UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016

 

¨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: 001-34785

 

VRINGO, INC.FORM Holdings Corp.

(formerly Vringo, Inc.)

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware 20-4988129

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

   
780 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(212) 309-7549

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YesxNo¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YesxNo¨

 

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

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes¨Nox

 

As of November 9, 2015, 112,720,838August 15, 2016, 15,762,072 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.outstanding, including 750,574 shares sold in private placement completed on August 8, 2016, but not yet allocated to investors.

 

 

 

 

VRINGO, INC.FORM Holdings Corp.

 

Table of Contents

 

   Page
    
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 3
    
Item 1.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 3
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 24
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 3734
Item 4.Controls and Procedures 3734
    
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 3835
    
Item 1.Legal Proceedings 3835
Item 1A.Risk Factors 4335
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 5237
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities 5237
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures 5237
Item 5.Other Information 5237
Item 6.Exhibits 5338

 

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Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Vringo, Inc.

FORM Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

  September 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
  December 31,
2014
 
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $14,402  $16,023 
Deposits with courts  1,970   2,067 
Other current assets  976   510 
Total current assets  17,348   18,600 
         
Intangible assets, net  15,189   17,625 
Other assets  1,093   1,210 
Total assets $33,630  $37,435 
         
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $9,943  $4,732 
Senior secured convertible notes, net  4,086    
Conversion feature  75    
Total current liabilities  14,104   4,732 
         
Long-term liabilities        
Derivative warrant liabilities  1,475   174 
Other liabilities  1,349   1,349 
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)        
         
Stockholders’ equity        
Series A Convertible Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding      
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 110,627,065 and 93,404,895 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively  1,106   934 
Additional paid-in capital  228,657   215,951 
Accumulated deficit  (213,061)  (185,705)
         
Total stockholders’ equity  16,702   31,180 
         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $33,630  $37,435 

  June 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
  December 31,
2015
(see Note 2)
 
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $27,449  $24,951 
Deposits with courts     1,930 
Accounts receivable, net  530   246 
Inventory  260   379 
Other current assets  134   698 
Total current assets  28,373   28,204 
         
Intangible assets, net  3,426   16,476 
Goodwill  4,863   4,863 
Other assets  1,085   916 
Total assets $37,747  $50,459 
         
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities $6,327  $5,855 
Deferred revenue  439   175 
Senior secured notes  800   3,111 
Total current liabilities  7,566   9,141 
         
Long-term liabilities        
Derivative warrant liabilities  329   416 
Other liabilities  140   386 
Total liabilities  8,035   9,943 
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 12)        
         
Stockholders’ equity        
Series A Convertible Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 500,000 shares authorized; 6,968 issued and none outstanding      
Series B Convertible Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 1,666,667 shares issued and none outstanding      
Series C Junior Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 300,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding      
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 150,000,000 shares authorized; 15,011,498 and 13,220,050 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively  150   132 
Additional paid-in capital  241,186   237,246 
Accumulated deficit  (211,624)  (196,862)
Total stockholders’ equity  29,712   40,516 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $37,747  $50,459 

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Vringo, Inc.FORM Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
 
  2015  2014  2015  2014 
Revenue $  $150  $150  $1,200 
                 
Costs and Expenses*                
Operating legal costs  6,776   8,865   15,341   19,722 
Amortization and impairment of intangibles  819   2,333   2,436   4,258 
General and administrative  2,095   4,148   7,391   12,594 
Total operating expenses  9,690   15,346   25,168   36,574 
Operating loss from continuing operations  (9,690)  (15,196)  (25,018)  (35,374)
Non-operating income (expense), net  (145)  35   (322)  57 
Gain on revaluation of warrants and conversion feature  716   2,785   1,411   2,057 
Interest expense  (1,708)     (2,173)   
Extinguishment of debt  (1,044)     (1,254)   
Issuance of warrants           (65)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes  (11,871)  (12,376)  (27,356)  (33,325)
Income tax expense            
Loss from continuing operations  (11,871)  (12,376)  (27,356)  (33,325)
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes*           (209)
Income tax expense            
Loss from discontinued operations           (209)
Net loss $(11,871) $(12,376) $(27,356) $(33,534)
Loss per share:                
Basic                
Loss per share from continuing operations $(0.12) $(0.13) $(0.28) $(0.38)
Loss per share from discontinued operations  (0.00)  (0.00)  (0.00)  (0.00)
Total net loss per share $(0.12) $(0.13) $(0.28) $(0.38)
Diluted                
Loss per share from continuing operations $(0.12) $(0.16) $(0.28) $(0.40)
Loss per share from discontinued operations  (0.00)  (0.00)  (0.00)  (0.00)
Total net loss per share $(0.12) $(0.16) $(0.28) $(0.40)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period:                
Basic  102,466,238   92,624,983   96,887,444   88,463,526 
Diluted  102,466,238   92,645,299   96,887,444   89,514,852 
* Includes stock-based compensation expense, as follows:                
Operating legal costs $130  $307  $631  $1,035 
General and administrative  936   2,438   3,560   7,377 
Discontinued operations           151 
  $1,066  $2,745  $4,191  $8,563 

  Three months ended June 30,  Six months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  2016  2015 
Revenue                
Licensing revenue $8,912  $  $9,675  $150 
Product revenue  2,450      3,731    
Total revenue  11,362      13,406   150 
                 
Costs and expenses*                
Cost of goods sold  2,179      3,306    
Operating legal costs  4,243   5,464   4,963   8,565 
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets  12,350   813   13,201   1,617 
General and administrative  3,305   2,298   6,257   5,296 
Total operating expenses  22,077   8,575   27,727   15,478 
Operating loss  (10,715)  (8,575)  (14,321)  (15,328)
Gain on revaluation of warrants and conversion feature  99   695   369   695 
Interest expense  (272)  (465)  (748)  (465)
Extinguishment of debt     (210)  (210)  (210)
Non-operating income (expense), net  81   46   148   (177)
Net loss $(10,807) $(8,509) $(14,762) $(15,485)
Loss per share:                
Basic net loss per share $(0.72) $(0.90) $(1.01) $(1.65)
Diluted net loss per share $(0.72) $(0.90) $(1.01) $(1.65)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period:                
Basic  14,993,686   9,469,162   14,576,183   9,405,181 
Diluted  14,993,686   9,469,162   14,576,183   9,405,181 
                 
* Includes stock-based compensation expense, as follows:                
Operating legal costs $64  $183  $132  $501 
General and administrative  435   1,070   830   2,624 
  $499  $1,253  $962  $3,125 

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Vringo, Inc.FORM Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

  Common
stock
  Additional
paid-in capital
  Accumulated
deficit
  Total 
Balance as of December 31, 2014 $934  $215,951  $(185,705) $31,180 
Vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”)  3   (3)      
Reclassification of derivative Reload Warrants and Series 1 Warrants to equity warrants     175      175 
Issuance of common stock for repayment of debt and interest  169   8,343      8,512 
Stock-based compensation     4,191      4,191 
Net loss for the period        (27,356)  (27,356)
Balance as of September 30, 2015 $1,106  $228,657  $(213,061) $16,702 
  Common
stock
  Additional
paid-in capital
  Accumulated
deficit
  Total 
Balance as of December 31, 2015 $132  $237,246  $(196,862) $40,516 
Issuance of common stock for repayment of convertible debt and related interest  18   2,978      2,996 
Stock-based compensation     962      962 
Net loss for the period        (14,762)  (14,762)
Balance as of June 30, 2016 $150  $241,186  $(211,624) $29,712 

 

  Common
stock
  Additional
paid-in capital
  Accumulated
deficit
  Total 
Balance as of December 31, 2013 $845  $189,465  $(76,028) $114,282 
Exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs  18   2,142      2,160 
Issuance of warrants     65      65 
Exercise of warrants  64   12,935      12,999 
Issuance of common stock for services  4   380      384 
Stock-based compensation     8,563      8,563 
Net loss for the period        (33,534)  (33,534)
Balance as of September 30, 2014 $931  $213,550  $(109,562) $104,919 

  Common
stock
  Additional
paid-in capital
  Accumulated
deficit
  Total 
Balance as of December 31, 2014 $93  $216,792  $(185,705) $31,180 
Reclassification of derivative Reload Warrants and Series 1 Warrants to equity warrants     175      175 
Issuance of common stock  3   1,398       1,401 
Stock-based compensation     3,125      3,125 
Net loss for the period        (15,485)  (15,485)
Balance as of June 30, 2015 $96  $221,490  $(201,190) $20,396 

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Vringo, Inc.FORM Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014 
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net loss $(27,356) $(33,534)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Items not affecting cash flows        
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles  2,657   4,495 
Amortization of debt discount  1,725    
Amortization of deferred issuance costs  114    
Stock-based compensation  4,191   8,563 
Issuance of warrants     65 
Extinguishment of debt  1,254    
Interest payments  155    
Change in fair value of warrants and conversion feature  (1,411)  (2,057)
Exchange rate loss (gain)  361   (3)
Changes in current assets and liabilities        
Increase in other current assets  (466)  (442)
Increase in payables and accruals  5,223   2,698 
Net cash used in operating activities  (13,553)  (20,215)
Cash flows from investing activities        
Acquisition of property and equipment     (246)
Increase in deposits  (272)  (2,304)
Net cash used in investing activities  (272)  (2,550)
Cash flows from financing activities        
Exercise of stock options     2,160 
Exercise of warrants     11,292 
Net proceeds from senior secured convertible notes and warrants  12,425    
Debt issuance costs  (218)   
Net cash provided by financing activities  12,207   13,452 
         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  (3)  17 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (1,621)  (9,296)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  16,023   33,586 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $14,402  $24,290 
         
Non-cash investing and financing transactions        
Non-cash acquisition of cost method investment     787 
Conversion of derivative warrants into common stock     1,707 
Issuance of common stock to repay $7,103 of debt and interest  8,512    
Change in classification of derivative warrants to equity warrants  175    
Debt discount  2,961    
  Six months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015 
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net loss $(14,762) $(15,485)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:        
Items not affecting cash flows        
Depreciation and amortization  1,264   1,838 
Impairment of intangible assets  11,937    
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs  660   310 
Stock-based compensation  962   3,125 
Amendment to warrants as part of debt modification  (281)   
Extinguishment of debt  356   210 
Change in fair value of warrants and conversion feature  (87)  (695)
Exchange rate loss (gain)  (71)  187 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities        
Increase in accounts receivable  (284)   
Decrease in inventory  119    
Decrease in other current assets and other assets  395   429 
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities  472   2,546 
Increase in deferred revenue  264    
Decrease in other liabilities  (246)  (178)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  698   (7,713)
Cash flows from investing activities        
Acquisition of property, equipment and technology  (151)   
Decrease (increase) in deposits  2,001   (287)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  1,850   (287)
Cash flows from financing activities        
Net proceeds from senior secured notes and warrants     12,425 
Debt issuance costs  (50)  (218)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (50)  12,207 
         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     (3)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents  2,498   4,204 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  24,951   16,023 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $27,449   20,227 
         
Cash paid during the period for        
Interest $40  $ 
         
Non-cash investing and financing transactions        
Change in classification of derivative warrants to equity warrants     175 
Issuance of common stock to repay debt and interest  2,996   1,401 
Debt discount     2,961 

   

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Vringo, Inc.

FORM Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except for share and per share data)

 

Note 1. General

 

Overview

 

On May 6, 2016, Vringo, Inc., together with changed its consolidated subsidiariesname to FORM Holdings Corp. (“Vringo”FORM” or the “Company”), and concurrently announced its repositioning as a holding company of small and middle market growth companies. The Company’s focus is engagedon acquiring and building companies that would benefit from:

additional capital
exposure to visibility from the public markets
talent recruiting
rebranding and
implementation of best practices.

The Company’s management team is committed to execute on its strategy. The Company is industry agnostic, but limits the scope of its pipeline by looking only at companies with a clear path to grow in excess of $100,000 in revenue.

The Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which was previously listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the trading symbol “VRNG,” has been listed under the trading symbol “FH” since May 9, 2016.

The Company currently has three operating segments:

Group Mobile
FLI Charge
Intellectual property

Group Mobile is a growing premier supplier of innovative and full-service mobile technology solutions, including rugged computers, tablets, mobile devices, accessories, a full suite of professional services and other related products geared toward emergency first responders, municipalities and corporations. In addition, Group Mobile specializes in high-quality customer service and support for those products.

FLI Charge owns a patented conductive wireless charging technology and focuses on the development and commercialization of its technology through the direct-to-consumer sale of enablements, as well as partnerships and licensing agreements in various industries. FLI Charge is currently working with partners that are interested in implementing FLI Charge technology for smart furniture, Original Equipment Manufacturers, or “OEM,” and after-market automobiles and vaporizers. FLI Charge’s business model is based on licensing its technology in exchange for recurring licensing revenue as well as manufacturing and commercializing its own conductive charging pads and associated cases for phones, tablets and laptops.

The intellectual property operating segment is focused on the innovation, development and monetization of intellectual property worldwide.property. The Company's intellectual propertyCompany’s portfolio consists of over 600 patents and patent applications covering telecom infrastructure, internet search, ad-insertion and mobile technologies. The Company’s patents and patent applications have been developed internally or acquired from third parties.

 

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On October 15, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of International Development Group Limited, a Maryland corporation (“IDG”). Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), the Company acquired 100% of the capital stock of IDG, including two of IDG’s subsidiaries, fliCharge International Ltd. (“fliCharge”), in which IDG owns 70% of the capital stock and controls the operations, and the wholly-owned Group Mobile International Ltd. (“Group Mobile”). fliCharge owns patented conductive wire-free charging technology and is focused on innovation, sales, manufacturing and licensing core technology to large corporations in various industries. Group Mobile is a company with full service technical and customer support in rugged computers, mobile devices and accessories. The Company expanded their intellectual property and technology portfolio with this acquisition. See Note 12 for further detail on the acquisition of IDG.

 

Prior to December 31, 2013, the Company operated a global platform for the distribution of mobile social applications and the services that it developed.services. On February 18, 2014, the Company executed the sale ofsold its mobile social application business to InfoMedia Services Limited (“InfoMedia”), receiving an 8.25% ownership interest in InfoMedia as consideration.consideration and a seat on the board of directors of InfoMedia. As part of the transaction, the Company has the opportunity to license certain intellectual property assets and supportwork with InfoMedia to identify and protect new intellectual property.

 

Each of the Company’s operating segments are described below.

Group Mobile

Group Mobile is a growing and innovative full, end-to-end solution provider for project lifecycle services including system integration, hardware service support, pre- and post-deployment and customer support helpdesk. Group Mobile provides total hardware solutions, including rugged laptops, tablets and handheld computers. Group Mobile also markets rugged mobile printers, vehicle computer docking and mounting gear, power accessories, wireless communication products, antennas, carrying cases, and other peripherals, accessories and add-ons needed to maximize productivity in a mobile- or field-computing environment.

Group Mobile operates a full-service e-commerce website with live chat, up-to-date product information and computer system configuration capabilities. Group Mobile’s goal is to ensure that its customers purchase the best products and services for their specific requirements.

Group Mobile purchases rugged mobile computing equipment and complementary products from its primary distribution and manufacturing partners and sells them to enterprises, resellers, and retail customers. Group Mobile’s primary customers range from corporations to local governments, emergency first responders and healthcare organizations. Group Mobile believes that its business is characterized by gross profits as a percentage of revenue slightly higher than is commonly found in resellers of computing devices. The market for rugged mobile computing products is trending towards an increase in the volume of unit sales combined with declining unit prices as the business transitions from primarily being comprised of laptops to one primarily comprised of rugged tablets. As this transition has occurred, Group Mobile is seeing shortened product life cycles and industry specific devices for segments such as healthcare. Group Mobile sets sale prices based on the market supply and demand characteristics for each particular product. Group Mobile is highly dependent on the end-market demand for rugged mobile computing products, which is influenced by many factors, including the introduction of new IT products by OEM, replacement cycles for existing rugged mobile computing products, overall economic growth, local and state budgets, and general business activity.

Product costs represent Group Mobile’s single largest expense and product inventory is one of the largest working capital investments for Group Mobile. Group Mobile’s primary suppliers include Synnex Corporation, Ingram Micro Inc., and Xplore Technologies Corporation, which, combined, represent approximately 80% of Group Mobile’s inventory purchases. Group Mobile has reseller agreements with most of its OEM and distribution partners. These agreements usually provide for nonexclusive resale and distribution rights. The agreements are generally short-term, subject to periodic renewal, and often contain provisions permitting termination by either Group Mobile or the supplier without cause upon relatively short notice. Furthermore, product procurement from the OEM suppliers is a highly complex process and, as such, efficient and effective purchasing operations are critical to Group Mobile’s success.

FLI Charge

FLI Charge is a wireless power company dedicated to simplifying the way people power and charge the multitude of mobile electronic devices they use on a daily basis. By eliminating the need to search and compete for outlets and charging cables, FLI Charge is improving the powering and charging experience for all currently existing battery and DC powered devices.

FLI Charge designs, develops, licenses, manufactures and markets wireless conductive power and charging solutions. FLI Charge is currently working with partners in several verticals to bring products to market. These verticals include education, office, hospitality, automotive and consumer electronics among others. To date, FLI Charge has not yet generated any substantial revenue from its product sales. The Company believes that FLI Charge’s patented technology is the only wireless power solution that is fully interoperable between different mobile devices ranging from smartphones to power tools, and many more. FLI Charge’s wireless power solution can simultaneously power multiple devices on the same pad no matter their power requirements or positions on the pad.

FLI Charge’s product line consists of power pads or surfaces as well as devices that are connected to or embedded with FLI Charge enabling technology. FLI Charge pads and surfaces are connected to a power source or battery. The surface of the pad has conductive contact strips that provide power and are constantly monitored by control circuitry that immediately halts power transfer if an unapproved load or short-circuit condition is detected. FLI Charge-enabled devices are embedded with the FLI Charge contact enablement that consists of four contact points, known as the “constellation.” The constellation is designed to make an immediate and continuous electrical connection with the contact strips regardless of the device’s orientation on the pad. The enablement monitors the power coming from the pad and ensures that the correct amount of power goes to the device. Once an approved FLI Charge device is placed on a pad, power is transferred immediately to charge or power the device.

FLI Charge launched its consumer product line on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding platform, on June 15, 2016; the campaign is ongoing as of June 30, 2016. The Company accounts for funds raised from crowdfunding campaigns and pre-sales, which was $177 as of June 30, 2016, as deferred revenue. FLI Charge expects to deliver products to the participants in the fourth quarter of 2016.

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Intellectual Property

The intellectual property operating segment is focused on the innovation, development and monetization of intellectual property. The Company’s portfolio consists of over 600 patents and patent applications covering telecom infrastructure, internet search, ad-insertion and mobile technologies.

The Company is currently focused on monetizing its technology portfolio through a variety of value enhancing initiatives including, but not limited to, licensing, litigation and strategic partnerships. 

InfrastructureRecent Developments

Name Change

On May 6, 2016, the Company changed its name from Vringo, Inc. to FORM Holdings Corp. (“FORM” or the “Company”) and concurrently announced its repositioning as a holding company of small and middle market growth companies. The Company’s focus is on acquiring and building companies that would benefit from:

additional capital
exposure to visibility from the public markets
talent recruiting
rebranding and
implementation of best practices.

The Company’s management team is committed to execute on its strategy. The Company is industry agnostic, but limits the scope of its pipeline by looking only at companies with a clear path to grow in excess of $100,000 in revenue.

The Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which was previously listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the trading symbol “VRNG,” has been listed under the trading symbol “FH” since May 9, 2016.

Impairment of Patents

 

The Company’s infrastructure patents are primarily made up ofname change and repositioning as a holding company was deemed a triggering event, which required the Company’s patent portfolio purchased from Nokia Corporation (“Nokia”) in 2012. Thisassets to be tested for impairment. In performing this impairment test, the Company determined that the patent portfolio is comprised of 124 patent families with counterparts in certain jurisdictions worldwide and encompass technologies relatingportfolios, which together represent an asset group, were subject to telecom infrastructure, including communication management, data and signal transmission, mobility management, radio resources management and services. Declarations were filed by Nokia indicating that 31impairment testing. In the first step of the 124 patent families acquired may be essential to wireless communications standards. Theimpairment test, the Company also owns other acquired infrastructure patent portfolios and has filed over 60 internally developed patent applications.utilized its projections of future undiscounted cash flows based on its existing plans for the patents. As onea result, it was determined that the Company’s projections of future undiscounted cash flows were less than the means of realizing thecarrying value of the patents on telecom infrastructure,asset group. Accordingly, the Company has filedperformed the second step of the impairment test to measure the potential impairment by calculating the asset group’s fair value as of May 6, 2016. As a numberresult, following amortization for the month of suits against ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”), ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (“ASUS”),April, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $11,937, which resulted in a new carrying value of $1,526 on May 6, 2016. Following the impairment, the Company reevaluated the remaining useful life and certain of their subsidiaries, affiliates and other companiesconcluded that there were no changes in the United States (“U.S.”), European jurisdictions, India, Australia, Brazil, and Malaysia alleging infringement of certain U.S., European, Indian, Australian, Brazilian, and Malaysian patents. In response, ZTE Corporation or its affiliates have filed a number of counterclaims and other responsive cases in various countries such as the U.S., certain European jurisdictions, the People’s Republic of China (“China”) and others.estimated useful life.

 

Shareholder Rights Plan

To date,

On March 18, 2016, the Company announced that the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan in the form of a Section 382 Rights Agreement designed to preserve the Company’s tax assets. As a part of the plan, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of one preferred-share-purchase right for each share of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of March 29, 2016. Effective on March 18, 2016, if any group or person acquires 4.99% or more of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, or if a group or person that already owns 4.99% or more of the Company’s common stock acquires additional shares representing 0.5% or more of the Company’s common stock, then, subject to certain exceptions, there would be a triggering event under the plan. The rights would then separate from the Company’s common stock and would be adjusted to become exercisable to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock having a market value equal to twice the purchase price of $9.50, resulting in significant dilution in the ownership interest of the acquiring person or group. The Company’s Board of Directors has the discretion to exempt any acquisition of the Company’s common stock from the provisions of the plan and has the ability to terminate the plan prior to a triggering event. In connection with the suits filed against ZTE, Vringo’s patents have been found to be infringed in the United Kingdom (“UK”) and Germany, and preliminary relief has been granted in India, Brazil, Romania, and the Netherlands. Separately, Vringo has entered into settlement and license agreements with ADT, Tyco, D-Link, Belkin, Hop On, Inc., and two other parties. Vringo continues to license its home monitoring portfolio.

Quantum Stream

In 2012, the Company purchased a portfolio of patents invented by Tayo Akadiri relating to content distribution. The portfolio includes seven patents as well as several pending patent applications. As one of the means of realizing the value of these patents, on October 20, 2015,this plan, the Company filed suit against DirecTVa Certificate of Designation of Series C Junior Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 18, 2016.

Senior Secured Notes

On March 9, 2016, the Company and the holders (the “Investors”) of the Company’s $12,500 Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “Notes”), which were originally issued by the Company in a registered direct offering on May 4, 2015, entered into an exchange note agreement (the “Exchange Note Agreement”). Pursuant to the United States District CourtExchange Note Agreement, the Company issued to the Investors an aggregate of 703,644 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in exchange for the Southern Districtreduction of New York.$1,267 of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes and $49 of accrued interest. As a result, the outstanding aggregate principal amount under the Notes was reduced from $3,016 to $1,749 as of March 9, 2016.

 

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fliCharge

Founded in 2014, fliCharge owns a patented, conductive, wire-free charging technology that is alreadyIn addition, on March 9, 2016, the market and available to consumers. The patented fliCharge technology consistsCompany, with the consent of a wire-free charging solution that can simultaneously charge multiple battery operated devices on the same charging pad regardless of their power requirement or position on the pad; users simply place their enabled device onto a fliCharge pad.fliCharge is currently commercializing, partnering or developing products in numerous markets including automotive, education, office, healthcare, power tools and vaporizers.

Group Mobile

Founded in 2002, Group Mobile is a supplier of built-to-order rugged computers, mobile devices and accessories. Group Mobile provides a high touch sales experience with full service technical and customer support in the rugged mobile computer market. Group Mobile’s customers include large corporations, military suppliers, small businesses and individuals. Rugged products sold by Group Mobile can be found in military helicopters, police cruisers and ambulance fleets as well as on construction sites, oil rigs and manufacturing facilities. Vringo intends to expand this business through expanding available product lines and further augmenting sales and marketing.

Search Patents

On September 15, 2011, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, I/P Engine, Inc. (“I/P Engine”), initiated litigation against AOL Inc., Google, Inc., IAC Search & Media, Inc., Gannett Company, Inc., and Target Corporation (collectively, the “Defendants”) for infringement of claims of certain of its owned patents. Trial commenced during 2012, and, on November 6, 2012, the jury ruled in favor of I/P Engine and against the Defendants. On August 15, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) held that the claimseach of the patents-in-suit asserted by I/P Engine againstInvestors, agreed to amend the Defendants are invalid for obviousness. The Company sought review by the Supreme Court of the United States (“Supreme Court”) of the Federal Circuit’s opinion, and, on October 5, 2015, the Supreme Court denied Vringo’s petition for a writ of certiorari.

Financial condition

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had a cash balance of $14,402. The Company’s average monthly cash spent in operations for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was approximately $1,500 and $2,200, respectively. In addition, the Company holds $1,970 in deposits with courts related to proceedings in Germany, Brazil, Romania, and Malaysia. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company’s total stockholders' equity was $16,702 and $31,180, respectively. The decrease in stockholders’ equity since December 31, 2014 is dueNotes. Pursuant to the operating loss duringAmended and Restated Senior Secured Notes (the “Amended Notes”) and the nine month period ended September 30, 2015.

OnIndenture dated May 4, 2015, as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated May 4, 2015 and further supplemented by a Second Supplemental Indenture (the “Closing Date”“Second Supplemental Indenture”), dated March 9, 2016: (i) the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors in a registered direct offering of $12,500 of Senior Secured ConvertibleAmended Notes (the “Notes”) and warrants to purchase up to 5,375,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. On the Closing Date, the Company issued the Notes, which are no longer convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.00and will be payable by the Company on the Maturity Date (as defined below) in cash only, (ii) the Maturity Date of the Amended Notes will extend to June 30, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”), (iii) the Company will discontinue the payment of principal prior to the Maturity Date (subject to certain exceptions), (iv) the interest rate increased from 8% to 10% per share, bear 8% interestannum and mature in 21 months fromwill accrue on the dateoutstanding aggregate principal amount of issuance, unless earlier converted. the Amended Notes, payable monthly, and (v) the Company will pay to the Investors on the Maturity Date 102% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Amended Notes. The Company also agreed to maintain a cash balance (including cash equivalents) of not less than $2,900.

In addition, the Company issued 5,375,000agreed to reduce the exercise price of the warrants to purchase an aggregate of 537,500 shares of the Company’s common stock which are exercisable at $1.00pursuant to the initial agreement (the “May 2015 Warrants”) from $10.00 to $3.00 per share and are exercisable for a periodthe parties also agreed to remove from the May 2015 Warrants certain anti-dilution features. Other terms of five years. Inthe May 2015 Warrants remained the same. Furthermore, in connection with the issuanceAmended Notes, the Company paid a restructuring fee of $50 to the Investors.

On July 1, 2016, the Company prepaid in full its Amended Notes that were due on June 30, 2017. As required by the terms of the Amended Notes, and warrants,notice of prepayment was delivered to the Investors on June 30, 2016. The Company received net cash proceeds of $12,425. The Company’s obligations underrepaid the outstandingAmended Notes are secured by a first priority perfected security interest in substantially allfull, including repayment of the Company’s U.S. assets. In addition, stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company has been pledged. The outstanding Notes contain customary events of default,principal and accrued interest as well as covenants which include restrictionsan additional 15% for early repayment. The Company used an aggregate of $2,011 of cash on the assumption of new debt by the Company.

The principal amounthand for repayment of the outstanding Notes is being repaid monthly, and the Company may make such payments and related interest payments in cash or, subject to certain conditions, in registered shares of the Company’s common stock, at its election. If the Company chooses to repay the Notes in shares of its common stock, the shares are issued at a 15% discount, based on the then-current market price data of the Company’s common stock. The Company may also repay the Notes in advance of the maturity schedule subject to early repayment penalties.

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During August 2015, the holders of the Notes accelerated six principal installments in exchange for common stock as permitted under the securities purchase agreement. The debt is now expected to mature in July 2016.

The Company’s operating plans include efforts to increase revenue through the licensing of its intellectual property, strategic partnerships, and litigation, when required, which may be resolved through a settlement or collection, and generation of revenue from sales of wire-free charging stations, rugged computers and mobile devices. Disputes regarding the assertion of patents and other intellectual property rights are highly complex and technical. The majority of the Company’s expenditures consist of costs related to the Company’s litigation campaigns. In the cases against ZTE and ASUS, the Company incurred costs during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 related to the preparation and filing of briefs and other court documents, as well as case preparation and management. A large percentage of these costs were incurred in the UK and the U.S. In civil law jurisdictions, such as Germany, France, Spain, and others, the majority of costs are incurred in the early stages of litigation. With respect to the Company’s litigation in such countries, the respective campaigns are currently in the later stages and therefore the Company has already incurred the large majority of the related anticipated costs. As such, based on the Company’s plans, costs in these jurisdictions are projected to be lower in the remainder of 2015 and other future periods.

Despite the Company’s plans, its legal proceedings may continue for several years and may require significant expenditures for legal fees and other expenses. Further, should the Company be deemed the losing party in certain of its litigations, it may be liable for some or all of its opponents’ legal fees. In addition, in connection with litigation, the Company has made several affirmative financial guarantees to courts around the world, and might face the need to make additional guarantees in the future.

In addition, the Company’s plans to continue to expand its planned operations through acquisitions may be time consuming, complex and costly to consummate. The Company may utilize many different transaction structures in its acquisitions and the terms of such acquisition agreements tend to be heavily negotiated. The Company’s future ability to raise capital, if necessary, may be limited. Even if the Company is able to acquire other businesses, there is no guarantee that it will generate sufficient revenue related to those assets to offset the acquisition costs. Therefore, no assurance can be given at this time as to whether the Company will be able to achieve its objectives or whether it will have the sources of liquidity for follow through with its operating plans.

In addition, until the Company generates sufficient revenue, the Company may need to raise additional funds, which may be achieved through the issuance of additional equity or debt, or through loans from financial institutions. There can be no assurance, however, that any such opportunities will materialize. The Company may also be able to raise additional funds through the exercise of its outstanding warrants and options, however, substantially all of such outstanding equity instruments are currently “out of the money.”

Amended Notes. As a result of the events and circumstances described above, includingrepayment in full of the cash proceeds received in connection with the May 2015 financing transaction andAmended Notes, all liens on the Company’s operating plans, which include payingassets, including intellectual property, were released by the principal and interest relatedInvestors.

Reverse Stock Split

Unless otherwise noted, the information contained in these condensed consolidated financial statements gives effect to the Notes in sharesa one-for-ten reverse stock split of the Company’sour common stock the Company believes that it currently has sufficient cash to continue its current operationseffected on November 27, 2015 on a retroactive basis for at least the next twelve months.all periods presented.

Note 2. Accounting and Reporting Policies

 

(a) Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation

 

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, and the instructions to Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X, and should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.2015. All adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation for the periods presented have been reflected by the Company.Company as required by Regulation S-X, Rule 10-01. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The results of operations for the three month and nine month periodssix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year or for any other interim period. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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(b) Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results may differ from such estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the Company’s intangiblesvaluation of intangible assets, the useful lives of the Company’s intangible assets, the valuation of the Company’s derivative warrants, the valuation of stock-based compensation, deferred tax assets and liabilities, income tax uncertainties, and other contingencies.

 

(c) Translation into U.S. dollarsAccounting guidance adopted in 2016

 

TheASU No. 2015-03, Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, the Company conducts certain transactionsadopted guidance on a retrospective basis that requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in foreign currencies, which are recorded at the exchange ratecondensed consolidated balance sheets as a deduction from the carrying amount of such debt. As a result of this adoption, the Company reclassified $73 of debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2015 from other current assets to senior secured notes.

ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205): Going Concern

During the transaction date. All exchange gainssix-month period ended June 30, 2016, the Company adopted the standard that provides guidance around management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and losses occurring fromto provide related footnote disclosures. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the remeasurement of monetary balance sheet items denominatedCompany’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2014-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Determining Whether the Host Contract in non-U.S. dollar currencies are reflected as non-operating income or expensea Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share is More Akin to Debt or to Equity

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, the Company adopted the standard that clarifies how current U.S. GAAP should be interpreted in evaluating the economic characteristics and risks of a host contract in a hybrid financial instrument that is issued in the form of a share. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.financial statements.

  

(d) Cash and cash equivalentsReclassification

 

TheOn November 27, 2015, the Company invests its cash in money market funds with financial institutions. The Company has established guidelines relating to diversificationimplemented the Reverse Stock Split, which became effective at the opening of trading on the NASDAQ on that date. As of November 27, 2015, every 10 shares of the Company’s issued and maturitiesoutstanding common stock were combined into one share of its investmentscommon stock, except to the extent that the Reverse Stock Split resulted in orderany of the Company’s stockholders owning a fractional share, which was rounded up to minimize credit riskthe next highest whole share. In connection with the Reverse Stock Split, there was no change in the nominal par value per share of $0.01 and maintain high liquiditythe Company’s authorized shares.

Certain balances have been reclassified to conform to presentation requirements, including to retroactively present the effect of funds.the Reverse Stock Split. All highly liquid investments with original maturitiesreferences to the number of three months or less at acquisition date are considered cash equivalents.shares of common stock, price per share and weighted average shares of common stock have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split on a retroactive basis for all periods presented, unless otherwise noted.

As a result of the adoption by the Company ofASU No. 2015-03on a retrospective basis, during the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, the Company reclassified $73 of debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2015 from other current assets to senior secured notes.

 

(e) Derivative instruments

The Company recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets at their respective fair values. The Company's derivative instruments have been recorded as liabilities at fair value, and are revalued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value of the instruments included in the consolidated statements of operations as non-operating income (expense). The Company reviews the terms of features embedded in non-derivative instruments to determine if such features require bifurcation and separate accounting as derivative financial instruments. Equity-linked derivative instruments are evaluated in accordance with FASB Accounting Standard Codification 815-40, Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity to determine if such instruments are indexed to the Company’s own stock and qualify for classification in equity.

(f) Intangible assets

 

Intangible assets include purchased patents, which are recorded based on the cost to acquire them. Thesethem, as well as trade names, customer relationships and technology, which were acquired as part of the acquisition of International Development Group Limited (“IDG”) in the fourth quarter of 2015 and are recorded based on the estimated fair value in purchase price allocation. The intangible assets are amortized over their remaining estimated useful lives, which are periodically evaluated for reasonableness.

The Company’s intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In assessing the recoverability of the Company'sCompany’s intangible assets, the Company must make estimates and assumptions regarding future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the respective assets. These estimates and assumptions could have a significant impact on whether an impairment charge is recognized and also the magnitude of any such charge. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant information. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgments and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. If these estimates or material related assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record impairment charges related to its intangible assets.

(g) Revenue recognition

Revenue from patent licensing and enforcement is recognized if collectability is reasonably assured, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the sales price is fixed or determinable and delivery of the service has been rendered. The Company uses management's best estimate of selling price for individual elements in multiple-element arrangements, where vendor specific evidence or third party evidence of selling price is not available.

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Currently, the Company’s revenue arrangements provide for the payment of contractually determined fees and other consideration for the grant of certain intellectual property rights related to the Company’s patents. These rights typically include some combination of the following: (i) the grant of a non-exclusive, retroactive and future license to manufacture and/or sell products covered by patents, (ii) the release of the licensee from certain claims, and (iii) the dismissal of any pending litigation. The intellectual property rights granted typically extend until the expiration of the related patents. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, the Company has no further obligation with respect to the grant of the non-exclusive retroactive and future licenses, covenants-not-to-sue, releases, and other deliverables, including no express or implied obligation on the Company’s part to maintain or upgrade the related technology, or provide future support or services. Generally, the agreements provide for the grant of the licenses, covenants-not-to-sue, releases, and other significant deliverables upon execution of the agreement, or upon receipt of the upfront payment. As such, the earnings process is complete and revenue is recognized upon the execution of the agreement, upon receipt of the upfront fee, and when all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.

(h) Operating legal costs

Operating legal costs mainly include expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s patent licensing and enforcement activities, patent-related legal expenses paid to external patent counsel (including contingent legal fees), licensing and enforcement related research, consulting and other expenses paid to third parties, as well as related internal payroll expenses and stock-based compensation. In addition, amounts received by the Company for reimbursements of legal fees in connection with its litigation campaigns are recorded in Operating legal costs as an offset to legal expense.

(i) Stock-based compensation

Stock-based compensation is recognized as an expense in the consolidated statements of operations and such cost is measured at the grant-date fair value of the equity-settled award. The fair value of stock options is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. The expense is recognized on a straight-line basis, over the requisite service period. The Company uses the simplified method to estimate the expected term of options due to insufficient history and high turnover in the past. Since the Company lacks sufficient history, expected volatility is estimated based on a weighted average historical volatility of the Company and comparable entities with publicly traded shares. The risk-free rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve at the date of grant.

(j) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which impacts virtually all aspects of an entity's revenue recognition. The core principle of the new standard is that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance was amended in July 2015 and is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205): Going Concern. The new standard provides guidance around management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-16,Derivatives and Hedging: Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share is More Akin to Debt or to Equity. The new standard clarifies how current U.S. GAAP should be interpreted in evaluating the economic characteristics and risks of a host contract in a hybrid financial instrument that is issued in the form of a share. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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(f) Deferred revenue

Deferred revenue includes (i) payments received from customers in advance of providing the product and (ii) amounts deferred if other conditions of revenue recognition have not been met. The Company accounts for funds raised from crowdfunding campaigns and pre-sales as deferred revenue.

Note 3. Net Loss per Share of Common Stock

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock plus dilutive potential common stock considered outstanding during the period. However, as the Company generated net loss in all periods presented, some potentially dilutive securities, including certain warrants and stock options, were not reflected in diluted net loss per share because the impact of such instruments was anti-dilutive.

The table below presents the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock:

  Three months ended June 30,  Six months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  2016  2015 
Basic Numerator:                
Loss from attributable to shares of common stock $(10,807) $(8,509) $(14,762) $(15,485)
Net loss attributable to shares of common stock $(10,807) $(8,509) $(14,762) $(15,485)
Basic Denominator:                
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period  14,993,686   9,469,162   14,576,183   9,405,181 
Basic common stock shares outstanding  14,993,686   9,469,162   14,576,183   9,405,181 
Basic net loss per common stock share $(0.72) $(0.90) $(1.01) $(1.65)
                 
Diluted Numerator:                
Net loss attributable to shares of common stock $(10,807) $(8,509)  (14,762) $(15,485)
Increase in net loss attributable to derivative liabilities and interest expense            
Diluted net loss attributable to shares of common stock $(10,807) $(8,509)  (14,762) $(15,485)
                 
Diluted Denominator:                
Basic common stock shares outstanding  14,993,686   9,469,162   14,576,183   9,405,181 
Weighted average number of derivative liabilities in the money            
Diluted common stock shares outstanding  14,993,686   9,469,162   14,576,183   9,405,181 
Diluted net loss per common stock share $(0.72) $(0.90)  (1.01) $(1.65)
                 
Net loss per share data presented excludes from the calculation of diluted net loss the following potentially dilutive securities, as they had an anti-dilutive impact:                
Vested and unvested options outstanding to purchase an equal number of shares of common stock of the Company  1,492,434   888,047   1,492,434   888,047 
Unvested RSUs to issue an equal number of shares of common stock of the Company  7,808   60,990   7,808   60,990 
Warrants to purchase an equal number of shares of common stock of the Company  1,006,679   956,679   1,006,679   956,679 
Conversion feature of senior secured notes     1,250,000   159,462   1,250,000 
Total number of potentially dilutive instruments, excluded from the calculation of net loss per share  2,506,921   3,155,716   2,666,383   3,155,716 

Note 4. Business Combination

On October 15, 2015, the Company acquired IDG. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired 100% of the capital stock of IDG. Group Mobile and 70% of FLI Charge were also acquired through the purchase of IDG. Group Mobile is a company with full-service customer support in rugged computers, mobile devices and accessories. FLI Charge owns patented conductive wireless charging technology and is focused on innovation, sales, manufacturing and licensing its technology in various industries, such as automotive, furniture and others.

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As consideration for the acquisition, the Company issued an equivalent of 1,666,667 common stock (after giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split), which were issued as follows: (i) 1,604,167 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred”), convertible into 1,604,167 shares of the Company’s common stock, (ii) 57,500 shares of the Company’s unregistered common stock issued to one of the sellers, who is a former chief executive officer and director of IDG, in consideration of his forgiveness of debt and (iii) 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for transaction related services. A total of 240,625 Series B Preferred shares were placed in escrow to secure certain of the sellers’ indemnity obligations under the Purchase Agreement for a period of up to 12 months. On November 27, 2015, all Series B Preferred outstanding shares were converted into unregistered common stock of the Company, resulting in the issuance of 1,604,167 shares of common stock. On April 20, 2016, 85,121 shares of common stock were released from escrow.

Purchase consideration value was determined based on the market value of the Company’s common stock at the date of the transactions, discounted for the fact that the shares are restricted as to their marketability for a period of six months from the issuance date.

The transaction has been accounted for as a business combination. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their fair values at the closing date. The purchase price consideration was as follows:

October 15, 2015 Acquisition: Fair
Value
 
Series B Preferred Stock $5,378 
Debt assumed, settled in shares  193 
Total share value issued $5,571 

The purchase price for the acquisition was allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets based on their fair values as of the closing date. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible assets and intangible assets was recorded as goodwill. The purchase price allocation was as follows:

  Fair Value 
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $144 
Accounts receivable  245 
Inventory  234 
Prepaid expenses  18 
Current Assets  641 
Intangible assets  2,146 
Goodwill  4,863 
Total Assets  7,650 
     
Liabilities:    
Accounts payable  464 
Credit line  270 
Accrued expenses  44 
Other current liabilities  173 
Deferred tax liabilities  866 
Total liabilities  1,817 
Non-controlling interest in FLI Charge  262 
Total $5,571 

The allocation of the purchase price was based upon a valuation and the Company's estimates and assumptions, which are subject to change within the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition dates). The principal area of potential purchase price adjustments relate to the shares placed in escrow.

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In connection with the acquisition, the Company also entered into a Consulting Agreement with IDG’s former chief executive officer and director for a term of six months and payment of $9 per month. The Company also issued to a finder a warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 50,000 shares of common stock of the Company, at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, expiring on April 15, 2021. The fair value of the warrant was $114 and was recorded as an expense in general and administrative expenses.

On December 28, 2015, the FASBCompany acquired the remaining 30% interest in FLI Charge from third parties. In conjunction with the transaction, the Company issued ASU No. 2015-03,Simplifying110,000 shares of its unregistered common stock for total consideration of $262. The fair value of the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the corresponding debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The new standard does not change the amortization of debt issuance costs, which are reported as interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. This guidance is effectiveconsideration for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluatingreporting purposes was determined based on the impactmarket value of the adoptionshares at the date of the transaction, discounted due to the restricted nature of the shares and the effect this has on its consolidated financial statements.

(k) Reclassification

Certain balancestheir marketability. The issuance of these shares have been reclassifiedno impact on the allocation of the purchase consideration pursuant to conform to presentation requirements.FASB ASC 810 and was recorded as an equity transaction.

  

Note 3.5. Intangible Assets

 

The following table provides information regarding the Company’s intangible assets, which consist of its patents:the following:

 

 June 30, 2016  December 31, 2015    
 September 30,
2015
 December 31, 2014 Weighted average
amortization period (years)
 Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization  
and Impairment
  Net
Carrying
Amount
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
and Impairment
  Net
Carrying
Amount
  Weighted average
amortization period
(years)
 
Patents $28,213  $28,213  8.9 $28,213  $(26,741)  1,472  $28,213  $(13,782) $14,431   8.60 
Less: accumulated amortization and impairment  (13,024)  (10,588)  
 $15,189  $17,625   
Customer relationships  1,163   (210)  953   1,163   (62)  1,101   3.91 
Trade name  504   (73)  431   504   (21)  483   4.90 
Technology  479   (60)  419   479   (18)  461   5.68 
Additions:                            
Software  151      151             
Total intangible assets $30,510  $(27,084) $3,426  $30,359  $(13,883) $16,476     

 

The Company’s patentsCompany recorded customer relationships, trade name and technology as part of the acquisition of Group Mobile and FLI Charge completed on October 15, 2015. Additionally, during 2016, the Company has capitalized costs for software related to the build-out of Group Mobile’s new website. Amortization has not been recorded for the software as it has not yet been placed into service. The patent assets consist of threeseveral major patent portfolios, which were acquired from third parties, as well as a number of internally developedinternally-developed patents. The costs related to internally developedinternally-developed patents are expensed as incurred.

 

In August 2012, the Company purchased a portfolio from Nokia consisting of various patents and patent applications as described in Note 1. The total consideration paid for the portfolio was $22,000 and the Company capitalized certain costs related to the acquisition of patents in the total amount of $548. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, to the extent that the gross revenue generated by such portfolio exceeds $22,000, the Company is obligated to pay a royalty of 35% of such excess. The Company has not recorded any amounts in respect of this contingent consideration, as both the amounts of future potential revenue, if any, and the timing of such revenue cannot be reasonably estimated.

The Company’s patentsintangible assets are amortized over their expected useful lives (i.e., through the expiration date of the patent).lives. During the three and nine monththree-month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded amortization expense of $819$413 and $2,436, respectively, related to its patents.$813, respectively. During the three and nine monthsix-month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 2014,2016 and 2015, the Company recorded amortization expense of $978$1,264 and $2,903, respectively, related to its patents.$1,617, respectively.

 

During the third quarter of 2014,three-month period ended June 30, 2016, the Company determined that there were impairment indicators related to certain of its patents. A significant factor that was considered when making this determination included the announcementoccurred on May 6, 2016, when “Vringo, Inc.” changed its name to “FORM Holdings Corp.” and concurrently announced its repositioning as a holding company of the Federal Circuit’s decision on August 15, 2014.small and middle market growth companies. The Company concluded that this factor was deemed a “triggering” event, requiring thatwhich required the related patent assets to be tested for impairment during the third quarter of 2014.impairment. In performing this impairment test, the Company determined that the patent portfolio containing the patents-in-suit in I/P Engine's litigation against AOL Inc., Google Inc. et al.,portfolios, which representstogether represent an asset group, waswere subject to impairment testing. In the first step of the impairment test, the Company utilized its projections of future undiscounted cash flows based on the Company’s existing plans for the patents. As a result, it was determined that the Company’s projections of future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying value of the asset group. Accordingly, the Company performed the second step of the impairment test to measure the potential impairment by calculating the asset group’s fair value. This resulted in an impairmentvalue as of $1,355 during the third quarter of 2014, related to the asset group, which represents the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the asset group. There were no impairment charges related to the Company’s patents during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015.May 6, 2016.

 

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Note 4. Net Loss per Common Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net lossAs a result, following amortization for the period bymonth of April, the weighted-average numberCompany recorded an impairment charge of shares$11,937, or 88.7% of common stock outstandingthe carrying value of the patents prior to impairment. This resulted in a new carrying value of $1,526 on May 6, 2016. The impairment charge is included in amortization and impairment of intangible assets in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Following the impairment, the Company reevaluated the remaining useful life and concluded that there were no changes in the estimated useful life. There were no impairment indicators related to any of the Company’s other amortizable intangible assets during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock plus dilutive potential common stock considered outstanding during the period. However, as the Company generated net losses in all periods presented, some potentially dilutive securities that relate to the continuing operations, including certain warrants and stock options, were not reflected in diluted net loss per share because the impact of such instruments was anti-dilutive.ended June 30, 2016.

 

The following table below presentsprovides information regarding the computationCompany’s goodwill, which relates to the purchase of basic and diluted net losses per common share:IDG completed on October 15, 2015. There were no indicators of impairment of goodwill as of June 30, 2016.

Group Mobile $4,106 
FLI Charge  757 
Total Goodwill $4,863 

Note 6. Segment Information

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
 
  2015  2014  2015  2014 
Basic Numerator:                
Loss from continuing operations attributable to shares of common stock $(11,871) $(12,376) $(27,356) $(33,325)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to shares of common stock       $  $(209)
Net loss attributable to shares of common stock $(11,871) $(12,376) $(27,356) $(33,534)
Basic Denominator:                
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period  102,466,238   92,624,983   96,887,444   88,463,526 
Basic common stock shares outstanding  102,466,238   92,624,983   96,887,444   88,463,526 
Basic loss per common stock share from continuing operations $(0.12) $(0.13) $(0.28) $(0.38)
Basic loss per common stock share from discontinued operations  (0.00)  (0.00)  (0.00)  (0.00)
Basic net loss per common stock share $(0.12) $(0.13) $(0.28) $(0.38)
                 
Diluted Numerator:                
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to shares of common stock $(11,871) $(12,376) $(27,356) $(33,325)
Increase in net loss attributable to derivative warrants     (2,785)     (2,057)
Diluted net loss from continuing operations attributable to shares of common stock  (11,871)  (15,161)  (27,356)  (35,382)
Diluted net loss from discontinued operations attributable to shares of common stock           (209)
Diluted net loss attributable to shares of common stock $(11,871) $(15,161) $(27,356) $(35,591)
                 
Diluted Denominator:                
Basic common stock shares outstanding  102,466,238   92,624,983   96,887,444   88,463,526 
Weighted average number of derivative warrants outstanding during the period     20,316      1,051,326 
Diluted common stock shares outstanding  102,466,238   92,645,299   96,887,444   89,514,852 
Diluted loss per common stock share from continuing operations $(0.12) $(0.16) $(0.28) $(0.40)
Diluted loss per common stock share from discontinued operations  (0.00)  (0.00)  (0.00)  (0.00)
Diluted net loss per common stock share $(0.12) $(0.16) $(0.28) $(0.40)
                 
Net loss per share data presented excludes from the calculation of diluted net loss the following potentially dilutive securities, as they had an anti-dilutive impact:                
Both vested and unvested options to purchase an equal number of shares of common stock of the Company  8,714,845   10,089,595   8,714,845   10,089,595 
Unvested RSUs to issue an equal number of shares of common stock of the Company  543,231   1,425,872   543,231   1,425,872 
Warrants to purchase an equal number of shares of common stock of the Company  9,566,796   17,388,161   9,566,796   16,147,560 
Conversion feature of Senior Secured Notes  11,309,524      12,500,000    
Total number of potentially dilutive instruments, excluded from the calculation of net loss per share  30,134,396   28,903,628   31,324,872   27,663,027 

The Company currently has three operating segments, Group Mobile, FLI Charge and intellectual property that accumulate revenue and expenses. Additionally, the Company allocates certain expenses to its non-operating corporate segment. The corporate segment represents general and administrative expenses as well as net non-operating income (expense) that are not specific to any of FORM’s operating segments, but represent expenses incurred on behalf of the parent company, a holding company.

 

  Three months ended June 30,  Six months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  2016  2015 
Revenue:                
Group Mobile $2,450  $  $3,727  $ 
FLI Charge  12      29    
Intellectual property  8,900      9,650   150 
Total Revenue $11,362  $  $13,406  $150 
                 
Segment operating loss:                
Group Mobile $(326) $  $(648) $ 
FLI Charge  (998)     (1,777)   
Intellectual property  (7,577)  (6,276)  (8,280)  (10,032)
Corporate  (1,814)  (2,299)  (3,616)  (5,296)
Total segment operating loss  (10,715)  (8,575)  (14,321)  (15,328)
                 
Corporate non-operating income (expense), net  (92)  66   (441)  (157)
Net loss $(10,807) $(8,509) $(14,762) $(15,485)

 

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  June 30,
2016
  December 31,
2015
 
Assets:        
Group Mobile $7,013  $6,228 
FLI Charge  1,734   1,583 
Intellectual property  2,654   17,528 
Corporate  26,346   25,120 
Total Assets $37,747  $50,459 

The corporate segment’s assets are mainly comprised of cash and cash equivalents.

 

Note 5. Discontinued Operations

On February 18, 2014, the Company executed the sale of its mobile social application business to InfoMedia. As consideration for the assets and agreements related to the Company’s mobile social application business, the Company received 18 Class B shares of InfoMedia, which represent an 8.25% ownership interest in InfoMedia. Additionally, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer was appointed as a full voting member on InfoMedia’s board of directors and the Company received a number of customary protective rights. The InfoMedia Class B shares are accounted for as a cost-method investment at the carrying amount of $787 and are included in Other assets in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, there were no events or changes in circumstances that would indicate that the carrying amount of this investment may no longer be recoverable.

In connection with the sale of its mobile social application business, the Company is required to present the results of the Company’s mobile social application business as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. The following table represents the components of operating results from discontinued operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014, as presented in the consolidated statements of operations:

Revenue $37 
Operating expenses  (266)
Operating loss  (229)
     
Non-operating income  20 
Loss before taxes on income  (209)
Income tax expense  - 
Loss from discontinued operations $(209)

Note 6.7. Senior Secured Convertible Notes

 

On May 4, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investorsInvestors in a registered direct offering of $12,500 of Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “Notes”) and warrantsMay 2015 Warrants to purchase 5,375,000537,500 shares of the Company’s common stock.stock (after giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split). On the Closing Date, the Company issued the Notes, which arewere convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.00$10.00 per share, bearhad 8% interest and maturematured in 21 months from the date of issuance, unless earlier converted. In addition, the Company issued 5,375,000 warrantsthe May 2015 Warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, which arewere exercisable at $1.00$10.00 per share and are exercisable for a period of five years, beginning on November 5,4, 2015. In connection with the issuance of the Notes and warrants,the May 2015 Warrants, the Company received net cash proceeds of $12,425. The Company also incurred third party costs directly associated with the issuance of Notes of $218, which arewere capitalized as debt issuance costs and includedreported as a reduction in Other assets,senior secured notes, and are amortized over the term of the Note. The Company’s obligations under the outstanding Notes are secured by a first priority perfected security interest in substantially all of the Company’s U.S. assets. In addition, stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company has beenwere pledged. The outstanding Notes contain customary events of default, as well as covenants which include restrictions on the assumption of new debt by the Company. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, all covenants were met and there were no events of default.

 

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TheAs of December 31, 2015, total outstanding principal amount of the outstanding Notes is being repaid monthly,was $4,206. Between January 1, 2016 and March 9, 2016, the Company may make such payments and related interest payments in cash or, subject to certain conditions, in registered shares of the Company’s common stock, at its election. On each of the principal installment dates, the Company’s scheduled principal amortization payment is an amount equal to $595. If the Company chooses to repay the Notes in shares of its common stock, the shares are issued at a 15% discount, based on the then-current market price data of the Company’s common stock. The Company may also repay the Notes in advance of the maturity schedule subject to early repayment penalties. The holders of the Notes may accelerate up to six principal installment payments on each of the principal installment dates. The Company may choose to settle such amounts in cash or shares issued at a 15% discount, based on the then-current market price data of the Company’s common stock. Further, the Notes contain provisions that under certain events of default, as defined in the agreement, the amount owed could increase by amounts ranging from 115% to 120% of the face value depending on when the event occurred, and additionally, the interest rates would increase to 16.5% per annum upon the occurrence and continuance of an event of default. In addition, the Company may choose to repay the Notes early at a premium ranging from 115% to 120% of the face value depending on when the election is made.

The 8% interest is paid quarterly, beginning July 1, 2015, and the Company may make such payments in cash or registered shares of the Company’s common stock, at its election. If the Company chooses to repay the Notes in shares of its common stock, the shares for the payment of interest are issued at the then-current market price of the Company’s common stock.

Upon issuance of the Notes on May 4, 2015, the Company recorded the following as of June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015:

Net cash proceeds from the Notes ($12,500 less investors issuance costs of $75) $12,425 
Debt discount:    
May 2015 Warrants  1,717 
Conversion feature  1,244 
Total Debt discount attributed to Warrants and Conversion feature  2,961 
     
Net Total – May 4, 2015  9,464 
Q2 Debt discount amortization  289 
Q2 Debt repayments  (1,191)
Net Total – June 30, 2015  8,562 
Q3 Debt discount amortization  1,436 
Q3 Debt repayments  (5,912)
Net Total – September 30, 2015 (presented as short-term) $4,086 

The debt discount is attributable to the value of the separately accounted for conversion feature and May 2015 Warrants issued in connection with the financing. The embedded conversion feature derivatives relate to the conversion option, redemption in case of an event of default, and redemption in the case of a change in control features of the Notes. The embedded derivatives were evaluated under ASC topic 815-15, were bifurcated from the debt host, and were classified as liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The debt discount is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the Notes. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded $1,436 and $1,725, respectively, of debt discount amortization included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations. In addition, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded $93 and $114, respectively, of amortization of debt issuance costs included in interest expense and recorded an interest accrual of $179 included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses as of September 30, 2015.

During August 2015, the holders of the Notes accelerated six principal installments in exchange for common stock as permitted under the securities purchase agreement. The debt is now expected to mature in July 2016.

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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company made two principal payments in the aggregate amount of $5,912 and $7,103, respectively.$1,190. The Company elected to make these principal payments in shares of the Company’s common stock, which are issued at a 15% discount to the market price.price data. As such, the Company issued 14.6 million shares and 16.9 million1,032,332 shares in lieu of principal payments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, and recorded $1,044 and $1,254$210 as extinguishment of debt expense onin the condensed consolidated statements of operationsoperations.

On March 9, 2016, the Company and the Investors entered into the Exchange Note Agreement. Pursuant to the Exchange Note Agreement, the Company issued to the Investors an aggregate of 703,644 shares of its common stock in exchange for the threereduction of $1,267 of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.$49 of accrued interest. As a result, the outstanding aggregate principal amount under the Notes was reduced from $3,016 to $1,749 as of March 9, 2016.

 

See Note 7In addition, on March 9, 2016, the Company, with the consent of each of the Investors, agreed to amend the Notes. Pursuant to the Amended Notes and 8 forthe Indenture dated May 4, 2015, as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated May 4, 2015 and further detailsupplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated March 9, 2016: (i) the Amended Notes are no longer convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock and will be payable by the Company on the fair valueMaturity Date in cash only, (ii) the Maturity Date of the Amended Notes will extend to June 30, 2017, (iii) the Company will discontinue the payment of principal prior to the Maturity Date (subject to certain exceptions), (iv) the interest rate increased from 8% to 10% per annum and will accrue on the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Amended Notes, payable monthly, and (v) the Company will pay to the Investors on the Maturity Date 102% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Amended Notes. The Company also agreed to maintain a cash balance (including cash equivalents) of not less than $2,900.

In addition, the Company agreed to reduce the exercise price of the May 2015 Warrants from $10.00 to $3.00 per share and conversion feature.the parties also agreed to remove from the May 2015 Warrants certain anti-dilution features. Other terms of the May 2015 Warrants remained the same. Furthermore, in connection with the Amended Notes, the Company paid a restructuring fee of $50 to the Investors.

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The Company has concluded that the Exchange Note Agreement does not constitute a troubled debt restructuring as it has not experienced financial difficulty. Furthermore, since the Investors remained the same before and after the Exchange Note Agreement, the Company has made a quantitative test, in order to determine whether the Amended Notes are substantially different from the original Notes.

Based on the accounting analysis performed and considering various scenarios for the cash flow test, the Company concluded that the Amended Notes were not substantially different from the original Notes and, as such, accounted for the Exchange Note Agreement as a modification:

·No gain or loss is recorded and a new effective interest rate is established based on the carrying value of the Notes and the revised cash flows of the Notes. Immediately before the Exchange Note Agreement, the fair value of the conversion option of the Notes was $10.00 per share.

·The change in the fair value of the May 2015 Warrants is capitalized similar to certain debt issuance costs. The fair value of the May 2015 Warrants increased by $281 as a result of the reduction of the exercise price from $10.00 to $3.00. Other terms of the May 2015 Warrants remain the same and continue to be recorded as derivative warrant liabilities. The capitalized amount of $281, along with any existing unamortized debt discount or premium, is amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the Notes.

·Pursuant to the Exchange Note Agreement, on March 9, 2016, 703,644 shares were issued in exchange for the reduction of $1,267 of the outstanding principal amount and $49 of accrued interest and are also considered a noncash consideration. The fair value of the shares issued was $1,499. As such, the Company capitalized the fair value difference of $183 similar to certain debt issuance costs, which is amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the Notes.

·The original transactions cost as of March 9, 2016, in the amount of $49, continue to be deferred. New transaction costs paid to the Investors, in the amount of $50, are capitalized and recorded as an offset to the debt. New transaction costs, in the amount of $65, paid to third parties are recognized as an expense and are included in general and administrative expense.

The table below summarizes changes in the book value of the Notes from December 31, 2015 to June 30, 2016:

Book value as of December 31, 2015 (net of unamortized portion of debt issuance costs of $73) $3,111 
Debt repayments in January and February 2016  (1,190)
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs, included in interest expense  356 
Book value of Notes before the Exchange Note Agreement on March 9, 2016  2,277 
     
Fair value of the considerations provided to the Investors, including:    
Increase in fair value of May 2015 Warrants due to reduced exercise price  281 
Repayment of Notes in shares of common stock  1,267 
Repayment of $1,267 of Notes in shares of common stock at a discount to the market  183 
Restructuring fee paid to the Investors  50 
Total fair value of the considerations provided to the Investors  1,781 
     
Book value of Amended Notes after the Exchange Note Agreement on March 9, 2016  496 
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs, included in interest expense  304 
Book value of Amended Notes as of June 30, 2016 $800 

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On July 1, 2016, the Company prepaid in full its Amended Notes that were due on June 30, 2017. As required by the terms of the Amended Notes, notice of prepayment was delivered to the Investors on June 30, 2016. The Company repaid the Amended Notes in full, including repayment of the principal and accrued interest as well as an additional 15% for early repayment. The Company used an aggregate of $2,011 of cash on hand for repayment of the Amended Notes. As a result of the repayment in full of the Amended Notes, all liens on the Company’s assets, including its intellectual property, were released by the Investors.

 

Note 7.8. Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures fair value in accordance with FASB Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. FASB ASC 820-10 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received by selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, FASB ASC 820-10 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date.

Level 2: Other than quoted prices included in Level 1 inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at measurement date.

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

 

The following table presents the placement in the fair value hierarchy of liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and December 31, 2014:2015:

 

     Fair value measurement at reporting date using 
     Quoted prices in       
     active markets  Significant other  Significant 
     for identical  observable  unobservable 
  Balance  assets (Level 1)  inputs (Level 2)  inputs (Level 3) 
September 30, 2015:                
May 2015 Warrants $1,475  $  $  $1,475 
Conversion feature $75  $  $  $75 
                 
December 31, 2014:                
Conversion Warrants, the derivative Reload Warrants and the derivative Series 1 Warrants $175  $  $  $175 
     Fair value measurement at reporting date using 
     Quoted prices in       
     active markets  Significant other  Significant 
     for identical  observable  unobservable 
  Balance  assets (Level 1)  inputs (Level 2)  inputs (Level 3) 
June 30, 2016:                
May 2015 Warrants $329  $  $  $329 
                 
December 31, 2015:                
May 2015 Warrants $416  $  $  $416 
Conversion feature $1  $  $  $1 

 

The Company measures its derivative liabilities at fair value. The Conversion Warrants, the derivative Reload Warrants and the derivative Series 1 Warrants were classified within Level 3 because they were valued using the Black-Scholes-Merton and the Monte-Carlo models, as these warrants included down-round protection clauses, which utilize significant inputs that are unobservable in the market. On January 1, 2015, the down-round protection clauses associated with all of the Company’s outstanding derivative warrants expired and, as a result, these warrants no longer meet the criteria for liability classification. As such, the related liabilities were revalued as of January 1, 2015 and the balance of $175, which was comprised of long-term derivative liability warrants of $174 and short-term derivative liability warrants of $1, was reclassified to equity.

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The May 2015 Warrants were classified within Level 3 because they were valued using the Black-Sholes-MertonBlack-Scholes-Merton model, which utilizes significant inputs that are unobservable in the market. They are recorded as derivative liability warrantswarrant liabilities as they are freestanding instruments and there are several features within the warrants that may require the Company to cash settle or partially cash settle. In particular, the Company may have to cash settle, partially cash settle, or make cash payments to the holdersInvestors including cash settlement upon exercise when insufficient shares are authorized to be issued, and that the Company is obligated to issue registered shares when the warrants are exercised. The derivative liability iswarrant liabilities are initially measured at fair value and marked to market at each balance sheet date.

 

The conversion feature was classified within Level 3 because it was valued using the Monte-Carlo model, which utilizes significant inputs that are unobservable in the market. The embedded conversion feature derivatives relate to the conversion option, redemption in case of an event of default, and redemption in the case of a change in control features of the Notes. The conversion feature was separated from the host debt contract and accounted for as a derivative instrument because the feature is not clearly and closely related to the debt host and a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative would be a derivative instrument.

In addition to the above, the Company’s financial instruments as of SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and December 31, 20142015 consisted of cash, cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, deposits and deposits.Notes. The carrying amounts of all the aforementioned financial instruments approximate fair value because of the short-term maturities of these instruments.

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The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s liabilities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the nine monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015:2016:

 

  Conversion Warrants, the
derivative Reload
Warrants and the derivative
Series 1 Warrants
  May 2015
Warrants
  Conversion
feature
 
December 31, 2014 $175  $  $ 
Reclassification of derivative Reload Warrants and Series 1 Warrants to equity warrants  (175)      
Issuance of Notes and derivative warrants on May 4, 2015     1,717   1,244 
Gain on revaluation of warrants and conversion feature     (242)  (1,169)
September 30, 2015     1,475   75 
  May 2015
Warrants
  Conversion
feature
 
December 31, 2015 $416  $1 
Decrease in fair value of the warrants and conversion feature  (368)  (1)
Increase in fair value as a result of debt modification 281    
June 30, 2016 $329  $ 

 

During August 2015, the holders of the Notes accelerated six principal installments in exchange for common stock as permitted under the securities purchase agreement. The debt is now expected to mature in July 2016. These events resulted in a significant decline in the value of the conversion feature between May 4, 2015 and September 30, 2015, which resulted in a concurrent gain on the revaluation of the conversion feature.

Valuation processes for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value measurement of the derivative warrant liabilities falls within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value measurements are evaluated by management to ensure that changes are consistent with expectations of management based upon the sensitivity and nature of the inputs.

 

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December 31, 2014:

June 30, 2016:

 

Description Valuation technique Unobservable
inputs
 Range 
Conversion Warrants, derivative Reload Warrants and derivative Series 1May 2015 Warrants Black-Scholes-Merton and the Monte-Carlo models Volatility  56.55% - 77.06%
Risk free interest rate0.13% - 0.87%
Expected term, in years0.48 - 2.55
Dividend yield0%

September 30, 2015:

DescriptionValuation techniqueUnobservable
inputs
Range
Conversion featureMonte-Carlo modelVolatility65.8259.55%
    Risk freeRisk-free interest rate  0.130.88%
    Expected term, in years  0.76
Conversion price$1.00
May 2015 WarrantsBlack-Scholes-MertonVolatility78.18%
Risk free interest rate1.30%
Expected term, in years4.593.84 
    Dividend yield  0.00%

December 31, 2015:

Description Valuation technique Unobservable inputs Range 
Conversion feature Monte-Carlo model Volatility  82.46%
    Risk free interest rate  0.46%
    Expected term, in years  0.51 
    Conversion price $10.00 
         
May 2015 Warrants Black-Scholes-Merton Volatility  79.13%
    Risk free interest rate  1.68%
    Expected term, in years  4.34 
    Dividend yield  0.00%

 

Sensitivity of Level 3 measurements to changes in significant unobservable inputs

 

The inputs to estimate the fair value of the Company’s derivative warrant liabilities and conversion feature were the current market price of the Company’s common stock, the exercise price of the warrants and conversion feature, their remaining expected term, the volatility of the Company’s common stock price and the risk-free interest rate over the expected term. Significant changes in any of those inputs in isolation can result in a significant change in the fair value measurement.

 

Generally, an increase in the market price of the Company’s shares of common stock, an increase in the volatility of the Company’s shares of common stock, and an increase in the remaining term of the warrants and conversion feature would each result in a directionally similar change in the estimated fair value of the Company’s warrants. Such changes would increase the associated liability while decreases in these assumptions would decrease the associated liability. An increase in the risk-free interest rate or a decrease in the differential between the warrants’ and conversion feature’s exercise prices and the market price of the Company’s shares of common stock would result in a decrease in the estimated fair value measurement and thus a decrease in the associated liability. The Company has not, and does not plan to, declare dividends on its common stock, and as such, there is no change in the estimated fair value of the warrants and conversion feature due to the dividend assumption.

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The following table presents the placement in the fair value hierarchy of intangible assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of June 30, 2016 due to impairment. There was no impairment of intangible assets for the period ended December 31, 2015 and, as such, no fair value measurement was performed:

     Fair value measurement at reporting date using 
     Quoted prices in       
     active markets  Significant other  Significant 
     for identical  observable  unobservable 
  Balance  assets (Level 1)  inputs (Level 2)  inputs (Level 3) 
June 30, 2016:                
Patents $1,472  $  $  $1,472 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded a noncash impairment charge of $11,937 to reduce the net carrying value of its patent assets to its estimated fair value of $1,526. Following the impairment charge, the net carrying value of the patent assets was reduced to $1,472 as of June 30, 2016 due to additional amortization expense during the period. The fair value of these assets were classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy using an income-based approach.

 

Note 8.9. Warrants

 

The following table summarizes information about warrant activity during the nine monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015:2016:

 

  No. of warrants  Weighted average
exercise price
  Exercise
price range
 
December 31, 2014  17,402,654  $4.26  $0.94 - $5.06 
Granted  5,375,000  $1.00  $1.00 
Exercised         
Expired  (13,210,858) $5.06  $0.94 - $5.06 
September 30, 2015  9,566,796  $1.33  $1.00 - $1.76 

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  No. of warrants  Weighted average
exercise price
  Exercise
price range
 
December 31, 2015  1,006,679  $12.92   $5.00 - $17.60 
Granted         
Exercised         
Expired         
June 30, 2016  1,006,679  $9.18   $3.00 - $17.60 

  

On May 4, 2015,March 9, 2016, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 5,375,000 of its shares of common stock in conjunction withmodified the issuance of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes. The warrants are exercisable at $1.00 per share and are exercisable for a period of five years.

Prior to June 21, 2015, the Company had public warrants to purchase 4,784,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.06,the May 2015 Warrants, which are recorded as derivative warrant liabilities, from $10.00 to $3.00. There were listed onno changes to other terms of the NASDAQ Capital Market underMay 2015 Warrants (see Note 7). The change in fair value of the symbol “VRNGW,” and additional warrants which were privately heldMay 2015 Warrants as a result of the exercise price modification was accounted for as a debt discount to purchase 8,426,858 sharesbe amortized over the remaining term of common stock, all of which expired on June 21, 2015.the Amended Notes.

 

Certain of the Company’s outstanding warrants are classified as equity warrants and certain are classified as derivative liability.warrant liabilities. The Company’s outstanding equity warrants as of SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 consist of the following:

 

 No. outstanding Exercise price Remaining
contractual life
 Expiration Date No. outstanding Exercise price Remaining
contractual life
 Expiration Date
Series 1 Warrants  1,490,250  $1.76  1.80 years July 19, 2017 149,025 $17.60 1.05 years July 19, 2017
Series 2 Warrants  1,943,523  $1.76  1.80 years July 19, 2017 194,352 $17.60 1.05 years July 19, 2017
Reload Warrants  758,023  $1.76  1.36 years February 6, 2017 75,802 $17.60 0.61 years February 6, 2017
Outstanding as of September 30, 2015  4,191,796       
October 2015 Warrants  50,000 $5.00 4.79 years April 15, 2021
Outstanding as of June 30, 2016  469,179    

  

The Company’s outstanding derivative liability warrants as of SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 consist of the following:

 

  No. outstanding  Exercise price  Remaining
contractual life
 Expiration Date
May 2015 Warrants  5,375,000  $1.00  4.59 years May 4, 2020
  No. outstanding  Exercise price  Remaining
contractual life
 Expiration Date
May 2015 Warrants  537,500  $3.00  3.84 years May 4, 2020

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Note 9.10. Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company has a stock-based compensation plan available to grant stock options and RSUsrestricted stock units (“RSUs”) to the Company’s directors, employees and consultants. Under the 2012 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), a maximum of 15,600,0001,560,000 shares of common stock may be awarded.awarded (after giving effect to the one-for-ten reverse stock split). In 2015, the Company amended its Plan, so that a maximum of shares of common stock that may be awarded was increased to 2,100,000. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2015, 5,462,0662016, 302,510 shares were available for future grants under the Plan. Total stock-based compensation expense for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 was $499 and $1,253, respectively. Total stock-based compensation expense for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 was $962 and $3,125, respectively.

  

The following table illustrates the stock optionsRSUs granted during the nine monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015:2016.

 

TitleGrant date
Title Grant date No. of RSUs  Exercise price  Fair market
value at grant date
  Vesting term
Consultant March 9, 2016  10,000     $2.13  0.33 years

No. of

options

Exercise price

Fair market value 

at grant date

Vesting terms

Assumptions used in Black-Scholes

Option pricing model

Directors and employeesJanuary 20151,150,000$0.51 - $0.59$0.33 - $0.38Over 1 year for Directors; Over 3 years for Employees

Volatility: 74.9 % - 77.1%

Risk free interest rate: 1.27% - 1.51%

Expected term, in years: 5.31 - 5.81

Dividend yield: 0.00%

Certain options granted are subject to acceleration of vesting of 75% - 100% (according to the agreement signed with each grantee), upon a subsequent change of control.

 

The activity related to stock options and RSUs during the nine monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 consisted of the following:

 

  RSUs  Options 
  No. of RSUs  Weighted average
grant date fair value
  No. of options  Weighted average
exercise price
  Exercise price range  Weighted average
grant date fair value
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2014  1,196,357  $3.64   8,052,345  $3.36   $0.96 - $5.50  $2.24 
Granted        1,150,000  $0.54   $0.51 - $0.59  $0.35 
Vested/Exercised  (299,480) $3.65             
Forfeited  (353,646) $3.63   (487,500) $1.94   $0.51 - $3.76  $1.11 
Expired                  
Outstanding at September 30, 2015  543,231  $3.63   8,714,845  $3.07   $0.51 - $5.50  $2.05 
Exercisable at September 30, 2015        7,787,485  $3.20   $0.51 - $5.50     

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  RSUs  Options 
  No. of
RSUs
  Weighted average
grant date fair
value
  No. of
options
  Weighted average
exercise price
  Exercise price
range
  Weighted average
grant date fair
value
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2016  53,280  $36.31   871,484  $30.65  $5.10 - 55.00  $20.49 
Granted  10,000  $2.13   730,000  $1.66  $1.55 - 1.92  $0.89 
Vested/Exercised  (55,472) $30.03             
Forfeited        (100,050) $27.88  $5.90 – 41.00  $17.04 
Expired        (9,000) $55.00  $55.00  $26.20 
Outstanding at June 30, 2016  7,808  $37.20   1,492,434  $16.51  $1.55 – 55.00  $10.64 
Exercisable at June 30, 2016        880,767  $26.03  $1.55 – 55.00     

 

The Company did not recognize tax benefits related to its stock-based compensation as there is a full valuation allowance recorded.

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Note 11. Income Taxes

As of June 30, 2016, deferred tax assets generated from the Company’s U.S. activities were offset by a valuation allowance because realization depends on generating future taxable income, which, in the Company’s estimation, is not more likely than not to be generated before such net operating loss carryforwards expire.

The Company did not have any material unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2016. The Company does not expect to record any additional material provisions for unrecognized tax benefits within the next year.

 

Note 10.12. Commitments and Contingencies

 

TheFLI Charge

FLI Charge launched its consumer product line on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding platform, on June 15, 2016; the campaign was ongoing as of June 30, 2016, at which time funds raised from the crowdfunding campaign was $177. FLI Charge expects to deliver products to the participants in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Litigation and legal proceedings

ZTE

On December 7, 2015, the Company retainsentered into a confidential settlement and license agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with ZTE Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, “ZTE”), pursuant to which the services of professional service providers, including law firms that specialize in intellectual property licensing, enforcementparties withdrew all pending litigations and proceedings against each other and the Company granted ZTE a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide perpetual license to certain patents and patent law. These service providers are often retainedapplications owned by the Company.

Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the parties have taken steps to withdraw all pending litigations and proceedings against one another.

In several jurisdictions, though ZTE requested that government organizations close proceedings against FORM, those organizations make such determinations on an hourly, monthly, project, contingent or a blended fee basis.their own volition. In contingency fee arrangements, a portion of the legal fee is based on predetermined milestones or the Company’s actual collection of funds. The Company accrues contingent fees when it is probableChina, ZTE requested that the milestones will be achievedNational Developmental and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) conclude its investigation against FORM; however, the NDRC has not yet closed its investigation.

In addition, in China and the fees can be reasonably estimated.Netherlands, FORM continues to appeal patent invalidity rulings issued in connection with proceedings originally brought by ZTE. In each instance, ZTE has indicated that it will not oppose FORM’s appeals, though FORM must still plead its case before the respective adjudicatory body in each jurisdiction. On August 3, 2016, the European Patent Office dismissed an opposition action filed on one of FORM’s recently issued European patents. No contingent liability is expected or recorded for the ZTE-related legal proceedings.

 

The Company’s subsidiaries haveASUS

FORM had filed patent infringement lawsuits against ZTEASUSTeK Computer Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “ASUS”) in Germany, India, and Spain. In March 2016, the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, India, Brazil, Malaysia,parties settled their disputes and Romania, andended all litigations between them. However, Google, Inc. (“Google”) intervened as a party in FORM’s litigation against ASUS in India, and, its subsidiaries in Germany, Spainnotwithstanding the settlement between FORM and India. In such jurisdictions, an unsuccessful plaintiff may be required to pay a portion ofASUS, the other party’s legal fees. In addition, the Company may be required to grant additional written commitments, as necessary, in connection with its commenced proceedings against ZTE and its subsidiaries in various countries. However, if the Company were successful on any court applications or the entirety of any litigation, the defendants may be responsible for a substantial portion of the Company’s legal fees. In response, ZTE Corporation or its affiliates have filed a number of counterclaims and other responsive cases in various countries such as the United States, certain European jurisdictions, the People’s Republic of China, and others.

United Kingdom

Pursuant to negotiation with ZTE’s UK subsidiary, the Company made two written commitments, in November 2012 and May 2013, representing payment should a liability by Vringo Infrastructure arise as a result of the two cases it has filed. Each of the cases filed include three patents which the Company has alleged are infringed by ZTE. The defendants estimated the total possible liability to be no more than approximately $2,900 for each case. The Company recorded its best estimate of its liability in respect of ZTE’s legal fees, which is presented in Other liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, but believes that the ultimate liability will be significantly less.

In March 2014, the Company withdrew one of the patents included in the first case against ZTE’s UK subsidiary. ZTE withdrew its invalidity counterclaims.

In November 2014,lawsuit remains pending with respect to another patent included in the first case, the Court found that Vringo’s patent is validFORM and Google. As such, as amended and infringed by ZTE. ZTE did not appeal the decision, and the decision is final.

On February 17, 2015, Vringo withdrew its infringement claims against ZTE on three of the four remaining European Patents in suit in the second litigation in the UK. ZTE subsequently withdrew its invalidity counterclaims in respect of these three patents.

On April 10, 2015, Vringo and ZTE reached an agreement in relation to the remaining European Patent in issue (EP (UK) 1 330 933) in the second patent case in the UK in which the parties will withdraw their respective claims and counterclaims.

Germany

On September 13, 2013 and January 28, 2014, Vringo Germany filed two suits in the Regional Court of Düsseldorf, alleging infringement of two European patents by ZTE’s German subsidiary. Those cases were heard by the Court on November 27, 2014. On January 22, 2015, the Court issued its judgment, finding that ZTE does not infringe either patent. On February 17, 2015,June 30, 2016, the Company filed noticeshad reversed $222 of appeal for each patent. The appeal process is anticipatedcontingent liabilities related to take at least one year.

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Netherlands

In the Netherlands, on October 23, 2014, ZTE filed suit in the District Court of The Hague seeking the invalidity of Vringo’s European Patentpotential legal fees that is the subject of the other proceedings taking place in the same Court. A hearing in this matter took place in the third quarter of 2015. On October 28, 2015, the District Court of The Hague found the European patent invalid. The Company plans to appeal the ruling. The appeal process is anticipated to take up to one year.

France

On March 29, 2013, Vringo Infrastructure filed a patent infringement lawsuit in France in the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris (the “Tribunal”), alleging infringement of the French part of two European patents. Vringo Infrastructure filed the lawsuit based on particular information uncovered during a seizure to obtain evidence of infringement, known as a saisie-contrefaçon, which was executed at two of ZTE's facilities in France. On October 30, 2015, the Tribunal held the claims-in-suit of the first European patent invalid, and held that the claims-in-suit of the second European patent do not implement the relevant standard, without commenting on that patent’s validity. The Company plans to appeal the Tribunal’s ruling. The appeal process is anticipated to take at least one year.

People’s Republic of China

ZTE has filed 33 reexamination requests of Vringo’s Chinese patents with the Patent Re-Examination Board (“PRB”) of the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China. To date, the PRB has upheld the validity of 17 of the Company’s patents, partially upheld the validity of two of the Company’s patents, and has held that 13 of the Company’s patents are invalid. The Company has filed appeals on the PRB’s decision on the patents that have been held invalid. The appeal process is expected to take at least one year. The remaining reexamination requests remain pending, with decisions expected to be rendered on a rolling basis.

On February 21, 2014, ZTE filed a civil complaint against the Company and certain of its subsidiaries in the Shenzhen Intermediate Court alleging that the Company violated China’s antimonopoly laws. The Company received notice of the action on June 26, 2014. The Company intends to vigorously contest all aspects of this action in the appropriate manner. On July 28, 2014, the Company filed a motion to have this complaint dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction. On August 6, 2014, the Court dismissed this motion. The Company filed an appeal of the dismissal, which was denied by the Court. The Court conducted a hearing on May 29, 2015were previously accrued for the partiesproceedings related to submit any evidence on which they intended to rely. During this hearing, ZTE amended its complaint to increase its damages demand. As a result, the Company filed a motion contesting the jurisdiction of the Court, which was denied. The Company’s appeal of the jurisdictional question is pending. Trial on the merits, which had been scheduled to begin on June 9, 2015, has been postponed pending Vringo’s appeal. The appellate process is expected to take several months. The Company has not made a determination of what the potential liability may be should it lose the case in China.matter.

 

Deposits with courts

 

On May 5, 2014, the Company deposited a bond of €1,000 (approximately $1,124 as of September 30, 2015) to enforce an injunction against ZTE in Germany. On May 20, 2015, the Company paid an additional €50 (approximately $56 as of September 30, 2015) to enforce review of accounting records. Should the injunction be successfully overturned on appeal, the Company may be obligated to compensate ZTE for any damages allegedly suffered as a result of the enforcement of the injunction, which would be ascertained through separate damages proceedings. Should the judgment which granted the injunction be affirmed on appeal, however, the amount paid as security would be returnable to the Company in full. The Company has assessed the likelihood of the injunction being successfully overturned on appeal as remote.

In Brazil, as a condition of the relief requested, the Company deposited R$2,020 on April 17,made deposits with courts during 2015 and 2014, (approximately $492 as of September 30, 2015), as a surety against the truth of allegations contained in the complaint. This deposit is returnable at the end of the litigation unless ZTE is the prevailing party and proves that actual material damages were suffered while the requested relief was in place. The Company has assessed the likelihood of ZTE doing so as remote.

In Romania, Vringo Infrastructure filed a patent infringement lawsuit against ZTE in the Bucharest Tribunal Civil Section on June 23, 2014 and the Court granted an ex-parte preliminary injunction, ordering ZTErelated to cease any importation, exportation, introduction on the market, offer for sale, storage, sale, trade, distribution, promotion, or any other business activity regarding the infringing product. The Company deposited a bond of €243 on February 11, 2015 (approximately $273 as of September 30, 2015) with the Court in order to continue to enforce the injunction.

The bond depositsits proceedings in Germany, andBrazil, Romania and the surety deposit in Brazil are included inMalaysia. Deposits with courts paid in local currency are remeasured on the consolidated balance sheets assheet date based on the related foreign exchange rate on that date. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.2015, deposits with courts, which are recorded as current assets, totaled $1,930. As of June 30, 2016, all deposits that had been posted with the courts in connection with its litigation with ZTE have been returned to the Company.

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Other

 

The Company is also engaged in additional litigation, for which no contingent liability is recorded, as the Company does not expect any material negative outcome.

The Company is currently in discussions with the previous owner of some of its patents regarding whether the entirety of the payment received from ZTE in December 2015 is subject to the royalty rate under the Confidential Patent Purchase Agreement dated August 9, 2012.

Leases

 

In January 2014, the Company entered into an amended lease agreement for its corporate executive office in New York for the lease of a different office space within the same building. The initial annual rental fee for this new office iswas approximately $403 (subject to certain future escalations and adjustments) beginning on August 1, 2014, which was the date when the new office space wasbecame available. This lease will expire in October 2019. Group Mobile has a lease for its office space in Chandler, AZ. The annual rental fee is approximately $72; the current lease, which originally was due to expire on June 30, 2016, was amended in February 2016 and extended until July 31, 2019. Rent expense for operating leases for the three and nine monthsix-month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 were $91$109 and $274,$218, respectively. Rent expense for operating leases for the three and nine monthsix-month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 20142015 were $91 and $273,$183, respectively.

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Note 11. Risks and Uncertainties

(a)New legislation, regulations or rulings that impact the patent enforcement process or the rights of patent holders could negatively affect the Company’s current business model. For example, limitations on the ability to bring patent enforcement claims, limitations on potential liability for patent infringement, lower evidentiary standards for invalidating patents, increases in the cost to resolve patent disputes and other similar developments could negatively affect the Company’s ability to assert its patent or other intellectual property rights.

(b)The patents owned by the Company are presumed to be valid and enforceable. As part of the Company’s ongoing legal proceedings, the validity and/or enforceability of its patents is often challenged in a court or an administrative proceeding. During the second half of 2014, the Patent Re-Examination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China held that 13 of the Company's Chinese patents, and partial claims on two of the Company’s other Chinese patents, are invalid. The Company is appealing these decisions. The Company’s other patents have not been declared to be invalid or unenforceable to date.

(c)Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with various major financial institutions. These major financial institutions are located in the United States and the Company’s policy is designed to limit exposure to any one institution.

(d)A portion of the Company’s expenses are denominated in foreign currencies. If the value of the U.S. dollar weakens against the value of these currencies, there will be a negative impact on the Company’s operating costs. In addition, the Company is subject to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations to the extent it holds monetary assets and liabilities in these currencies.

(e)The Notes are repaid on a monthly basis in cash or shares at the Company’s election. If the Company is unable to satisfy certain equity conditions, it will be required to pay all amounts due on any installment date in cash. The Company’s ability to timely repay the Notes, to redeem the Notes, and to fund working capital needs and planned capital expenditures depends on its ability to generate cash flow in the future. If the Company is unable to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds necessary to make required payments, or if the Company fails to comply with the various requirements of the Notes, the Company would be in default, which would permit the holders of the Notes to accelerate the maturity of the Notes and cause a default under the Notes. Any default under the Notes could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
(f)The Company may choose to raise additional funds in connection with any potential acquisition of patent portfolios or other intellectual property assets or operating businesses. In addition, the Company may also need additional funds to respond to business opportunities and challenges, including its ongoing operating expenses, protection of its assets, development of new lines of business and enhancement of its operating infrastructure. While the Company may need to seek additional funding, it may not be able to obtain financing on acceptable terms, or at all. If the Company is unable to obtain additional funding on a timely basis, it may be required to curtail or terminate some of its business plans.

 

Note 12.13. Subsequent Events

 

On October 15, 2015,August 8, 2016, the Company completedentered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with FHXMS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the acquisition of International Development Group Limited,Company (the “Merger Sub”), XpresSpa Holdings, LLC, a Maryland corporationDelaware limited liability company (“IDG”). Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (“the Purchase Agreement”XpresSpa”), the Company acquired 100%unitholders of XpresSpa who are parties thereto (the “Unitholders”) and Mistral XH Representative, LLC, as representative of the capital stock of IDG, including two of IDG’s subsidiaries, fliCharge International Ltd. (“fliCharge”Unitholders (the “Representative”), inpursuant to which IDG owns 70%the Merger Sub will merge with and into XpresSpa, with XpresSpa being the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the capital stock and controls the operations,Company (the “Surviving Entity”) and the wholly-owned Group Mobile International Ltd. (“Group Mobile”Unitholders becoming stockholders of FORM (the “Merger”). fliCharge owns patented conductive wire-free charging technology and is focused on innovation, sales, manufacturing and licensing core technology to large corporations in various industries. Group Mobile

XpresSpa is a company with full service technicalleading airport retailer of spa services and customer support in rugged computers, mobile devicesrelated products, and accessories.also sells spa products through its internet site. Services and products include: (i) massage services for the neck, back, feet and whole body, (ii) nail care, such as pedicures, manicures and polish changes, (iii) beauty care services such as waxing and facials, (iv) hair care, such as haircuts and blow outs, (v) spa products such as massagers, lotions and aromatherapy aids and (vi) travel products such as neck pillows and eye masks.

 

Upon completion of the Merger, (i) the then-outstanding common units of XpresSpa (other than those held by the Company, which will be cancelled without any consideration) and (ii) the then-outstanding preferred units of XpresSpa (other than those held by the Company, which will be cancelled without any consideration) will be automatically converted into the right to receive an aggregate of:

22(a)2,500,000 shares of FORM common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“FORM Common Stock”),

(b)494,792 shares of newly designated Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of FORM (“FORM Preferred Stock”) with an aggregate initial liquidation preference of $23,750, and

(c)five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of FORM Common Stock, at an exercise price of $3.00 per share, each subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split, dividend or similar events.

 

In consideration for the acquisition, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,609,167 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series B ConvertibleThe FORM Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”), par value $0.01 per share. Of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued, 1,604,167 shares were issued to the Sellers, 5,000 shares were issued to IDG’s legal counsel as compensation, and 240,625 shares were placed in escrow to secure certain of the Sellers’ indemnity obligations under the Purchase Agreement for a period of up to 12 months. The 1,609,167 shares of Series B Preferred Stock areshall be initially convertible into an aggregate of 16,091,6703,958,336 shares of FORM Common Stock, which equals a $6.00 per share conversion price, and each holder of FORM Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote on an as converted basis. The FORM Preferred Stock is senior to the FORM Common Stock and the terms of the FORM Preferred Stock contain no restrictions on the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01ability to issue additional senior preferred securities or the Company’s ability to incur additional preferred securities in the future. The Company has the right, but not the obligation, upon ten trading days’ notice to convert the outstanding shares of FORM Preferred Stock into FORM Common Stock at the then applicable conversion ratio, at any time or from time to time, if the volume weighted average price per share. share of the FORM Common Stock exceeds $9.00 for over any 20 days in a 30 consecutive trading day period. The term of the FORM Preferred Stock is seven years, after which time FORM can repay the holders in shares of FORM Common Stock or cash at the Company’s election. FORM Preferred Stock will accrue interest at 9% per annum, or $4.32 per share of FORM Preferred Stock.

In addition, the Company issuedentered into subscription agreements to onesell 750,574 shares of its unregistered Common Stock to certain holders of XpresSpa, at a purchase price of $2.31 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,734.

On August 8, 2016, FORM agreed to purchase from XpresSpa an aggregate of 1,733,826 of Series C Preferred Units of XpresSpa, at a per unit purchase price of $1.00 per unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,734. The Series C Preferred Units of XpresSpa will have a preference in the amount of its initial investment and shall bear 12% interest until the closing of the Sellers 575,000anticipated merger agreement.

Immediately following the completion of the Merger (without taking into account any shares of FORM Common Stock held by XpresSpa equity holders prior to the completion of the Merger), the former Unitholders of XpresSpa are expected to own approximately 18% of the outstanding FORM Common Stock (or 33% of the outstanding FORM Common Stock calculated on a fully diluted basis) and the current stockholders of the Company are expected to own approximately 82% of the outstanding FORM Common Stock (or 67% of the outstanding FORM Common Stock calculated on a fully diluted basis). 

The Company engaged various third parties to perform legal, financial and tax due diligence associated with the Merger. In addition, the Company engaged a third-party valuation firm to perform a valuation of the purchase considerations and purchase price allocation. Among the service providers, the Company engaged Redridge Lender Services LLC to perform financial due diligence. The Company’s unregistered common stock in considerationCEO and certain members of his forgiveness of debt.

In connection with the acquisition, the Company also entered intofamily own a Consulting Agreement with IDG’s former Chief Executive Officer and director for an initial term of six months,minority equity position in Redridge Lender Services LLC, which may be extended onconsidered a month-to-month basis or longer thereafter,related party. The fee for this engagement is $101, of which approximately $10 was incurred in the three-month period ended June 30, 2016 and is reflected in general and administrative expenses for the paymentthree- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2016 in the condensed consolidated statements of $9,000 per month.operations. 

In connection with the entry into the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued to a finder a warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company, at an exercise price of $0.50 per share and expiring on April 15, 2021 (the “Warrant”).

 

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

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The statements contained herein that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as, but not limited to, “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “will be,” “plans,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “targets,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions or variations intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management based on information currently available to management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed on March 16, 201510, 2016 (the “2015 Annual Report”) and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and any future reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The forward-looking statements set forth herein speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except as required by law.

 

All references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Vringo,FORM Holdings Corp. (prior to May 5, 2016, known as “Vringo, Inc.”), a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Overview

 

On May 6, 2016, we changed the name of our company from Vringo, Inc. to FORM Holdings Corp. (“Vringo”FORM” or the “Company”) strivesand concurrently announced our repositioning as a holding company of small and middle market growth companies. Our focus is on acquiring and building companies that would benefit from:

additional capital
exposure to visibility from the public markets
talent recruiting
rebranding and
implementation of best practices.

Our management team is committed to develop, acquire,execute on our strategy. We are industry agnostic, but limit the scope of our pipeline by looking only at companies with a clear path to grow in excess of $100,000,000 in revenue.

Our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which was previously listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the trading symbol “VRNG,” has been listed under the trading symbol “FH” since May 9, 2016.

We currently have three operating segments:

Group Mobile

FLI Charge

Intellectual property

Prior to December 31, 2013, we operated a global platform for the distribution of mobile social applications and services. On February 18, 2014, we sold our mobile social application business to InfoMedia Services Limited (“InfoMedia”), receiving an 8.25% ownership interest in InfoMedia as consideration and a seat on the board of directors of InfoMedia. As part of the transaction, we have the opportunity to license certain intellectual property assets and work with InfoMedia to identify and protect new intellectual property.

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Segments

We operate in three operating segments: Group Mobile, FLI Charge and intellectual property.

Our Strategy and Outlook

Group Mobile is a supplier of built-to-order rugged computers, mobile devices and accessories. We plan to increase Group Mobile’s revenue, which we believe can be achieved by adding new products, exploring new distribution verticals, such as military and government, and increasing the sales team’s geographic coverage.In addition, we plan to continue to enhance our intellectual property rights around our FLI Charge technology and products.FLI Charge plans to strengthen and develop partnerships in numerous markets including automotive, education, office, healthcare, power tools and vaporizers. Our strategy for our intellectual property operating segment is to continue to monetize our existing portfolio of intellectual property through licensing and strategic partnerships.

Group Mobile

Group Mobile is a growing and innovative full, end-to-end solution provider for project lifecycle services including system integration, hardware service support, pre- and post-deployment and customer support helpdesk. Group Mobile provides total hardware solutions, including rugged laptops, tablets, and handheld computers. Group Mobile also markets rugged mobile printers, vehicle computer docking and mounting gear, power accessories, wireless communication products, antennas, carrying cases and other peripherals, accessories and add-ons needed to maximize productivity in a mobile- or field-computing environment. Group Mobile’s professional service offerings are evolving into project lifecycle services including technology consultations, development and deployment, project and asset management, equipment installation, break-fix, hardware service technical support, 24-7 helpdesk and more.

Group Mobile is moving aggressively to provide industry leading Law Enforcement In-Vehicle “Video and Body Worn” camera solutions to meet the complex mobile technology demands of thousands of law enforcement agencies and officers in the United States (“U.S.”) market. Key to the Group Mobile long-term strategy is the complete professional services, post deployment services and lifecycle management of Group Mobile offerings to bring stability to the customer mobile technology platforms.

Group Mobile purchases rugged mobile computing equipment and complementary products from its primary distribution and manufacturing partners and sells them to enterprises, resellers, and retail customers. Our primary customers range from corporations to local governments, emergency first responders and healthcare organizations. We believe that Group Mobile’s business is characterized by gross profits as a percentage of revenue slightly higher than is commonly found in resellers of computing devices. The market for rugged mobile computing products is trending towards an increase in the volume of unit sales combined with declining unit prices as the business transitions from primarily being comprised of laptops to one primarily comprised of rugged tablets. As this transition has occurred, Group Mobile is seeing shortened product life cycles and industry specific devices for segments such as healthcare. Group Mobile sets sale prices based on the market supply and demand characteristics for each particular product. Group Mobile is highly dependent on the end-market demand for rugged mobile computing products, which is influenced by many factors including the introduction of new IT products by OEM, replacement cycles for existing rugged mobile computing products, overall economic growth, local and state budgets, and general business activity.

Product costs represent the single largest expense and product inventory is one of the largest working capital investments for Group Mobile. Group Mobile’s primary suppliers include Synnex Corporation, Ingram Micro Inc., and Xplore Technologies Corporation, which, combined, represent approximately 80% of Group Mobile’s inventory purchases. We have reseller agreements with most of our OEM and distribution partners. These agreements usually provide for nonexclusive resale and distribution rights. The agreements are generally short-term, subject to periodic renewal, and often contain provisions permitting termination by either our supplier or us without cause upon relatively short notice. Furthermore, product procurement from the OEM suppliers is a highly complex process and as such, efficient and effective purchasing operations are critical to Group Mobile’s success.

FLI Charge

FLI Charge is a wireless power company dedicated to making it easier for people to power and charge the multitude of mobile electronic devices they use on a daily basis. By eliminating the need to search and compete for outlets and charging cables, we are improving the powering and charging experience for all battery and DC powered devices.

FLI Charge designs, develops, licenses, manufactures and markets wireless conductive power and charging solutions. FLI Charge is currently working with partners in several verticals to bring products to market. These verticals include education, office, hospitality, automotive and consumer electronics among others. To date, we have not yet generated any substantial revenue from our products. We believe that FLI Charge’s patented technology is the only wireless power solution that is fully interoperable between different mobile devices ranging from smartphones to power tools, and many more. FLI Charge’s wireless power solution can simultaneously power multiple devices on the same pad no matter their power requirements or positions on the pad.

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The FLI Charge ecosystem consists of power pads or surfaces as well as devices that are connected to or embedded with FLI Charge enabling technology. FLI Charge pads and surfaces are connected to a power source or battery. The surface of the pad has conductive contact strips that provide power and are constantly monitored by control circuitry that immediately halts power transfer if an unapproved load or short-circuit condition is detected. FLI Charge-enabled devices are embedded with the FLI Charge contact enablement that consists of four contact points, known as the FLI Charge “constellation.” The constellation is designed to make an immediate and continuous electrical connection with the contact strips regardless of the device’s orientation on the pad. The enablement monitors the power coming from the pad and ensures that the correct amount of power goes to the device. Once an approved FLI Charge device is placed on a pad, power is transferred immediately to charge or power the device.

There are several competing wireless charging technologies on the market or under development today. The most popular competing technology is inductive wireless charging, in which magnetic induction uses a magnetic coil to create resonance, which can transmit energy over a relatively short distance. The amount of power delivered is a function of the size of the coils, and the coils must be aligned and paired within a typical distance of less than one inch. Products utilizing magnetic induction have been available for 10+ years in products such as rechargeable electronic toothbrushes and pace makers. The leading inductive technologies deliver a maximum of 10-15 watts. Other competing technologies include magnetic resonance, RF harvesting, laser and ultrasound.

As compared to each of the competing wireless technologies above, we believe that our conductive technology exhibits many competitive advantages including:

charge rates/efficiency – FLI Charge pads charge devices nearly as fast as plugging them into a wall outlet;

multiple devices – FLI Charge pads can charge or power multiple devices at the same time without reducing the charging speed;

safety – FLI Charge’s technology is as safe as plugging devices into a wall outlet;

maximum power – FLI Charge pads can supply as much as 150 watts of power, which is enough to charge or power devices with relatively high power requirements such as power tool batteries and flat screen monitors;

positioning freedom – FLI Charge’s technology allows for devices to be placed in any orientation, anywhere on the pad, without sacrificing any charging speed; and

compatibility – all FLI Charge enabled electronic devices are compatible with all FLI Charge pads.

FLI Charge launched its consumer product line on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding platform, on June 15, 2016; the campaign was ongoing as of June 30, 2016, at which time funds raised from the crowdfunding campaign was $177,000. FLI Charge expects to deliver products to the participants in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Intellectual Property

Our intellectual property operating segment is engaged in the innovation, worldwide. development and monetization of intellectual property. Our portfolio consists of over 600 patents and patent applications covering telecom infrastructure, internet search, ad-insertion and mobile technologies.

We are currently focused on identifying, generating, acquiring, and deriving economic benefits from intellectual property assets. We intend to monetizemonetizing our technology portfolio through a variety of value enhancing initiatives including, but not limited to:

·licensing,

·strategic partnerships, and

·litigation.

On October 15, 2015, we completed the acquisition of International Development Group Limited, a Maryland corporation (“IDG”). Pursuant to, the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), we acquired 100% of the capital stock of IDG, including two of IDG’s subsidiaries, fliCharge International Ltd. (“fliCharge”), in which IDG owns 70% of the capital stocklicensing, litigation and controls the operations, and the wholly-owned Group Mobile International Ltd. (“Group Mobile”). fliCharge owns patented conductive wire-free charging technology and is focused on innovation, sales, manufacturing and licensing core technology to large corporations in various industries. Group Mobile is a company with full service technical and customer support in rugged computers, mobile devices and accessories.

On February 18, 2014, we closed a transaction with InfoMedia Services Limited (“InfoMedia”) for the sale of certain assets and the assignment of certain agreements related tostrategic partnerships. For further information regarding our mobile social application business. As consideration, we received 18 Class B shares of InfoMedia, which represent an 8.25% ownership interest in InfoMedia. InfoMedia is a privately owned, United Kingdom (“UK”) based, provider of customer relationship management and monetization technologies to mobile carriers and device manufacturers. As part of the transaction, we will have the opportunity to license certain intellectual property assets and support InfoMediaenforcement activities, refer to identify and protect new intellectual property.Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

  

Recent Developments

 

AcquisitionName Change

 

On October 15, 2015,May 6, 2016, we completedchanged the name of our company from Vringo, Inc. to FORM Holdings Corp. (“FORM” or the “Company”) and concurrently announced our repositioning as a holding company of small and middle market growth companies. Our focus is on acquiring and building companies that would benefit from:

additional capital
exposure to visibility from the public markets
talent recruiting
rebranding and
implementation of best practices.

Our management team is committed to execute on our strategy. We are industry agnostic, but limit the scope of our pipeline by looking only at companies with a clear path to grow in excess of $100,000,000 in revenue.

Impairment of Patents

Our name change and repositioning as a holding company was deemed a triggering event, which required our patent assets to be tested for impairment. In performing this impairment test, we determined that the patent portfolios, which together represent an asset group, were subject to impairment testing. In the first step of the impairment test, we utilized our projections of future undiscounted cash flows based on our existing plans for the patents. As a result, it was determined that our projections of future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying value of the asset group. Accordingly, we performed the second step of the impairment test to measure the potential impairment by calculating the asset group’s fair value as of May 6, 2016. As a result, following amortization for the month of April, we recorded an impairment charge of $11,937,000, which resulted in a new carrying value of $1,526,000 on May 6, 2016. Following the impairment, we reevaluated the remaining useful life and concluded that there were no changes in the estimated useful life.

Shareholder Rights Plan

On March 18, 2016, we announced that our Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan in the form of a Section 382 Rights Agreement designed to preserve our tax assets. As a part of the plan, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of one preferred-share-purchase right for each share of our common stock outstanding as of March 29, 2016. Effective on March 18, 2016, if any group or person acquires 4.99% or more of our outstanding shares of common stock, or if a group or person that already owns 4.99% or more of our common stock acquires additional shares representing 0.5% or more of our common stock, then, subject to certain exceptions, there would be a triggering event under the plan. The rights would then separate from our common stock and would be adjusted to become exercisable to purchase shares of our common stock having a market value equal to twice the purchase price of $9.50, resulting in significant dilution in the ownership interest of the acquiring person or group. Our Board of Directors has the discretion to exempt any acquisition of IDG.our common stock from the provisions of the plan and has the ability to terminate the plan prior to a triggering event. In connection with this plan, we filed a Certificate of Designation of Series C Junior Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 18, 2016.

Senior Secured Notes

On March 9, 2016, we entered into an exchange note agreement (the “Exchange Note Agreement”) with the holders (the “Investors”) of our $12,500,000 Senior Secured Notes (the “Notes”), which we originally issued in a registered direct offering on May 4, 2015. Pursuant to the PurchaseExchange Note Agreement, we acquired 100% ofissued to the capital stock of IDG, including two of IDG’s subsidiaries, fliCharge and Group Mobile. fliCharge owns patented conductive wire-free charging technology and is focused on innovation, sales, manufacturing and licensing core technology to large corporations in various industries. Group Mobile is a company with full service technical and customer support in rugged computers, mobile devices and accessories.

In consideration for the acquisition, we issuedInvestors an aggregate of 1,609,167 shares of our newly designated Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share. Of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued, 1,604,167 shares were issued to the Sellers, 5,000 shares were issued to IDG’s legal counsel as compensation, and 240,625 shares were placed in escrow to secure certain of the Sellers’ indemnity obligations under the Purchase Agreement for a period of up to 12 months. The 1,609,167 shares of Series B Preferred Stock are convertible into an aggregate of 16,091,670703,644 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share. In addition, we issued to oneshare, in exchange for the reduction of $1,267,000 of the Sellers 575,000 sharesoutstanding aggregate principal amount of our unregistered common stock in considerationthe Notes and $49,000 of his forgivenessaccrued interest. As a result, the outstanding aggregate principal amount under the Notes was reduced from $3,016,000 to $1,749,000 as of debt.

March 9, 2016.

 

In connectionaddition, on March 9, 2016, with the acquisition,consent of each of the Investors, we also entered into a Consulting Agreement with IDG’s former Chief Executive Officeragreed to amend the Notes. Pursuant to the Amended and director for an initial term of six months, which may be extended on a month-to-month basis or longer thereafter,Restated Senior Secured Notes (the “Amended Notes”) and the payment of $9,000 per month.

In connection with the entry into the Purchase Agreement, we issued to a finder a warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 500,000 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $0.50 per share and expiring on April 15, 2021.

Notes Financing

OnIndenture dated May 4, 2015, as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated May 4, 2015 and further supplemented by a Second Supplemental Indenture (the “Closing Date”“Second Supplemental Indenture”), we entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors in a registered direct offering of $12,500,000 of Senior Secured Convertible dated March 9, 2016: (i) the Amended Notes (the “Notes”) and warrants to purchase up to 5,375,000 shares of our common stock. On the Closing Date, we issued the Notes, which are no longer convertible into shares of our common stock at $1.00and will be payable by us on the Maturity Date (as defined below) in cash only, (ii) the Maturity Date of the Amended Notes will extend to June 30, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”), (iii) we will discontinue the payment of principal prior to the Maturity Date (subject to certain exceptions), (iv) the interest rate increased from 8% to 10% per share, bear 8% interestannum and mature in 21 months fromwill accrue on the dateoutstanding aggregate principal amount of issuance, unless earlier converted. the Amended Notes, payable monthly, and (v) we will pay to the Investors on the Maturity Date 102% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Amended Notes. We also agreed to maintain a cash balance (including cash equivalents) of not less than $2,900,000.

In addition, we issued 5,375,000agreed to reduce the exercise price of the warrants to purchase an aggregate of 537,500 shares of our common stock which are exercisable at $1.00granted as part of the initial agreement (the “May 2015 Warrants”) from $10.00 to $3.00 per share and are exercisable for a periodthe parties also agreed to remove from the May 2015 Warrants certain anti-dilution features. Other terms of five years beginning on November 5, 2015. Inthe May 2015 Warrants remained the same. Furthermore, in connection with the issuanceAmended Notes, we paid a restructuring fee of $50,000 to the Investors.

On July 1, 2016, we prepaid in full our Amended Notes that were due on June 30, 2017. As required by the terms of the Amended Notes, notice of prepayment was delivered to the Investors on June 30, 2016. We repaid the Amended Notes in full, including repayment of the principal and warrants, we received net cash proceeds of $12,425,000. Our obligations under the outstanding Notes are secured by a first priority perfected securityaccrued interest in substantially all of our U.S. assets. In addition, stock of certain of our subsidiaries has been pledged. The outstanding Notes contain customary events of default, as well as covenants which include restrictionsan additional 15% for early repayment. We used an aggregate of $2,011,000 of cash on the assumption of new debt by Vringo.

The principal amounthand for repayment of the outstanding Notes is being repaid monthly, and we may make such payments and related interest payments in cash or, subject to certain conditions, in registered shares of our common stock, at our election. If we choose to repay the Notes in shares of our common stock, the shares are issued atAmended Notes. As a 15% discount, based on the then-current market price data of our common stock. We may also repay the Notes in advanceresult of the maturity schedule subject to early repayment penalties.

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During August 2015, the holdersin full of the Amended Notes, accelerated six principal installments in exchange for common stock as permitted underall liens on our assets, including intellectual property, were released by the securities purchase agreement. The debt is now expected to mature in July 2016.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we made principal payments in the aggregate amount of $5.9 million and $7.1 million, respectively. We elected to make these principal payments in shares of our common stock, which are issued at a 15% discount to the market price. As such, we issued 14.6 million shares and 16.9 million shares in lieu of principal payments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. Subsequent to September 30, 2015, quarterly payment of interest was made in shares of common stock and the monthly installments were paid in cash.Investors.

 

NASDAQReverse Stock Split

 

On December 18, 2014, we receivedUnless otherwise noted, the information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q gives effect to a notification letter from NASDAQ informing us that for the last 30 consecutive business days, the bid price of our securities had closed below $1.00 per share. This notice has no immediate effect on our NASDAQ listing and we had 180 calendar days, or until June 16, 2015, to regain compliance. We did not regain compliance during such period since the closing bid price of our securities was not at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days. On June 17, 2015, we received a letter from NASDAQ notifying us that we had been granted an additional 180-day period, or until December 14, 2015, to regain compliance with the minimum $1.00 bid price per share requirement for continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market, as set forth in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(ii). We intend to cure the deficiency during this extended period by implementing aone-for-ten reverse stock split of our common stock which is subject to approval of our stockholders. This proposal to effect such reverse stock split was included in the proxy materials filedeffected on September 25, 2015. If we are unable to implementNovember 27, 2015 on a reverse stock split and regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, we could be delisted.retroactive basis for all periods presented.

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Our StrategyResults of Operations

 

Three-month period ended June 30, 2016 compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2015

Revenue

We operategenerate revenue through our three operating segments:Group Mobile, FLI Charge and intellectual property.

  Three months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
Licensing revenue $8,912,000  $  $8,912,000 
Product revenue  2,450,000      2,450,000 
Total revenue $11,362,000  $  $11,362,000 

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, we recorded total revenue of $11,362,000. There was no revenue recognized for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015. The increase was attributable to each of our operating segments. Group Mobile recognized $2,450,000 of product revenue, FLI Charge recognized $12,000 of licensing revenue in three technology related verticles;connection with an ongoing license agreement with a customer, and our intellectual property monetization, wire-free chargingoperating segment recognized a one-time lump sum payment of $8,900,000 in connection with an executed confidential license agreement. We did not recognize any revenue generated by Group Mobile or FLI Charge prior to their acquisition on October 15, 2015.

We believe that growth in Group Mobile’s revenue can be achieved by adding new products, exploring new distribution verticals, such as military and government, and increasing the sale of rugged computing devices. Quantum Stream and Vringo Infrastructure manage ansales team’s geographic coverage.In addition, we plan to enhance our intellectual property portfolio consisting of over 600 patentsrights around our FLI Charge technology and patent applications, covering telecom infrastructure, internet search, mobile technologiesproducts.FLI Charge plans to strengthen and wire-free charging. These patents and patent applications have been developed internally or acquired from third parties. We strive to develop acquire, license and protect innovation worldwide.Our fliCharge business unit owns a patented, conductive, wire-free charging technology that is already on the market and available to consumers.fliCharge is currently commercializing, partnering or developing productspartnerships in numerous markets including automotive, education, office, healthcare, power tools and vaporizers. OurGroup Mobile business unit is a supplier of built-to-order rugged computers, mobile devices and accessories. Group Mobile provides a high touch sales experience with full service technical and customer support in the rugged mobile computer market.

For an update on our intellectual property, refer to Part II Item 1, Legal Proceedings.

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Financial Condition

Since January 2012, we have raised approximately $123,355,000, including the May 2015 financing transaction discussed above, which has been used to finance our operations. As of now, we have not yet generated any significant revenues. As of September 30, 2015, we had a cash balance of $14,402,000. Our average monthly cash spent in operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 was approximately $1,500,000. This is not necessarily indicative of the future use of our working capital. In addition, we paid approximately $2,667,000 in deposits with courts beginning in the second quarter of 2014 to date, related to proceedings in Germany, Brazil, Romania, and Malaysia, which are included in Deposits with courts in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Deposits with courts paid in local currency are remeasured on the balance sheet date based on the related foreign exchange rate on that date. As of September 30, 2015, deposits with courts totaled $1,970,000.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our total stockholders' equity was $16,702,000 and $31,180,000, respectively. The decrease in stockholders’ equity since December 31, 2014 is due to the operating loss during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015.

Our operating plans include increasing revenue through the licensing of our intellectual property, and product sales through our newly acquired Group Mobile and fliCharge business units.

Disputes regarding the assertion of patents and other intellectual property rights are highly complex and technical. The majority of our expenditures to date consist of costs related to our litigation campaigns. In our cases against ZTE and ASUS, we incurred costs during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 related to the preparation and filing of briefs and other court documents, as well as case preparation and management. A large percentage of these costs were incurred in the UK and the U.S. In civil law jurisdictions, such as Germany, France, Spain, and others, the majority of costs are incurred in the early stages of litigation. With respect to our litigation in these countries, the respective campaigns are currently in the later stages and therefore we have already incurred the large majority of the related anticipated costs. As such, based on our plans, costs in these jurisdictions are projected to be lower in the remainder of 2015 and other future periods.

Despite our plans, our legal proceedings may continue for several years and may require significant expenditures for legal fees and other expenses. Further, should we be deemed the losing party in certain of our litigations, we may be liable for some or all of our opponents’ legal fees. In addition, in connection with litigation, we have made several affirmative financial guarantees to courts around the world, and might face the need to make additional guarantees in the future.

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In addition, our plansWe intend to continue to expandmonetize our planned operations through acquisitions and monetizationexisting portfolio of additional patents, other intellectual property or operating businesses may be time consuming, complex and costly to consummate. We may utilize many different transaction structures in our acquisitions and the terms of such acquisition agreements tend to be heavily negotiated. Our future ability to raise capital, if necessary, may be limited. Even if we are able to acquire particular patents or other intellectual property assets, there is no guarantee that we will generate sufficient revenue related to those assets to offset the acquisition costs. Therefore, no assurance can be given at this time as to whether we will be able to achieve our objectives or whether we will have the sources of liquidity for follow through with our operating plans.

In addition, until we generate sufficient revenue, we may need to raise additional funds, which may be achieved through the issuance of additional equity or debt, or through loans from financial institutions. There can be no assurance, however, that any such opportunities will materialize. We may also be able to raise additional funds through the exercise of our outstanding warrants and options, however, substantially all of such outstanding equity instruments are currently “out of the money” due to the decline in our common stock price which began in the third quarter of 2014.

We anticipate that we will continue to seek additional sources of liquidity, when needed, until we generate positive cash flows to support our operations. We cannot give any assurance that the necessary capital will be raised or that, if funds are raised, it will be on favorable terms. If we are unable to obtain additional funding on a timely basis, we may be required to curtail or terminate some of our business plans. Any future sales of securities to finance our operations may require stockholder approval and will dilute existing stockholders' ownership. We cannot guarantee when or if we will ever generate positive cash flows.

As a result of the events and circumstances described above, including the cash proceeds received in connection with the May 2015 financing transaction and our operating plans, which include paying the principal and interest related to the Notes in shares of our common stock, we believe that we currently have sufficient cash to continue our current operations for at least the next twelve months.

Results of Operations

Overview

Revenue

Revenue from patent licensing and enforcement is recognized when collection is reasonably assured, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the sales price is fixed or determinable and delivery of the service has been rendered. We use management's best estimate of selling price for individual elements in multiple-element arrangements, where vendor specific evidence or third party evidence of selling price is not available.strategic partnerships.

 

Currently, our revenue arrangements provide for the payment of contractually determined fees in consideration for the grant of certain intellectual property rights related to our patents. These rights typically include some combination of the following: (i) the grant of a non-exclusive, retroactive and future license to manufacture and/or sell products covered by patents, (ii) the release of the licensee from certain claims, and (iii) the dismissal of any pending litigation. The intellectual property rights granted may be perpetual in nature, extending until the expiration of the related patents, or can be granted for a defined, relatively short period of time, with the licensee possessing the right to renew the agreement at the end of each contractual term for an additional minimum upfront payment. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, we have no further obligation with respect to the grant of the non-exclusive retroactive and future licenses, covenants-not-to-sue, releases, and other deliverables, including no express or implied obligation on our part to maintain or upgrade the related technology, or provide future support or services. Generally, the agreements provide for the grant of the licenses, covenants-not-to-sue, releases, and other significant deliverables upon execution of the agreement, or upon receipt of the minimum upfront payment for term agreement renewals. As such, the earnings process is complete and revenue is recognized upon the execution of the agreement, upon receipt of the minimum upfront fee for term agreement renewals, and when all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.

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Cost of goods sold

We incur cost of goods sold through two of our operating segments:Group Mobile and FLI Charge.

  Three months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
Cost of goods sold $2,179,000  $  $2,179,000 

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, we recorded total cost of goods sold of $2,179,000, which represents the costs of products sold by Group Mobile for the period. We did not recognize any cost of goods sold for FLI Charge during the three-month period ended June 30, 2016 and we did not recognize any expenses incurred by Group Mobile or FLI Charge prior to their acquisition on October 15, 2015. We expect the cost of goods sold to increase over time as our product revenue increases.

 

Operating legal costs

 

Operating legal costs mainly include expenses incurred in connection with our patent licensing and enforcement activities, patent-related legal expenses paid to external patent counsel (including contingent legal fees), licensing and enforcement related research, consulting and other expenses paid to third parties, as well as related internal payroll expenses and stock-based compensation.

Amortization and impairment of intangibles

Amortization of intangibles represents the amortization expense of our acquired patents, which is recognized on a straight-line basis over the remaining legal life of the patents. Impairment charges relatedrelate to our acquired patents are recorded when an impairment indicator exists and the carrying amount of the related asset exceeds its fair value.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses include costs related to management and administrative personnel, development personnel, public and investor relations, overhead/office costs and various professional fees, as well as insurance, non-operational depreciation and amortization.

Non-operating income (expenses)intellectual property operating segment.

 

  Three months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
Operating legal costs $4,243,000  $5,464,000  $(1,221,000)

Non-operating income (expenses) includes transaction gains (losses) from foreign exchange rate differences, interest on the Notes, deposits, bank charges, as well as fair value adjustments related to our derivative warrant liabilities and conversion feature. The value of such derivative liabilities is highly influenced by assumptions used in its valuation, as well as by our stock price at the period end (revaluation date). 

Income taxes

As of September 30, 2015, deferred tax assets generated from activities were offset by a valuation allowance because realization depends on generating future taxable income, which, in our estimation, is not more likely than not to be generated before such net operating loss carryforwards expire.

Three month period ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three month period ended September 30, 2014

Revenue

  Three months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
Revenue $  $150,000  $(150,000)

 

During the three monththree-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2014, we recorded total revenue of $150,000, which was due to a one-time payment in connection with a licensing agreement for certain of our owned intellectual property. We did not record revenue for the three month period ended September 30, 2015.

We seek to generate revenue through the monetization of our intellectual property through licensing, strategic partnerships and litigation, when required, which may be resolved through a settlement or collection. We also intend to continue to expand our planned operations worldwide through acquisitions and monetization of additional patents, other intellectual property or operating businesses.

Acquisitions of patents or other intellectual property assets are often time consuming, complex and costly to consummate. We may utilize many different transaction structures in our acquisitions and the terms of such acquisition agreements tend to be heavily negotiated. Our ability to raise capital may be limited. Even if we are able to acquire particular patents or other intellectual property assets, there is no guarantee that we will generate sufficient revenue related to those assets to offset the acquisition costs. We anticipate that our legal proceedings may continue for several years and may require significant expenditures for legal fees and other expenses. Disputes regarding the assertion of patents and other intellectual property rights are highly complex and technical.

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Operating legal costs

  Three months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
Operating legal costs $6,776,000  $8,865,000  $(2,089,000)

During the three month period ended September 30, 2015,2016, our operating legal costs were $6,776,000,$4,243,000, which represents a decrease of $2,089,000$1,221,000 (or 23.6%22.3%) from operating legal costs recorded for the three monthsthree-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2014.2015. This decrease was partiallyprimarily due to the timing and nature of consulting and patent litigation costs related to legal proceedings against ZTE and Google. With respectASUS, especially as costs pertaining to our legal proceedings against ZTE costs duringcampaign declined significantly following the three month period ended September 30, 2015 were associated withexecution of the confidential settlement and license agreement in December 2015. Costs in 2016 also include royalty expenses to a previous owner of some of our continued worldwide litigation efforts in the U.S. and other countries. We did not incur significant expenses in connection with our legal proceedings against Google during the three month period ended September 30, 2015.

patents.

 

We expect that our operating legal costs will continue to significantly decrease during the remainder of 2015 as compared to 2014 since most of our litigation campaigns are in the later stages of development.

over time.

 

Amortization and impairment of intangiblesintangible assets

 

  Three months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
Amortization and impairment of intangibles $819,000  $2,333,000  $(1,514,000)
  Three months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets $12,350,000  $813,000  $11,537,000 

 

Our intangible assets consist of our patent portfolios, which are amortized over their remaining useful lives (i.e., through the expiration date of the patent). During the three monththree-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, amortization expenseand impairment expenses related to our intangible assets totaled $819,000,$12,350,000, which represents a decreasean increase of $1,514,000$11,537,000 (or 64.9%1,419.1%) from amortization of intangibles recorded for the three month period ended September 30, 2014. This decrease is attributable to the fact that the patents-in-suit in I/P Engine's litigation against AOL Inc., Google Inc. et al. were fully impaired during the third quarter of 2014. As such, there was less amortization expense during the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three monthsamortization expense recorded during the three-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2014.2015. There was no impairment expense recorded during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015. The increase was due to the impairment of our patents asset group.

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, we determined that there were impairment indicators related to certain of our patents. A significant factor considered when making this determination occurred on May 6, 2016, when we changed the name of our company from “Vringo, Inc.” to “FORM Holdings Corp.” and concurrently announced our repositioning as a holding company of small and middle market growth companies. We concluded that this factor was deemed a “triggering” event, which required the related patent assets to be tested for impairment. In performing this impairment test, we determined that the patent portfolios, which together represent an asset group, were subject to impairment testing. In the first step of the impairment test, we utilized our projections of future undiscounted cash flows based on our existing plans for the patents. As a result, it was determined that our projections of future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying value of the asset group. Accordingly, we performed the second step of the impairment test to measure the potential impairment by calculating the asset group’s fair value as of May 6, 2016. As a result, following amortization for the month of April, we recorded an impairment charge of $11,937,000, or 88.7% of the carrying value of the patents prior to impairment, which resulted in a new carrying value of $1,526,000 on May 6, 2016. Following the impairment, we reevaluated the remaining useful life and concluded that there were no changes in the estimated useful life. There were no impairment indicators related to any of our other amortizable intangible assets during the three-month period ended June 30, 2016.

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General and administrative

 

  Three months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
General and administrative $2,095,000  $4,148,000  $(2,053,000)
  Three months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
General and administrative $3,305,000  $2,298,000  $1,007,000 

 

During the three monththree-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, general and administrative expenses decreasedincreased by $2,053,000$1,007,000 (or 49.5%43.8%), to $2,095,000,$3,305,000, compared to $4,148,000$2,298,000 that was recorded during the three monththree-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2014.2015. The reasonoverall increase was primarily a direct result of our acquisition of Group Mobile and FLI Charge on October 15, 2015. Following the acquisition, we experienced increases in salaries and benefits due to our expanded workforce, advertising and marketing for the decrease was attributableGroup Mobile and FLI Charge’s product lines, and product development as we continue to several factors, primarily thedevelop and improve FLI Charge’s product line. Additionally, we experienced an increase in legal and consulting costs related to potential acquisitions resulting from our repositioning to a holding company of small and middle market growth companies. These increases in general and administrative expenses were offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense, which was a result of approximately $1,503,000, as certainequity awards granted in July 2012 and 2013 becoming fully vested during 2015. There were also forfeituresthe latter half of certain equity awards held by our former Chief Operating Officer and certain employees2015.

Non-operating expense, net

  Three months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
Non-operating income (expense), net $(92,000) $66,000  $(158,000)

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, we recorded net non-operating expense in the amount of $92,000 compared to net non-operating income in the amount of $66,000 recorded during the fourth quarter of 2014 and the nine monththree-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015. There were no equity award grants

For the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, we recorded interest expense of $272,000 for the amortization of the debt discount and debt issuance costs.

The non-operating expenses reported during the three monththree-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015. In addition, there2016 were reduced by a gain of $99,000 on the revaluation of the derivative warrant liabilities related to the Amended Notes.

The total non-operating income, net, of $66,000 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015 was primarily comprised of a decrease in payroll$695,000 gain on the revaluation of warrants and conversion feature related to the Notes offset by interest expense of $465,000 and office administration costsloss on extinguishment of debt of $210,000.

Six-month period ended June 30, 2016 compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2015

Revenue

We generate revenue through our three operating segments:Group Mobile, FLI Charge and intellectual property.

  Six months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
Licensing revenue $9,675,000  $150,000  $9,525,000 
Product revenue  3,731,000      3,731,000 
Total Revenue $13,406,000  $150,000  $13,256,000 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, we recorded total revenue of $13,406,000, which represents an increase of $13,256,000 (or 8,837.3%) as compared to $150,000 recorded in the six-month period ended June 30, 2015. The increase was attributable to each of our operating segments. Group Mobile recognized $3,727,000 and FLI Charge recognized $4,000 of product revenue, FLI Charge also recognized $25,000 of licensing revenue in connection with an ongoing license agreement with a customer, and our intellectual property operating segment recognized $9,650,000 of revenue for the amounts received in connection with two separate executed confidential license agreement. We did not recognize any revenue generated by Group Mobile or FLI Charge prior period.to their acquisition on October 15, 2015. Revenue during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 of $150,000 was due to a one-time payment in connection with a license and settlement agreement for certain of our owned intellectual property.

 

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We believe that growth in Group Mobile’s revenue can be achieved by adding new products, exploring new distribution verticals, such as military and government, and increasing the sales team’s geographic coverage.In addition, we plan to enhance our intellectual property rights around our FLI Charge technology and products.FLI Charge plans to strengthen and develop partnerships in numerous markets including automotive, education, office, healthcare, power tools and vaporizers. We intend to continue to monetize our existing portfolio of intellectual property through licensing and strategic partnerships.

Cost of goods sold

We incur cost of goods sold through two of our operating segments:Group Mobile and FLI Charge.

  Six months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
Cost of goods sold $3,306,000  $���  $3,306,000 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, we recorded total cost of goods sold of $3,306,000, which mainly represents the costs of products sold by Group Mobile during the period. We did not recognize any cost of goods sold for Group Mobile or FLI Charge prior to their acquisition on October 15, 2015. We expect the cost of goods sold to increase over time as our product revenue increases.

Operating legal costs

Operating legal costs relate to our intellectual property operating segment.

  Six months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
Operating legal costs $4,963,000  $8,565,000  $(3,602,000)

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, our operating legal costs were $4,963,000, which represents a decrease of $3,602,000 (or 42.1%) from operating legal costs recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily due to the timing and nature of consulting and patent litigation costs related to legal proceedings against ZTE and ASUS, especially as costs pertaining to our ZTE campaign declined significantly following the execution of the confidential settlement and license agreement in December 2015. Costs in 2016 also include royalty expenses to a previous owner of some of our patents.

We expect that our legal costs will continue to significantly decrease over time.

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

  Six months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets $13,201,000  $1,617,000  $11,584,000

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, amortization and impairment expenses related to our intangible assets totaled $13,201,000, which represents an increase of $11,584,000 (or 716.4%) compared to the amortization expense of $1,617,000 recorded during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015. There was no impairment expense recorded during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015. The increase was due to the impairment of our patents asset group.

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During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, we determined that there were impairment indicators related to certain of our patents. A significant factor considered when making this determination occurred on May 6, 2016, when we changed the name of our company from “Vringo, Inc.” to “FORM Holdings Corp.” and concurrently announced our repositioning as a holding company of small and middle market growth companies. We concluded that this factor was deemed a “triggering” event, which required the related patent assets to be tested for impairment. In performing this impairment test, we determined that the patent portfolios, which together represent an asset group, were subject to impairment testing. In the first step of the impairment test, we utilized our projections of future undiscounted cash flows based on our existing plans for the patents. As a result, it was determined that our projections of future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying value of the asset group. Accordingly, we performed the second step of the impairment test to measure the potential impairment by calculating the asset group’s fair value as of May 6, 2016. As a result, following amortization for the month of April, we recorded an impairment charge of $11,937,000, or 88.7% of the carrying value of the patents prior to impairment, which resulted in a new carrying value of $1,526,000 on May 6, 2016. Following the impairment, we reevaluated the remaining useful life and concluded that there were no changes in the estimated useful life. There were no impairment indicators related to any of our other amortizable intangible assets during the six-month period ended June 30, 2016.

General and administrative

  Six months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
General and administrative $6,257,000  $5,296,000  $961,000 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, general and administrative expenses increased by $961,000 (or 18.1%), to $6,257,000, compared to $5,296,000 that was recorded during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015. The overall increase was primarily a direct result of our acquisition of Group Mobile and FLI Charge on October 15, 2015. Following the acquisition, we experienced increases in salaries and benefits due to our expanded workforce, advertising and marketing for Group Mobile and FLI Charge’s product lines, and product development as we continue to develop and improve FLI Charge’s product line. Additionally, we experienced an increase in legal and consulting costs related to potential acquisitions resulting from our repositioning to a holding company of small and middle market growth companies. These increases in general and administrative expenses were offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense, which was a result of equity awards granted in 2012 and 2013 becoming fully vested during the latter half of 2015.

 

Non-operating income (expense), net

 

  Three months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
Non-operating income (expense), net $(2,181,000) $2,820,000  $(5,001,000)
  Six months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
Non-operating income (expense), net $(441,000) $(157,000) $(284,000)

 

During the three monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, we recorded net non-operating expense net,in the amount of $2,181,000$441,000 compared to net non-operating income, net,expense in the amount of $2,820,000$157,000 recorded during the three monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2014. The non-operating expense recognized in2015.

For the three monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015 was driven by various factors. Installment payments made to holders of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes from the securities purchase agreement that2016, we entered into on May 4, 2015 resulted in an increase inrecorded interest expense of $1,708,000$748,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2015. The interest expense isrecorded related to the monthly interest payments and the amortization of the debt discount and debt issuance costs as well as accrued interest calculated using the effective interest method. In addition, we elected to repay theprincipal installments for January and February 2016 in registered shares of our common stock, which arewere issued at a discount of 15% to market prices. Thisprices, which resulted in $1,044,000$210,000 recorded as a loss on the extinguishment of debt.

The currentnet non-operating expenses reported during the six-month period ended June 30, 2016 were reduced by a gain of $369,000 on the revaluation of the derivative warrant liabilities related to the Amended Notes.

The net non-operating expense also relates toof $157,000 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 was primarily comprised of interest expense of $465,000, loss on extinguishment of debt of $210,000 and foreign exchangeexchanges losses in connection with our deposits with courts.

The These expenses reported during the three month period ended September 30, 2015 were partially offset by a $695,000 gain on the revaluation of derivative liability warrants and conversion feature related to the securities purchase agreement. On the May 4, 2015, the net proceeds received were allocated amongst the Notes, the conversion feature, and the warrants issued to the holders of the Notes. The warrants and conversion feature are then revalued and marked to market as of each balance sheet date, which resulted in a gain of $716,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2015.

 

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During the three month period ended September 30, 2014, we recorded approximately $2,785,000 of income related to a decrease in the fair value of our derivative liabilities. On January 1, 2015, the down-round protection clauses associated with our remaining outstanding derivative warrants expired and, as a result, these warrants no longer meet the criteria for liability classification. As such, the related liabilities were revalued as of January 1, 2015 and the balance was reclassified to equity. There was no change in value of the derivative warrant liabilities between December 31, 2014 and January 1, 2015, and therefore no gain or loss was recorded during the three month period ended September 30, 2015

We expect that our non-operating income (expense) will remain highly volatile, and we may choose to fund our operations through additional financing. In particular, non-operating income (expense) will be affected by the adjustments to the fair value of our derivative instruments. Fair value of these derivative instruments depends on a variety of assumptions, such as estimations regarding triggering of down-round protection and estimated future share price. An estimated increase in the price of our common stock increases the value of the warrants and thus results in a loss on our statementstatements of operations. In addition, high estimated probability of a down-round protection increases the value of the warrants and again results in a loss on our statementstatements of operations.

Nine month period ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2014

Revenue

  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
Revenue $150,000  $1,200,000  $(1,050,000)

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, we recorded total revenue of $150,000, which represents a decrease of $1,050,000 (or 87.5%) as compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. The current period revenue was due to a one-time payment in connection with a license and settlement agreement for certain of our owned intellectual property. Revenue during the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 of $1,200,000 was due to certain one-time payments in connection with license and settlement agreements for certain of our owned intellectual property.

We seek to generate revenue through the monetization of our intellectual property through licensing, strategic partnerships and litigation, when required, which may be resolved through a settlement or collection. We also intend to continue to expand our planned operations through acquisitions and monetization of additional patents, other intellectual property or operating businesses. In particular, following the incorporation of our subsidiary in Germany and the acquisition of a patent portfolio from Nokia, we intend to continue to expand our intellectual property monetization efforts worldwide.

We anticipate that our legal proceedings may continue for several years and may require significant expenditures for legal fees and other expenses. Disputes regarding the assertion of patents and other intellectual property rights are highly complex and technical.

Operating legal costs

  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
Operating legal costs $15,341,000  $19,722,000  $(4,381,000)

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During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, our operating legal costs were $15,341,000, which represents a decrease of $4,381,000 (or 22.2%) from operating legal costs recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This decrease was primarily due to the timing and nature of consulting and patent litigation costs related to legal proceedings against ZTE and Google. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2014, there were costs associated with the oral argument heard in the appeals court in May 2014 in connection with our legal proceedings against Google. With respect to our legal proceedings against ZTE, costs during the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 were associated with our continued worldwide litigation efforts including commencement of legal actions in Brazil, Malaysia, Spain, Netherlands, and other countries.

With respect to our legal proceedings against ZTE, costs during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 were associated with our continued worldwide litigation efforts in the UK, U.S., and other countries. We did not incur significant expenses in connection with our legal proceedings against Google during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015. It is uncertain whether our operating legal costs will increase over time.

Amortization and impairment of intangibles

  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
Amortization and impairment of intangibles $2,436,000  $4,258,000  $(1,822,000)

Our intangible assets consist of our patent portfolios, which are amortized over their remaining useful lives (i.e., through the expiration date of the patent). During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, amortization expense related to our intangible assets totaled $2,436,000, which represents a decrease of $1,822,000 (or 42.8%) from amortization of intangibles recorded for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. This decrease is attributable to the fact that the patents-in-suit in I/P Engine's litigation against AOL Inc., Google Inc. et al. were fully impaired during the third quarter of 2014. As such, there was less amortization expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. 

General and administrative

  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
General and administrative $7,391,000  $12,594,000  $(5,203,000)

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, general and administrative expenses decreased by $5,203,000 (or 41.3%), to $7,391,000, compared to $12,594,000 that was recorded during the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. The overall decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a decrease in the stock-based compensation expense for the first nine months of 2015 as compared to the same period during 2014. The reason for the decrease was attributable to several factors. Stock-based compensation awards granted during July 2012 fully vested in 2015. There were forfeitures of certain equity awards held by our former Chief Operating Officer and certain employees during the fourth quarter of 2014 and the first quarter of 2015. Also, the awards associated with the current period expense were valued lower than the awards associated with the prior period expense, mostly due to the decrease in our stock price, which also contributed to the decrease in stock-based compensation expense.

Lastly, we completed consolidation of corporate functions in New York in 2014 and implemented cost savings strategies in 2015 that resulted in a decrease in payroll expense and office administration costs as compared to the prior period. 

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Non-operating income (expense), net

  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
Non-operating income (expense), net $(2,338,000) $2,049,000  $(4,387,000)

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, we recorded non-operating expense, net, in the amount of $2,338,000 compared to non-operating income, net, in the amount of $2,049,000 recorded during the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. The non-operating expense recognized in the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 was driven by various factors. Installment payments made to holders of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes from the securities purchase agreement that we entered into on May 4, 2015 resulted in an increase in interest expense of $2,173,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015. The interest expense is calculated using the effective interest method. In addition, we elected to repay the installments in registered shares, which are issued at a discount of 15% to market prices. This resulted in $1,254,000 recorded as a loss on the extinguishment of debt. The current period expense also relates to foreign exchange losses in connection with our deposits with courts.

The expenses reported during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 were offset by a gain on the revaluation of derivative liability warrants and conversion feature related to the securities purchase agreement. On the May 4, 2015, the net proceeds received were allocated amongst the Notes, the conversion feature, and the warrants issued to the holders of the Notes. The warrants and conversion feature were then revalued and marked to market as of the balance sheet date, which resulted in a gain of $1,411,000.

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2014, we recorded approximately $2,057,000 of income related to a decrease in the fair value of our derivative warrant liabilities. This was offset by $65,000 of expense recorded in connection with the issuance of warrants in June 2014.

We expect that our non-operating income (expense) will remain highly volatile, and we may choose to fund our operations through additional financing. In particular, non-operating income (expense) will be affected by the adjustments to the fair value of our derivative instruments. Fair value of these derivative instruments depends on a variety of assumptions, such as estimations regarding triggering of down-round protection and estimated future share price. An estimated increase in the price of our common stock increases the value of the warrants and thus results in a loss on our statement of operations. In addition, high estimated probability of a down-round protection increases the value of the warrants and again results in a loss on our statement of operations.

Loss from discontinued mobile social application operations

  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
Revenue $  $37,000  $(37,000)
Operating expenses     (266,000)  266,000 
Operating loss     (229,000)  229,000 
Non-operating income (expense)     20,000   (20,000)
Loss before taxes on income     (209,000)  209,000 
Income tax expense         
Loss from discontinued operations $  $(209,000) $209,000 

On February 18, 2014, we executed the sale of our mobile social application business to InfoMedia, receiving eighteen (18) Class B shares of InfoMedia as consideration, which represent an 8.25% ownership interest in InfoMedia. Additionally, our Chief Executive Officer was appointed as a full voting member on InfoMedia’s board of directors and we received a number of customary protective rights. The InfoMedia Class B shares are accounted for as a cost-method investment.

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, there were no results from discontinued operations since all related activities ceased when the sale was executed.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, we had a cash balance of $14,402,000. This$27,449,000, which represents a decreasean increase of $1,621,000 from$2,498,000 compared to our cash balance onas of December 31, 2014, which is mainly due2015. We anticipate that our need for capital will continue to decline as project-based activities related to the improvement of systems and digital marketing attributed to Group Mobile near completion and litigation costs for our intellectual property operating segment continue to decline. Cash expenditures during the six-month period ended June 30, 2016 were offset by cash received for refunds of court fees and our deposits with the courts in Germany, Brazil, and Romania, as well as cash received by our Group Mobile and intellectual property operating segments during the normal course of business. As of June 30, 2016, all bonds posted with the courts in connection with our litigation with ZTE have been returned back to the Company.

Our average monthly net cash provided by operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016 was approximately $116,000 compared to net cash used in operations of approximately $13,553,000$1,285,000 during the nine monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015. Our average monthly cash spent in operations

Based on current operating plans, we expect to have sufficient funds for at least the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015next 12 months and 2014 was approximately $1,500,000 and $2,200,000, respectively. Included in the 2015 year to date spend of $13,553,000 are prepaid expenses for annual insurance contract premiums and deposits with law firms representing us in the United Kingdom totaling $928,000, as well as deposits with courts made during 2015 in Romania and Germany totaling $272,000.beyond. In addition, we received net proceedsmay choose to raise additional funds in connection with potential acquisitions of $12,425,000 as part of the securities purchase agreementoperating assets, patent portfolios or other businesses that we entered into on May 4, 2015.may pursue. There can be no assurance, however, that any such opportunities will materialize.

 

The majority of our expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 consisted of costs related to our litigation campaigns. In our cases against ZTE and ASUS, we incurred costs during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 relatedOn March 9, 2016, pursuant to the preparation and filing of briefs and other court documents, as well as case preparation and management. A large percentage of these costs were incurred in the UK and the U.S. In civil law jurisdictions, such as Germany, France, Spain, and others, the majority of costs are incurred in the early stages of litigation and we anticipate that the costs in these jurisdictions will be lower in future periods. In addition, we paid approximately $2,667,000 in deposits with courts beginning in the second quarter of 2014 to date, related to our proceedings in Germany, Brazil, Romania and Malaysia. Deposits with courts paid in local currency are re-measured on the balance sheet date based on the related foreign exchange rate on that date. As of September 30, 2015, deposits with courts totaled $1,970,000.

On May 4, 2015, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors in a registered direct offering of $12,500,000 of Notes and certain warrants to purchase shares of our common stock. At closing,Exchange Note Agreement, we issued to the Notes, which are convertible intoInvestors an aggregate of 703,644 shares of our common stock, at $1.00par value $0.01 per share, bear 8% interest and mature in 21 months fromexchange for the datereduction of issuance, unless earlier converted. In addition, we issued approximately 5,375,000 warrants to purchase shares$1,267,000 of our common stock, which are exercisable at $1.00 per share and are exercisable for a period of five years beginning on November 5, 2015. In connection with the issuanceoutstanding principal amount of the Notes and warrants, we received net cash proceeds$49,000 of $12,425,000. Our obligationsaccrued interest. As a result, the outstanding aggregate principal amount under the outstanding Notes are securedwas reduced from $3,016,000 to $1,749,000 as of March 9, 2016.

On July 1, 2016, we prepaid in full our Amended Notes that were due on June 30, 2017. As required by a first priority perfected securitythe terms of the Amended Notes, notice of prepayment was delivered to the Investors on June 30, 2016. We repaid the Amended Notes in full, including repayment of the principal and accrued interest in substantially all of our U.S. assets. In addition, stock of certain of our subsidiaries has been pledged. The outstanding Notes contain customary events of default, as well as covenants, which include restrictionsan additional 15% for early repayment. We used an aggregate of $2,011,000 of cash on our assumption of new debt.

The principal amounthand for repayment of the outstanding Notes is being repaid monthly, and we may make such payments and related interest payments in cash or, subject to certain conditions, in registered shares of our common stock, at our election. If we choose to repay the Notes in shares of our common stock, the shares are issued at a 15% discount, based on the then-current market price data of our common stock. We may also repay the Notes in advance of the maturity schedule subject to early repayment penalties.

During August 2015, the holders of the Notes accelerated six principal installments in exchange for common stock as permitted under the securities purchase agreement. The debt is now expected to mature in July 2016.

Our operating plans include increasing revenue through the licensing of our intellectual property, strategic partnerships, and litigation, when required, which may be resolved through a settlement or collection. Disputes regarding the assertion of patents and other intellectual property rights are highly complex and technical. The majority of our expenditures consist of costs related to our four litigation campaigns. A large percentage of these costs were incurred in the UK, Australia, Germany, Brazil, the Netherlands, and France. In civil law jurisdictions, such as Germany, France, Spain, and others, the majority of costs are incurred in the early stages of litigation. With respect to our litigation in such countries, the respective litigation campaigns are currently in the later stages and therefore we have already incurred the large majority of the related anticipated costs. As such, based on our plans, costs in these jurisdictions are projected to be lower in remainder of 2015 and other future periods.

Despite our plans, our legal proceedings may continue for several years and may require significant expenditures for legal fees and other expenses. Further, should we be deemed the losing party in certain of our litigations, we may be liable for some or all of our opponents’ legal fees. In addition, in connection with litigation, we have made several affirmative financial guarantees to courts around the world, and might face the need to make additional guarantees in the future.

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In addition, our plans to continue to expand our planned operations through acquisitions and monetization of additional patents, other intellectual property or operating businesses may be time consuming, complex and costly to consummate. We may utilize many different transaction structures in our acquisitions and the terms of such acquisition agreements tend to be heavily negotiated. Our future ability to raise capital, if necessary, may be limited. Even if we are able to acquire particular patents or other intellectual property assets, there is no guarantee that we will generate sufficient revenue related to those assets to offset the acquisition costs. Therefore, no assurance can be given at this time as to whether we will be able to achieve our objectives or whether we will have the sources of liquidity for follow through with our operating plans.

We anticipate that we will continue to seek additional sources of liquidity, when needed, until we generate positive cash flows to support our operations. We cannot give any assurance that the necessary capital will be raised or that, if funds are raised, it will be on favorable terms. If we are unable to obtain additional funding on a timely basis, we may be required to curtail or terminate some of our business plans. Any future sales of securities to finance our operations may require stockholder approval and will dilute existing stockholders' ownership. We cannot guarantee when or if we will ever generate positive cash flows.

Amended Notes. As a result of the eventsrepayment in full of the Amended Notes, all liens on our assets, including intellectual property, were released by the Investors.

On August 8, 2016, we entered into an Agreement and circumstances described above, includingPlan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with FHXMS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and ones of our wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Merger Sub”), XpresSpa Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“XpresSpa”), the cash proceeds received in connectionunitholders of XpresSpa who are parties thereto (the “Unitholders”) and Mistral XH Representative, LLC, as representative of the Unitholders (the “Representative”), pursuant to which the Merger Sub will merge with and into XpresSpa, with XpresSpa being the May 2015 financing transactionsurviving entity and one of our operating plans,wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Surviving Entity”) and the Unitholders becoming our stockholders the “Merger”).

XpresSpa is a leading airport retailer of spa services and related products, and also sells spa products through its internet site. Services and products include: (i) massage services for the neck, back, feet and whole body, (ii) nail care, such as pedicures, manicures and polish changes, (iii) beauty care services such as waxing and facials, (iv) hair care, such as haircuts and blow outs, (v) spa products such as massagers, lotions and aromatherapy aids and (vi) travel products such as neck pillows and eye masks.

Upon completion of the Merger, (i) the then-outstanding common units of XpresSpa (other than those held by us, which include payingwill be cancelled without any consideration) and (ii) the principalthen-outstanding preferred units of XpresSpa (other than those held by us, which will be cancelled without any consideration) will be automatically converted into the right to receive an aggregate of:

(a)2,500,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“FORM Common Stock”),
(b)494,792 shares of our newly designated Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, (“FORM Preferred Stock”) with an aggregate initial liquidation preference of $23,750,000, and
(c)five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of FORM Common Stock, at an exercise price of $3.00 per share, each subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split, dividend or similar events.

The FORM Preferred Stock shall be initially convertible into an aggregate of 3,958,336 shares of FORM Common Stock, which equals a $6.00 per share conversion price, and interest relatedeach holder of FORM Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote on an as converted basis. The FORM Preferred Stock is senior to the NotesFORM Common Stock and the terms of the FORM Preferred Stock contain no restrictions on our ability to issue additional senior preferred securities or our ability to incur additional preferred securities in the future. We have the right, but not the obligation, upon ten trading days’ notice to convert the outstanding shares of FORM Preferred Stock into FORM Common Stock at the then applicable conversion ratio, at any time or from time to time, if the volume weighted average price per share of the FORM Common Stock exceeds $9.00 for over any 20 days in a 30 consecutive trading day period. The term of the FORM Preferred Stock is seven years, after which time we can repay the holders in shares of FORM Common Stock or cash at our election. FORM Preferred Stock will accrue interest at 9% per annum, or $4.32 per share of FORM Preferred Stock.

In addition, we entered into subscription agreements to sell 750,574 shares of our unregistered common stock to certain holders of XpresSpa, at a purchase price of $2.31 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,734,000.

On August 8, 2016, we believe that we currentlyagreed to purchase from XpresSpa an aggregate of 1,733,826 of Series C Preferred Units of XpresSpa, at a per unit purchase price of $1.00 per unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,734,000. The Series C Preferred Units of XpresSpa will have sufficient casha preference in the amount of its initial investment and shall bear 12% interest until the closing of the anticipated merger agreement.

Immediately following the completion of the Merger (without taking into account any shares of FORM Common Stock held by XpresSpa equity holders prior to continuethe completion of the Merger), the former Unitholders of XpresSpa are expected to own approximately 18% of the outstanding FORM Common Stock (or 33% of the outstanding FORM Common Stock calculated on a fully diluted basis) and our current operations for at leaststockholders of the next twelve months.Company are expected to own approximately 82% of the outstanding FORM Common Stock (or 67% of the outstanding FORM Common Stock calculated on a fully diluted basis).

 

Cash flows

 

  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2015  2014  Change 
Net cash used in operating activities $(13,553,000) $(20,215,000) $6,662,000 
Net cash used in investing activities $(272,000) $(2,550,000) $2,278,000 
Cash provided by financing activities $12,207,000  $13,452,000  $(1,245,000)
  Six months ended June 30, 
  2016  2015  Change 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $698,000  $(7,713,000) $8,411,000 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities $1,850,000  $(287,000) $2,137,000 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities $(50,000) $12,207,000  $(12,257,000)

 

Operating activities

 

During the nine monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, net cash used inprovided by operating activities totaled $13,553,000$698,000 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $20,215,000$7,713,000 during the nine monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2014.2015. The decreaseincrease of $6,662,000$8,411,000 was mainly due to cash received from our Group Mobile and intellectual property operating segments during the timing and naturenormal course of litigation costs described above.business.

 

Our net cash used in operating activities could increase if we engage in future business development activities. As we expect to move towards greater revenue generation in the future, we expect that these amounts will be offset over time by operating expenses. There is no assurance that our licensing efforts will be successful in the collection of revenues. Therefuture. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that we will generate sufficient revenue to offset future operating expenses and our ability to raise additional capital may be limited.

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Investing activities

 

During the nine monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, net cash provided by investing activities totaled $1,850,000, mainly attributable to the refunds of our deposits with the German, Brazilian and Romanian courts. These proceeds were offset by $151,000 net cash used to acquire software related to Group Mobile’s website. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, net cash used in investing activities totaled $272,000,$287,000, which represents the deposit we made to a Romanian court to enforce an injunction against ZTE in Romania and the deposit we made in Germany to enforce review of ZTE’s accounting records. Net cash used in investing activities during the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 is mostly comprised of the $2,304,000 deposited with courts that is described above. There was also an increase in fixed asset purchases during the nine month period ended September 30, 2014.

 

We expect that net cash used in investing activities will increase as we intend to continue to acquire additional intellectual property assets and invest surplus cash, according todevelop supporting infrastructure and systems for our investment policy.operating segments.

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Financing activities

 

During the nine monthsix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, net cash used in financing activities totaled $50,000, which is the amount paid to the Investors related to their expenses incurred as a result of the debt modification. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, we received net proceeds of $12,425,000 from a securities purchase in a registered direct offering of $12,500,000 of Notes and warrants to purchase up to 5,375,000537,500 shares of our common stock. This amount was offset by the amount$218,000 of debt issuance costs that were paid in relation to the agreement. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2014, cash provided by financing activities totaled $13,452,000, which relates to funds that we received from the exercises of warrants and stock options in the total amount of $11,292,000 and $2,160,000, respectively.

 

A significant portion of our issued and outstanding warrants, for which the underlying shares of common stock held by non-affiliates are freely tradable, are currently “out of the money.” Therefore, the potential of additional incoming funds from exercises by our warrant holders is currently very limited. To the extent that any of our issued and outstanding warrants were “in the money,” it could be used as a source of additional funding if the warrant holders choose to exercise their warrants for cash.

 

We may also choose to raise additional funds in connection with any acquisitions of patent portfolios or other intellectual property assets or other businesses that we may pursue. There can be no assurance, however, that any such opportunity will materialize. Moreover, any such financing would most likely be dilutive to our current stockholders.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

From October 2012 through the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our subsidiaries filed patent infringement lawsuits against the subsidiaries of ZTE Corporation in the UK, France, Germany, Australia, India, Brazil, Malaysia, Romania, and the Netherlands. Should we be deemed the losing party in any of its applications to the court in the UK, we may be held responsible for a portion of the defendant’s legal fees for the relevant application or for the litigation. Pursuant to negotiation with ZTE’s UK subsidiary, as part of standard legal procedures in the UK, we placed two written commitments to ensure the payment of a potential liability by Vringo Infrastructure resulting for the two cases filed in the fourth quarter of 2012 and second quarter of 2013, which the defendants estimated to be approximately $2,900,000 each. With respect to these written commitments, we believe that Vringo’s commitments will be shortly discharged since all claims in the UK cases, other than the remedies for the patent found infringed and valid as amended, have been dismissed. As such, any remaining costs where Vringo was not the “commercial victor” as defined under UK procedural law can be assessed. We believe that the amounts of the written commitments well exceed any costs, to the extent that they are assessed, and anticipate that such costs will not exceed the amount of the estimated liability recorded in our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2015.

In addition, we may be required to grant additional written commitments, as necessary, in connection with our commenced proceedings against ZTE Corporation in Europe, Brazil, India and Australia. It should be noted, however, that if we were successful on any court applications or the entirety of any litigation, ZTE Corporation would be responsible for a substantial portion of our legal fees.

Other than the arrangements described in the preceding paragraph, we have no obligations, assets or liabilities whichthat would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our future contractual obligations beginning on October 1, 2015:

  Payments Due by Period 
  Total  Less than 1
Year
  1-3 Years  3-5 Years  More than 5
Years
 
Operating leases $1,674,000  $403,000  $820,000  $451,000  $ 
Total $1,674,000  $403,000  $820,000  $451,000  $ 

In January 2014, the Company entered into an amended lease agreement for its corporate executive office in New York for the lease of a different office space within the same building. The initial annual rental fee for this new office is approximately $403,000 (subject to certain future escalations and adjustments) beginning on August 1, 2014, which was the date when the new office space was available. This lease will expire in October 2019.

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Critical Accounting Estimates

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2015,10, 2016, which includes a description of our critical accounting policies that involve subjective and complex judgments that could potentially affect reported results. While there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies as to the methodologies or assumptions we apply under them, we continue to monitor such methodologies and assumptions.

 

Item 3.Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Financial instruments which potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. We maintain our cash and cash equivalents with various major financial institutions. These major financial institutions are located in the United States and our policy is designed to limit exposure to any one institution.

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while concurrently maximizing the income we receive from our investments without significantly increasing risk. To minimize risks in the future, we intend to maintain our portfolio of cash equivalents and short-term investments in securities suchNot required as commercial paper and money market funds. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our cash was mostly held in money market funds in the amounts of $8,092,000 and $13,085,000, respectively. In general, money market funds are not subject to market risk because the interest paid on such funds fluctuates with the prevailing interest rate. Accordingly, a 100 basis point increase in interest rates or a 10% decline in the value of the United States equity markets would not be expected to have a material impact on the value of such money market funds.

A portion of our expenses are denominated in foreign currencies. If the value of the U.S. dollar weakens against the value of these currencies, there will be a negative impact on our operating costs. In addition, we are subject to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations to the extent we hold monetary assets and liabilities in these currencies.a smaller reporting company.

 

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.

 

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-1513a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

On October 15, 2015, we acquired IDG. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, IDG's processes and systems did not significantly impact internal control over financial reporting. Our management performed due diligence procedures associated with the acquisition of IDG.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II- OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

Infrastructure Patents

 

As one of the means of realizing the value of the patents on telecom infrastructure, Vringo, Inc. and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Vringo Infrastructure, Inc. (“Vringo Infrastructure”) and Vringo Germany GmbH (“Vringo Germany”) have filed a number of suits against ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”), and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (“ASUS”) and certain of their subsidiaries, affiliates and other companies in the United States, European jurisdictions, India, Australia, Brazil, and Malaysia alleging infringement of certain U.S., European, Indian, Australian, Brazilian, and Malaysian patents.

ZTE

United Kingdom

On October 5, 2012, Vringo Infrastructure filed a suit in the UK High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Patents Court, alleging infringement of three European patents. Subsequently, ZTE responded to the complaint with a counterclaim for invalidity of the patents-in-suit. Vringo Infrastructure filed a second UK suit on December 3, 2012, alleging infringement of three additional European patents.

In March 2014, Vringo Infrastructure withdrew its claim to one of the patents included in the first suit, and ZTE withdrew its invalidity counterclaim. Another patent included in the first suit was heard in a trial that commenced on October 28, 2014.

On November 28, 2014, the Court found the patent valid as amended and infringed by ZTE. Following the Court’s ruling, ZTE applied to introduce new prior art and re-argue the validity of the patent; the application was rejected on January 30, 2015. There was no appeal by ZTE of the substantive decision and therefore the decision is final. Trial on the remedies phase is currently scheduled to occur in the first half of 2016 and will focus on the appropriate royalty rate to be awarded.The remaining legal fees in the litigation between the parties in the UK will be decided by the Court after that hearing.

On February 17, 2015, Vringo withdrew its infringement claims against ZTE on three of the four remaining European Patents in suit in the second litigation in the UK. ZTE subsequently withdrew its invalidity counterclaims in respect of these three patents.

On April 10, 2015, Vringo and ZTE reached an agreement in relation to the remaining European Patent in issue (EP (UK) 1 330 933) in the second patent case in the UK as a result of which the parties withdrew their respective claims and counterclaims.

Germany

On November 15, 2012, Vringo Germany filed a suit in the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany, alleging infringement of a European patent. The litigation was expanded to include a second European patent on February 21, 2013. On November 4, 2013, Vringo Germany filed a further brief with respect to the proceedings of the first European patent suit, asserting infringement by ZTE eNode B infrastructure equipment used in 4G networks. Vringo Germany re-filed the first European patent case in the Regional Court of Düsseldorf on December 5, 2014.

 

On December 17, 2013, the Court issued its judgment in the second European patent case, finding that ZTE infringed that patent and ordering an accounting and an injunction upon payment of the appropriate bonds. On February 19, 2014, Vringo Germany filed suit in the Mannheim Regional Court seeking enforcement of the accounting ordered and a further order that non-compliance be subject to civil and criminal penalties. On May 5, 2014, we paid a bond of €1,000,000 (approximately $1,124,000 as of September 30, 2015) to the Court in order to enforce the injunction against ZTE, and on May 20,7, 2015, we entered into a confidential settlement and license agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with ZTE Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, “ZTE”), pursuant to which: (i) ZTE paid an additional bondus a total of €50,000 (approximately $56,000 as$21,500,000, net of September 30, 2015)all withholding, value added or other taxes; (ii) the parties withdrew all pending litigations and proceedings against each other including the litigations related to enforce reviewZTE’s breach of accounting records. On December 27, 2013,its non-disclosure agreement with us; and (iii) we granted ZTE filed a notice of appeal of the Mannheim Regional Court’s judgment in the second European patent case, and on January 24, 2014, ZTE filed an emergency motion with the Court of Appeals seeking a stay of the judge’s order pending appeal. On February 24, 2014, ZTE’s motion was denied. A hearing in the appeal is scheduled for the second quarter of 2016.

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On September 13, 2013 and January 28, 2014, Vringo Germany filed two suits in the Regional Court of Düsseldorf, alleging infringement of two additional European patents. Those cases were heard by the Court on November 27, 2014. On January 22, 2015, the Court issued its judgment, finding that ZTE does not infringe either patent. On February 17, 2015, Vringo filed notices of appeal for each patent. The appeal process is anticipated to take at least one year.

ZTE filed nullity suitscertain rights with respect to our patents including a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide perpetual license to certain of our owned patents and patent applications.

Pursuant to the first and second European patents inSettlement Agreement, the Federal Patents Court in Munich, Germany during the second and fourth quarters, respectively, of 2013. On July 3, 2015, the Court decided that certain claims that read on handover between radio network controllers, a key part of 3G infrastructure technology of the first European patent are valid as amended. Both parties have appealed portions of that ruling. Trial in the nullity suit with respecttaken steps to the second European patent has been scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2015.

ZTE filed a nullity suit with respect to the third European patent in the Federal Patents Court in Munich, Germany, in the fourth quarter of 2013. In addition, ZTE filed a nullity suit with respect to the fourth European patent in the Federal Patents Court in Munich, Germany, in the second quarter of 2014. Trials in the nullity suits are expected to occur in the first half of 2016.withdraw all pending litigations and proceedings against one another.

 

In May 2015,several jurisdictions, though ZTE filed nullity suits in the Federal Patents Court in Munich, Germany, with respect to three European patents not currently being assertedrequested that government organizations close proceedings against ZTE. No schedule has currently been set inFORM, those cases.

People’s Republic oforganizations make such determinations on their own volition. In China,

ZTE has filed 33 reexamination requests of Vringo’s Chinese patents with the Patent Re-Examination Board (“PRB”) of the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (“China”). To date, the PRB has upheld the validity of 17 of Vringo’s patents, partially upheld the validity of two of Vringo’s patents, and has held that 13 of Vringo’s patents are invalid. Vringo has filed appeals on the PRB’s decision on the patents that have been held invalid. The appeal process is expected to take at least one year. The remaining reexamination requests remain pending, with decisions expected to be rendered on a rolling basis.

On February 21, 2014, ZTE filed a civil complaint against Vringo and Vringo Infrastructure in the Shenzhen Intermediate Court alleging that Vringo violated China’s antimonopoly laws. Vringo received notice of the action on June 26, 2014. Vringo intends to vigorously contest all aspects of this action in the appropriate manner. On July 28, 2014, Vringo filed a motion to have this complaint dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction. On August 6, 2014, the Court dismissed this motion. Vringo filed an appeal of the dismissal, which was denied by the Court. The Court conducted a hearing on May 29, 2015 for the parties to submit any evidence on which they intended to rely. During this hearing, ZTE amended its complaint to increase its damages demand. As a result, Vringo filed a motion contesting the jurisdiction of the Court, which was denied. Vringo’s appeal of the jurisdictional question is pending. Trial on the merits, which had been scheduled to begin on June 9, 2015 has been postponed pending Vringo’s appeal. The appellate process is expected to take several months. We have not made a determination of what the potential liability may be should we lose the case in China.

France

On March 29, 2013, Vringo Infrastructure filed a patent infringement lawsuit in France in the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, alleging infringement of the French part of two European patents. Vringo Infrastructure filed the lawsuit based on particular information uncovered during a seizure to obtain evidence of infringement, known as a saisie-contrefaçon, which was executed at two of ZTE's facilities in France. On October 30, 2015, the Tribunal held the claims-in-suit of the first European patent invalid, and held that the claims-in-suit of the second European patent do not implement the relevant standard, without commenting on that patent’s validity. We plan to appeal the Tribunal’s ruling. The appeal process is anticipated to take at least one year.

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Australia

On June 11, 2013, Vringo Infrastructure filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Federal Court of Australia in the New South Wales registry, alleging infringement by ZTE of two Australian patents. In March 2015, finding that Vringo has established aprima facie case that ZTE has infringed its Australian patents, the Court granted Vringo’s request to join ZTE Corporation as a party to the action. No current estimate for a trial date is available.

Spain

On September 6, 2013, Vringo Infrastructure filed a preliminary inquiry order against ZTE in the Commercial Court of Madrid, Spain, requiring ZTE to provide discovery relating to alleged infringement of a patent which is the Spanish counter-part of the second European patent filed in Germany. In light of ZTE’s non-responsiveness to the order, on March 24, 2014, the Court granted our request to seek discovery of four of ZTE’s Spanish customers. We have received responses from all four customers. On July 31, 2014, ZTE filed a nullity suit in the Commercial Court of Madrid seeking to invalidate two of the Spanish counter-parts of Vringo’s European patents, including the patent found valid as amended and infringed in the UK.

India

On November 7, 2013, we and our subsidiary, Vringo Infrastructure, filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, India, alleging infringement of an Indian patent related to CDMA. On November 8, 2013, the Court granted an ex-parte preliminary injunction and appointed commissioners to inspect ZTE’s facilities and collect evidence. ZTE appealed the preliminary injunction and, on December 12, 2013, the Court instituted an interim arrangement. On February 3, 2014, we filed a motion for contempt for ZTE’s failure to comply with the Court’s order, and requested that the Court order ZTE to pay an increased bond. A ruling on this motion is pending.

On January 31, 2014, weNational Developmental and our subsidiary, Vringo Infrastructure, filed a patent infringement lawsuit inReform Commission (“NDRC”) conclude its investigation against FORM; however, the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, alleging infringement of a second Indian patent related to GSM Infrastructure. The Court granted an ex-parte preliminary injunction and appointed commissioners to inspect ZTE’s facilities and collect evidence. ZTE appealed the preliminary injunction and, on August 13, 2014, the Court instituted an interim arrangement. On August 30, 2014, we filed a motion for contempt for ZTE’s failure to comply with the Court’s order, and requested that the Court order ZTE to pay an increased bond. A ruling on this motion is pending.

Brazil

On April 14, 2014, Vringo Infrastructure filed a patent infringement lawsuit assigned to the 5th Trial Court of Rio de Janeiro State Court in Brazil, alleging infringement of a Brazilian patent related to 3G/4G/LTE infrastructure. This is the Brazilian counterpart to the patent found to be valid as amended and infringed in the UK. On April 15, 2014, the court granted an ex-parte preliminary injunction restraining ZTE from manufacturing, using, offering for sale, selling, installing, testing, or importing such infrastructure equipment, subject to a fine. The Company posted a bond of approximately R$2,020,000 (approximately $492,000 as of September 30, 2015) with the court on April 17, 2014 as a surety against the truth of the allegations contained in the complaint. ZTE has filed numerous appeals against the injunction since, all of which have been rejected.

On July 17, 2014, ZTE filed a nullity suit in the Federal district court in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, against both Vringo and the Brazilian patent office, seeking to invalidate Vringo’s Brazilian patent. The Brazilian patent office answered the complaint, supporting the validity of the patent and requesting the dismissal of the complaint. A schedule for the remainder of this matterNDRC has not yet been set.closed its investigation.

 

In April 2015, ZTE filed a second suitaddition, in the Federal District Court in Rio de Janeiro, against VringoChina and the BrazilianNetherlands, FORM continues to appeal patent office, seeking to prevent Vringo from enforcing the injunctioninvalidity rulings issued in the state court. The Court denied ZTE’s request for a preliminary injunction against Vringoconnection with regard to this matter on June 3, 2015. A schedule for this matterproceedings originally brought by ZTE. In each instance, ZTE has not yet been set.

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Malaysia

On June 23, 2014, Vringo Infrastructure filed a patent infringement lawsuit against ZTE in the High Court of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur. The Court is expected to hear the case in early 2016.

Romania

On June 23, 2014, Vringo Infrastructure filed a patent infringement lawsuit against ZTE in the Bucharest Tribunal Civil Section. On July 1, 2014, the court granted an ex-parte preliminary injunction, ordering ZTE to cease any importation, exportation, introduction on the market, offer for sale, storage, sale, trade, distribution, promotion, or any other business activity regarding the infringing product. ZTE appealed the injunction and, on October 10, 2014, the Bucharest Court of Appeal suspended enforcement of the injunction in light of ZTE’s allegationsindicated that it was immediately subject to approximately €31,500,000will not oppose FORM’s appeals, though FORM must still plead its case before the respective adjudicatory body in contract losses, pending the outcome of the appeal. On January 8, 2015, the Court rejected ZTE’s appeal, and reinstated the injunction with immediate effect. The Court ordered Vringo to pay a bond of approximately €243,000 in order to continue to enforce the injunction. On February 4, 2015, the Court rejected ZTE’s request for the Court to order Vringo to pay an increased bond of €40,000,000, in a final decision that may not be appealed. Vringo paid the €243,000 bond on February 11, 2015 (approximately $273,000 as of September 30, 2015). ZTE has filed numerous appeals against the injunction since, all of which have been rejected.

Netherlands

On May 28, 2014, Vringo Infrastructure commenced legal proceedings, pursuant to European Anti-Piracy Regulations, Number 1383/2003, Article 11 against ZTE in the District Court of The Hague. ZTE has filed an invalidity lawsuit for the patent-in-suit. On August 19, 2014, Vringo Infrastructure filed another suit at the District Court of The Hague, which subsumed the May 18, 2014 lawsuit. A hearing in this matter is expected to take place in late 2016.

On June 4, 2014, ZTE filed suit in the District Court of Rotterdam against Vringo and Vringo Infrastructure for the alleged wrongful detention of goods under the relevant anti-piracy regulations. A schedule has not yet been set in this matter.

On July 24, 2014, ZTE filed a request with the District Court of The Hague to seek the release of ZTE UMTS products being held by Dutch customs officials and to order Vringo to ask the Dutch customs authorities to stop their actions against ZTE’s products based on the Anti-Piracy Regulations of the European Union. On October 24, 2014, the President of the Court denied ZTE’s requests, and upheld the detention of ZTE’s goods, finding, prima facie, that ZTE has infringed one of Vringo’s European patents, upholding the validity of that patent, and rejecting ZTE’s argument that Vringo has violated European competition law by enforcing that patent. ZTE was also ordered to pay Vringo’s legal costs of approximately $250,000. ZTE retains the right to appeal this decision.

On October 23, 2014, ZTE filed suit in the District Court of The Hague seeking the invalidity of Vringo’s European Patent that is the subject of the other proceedings taking place in the same Court. A hearing in this matter took place in the third quarter of 2015. On October 28, 2015, the District Court of The Hague found the European patent invalid. We plan to appeal the ruling. The appeal process is anticipated to take up to one year.

United States

On July 2, 2014, Vringo filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctions against ZTE, enjoining ZTE’s use of prohibited materials captured under a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) between the parties, including but not limited to ZTE’s use of such materials in its antitrust lawsuit in China against Vringo and Vringo Infrastructure. On July 7, 2014, the court granted a temporary restraining order against ZTE’s use of such material. On July 23, 2014, ZTE filed a counterclaim against Vringo. On July 24, 2014, the Court held a hearing on Vringo’s motion for a preliminary injunction against ZTE. On October 2, 2014, Vringo filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, similar to a motion for summary judgment, asking the court to render a judgment on Vringo’s cause of action based solely on the pleadings of the parties. On April 6, 2015, the Court granted Vringo’s motion in part, holding that ZTE breached the NDA. On June 3, 2015, the Court granted, in part, Vringo’s request for a preliminary injunction, effectively converting the previously-granted temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction.

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On February 5, 2015, ZTE filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that Vringo breached its contractual obligations to ETSI, which it assumed from Nokia when it purchased its infrastructure patent portfolio. On February 6, 2015, the Court granted a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against Vringo. On February 10, 2015, the Court dissolved the temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction and granted Vringo’s request to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

On February 5, 2015, ZTE filed inter partes review (“IPR”) requests for five of Vringo’s United States Patents. The requests, filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will remain pending until the PTAB makes a decision on whether to grant the requests and, thus, review the patents. While these patents have counterparts being litigated by Vringo in other parts of the world, none of these United States Patents are currently in litigation. On June 5, 2015, ZTE withdrew their requests for IPR for procedural reasons.

European Commission

On April 10, 2014, ZTE filed a complaint with the European Commission. We believe that the accusations are not accurate. The European Commission has not yet set the schedule for this matter.

European Patent Office

On May 14, 2015, ZTE filed an opposition to one of Vringo’s newly issued patents at the European Patent Office. Vringo believes that ZTE’s request has no merit and plans to vigorously defend the validity of its patent. A schedule has not yet been set.

National Development and Reform Commission (China)

On January 13, 2015, Vringo Infrastructure received a Request for Assistance in Investigation from the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China (“NDRC”). This request was based on a complaint filed by ZTE against Vringo. The NDRC has demanded that Vringo consent to mediation with ZTE overseen by the NDRC. Vringo is actively responding to the NDRC’s concerns and working to convince NDRC that ZTE’s claims have no merit. Vringo is additionally working to ensure that the NDRC respects the various relevant treaties to which the United States and China are signatories.each jurisdiction.

 

ASUS

 

Germany

On October 4, 2013 and January 29, 2014, Vringo GermanyFORM had filed two patent infringement lawsuits against ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “ASUS”) in Germany, India, and Spain. In March 2016, the parties settled their disputes and ended all litigations between them. However, Google, Inc. (“Google”) intervened as a party in FORM’s litigation against ASUS in India, and, notwithstanding the Düsseldorf Regional Court, alleging infringement of two European patents. Those cases were heard bysettlement between FORM and ASUS, the Court on November 27, 2014. On January 22, 2015, the Court issued its judgment, finding that ASUS does not infringe either patent. On February 17, 2015, Vringo filed notices of appeal for each patent. The appeal process is anticipated to take at least one year.

ASUS filed nullity suitslawsuit remains pending with respect to the firstFORM and second European patents in the Federal Patents Court in Munich, Germany, during the second quarter of 2014. Trials in the nullity suits are expected to occur in the first half of 2016.Google.

 

SpainConfidential License Agreement

 

On February 7, 2014, Vringo Infrastructure filed suit in the Commercial Court of Barcelona alleging infringement of a patent which is the Spanish counter-part of the first European patent filed in Germany. The oral hearing for this case was heard before the Commercial Court of Barcelona on November 25, 2014. Judgment is pending. On December 19, 2014, ASUS filed a nullity suit with respect to the same patent. A schedule for the case has not yet been set.

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India

On April 15, 2014, Vringo Infrastructure filed suit in25, 2016, we entered into a Confidential License Agreement (the “License Agreement”). Pursuant to the High Courtterms of Delhi, New Delhi alleging infringementthe License Agreement, the licensee paid us a one-time lump sum payment of $8,900,000 on May 30, 2016. As a result, we granted to the licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide perpetual license to certain patents and patent related to use of dictionaries in search engines preloaded on certain ASUS devices. Google has successfully petitioned to intervene as an interested party and, by right, has filed responsive pleadings. A schedule for the remainder of case has not yet been set.applications we own.

 

Quantum StreamContent Distribution

 

In 2012, we purchased a portfolio of patents invented by Tayo Akadiri relating to content distribution. The portfolio includes seven patents as well as several pending patent applications. As one of the means of realizing the value of these patents, on October 20, 2015, we filed suit against DirecTV in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

 

Search Patents

On September 15, 2011, our wholly-owned subsidiary, I/P Engine,May 25, 2016, Iron Gate Security, Inc. (“I/P Engine”Iron Gate”), one of our subsidiaries, filed a Second Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”) initiated litigationagainst Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (“Lowe’s”) in the United StatesU.S. District Court for the EasternSouthern District of Virginia, against AOL Inc., Google, Inc., IAC Search & Media, Inc., Gannett Company, Inc., and Target Corporation (collectively,New York. In the “Defendants”) for infringement of claims ofComplaint, Iron Gate alleged that Lowe’s infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 6,314,420 and 6,775,664, which I/P Engine acquired from Lycos, Inc.

No. 7,203,693 (“the ’693 Patent”). On November 6, 2012, the jury ruled in favor of I/P Engine and against the Defendants. On August 15, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) heldJune 13, 2016, Lowe’s filed a motion to dismiss under 35 U.S.C. Section 101 asserting that the claims of the patents-in-suit asserted by I/P Engine against‘693 Patent were directed to subject matter that was not patentable. On July 27, 2016, the Defendants are invalid for obviousness. Vringo sought review, byCourt held a hearing on the Supreme Court of the United States (“Supreme Court”), of the Federal Circuit’s opinion,motion and, on October 5, 2015,August 3, 2016, the Supreme Court denied Vringo’s petition for a writ of certiorari.Lowe’s motion.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

The risk factors set forth below updateThere have been no material changes to the risk factors discussed in Part I, “ItemItem 1A. Risk Factors”Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. In addition2015, except as follows:

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Anti-takeover provisions of Delaware law, provisions in our charter and bylaws and our stockholder rights plan could delay, discourage or make more difficult a third-party acquisition of control of us.

We are a Delaware corporation and, as such, certain provisions of Delaware law could delay, discourage or make more difficult a third-party acquisition of control of us, even if the change in control would be beneficial to stockholders or the stockholders regard it as such. We are subject to the risk factors belowprovisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), which prohibits certain “business combination” transactions (as defined in Section 203) with an “interested stockholder” (defined in Section 203 as a 15% or greater stockholder) for a period of three years after a stockholder becomes an “interested stockholder,” unless the attaining of “interested stockholder” status or the transaction is pre-approved by our Board of Directors, the transaction results in the attainment of at least an 85% ownership level by an acquirer or the transaction is later approved by our Board of Directors and by our stockholders by at least a 66 2/3 percent vote of our stockholders other than the “interested stockholder,” each as specifically provided in Section 203. We have also adopted a shareholder rights plan in the form of a Section 382 Rights Agreement (the “NOL rights plan”), designed to help protect and preserve our substantial tax attributes primarily associated with our NOLs and research tax credits under Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code and related U.S. Treasury regulations. Although this is not the purpose of the NOL rights plan, it could have the effect of making it uneconomical for a third party to acquire us on a hostile basis.

These provisions of the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and the risk factors includedNOL rights plan may delay, discourage or make more difficult certain types of transactions in which our Annual Report on Form 10-K, you should carefully considerstockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over the othercurrent market price, and might limit the ability of our stockholders to approve transactions that they think may be in their best interest.

Future acquisitions or business opportunities could involve unknown risks highlighted elsewhere in this report or inthat could harm our other filings with the Securitiesbusiness and Exchange Commission, which could materiallyadversely affect our business, financial positioncondition and results of operations. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business, financial position and results of operations.

 

We strive to be a diversified holding company that owns interests in a number of different businesses. We have in the past, and may in the future, acquire businesses or make investments, directly or indirectly through our subsidiaries, that involve unknown risks, some of which will be particular to the industry in which the investment or acquisition targets operate, including risks in industries with which we are not be ablefamiliar or experienced. Although we intend to raise additional capital. Moreover, additional financing may have an adverse effect on the value of the equity instruments held by our stockholders.

We may choose to raise additional fundsconduct appropriate business, financial and legal due diligence in connection with any potentialthe evaluation of future investment or acquisition of patent portfolios or other intellectual property assets or operating businesses. In addition, we may also need additional funds to respond to business opportunities, and challenges, includingthere can be no assurance our ongoing operating expenses, protection of our assets, development of new lines of business and enhancement of our operating infrastructure. While wedue diligence investigations will need to seek additional funding, we may not be able to obtain financing on acceptable terms, or at all. In addition, the terms of our financings may be dilutive to, or otherwise adversely affect, holders of our common stock. We may also seek additional funds through arrangements with collaborators or other third parties. We may not be able to negotiate arrangements on acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to obtain additional funding on a timely basis, we may be required to curtail or terminate some or all of our business plans. Any such financingidentify every matter that we undertake will likely be dilutive to our current stockholders.

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Our ability to raise capital through equity or equity-linked transactions may be limited.

In order for us to raise capital privately through equity or equity-linked transactions, stockholder approval is required to enable us to issue more than 19.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock pursuant to the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Capital Market. Should stockholders not approve such issuances, one means to raise capital could be through debt (if such financing is available), which could have a material adverse effect on us. We may be unable to adequately address the financial, legal and operational risks raised by such investments or acquisitions, especially if we are unfamiliar with the relevant industry. The realization of any unknown risks could expose us to unanticipated costs and liabilities and prevent or limit us from realizing the projected benefits of the investments or acquisitions, which could adversely affect our consolidated balance sheetfinancial condition and overall financial condition.liquidity.

 

Future acquisitions and investments are possible, changing the components of our assets and liabilities, and, if unsuccessful, could reduce the value of our common stock.

AsAny future acquisitions may result in significant changes in the composition of November 9, 2015 we had 10,066,796 warrants outstanding which can be exercised for 10,066,796 sharesour assets and liabilities. Consequently, our financial condition, results of common stockoperations and incentive equity instruments outstanding to purchase 8,714,845 sharesthe trading price of our common stock granted tomay be affected by factors different from those affecting our management, employees, directorsfinancial condition, results of operations and consultants. Substantially all of these aforementioned outstanding equity instruments are currently “out of the money” and therefore our ability to raise capital through the exercise of these outstanding instruments are significantly limited.

trading price.

 

The exercise of a substantial number of warrantsWe may be unsuccessful in identifying suitable acquisition candidates, which may negatively impact our growth strategy.

There can be no assurance given that we will be able to implement our strategy and identify suitable acquisition candidates or options by our security holders may have an adverse effectconsummate future acquisitions on the market price of our common stock.

Should our warrants outstanding as of November 9, 2015 be exercised, there would be an additional 10,066,796 shares of common stock eligible for trading in the public market. The incentive equity instruments currently outstandingacceptable terms. Our failure to purchase 8,714,845 shares of our common stock granted to our management, employees, directors and consultants are subject to acceleration of vesting of 75% and 100% (according to the agreement signed with each grantee), upon a subsequent change of control. Such securities, if exercised, will increase the number of issued and outstanding shares of our common stock. Therefore, the sale,successfully identify suitable acquisition candidates or even the possibility of sale, of the shares of common stock underlying the warrants and optionsconsummate future acquisitions on acceptable terms could have an adverse effect on the market price for our securities and/or on our ability to obtain future financing.

prospects, business activities, cash flow, financial condition, results of operations and stock price.

 

The indebtedness created by

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Failure to complete the sale ofMerger or delays in completing the Notes and any future indebtedness we incur exposes us to risks thatMerger could adversely affectnegatively impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We incurred $12,500,000 aggregate principal amount of senior secured indebtedness represented by the Notes in May 2015. Our indebtedness could have significant negative consequences for our business, results of operation and financial condition, including:

increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions;

limiting our ability to obtain additional financing;

requiring the dedication of a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to service our indebtedness, thereby reducing the amount of our cash flow available for other purposes;

limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business; and

placing us at a possible competitive disadvantage with less leveraged competitors and competitors that may have better access to capital resources.

We cannot provide assurance that we will continue to maintain sufficient cash reserves or that our business will generate cash flow from operations at levels sufficient to permit us to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, or that our cash needs will not increase. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds necessary to make required payments, or if we fail to comply with the various requirements of our existing indebtedness, the Notes or any indebtedness which we may incur in the future, we would be in default, which would permit the holders of the Notes and such other indebtedness to accelerate the maturity of the Notes and such other indebtedness and could cause defaults under the Notes and such other indebtedness. Any default under the Notes or such other indebtedness could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. 

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We may not have the ability to pay interest on the Notes or to redeem the Notes.our stock price.

 

The Notes bear interest atcompletion of the Merger is subject to a ratenumber of 8.0% per year,conditions and payments with respectthere can be no assurance that the conditions to the principal amountcompletion of the NotesMerger will be satisfied at all or satisfied in a timely manner. If the Merger is payable monthly; the interestnot completed or is payable quarterly beginning July 1, 2015. If we are unable to satisfy certain equity conditions,delayed, we will be required to pay all amounts due on any payment date in cash. If a change of control occurs, holders of the Notes may require us to repurchase, for cash, all or a portion of their Notes. Our ability to make payments of principal and interest on the Notes, to redeem the Notes and to fund working capital needs and planned capital expenditures depends on our ability to generate cash flow in the future. To some extent, this is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors and other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot provide assurance that we will continue to maintain sufficient cash reserves or that our business will continue to generate cash flow from operations at levels sufficient to permit us to pay the interest on the Notes or to repurchase or redeem the Notes, or that our cash needs will not increase.

Our failure to make required payments under the Notes would permit holders of the Notes to accelerate our obligations under the Notes. If the repayment of the related indebtedness were to be accelerated after any applicable notice or grace periods, we may not have sufficient funds to repay such indebtedness.

If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future to service our indebtedness and meet our other needs, we may have to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness, obtain additional financing, or reduce expenditures. We cannot provide assurance that any of these measures would be possible or that any additional financing could be obtained on favorable terms, or at all. The inability to obtain additional financing on commercially reasonable terms could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and on our ability to meet our obligations under the Notes.

There is substantial doubt concerning our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. We expect to incur further losses in the operations of our business and have been dependent on funding our operations through the issuance and sale of equity and debt securities. These circumstances raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As a result of this uncertainty and the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern as of December 31, 2014, KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, issued a report dated March 16, 2015, stating its opinion that our recurring losses from operations, negative cash flows from operating activities, and potential insufficiency of cash or available sources of liquidity to support our current operating requirements raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Investors in our securities should review carefully the report of KPMG LLP, which is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Management’s plans include increasing revenue through the licensing of our intellectual property, strategic partnerships, and litigation, when required, which may be resolved through a settlement or collection. We also intend to continue to expand our planned operations through acquisitions and monetization of additional patents, other intellectual property or operating businesses. However, no assurance can be given at this time as to whether we will be able to achieve these objectives or whether we will have the sources of liquidity for follow through with these plans.

Our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and future prospects.

Our business is focused on the assertion of our patent portfolios, the commercialization of wire-free charging and the sale of rugged computing devices of which the earliest of these assets and businesses was acquired by us in June 2011. Therefore, we not only have a limited operating history, but also a limited track record in executing our business model which includes, among other things, creating, prosecuting, licensing, litigating or otherwise monetizing our patent assets. Our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our current business model and future prospects.

In light of the costs, uncertainties, delays and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in the early stages of development with no operating history, there is a significant risk that we will not be able to:several risks, including: 

 

·implementthe current trading price of our common stock may reflect a market assumption that the Merger will occur, meaning that a failure to complete the Merger or executedelays in completing the Merger could result in a decline in the price of our current business plan, or demonstrate that our business plan is sound; and/orcommon stock;

 

·raise sufficient funds incertain of our executive officers and/or directors or XpresSpa’s may seek other employment opportunities, and the capital marketsdeparture of any of our or XpresSpa’s executive officers and the possibility that we would be unable to effectuaterecruit and hire experienced executives could negatively impact our long-term business plan.

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If we are unable to execute any one of the foregoing or similar matters relating to our operations, our business may fail.

We commenced legal proceedings against security and communications companies, and we expect such proceedings to be time-consuming and costly, which may adversely affect our financial condition and our ability to operate our business.

To license or otherwise monetize the patent assets that we own, we commenced legal proceedings against a number of large, multi-national companies, pursuant to which we allege that such companies infringe on one or more of our patents. Our viability is highly dependent on the outcome of these litigations, and there is a risk that we may be unable to achieve the results we desire from such litigation, failure from which would harm our business to a great degree. In addition, the defendants in these litigations have substantially more resources than we do, which could make our litigation efforts more difficult.

We anticipate that legal proceedings may continue for several years and may require significant expenditures for legal fees and other expenses. Disputes regarding the assertion of patents and other intellectual property rights are highly complex and technical. Once initiated, we may be forced to litigate against other parties in addition to the originally named defendants. Our adversaries may allege defenses and/or file counterclaims for, among other things, revocation of our patents or file collateral litigations or initiate investigations in the United States, Europe, India, and China or elsewhere in an effort to avoid or limit liability and damages for patent infringement. If such actions are successful, they may preclude our ability to derive licensing revenue from the patents currently being asserted.

Additionally, we anticipate that our legal fees and other expenses will be material and will negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations and may result in our inability to continue our business. We estimate that our legal fees over the next twelve months will be significant for these enforcement actions. Expenses thereafter are dependent on the outcome of the status of the litigation. Our failure to monetize our patent assets would significantly harm our business.

Further, should we be deemed the losing party in certain of our litigations, we may be liable for some or all of our opponents’ legal fees. In addition, in connection with litigation, we have made several affirmative financial guarantees to courts around the world, and might face the need to make additional guarantees in the future.

In addition, we may be required to grant additional written commitments, as necessary, in connection with our commenced proceedings against ZTE Corporation and its subsidiaries in various countries. As of today, we cannot estimate our potential future liability. However, should we be successful on any court applications, for example, in the UK, Australia, France, or Germany or the entire litigation and/or litigations, our adversary may be responsible for a substantial percentage of our legal fees.

Further, if any of the patents in suit are found not infringed or invalid, it is highly unlikely that the relevant patents would be viewed as essential and therefore infringed by all unlicensed market participants.

There is a risk that a court will find our patents invalid, not infringed or unenforceable and/or that the USPTO or other relevant patent offices in various countries will either invalidate the patents or materially narrow the scope of their claims during the course of a reexamination, opposition or other such proceeding. In addition, even with a positive trial court verdict, the patents may be invalidated, found not infringed or rendered unenforceable on appeal. This risk may occur either presently or from time to time in connection with future litigations we may bring. If this were to occur, it would have a material adverse effect on the viability of our company and our operations.

We believe that certain companies infringe certain of our patents, but recognize that obtaining and collecting a judgment against such companies may be difficult or impossible. Patent litigation is inherently risky and the outcome is uncertain. Some of the parties that we believe infringe on our patents are large and well-financed companies with substantially greater resources than ours. We believe that these parties would devote a substantial amount of resources in an attempt to avoid or limit a finding that they are liable for infringing on our patents or, in the event liability is found, to avoid or limit the amount of associated damages. In addition, there is a risk that these parties may file reexaminations or other proceedings with the USPTO or other government agencies in the United States or abroad in an attempt to invalidate, narrow the scope or render unenforceable the patents we own.

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In addition, as part of our ongoing legal proceedings, the validity and/or enforceability of our patents-in-suit is often challenged in a court or an administrative proceeding. On August 15, 2014, the Federal Circuit reversed a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia by holding that the asserted claims of the patents-in-suit in I/P Engine's litigation against AOL Inc., Google Inc. et al. are invalid for obviousness. During the second half of 2014, we experienced a decline in our common stock price.

Moreover, in connection with any of our present or future patent enforcement actions, it is possible that a defendant may request and/or a court may rule that we violated relevant statues, regulations, rules or standards relating to the substantive or procedural aspects of such enforcement actions in the United States or abroad. In such event, a court or other regulatory agency may issue monetary sanctions against us or our operating subsidiaries or award attorneys’ fees and/or expenses to one or more defendants, which could be material, and if we or our subsidiaries are required to pay such monetary sanctions, attorneys’ fees and/or expenses, such payment could materially harm our operating results and financial position.

In addition, it is difficult in general to predict the outcome of patent enforcement litigation at the trial or appellate level. In the United States, there is a higher rate of appeals in patent enforcement litigation than in standard business litigation. The defendant to any case we bring, may file as many appeals as allowed by right, including to the first, second and/or final courts of appeal (in the United States those courts would be the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court, respectively). Such appeals are expensive and time-consuming, and the outcomes of such appeals are sometimes unpredictable, resulting in increased costs and reduced or delayed revenue.

We may not be able to successfully monetize the patents we acquired from Nokia, nor any of the other patent acquisitions, thus we may fail to realize all of the anticipated benefits of such acquisition.

There is no assurance that we will be able to successfully monetize the patent portfolio that we acquired from Nokia, nor any other patent acquisitions. The patents we acquired from Nokia could fail to produce anticipated benefits, or could have other adverse effects that we currently do not foresee. Failure to successfully monetize these patent assets may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, the acquisition of a patent portfolio is subject to a number of risks, including, but not limited to the following:

·There is a significant time lag between acquiring a patent portfolio and recognizing revenue from those patent assets, if at all. During that time lag, material costs are likely to be incurred that would have a negative effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.future business;

 

·The integrationour board of a patent portfolio is a time consumingdirectors will need to reevaluate our strategic alternatives, such alternatives will include other merger and expensive process that may disrupt our operations. If our integration efforts are not successful, our results of operations could be harmed. In addition, we may not achieve anticipated synergies or other benefits from such acquisition.acquisition opportunities;

Therefore, there is no assurance that we will be able to monetize an acquired patent portfolio and recoup our investment.

We may seek to internally develop new inventions and intellectual property, which would take time and would be costly. Moreover, the failure to obtain or maintain intellectual property rights for such inventions would lead to the loss of our investments in such activities.

Members of our management team have experience as inventors. As such, part of our business may include the internal development of new inventions or intellectual property that we will seek to monetize. However, this aspect of our business would likely require significant capital and would take time to achieve. Such activities could also distract our management team from its present business initiatives, which could have a material and adverse effect on our business. There is also the risk that our initiatives in this regard would not yield any viable new inventions or technology, which would lead to a loss of our investments in time and resources in such activities.

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In addition, even if we are able to internally develop new inventions, in order for those inventions to be viable and to compete effectively, we would need to develop and maintain them, and they would heavily rely on, a proprietary position with respect to such inventions and intellectual property. However, there are significant risks associated with any such intellectual property we may develop principally, including the following:

 

·patent applicationsunder certain circumstances, if the Merger is terminated by either us or XpresSpa in connection with or due to our entering into an alternate transaction constituting a superior proposal, then we may file mayare required to pay to XpresSpa a fee equal to $750,000, plus an amount in cash equal to XpresSpa’s reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger, in an amount not result in issued patents or may take longer than we expect to result in issued patents;exceed $500,000;

 

·we may be subjectare expected to opposition proceedingsincur substantial transaction costs in connection with the U.S.Merger whether or foreign countries;

·any patents that are issued to us may not provide meaningful protection;the Merger is completed; and

 

·we maywould not be able to develop additional proprietary technologies that are patentable;

·other companies may challenge patents issued to us;

·other companies may have independently developed and/or patented (or may inrealize any of the future independently develop and patent) similar or alternative technologies, or duplicate our technologies;

·other companies may design around patents we have developed; and

·enforcementanticipated benefits of our patents could be complex, uncertain and very expensive.having completed the Merger. 

 

We cannot be certain that patents will be issued as a result of any future applications, or that any of our patents, once issued, will provide us with adequate protection from competing products. For example, issued patents may be circumvented or challenged, declared invalid or unenforceable, or narrowed in scope. In addition, since publication of discoveries in scientific or patent literature often lags behind actual discoveries, we cannot be certain that we will beIf the first to make our additional new inventions or to file patent applications covering those inventions. It is also possible that others may have obtained or may obtain issued patents that could prevent us from commercializing our products or require us to obtain licenses requiring the payment of significant fees or royalties in order to enable us to conduct our business. As to those patents that we may license or otherwise monetize, our rights will depend on maintaining our obligations to the licensor under the applicable license agreement, and we may be unable to do so. Our failure to obtain or maintain intellectual property rights for our inventions would lead to the loss of our investments in such activities, which would have a material and adverse effect on our company.

Moreover, patent application delays could cause delays in recognizing revenue from our internally generated patents and could cause us to miss opportunities to license patents before other competing technologies are developed or introduced into the market.

New legislation, regulations or court rulings related to enforcing patents could harm our business and operating results.

Intellectual property is the subject of intense scrutiny by the courts, legislatures and executive branches of governments around the world. Various patent offices, governments or intergovernmental bodies (like the European Commission) may implement new legislation, regulations or rulings that impact the patent enforcement process or the rights of patent holders and such changes could negatively affect our business model. For example, limitations on the ability to bring patent enforcement claims, limitations on potential liability for patent infringement, lower evidentiary standards for invalidating patents, increases in the cost to resolve patent disputes and other similar developments could negatively affect our ability to assert our patent or other intellectual property rights.

In September 2013, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is planning to gather information from approximately 25 companies that are in the business of buying and asserting patents in order to develop a better understanding of how those companies do business and impact innovation and competition. Both the Federal Trade Commission and European Commission are actively considering what the appropriate restrictions are on the ability of owners of patents declared to technical standards to receive both injunctions and royalties.

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Furthermore, United States patent laws have been amended by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“America Invents Act”). The America Invents Act includes a number of significant changes to U.S. patent law. In general, the legislation attempts to address issues surrounding the enforceability of patents and the increase in patent litigation by, among other things, establishing new procedures for patent litigation. For example, the America Invents Act changes the way that parties may be joined in patent infringement actions, increasing the likelihood that such actions will need to be brought against individual parties allegedly infringing by their respective individual actions or activities. At this time, itMerger is not clear what, if any, impact the America Invents Act will have on the operation of our enforcement business. However, the America Invents Actcompleted or is delayed, these risks may materialize and its implementation could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding the enforcement of our patented technologies, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

In addition, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has conducted reviews of the patent system to evaluate the impact of patent assertion entities on industries in which those patents relate. It is possible that the findings and recommendations of the DOJ could impact the ability to effectively license and enforce standards-essential patents and could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding the enforcement of any such patented technologies.

Furthermore, in various pending litigation and appeals in the United States Federal courts, various arguments and legal theories are being advanced to potentially limit the scope of damages that a patent licensing company such as us might be entitled to. Any one of these pending cases could result in new legal doctrines that could make our existing or future patent portfolios less valuable or more costly to enforce.

Further, and in general, it is impossible to determine the extent of the impact of any new laws, regulations or initiatives that may be proposed, or whether any of the proposals will become enacted as laws. Compliance with any new or existing laws or regulations could be difficult and expensive, affect the manner in which we conduct our business and negatively impact our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. That said, to date, we do not believe that any existing or proposed statutory or regulatory change has materially affected our business.

Further, the leadership changes in the European Commission (“EC”) make it challenging to predict whether and how the EC will shift its focus from its prior stances regarding the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the relationship between such rights and European competition law.

Additionally, there are numerous initiatives being pursued in multiple countries including India and Brazil, regarding when and how intellectual property rights should be enforced as well as the relationship between enforcement and other laws, including relevant anti-trust or competition law. It is too early to state with any degree of certainty the impact that such initiatives may have on our business.

Additionally, the political and legal climate in China appears to have changed and is causing significant challenges for foreign companies that attempt to enforce their intellectual property rights against Chinese business whether such rights are enforced in China or elsewhere in the world. At this time, it is unclear what if any impact this change in climate will have on our business.

The expected benefits of the acquisition may not be realized.

The success of the acquisition of IDG will depend, in large part, on the ability to realize the anticipated benefits from combining the businesses of Vringo and IDG. To be successful after the acquisition of IDG, we will need to combine and integrate the operations of Vringo and IDG and its acquired subsidiaries. The failure to integrate successfully and to manage successfully the challenges presented by the integration process may result in failure to achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits of the acquisition. Integration will require substantial management attention and resources and could detract attention and resources from the day-to-day business of Vringo. Vringo could encounter difficulties in the integration process, such as difficulties offering products and services, the need to revisit assumptions about reserves, revenues, capital expenditures and operating costs, including synergies, the loss of key employees or customers or the need to address unanticipated liabilities, while maintaining focus on developing, producing and delivering products and services, conforming standards, controls, procedures and policies. Similarly, the integration efforts could have an adverse effect on the business of IDG, its relationships with its customers, suppliers, vendors and partners. If Vringo cannot integrate IDG’s business successfully with its own, Vringo may fail to realize the expected benefits of the acquisition, including the expected revenues. In addition, there is no assurance that all of the goals and anticipated benefits of the acquisition will be achievable, particularly as the achievement of the benefits are in many important respects subject to factors that we do not control. These factors would include such things as the reactions of third parties with whom we enter into contracts and do business and the reactions of investors and analysts.

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If we fail to comply with the continued listing requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market, our common stock may be delisted and the price of our common stock and our ability to access the capital markets could be negatively impacted.

Our common stock is listed for trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“NASDAQ”). We must satisfy NASDAQ’s continued listing requirements, including, among other things, a minimum closing bid price requirement of $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. If a company trades for 30 consecutive business days below the $1.00 minimum closing bid price requirement, NASDAQ will send a deficiency notice to the company, advising that it has been afforded a “compliance period” of 180 calendar days to regain compliance with the applicable requirements. Thereafter, if such a company does not regain compliance with the bid price requirement, a second 180-day compliance period may be available. 

A delisting of our common stock from NASDAQ could materially reduce the liquidity of our common stock and result in a corresponding material reduction in the price of our common stock. In addition, delisting could harm our ability to raise capital through alternative financing sources on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may result in the potential loss of confidence by investors, employees and fewer business development opportunities.

On December 18, 2014, we received a notification letter from NASDAQ informing us that for the last 30 consecutive business days, the bid price of our securities had closed below $1.00 per share. This notice has no immediate effect on our NASDAQ listing and we had 180 calendar days, or until June 16, 2015, to regain compliance. We did not regain compliance during such period since the closing bid price of our securities was not at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days. On June 17, 2015, we received a letter from NASDAQ notifying us that we had been granted an additional 180-day period, or until December 14, 2015, to regain compliance with the minimum $1.00 bid price per share requirement for continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market, as set forth in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(ii). We intend to cure the deficiency during this extended period by implementing a reverse stock split of our common stock, which is subject to approval of our stockholders. If we are unable to implement a reverse stock split and regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, we could be delisted.

Acquisitions of additional patent assets may be time consuming, complex and costly, which could adversely affect our operating results.

Acquisitions of patents or other intellectual property assets, which are and will be critical to our business plan, are often time consuming, complex and costly to consummate. We may utilize many different transaction structures in our acquisitions and the terms of such acquisition agreements tend to be heavily negotiated. As a result, we expect to incur significant operating expenses and will likely be required to raise capital during the negotiations.

Even if we are able to acquire particular patents or other intellectual property assets, there is no guarantee that we will generate sufficient revenue related to those assets to offset the acquisition costs. While we will seek to conduct confirmatory due diligence on the patents or other intellectual property assets we are considering for acquisition, we may acquire such assets from a seller who does not have proper title to those assets. In those cases, we may be required to spend significant resources to defend our interest in such assets and, if we are not successful, our acquisition may be invalid, in which case we could lose part or all of our investment in those assets.

We may also identify patents or other intellectual property assets that cost more than we are prepared to spend with our own capital resources. We may incur significant costs to organize and negotiate a structured acquisition that does not ultimately result in an acquisition of any patents or other intellectual property assets or, if consummated, proves to be unprofitable for us. These higher costs could adversely affect our operating results, and if we incur losses, the value of our securities will decline.

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In addition, we may acquire patents and technologies that are in the early stages of adoption in the commercial, industrial and consumer markets. Demand for some of these technologies will likely be untested and may be subject to fluctuation based upon the rate at which our licensees will adopt our patents and technologies in their products and services. As a result, there can be no assurance as to whether technologies we acquire or develop will have value that we can monetize.

In certain acquisitions of patent assets, we may seek to defer payment or finance a portion of the acquisition price. This approach may put us at a competitive disadvantage and could result in harm to our business.

We have limited capital and may seek to negotiate acquisitions of patent or other intellectual property assets where we can defer payments or finance a portion of the acquisition price. These types of debt financing or deferred payment arrangements may not be as attractive to sellers of patent assets as receiving the full purchase price for those assets in cash at the closing of the acquisition. As a result, we might not compete effectively against other companies in the market for acquiring patent assets, some of whom have greater cash resources than we have.

Our confidential information may be disclosed by other parties.

We routinely enter into non-disclosure agreements with other parties, including but not limited to vendors, law firms, parties with whom we are engaged in negotiations, and employees. However, there exists a risk that those other parties will not honor their contractual obligations to not disclose our confidential information. This may include parties who breach such obligations in the context of confidential settlement offers and/or negotiations. In addition, there exists a risk that, upon such breach and subsequent dissemination of our confidential information, third parties and potential licensees may seek to use such confidential information to their advantage and/or to our disadvantage including in legal proceedings in which we are involved. Our ability to act against such third parties may be limited, as we may not be in privity of contract with such third parties.

Competition is intense in the industries in which our subsidiaries do business and as a result, we may not be able to grow or maintain our market share for our technologies and patents.

We expect to encounter competition in the area of patent acquisition and enforcement as the number of companies entering this market is increasing. This includes competitors seeking to acquire the same or similar patents and technologies that we may seek to acquire. As new technological advances occur, many of our patented technologies may become obsolete before they are completely monetized. If we are unable to replace obsolete technologies with more technologically advanced patented technologies, then this obsolescence could have a negative effect on our ability to generate future revenues.

Our licensing business also competes with venture capital firms and various industry leaders for technology licensing opportunities. Many of these competitors may have more financial and human resources than we do. As we become more successful, we may find more companies entering the market for similar technology opportunities, which may reduce our market share in one or more technology industries that we currently rely upon to generate future revenue.

Weak global economic conditions may cause infringing parties to delay entering into licensing agreements, which could prolong our litigation and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results.

Our business plan depends significantly on worldwide economic conditions, and the United States and world economies have recently experienced weak economic conditions. Uncertainty about global economic conditions poses a risk as businesses may postpone spending in response to tighter credit, negative financial news and declines in income or asset values. This response could have a material negative effect on the willingnessresults of parties infringing on our assets to enter into licensing or other revenue generating agreements voluntarily. Entering into such agreements is critical to our business plan,operations, and our failure to do so could cause material harm to our business.

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Future sales of our shares of common stock by our stockholders could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is otherwise performing well.price.

As of November 9, 2015, we had 112,720,838 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, excluding shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants, options or restricted stock units. As shares saleable under Rule 144 are sold or as restrictions on resale lapse, the market price of our common stock could drop significantly, if the holders of restricted shares sell them, or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them. This decline in our stock price could occur even if our business is otherwise performing well.

Technology company stock prices are especially volatile, and this volatility may depress the price of our common stock.

The stock market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations, and the market prices of technology companies have been highly volatile. We believe that various factors may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate, perhaps substantially, including, among others, the following:

·developments or disputes concerning our patents;
·announcements of developments in our patent enforcement actions;
·additions to or departures of our key personnel;
·announcements of technological innovations by us or our competitors;
·announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, capital commitments, new technologies, or patents;
·new regulatory pronouncements and changes in regulatory guidelines;
·changes in financial estimates or recommendations by securities analysts; and
·general and industry-specific economic conditions.

The market prices of the securities of technology companies have been highly volatile and are likely to remain highly volatile in the future. The stock market as a whole also has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market price of many technology companies in ways that may have been unrelated to these companies' operating performance. Furthermore, we believe that fluctuations in our stock price can also be impacted by court rulings and/or other developments in our patent licensing and enforcement actions and stock price may reflect certain future growth and profitability expectations. If we fail to meet these expectations then our stock price may significantly decline which could have an adverse impact on investor confidence.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit


No.

 Description
3.1 
2.1Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among FORM Holdings Corp., FHXMS, LLC, XpresSpa Holdings, LLC, the unitholders of XpresSpa who are parties thereto and Mistral XH Representative, LLC, as representative of the unitholders, dated as of August 8, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 8, 2016).
3.1*Amended and Restated Certificate of DesignationsIncorporation, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 5, 2016.
3.2Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective May 6, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 5, 2016).
3.3Form of Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series BD Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2015).
4.1Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2015)August 8, 2016).
   
10.1 Form of Stock PurchaseAmendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2015,June 27, 2016, by and between Vringo, Inc., International Development Group Limited, the sellers party theretoFORM Holdings Corp. and the sellers’ representativeDavid L. Cohen (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2015)July 1, 2016).
   
10.2 Amendment No. 1 to EmploymentSubscription Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2015,8, 2016, by and between Vringo, Inc.FORM Holdings Corp. and Andrew D. PerlmanMistral Spa Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 21, 2015)8, 2016).
   
10.3 Amendment No. 2 to EmploymentSubscription Agreement and Joinder, dated October 13, 2015,as of August 8, 2016, by and between Vringo, Inc.XpresSpa Holdings, LLC and Andrew D. PerlmanFORM Holdings Corp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2015).
10.4Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated October 13, 2015, by and between Vringo, Inc. and Anastasia Nyrkovskaya (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2015).
10.5Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated October 13, 2015, by and between Vringo, Inc. and David L. Cohen (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2015)August 8, 2016).
   
31.1* Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act, Rules 13a - 14(a) and 15d - 14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.
   
31.2* Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a - 14(a) and 15d - 14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.
   
32** Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.
   
101.INS* XBRL Instance Document
   
101.SCH* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
   
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herein.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on the 9th15th day of November 2015.August 2016.

 

VRINGO, INC.FORM Holdings Corp.
 
By:/s/ ANASTASIA NYRKOVSKAYA
 Anastasia Nyrkovskaya
 Chief Financial Officer
 (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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