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This excerpt taken from the LF 10-Q filed Aug 7, 2007. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
action complaint. This second amended complaint seeks unspecified damages on behalf of persons who acquired the Companys Class A common stock during the period July 24, 2003 through October 18, 2004. Like the predecessor complaint, this complaint alleges that the defendants caused the Company to make false and misleading statements about the Companys business and forecasts about the Companys financial performance, and that certain of the Companys current and former individual officers and directors sold portions of their stock holdings while in the possession of adverse, non-public information. The Company has filed a motion to dismiss the second amended consolidated complaint, and a hearing on the Companys motion was held in March 2007. The parties are awaiting a ruling on the motion. Discovery has not commenced, and a trial date has not been set. The Company has not accrued any amount related to this matter because the incurrence of liability is not currently probable and estimable.
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This excerpt taken from the LF 10-Q filed May 4, 2007. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
The Company leases office and warehouse space under noncancelable operating leases having initial terms in excess of one year and expiring in various years between 2006 and 2016. At March 31, 2007, the Companys aggregate minimum lease obligation over the term of these leases that terminate at various dates through 2016 was $8,015. The Company is also obligated to pay certain minimum royalties in connection with license agreements to which the Company is a party. At March 31, 2007, the Company had a minimum royalty obligation of $1,239 over the term of certain royalty contracts, which terminate at various dates through 2011. This excerpt taken from the LF 10-Q filed May 10, 2005. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
In September 2004, Mattel, Inc. was joined as a defendant. The Company is seeking damages and injunctive relief. Trial by jury is set for May 16, 2005.
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. v. Lexington Insurance Co.
On October 21, 2004, the Company filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda, against Lexington Insurance Co., No. RG04181463, alleging breach of contract and bad faith in denying the Company coverage for the Companys costs with respect to patent infringement claims filed against the Company in three prior litigations. The Company is seeking approximately $3.5 million in damages to recover the Companys defense fees and indemnity payments.
In re LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. Derivative Litigation
In July 2004, the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda, granted the Companys motion to dismiss with prejudice the consolidated derivative lawsuit, denying plaintiffs leave to amend the complaint, and entered final judgment in the action in favor of the Company and the individual officers and directors. In September 2004, the plaintiffs have appealed the dismissal. The dismissed derivative lawsuit was a consolidation of the Santos v. Michael Wood, et al. complaint, filed in December 2003, and a complaint captioned Capovilla v. Michael Wood, et al ., filed in March 2004. Both complaints alleged causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment and violations of the California Corporations Code, based upon allegations that certain of the Companys officers and directors issued or caused to be issued alleged false statements and allegedly sold portions of their stock holdings while in the possession of adverse, non-public information. In April 2004, the Superior Court consolidated both the Santos and Capovilla actions into a single action captioned In re LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. RG03130947.
Stockholder Class Action
On December 2, 2003, a class action complaint entitled Miller v. LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., et al. , No. 03-5421 RMW, was filed in federal district court for the Northern District of California against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or 1934 Act. Subsequently, three similar actions were filed in the same court: Weil v. LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., et al. , No. 03-5481 MJJ; Abrams v. LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., et al. , No. 03-5486 MJJ; and Ornelas v. LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., et al., No. 03-5593 SBA. Each of those complaints purports to be a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of persons who acquired the Companys Class A common stock during the period of July 24, 2003 through October 21, 2003. On February 18, 2004, the plaintiff in the Weil action amended her complaint and now seeks to maintain a class action on behalf of persons who acquired the Companys Class A common stock during the period of July 24, 2003 through February 10, 2004. All of the complaints allege that the defendants caused the Company to make false and misleading statements about the Companys business and forecasts about the Companys financial performance, and that certain of its individual officers and directors sold portions of their stock holdings while in the possession of adverse, non-public information. The Weil complaint also alleges that the Companys financial statements were false and misleading. The complaints do not specify the amount of damages sought. The court has not yet appointed a lead class plaintiff, and a consolidated complaint has not been filed. Discovery has not commenced and no trial date has been set. The Company anticipates that all of the actions will ultimately be consolidated into one action and that a consolidated amended complaint will be filed after the appointment of a lead plaintiff.
On April 25, 2005, a class action complaint entitled The Parnassus Fund et al. v. LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., et al., No. 05-01695 JSW, was filed in federal district court for the Northern District of California against the Company, its current CEO and former CFO alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The complaint purports to be a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of persons who acquired LeapFrog securities during the period of February 11, 2004 through October 18, 2004. The complaint alleges that the defendants caused the Company to make false and misleading statements about its business, operations, management and value of its common stock, which allowed insiders to sell the Companys common stock at artificially inflated prices and which caused plaintiffs to purchase the Companys common stock at artificially inflated prices. The complaint does not specify the amount of damages sought. The Company has not yet responded to the complaint, discovery has not commenced, and no trial date has been established.
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