan becomes exercisable over a five year period, and vests in an installment of 
20%  of  the  total  option  grant  upon  the  expiration  of  one  year  from  the  date  of  the  option  grant,  and 
thereafter vests in equal quarterly installments of 5%. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts)  

In February 2002, the Board of Directors approved a plan permitting all option holders under the 1995 Plan 
and  1995  Director  Plan  to  surrender  all  or  any  portion  of  their  options  on  or  before  March  1,  2002.  By 
March 1, 2002, a total of 303,550 options to purchase the Company’s Common Stock under the 1995 Plan 
and 1995 Director Plan were surrendered. All of the options surrendered were exercisable in excess of the 
market price of the underlying Common Stock as of the dates of surrender. 

At the annual stockholder’s meeting held on June 14, 2006, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2006 
Stock#Based Compensation Plan (the “2006 Plan”). The 2006 Plan authorizes the grant of Stock Options, 
Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock, Stock Bonuses, and other equity#
based awards. The number of shares of Common Stock initially available under the 2006 Plan is 800,000.  
As  of  December  31,  2012,  the  number  of  shares  of  common  stock  available  for  future  award  grants  to 
employees and directors under this plan is 33,775. 

At the annual stockholder’s meeting held on June 6, 2012, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2012 
Stock#Based Compensation Plan (the “2012 Plan”). The 2012 Plan authorizes the grant of Stock Options, 
Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock, Stock Bonuses and other equity#
based awards. The total number of shares of Common Stock initially available for award under the 2012 
Plan was 600,000.  As of December 31, 2012, the number of shares of Common stock available for future 
award grants to employees and directors under the 2012 Plan is 600,000. 

In August of 2006, the Company granted a total of 315,000 shares of Restricted Stock to officers, directors 
and employees. Included in this grant were 200,000 Restricted Shares granted to the Company’s CEO in 
accordance with his employment agreement. These 200,000 Restricted Shares vest over 40 equal quarterly 
installments. The remaining grants of Restricted Stock vest over 20 equal quarterly installments. 

During 2007, the Company  granted a total of 30,000 shares of Restricted Stock to officers, directors and 
employees.  These  shares  of  Restricted  Stock  vest  over  20  equal  quarterly  installments.  A  total  of  12,500 
shares  of  restricted  common  stock  were  forfeited  as  a  result  of  employees  and  officers  terminating 
employment with the Company. 

During 2008, the Company  granted a total of 57,500 shares of Restricted Stock to officers, directors and 
employees.  These  shares  of  Restricted  Stock  vest  over  20  equal  quarterly  installments.  A  total  of  3,500 
shares of Restricted Stock were forfeited as a result of employees and officers terminating employment with 
the Company. 

During 2009, the Company granted a total of 140,000 shares of Restricted Stock to officers and employees. 
These shares of Restricted Stock vest over 20 equal quarterly installments. 

During 2010, the Company granted a total of 150,500 shares of Restricted Stock to officers and employees. 
These  shares  of  Restricted  Stock  vest  over  20  equal  quarterly  installments.  A  total  of  5,875  shares  of 
Restricted  Stock  were  forfeited  as  a  result  of  employees  and  officers  terminating  employment  with  the 
Company. 

During 2011, the Company granted a total of 15,000 shares of Restricted Stock to employees. These shares 
of  Restricted  Stock  vest over  20 equal  quarterly  installments.  A total  of  8,375 shares of  Restricted  Stock 
were forfeited as a result of employees terminating employment with the Company. 

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts)  

During 2012, the Company granted a total of 92,000 shares of Restricted Stock to officers, directors, and 
employees.  These  shares  of  Restricted  Stock  vest  over  20  equal  quarterly  installments.  A  total  of  3,525 
shares  of  Restricted  Stock  were  forfeited  as  a  result  of  employees  terminating  employment  with  the 
Company. 

Changes during 2010, 2011 and 2012 in options outstanding under the Company’s combined plans (i.e. the 
2012 Plan, the 2006 Plan, the 1995 Non#Employee Director Plan and the 1995 Stock Plan) were as follows: 

Outstanding at January 1, 2010 

Granted in 2010 
Canceled in 2010 
Exercised in 2010 

Outstanding at December 31, 2010 

Granted in 2011 
Canceled in 2011 
Exercised in 2011 

Outstanding at December 31, 2011 

Granted in 2012 
Canceled in 2012 
Exercised in 2012 

Outstanding at December 31, 2012 
Exercisable at December 31, 2012 

Number 
of 
Options 
392,890 
# 
# 
# 
392,890 
# 
# 
18,750 
374,140 
# 
# 
63,500 
310,640 
310,640 

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise 
Price  
8.12 

       # 
  # 
    # 

8.12 
           # 
           #           
       3.85 
8.33 
           # 
           #           
       6.78 
8.65 
$8.65 

The options exercisable at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were 310,640 and 374,140, respectively. 

The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and options exercisable as of December 31, 2012 was 
$0.9  million.  The  intrinsic  value  is  calculated  as  the  difference  between  the  market  value  as  of 
December 31, 2012 and the exercise price of the shares. The market value as of December 31, 2012 was 
$11.09 as reported by The NASDAQ Global Market.  

Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2012 are summarized as follows: 

Range of Exercise 
Prices 

$2.00 – $2.99 
3.00 – 6.99 
7.00 – 9.99 
10.00–12.99 

Outstanding 
Options as of 
December 31, 
2012 

Weighted 
Average 
Remaining 
Contractual 
Life 

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise 
Price 

Options 
Exercisable 
as of 
December 31, 
2012 

5,000 
10,000 
240,000 
55,640 
310,640 

0.0 
0.0 
1.4 
2.3 
1.5 

$2.13 
3.50 
8.03 
12.85 
$8.65 

5,000 
10,000 
240,000 
55,640 
310,640 

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise 
Price 

$2.13 
3.50 
8.03 
12.85 
$8.65 

Under the various plans, options that are cancelled can be reissued. At December 31, 2012 no options were 
reserved for future issuance.  

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts)  

A summary of nonvested shares of Restricted Stock awards outstanding under the Company’s 2006 Plan 
and 2012 Plan as of December 31, 2012 and changes during the year then ended is as follows: 

Nonvested shares at January 1, 2010 

Granted in 2010 
Vested in 2010 
Forfeited in 2010 

Nonvested shares at December 31, 2010 

Granted in 2011 
Vested in 2011 
Forfeited in 2011 

Nonvested shares at December 31, 2011 

Granted in 2012 
Vested in 2012 
Forfeited in 2012 

Nonvested shares at December 31, 2012 

Weighted 
Average Grant 
Date  
Fair Value   
$11.03 
8.57 
10.49 
9.21 
$10.18 
14.35 
10.28 
8.45 
$10.44 
12.32 
10.10 
11.79 
$11.24 

Shares 

327,250 
150,500 
(113,225) 
(5,875) 
358,650 
15,000 
(103,000) 
(8,375) 
262,275 
92,000 
(99,600) 
(3,525) 
251,150 

As of December 31, 2012, there was approximately $2.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost 
related  to  nonvested  share#based  compensation  arrangements.  The  unrecognized  compensation  cost  is 
expected to be recognized over a weighted#average period of 3.4 years. 

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, we recognized share#based compensation cost of 
approximately  $1.1  million,  $1.1  million  and  $1.2  million,  respectively,  which  is  included  in  selling, 
general and administrative expenses.  The Company does not capitalize any share#based compensation cost. 

8.  Defined Contribution Plan 

The  Company  maintains  a  defined  contribution  plan  covering  substantially  all  domestic  employees. 
Participating  employees  may  make  contributions  to  the  plan,  through  payroll  deductions.  Matching 
contributions  are  made  by  the  Company  equal  to  50%  of  the  employee’s  contribution  to  the  extent  such 
employee  contribution  did  not  exceed  6%  of  their  compensation.    During  the  years  ended  December 31, 
2012,  2011  and  2010,  the  Company  expensed  approximately  $166  thousand,  $147  thousand  and  $131 
thousand, respectively, related to this plan. 

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts)  

9.  Commitments and Contingencies 

Leases 

Operating  leases  primarily  relate  to  the  lease  of  the  space  used  for  our  operations  in  Shrewsbury,  New 
Jersey,  Mississauga,  Canada  and  Almere,  Netherlands.  Future  minimum  rental  commitments  under  non#
cancellable operating leases are as follows:  

2013 
2014 
2015 
2016 
2017  

 $  255
237
225
19
#
$ 736

Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was approximately $229 thousand, 
$332 thousand and $387 thousand, respectively. 

Employment Agreements 

In the event that Simon Nynens, President and Chief Executive officer, employment is terminated without 
cause or by the rendering of a non#renewal notification, he is entitled to receive severance payments equal 
to twelve months salary, immediate vesting of all outstanding equity awards, and to purchase the car used 
by him at the “buy#out” price of any lease or fair market value, as applicable. Additionally, in the event that 
a  change  of  control  of  the  Company  occurs  (as  described  in  the  employment  agreement),  Mr.  Nynens’ 
outstanding  equity  awards become  immediately  vested  and  he  is  entitled to receive  a  lump#sum  payment 
equal to 2.9 times his then annual salary and actual incentive bonus earned in the year prior to such change 
in control. 

The  Company  has  entered  into  letter  agreements  with  its  Vice  President  of  Operations,  Chief  Financial 
Officer,  and  Vice  President  of  Accounting  and  Reporting,  under  which  each  are  entitled  to  severance 
payments  for  six  months  at  the  then  applicable  annual  base  salary  if  the  Company  terminates  their 
respective employment for any reason other than for cause.  

Other 

As of December 31, 2012, the Company is not committed by lines of credit, standby letters of credit, has no 
standby  repurchase  obligations  or  other  commercial  commitments.  Other  than  employment  arrangements 
and other management compensation arrangements, the Company is not engaged in any transactions with 
related parties. (See Note 12 Subsequent Events)  

10. Industry, Segment and Geographic Information 

The Company resells computer software and hardware developed by others and provides technical services 
directly to customers in the United States and Canada. We also operate a sales branch in Europe to serve 
our customers in this region of the world.  

Geographic revenue and identifiable assets related to operations as of and for the years ended December 31, 
2012, 2011 and 2010 were as follows. Revenue is allocated to a geographic area based on the location of  

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts)  

the sale, which is generally the customer’s country of domicile.  No one country other than the United Sates 
represents more than 10% of net sales for 2012, 2011 or 2010. 

Net sales to Unaffiliated Customers: 
United States 
 Canada 
 Other  
Total 

Identifiable Assets by Geographic Areas at December 31, 

United States   
Canada 

Total 

2012 

2011 

2010 

$ 251,991  $ 209,946  $ 174,180 
    15,048 
    22,245      18,672 
    22,821      21,551 
    17,502 
  $297,057   $250,169    $206,730 

       2012 
$  85,503 
5,942 

2011 
$  69,309 
5,552 

2010 
$  64,237 
4,446 

  $91,445 

  $74,861 

  $68,683 

 FASB ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” requires that public companies report profits and losses and 
certain  other  information  on  their  “reportable  operating  segments”  in  their  annual  and  interim  financial 
statements. The internal organization used by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) to 
assess  performance  and  allocate  resources  determines  the  basis  for  reportable  operating  segments.  The 
Company’s CODM is the Chief Executive Officer. 

The Company is organized into two reportable operating segments.  The “Lifeboat Distribution” segment 
distributes technical software to corporate resellers, value added resellers (VARs), consultants and systems 
integrators primarily in the United States and Canada.  The “TechXtend” segment is a value#added reseller 
of software, hardware and services for corporations, government organizations and academic institutions in 
the United States and Canada. 

As permitted by FASB ASC Topic 280, the Company has utilized the aggregation criteria in combining its 
operations in Canada with the domestic segments as they provide the same products and services to similar 
clients and are considered together when the CODM decides how to allocate resources. 

Segment  income  is  based  on  segment  revenue  less  the  respective  segment’s  cost  of  revenues  as  well  as 
segment direct costs (including such items as payroll costs and payroll related costs, such as profit sharing, 
incentive  awards  and  insurance)  and  excluding  general  and  administrative  expenses  not  attributed  to  a 
business unit. The Company only identifies accounts receivable and inventory by segment as shown below 
as  “Selected  Assets”  by  segment;  it  does  not  allocate  its  other  assets,  including  capital  expenditures  by 
segment.  

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts)  

Revenue: 
Lifeboat Distribution 
TechXtend 

Gross Profit: 
Lifeboat Distribution 
TechXtend 

Direct Costs: 
Lifeboat Distribution 
TechXtend 

Segment Income Before Taxes: 
Lifeboat Distribution 
TechXtend 
    Segment Income  Before Taxes 

General and administrative   
Interest income 
Foreign currency translation gains  
Income before taxes 

Selected Assets By Segment: 
Lifeboat Distribution 
TechXtend 
Segment Select Assets   
Corporate Assets 
Total Assets    

2010 
$149,151 
57,579 
206,730 

$13,703 
6,307 
20,010 

$3,934 
2,932 
6,866 

$9,769 
3,375 
13,144 

6,341 
405 
2 
$7,210 

Year ended 
December 31, 
2011 

2012 

$217,342  $192,720 
57,449 
   79,715 
250,169 
297,057 

$15,818 
8,074 
23,892 

$16,804 
6,437 
23,241 

$4,512 
3,567 
8,079 

$4,715 
3,058 
7,773 

$11,306 
4,507 
15,813 

$12,089 
3,379 
15,468 

7,298 
557 
17 
$9,089 

6,850 
368 
1 
$8,987 

$30,258 
44,698 
74,956 
16,489 
$91,445 

$29,314 
27,881 
57,195 
17,666 
$74,861 

 The Company had three customers that accounted for more than 10% of total sales for 2012. For the year 
ended  December  31,  2012,  Software  House  International,  CDW  Corporation,  and  Insight  accounted  for 
13.4%,  12.4%  and  11.1%,  respectively,  of  consolidated  net  sales  and,  as  of  December  31,  2012,  12.0%, 
9.6%,  and  8.3%,  respectively,  of  total  net  accounts  receivable.  For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2011, 
CDW  Corporation,  Insight  and  Software  House  International  accounted  for  14.0%,  11.0%  and  10.5%, 
respectively.  For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2010,  CDW  Corporation  accounted  for  15.8%  of 
consolidated net sales.  Our top five customers accounted for 44%, 42%, and 44% of consolidated net sales 
in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

11. Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) 
The following table presents summarized quarterly results for 2012: 

  First 

Second 

Third 

Fourth 

Net sales 
Gross profit 
Net income 

$66,907 
5,567 
1,029    

$69,169 
5,590 
1,304 

$75,534 
5,698 
1,352 

$85,447 
7,037 
1,804 

Basic net income per 
common share 
Diluted net income 
per common share 

$0.23 

$0.29 

$0.30 

$0.40 

$0.22 

$0.28 

$0.29 

$0.39 

The following table presents summarized quarterly results for 2011: 

  First 

Second 

Third 

Fourth 

Net sales 
Gross profit 
Net income  

$51,549 
4,825 

843    

$60,661 
5,601 
1,228 

$63,741 
5,757 
1,494 

$74,218 
7,058 
1,974 

Basic net income per 
common share 
Diluted net income 
per common share 

12. Subsequent Events 

$0.19 

$0.28 

$0.34 

$0.45 

$0.18 

$0.26 

$0.33 

$0.43 

On  January  4,  2013,  Wayside  Technology  Group,  Inc.  (“Wayside”),  and  certain  of  its  wholly#owned 
subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), entered into a $10,000,000 revolving credit facility (the “Credit 
Facility”)  with  Citibank,  N.A.  (“Citibank”)  pursuant  to  a  Business  Loan  Agreement  (the  “Loan 
Agreement”),  Promissory  Note  (the  “Note”),  Commercial  Security  Agreements  (the  “Security 
Agreements”) and Commercial Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”).  The Credit Facility, which 
will  be  used  for  business  and  working  capital  purposes,  including  financing  of  larger  extended  payment 
terms sales transactions which are becoming a more significant portion of the Company’s net sales, matures 
on  January  4,  2016,  at  which  time  the  Company  must  pay  this  loan  in  one  payment  of  any  outstanding 
principal plus all accrued unpaid interest. In addition, the Company will pay regular monthly payments of 
all  accrued  unpaid  interest.    The  interest  rate  for  any  borrowings  under  the  Credit  Facility  is  subject  to 
change  from  time  to  time  based  on  the  changes  in  an  independent  index  which  is  the  LIBOR  Rate  (the 
“Index”).    If  the  Index  becomes  unavailable  during  the  term  of  this  loan,  Citibank  may  designate  a 
substitute index after notifying the Company.  Interest on the unpaid principal balance of the Note will be 
calculated  using  a  rate  of  1.500  percentage  points  over  the  Index.    The  Credit  Facility  is  secured  by  the 
assets of the Company. 

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

Among other affirmative covenants set forth in the Loan Agreement, the Company must maintain 
(i) a ratio of Total Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth (each as defined in the Loan Agreement) of not greater 
than 2.50 to 1.00, to be tested quarterly and (ii) a minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio (as defined in the 
Loan Agreement) of 2.00 to 1.00.  Additionally, the Loan Agreement contains negative covenants related 
to, among other items, prohibitions against the creation of certain liens, engaging in any business activities 
substantially different than those currently engaged in by the Company, and paying dividends on Wayside’s 
stock  other  than  (i)  dividends  payable  in  its  stock  and  (ii)  cash  dividends  in  amounts  and  frequency 
consistent with past practice, without first securing the written consent of Citibank. 

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Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Schedule II##Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 
(Amounts in thousands) 

Description 

Beginning  
Balance 

Charged to 
Cost and 
Expense 

Deductions 

Ending 
Balance 

Year ended December 31, 2010 

Allowances for accounts receivable 
Reserve for inventory obsolescence 

Year ended December 31, 2011 

Allowances for accounts receivable 
Reserve for inventory obsolescence 

Year ended December 31, 2012 

Allowances for accounts receivable 
Reserve for inventory obsolescence 

$1,097 
$20 

$1,473 
$18 

$1,513 
$35 

$480 
$# 

$161 
$31 

$272 
$24 

$104 
$2 

$121 
$14 

$199 
$32 

$1,473 
$18 

$1,513 
$35 

$1,586 
$27 

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Subsidiaries 

Exhibit 21.1 

Name 

Jurisdiction of Organization 

Lifeboat Distribution, Inc. 

Programmer’s Paradise, Inc. 

Wayside Technology Group (Canada), Inc. 

TechXtend, Inc. 

ISP International Software Partners, Inc. 

Delaware 

Delaware 

Canada 

Delaware 

Delaware 

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Exhibit 23.1 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

We  consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of Wayside Technology Group, Inc. (the 
“Company”)  on  Form  S#8  (No.  333#184573),  pertaining  to  the  Company’s  2012  Stock#  Based  Compensation  Plan, 
Form S#8 (No. 333#136211), pertaining to the Company’s 2006 Stock# Based Compensation Plan, and on Form S#8 
(333#72249)  pertaining  to  the  Company’s  1986  Stock  Option  Plan,  the  Company’s  1995  Stock  Plan  and  the 
Company’s  1995  Non#Employee  Director  Plan,  of  our  report  dated  February  15,  2013,  on  our  audits  of  the 
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and for each of 
the  years  in  the  three#year  period  ended  December  31,  2012,  which  report  was  included    in  the  Annual  Report    on 
Form 10K# filed on February 15, 2013. 

/s/ EisnerAmper LLP 

Edison, New Jersey 
February 15, 2013 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
c o r p o ra t e   i n f o r m a t i o n

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

COMMON STOCK

AND FORM 10-K

NASDAQ Global Market

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. Annual

Symbol: WSTG

SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING

June 5, 2013–10:00 AM ET

Morgens, Waterfall, Vintiadis 

& Company, Inc.

600 Fifth Avenue

27th Floor

New York, NY 10020

CORPORATE OFFICES

Wayside Technology Group, Inc.

1157 Shrewsbury Avenue

Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

Telephone: 732-389-0932

www.waysidetechnology.com

Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year

ended December 31, 2012 as filed with the

Securities and Exchange Commission is avail-

able to shareholders and interested parties

upon written request to:

Thomas J. Flaherty

Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Wayside Technology Group, Inc.

1157 Shrewsbury Avenue

Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

GENERAL COUNSEL

David Sorin, Esq.

SorinRand LLP

Two Tower Center Boulevard, 24th Floor

East Brunswick, NJ 08816

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

EisnerAmper LLP

2015 Lincoln Highway

Edison, NJ 08818

REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT

American Stock Transfer 

& Trust Company

40 Wall Street

New York, NY 10005

Simon F. Nynens

Chairman of the Board,

President, and 

Chief Executive Officer

Thomas J. Flaherty

Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Daniel T. Jamieson

Vice President & General 

Manager – Lifeboat Distribution

Shawn Giordano

Vice President of Sales 

TechXtend

Richard Bevis

Vice President – Marketing

Vito Legrottaglie

Vice President of Operations

and Information Systems

DIRECTORS

Simon F. Nynens
Chairman of the Board

Allan Weingarten (1)(3)

F. Duffield Meyercord (1)(2)

Edwin Morgens (2)

William H. Willett (1)

Mark T. Boyer (3)

Mike Faith (3)

(1) Member of Audit Committee
(2) Member of Compensation Committee
(3) Nominating and Corporate Governance

Committee