UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

___________
FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30,December 31, 2008.

OR

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

For the transition period from                                                                                              to                      

Commission file number: 0-27544

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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

_______________________
CANADA 98-0154400 
CANADA98-0154400

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

275 Frank Tompa Drive, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 0A1

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (519) 888-7111

(Former name former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant 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.

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

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


At October 31, 2008January 26, 2009, there were 51,865,26851,900,406 outstanding Common Shares of the registrant.




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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I Financial Information: 
   
Item 1. 
Financial Statements 
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PART I Financial Information:

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

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7
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Item 2.

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 32

Item 3.

40
 43

Item 4.

41
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Item 1A. 
Risk Factors
42

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

Item 4. 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
43
 45
Item 6. 
Exhibits
44

Item 5.

 

Other Information

Signatures
45
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Item 6.

Exhibits

47

Signatures

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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share data)

   September 30,
2008
  June 30,
2008
   (unaudited)   
ASSETS    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

  $250,133  $254,916

Accounts receivable trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,699 as of September 30, 2008 and $3,974 as of June 30, 2008 (note 8)

   108,301   134,396

Income taxes recoverable (note 13)

   10,207   16,763

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   12,810   10,544

Deferred tax assets (note 13)

   14,042   13,455
        

Total current assets

   395,493   430,074

Investments in marketable securities (note 3)

   3,349   —  

Capital assets (note 4)

   43,352   43,582

Goodwill (note 5)

   544,701   564,648

Acquired intangible assets (note 6)

   267,915   281,824

Deferred tax assets (note 13)

   50,379   59,881

Other assets (note 7)

   9,982   10,491

Long-term income taxes recoverable (note 13)

   42,159   44,176
        
  $1,357,330  $1,434,676
        
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 9)

  $77,983  $99,035

Current portion of long-term debt (note 10)

   3,476   3,486

Deferred revenues

   158,614   176,967

Income taxes payable (note 13)

   5,208   13,499

Deferred tax liabilities (note 13)

   3,696   4,876
        

Total current liabilities

   248,977   297,863

Long-term liabilities:

    

Accrued liabilities (note 9)

   17,880   20,513

Long-term debt (note 10)

   302,989   304,301

Deferred revenues

   2,597   2,573

Long-term income taxes payable (note 13)

   53,070   54,681

Deferred tax liabilities (note 13)

   100,153   109,912
        

Total long-term liabilities

   476,689   491,980

Minority interest

   8,707   8,672

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Share capital (note 11)

    

51,862,214 and 51,151,666 Common Shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2008 and June 30, 2008, respectively; Authorized Common Shares: unlimited

   444,130   438,471

Additional paid-in capital

   47,320   39,330

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   69,305   110,819

Retained earnings

   62,202   47,541
        

Total shareholders’ equity

   622,957   636,161
        
  $1,357,330  $1,434,676
        

Commitments and contingencies (note 16)

    

Subsequent events (note 19)

    

  December 31,  June 30, 
  2008  2008 
ASSETS  (unaudited)    
Current assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents  $172,870  $254,916 
Accounts receivable trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,128 as of
        December 31, 2008 and $3,974 as of June 30, 2008 (note 9) 
  126,757   134,396 
Inventory (note 4)                 2,227   - 
Income taxes recoverable (note 15)   6,655   16,763 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   12,029   10,544 
Deferred tax assets (note 15)   16,604   13,455 
           Total current assets   337,142   430,074 
         
Investments in marketable securities (note 3)   2,789   - 
Capital assets (note 5)   40,163   43,582 
Goodwill (note 6)   577,244   564,648 
Acquired intangible assets (note 7)   383,325   281,824 
Deferred tax assets (note 15)   62,305   59,881 
Other assets (note 8)   9,656   10,491 
Long-term income taxes recoverable (note 15)   40,776   44,176 
Total assets  $1,453,400  $1,434,676 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY         
Current liabilities:         
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 10)  $123,715  $99,035 
Current portion of long-term debt (note 12)   3,412   3,486 
Deferred revenues   169,858   176,967 
Income taxes payable (note 15)   140   13,499 
Deferred tax liabilities (note 15)   3,366   4,876 
              Total current liabilities   300,491   297,863 
Long-term liabilities:         
Accrued liabilities (note 10)   21,718   20,513 
Pension liability (note 11)  16,243   - 
Long-term debt (note 12)   300,307   304,301 
Deferred revenues   6,957   2,573 
Long-term income taxes payable (note 15)   51,240   54,681 
Deferred tax liabilities (note 15)   144,701   109,912 
               Total long-term liabilities   541,166   491,980 
Minority interest (note 20)  -   8,672 
Shareholders’ equity:         
      Share capital (note 13)         
51,887,209 and 51,151,666 Common Shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008 and  June 30, 2008, respectively; Authorized Common Shares: unlimited   444,512   438,471 
Additional paid-in capital   48,441   39,330 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   55,827   110,819 
Retained earnings   62,963   47,541 
Total shareholders’ equity   611,743   636,161 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $1,453,400  $1,434,676 
Commitments and contingencies (note 18)         
         

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

   Three months ended
September 30,
 
   2008  2007 

Revenues:

   

License

  $50,074  $44,260 

Customer support

   98,429   86,304 

Service

   34,120   33,403 
         

Total revenues

   182,623   163,967 
         

Cost of revenues:

   

License

   2,893   3,554 

Customer support

   15,567   12,598 

Service

   27,729   27,504 

Amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets

   10,747   10,152 
         

Total cost of revenues

   56,936   53,808 
         

Gross profit

   125,687   110,159 
         

Operating expenses:

   

Research and development

   28,578   23,983 

Sales and marketing

   44,832   37,859 

General and administrative

   18,387   17,010 

Depreciation

   2,698   2,984 

Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets

   8,215   7,415 

Special charges (recoveries) (note 17)

   —     (61)
         

Total operating expenses

   102,710   89,190 
         

Income from operations

   22,977   20,969 
         

Other income (expense), net

   729   (1,827)

Interest income (expense), net

   (2,994)  (7,872)
         

Income before income taxes

   20,712   11,270 

Provision for income taxes (note 13)

   5,932   3,343 
         

Net income before minority interest

   14,780   7,927 

Minority interest

   119   127 
         

Net income for the period

  $14,661  $7,800 
         

Net income per share—basic (note 12)

  $0.29  $0.16 
         

Net income per share—diluted (note 12)

  $0.28  $0.15 
         

Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding—basic

   51,298   50,285 
         

Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding—diluted

   52,990   51,618 
         

  
Three months ended
December 31,
  
Six months ended
December 31,
  2008  2007  2008  2007
Revenues:            
License  $64,852  $55,158  $114,926  $99,418 
Customer support   100,438   90,614   198,867   176,918 
Service and other  42,361   36,762   76,481   70,165 
                 Total revenues   207,651   182,534   390,274   346,501 
Cost of revenues:                 
License   5,281   4,649   8,174   8,203 
Customer support   17,356   14,191   32,923   26,789 
Service and other  31,881   30,192   59,610   57,696 
Amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets   11,799   10,308   22,546   20,460 
                Total cost of revenues   66,317   59,340   123,253   113,148 
Gross profit   141,334   123,194   267,021   233,353 
Operating expenses:                 
Research and development   29,948   26,147   58,526   50,130 
Sales and marketing   49,347   42,300   94,179   80,159 
General and administrative   18,280   16,955   36,667   33,965 
Depreciation   2,920   3,752   5,618   6,736 
Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets   10,138   7,514   18,353   14,929 
Special charges (recoveries) (note 19)   11,446   (47)  11,446   (108)
               Total operating expenses   122,079   96,621   224,789   185,811 
Income from operations   19,255   26,573   42,232   47,542 
Other income (expense), net   (12,532)   (3,683)  (11,803)   (5,510)
Interest income (expense), net   (5,347)  (7,567)  (8,341)  (15,439)
Income before income taxes   1,376   15,323   22,088   26,593 
Provision for income taxes (note 15)   683   4,511   6,615   7,854 
Net income before minority interest   693   10,812   15,473   18,739 
Minority interest (note 18)  (68)   127   51   254 
Net income for the period  $761  $10,685  $15,422  $18,485 
Net income per share—basic (note 14)  $0.01  $0.21  $0.30  $0.37 
Net income per share—diluted (note 14)  $0.01  $0.20  $0.29  $0.35 
                 
Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding—basic   51,873   50,736   51,586   50,511 
                 
Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding—
    diluted 
  53,242   52,689   52,955   52,224 
                 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RETAINED EARNINGS (DEFICIT)

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)

(Unaudited)

   Three months ended
September 30,
 
  2008  2007 

Retained earnings (deficit), beginning of period

  $47,541  $(5,465)

Net income

   14,661   7,800 
         

Retained earnings, end of period

  $62,202  $2,335 
         

  
Three months ended
December 31,
  
Six months ended
December 31,
 
  2008  2007  2008  2007 
Retained earnings (deficit), beginning of period   $62,202  $2,335  $47,541  $(5,465)
Net income   761   10,685   15,422   18,485 
Retained earnings, end of period  $62,963  $13,020  $62,963  $13,020 


See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)

(Unaudited)

   Three months ended
September 30,
 
   2008  2007 

Cash flows from operating activities:

   

Net income for the period

  $14,661  $7,800 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

   

Depreciation and amortization

   21,660   20,551 

In-process research and development

   —     500 

Share-based compensation expense

   1,423   1,063 

Employee long-term incentive plan

   1,059   185 

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

   (6,629)  (397)

Undistributed earnings related to minority interest

   119   127 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

   224   290 

Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments

   (722)  1,407 

Deferred taxes

   (256)  (705)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

   

Accounts receivable

   27,946   10,502 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   (1,926)  (499)

Income taxes

   4,731   484 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   (18,369)  (5,495)

Deferred revenue

   (19,430)  (3,773)

Other assets

   322   174 
         

Net cash provided by operating activities

   24,813   32,214 

Cash flows from investing activities:

   

Acquisition of capital assets

   (3,887)  (1,216)

Purchase of a division of Spicer Corporation

   (10,836)  —   

Purchase of eMotion LLC, net of cash acquired

   (3,635)  —   

Additional purchase consideration for prior period acquisitions

   (35)  (176)

Purchase of an asset group constituting a business

   —     (2,209)

Investments in marketable securities

   (3,608)  —   

Acquisition related costs

   (3,258)  (8,029)
         

Net cash used in investment activities

   (25,259)  (11,630)

Cash flow from financing activities:

   

Excess tax benefits on share-based compensation expense

   6,629   397 

Proceeds from issuance of Common Shares

   5,542   5,719 

Repayment of long-term debt

   (867)  (30,933)

Debt issuance costs

   —     (349)
         

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   11,304   (25,166)
         

Foreign exchange gain (loss) on cash held in foreign currencies

   (15,641)  4,909 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period

   (4,783)  327 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

   254,916   149,979 
         

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

  $250,133  $150,306 
         

Supplementary cash flow disclosures (note 15)

   

  
Six months ended 
December 31,
 
  2008  2007 
Cash flows from operating activities:       
Net income for the period  $15,422  $18,485 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:         
Depreciation and amortization   46,517   42,125 
In-process research and development   121   500 
Share-based compensation expense   2,533   1,718 
Employee long-term incentive plan   2,805   757 
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation   (6,653)  (766)
Undistributed earnings related to minority interest   51   254 
Pension expense  906    
Amortization of debt issuance costs   550   711 
Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments   807   2,851 
Loss on sale and write down of capital assets  269    
Deferred taxes   3,915   (4,113)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:         
Accounts receivable   32,790   7,579 
Inventory  (609)    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   (861)  (197)
Income taxes   6,469   8,554 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (16,097)  1,472 
Deferred revenue   (25,613)  (8,883)
Other assets   1,334   510 
Net cash provided by operating activities   64,656   71,557 
         
Cash flows from investing activities:         
Additions of capital assets - net  (2,094)  (3,386)
Purchase of a division of Spicer Corporation   (10,836)   
Purchase of eMotion LLC, net of cash acquired  (3,635)   
Purchase of Captaris Inc., net of cash acquired     (101,499)   
Additional purchase consideration for prior period acquisitions   (4,612)  (439)
Purchase of an asset group constituting a business      (2,209)
Investments in marketable securities   (3,608)   
Acquisition related costs   (7,288)  (11,842)
Net cash used in investment activities   (133,572)  (17,876)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:         
Excess tax benefits on share-based compensation expense   6,653   766 
Proceeds from issuance of Common Shares   6,039   9,217 
Repayment of long-term debt   (1,721)  (61,877)
Debt issuance costs      (349)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   10,971   (52,243)
Foreign exchange gain (loss) on cash held in foreign currencies   (24,101)  8,292 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period   (82,046)  9,730 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period   254,916   149,979 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period  $172,870  $159,709 
          
 Supplementary cash flow disclosures (note 17)        

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements



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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three and Six Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (consolidated financial statements) include the accounts of Open Text Corporation and our wholly and partially owned subsidiaries, collectively referred to as “Open Text” or the “Company”“Company��. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.

These consolidated financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). These financial statements are based upon accounting policies and methods of their application are consistent with those used and described in our annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. The consolidated financial statements do not include certain of the financial statement disclosures included in the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and therefore should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.

The information furnished reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented.presented and includes the financial results of Captaris Inc. (Captaris), with effect from November 1, 2008 (see Note 20). The operating results for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for any succeeding quarter. Additionally,During the quarter ended December 31, 2008 we established and adopted certain additional critical accounting policies as a consequence of our acquisition of Captaris (see Note 2). Other than the establishment and adoption of these additional critical accounting policies there have been no significant changes in new accounting pronouncements or in our critical accounting policies from those that were disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements. These estimates, judgments and assumptions are evaluated on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable at that time, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates. In particular, significant estimates, judgments and assumptions include those related to: (i) revenue recognition including allowances for estimated returns and right of return, (ii) allowance for doubtful accounts, (iii) testing goodwill for impairment, (iv) the valuation of acquired intangible assets, (v) long-lived assets, (vi) the recognition of contingencies, (vii) facility and restructuring accruals, (viii) acquisition accruals and pre-acquisition contingencies, (ix) asset retirement obligations, (x) realization of investment tax credits, (xi) the valuation of stock options granted and liabilities related to share-based payments, including the valuation of our long-term incentive plan, (xii) the valuation of financial instruments, (xiii) the valuation of pension assets and (xiii)obligations, (xiv) accounting for income taxes.

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

taxes, and (xv) valuation of inventory.

Comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income and other comprehensive income (loss), including the effect of foreign currency translations resulting from the consolidation of subsidiaries where the functional currency is a currency other than the U.S. Dollar. Our total comprehensive income (loss) wasis as follows:

   Three months ended
September 30,
   2008  2007

Other comprehensive income (loss):

   

Foreign currency translation adjustment

  $(41,255) $20,869

Unrealized loss on investments in marketable securities

   (259)  —  

Net income for the period

   14,661   7,800
        

Comprehensive income (loss) for the period

  $(26,853) $28,669
        


  
Three months ended
December 31,
  
Six months ended
December 31,
 
  2008  2007  2008  2007 
  Other comprehensive income (loss):            
       Foreign currency translation adjustment 
 
$
(12,969)
  
$
16,825
  
$
(54,224)
  
$
37,694
 
       Unrealized loss on investments in marketable securities 
  
(509)
   
   
(768)
   
 
 Net income for the period 
  
761
   
10,685
   
15,422
   
18,485
 
Comprehensive income (loss) for the period 
 
$
(12,717)
  
$
27,510
  
$
(39,570)
  
$
56,179
 
    


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Reclassification

Certain prior period comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to current period presentation including reclassifications related to a change we made in our method of allocating operating expenses.


As a result of such reclassifications, Research and development expenses increased by approximately $251,000 with a corresponding decrease to Sales and marketing expenses by approximately $223,000 and $474,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2007, from previously reported amounts.

There was no change to income from operations or net income (loss) per share in any of the periods presented as a result of these reclassifications.


NOTE 2—NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

AND ACCOUNTING POLICY UPDATES 


In AprilNovember 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 08-06, Equity Method Investment Accounting Considerations (EITF 08-06). EITF 08-06 is effective for us beginning July 1, 2009, with early adoption prohibited. We do not currently have any investments that are accounted for under the equity method and therefore the pending adoption of EITF 08-06 is not expected to have any impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In November 2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 08-07, Accounting for Defensive Assets (EITF 08-07). EITF 08-07 clarifies the accounting for certain separately identifiable intangible assets which an acquirer does not intend to actively use but intends to hold to prevent its competitors from obtaining access to them and requires an acquirer (in a business combination) to account for such defensive intangible assets as a separate unit of accounting which should be amortized to expense over the period that the asset diminishes in value.   EITF 08-07 is effective for intangible assets acquired by us on or after July 1, 2009, with early adoption prohibited.

In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 142-3,Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets(FSP FAS 142-3), which amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. FSP FAS142-3 is effective for us beginning July 1, 2009 and early adoption is prohibited. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of FSP FAS 142-3 on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 161,Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, (SFAS 161), which enhances the disclosure requirements under SFAS No. 133,Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities(SFAS 133). SFAS 161 requires additional disclosures about the objectives of an entity’sentity's derivative instruments and hedging activities, the method of accounting for such instruments under SFAS 133 and its related interpretations, and a tabular disclosure of the effects of such instruments and related hedged items on a company’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for us beginning January 1,during the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and early adoption is encouraged. We are currently assessing the impact that the adoption ofdisclosures required by SFAS 161 will have on the disclosures withinbe included in our future consolidated financial statements.

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Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)


In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160,Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB 51(SFAS 160), which changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests. Minority interest will be re-characterized as noncontrolling interests and will be reported as a component of equity separate from the parent’s equity, and purchases or sales of equity interest that do not result in a change in control will be accounted for as equity transactions. In addition, net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest will be included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement and, upon a loss of control, the interest sold, as well as any interest retained, will be recorded at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in earnings. SFAS 160 is effective for us beginning July 1, 2009 and will apply prospectively, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which will apply retrospectively. We are currently assessing the impact that the adoption of SFAS 160 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS 141R) which replaces SFAS No. 141.141 Business Combinations (SFAS 141). The statement retains the purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, but requires a number of changes, including changes in the way assets and liabilities are recognized in the purchase accounting. It also changes the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, requires the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value, and requires the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. SFAS 141R is effective for us beginning July 1, 2009 and will apply prospectively to business combinations completed on or after that date.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits an entity to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Most of the provisions in SFAS 159 are elective; however, the amendment to FASB Statement No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. SFAS 159 was effective for us beginning July 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


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In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,Fair Value Measurement (SFAS 157), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157, does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB FSP 157-2,Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157(157 (FSP FAS 157-2),which delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). On July 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS 157 except for those items that have been deferred under FSP FAS 157-2 and such adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements (see Note 3). We are currently assessing the potential impact that the full adoption of SFAS 157 will have on our consolidated financial statements.


Accounting Policy Updates

 As a result of our acquisition of Captaris during the quarter ended December 31, 2008, we established and adopted accounting policies relating to the following:

Accounting for Pensions, post-retirement and post-employment benefits

Pension expense, based upon management’s assumptions, consists of: actuarially computed costs of pension benefits in respect of the current year of service, imputed returns on plan assets (for funded plans) and imputed interest on pension obligations. The expected costs of post retirement benefits, other than pensions, are accrued in the financial statements based upon actuarial methods and assumptions. The over-funded or under-funded status of defined benefit pension and other post retirement plans are recognized as an asset or a liability, respectively, on the balance sheet.
Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (as calculated on a first in first out basis) or market value. In addition, full provisions are recorded for surplus inventory deemed to be obsolete or inventory in excess of six month’s forecasted demand.

Revenue Recognition

Allowance for product returns

We provide allowances for estimated returns and return rights that exist for certain legacy Captaris customers. In general, our customers are not granted return rights at the time of sale. However, Captaris has historically accepted returns and, therefore, reduced revenue recognized for estimated product returns. For those customers to whom we do grant return rights, we reduce revenue by an estimate of these returns. If we cannot reasonably estimate these returns, we defer the revenue until the return rights lapse. For software sold to resellers for which we have granted exchange rights, we defer the revenue until the reseller sells the software through to end-users. When customer acceptance provisions are present and we cannot reasonably estimate returns, we recognize revenue upon the earlier of customer acceptance or expiration of the acceptance period.

NOTE 3—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

We adopted SFAS 157, except for those items that have been deferred under FSP FAS 157-2, on July 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement

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Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

date and in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. The fair value, in this context, should be calculated based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, not on assumptions specific to the entity. In addition, the fair value of liabilities should include consideration of non-performance risk including our own credit risk.

In addition to defining fair value, SFAS 157 expands the disclosure requirements around fair value and establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. Each fair value measurement is reported in one of the three levels which are determined by the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:


Level 1—inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.

Level 2—inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3—inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques.

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·  Level 1 – inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.

·  Level 2 – inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
·  Level 3 – inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques.

Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis:

Our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following types of instruments as of September 30,December 31, 2008:

($ in millions)

 September 30,
2008
 Fair Market Measurements using:
  Quoted prices in
active markets
for identical
assets

(Level 1)
 Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)

Assets:

    

Marketable Securities

 $3.3 $3.3  n/a n/a
           

Total financial assets

 $3.3 $3.3  n/a n/a
           

Liabilities:

    

Derivative financial instrument

 $2.1  n/a $2.1 n/a
           

Total financial liabilities

 $2.1  n/a $2.1 n/a
           

       Fair Market Measurements using: 
     Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets  Significant other observable inputs  Significant unobservable inputs 
  
December 31, 2008
  
(Level 1)
  
(Level 2)
  
(Level 3)
 
Assets: 
            
Marketable Securities 
 
$
2,789
  
$
       2,789
   
        n/a
   
n/a
 
                 
Total financial assets 
 
$
2,789
  
$
       2,789
   
         n/a
   
n/a
 
Liabilities: 
                
Derivative financial instrument 
 
$
3,605
   
        n/a
  
$
       3,605
   
n/a
 
                 
Total financial liabilities 
 
$
3,605
   
        n/a
  
$
       3,605
   
n/a
 
                 
Our valuation techniques used to measure the fair values of our marketable securities were derived from quoted market prices as an active market for these securities exist. Our valuation techniques used to measure the fair values of the derivative instrument, the counterparty to which has high credit ratings, were derived from the pricing models including discounted cash flow techniques, with all significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data, as no quoted market prices exist for the derivative instrument. Our discounted cash flow techniques use observable market inputs, such as three month LIBOR-based yield curves, foreign currency spot and forward rates and implied volatilities.

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Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For In addition, on December 30, 2008, we entered into certain foreign currency forward contracts the Three Months Ended September 30,fair value of which, on December 31, 2008,

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

using Level 2 valuation methodology, was nil.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

We measure certain assets including our cost and equity method investments, at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets are recognized at fair value when they are deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. During the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008, we did not record any other-than-temporary impairments on those assets required to be measured atno indications of impairment were identified and therefore no fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

measurements were required.


NOTE 4— INVENTORIES 

   
 
As of December 31, 
2008
 
Finished Goods
 
$
1,680
 
Components
  
547
 
  
$
2,227 
 
     
Inventories consist primarily of fax boards that were acquired as part of our acquisition of Captaris (see Note 20).

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NOTE 5—CAPITAL ASSETS

   As of September 30, 2008
   Cost  Accumulated
Depreciation
  Net

Furniture and fixtures

  $10,693  $8,756  $1,937

Office equipment

   9,442   8,251   1,191

Computer hardware

   77,092   69,542   7,550

Computer software

   25,787   20,092   5,695

Leasehold improvements

   14,148   10,612   3,536

Land and buildings *

   24,964   1,521   23,443
            
  $162,126  $118,774  $43,352
            
   As of June 30, 2008
   Cost  Accumulated
Depreciation
  Net

Furniture and fixtures

  $10,490  $8,877  $1,613

Office equipment

   10,251   8,948   1,303

Computer hardware

   80,499   72,654   7,845

Computer software

   28,015   21,819   6,196

Leasehold improvements

   15,160   11,295   3,865

Land and buildings *

   24,261   1,501   22,760
            
  $168,676  $125,094  $43,582
            


         
 
As of December 31, 2008
 
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Depreciation
 
Net
 
Furniture and fixtures 
 
$
10,895
  
$
7,287
  
$
3,608
 
Office equipment 
  
8,978
   
7,877
   
1,101
 
Computer hardware 
  
71,973
   
63,118
   
8,855
 
Computer software 
  
23,088
   
16,986
   
6,102
 
Leasehold improvements 
  
17,981
   
11,476
   
6,505
 
Land and buildings * 
  
15,229
   
1,237
   
13,992
 
  
$
148,144
  
$
107,981
  
$
40,163
 
             
   
 
As of June 30, 2008
 
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Depreciation
 
Net
 
Furniture and fixtures 
 
$
10,490
  
$
8,877
  
$
1,613
 
Office equipment 
  
10,251
   
8,948
   
1,303
 
Computer hardware 
  
80,499
   
72,654
   
7,845
 
Computer software 
  
28,015
   
21,819
   
6,196
 
Leasehold improvements 
  
15,160
   
11,295
   
3,865
 
Land and buildings * 
  
24,261
   
1,501
   
22,760
 
  
$
168,676
  
$
125,094
  
$
43,582
 
             
   ________________________________
*Included in this balance isA building that was recorded as an asset“asset held for sale with a fair value of approximatelysale” was sold in December 2008 for Canadian dollars $5.9 million as$5.8 million. Inclusive of September 30, 2008 (June 30, 2008—selling costs a loss of Canadian dollars $5.9 million). This asset is being held for sale as a result of a decision we took to sell a building we acquired as part of our Hummingbird acquisition. We expect to sell$302,000 was recorded upon the building by way of a commercial sale and, at this point, we are unable to predict the timing of this disposal.sale.

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Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)


NOTE 5—6—GOODWILL

Goodwill is recorded when the consideration paid for an acquisition of a business exceeds the fair value of identifiable net tangible and intangible assets. The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill since June 30, 2007:

Balance, June 30, 2007

  $528,312 

Purchase of an asset group constituting a business (note 18)

   2,199 

Adjustments relating to prior acquisitions

   5,930 

Adjustments relating to the adoption of FIN 48

   (6,480)

Adjustments on account of foreign exchange

   34,687 
     

Balance, June 30, 2008

   564,648 

Acquisition of a division of Spicer Corporation (note 18)

   4,640 

Acquisition of eMotion LLC (note 18)

   3,678 

Amount allocated to intangible customer assets (note 6)

   (2,081)

Adjustments relating to prior acquisitions

   (3,319)

Adjustments on account of foreign exchange

   (22,865)
     

Balance, September 30, 2008

  $544,701 
     

      
Balance, June 30, 2007 
 
$
528,312
 
Purchase of an asset group constituting a business (note 20) 
  
2,199
 
Adjustments relating to prior acquisitions 
  
5,930
 
Adjustments relating to the adoption of FIN 48 
  
      (6,480)
 
Adjustments on account of foreign exchange 
  
34,687
 
Balance, June 30, 2008 
  
564,648
 
Acquisition of a division of Spicer Corporation (note 20) 
  
4,815
 
Acquisition of Captaris Inc.(note 20) 
  
44,692
 
Amount allocated to intangible assets
  
(2,081
)
Adjustments relating to prior acquisitions 
  
(3,846
)
Adjustments on account of foreign exchange 
  
(30,984
)
Balance, December 31, 2008 
 
$
577,244
 
     
Adjustments relating to prior acquisitions relate primarily to: (i) adjustments to plans formulated in accordance with the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 95-3, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination” (EITF 95-3) relating to employee termination and abandonment of excess facilities and (ii) to the evaluation of the tax attributes of acquisition-related operating loss carry forwards and deductions, including reductions in previously recognized valuation allowances, originally assessed at the various dates of acquisition.


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NOTE 6—7—ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

   Technology
Assets
  Customer
Assets
  Total 

Net book value, June 30, 2007

  $179,216  $164,108  $343,324 

Activity during Fiscal 2008:

    

Acquisition of Momentum (note 18)

   —     1,900   1,900 

Amortization expense

   (41,515)  (30,759)  (72,274)

Foreign exchange and other impacts

   4,002   4,872   8,874 
             

Net book value, June 30, 2008

   141,703   140,121   281,824 

Activity during Fiscal 2009:

    

Acquisition of a division of Spicer Corporation (note 18)

   5,529   1,777   7,306 

Purchase of an asset group constituting a business (note 18)

   —     2,081   2,081 

Amortization expense

   (10,747)  (8,215)  (18,962)

Foreign exchange and other impacts

   (1,633)  (2,701)  (4,334)
             

Net book value, September 30, 2008

  $134,852  $133,063  $267,915 
             

          
  
Technology 
Assets
  
Customer 
Assets
  Total 
Net book value, June 30, 2007 
 
$
179,216
  
$
164,108
  
$
343,324
 
Acquisition of Momentum  
  
   
1,900
   
1,900
 
Amortization expense 
  
(41,515)
   
(30,759)
   
(72,274
)
Foreign exchange and other impacts 
  
4,002
   
4,872
   
8,874
 
Net book value, June 30, 2008 
  
141,703
   
140,121
   
281,824
 
Acquisition of Captaris Inc. (note 20)   
60,000
   
72,000
   
132,000
 
Acquisition of eMotion LLC (note 20)   
1,450
   
2,357
   
3,807
 
Acquisition of a division of Spicer Corporation (note 20) 
  
5,529
   
1,777
   
7,306
 
Purchase of an asset group constituting a business (note 20) 
  
   
2,081
   
2,081
 
Amortization expense 
  
(22,546)
   
(18,353)
   
(40,899
)
Foreign exchange and other impacts 
  
(379)
   
(2,415)
   
(2,794
)
Net book value, December 31, 2008 
 
$
185,757
  
$
197,568
  
$
383,325
 
             
The range of amortization periods for intangible assets is from 4-103-10 years.

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Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The amount of $2.1 million allocated to customer assets, in the table above, relates to the valuation of customer assets acquired through the purchase of an asset group constituting a business, which was consummated in September 2007 (see Note 18). The amount was included within goodwill for the year ended June 30, 2008 and was reclassified to customer assets in the finalization of the purchase price allocation.

The following table shows the estimated future amortization expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and for each of the next four years, assumingfiscal periods indicated below. This calculation assumes no furtherfuture adjustments to acquired intangible assets:

   Fiscal years ending
June 30,

2009

  $48,988

2010

   54,392

2011

   51,656

2012

   48,933

2013

   48,618
    

Total

  $252,587
    

s    
   
Fiscal years ending 
June 30, 
 
2009 (six months ended June 30)
  
$
46,323
 
2010
   
80,967
 
2011
   
78,151
 
2012
   
74,348
 
2013
   
72,239
 
Total 
  
$
352,028
 
      

NOTE 7—8—OTHER ASSETS

   As of September 30,
2008
  As of June 30,
2008

Debt issuance costs

  $5,608  $5,834

Deposits

   1,781   1,848

Long-term prepaid expenses

   1,963   2,116

Pension assets

   543   598

Miscellaneous other amounts

   87   95
        
  $9,982  $10,491
        


   
 
As of December 31, 
2008
  
As of June 30, 
2008
 
Debt issuance costs 
 
$
5,276
  
$
5,834
 
Deposits 
  
1,992
   
1,848
 
Long-term prepaid expenses 
  
1,761
   
2,116
 
Pension assets
  
553
   
598
 
Miscellaneous other amounts 
  
74
   
95
 
  
$
9,656
  
$
10,491
 
         
Debt issuance costs relate primarily to costs incurred for the purpose of obtaining long-term debt used to partially finance the Hummingbird acquisition and are being amortized over the life of our long-term debt.  Deposits relate to security deposits provided to landlords in accordance with facility lease agreements.  Long-tem prepaid expenses relate to certain advance payments on long-term patent licenses that are being amortized over a period of seven years. Deposits relate to security deposits provided to landlords in accordance with facility lease agreements. Pension assets relate to a pension asset recognized under SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—Plans – an Amendment of FASB Statements 87, 88, 106 and 132(R)” (SFAS 158) relating to a pension plan for legacy IXOS employees (see Note 9 for details relating to pension liabilities)11).


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NOTE 8—9—ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

Balance of allowance for doubtful accounts (AfDA) as of June 30, 2007

  $2,089 

Bad debt expense for the year

   2,855 

Write-off /adjustments

   (970)
     

Balance of allowance for doubtful accounts as of June 30, 2008

   3,974 

Bad debt expense for the period

   925 

Write-off /adjustments

   (1,200)
     

Balance of allowance for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2008

  $3,699 
     

    
Balance of allowance for doubtful accounts (AfDA) as of June 30, 2007 
 
$
2,089
 
Bad debt expense for the year 
  
2,855
 
Write-off /adjustments 
  
(970
)
Balance of allowance for doubtful accounts as of June 30, 2008 
  
3,974
 
Bad debt expense for the period 
  
2,651
 
Write-off /adjustments 
  
(2,497
)
Balance of allowance for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2008 
 
$
4,128
 
     
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Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Included in accounts receivable are unbilled receivables in the amount of $4.5$4.7 million and $4.2 million as of September 30,December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, respectively.


NOTE 9—10—ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are comprised of the following:

   As of September 30,
2008
  As of June 30,
2008

Accounts payable—trade

  $8,041  $3,728

Accrued salaries and commissions

   23,291   34,292

Accrued liabilities

   38,354   49,014

Amounts payable in respect of restructuring (note 17)

   407   1,150

Amounts payable in respect of acquisitions and acquisition related accruals

   7,890   10,851
        
  $77,983  $99,035
        

Long-term accrued liabilities

    
   As of September 30,
2008
  As of June 30,
2008

Pension liabilities

  $140  $154

Amounts payable in respect of restructuring (note 17)

   256   299

Amounts payable in respect of acquisitions and acquisition related accruals

   7,674   10,256

Other accrued liabilities

   3,662   2,697

Asset retirement obligations

   6,148   7,107
        
  $17,880  $20,513
        

Pension liabilities

Pension liabilities relate to a pension plan recognized under SFAS 158, relating to certain former members of the IXOS board of directors. See also Note 7 for details relating to pension assets recognized under SFAS 158. The actuarial cost method used in determining the net periodic pension cost, with respect to the IXOS employees, is the projected unit credit method. The liabilities and annual income or expense of our pension plan are determined using methodologies that involve various actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and the long-term rate of return on assets. The fair value of our total plan assets as of September 30, 2008 is $3.3 million (June 30, 2008—$3.7 million). The fair value of our total pension obligation as of September 30, 2008 is $2.5 million, (June 30, 2008—$3.1 million).

         
  
As of December 31, 
2008
  
As of June 30, 
2008
 
Accounts payable—trade 
 
$
6,653
  
$
3,728
 
Accrued salaries and commissions 
  
27,893
   
34,292
 
Accrued liabilities 
  
62,676
   
49,014
 
Amounts payable in respect of restructuring (note 19) 
  
9,735
   
1,150
 
Amounts payable in respect of acquisitions and acquisition related accruals  
  
16,758
   
10,851
 
  
$
123,715
  
$
99,035
 
         
       
Long-term accrued liabilities 
      
  
As of December 31, 
2008
  
As of June 30, 
2008
 
Amounts payable in respect of restructuring (note 19) 
  
714
   
299
 
Amounts payable in respect of acquisitions and acquisition related accruals  
  
7,382
   
10,256
 
Other accrued liabilities 
  
6,734
   
2,851
 
Asset retirement obligations 
  
6,888
   
7,107
 
  
$
21,718
  
$
20,513
 
         
Asset retirement obligations

We are required to return certain of our leased facilities to their original state at the conclusion of our lease. We have accounted for such obligations in accordance with FASB SFAS No. 143,No.143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” (SFAS 143). At September 30,As of December 31, 2008 the present value of this obligation was $ 6.1$6.9 million, (June 30, 2008—$7.1 million), with an undiscounted value of $6.9$8.9 million, (June 30, 2008—$7.8 million). These leases were primarily assumed in connection with our IXOS and Hummingbird acquisitions.

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For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Excess facility obligations and accruals

Accruals relating to acquisitions

We

In accordance with EITF 95-3, and in relation to our acquisitions, we have accrued for costs relating to legacy workforce reductions and abandonment of excess legacy facilities. Such accruals are capitalized as part of the cost of excessthe subject acquisition and in the case of abandoned facilities, in connection with a number of our acquisitions, including our Fiscal 2007 Hummingbird acquisition. These accruals includehave been recorded at present value less our best estimate in respect offor future sub-lease income and costs incurred to achieve sub-tenancy. These liabilities have been recorded using present value discounting techniquesThe accrual for workforce reductions is extinguished against the payments made to the employees and in the case of excess facilities, will be discharged over the term of the respective leases. Any excess of the difference between the present value and actual cash paid for the excess facility will be charged to income and any deficits will be reversed to goodwill. The terms of the leases range from one yearprovisions for abandoned facilities are expected to three years.

be paid by February 2015.


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The following table summarizes the activity with respect to our acquisition accruals during the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2008.

  Balance
June 30,
2008
 Initial
Accruals
 Usage/
Foreign
Exchange/
Other
Adjustments
  Subsequent
Adjustments
to Goodwill
  Balance
September 30,
2008

Division of Spicer Corporation (See note 18)

     

Employee termination costs

 $—   $—   $—    $—    $—  

Excess facilities

  —    —    —     —     —  

Transaction-related costs

  —    262  (61)  —     201
                 
  —    262  (61)  —     201

Hummingbird

     

Employee termination costs

  310  —    (28)  (13)  269

Excess facilities

  4,249  —    (720)  (795)  2,734

Transaction-related costs

  815  —    (120)  (695)  —  
                 
  5,374  —    (868)  (1,503)  3,003

IXOS

     

Employee termination costs

  —    —    —     —     —  

Excess facilities

  15,255  —    (3,335)  —     11,920

Transaction-related costs

  —    —    (45)  45   —  
                 
  15,255  —    (3,380)  45   11,920

Eloquent

     

Employee termination costs

  —    —    —     —     —  

Excess facilities

  —    —    —     —     —  

Transaction-related costs

  243  —    —     —     243
                 
  243  —    —     —     243

Centrinity

     

Employee termination costs

  —    —    —     —     —  

Excess facilities

  211  —    (37)  —     174

Transaction-related costs

  —    —    —     —     —  
                 
  211  —    (37)  —     174

Artesia

     

Employee termination costs

  —    —    —     —     —  

Excess facilities

  24  —    (1)  —     23

Transaction-related costs

  —    —    —     —     —  
                 
  24  —    (1)  —     23

Totals

     

Employee termination costs

  310  —    (28)  (13)  269

Excess facilities

  19,739  —    (4,093)  (795)  14,851

Transaction-related costs

  1,058  262  (226)  (650)  444
                 
 $21,107 $262 $(4,347) $(1,458) $15,564
                 

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Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                
  
Balance 
June 30, 
2008
  
Initial 
Accruals
  
Usage/ 
Foreign 
Exchange/ 
Other 
Adjustments
  
Subsequent 
Adjustments 
to Goodwill
  
Balance 
December 31, 
2008
 
 
Captaris (See note 20) 
               
Employee termination costs 
 $  $9,276  $(1,649) $  $7,627 
Excess facilities 
     3,347   (149)     3,198 
Transaction-related costs 
     797   (466)       331 
      13,420   (2,264)     11,156 
Division of Spicer Corporation
                    
Employee termination costs 
               
Excess facilities 
               
Transaction-related costs 
     262   (240)    (22)   
      262   (240)  (22)   
Hummingbird 
                    
Employee termination costs 
  310      (41)  (13)  256 
Excess facilities 
  4,249      (1,475)  (795)  1,979 
Transaction-related costs 
  815      (120)  (695)   
   5,374      (1,636  (1,503)  2,235 
IXOS 
                    
Employee termination costs 
               
Excess facilities 
  15,255         (4,901)     10,354 
Transaction-related costs 
        (45)  45    
   15,255      (4,946)  45   10,354 
Eloquent 
                    
Employee termination costs 
               
Excess facilities 
               
Transaction-related costs 
  243            243 
   243            243 
Centrinity 
                    
Employee termination costs 
               
Excess facilities 
  211      (77)     134 
Transaction-related costs 
               
   211      (77)     134 
Artesia 
                    
Employee termination costs 
               
Excess facilities 
  24      (6)     18 
Transaction-related costs 
               
   24      (6)     18 
Totals 
                    
Employee termination costs 
  310   9,276   (1,690)  (13)  7,883 
Excess facilities 
  19,739   3,347   (6,608)  (795)  15,683 
Transaction-related costs 
  1,058   1,059   (871)  (672  574 
  $21,107  $13,682  $(9,169) $(1,480) $24,140 
                     
The adjustments to goodwill primarily relate to employee termination costs and excess facilities accounted for in accordance with EITF 95-3.  The adjustments to goodwill relating to transaction costs are accounted for in accordance with SFAS 141.



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NOTE 10—11— PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS 

CDT Defined Benefit Plan and CDT Long-term Employee Benefit Obligations:

As part of our acquisition of Captaris we acquired the following unfunded defined benefit pension plan and certain long-term employee benefit obligations in relation to Captaris Document Technologies GmbH (CDT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Captaris.  As of December 31, 2008 the balances relating to these obligations were as follows:


           
  Total benefit obligation  Current portion of benefit obligation*  Non current portion of benefit obligation 
CDT defined benefit plan
 
                     14,990
  
$
 290
   
$
               14,700
 
CDT Anniversary plan
  
                       1,097
   
204
   
893
 
CDT early retirement plan
  
                          650
   
   
 650
 
Total
 
$
16,737
  
 $
494
   $
                    16,243
 
             
* The current portion of the benefit obligation has been included within Accounts payable and accrued liabilities within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

CDT Defined Benefit Plan

CDT sponsors an unfunded defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all CDT employees (CDT pension plan) which provides for old age, disability and survivors´ benefits. Benefits under the CDT pension plan are generally based on age at retirement, years of service and the employee’s annual earnings. The net periodic cost of this pension plan is determined using the projected unit credit method and several actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and estimated service costs.

The following are the components of net periodic benefit costs for the CDT pension plan and the details of the change in the benefit obligation from November 1, 2008 (the date from which the results of operations of Captaris have been consolidated with Open Text) to December 31, 2008:

    
Benefit obligation as of  November 1, 2008
 
$
14,782
 
Service cost
  
99
 
Interest cost
  
142
 
Benefits paid
  
(33
)
Benefit obligation as of  December 31, 2008
  
14,990
 
Less: current portion
  
(290
)
Non current portion of benefit obligation as of December 31, 2008
 
$
14,700
 

       In determining the fair value of the CDT pension plan as of December 31, 2008, we used the following weighted average key assumptions:
Assumptions:
Salary increases
2.25
%
Pension increases
1.50
%
Discount rate
6.00
%
Employee fluctuation rate:
to age 30
3.00
%
to age 35
2.00
%
to age 40
2.00
%
to age 45
1.50
%
to age 50
0.50
%
from age 51
0.00
%

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Anticipated pension payments under the CDT pension plan, for the calendar years indicated below are as follows:
2009
 
$
275
 
2010
  
372
 
2011
  
397
 
2012
  
434
 
2013
  
546
 
2014 to 2018
  
4,064
 
Total
 
$
6,088
 

CDT Long-term employee benefit obligation.

CDT’s long-term employee benefit obligation relates to obligations to CDT employees in relation to CDT’s “Anniversary plan” and an early retirement plan. The obligation is unfunded and carried at a fair value of $1.1 million for the long-term employee benefit obligation and $650,000 for the early retirement plan, as of December 31, 2008.
       The Anniversary plan is a defined benefit plan for long-tenured CDT employees. The plan provides for a lump-sum payment to employees of two months of salary upon reaching the anniversary of twenty five years of service and three months of salary upon reaching the anniversary of forty years of service. The early retirement plan is designed to create an incentive for employees, within a certain age group, to transition from (full or part-time) employment into retirement before their legal retirement age. This plan allows employees, upon reaching a certain age, to elect to work full-time for a period of time and be paid 50% of their full time salary. After working within this arrangement for a designated period of time, the employee is eligible to take early retirement and receive payments from the earned but unpaid salaries until they are eligible to receive payments under the postretirement benefit plan discussed above. Benefits under the early retirement plan are generally based on the employees’ compensation and the number of years of service.
IXOS AG Defined Benefit Plans

    Included within “Other Assets” are net pension assets of $553,000 (June 30, 2008—$598,000) relating to two IXOS defined benefit pensions plans (IXOS pension plans) relating to certain former members of the IXOS board of directors and certain IXOS employees, respectively (See Note 8). The net periodic pension cost, with respect to the IXOS pension plans, is determined using the projected unit credit method and several actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and the expected return on plan assets.  The fair value of our total plan assets under the IXOS pension plans, as of December 31, 2008, is $3.3 million (June 30, 2008—$3.7 million). The fair value of our total pension obligation under the IXOS pension plans, as of December 31, 2008 is $2.8 million, (June 30, 2008—$3.1 million).

    In determining the fair value of the IXOS pension plans as of December 31, 2008, we used the following weighted average key assumptions:

Assumptions : Former IXOS directors’ defined benefit  pension plan
Salary increases
0.00
%
Pension increases
1.50%- 3.00
%
Discount rate
6.00
%
Rate of expected return on plan assets
4.50
%
Assumptions : Former IXOS employees’ defined benefit  pension plan
Salary increases
0.00
%
Pension increases
0.00
%
Discount rate
6.00
%
Rate of expected return on plan assets
4.60
%

    Anticipated pension payments under the IXOS pension plans, for the calendar years indicated below are as follows:
  
Anticipated Pension
Payments
 
2009
 
$
111
 
2010
  
15
 
2011
  
-
 
2012
  
86
 
2013
  
64
 
2014 to 2018
  
549
 
Total
 
$
825
 


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NOTE 12—LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Long-term debt

Long-term debt is comprised of the following:

   As of September 30,
2008
  As of June 30,
2008

Long-term debt

    

Term loan

  $293,257  $294,006

Mortgage

   13,208   13,781
        
   306,465   307,787

Less:

    

Current portion of long-term debt

    

Term loan

   2,993   2,993

Mortgage

   483   493
        
   3,476   3,486
        

Long-term portion of long-term debt

  $302,989  $304,301
        

         
  
As of December 31, 
2008
  
As of June 30, 
2008
 
Long-term debt 
      
Term loan 
 
$
292,509
  
$
294,006
 
Mortgage 
  
11,210
   
13,781
 
   
303,719
   
307,787
 
Less: 
        
Current portion of long-term debt 
        
Term loan 
  
2,993
   
2,993
 
Mortgage 
  
419
   
493
 
   
3,412
   
3,486
 
Long-term portion of long-term debt 
 
$
300,307
  
$
304,301
 
         
Term loan and Revolver

On October 2, 2006, we entered into a $465.0 million credit agreement (the credit agreement) with a Canadian chartered bank (the bank) consisting of a $390.0 million term loan facility (the term loan) and a $75.0 million committed revolving long-term credit facility (the revolver). The term loan was used to finance a portion of our Hummingbird acquisition and the revolver will be used for general business purposes. The credit agreement is guaranteed by us and certain of our subsidiaries.

Term loan

The term loan has a seven year term and expires on October 2, 2013 and bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.25%. The quarterly scheduled term loan principal repayments are equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount, due each quarter with the remainder due at the end of the term, less ratable reductions for any non-scheduled prepayments made. From October 2, 2006 to September 30,December 31, 2008 we have made total non-scheduled prepayments of $90.0 million oftowards the principal on the term loan. These non-scheduled prepayments have reduced our total outstanding term loan to $292.5 million and our quarterly scheduled principal payment to approximately $748,000.

For the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008, we recorded interest expense of $3.5$3.7 million and $7.2 million, respectively, (three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2007-$7.1 million) on account of interest expense6.1 million and $13.2 million, respectively), relating to the term loan.

Revolver

The revolver has a five year term and expires on October 2, 2011. Borrowings under this facility bear interest at rates specified in the credit agreement. The revolver is subject to a “stand-by” fee ranging between 0.30% and 0.50% per annum depending on our consolidated leverage ratio. There were no borrowings

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Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

outstanding under the revolver as of September 30,December 31, 2008. During Fiscal 2008, we obtained a demand guarantee, under the revolver, in the amount of Euro 11.1 million.million which was cancelled on December 22, 2008 (See Note 16 for details)18).

For the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008, we recorded interest expense of $57,000,$55,000 and $112,000 respectively, (three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2007—$72,000)73,000 and $145,000, respectively), on account of stand-by fees relating to the revolver.


Mortgage

The mortgage consists of a five year mortgage agreement entered into during December 2005 with the bank. The original principal amount of the mortgage iswas Canadian $15.0 million. The mortgage: (i) has a fixed term of five years, (ii) matures on January 1, 2011, and (iii) is secured by a lien on our headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario. Interest is to be paidaccrues monthly at a fixed rate of 5.25% per annum. Principal and interest are payable in monthly installments of Canadian $101,000 with a final lump sum principal payment of Canadian $12.6 million due on maturity.

As of September 30,December 31, 2008, the carrying value of the building was $16.4$14.0 million. (June 30, 2008—$17.1 million)


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For the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008, we recorded interest expense of $175,000,$144,000 and $320,000 (three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2007—$177,000)188,000 and $365,000, respectively), on account of interest expense relating to the mortgage.

Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

Interest-rate collar

In October 2006, we entered into a three year interest-rate collar that had the economic effect of circumscribing the floating portion of the interest rate obligations associated with $195.0 million of the term loan within an upper limit of 5.34% and a lower limit of 4.79%. This was pursuant to a requirement in the credit agreement that required us to maintain, from thirty days following the date on which the term loan was entered into through the third anniversary or such earlier date on which the term loan is paid, interest rate hedging arrangements with counterparties in respect of a portion of the term loan.  As of September 30,December 31, 2008, in accordance with the contractual terms and conditions of the term loan agreement, the hedged portion of the loan was $150.0$100.0 million (June 30, 2008—$150.0 $150.0 million).

SFAS 133 requires that changes in a derivative instrument’s fair value be recognized in current earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met and that an entity must formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of transactions that qualify for hedge accounting.

SFAS 133 requires that written options must meet certain criteria in order for hedge accounting to apply. We determined that these criteria were not met and hedge accounting could not be applied to this instrument. The fair market value of the collar which represents the cash we would receive or pay to settle the collar, was a payable of approximately $2.1$3.6 million as of September 30,December 31, 2008 (June 30, 2008—$2.8 million), and has been included within “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities”. The collar has a remaining term to maturity of 1.25 years.

1.0 year from December 31, 2008.

For the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008, we recorded a recovery tonet interest expense of $722,000,$1.5 million and $807,000 respectively, (for the three and six months ended September 30, 2007—anDecember 31, 2007-an increase to interest expense of $1.4 million)million and $2.8 million, respectively), representing the change in the fair value of the collar during the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2008. Additionally, we record payments or receipts on the collar as adjustments to interest expense. We recorded interest expense in the amount of $763,000 ,$394,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, on account of monies payable under the collar for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008 (three and six months ended September 30, 2007,December 31, 2007- a reduction to interest expense of $10,000)nil and $10,000, respectively).

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Unaudited Notes

Foreign currency forward contracts

On December 30, 2008 we entered into forward contracts to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

Forlimit the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabularexchange fluctuations on certain intercompany revenue streams that are expected to occur, on a monthly basis, over the next twelve months, in the amounts in thousands, exceptof $5.5 million per share data)

We will continue to monitor changes in interest rates periodicallymonth, for a total amount of $66.0 million. These contracts have been designated as, and will assess whether hedge accounting could potentially be appliedaccounted for as, cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions. We do not use forward contracts for trading purposes. As of December 31, 2008 the fair value of these forward contracts individually and in future periods.

the aggregate was nil.


NOTE 11—13—SHARE CAPITAL, OPTION PLANS AND SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

Share Capital

Our authorized share capital includes an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of first preference shares. No preference shares have been issued.

We did not repurchase any Common Shares during the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007.

Share-Based Payments

Summary of Outstanding Stock Options

As of September 30,December 31, 2008, options to purchase an aggregate of 3,529,1783,743,948 Common Shares are outstanding under all of our stock option plans, and 604,3751,364,525 Common Shares are available for issuance under the 1998 Stock Option Plan and the 2004 Stock Option Plan.our stock option plans. Our stock options generally vest over four years and expire between seven and ten years from the date of the grant. The exercise price of the options we grant is set at an amount that is not less than the closing price of our Common Shares on the trading day for the NASDAQ immediately preceding the applicable grant date.


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A summary of option activity under our stock option plans for the threesix months September 30,December 31, 2008 is as follows:

  Options  Weighted-
Average Exercise
Price
 Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(years)
 Aggregate Intrinsic Value
($’000s)

Outstanding at June 30, 2008

 3,763,665  $15.22  

Granted

 465,000   34.56  

Exercised

 (697,264)  7.54  

Forfeited or expired

 (2,223)  18.62  
      

Outstanding at September 30, 2008

 3,529,178  $19.29 4.55 $54,117
           

Exercisable at September 30, 2008

 2,110,958  $15.65 3.85 $39,966
           

             
  Options  
Weighted- 
Average Exercise 
Price
  
Weighted- 
Average 
Remaining 
Contractual Term 
(years)
  
Aggregate Intrinsic Value 
($’000s)
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2008 
  
3,763,665
  
$
15.22
       
Granted 
  
706,100
   
32.63
       
Exercised 
  
(722,227
)
  
7.80
       
Forfeited or expired 
  
(3,590
)
  
17.52
       
Outstanding at December 31, 2008 
  
3,743,948
  
$
19.93
   
4.46
  
$
40,649
 
Exercisable at December 31, 2008 
  
2,317,786
  
$
16.26
   
3.67
  
$
32,245
 
                 
We estimate the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, consistent with the provisions of SFAS 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable, while the options issued by us are subject to both vesting and restrictions on transfer. In addition, option-pricing models require input of subjective assumptions including the estimated life of the option and the expected volatility of the underlying stock over the estimated life of the option. We use historical volatility as a basis for projecting the expected volatility of the underlying stock and estimate the expected life of our stock options based upon historical data.

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Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

We believe that the valuation technique and the approach utilized to develop the underlying assumptions are appropriate in calculating the fair value of our stock option grants. Estimates of fair value are not intended, however, to predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by employees who receive equity awards.

For the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2008, the weighted-average fair value of options granted, as of the grant date, was $13.69,$10.13, using the following weighted average assumptions: expected volatility of 42%41%; risk-free interest rate of 3.8%1.28%; expected dividend yield of 0%; and expected life of 4.4 years. A forfeiture rate of 5%, based on historical rates, was used to determine the net amount of compensation expense recognized.


For the six months ended December 31, 2008, the weighted-average fair value of options granted, as of the grant date, was $12.47, using the following weighted average assumptions: expected volatility of 42%; risk-free interest rate of 2.9%; expected dividend yield of 0%; and expected life of 4.4 years. A forfeiture rate of 5%, based on historical rates, was used to determine the net amount of compensation expense recognized.
For the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2007, there were no options granted by us. A forfeiture rate of 5%, based on historical rates, was used to determine the net amount of compensation expense recognized during this period. 
For the six months ended December 31, 2007, the weighted-average fair value of options granted, as of the grant date, was $11.12, using the following weighted average assumptions: expected volatility of 43%; risk-free interest rate of 5.0%; expected dividend yield of 0%; and expected life of 5.0 years. A forfeiture rate of 5%, based on historical rates, was used to determine the net amount of compensation expense recognized for each of these periods.

recognized.

As of September 30,December 31, 2008, the total compensation cost related to the unvested stock awards not yet recognized was $12.0$12.5 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3 years.

As of September 30,December 31, 2007, the total compensation cost related to the unvested stock awards not yet recognized was $10.3$9.0 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2 years.

In each of the above periods, no cash was used by us to settle equity instruments granted under share-based compensation arrangements.

Share-based compensation cost included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008 was approximately $1.4 million. Deferred tax assets of $250,000 were recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2008 in relation to the tax effect of certain stock options that are eligible for a tax deduction when exercised.

$1.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively.

Share-based compensation cost included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2007 was approximately $1.1 million. Deferred tax assets of $138,000 were recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2007 in relation to the tax effect of certain stock options that are eligible for a tax deduction when exercised.

$655,000 and $1.7 million, respectively.

We have not capitalized any share-based compensation costs as part of the cost of an asset.


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For the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008, cash in the amount of $5.3$382,000 and $5.6 million, respectively, was received as the result of the exercise of options granted under share-based payment arrangements. The tax benefit realized by us during the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008 from the exercise of options eligible for a tax deduction was $24,000 and $6.6 million, respectively, which was recorded as additional paid-in capital.

For the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2007, cash in the amount of $5.5$3.4 million and $8.9 million, respectively, was received as the result of the exercise of options granted under share-based payment arrangements. The tax benefit realized by usthe Company, during the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2007 from the exercise of options eligible for a tax deduction was $397,000,$369,000 and $766,000, respectively, which was recorded as additional paid-in capital.

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Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Long Term Incentive Plan

On September 10, 2007 our Board of Directors approved the implementation of a Long-Term Incentive Plan called the “Open Text Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan” (LTIP). The LTIP took effect for ourin Fiscal 2008, starting on July 1, 2007. The LTIP is a rolling three year program whereby we will make a series of annual grants, each of which covers a three year performance period, to certain of our employees, upon the employee meeting pre-determined performance targets. Awards may be equal to either 100% or 150% of target, for each criterion independently, based on the employee’s accomplishments over the three year period. The maximum amount that an employee may receive with regard to any single performance criterion is 1.5 times the target award for that criterion. We will payexpect to settle the LTIP awards in cash.

Three performance criteria will be used to measure performance over the relevant three year period:

Absolute share price—if our Common Shares appreciate to a predetermined price per share and that price is maintained for a minimum of 22 consecutive NASDAQ trading days, the absolute share price target will have been achieved;


Relative total shareholder return—if, over a three year period, our Common Shares appreciate at a rate which exceeds the rate of appreciation disclosed by the Standard & Poor’s Mid Cap 400—Software and Services Index by a prearranged percentage, the relative total shareholder return target will have been achieved; and

·  
Absolute share price – if our Common Shares appreciate to a predetermined price per share and that price is maintained for a minimum of 22 consecutive NASDAQ trading days, the absolute share price target will have been achieved;

Average adjusted earnings per share—if the average of our adjusted earnings per share over the latter two years of a three year period reaches a preset amount, the average adjusted earnings per share target will have been met (adjusted earnings per share means adjusted net income divided by our total number of Common Shares outstanding on a diluted basis).


·  
Relative total shareholder return – if, over a three year period, our Common Shares appreciate at a rate which exceeds the rate of appreciation disclosed by the Standard & Poor’s Mid Cap 400 Software and Service Index by a prearranged percentage, the relative total shareholder return target will have been achieved; and

·  
Average adjusted earnings per share – if the average of our adjusted earnings per share over the latter two years of a three year period reaches a preset amount, the average adjusted earnings per share target will have been met (adjusted earnings per share means adjusted net income divided by our total number of Common Shares outstanding on a diluted basis).

The three performance criteria carry the following weightings:

Absolute share price = 37.5%;


Relative total shareholder return = 37.5%; and

·  Absolute share price = 37.5%;

Average adjusted earnings per share = 25.0%.


·  Relative total shareholder return = 37.5%; and

·  Average adjusted earnings per share = 25%.
Consistent with the provisions of SFAS 123R, we have measured the fair value of the liability under the LTIP as of September 30,December 31, 2008 and charged the expense relating to such liability to compensation cost in the amount of $1.1 million$1.7million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2008 (three months ended September 30,December 31, 2007—$185,000)572,000) and $2.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008 (six months ended December 31, 2007—$757,000). The outstanding liability under the LTIP is re-measured based upon the change in the fair value of the liability. As of the end of every reporting period, a cumulative adjustment to compensation cost for the change in fair value is recognized. The cumulative compensation expense recognized upon completion of the LTIP will be equal to the payouts made.

Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

During the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2008, 13,284no Common Shares were issued under the ESPP.  During the six months ended December 31, 2008, 13,316 Common Shares were issued under the ESPP for cash collected from employees totaling $404,000. In addition, cash in the amount of $287,000$115,000 and $402,000, respectively, was received from employees for the three and six months ended December 31, 2008 that will be used to purchase Common Shares in future periods.

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

During the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2007, no Common Shares were issued under the ESPP. During the six months ended December 31, 2007, 16,894 Common Shares were issued under the ESPP for cash collected from employees, totaling $350,000. In addition, cash in the amount of $181,000approximately $151,000 and $332,000, respectively, was received from employees for the three and six months ended December 31, 2007 that will be used to purchase Common Shares in future periods.


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NOTE 12—14—NET INCOME PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share are computed by dividing net income by the shares used in the calculation of basic net income per share plus the dilutive effect of common share equivalents, such as stock options, using the treasury stock method. Common share equivalents are excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share if their effect is anti-dilutive.

   Three months ended
September 30,
   2008  2007

Basic earnings per share

    

Net income

  $14,661  $7,800
        

Basic earnings per share

  $0.29  $0.16
        

Diluted earnings per share

    

Net income

  $14,661  $7,800
        

Diluted earnings per share

  $0.28  $0.15
        

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

    

Basic

   51,298   50,285

Effect of dilutive securities

   1,692   1,333
        

Diluted

   52,990   51,618
        

Excluded as anti-dilutive *

   64   698
        

*Represents options to purchase Common Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share because the exercise price of the stock options was greater than or equal to the average price of the Common Shares during the period.

          
  
Three months ended  
December 31,
  
Six months ended 
December 31
Basic earnings per share  2008    2007    2008    2007 
Net income 
 
$
761
  
$
10,685
  
$
15,422
  
$
18,485
 
Basic earnings per share 
 
$
0.01
  
$
0.21
  
$
0.30
  
$
0.37
 
                 
Diluted earnings per share 
                
Net income 
 
$
761
  
$
10,685
  
$
15,422
  
$
18,485
 
Diluted earnings per share 
 
$
0.01
  
$
0.20
  
$
0.29
  
$
0.35
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding 
                
Basic 
  
51,873
   
50,736
   
51,586
   
50,511
 
Effect of dilutive securities 
  
1,369
   
1,953
   
1,369
   
1,713
 
Diluted 
  
53,242
   
52,689
   
52,955
   
52,224
 
Excluded as anti-dilutive * 
  
1,037
   
56
   
628
   
60
 
                 
  ______________________
* Represents options to purchase Common Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share because the exercise price of the stock options was greater than or equal to the average price of the Common Shares during the period. 

NOTE 13—15—INCOME TAXES


Our effective tax rate represents the net effect of the mix of income earned in various tax jurisdictions that are subject to a wide range of income tax rates.


The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of  September 30,December 31, 2008 was $44.1$45.8 million of which $11.8$12.9 million of unrecognized tax benefits would affect our effective tax rate, if realized, and the remaining $32.3$32.9 million would reduce goodwill recognized in connection with the Hummingbird acquisition. In addition, consistent with the provisions of FIN 48, certain reclassifications were made to the balance sheet upon adoption of FIN 48 at July 1, 2007, including an increase of $1.8 million to long-term deferred tax assets, an increase of $26.5 million to long-term current income tax recoverable, a decrease of $18.1 million to current income tax payable, an increase of $39.9 million to long-term income tax payable and a decrease of $6.5 million to goodwill.  These unrecognized tax benefits relate primarily to the deductibility of inter companyintercompany charges as they relate to transfer pricing.

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)


Upon adoption of FIN 48 we have elected to follow an accounting policy to classify accrued interest related to liabilities for income tax expensetax-related receivables/payables under “Interest income (expense), net” and penalties related to liabilities for income tax expense under “Other income (expense)”, on our consolidated financial statements. The gross amount of tax –related interest and penalties accrued as of September 30,December 31, 2008 was $0.5 millionapproximately $300,000 and nil, respectively.


We believe it is reasonably possible that the gross unrecognized tax benefits, as of September 30,December 31, 2008 could increase in the next 12 months by $1.8$1.9 million, relating primarily to tax years becoming statute barred for purposes of future tax examinations by local taxing jurisdictions.


Our three most significant tax jurisdictions are Canada, the United States and Germany. Our tax filings remain subject to examination by applicable tax authorities for a certain length of time following the tax year to which those filings relate.  Tax years that remain open to examinations by local taxing authorities vary by jurisdiction up to 10ten years.


We are subject to tax examinations in all major taxing jurisdictions in which we operate and currently have examinations open in Canada, the United States, Germany, and France.  We regularly assess the status of these examinations and the potential for adverse outcomes to determine the adequacy of the provision for income and other taxes.


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Although we believe that we have adequately provided for any reasonably foreseeable outcomes related to our tax examinations and that any settlement will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations, there can be no assurances as towe cannot predict with any level of certainty the exact nature of the possible future outcomes.

outcomes or settlements.

NOTE 14—16—SEGMENT INFORMATION

SFAS No. 131,No.131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (SFAS 131) establishes standards for reporting, by public business enterprises, information about operating segments, products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. The method of determining what information, under SFAS 131, to report is based on the way that we organize our operating segments for making operational decisions and how our management and chief operating decision maker (CODM) assessesassess our financial performance. Our operations are analyzed as being part of a single industry segment: the design, development, marketing and sales of enterprise content management software and solutions.

The following table sets forth the distribution of revenues, determined by location of customer, by significant geographic area, for the periods indicated:

   Three months ended
September 30,
   2008  2007

Revenues:

    

Canada

  $14,115  $11,087

United States

   70,177   68,063

United Kingdom

   19,637   20,996

Germany

   31,023   22,329

Rest of Europe

   38,762   33,430

All other countries

   8,909   8,062
        

Total revenues

  $182,623  $163,967
        

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

  
Three months ended 
December 31
  
Six months ended 
 December 31,
 
  2008  2007  2008  2007 
Revenues:
            
Canada 
 
$
13,366
  
$
14,643
  
$
27,481
  
$
25,730
 
United States 
  
91,579
   
69,867
   
161,756
   
137,930
 
United Kingdom 
  
18,418
   
22,515
   
38,055
   
43,511
 
Germany 
  
39,139
   
27,430
   
70,162
   
49,759
 
Rest of Europe 
  
34,826
   
37,777
   
73,588
   
71,207
 
All other countries 
  
10,323
   
10,302
   
19,232
   
18,364
 
Total revenues 
 
$
207,651
  
$
182,534
  
$
390,274
  
$
346,501
 
                 


The following table sets forth the distribution of long livedlong-lived assets, representing capital assets and intangible assets- net, by significant geographic area, as of the periods indicated below.

   As of September
30, 2008
  As of June
30, 2008

Long-lived assets:

    

Canada

  $60,623  $53,970

United States

   133,276   140,525

United Kingdom

   31,264   33,080

Germany

   32,443   41,143

Rest of Europe

   48,517   50,823

All other countries

   5,144   5,865
        

Total

  $311,267  $325,406
        

       
  
As of December 31, 
2008
  
As of June 30, 
2008
 
Long-lived assets:       
Canada 
 
$
49,046
  
$
53,970
 
United States 
  
242,028
   
140,525
 
United Kingdom 
  
29,510
   
33,080
 
Germany 
  
51,493
   
41,143
 
Rest of Europe 
  
46,320
   
50,823
 
All other countries 
  
5,091
   
5,865
 
Total 
 
$
423,488
  
$
325,406
 
         
It may be noted that our management and the CODM do not review the asset information hereinabove presented in order to assess performance and allocate resources.

NOTE 15—17—SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES

   Three months ended
September 30,
   2008  2007

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid during the period for interest

  $4,504  $7,327

Cash received during the period for interest

  $1,767  $1,171

Cash paid during the year for income taxes

  $3,452  $499

During the three months ended September 30, 2008, we acquired capital assets in the amount of $1.4 million which were accrued for but not paid as of September 30, 2008, (September 30, 2007 – $757,000).

       
   
Three months ended  December 31,
  
Six months ended  December 31,
   
2008 
   
2007 
   
2008 
   
2007
 
 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                
Cash paid during the period for interest 
 
$
4,536
  
$
6,359
  
$
9,040
  
$
13,686
 
Cash received during the period for interest 
 
$
1,432
  
$
1,296
  
$
3,199
  
$
2,467
 
Cash paid during the year for income taxes 
 
$
1,571
  
$
1,430
  
$
5,023
  
$
1,929
 

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NOTE 16—18—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We have entered into the following contractual obligations with minimum annual payments for the indicated fiscal periods as follows:

   Payments due by period ending June 30,
   Total  2009  2010 to 2011  2012 to 2013  2014 and beyond

Long-term debt obligations

  $408,618  $18,601  $60,766  $46,049  $283,202

Operating lease obligations *

   80,518   18,522   38,206   9,186   14,604

Purchase obligations

   4,576   1,946   2,246   384   —  
                    
  $493,712  $39,069  $101,218  $55,619  $297,806
                    


                
  Payments due by period ending June 30, 
  Total  2009  2010 to 2011  2012 to 2013  2014 and beyond 
Long-term debt obligations 
 
$
401,049
  
$
12,275
  
$
58,774
  
$
46,049
  
$
283,951
 
Operating lease obligations * 
  
90,816
   
13,996
   
44,623
   
15,469
   
16,728
 
Purchase obligations 
  
4,884
   
1,525
   
2,766
   
593
   
 
  
$
496,749
  
$
27,796
  
$
106,163
  
$
62,111
  
$
300,679
 
                     
________________________________  
*Net of $5.6$4.7 million of non-cancelable sublease income to be received from properties which we have subleased to other parties.

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Rental expense of $4.2$4.4 million and $8.6 million was recorded during the three and six months ended September 30, 2008. (ThreeDecember 31, 2008, respectively (three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2007- $4.0 million)$4.2 million and $8.2 million, respectively).

The long-term debt obligations are comprised of interest and principal payments on our term loan agreement and a five year mortgage on our headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario. For details relating to the term loan and the mortgage, see Note 10.

12. 

We do not enter into off-balance sheet financing arrangements as a matter of practice except for the use of operating leases for office space, computer equipment and vehicles. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, neither the lease liability nor the underlying asset is carried on the balance sheet, as the terms of the leases do not meet the criteria for capitalization.

Domination agreement

On

IXOS Squeeze out and Annual Compensation. 
In December 1, 2004,2008, we announced that we had entered into a domination and profit transfer agreement (the IXOS DA) with IXOS. The IXOS DA came into force in August 2005 when it was registered in the commercial register at the local court in Munich. Under the terms of the IXOS DA, Open Text acquired the authority to issue directives to the management of IXOS. Also within the terms of the IXOS DA, Open Text offered to purchase the remaining Common Shares ofminority interest in IXOS for approximately $12.4 million and successfully concluded the “Squeeze Out” (SO) process.  As a cash purchase price of Euro 9.38 per share (“the Purchase Price”) which was the weighted average fair value of the IXOS Common Shares as of December 1, 2004. Additionally, Open Text hasresult, a guaranteed a payment by IXOS to the minority shareholders of IXOS of an annual compensation of Euro 0.42 per share (“the Annual Compensation”). The purchase price of 9.38 Euro has been disputed and is under review by a competent authority appointed by the German courts. At this time we cannot predict what the final purchase price will be or whether the annual compensation will be increased.

The IXOS DA was registered on August 23, 2005. In the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we commenced accruingnot payable for Fiscal 2009.  Annual Compensation in the amount payableof Euro 335,000 relating to minority shareholders of IXOS on account of Annual Compensation. This amount has been accounted for as a “guaranteed dividend”, payable to the minority shareholders, and is recorded as a charge to minority interest in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Based on the number of minority IXOS shareholders as of September 30,Fiscal 2008 the estimated amount of Annual Compensation for Fiscal 2009 is $478,000, of which $119,000 has been accrued for and is expected to be paid during the three months ended September 30, 2008.

As of September 30, 2008 we continue to actively pursue the acquisition of the remainder of the IXOS minority interest through a “Squeeze Out” (SO) process. quarter ending March 31, 2009.


In connection with the SO we had obtained onin December 11, 2007, a demand guarantee from a Canadian chartered bank in the amount of Euro 11.1 million for the purpose of guaranteeing the payment of the remaining IXOS purchase consideration. TheAs we now own 100% of IXOS, this guarantee is valid for a period of one year ending onwas cancelled in December 10, 2008 and is renewable for an additional period of one year. A meeting, in relation to the SO, was held in January, 2008. In early May 2008, the relevant court granted our request to “fast track” the registration of the SO; this decision has been appealed and it is not known, at this stage, when the appeal will be heard.

Disputes such as these are a normal and probable part of the process of acquiring minority shares in Germany. The costs associated with the above mentioned shareholder objections to the proposed fair value of the Annual Compensation and the Purchase Price are direct incremental costs associated with the ongoing step acquisitions of shares held by the minority shareholders and have been deferred within Goodwill pending the outcome of the objections. We are unable to predict the future costs associated with these activities that will be payable in future periods.

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)


Guarantees and indemnifications

We have entered into license agreements with customers that include limited intellectual property indemnification clauses. Generally, we agree to indemnify our customers against legal claims that our software products infringe certain third party intellectual property rights. In the event of such a claim, we are generally obligated to defend our customers against the claim and either settle the claim at our expense or pay damages that our customers are legally required to pay to the third-party claimant. These intellectual property infringement indemnification clauses generally are subject to limits based upon the amount of the license sale. We have not made any indemnification payments in relation to these indemnification clauses.

In connection with certain facility leases, we have guaranteed payments on behalf of our subsidiaries either by providing a security deposit with the landlord or through unsecured bank guarantees obtained from local banks.

We have not disclosed a liability for guarantees, indemnities or warranties described above in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets since the maximum amount of potential future payments under such guarantees, indemnities and warranties is not determinable.

Litigation

We are subject from time to time to legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, that arise in the ordinary course of business.business, and accrue for these items where appropriate. While the outcome of these proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, our management does not believe that the outcome of any of these legal matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Currently, we are not involved in any significant litigation that we reasonably believe could materially impact our financial position or results of operations and cash flows.


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NOTE 17—19—SPECIAL CHARGES (RECOVERIES)

Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan 
In the second quarter of Fiscal 2009, our Board approved, and we began to implement, restructuring activities to streamline our operations and consolidate our excess facilities (Fiscal 2009 restructuring plan). These charges related to work force reductions, abandonment of excess facilities and other miscellaneous direct costs, and do not include costs accrued for under EITF 95-3 in relation to our acquisition of Captaris (see Note 10). The total costs to be incurred in conjunction with the Fiscal 2009 restructuring plan are expected to be approximately $20 million, of which $11.3 million has been recorded within Special charges during the three months ended December 31, 2008.  The $11.3 million charge consisted primarily of costs associated with workforce reduction in the amount of $10.0 million and abandonment of excess facilities in the amount of $1.3 million.  The provision related to workforce reduction is expected to be paid by December 2009 and the provisions relating to contract settlements and lease costs are expected to be paid by December 2010.  The remaining charge of approximately $9.0 million is expected to relate mainly to excess facilities. However, on a quarterly basis, we will conduct an evaluation of the balances relating to workforce reduction and excess facilities and revise our assumptions and estimates as appropriate.  

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the six months ended December 31, 2008 is shown below. 

          
Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan Workforce reduction  Facility costs  Total 
Balance as of June 30, 2008 $-  $-  $- 
Accruals  9,973   
               1,334
   11,307 
Cash payments  (1,544)  
                     (3)
   (1,547)
Foreign exchange and other adjustments  266   
                     (8)
   258 
Balance as of December 31, 2008 $8,695  $1,323  $10,018 

Fiscal 2006 Restructuring Plan

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2006, our Board approved, and we began to implement restructuring activities to streamline our operations and consolidate our excess facilities (Fiscal 2006 restructuring plan). These charges related to work force reductions, abandonment of excess facilities and other miscellaneous direct costs. The total cost incurred in conjunction with the Fiscal 2006 restructuring plan was $20.9 million which has been recorded within Special charges to date. The provision related to workforce reduction was completed as of September 30, 2007.  On a quarterly basis, we conduct an evaluation of the balances relating to excess facilities and revise our assumptions and estimates, as appropriate.  The provisions relating to the abandonment of excess facilities, such as contract settlements and lease costs, are expected to be paid by January 2014.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2008 is shown below.

   Facility costs 

Fiscal 2006 Restructuring Plan

  

Balance as of June 30, 2008

  $906 

Accruals (recoveries)

   —   

Cash payments

   (182)

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

   (61)
     

Balance as of September 30, 2008

  $663 
     

      
  
Facility 
costs
 
Fiscal 2006 Restructuring Plan 
   
Balance as of June 30, 2008 
 
$
906
 
Accruals (recoveries) 
  
 
Cash payments 
  
(366)
 
Foreign exchange and other adjustments 
  
(109
)
Balance as of December 31, 2008 
 
$
431
 
     
Impairment Charges

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Fiscal 2004 Restructuring Plan

In the three months ended March 31, 2004, we recorded a restructuring    Special charges also includes an impairment charge of $139,000 against certain capital assets that were written down in connection with various leasehold improvements and redundant office equipment at abandoned facilities.

NOTE 20—ACQUISITIONS 
Fiscal 2009 
Captaris Inc.

On October 31, 2008, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Captaris, a provider of software products that automate “document-centric” processes.  The acquisition of Captaris is expected to strengthen our ability to offer an expanded portfolio of solutions that integrate with SAP, Microsoft and Oracle solutions.  In accordance with SFAS 141, this acquisition is accounted for as a business combination.

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The results of operations of Captaris have been consolidated with those of Open Text beginning November 1, 2008. 
Total consideration for this acquisition was $101.5 million, which consisted of $101.0 million in cash, net of cash acquired, and approximately $10.0$467,000 of direct acquisition related costs.
Purchase Price Allocation 
Under business combination accounting, the total purchase price was allocated to Captaris’ net assets, based on their estimated fair values as of October 31, 2008, as set forth below. The excess of the purchase price over the net assets was recorded as goodwill. The allocation of the purchase price was based on a preliminary valuation conducted by management, and its estimates and assumptions are subject to change upon finalization, which is expected to occur on or before the one-year anniversary of the closing date of this acquisition. 
    
Current assets (net of cash acquired of $30,043) 
 
$
28,664
 
Long-term assets 
  
27,423
 
Customer assets 
  
72,000
 
Technology assets 
  
60,000
 
In-process research and development *
  
121
 
Goodwill
  
44,692
 
Total assets acquired
  
232,900
 
Total liabilities assumed and acquisition related accruals
  
(131,401)
 
Net assets acquired 
 
$
101,499
 
     
    * Included as part of research and development expense in the quarter ended December 31, 2008.

The useful lives of customer assets have been estimated to be between three and five years.  The useful lives of technology assets have been estimated to be between five and six years. 
No amount of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. 
As part of the purchase price allocation, we recognized liabilities in connection with this acquisition of approximately $13.4 million relating to a charge associated withemployee termination charges, costs relating to abandonment of excess Captaris facilities and accruals for unpaid direct acquisition related costs. This was the result of our management approved and initiated plans to restructure the operations of Captaris by way of workforce reduction and abandonment of excess legacy facilities. The liability relating to abandonment of excess facilities associatedis expected to be paid over the terms of the various leases, the last of which expires in February 2015. The liabilities related to employee termination costs are expected to be paid on or before the one-year anniversary of the closing date of this acquisition. (See Note 10).

A director of the Company earned approximately $270,000 in consulting fees for assistance with the integrationacquisition of Captaris.  These fees are included in the purchase price allocation.  The director abstained from voting on the transaction. 

Proforma financial information (unaudited)

The unaudited proforma financial information in the table below summarizes the combined result of Open Text and Captaris, on a proforma basis, as though the companies had been combined as of July 1, 2007.  This information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the IXOSresults of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition write downshad taken place at the beginning of capital assets and legal costs relatedeach period presented.


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The proforma information included hereunder does not include the financial impacts of the restructuring initiatives undertaken by Open Text in connection with the Captaris acquisition, as these have been capitalized as part of the preliminary purchase allocation, but does include the estimated amortization charges relating to the terminationallocation of facilities (Fiscal 2004 restructuring plan). All actions relatingvalues to employer workforce reductions were completed,acquired intangible assets (see Note 7).

       
   
Three months ended  December 31,
  
Six months ended  December 31,
   
2008 
   
2007 
   
2008 
   
2007
 
Total revenues $219,283  $210,619  $436,402  $397,851 
Net income (loss)
 
$
*(11,603
 
$
6,945
  
$
*(1,161)
  
$
11,354
 
Basic net income (loss) per share
 
$
(0.22
 
$
0.14
  
$
(0.02)
  
$
0.22
 
Diluted net income (loss) per share
 
$
(0.22
 
$
0.13
  
$
(0.02)
  
$
0.22
 
* Included herein are non-recurring charges in the amount of $9.3 million, recorded by Captaris in relation to business combination costs incurred by Captaris and the related costs expended, as of March 31, 2006. As of June 30, 2008 payments relating to excess facilities related to our Fiscal 2004 restructuring plan were paid. A reconciliationacceleration of the beginning and ending liability for the three months ended September 30, 2008 is shown below:

   Facility costs 

Fiscal 2004 Restructuring Plan

  

Balance as of June 30, 2008

  $543 

Accruals (recoveries)

   —   

Cash payments

   (543)

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

   —   
     

Balance as of September 30, 2008

  $—   
     

NOTE 18—ACQUISITIONSvesting of (Captaris) employee stock options. 

Fiscal 2009

eMotion LLC

In July 2008, we acquired eMotion LLC (eMotion), a division of Corbis Corporation.  eMotion specializes in managing and distributing digital media assets and marketing content.  The acquisition of eMotion will enhance our capabilities in the “digital asset management” market, giving us a broader portfolio of offerings for marketing and advertising agencies, adding capabilities that complement our existing enterprise asset-management solutions.  eMotion is based in Seattle, Washington. In accordance with SFAS 141, this acquisition is accounted for as a business combination.

The results of operations of eMotion have been consolidated with those of Open Text beginning July 3, 2008.

Total consideration for this acquisition was $3.8 million which consisted of $3.6 million in cash, net of cash acquired, and approximately $190,000$198,000 in costs directly related to this acquisition.  An amount of $500,000 has been held back, as provided for in the purchase agreement, to provide for any adjustments to the purchase price in the one year period following the closing date of the acquisition. This additional amount, if payable, shall be paid subject to any adjustments, on July 3, 2009 and will increase the cost of the acquisition.


Purchase Price Allocation

Under business combination accounting the total purchase price, excluding the amount of $500,000 which has been held back, was allocated to eMotion’s net assets, based on their estimated fair values as of July 3, 2008, as set forth below. The excess of the purchase price over the net assets was recorded as goodwill.  The allocation of the purchase price was based on a preliminary valuation conducted by management, and its estimates and assumptions are subject to change upon finalization, which is expected to occur on or before the one-year anniversary of the closing date of this acquisition.

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The preliminary purchase price allocation set forth below represents our best estimate of the allocation of the purchase price and the fair value of net assets acquired.

Current assets (net of cash acquired of $608)

  $648 

Long-term assets

   238 

Goodwill

   3,678 
     

Total assets acquired

   4,564 

Liabilities assumed

   (739)
     

Net assets acquired

  $3,825 
     

    
Current assets (net of cash acquired of $608) 
 
$
648
 
Long-term assets 
  
238
 
Customer assets
  
2,357
 
Technology assets
  
1,450
 
Goodwill 
  
-
 
Total assets acquired 
  
4,693
 
Liabilities assumed 
  
(868
)
Net assets acquired 
 
$
3,825
 
     
The portionuseful lives of the purchase price allocatedcustomer and technology assets have been estimated to goodwill has been assigned to our North America reporting unitbe five and is deductible for tax purposes.

seven years, respectively.


A director of the Company receivedearned approximately $35,000 in consulting fees for assistance with the acquisition of eMotion.  These fees are included in the purchase price allocation.  The director abstained from voting on the transaction.


Division of Spicer Corporation

In July 2008, we announced the acquisition of a division of Spicer Corporation (Spicer), a privately-held company based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Spicer specializes in “file format” viewer solutions for desktop applications, integrated business process management systems and reprographics.  The acquisition will complement and extend our existing enterprise content management suite, providing flexible document viewing options and enhanced document security functionality.  In accordance with SFAS 141, this acquisition is accounted for as a business combination.

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The results of operations of Spicer have been consolidated with those of Open Text beginning July 1, 2008.

Total consideration for this acquisition was $11.6$11.7 million which consisted of $10.8 million in cash, approximately $262,000$239,000 in costs directly related to this acquisition and approximately $494,000 (Canadian dollars $500,000)$594,000 related to amounts held back under the purchase agreement. This amount held back is expected to beagreement, which have been paid within the next six months.in January 2009.  In addition, a further amount of $494,000 (Canadian dollars $500,000)$224,000 has been held back from the purchase price and will be recorded as part of the purchase only upon the resolution of certain contingencies.

Purchase Price Allocation

Under business combination accounting the total purchase price, excluding the amount of $224,000 which has been held back, was allocated to Spicer’s net assets, based on their estimated fair values as of July 1, 2008, as set forth below. The excess of the purchase price over the net assets was recorded as goodwill. The allocation of the purchase price was based on a preliminary valuation conducted by management, and its estimates and assumptions are subject to change upon finalization, which is expected to occur on or before the one-year anniversary of the closing date of this acquisition.

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The preliminary purchase price allocation set forth below represents our best estimate of the allocation of the purchase price and the fair value of net assets acquired.

Current assets (net of cash acquired of nil)

  $932 

Long-term assets

   23 

Customer assets

   1,777 

Technology assets

   5,529 

Goodwill

   4,640 
     

Total assets acquired

   12,901 

Liabilities assumed

   (1,310)
     

Net assets acquired

  $11,591 
     


     
Current assets
 
$
932
 
Long-term assets 
  
23
 
Customer assets 
  
1,777
 
Technology assets 
  
5,529
 
Goodwill 
  
4,815
 
Total assets acquired 
  
13,076
 
Liabilities assumed 
  
(1,323
)
Net assets acquired 
 
$
11,753
 
     
The useful life of the customer and technology assets has been estimated to be five and seven years, respectively.


The portion of the purchase price allocated to goodwill has been assigned to our North America reporting unit and 75% of it is deductible for tax purposes.


A director of the Company receivedearned approximately $54,000 in consulting fees for assistance with the acquisition of Spicer.  These fees are included in the purchase price allocation.  The director abstained from voting on the transaction.


Fiscal 2008

Purchase of an Asset Group Constituting a Business

On September 14, 2007 we acquired certain miscellaneous assets from a Canadian company in the amount of $2.2 million. Of the total purchase price of $2.2 million, approximately $9,000 has been allocated to the fair value of certain computer hardware and $2.1 million has been allocated to customer assets.

The useful life of customer assets has been estimated to be five years.

Fiscal 2007

Momentum

In March 2007, we acquired all issued and outstanding shares of Momentum, a privately held company that specializes in providing ECM solutions to U.S. government agencies. The acquisition of Momentum has enhanced our ability to provide services to the U.S. government. In accordance with SFAS 141, this acquisition is accounted for as a business combination.

Established in 1993 and based in Arlington, Virginia, Momentum has been serving the government sector for more than 12 years by providing technical expertise to automate business processes. Momentum has experience using our Livelink ECM software to develop integrated systems for its clients.

The results of operations of Momentum have been consolidated with those of Open Text beginning March 2, 2007.

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Consideration for this acquisition consisted of $4.7 million in cash. We additionally incurred approximately $877,000 in costs directly related to this acquisition.

Purchase Price Allocation

Under business combination accounting the total purchase price was allocated to Momentum’s net assets, based on their estimated fair values as of March 2, 2007, as set forth below. The excess of the purchase price over the net assets was recorded as goodwill.

The purchase price allocation set forth below represents our best estimate of the allocation of the purchase price and the fair value of net assets acquired.

Current assets (net of cash acquired of $619)

  $ 1,454 

Long-term assets

   157 

Customer assets

   1,900 

Goodwill

   1,948 
     

Total assets acquired

   5,459 

Liabilities assumed

   (501)
     

Net assets acquired

  $4,958 
     

The useful life of the customer assets has been estimated to be four years.

The portion of the purchase price allocated to goodwill has been assigned to our North America reporting unit and is deductible for tax purposes.

A director of the Company received approximately $84,000 in consulting fees for assistance with the acquisition of Momentum. These fees are included in the purchase price allocation. The director abstained from voting on the transaction.

Hummingbird

In October 2006, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Hummingbird, an enterprise software solutions company that specializes in the development of decision enabling web-based environments. The acquisition of Hummingbird has strengthened our ability to offer an expanded portfolio of solutions aimed at a wide range of markets. In accordance with SFAS 141, this acquisition is accounted for as a business combination.

Hummingbird’s software offerings fall into two principal product families: (i) Hummingbird Enterprise, and (ii) Hummingbird Connectivity. Hummingbird Enterprise is an integrated ECM suite comprised of solutions for a) document and content management, b) records management, c) knowledge management, d) collaboration, e) data integration, and f) business intelligence. Hummingbird Connectivity includes software applications for accessing “mission critical” back office applications and legacy data.

The results of operations of Hummingbird have been consolidated with those of Open Text beginning October 2, 2006.

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Consideration for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, consisted of $412.5 million in cash including approximately $21.0 million associated with the open market purchases of Hummingbird shares acquired in June 2006 and $7.2 million of direct acquisition related costs.

Purchase Price Allocation

Under business combination accounting the total purchase price was allocated to Hummingbird’s net tangible and identifiable intangible assets, based on their estimated fair values as of October 2, 2006, as set forth below. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets was recorded as goodwill.

The purchase price allocation set forth below represents our best estimate of the allocation of the purchase price and the fair value of net assets acquired.

Current assets (net of cash acquired of $88,287)

  $69,067 

Long-term assets

   13,063 

Customer assets

   139,800 

Technology assets

   159,200 

Goodwill

   270,772 
     

Total assets acquired

   651,902 

Liabilities assumed

   (239,411)
     

Net assets acquired

  $412,491 
     

The useful lives of both the customer and technology assets have been estimated to be seven years each.

The portion of the purchase price allocated to goodwill was assigned in the ratio of 96%, 2% and 2% to our North America, Europe and Other reporting units, respectively. No amount of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

As part of the purchase price allocation, we recognized liabilities in connection with this acquisition of approximately $43.0 million relating primarily to employee termination charges, costs relating to abandonment of excess Hummingbird facilities and accruals for direct acquisition related costs. This was the result of our management approved and initiated plans to restructure the operations of Hummingbird, commencing at the time of acquisition, to eliminate duplicative activities and to reduce costs. The liability relating to abandonment of excess facilities is expected to be paid over the terms of the various leases, the last of which expires in June 2011. The liabilities related to employee termination costs have been substantially paid as of June 30, 2008, with the remaining balance expected to be paid on or before the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. For further details relating to the type and amounts of these liabilities see Note 9.

A director of the Company received approximately $330,000 in consulting fees for assistance with the acquisition of Hummingbird. These fees are included in the purchase price allocation. The director abstained from voting on the transaction.

FIN 48

Upon the adoption of FIN 48, goodwill relating to the Hummingbird acquisition was reduced by an amount of $6.5 million (see Note 13).

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data)

IXOS

As of September 30, 2008, we owned 96.34% (June 30, 2008—96.33%) of the outstanding shares of IXOS. We increased our ownership of the shares of IXOS by way of open market purchases during the three months ended September 30, 2008. Total consideration paid for the purchase of shares of IXOS during the three months ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $35,000. The minority interest in IXOS has been adjusted to reflect the proportionate reduction in minority interest ownership in IXOS as a result of such open market purchases.

NOTE 19—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Acquisition of Captaris

On October 31, 2008 we announced the acquisition of Captaris, Inc. (Captaris) a provider of software products that automate “document-centric” processes. As a result of this acquisition Open Text acquired all of Captaris’s outstanding shares for a total amount of approximately US $131 million in cash. Captaris is based in Seattle, Washington. Shares of Captaris’s common stock, which prior to the acquisition traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “CAPA,” are in the process of being delisted from trading.

The Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan and the Captaris Restructuring Plan

On November 3, 2008 we announced the implementation of a plan to restructure our operations and consolidate our excess facilities (Fiscal 2009 restructuring plan). Total costs in connection with this plan are expected to be approximately $20 million and significant actions expected to take place, are as follows:

Employee reductions of approximately 10 percent of our workforce.

Closure of office facilities.


Other costs.


These are preliminary estimates and may change upon the finalization of the complete details of the Fiscal 2009 restructuring plan; we expect to finalize these details during November 2008. In accordance with SFAS No. 146,Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities expenditures relating to the Fiscal 2009 restructuring plan will be charged to income from continuing operations and recorded under “Special Charges” within the Consolidated Statements of Income. We expect to complete, substantially, all significant actions related to the Fiscal 2009 restructuring plan by December 31, 2009.

In addition, we also expect to make certain reductions in the legacy employee head count and office facilities of Captaris (Captaris restructuring plan) and are, at the moment, in the process of finalizing the significant actions and costs relating to this initiative. In accordance with EITF 95-3 the expenditures relating to the Captaris restructuring plan will be included as part of the cost of the acquisition of Captaris.

Normal Course Issuer Bid

On November 3, 2008, we announced our intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) to repurchase, from time to time, until November 6, 2009, if considered advisable, up to an aggregate of 2,593,263 of our common shares. All common shares purchased by Open Text pursuant to the NCIB will be cancelled. The NCIB will expire on November 6, 2009.





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

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

In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “might,” “will” and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks as well as uncertainties, including those discussed herein and in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008, (the Notes), certain sections of which are incorporated herein by reference. The actual results that we achieve may differ materially from any forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements. You should carefully review Part II Item 1A “Risk Factors” and other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A number of factors may materially affect our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects. These factors include but are not limited to those set forth in Part II Item 1A “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report. Any one of these factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from recent results or from our anticipated future results. You should not rely too heavily on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, because these forward-looking statements are relevant only as of the date they were made.

The following MD&A is intended to help readers understand the results of our operation and financial condition, and is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and our accompanying Notes under Part I, Item I of this Form 10-Q.

All growth and percentage comparisons made herein refer to the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2008 (first quarter of Fiscal 2009) compared with the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2007, (first quarter of Fiscal 2008), unless otherwise noted.  All references to “Notes” made herein are references to the Notes to our consolidated financial statements.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Open Text

We are an independent company providing Enterprise Content management (ECM) software solutions. ECM is the set of technologies used to capture, manage, store, preserve, find and retrieve “word” based content.  We focus solely on ECM software solutions with a view to being recognized as “The Content Experts” in the software industry.

Our initial public offering was on the NASDAQ in 1996 and subsequently on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1998. We are a multinational company and currently employ approximately 3,0003,400 people worldwide.

 Quarterly Highlights:

Milestones:The second quarter of Fiscal 2009 was overall a successful quarter for us.  We generated $64.9 million in license revenue, equivalent to a 17.6% increase over the second quarter of Fiscal 2008, and total revenue increased by $25.1 million, to $207.7 million, equivalent to a 13.8% increase.  Of the total license revenue generated, approximately 25% came from new customers and 75% came from our existing customer base.

Significant milestones


Additionally, we successfully completed the acquisition of Captaris Inc. (Captaris) which we acquired for $101.5 million (net of cash acquired); also we acquired the residual minority shareholdings in IXOS Software AG (IXOS), one of our significant German subsidiaries, for approximately $12.4 million.

In the second quarter of Fiscal 2009, we also commenced the implementation of a significant restructuring initiative, which we had previously announced in the first quarter of Fiscal 2009, to reduce our worldwide workforce and rationalize and consolidate our facilities.  As a result we took a charge to our earnings of $11.4 million primarily in connection with this restructuring initiative.   We expect to record a further charge of approximately $9.0 million before the end of our Fiscal 2009 year.
Other significant highlights for the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2008 (and up to the date of the filing of this report) were as follows:


Total revenue increased by 11.4% on a quarter over quarter basis to $182.6 million.

License revenue increased to $50.1 million, equivalent to a 13.1% increase over the same period in the prior fiscal year.

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·  

In December 2008, we introduced a new release of “Open Text Fax Server” for Microsoft Office SharePoint, which is the latest version of our electronic fax and document delivery software, with new features designed to help customers to lower installation and ongoing maintenance costs.  This product was previously marketed by Captaris under the “RightFax” name.

·  In December 2008, we announced a major expansion to our “eDiscovery” capabilities, with an early case assessment solution designed to assist organizations in reducing the costs associated with eDiscovery activities.  This solution allows organizations to assess the legal merits of a case and manage legal holds and collection for discovery, regulatory and compliance requests.

·  

In November 2008, we hosted our annual global conference event “Open Text Content World” in Orlando, Florida. The event featured “content experts” from across the industry, and was our largest conference ever, with over 1,600 attendees.


·  In October 2008, we unveiled a new release of our “Web Solutions”, aimed at delivering a complete set of “Web 2.0” tools to help meet the demands of new digital strategies.  We believe our new tools will give customers greater security and control over social media than what was previously offered.

·  In October 2008, we announced the release of our version 2.0 “Open Text Employee Information Management solution” (EIM).  The new version includes improved user navigation, closer integration with SAP ERP Human Capital management solution, as well as a new feature that allows guest users to temporarily access content in personnel folders, subject to security policies.

·  In October 2008, we will be unveilingintroduced an expansion of our “Content Lifecycle Management” services for Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007, extending the solution to our eDOCS customers.  This solution is intended to provide eDOCS customers with integrated records management and archiving capabilities for Microsoft Corporation’s (Microsoft) new “cloud-based” operating system, Windows AzureTM throughto improve compliance initiatives to meet regulatory demands and risk management concerns.

Significant customer purchases during the quarter include:
·  SBB AG, a Swiss travel and transport company, who purchased our Enterprise Library Services offering, early next year.

Lifecycle Management solution;

On October 31, 2008 we announced that we acquired Captaris Inc. (discussed in more detail later in this document).

·  The City of London Corporation, who purchased a comprehensive corporate records management and archiving solution; and

·  Getty Images, a creator and distributor of digital content, who purchased our Digital Media solutions.
Acquisitions


Our competitive position in the marketplace requires us to maintain a complex and evolving array of technologies, products, services and capabilities. In light of the continually evolving marketplace in which we operate, we regularly evaluate various acquisition opportunities within the ECM marketplace and elsewhere in the high technology industry. We seek acquisitions that support our long-term strategic direction, strengthen our competitive position, expand our customer base and provide greater scale to accelerate innovation, grow our earnings and increase shareholder value. We expect to continue to strategically acquire companies, products, services and technologies to augment our existing business.

Since the beginning of

During Fiscal 2009, we have, to date, made the following acquisitions:

Captaris 
On October 31, 2008 we acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of Captaris, a provider of software products that automates “document-centric” processes.  Captaris is based in Bellevue, Washington. We believe that this acquisition will be meaningfully accretive to Open Text and will strengthen our position as the ECM market’s independent leader and broaden the suite of solutions we offer that integrate with SAP, Microsoft and Oracle solutions.

Total consideration for this acquisition was $101.5 million, net of cash acquired.


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eMotion LLC

In July 2008, we acquired eMotion LLC (eMotion), a division of Corbis Corporation, based in Seattle, Washington.  eMotion specializes in managing and distributing digital media assets and marketing content.  We believe the acquisition of eMotion will enhance our capabilities in the “digital asset management” market, giving us a broader portfolio of offerings for marketing and advertising agencies, adding capabilities that complement our existing enterprise asset-management solutions.

Total consideration for this acquisition was $3.8 million, which consisted of $3.6 million, in cash, net of cash acquired, and approximately $190,000 in costs directly related to this acquisition. An amount of $500,000 has been held back, as provided for in the purchase agreement, to provide for any adjustments to the purchase price in the one-year period following the closing date of the acquisition. This additional amount, if payable, shall be paid subject to any adjustments, on July 3, 2009 and will increase the cost of the acquisition.

acquired.


Division of Spicer Corporation

In July 2008, we announced the acquisition of a division of Spicer Corporation (Spicer), a privately-held company based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Spicer specializes in “file format” viewer solutions for desktop applications, integrated business process management systems and reprographics.  We believe this acquisition will complement and extend our existing enterprise content management suite, providing flexible document viewing options and enhanced document security functionality.

Total consideration for this acquisition was $11.6 million, which consisted of $10.8 million in cash, approximately $262,000 in costs directly related to this acquisition and approximately $494,000 (Canadian dollars $500,000) related to amounts held back under the purchase agreement. This amount held back is expected to be paid within the next six months. In addition, a further amount of $494,000 (Canadian dollars $500,000) has been held back from the purchase price and will be recorded as part of the cost of the acquisition only upon the resolution of certain contingencies.

Captaris

On October 31, 2008 we announced the acquisition of Captaris, Inc. (Captaris) a provider of software products that automate “document-centric” processes. As a result of this acquisition Open Text has acquired all

of Captaris’s outstanding shares for a total amount of approximately $131 million in cash. We believe that this acquisition strengthens our position as the ECM market’s independent leader and broadens the suite of solutions we offer that integrate with SAP, Microsoft and Oracle solutions. Shares of Captaris’s common stock, which prior to the acquisition traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “CAPA,” are in the process of being delisted from trading.

Partners

million.

Partnerships 
We have developed strong and mutually beneficial relationships with key technology partners, including major software vendors, systems integrators, and storage vendors, to deliver customer-focused solutions. Key partnership alliances of Open Text include Oracle©, Microsoft©, SAP©, Deloitte©, Accenture© and Hitachi©. We rely on close cooperation with partners for sales and product development, as well as for the optimization of opportunities which arise in our competitive environment. We continue to make significant progress with our global partner program, with emphasis on developing strategic relations and achieving close integration with partners. Business generated through areas like archiving, records management and compliance continue to be driven through our partners.


During the second quarter of Fiscal 2009, we announced that SAP will resell our “Vendor Invoice Management” (VIM) products and our “Document Capture” solution, which was recently acquired as part of the acquisition of Captaris. The VIM product reduces the manual effort associated with data entry, helping customers keep costs low.

In addition, we announced a strategic partnership with Deloitte Canada.  Under this partnership, Deloitte Canada will provide Open Text EIM solutions including “ECM for SAP”, “e-Discovery”, and “Records Management”.

Finally, we also announced that our “eDOCS” product line would leverage new integrations with the Microsoft platform.  These enhancements will include support for new Microsoft platform products such as “Microsoft SQL Server 2008” and “Windows Server 2008”.
Our revenue from partners contributed approximately 37%38% of our license revenues in the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2008 compared to approximately 34% during the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2007.

Outlook for Fiscal 2009

We believe that we have a strong position in the ECM market despite the current general economic slow-down.“slow-down”. We have a diversified “footprint”, in that more thanapproximately 50% of our revenues are from outside of North America, which helps to insulate us from the “slowdown”slowdown currently being experienced in the U.S. economy.  Also, slightly overapproximately 50% of our revenues are from maintenance revenues, which are a recurring source of income and as such, we expect this trend to continue, as historically our renewal rate for maintenance services is in excess of 90%. Additionally, we believe our focus on compliance-based products, also helps(with approximately 70% of our license revenue emanating from compliance-based products), along with our strong partnerships, will help insulate us from “downturns” being experienced in the current macro-economic environment.

We expect our revenue “mix” for Fiscal 2009 to be in the following ranges:

(% of total revenue)

   

License

(% of total revenue) 
 
License
30% to 35%

Customer support

45% to 50%

Services

20% to 25%25 %


Our focus for Fiscal 2009 will be to:

continue to grow license revenue;

·  continue to grow license revenue;

continue to focus on partner-influenced sales; and

·  continue to focus on partner-influenced sales; and

continue to manage our costs effectively and reduce costs as appropriate.

·  continue to manage our costs effectively and reduce costs as appropriate.


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Results of Operations

The following table presents an overview

Overview
    Absent the impact of special charges, our income from operations went up by $4.2 million and $6.2 million during the three and six months ended December 31, 2008 compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year.  All growth and percentage comparisons refer to the three and six months ended December 31, 2008, as compared with the three and six months ended December 31, 2007, unless otherwise noted. An analysis of our operational results (including the impacts of operations:

(in thousands)

  Three months ended
September 30,
  Change/
increase
(decrease)
  2008  2007  

Total revenues

  $182,623  $163,967  $18,656

Total cost of revenues

   56,936   53,808   3,128
            

Gross profit

   125,687   110,159   15,528

Operating expenses

   102,710   89,190   13,520
            

Income from operations

   22,977   20,969   2,008

Other expense, net, interest expense net, income taxes and minority interest

   (8,316)  (13,169)  4,853
            

Net income

  $14,661  $7,800  $6,861

Gross margin

   68.8%  67.2%  N/A

Special charges) follows:

Revenues

Revenue by Product Type and Geography:

The following tables set forth our revenues by product, revenue as a percentage of the related product revenue and revenue by major geography for each of the periods indicated:

Revenue by product type

(In thousands)

  Three months ended
September 30,
  Change/
increase
(decrease)
  2008  2007  

License

  $50,074  $44,260  $5,814

Customer support

   98,429   86,304   12,125

Services

   34,120   33,403   717
            

Total

  $182,623  $163,967  $18,656
            

(% of total revenue)

  Three months ended
September 30,
 
      2008          2007     

License

  27.4% 27.0%

Customer support

  53.9% 52.6%

Services

  18.7% 20.4%
       

Total

  100.0% 100.0%
       


             
   
 
Three months ended
December 31,
     
Six months ended
December 31,
    
(in thousands) 
 
2008
  
2007
  
Change - Increase (decrease)
  
2008
  
2007
  
Change - Increase (decrease)
 
License 
 
$
64,852
  
$
55,158
   
9,694
  
$
114,926
  
$
99,418
   
15,508
 
Customer support 
  
100,438
   
90,614
   
9,824
   
198,867
   
176,918
   
21,949
 
Service and other
  
42,361
   
36,762
   
5,599
   
76,481
   
70,165
   
6,316
 
Total 
 
$
207,651
  
$
182,534
   
25,117
  
$
390,274
  
$
346,501
   
43,773
 
                         


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Three months ended 
December 31,
  
Six months ended 
December 31,
 
(% of total revenue)  
 2008  2007  2008  2007 
License 
  
31.2
%
  
30.2
%
  
29.4
%
  
28.7
%
Customer support 
  
48.4
%
  
49.7
%
  
51.0
%
  
51.1
%
Service and other
  
20.4
%
  
20.1
%
  
19.6
%
  
20.2
%
Total 
  
100.0
%
  
100.0
%
  
100.0
%
  
100.0
%
                 

Revenue by Geography

(In thousands)

  Three months ended
September 30,
  Change/
increase
(decrease)
  2008  2007  

North America

  $84,292  $79,150  $5,142

Europe

   89,422   76,755   12,667

Other

   8,909   8,062   847
            

Total

  $182,623  $163,967  $18,656
            

% of total revenue

  Three months ended
September 30,
 
      2008          2007     

North America

  46.2% 48.3%

Europe

  49.0% 46.8%

Other

  4.8% 4.9%
       

Total

  100.0% 100.0%
       

     
  
Three months ended 
 December 31,
     
Six months ended 
 December 31,
    
  2008  2007  Change - Increase/ (decrease)  2008  2007  Change - Increase/ (decrease) 
 (in thousands)
                  
North America 
 
$
104,945
  
$
84,510
   
20,435
  
$
189,237
  
$
163,660
   
25,577
 
Europe 
  
92,383
   
87,722
   
4,661
   
181,805
   
164,477
   
17,328
 
Other 
  
10,323
   
10,302
   
21
   
19,232
   
18,364
   
868
 
Total 
 
$
207,651
  
$
182,534
   
25,117
  
$
390,274
  
$
346,501
   
43,773
 
                         
             
  
Three months ended 
December 31,
  
Six months ended 
December 31,
 
(% of total revenue)  
 2008  2007  2008  2007 
North America 
  
50.5
%
  
46.3
%
  
48.5
%
  
47.2
%
Europe 
  
44.5
%
  
48.1
%
  
46.6
%
  
47.5
%
Other 
  
5.0
%
  
5.6
%
  
4.9
%
  
5.3
%
Total 
  
100.0
%
  
100.0
%
  
100.0
%
  
100.0
%
                 
License Revenue consists of fees earned from the licensing of software products to customers.

License revenue increased by approximately $5.8$9.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2008, primarily as the result of increased revenues from our North America operations and the impact of increased partner influenced sales.  Of the total growth achieved, North America accounted for 68% of the increase, while Europe contributed to the rest. The “Other” geographic area remained relatively flat. Partner influenced sales comprised of 38% of our license revenues in the second quarter of Fiscal 2009 compared to 34% in the second quarter of Fiscal 2008.

Overall, our average license transaction size (for license transactions in excess of $75,000) was $240,000 in the second quarter of Fiscal 2009, which is slightly higher when compared to the second quarter of Fiscal 2008, in which the average license transaction size was $225,000. 

 In addition, we had four individual license transactions of $1.0 million or greater in the second quarter of Fiscal 2009, compared to five such transactions in the second quarter of Fiscal 2008. 

License revenue increased by approximately $15.5 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, primarily as the result of increased revenues from our European operations and the impact of increased partner influenced sales.  Of the total growth achieved, Europe accounted for $5.6 million66% of the increase, while North America and the “Other” geographic area contributed equally toaccounted for the remainder of the increase.  Approximately 37% of our license revenue came from partner-related transactions in the first quarter of Fiscal 2009 versus approximately 34% in the first quarter of Fiscal 2008.

Overall, our average license transaction size (for license transactions in excess of $75,000) went up, from $220,000 in the first quarter of Fiscal 2008 to $310,000 in the first quarter of Fiscal 2009.

In addition, we had 6 individual license transactions of $1.0 million or greater in the first quarter of Fiscal 2009, compared to 3 such transactions in the first quarter of Fiscal 2008.


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Customer Support Revenue consists of revenue from our customer support and maintenance agreements. These agreements allow our customers to receive technical support, enhancements and upgrades to new versions of our software products when and if available. Customer support revenue is generated from such support and maintenance agreements relating to current year sales of software products and from the renewal of existing maintenance agreements for software licenses sold in prior periods. As our installed base grows, the renewal rate has a larger influence on customer support revenue than the current software revenue growth. Therefore changes in customer support revenue do not necessarily correlate directly to the changes in license revenue in a given period. Typically the term of these support and maintenance agreements is twelve months, with customer renewal options. We have historically experienced a renewal rate over 90% but continueit is not atypical to encounter pricing pressure from our customers during contract negotiation and renewal. New license sales create additional customer support agreements which contribute substantially to the increase in our customer support revenue.

Customer support revenues increased by approximately $12.1$9.8 million in the three months ended December 31, 2008, primarily as the result of growth from our operations in North America. Of the total growth achieved, North America accounted for over 90% of the increase, while Europe and the Other geographic area remained relatively flat on a quarter over quarter basis.
Customer support revenues increased by approximately $21.9 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, primarily as the result of growth from our operations in North America and Europe.  Of the total growth achieved, North America accounted for $5.8 million70% of the increase, while Europe contributed $5.6 million25% of the increase and the Other geographic area contributed to the remainder.



Service and Other Revenue Service revenue consists of revenues from consulting contracts, and contracts to provide training and integration services.  “Other” revenue consists of hardware sales.  It may be noted that  “Other” revenue is a new revenue stream, and starting in the second quarter of Fiscal 2009, these revenues are being “grouped” (on account of their relative immateriality), within this category. 

Service and other revenues remained relatively flat, increasing only slightlyincreased by approximately $700,000 primarily as$5.6 million in the resultthree months ended December 31, 2008, of which $3.7 million related to sale of hardware.  Of the total growth from ourNorth America contributed 79%, while the Other geographic area contributed 18%, and Europe operations.

contributed to the remainder of the growth. 


Service and other revenues increased by approximately $6.3 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, of which $3.7 million related to the sale of hardware.  Of the total growth North America contributed 56%, while the Europe contributed 27%, and the Other geographic area contributed to the remainder of the growth. 

Cost of Revenue and Gross Margin by Product Type

The following tables set forth the changes in cost of revenues and gross margin by product type for the periods indicated:

(In thousands)

  Three months ended
September 30,
  Change/
increase
(decrease)
 
  2008  2007  

License

  $2,893  $3,554  $(661)

Customer Support

   15,567   12,598   2,969 

Service

   27,729   27,504   225 

Amortization of acquired technology intangible assets

   10,747   10,152   595 
             

Total

  $56,936  $53,808  $3,128 
             

   Three months ended
September 30,
 

Gross Margin

      2008          2007     

License

  94.2% 92.0%

Customer Support

  84.2% 85.4%

Service

  18.7% 17.7%

        
  
Three months ended 
December 31,
     
Six months ended 
December 31,
    
  2008  2007  Change- Increase/ (decrease)  2008  2007  Change- Increase/ (decrease) 
  (In thousands)
                  
License 
 
$
5,281
  
$
4,649
   
632
  
$
8,174
  
$
8,203
   
(29)
 
Customer Support 
  
17,356
   
14,191
   
3,165
   
32,923
   
26,789
   
6,134
 
Service and other 
  
31,881
   
30,192
   
1,689
   
59,610
   
57,696
   
1,914
 
Amortization of acquired technology intangible assets 
  
11,799
   
10,308
   
1,491
   
22,546
   
20,460
   
2,086
 
Total 
 
$
66,317
  
$
59,340
   
6,977
  
$
123,253
  
$
113,148
   
10,105
 
                         
             
  
Three months ended 
December 31,
  
Six months ended 
December 31,
 
Gross Margin
 2008  2007  2008  2007 
License 
  
91.9
%
  
91.6
%
  
92.9
%
  
91.7
%
Customer Support 
  
82.7
%
  
84.3
%
  
83.4
%
  
84.9
%
Service and other
  
24.7
%
  
17.9
%
  
22.1
%
  
17.8
%


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Cost of license revenue consists primarily of royalties payable to third parties and product media duplication, instruction manuals and packaging expenses.

The slight decrease in the cost

Cost of license revenue was primarily due to lower production costsas a percentage of license revenue (and gross margin) remained stable during the three and this contributed to the increase in overall gross margin.

six months ended December 31, 2008.


Cost of customer support revenues is comprised primarily of technical support personnel and related costs.

Cost of customer support revenues increased by $3.0$3.2 million in the three months ended December 31, 2008, and $6.1 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to an increase in direct costs associated with increased customer service revenues and an increase in headcount of 49 employees.revenue.   Overall gross margin on customer support revenue has remained relatively stable at approximately 84%within a range of 83% to 85%.


As compared to the corresponding periods in Fiscal 2008, overall headcount related to customer support activities has increased in Fiscal 2009 by 136 employees.

Cost of service and other revenuesconsists primarily of the costs of providing integration, customization and training with respect to our various software products. The most significant componentcomponents of these costs isare personnel related expenses. The other components includeexpenses, travel costs and third party subcontracting.  Also, starting in the second quarter of Fiscal 2009, the costs of selling hardware has been grouped within this category.  As noted earlier, this is a new revenue stream and these are the direct costs of sale related to the sale of hardware.

The slight

Cost of service and other revenues increased by $1.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to an increase in costs associated with the sale of hardware of $1.9 million, offset by a reduction in cost of service revenues was primarily due to increased training costs.services of $200,000.  Overall gross margin on service revenue hasand other revenues have improved as a result of improved execution of billable utilization and longer term assignments.

the higher margins related to hardware sales.


Cost of service and other revenues increased by $1.9 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to an increase in costs associated with the sale of hardware. Overall gross margin on service and other revenues have improved as a result of improved execution of billable utilization and the grouping of higher margin hardware revenue within this category.

Amortization of acquired technology intangible assets increased by $595,000$1.5 million in the three months ended December 31, 2008 and $2.1 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to the overall impact of increased levels of intangible assets in the first quarter ofrelating to our Fiscal 2009 compared to the first quarter of Fiscal 2008.acquisitions. 



Operating Expenses

The following tables set forth total operating expenses by function and as a percentage of total revenue for the periods indicated:

(In thousands)

  Three months ended
September 30,
  Change/
increase
(decrease)
 
  2008  2007  

Research and development

  $28,578  $23,983  $4,595 

Sales and marketing

   44,832   37,859   6,973 

General and administrative

   18,387   17,010   1,377 

Depreciation

   2,698   2,984   (286)

Amortization of acquired customer intangible assets

   8,215   7,415   800 

Special charges (recoveries)

   —     (61)  61 
             

Total

  $102,710  $89,190  $13,520 
             

   Three months ended
September 30,
 

(in % of total revenue)

      2008          2007     

Research and development

  15.6% 14.6%

Sales and marketing

  24.5% 23.1%

General and administrative

  10.1% 10.4%

Depreciation

  1.5% 1.8%

Amortization of acquired customer intangible assets

  4.5% 4.5%

Special charges (recoveries)

  0.0% 0.0%

             
    
Three months ended
December 31,
     
Six months ended
December 31,
    
(in thousands)  2008  2007  Change - Increase (decrease)  2008  2007  Change - Increase (decrease) 
Research and development 
 
$
29,948
  
$
26,147
   
3,801
  
$
58,526
  
$
50,130
   
8,396
 
Sales and marketing 
  
49,347
   
42,300
   
7,047
   
94,179
   
80,159
   
14,020
 
General and administrative 
  
18,280
   
16,955
   
1,325
   
36,667
   
33,965
   
2,702
 
Depreciation 
  
2,920
   
3,752
   
(832
)
  
5,618
   
6,736
   
(1,118)
 
Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets 
  
10,138
   
7,514
   
2,624
   
18,353
   
14,929
   
3,424
 
Special charges (recoveries) 
  
11,446
   
(47
)
  
11,493
   
11,446
   
(108
)
  
11,554
 
Total 
 
$
122,079
  
$
96,621
   
25,458
  
$
224,789
  
$
185,811
   
38,978
 
                         


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Three months ended 
December 31,
  
Six months ended 
December 31,
 
(in % of total revenue)   
 2008  2007  2008  2007 
Research and development 
  
14.4
%
  
14.3
%
  
15.0
%
  
14.5
%
Sales and marketing 
  
23.8
%
  
23.2
%
  
24.1
%
  
23.1
%
General and administrative 
  
8.8
%
  
9.3
%
  
9.4
%
  
9.8
%
Depreciation 
  
1.4
%
  
2.1
%
  
1.4
%
  
1.9
%
Amortization of acquired customer intangible assets 
  
4.9
%
  
4.1
%
  
4.7
%
  
4.3
%
Special charges (recoveries) 
  
5.5
%
  
0.0
%
  
2.9
%
  
0.0
%
Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses, contracted research and development expenses, and facility costs.

Research and development expenses increased by $4.6$3.8 million in the three months ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to an increase in direct labour and labour-related benefits and expenses of $3.9 million and the$1.8 million.  The remaining increase in expenses is the result of miscellaneous other expenses.


Research and development expenses increased by $8.4 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to an increase in direct labour and labour-related benefits and expenses of $5.7 million.  The remaining increase in expenses is the result of miscellaneous other expenses. 

As compared to the corresponding periods in Fiscal 2008, overall headcount related to research and development activities has increased in Fiscal 2009 by 178 employees.

In Fiscal 2009, we expect research and development expenses to be in the range of 14% to 16% of total revenue.

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses and costs associated with advertising and trade shows.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $7.0 million in the three months ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to an increase in direct labour and labour-related benefits and expenses of $4.1$4.5 million. The increase in labour costs is attributable to an increase in headcount of 120 employees. The remaining increase is the result of an increase in travelmiscellaneous expenses of approximately $483,000$1.4 million and a net increase in travel, office and overhead expenses of approximately $1.1 million.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $14.0 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to an increase in direct labour and labour-related benefits and expenses of $8.7 million. The remaining increase is the result of an increase in miscellaneous expenses of $3.6 million, and a net increase of approximately $1.7 million in travel, office and overhead expenses.


As compared to the corresponding periods in Fiscal 2008, overall headcount related to sales and marketing activities has increased in Fiscal 2009 by 191 employees.
In Fiscal 2009, we expect sales and marketing costs to be in the range of 24% to 26% of total revenue.

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries of administrative personnel, related overhead, facility expenses, audit fees, consulting expenses and costs relating to our public company costs.obligations. 

General and administrative expenses increased slightly by $1.4$1.3 million in the three months ended December 31, 2008 and $2.7 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to an increase in direct labour and labour-related benefits and expenses of $2.3 million, offsetexpenses. 
As compared to the corresponding periods in Fiscal 2008, overall head count related to general and administrative activities has increased in Fiscal 2009 by a net decrease in office, overhead and miscellaneous expenses. The increase in labour costs is attributable to an increase in headcount of 3995 employees.


In Fiscal 2009, we expect general and administrative expenses to be in the range of 9% to 10% of total revenue.

Depreciation expensesremained relatively stable.

Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible customer assets has remained stable at 4.5% of revenue. The slight increase of $800,000 is increased by $2.6 million in the three months ended December 31, 2008, and $3.4 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to the overall impact of increased levels of intangible assets relating to our Fiscal 2009 acquisitions. 




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Special charges  As indicated earlier, we communicated the implementation of a restructuring initiative in the firstsecond quarter of Fiscal 2009 compared to restructure our workforce and to rationalize and consolidate our facilities (the Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan).  The charge to earnings in the firstsecond quarter of Fiscal 2008.2009 was $11.4 million consisting primarily of $10.0 million relating to workforce reduction and $1.3 million relating to abandonment of excess facilities.  We expect that the Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan will result in future cost savings and operational efficiencies of approximately $40.0 million.


In addition to the charge booked in the current quarter, we expect to book an additional charge relating to the Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan, of approximately $9.0 million before the end of our Fiscal 2009 year.

Net interest expense is primarily made up of cash interest paid on our debt facilities and payments/receipts on the interest rate collar, as well as the unrealized gain (loss) on our interest rate collar, offset by interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents.

Interest expense relates primarily to interest paid on our $390.0 million long-term debt obtained in October 2006, (term loan), for the purpose of partially financing our Hummingbird acquisition. The term loan bears floating-rate interest at LIBOR plus a fixed rate which is currently set at 2.25% per annum. In addition, as required by the lenders of the term loan, we also entered into an interest rate collar (collar) which enclosed the floating portion of our interest rate obligations associated with a portion of the term loan, within an upper limit of 5.34% and a lower limit of 4.79%. We account for the collar as a derivative instrument that is marked to market, with the changes in fair value being charged to interest expense in the period to which such changes relate. This change in value is the “theoretical” or unrealized (gain)/loss on the interest rate collar and reflects the change in the fair value of the collar between reporting periods.

To date, since entering into the agreement, we have made net payments of $1.5 million on the collar. We expect to make a payment of approximately $394,000 on the collar in the second quarter of Fiscal 2009. Although we are not able to predict future changes in the fair value of the collar with certainty, or the amount that we expect to pay or receive in future quarters, we expect to see its fair value approach nil as the collar approaches its contractual maturity (December, 2009).

Net interest expense decreased by $4.9$2.2 million in the three months ended December 31, 2008, of which $4.3$2.1 million was the result of lower interest expenses and $596,000,$100,000, the result of higherlower interest income earned.

The  This decrease in interest expense is primarily due to (i) a decrease of $2.4 million in the interest paid on the term loan, offset by an increase in the amount paid on the collar of $3.6$400,000. The remainder of the change in interest expense is due to miscellaneous items.  


Net interest expense decreased by $7.1 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, of which $6.4 million was the result of lower interest expenses and (ii)approximately $700,000, the result of lower interest income earned.  This decrease in interest expense is primarily due to a decrease of $5.9 million in the interest paid on the term loan and a decrease in the unrealized loss on the fair value of the collar of $2.1 million$2.0 million.  The decreases were offset by (iii) an increase in the amount paid on the collar of $772,000,$1.2 million, and (iv) an increase in tax-related interest expense of $732,000.$500,000. The remainder of the change in interest expense is due to miscellaneous items.

The increase


For the three and six months ended December 31, 2008, the decrease in the interest paid on our term loan is due to declining interest rates and the decrease in interest income is on account of larger interest earnings relateddue to a largerlower pool of investable cash.

investible cash and declining interest rates.

For more details on interest expenses see Note 1012 and also the discussion under “Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities” under the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of this MD&A.


Other income (expense) relates to certain non-operational charges relating primarily to foreign exchange gains/ losses, tax-related penalties, and gains/losses on disposals of assets.

For the three months ended December 31, 2008, net other expenses increased by $8.8 million and by $6.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to the impact of foreign currency charges.
Liquidity and Capital Resources


As of September 30,December 31, 2008, our cash and cash equivalents werewas made up of cash and bank-issued term deposits with maturities of 30 days or less.  We are able to access our cash easily, for regular operational use, sinceand we have no exposure to illiquid investments or distressed securities.


Cash flows provided by operating activitiesactivitie

s

Cash flows from operating activities decreased by $7.4$6.9 million in the six months ended December 31, 2008, due to a decrease in non-cash adjustments of $6.2 million and a decrease in operating assets and liabilities of $8.1$11.6 million and a decrease in net income of $3.1 million, both offset by an increase in net incomenon-cash adjustments of $6.9$7.8 million.


The decrease in operating assets and liabilities of $11.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008, is primarily due to decreases in (i) taxes payable $2.1 million, (ii) accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $17.6 million, and (iii) deferred revenue balances in the amount of $16.7 million.  These decreases were offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $25.2 million. The remainder of the change relates to miscellaneous items.

The increase in non-cash adjustments of $7.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008, was primarily due to increases in (i) deferred taxes of $8.0 million, (ii) depreciation and amortization of $4.4 million, (iii) the incremental impactvaluation of significantly largerour employee long term incentive plan of $2.0 million, and (iv) pension accruals in the amount of $900,000.  These increases were offset by a decrease on our excess tax benefitsbenefit on the exerciseshare based compensation expenses of stock options by our US employees of $6.2$5.9 million, (which is required to be presented asand an outflow of operating cash flow) and a decrease in the unrealized loss on the fair value of our collar by $2.1 million as a result$2.0 million. The remainder of increasing interest rates, offset by a slight increase in depreciation and amortization of $1.1 million, an increase in the accrual for our employee long-term incentive plan of approximately $874,000 (partially due to a full quarter impact of this accrual), and the remainder relatingchange relates to miscellaneous items.

The decrease in operating assets and liabilities of $8.1 million is primarily due to lower deferred revenue balances in the amount of $15.7 million, lower accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the amount of $12.9 million, offset by an increase in taxes payable of $4.2 million and a reduction in accounts receivable of $17.4 million. The remaining movement in operating assets and liabilities is due to miscellaneous changes in prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets.

The overall decrease in working capital during the six months ended December 31, 2008, was due to overall cash collections during the quarter being offset by payments of higher levels of accrued liabilities and deferred revenue relating to Fiscal 2008 year end accruals.


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Cash flows used in investing activities

Our cash flows used in investing activities are primarily on account of business acquisitions. In the aftermath of our more significant acquisitions, such as IXOS, Hummingbird and Hummingbird,Captaris, we typically implement exit plans for reduction of legacy workforces and legacy real estate facilities of the acquired company.companies. These plans are recognized in accordance with the accounting rules governing acquisition-related accruals. Payments against these accruals are recorded as a use of cash in investing activities.  In addition we also spend recurring amounts on purchases of miscellaneous capital assets.

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2009,six months ended December 31, 2008, cash flows used in investing activities were higher by $13.6 million compared to the first quarter of Fiscal 2008.$115.7 million.  This increase in spending was due to (i) an additional $2.7increase of $118.0 million having been spentrelating to acquisitions, (inclusive of $101.5 million for Captaris), and (ii) an increase in investments of $3.6 million.  These increases were offset by (i) a reduction of payments related to acquisition accruals of $4.6 million and (ii) a reduction of spending on capital assets an incremental $12.3of $1.3 million relating to new acquisitions, and investments of $3.6 million in marketable securities, offset by a decrease of $4.8 million in acquisition costs, due to the trailing off of payments which are at the endimpact of the contractual periodsale of a building held as an asset held for certain acquired leased facilities, and the remainder due to decreased purchases of the IXOS minority interest.

In addition, as indicated earlier in this document, we expended approximately $131 million in cash to acquire Captaris on October 31, 2008.

sale, for $4.5 million.

Cash flows from financing activities

Our cash flows from financing activities consist of long-term debt financing, monies received from the issuance of shares exercised by our employees and excess tax benefits on the exercise of stock options by our US employees. These inflows are typically offset by scheduled and non-scheduled repayments of our long-term debt financing and, when applicable, the repurchases of our shares.

During the first quarter of Fiscal 2009,six months ended December 31, 2008, cash flow from financing activities was higherincreased by $36.5$63.2 million compared to the first quarter of Fiscal 2008same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily due to the fact that we did not make any non-scheduled prepayments on our long-term debt financing, whereas during the first quartersix months ended December 31, 2007, we made total non-scheduled prepayments of Fiscal 2009 compared to a non-scheduled prepayment of $30.0 million in the first quarter of Fiscal 2008 and also due to additional cash received of $6.2 million relating to$60.0 million. In addition there was an increase in cash flow from the excess tax benefits on share-based compensation of $5.9 million. These increases were offset by a reduction in the exerciseproceeds from the issuance of stock options by our US employees. TheCommon Shares in the amount of $3.2 million, with the remaining increasechange in cash flows from financing activities is due to miscellaneous items.  We did not enter in enter into any new or additional long-term debt arrangements duringin the first or second quarter of Fiscal 2009.


Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities

On October 2, 2006, we acquiredentered into a $465.0 million credit agreement (credit agreement) with a Canadian chartered bank consisting of thea term loan facility in the amount of $390.0 million and a $75.0 million committed revolving long-term credit facility (revolver). The term loan was used to partially finance the Hummingbird acquisition and the revolver will be used for general business purposes, if necessary. The credit agreement is guaranteed by us and certain of our subsidiaries. (See Note 10 for details relating to an additional, non significant, mortgage financing arrangement).

Term loan

The term loan has a seven-year term and expires on October 2, 2013 and bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.25%. The term loan principal repayments are equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount, due each quarter with the remainder due at the end of the term, less ratable reductions for any prepayments made. To date (i.e. from the inception of the term loan in October, 2006, to current date)December 31, 2008) we have made total prepayments of $90.0 million of the principal on the term loan. These payments have reduced the current quarterly principal payment to approximately $748,000.  There were no prepayments made during the threesix months ended, September 30,December 31, 2008.

As of September 30,December 31, 2008, the carrying value of the term loan was $293.3$292.5 million and we are in compliance with all loan covenants relating to this facility.

As discussed earlier in the “Net Interest Expense” section above, we

We have limited our exposure to the floating rate portion of the interest rate on the term loan, by enteringentered into a three-year interest-rate collar that has the economic effect of circumscribing the floating portion of our interest rate obligations associated with $195.0 million of the term loan within an upper limit of 5.34% and a lower limit of 4.79%.  As of September 30,December 31, 2008, the hedged portion of the loan is $150.0$100.0 million (June 30, 2008—$150.02008 - $150.0 million).

  The collar expires on December 31, 2009.

Revolver

The revolver has a five-year term and expires on October 2, 2011. Borrowings under this revolver facility bear interest at rates specified in the credit agreement. The revolver is subject to a “stand-by” fee ranging between 0.30% and 0.50% per annum. During Fiscal 2008, we obtained a demand guarantee, under the revolver, in the amount of Euro 11.1 million. See Note 16 for details.

million which was cancelled in December, 2008.

There were no borrowings outstanding under the revolver as of September 30,December 31, 2008, and through to the date hereof, we have not borrowed any amounts under the revolver.


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Pensions

Building held for sale

We currently own a building in Toronto, Canada (acquired asAs part of the acquisition of Hummingbird), whichCaptaris, we have classified asacquired an “asset held for sale”. Although we cannot determineunfunded pension plan and certain long-term employee benefit plans.  As of December 31, 2008, our total unfunded pension plan obligation was $15.0 million and the eventual selling price or the timing of the sale, we are actively marketing the property andtotal unfunded long-term employee benefit obligation was $1.7 million.  We expect to sell the building during Fiscal 2009. As of September 30, 2008, the fair value of the building was estimated to be and recorded at, Canadian Dollars $5.9 million.

Normal Course Issuer Bid

On November 3, 2008, we announced our intentionable to make the payments related to these obligations, in the normal course.  For a Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) to repurchase, from time to time, until November 6, 2009, if considered advisable, up to an aggregate of 2,593,263 of our common shares. All common shares purchased by Open Text pursuant to the NCIB will be cancelled. The NCIB will expire on November 6, 2009.

detailed discussion see Note 11.


Commitments and Contractual Obligations


We have entered into the following contractual obligations with minimum annual payments for the indicated Fiscal periods as follows:

   Payments due by period ending June 30,
   Total  2009  2010 to 2011  2012 to 2013  2014 and beyond

Long-term debt obligations

  $408,618  $18,601  $60,766  $46,049  $283,202

Operating lease obligations *

   80,518   18,522   38,206   9,186   14,604

Purchase obligations

   4,576   1,946   2,246   384   —  
                    
  $493,712  $39,069  $101,218  $55,619  $297,806
                    

                
  Payments due by period ending June 30, 
  Total  2009  2010 to 2011  2012 to 2013  2014 and beyond 
Long-term debt obligations 
 
$
401,049
  
$
12,275
  
$
58,774
  
$
46,049
  
$
283,951
 
Operating lease obligations * 
  
90,816
   
13,996
   
44,623
   
15,469
   
16,728
 
Purchase obligations 
  
4,884
   
1,525
   
2,766
   
593
   
 
  
$
496,749
  
$
27,796
  
$
106,163
  
$
62,111
  
$
300,679
 
                     
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*Net of $5.6$4.7 million of non-cancelable sublease income to be received from properties which we have subleased to other parties.

Rental expense of $4.2$4.4 million and $8.6 million was recorded during the three and six months ended September 30, 2008. (ThreeDecember 31, 2008, respectively (three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2007- $4.0 million)$4.2 million and $8.2 million, respectively).

The long-term debt obligations are comprised of interest and principal payments on our $390.0 million term loan agreement and a five-yearfive year mortgage on our headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario. SeeFor details relating to the term loan and the mortgage, see Note 10.

12. 

Litigation

We are subject from time to time to legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, that arise in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, our management does not believe that the outcome of any of these legal matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not enter into off-balance sheet financing as a matter of practice except for the use of operating leases for office space, computer equipment, and vehicles. None of the operating leases described in the previous sentence has, or potentially may have, a material current or future effect on our financial condition (including any possible changes in our financial condition), revenue, expenses, and results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources. In accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP), neither the lease liability nor the underlying asset is carried on the balance sheet, as the terms of the leases do not meet the criteria for capitalization.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.U.S.GAAP. These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates, judgments and assumptions and actual results, our financial statements will be affected. The accounting policies that reflect our more significant estimates, judgments and assumptions and which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:


Revenue recognition

Business combinations

Goodwill and intangible assets –Impairment Assessments

Accounting for income taxes

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Legal and Other Contingencies

The valuation of stock options granted and liabilities related to share-based payments, including the long-term incentive plan

Allowances for doubtful accounts


Facility and restructuring accruals


Financial instruments

·  Revenue recognition

·  Business combinations
·  Goodwill and intangible assets – Impairment Assessments
·  Accounting for income taxes
·  Legal and other contingencies
·  The valuation of stock options granted and liabilities related to share-based payments, including the long-term incentive plan
·  Allowance for doubtful accounts
·  Facility and restructuring accruals
·  Financial instruments
·  The valuation of pension assets and obligations
Please refer to our MD&A contained in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 and Note 2 to Part I of this Form 10-Q for a more complete discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates.

New Accounting Standards

For information relating to new accounting pronouncements and the impact of these pronouncements on our consolidated financial statements, see Note 2.








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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are primarily exposed to market risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates on our term loan and foreign currency exchange rates.

Interest rate risk

Our exposure to interest rate fluctuations relate primarily to our term loan, as we had no borrowings outstanding under our line of credit as of September 30,December 31, 2008. As of September 30,December 31, 2008, we had an outstanding balance of $293.3$292.5 million on this loan. The term loan bears a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus a fixed rate of 2.25%. As of September 30,December 31, 2008, an adverse change in LIBOR of 300 basis points (3.0%) would have the effect of increasing our annual interest payment on the term loan by approximately $8.8 million, absent the impact of our interest rate collar referred to below and assuming that the loan balance as of September 30,December 31, 2008 is outstanding for the entire period.

We manage our interest rate exposure, relating to $150.0$100.0 million of the above mentioned term loan, with an interest rate collar that partially hedges the fluctuation in LIBOR. The collar has a notional value of $150.0$100.0 million, a cap rate of 5.34% and a floor rate of 4.79%. This has the effect of circumscribing our maximum floating interest rate risk within the range of 5.34% to 4.79%. The collar expires in December 2009.  As of September 30,December 31, 2008, the fair value of the collar was a payable in the amount of $2.1$3.6 million.

Foreign currency risk

Our reporting currency is the U.S dollar. On account of our international operations, a substantial portion of our cash and cash equivalents is held in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. As of September 30,December 31, 2008, this balance represented approximately 63%62% of our total cash and cash equivalents. A 10% adverse change in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar would have decreased our reported cash and cash equivalents by approximately 6%.

Our international operations expose us to foreign currency fluctuations. Revenues and related expenses generated from subsidiaries, other than those located in the U.S, are generally denominated in the functional currencies of the local countries. These functional currencies include Euros, Canadian Dollars, Swiss Francs and British Pounds. The income statements of our international operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in each applicable period. To the extent the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies, the foreign currency conversion of these foreign currency denominated transactions into U.S. dollars results in reduced revenues, operating expenses and net income (loss) for our international operations. Similarly, our revenues, operating expenses and net income (loss) will increase for our international operations, if the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies. We cannot predict the effect foreign exchange fluctuations will have on our results going forward. However, if there is a change in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar, it could have a material effect on our results of operations.


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Item 4.                 Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15 (e)13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,December 31, 2008, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that material information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

Based on the evaluation completed by our management, in which our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer participated, our management has concluded that there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.



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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risk Factors

Risk Factors

In addition to the information set forth below, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A.,1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. These are not the only risks and uncertainties facing us. Our business is also subject to general risks and uncertainties that affect many other companies.

Stress in the global financial system may adversely affect our finances and operations in ways that may be hard to predict or to defend against

Recent events have demonstrated that businesses and industries throughout the world are very tightly connected to each other.  Thus, events seemingly unrelated to us or to our industry may adversely affect us over the course of time.  For example, rapid changes to the foreign currency exchange regime may adversely affect our financial results.  Material increases in LIBOR may increase the debt payment costs for the portion of our credit facilities that we have not hedged.  Credit contraction in financial markets may hurt our ability to access credit in the event that we identify an acquisition opportunity or some other opportunity that would require a significant investment in resources.  Finally, a reduction in credit, combined with reduced economic activity, may adversely affect businesses and industries that collectively constitute a significant portion of our customer base.  As a result, these customers may need to reduce their purchases of our products or services, or we may experience greater difficulty in receiving payment for the products or services that these customers purchase from us.  Any of these events, or any other events caused by turmoil in world financial markets, may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.

Item 5. Other Information

Appointment



In connection with our acquisition of New Director.

On August 26,Captaris Inc., we assumed certain unfunded pension liabilities. We have no assurance that we will generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy these obligations

In October 2008, we announcedacquired Captaris Inc. and, as a part of the appointmenttransaction, assumed its unfunded pension plan liabilities. We will be required to fund these obligations through current and future cash flows. Going forward, our net pension liability and cost may be materially affected by the discount rate used to measure these pension obligations and the longevity and actuarial profile of H. Garfield Emerson, Q.C.the relevant workforce. A change in the discount rate would result in a significant increase or decrease in the valuation of these pension obligations, affecting the net periodic pension cost in the year the change is made and following years. We have no assurance that we will generate cash flow sufficient to satisfy these obligations. This could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Our acquisition of Captaris may adversely affect our operations in the short term
On October 31, 2008 we acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Captaris. The Captaris acquisition represents a significant opportunity for our business. However, certain inevitable integration challenges may result from the acquisition and may divert management’s attention from the normal daily operations of our existing businesses, products and services. We cannot ensure that we will be successful in retaining key Captaris employees. In addition, our operations may be disrupted if we fail to adequately retain and motivate all of the employees of the newly merged entity.




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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
We held our annual meeting of shareholders on December 9, 2008. The following actions were voted upon at the meeting:
1. The following individuals were elected to our Board of Directors. Mr. Emerson is a lawyer with extensive experience in corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions and is currently PrincipalDirectors, to hold office until the next annual meeting of Emerson Advisory, an independent business and financial advisory firm. He is a certified directorshareholders, or until their successors are elected or appointed. The outcome of the Institutevote was carried by a show of Corporate Directorshands.
Names
P. Thomas Jenkins
John Shackleton
Randy Fowlie
Brian J. Jackman
Stephen J. Sadler
Michael Slaunwhite
Gail Hamilton
H. Garfield Emerson Q.C.
Katherine B. Stevenson
2. The shareholders approved the re-appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors until the next annual meeting of shareholders and a memberapproved the authorization of the Directors in Residence faculty of The Directors College, sponsored by the DeGroote School of Business (McMaster University) and the Conference Board of Canada. Mr. Emerson is the past National Chair of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, a national Canadian law firm, and is the former President and CEO of NM Rothschild & Sons, Canada Limited, an investment banking firm affiliated with NM Rothschild & Sons Limited, London, England, where he provided investment banking and financial advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, restructurings, and privatizations. Prior to this, Mr. Emerson was a senior partner of the law firm, Davies, Ward & Beck, where he was engaged in securities and corporate law and mergers and acquisitions.

In addition to his directorship of Open Text, Mr Emerson is the Chairman of theour Board of Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration. The outcome of First Calgary Petroleums Ltd, andthe vote was carried by a directorshow of CAE Inc., Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, Sentry Select Capital Corp., Wittington Investments, Limited and Pelmorex Investments Inc.

hands.

3. The Fiscal 2009 Restructuringshareholders approved a resolution to amend the Company’s 2004 Stock Option Plan to (a) further restrict the grant of options that may be made under the 2004 Stock Option Plan and the Captaris Restructuring Plan

On November 3, 2008 we announced the implementation of a plan to restructure our operations and consolidate our excess facilities (Fiscal 2009 restructuring plan). Total costs in connection with this plan are expected to be approximately $20 million and significant actions expected to take place, are as follows:

Employee reductions of approximately 10 percent of our workforce.

Closure of office facilities.

Other costs.

These are preliminary estimates and may change upon the finalizationother share compensation arrangements of the complete detailsCompany that may be entered into with non-executive directors of the Fiscal 2009 restructuring plan; we expect to finalize these details during November 2008. In accordance with SFAS No. 146,AccountingCompany; (b) reserve for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities expenditures relatingissuance an additional 1,000,000 Common Shares under the 2004 Stock Option Plan; and (c) specify that amendments to the Fiscal 2009 restructuring plan will be charged to income from continuing operations and recorded under “Special Charges” within the Consolidated Statements of Income. We expect to complete, substantially, all significant actions related to the Fiscal 2009 restructuring plan by December 31, 2009.

In addition, we also expect to make certain reductions in the legacy employee head count and office facilities of Captaris (Captaris restructuring plan) and are, at the moment, in the process of finalizing the significant actions and costs relating to this initiative. In accordance with EITF 95-3 the expenditures relating to the Captaris restructuring plan will be included as partprovisions governing amendment of the cost2004 Stock Option Plan must be approved by the holders of Common shares.  There were 27,856,056 Common Shares voted in favour of the acquisition of Captaris.

Normal Course Issuer Bid

On November 3, 2008, we announced our intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) to repurchase, from time to time, until November 6, 2009, if considered advisable, up to an aggregate of 2,593,263 of our common shares. All common shares purchased by Open Text pursuant tomotion and there were 11,567,403 voted against the NCIB will be cancelled. The NCIB will expire on November 6, 2009.

motion.






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Item 6.                 Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this report:

Exhibit

Number

Description of Exhibit

  2.1Agreement and plan of merger between Open Text Corporation, Open Text Inc., Oasis Merger Corporation and Captaris Inc., dated September 3, 2008(1)
31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(1)Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on September 5, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.




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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
Date: November 5, 2008February 4, 2009 By: 

/s/                       JOHN SHACKLETON        

JOHN SHACKLETON
 
John Shackleton
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 

/s/                             PAUL MCFEETERS        

PAUL MCFEETERS
 
Paul McFeeters
Chief Financial Officer

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