FY2014 10-K DOC


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




FORM 10-K



[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission file number    001-34170

MicroVision, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware
91-1600822
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

6244 185th Ave NE, Suite 100
Redmond, Washington    98052

(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)

(425) 936-6847
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

Title of each class

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $.001 par value

NASDAQ Global Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
None

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

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

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

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

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

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Large accelerated filer    ¨

Accelerated filer    x

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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

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

The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2014 was approximately $87.4 million (based on the closing price for the registrant's Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Market of $2.01 per share).

The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding as of March 11, 2015 was 44,776,000.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with the registrant's 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated herein by reference into Part III of this report.



MicroVision, Inc.
2014 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I.

 

Page

   Item 1.

Description of Business

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   Item 1A.

Risk Factors

5

   Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

11

   Item 2.

Properties

11

   Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

11

   Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

11

   Item 4A.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

12

Part II.

 

 

   Item 5.

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securites

13

   Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

14

   Item 7.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

14

   Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks

22

   Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

23

   Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

42

   Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

42

   Item 9B.

Other Information

44

Part III.

 

 

   Item 10.

Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

44

   Item 11.

Executive Compensation

44

   Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

44

   Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

44

   Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

44

Part IV.

 

 

   Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

45

Signatures

  

47

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PART I

Preliminary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, projections of revenues, income or loss, capital expenditures, plans for product development and cooperative arrangements, technology development by third parties, future operations, financing needs or plans of MicroVision, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The words "anticipate," "could," "would," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "may," "plan," "project," "will," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in our forward-looking statements include risk factors identified below in Item 1A.

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Overview

We are developing our proprietary PicoP® display technology which can be used by our customers to create high-resolution miniature laser display and imaging engines. Our PicoP display technology uses our widely patented expertise in two dimensional Micro-Electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS), lasers, optics, and electronics to create a high quality video or still image from a small form factor device with lower power needs than conventional display technologies. Our ingredient brand strategy is to develop and supply PicoP display technology directly or through licensing arrangements to original device manufacturers (ODMs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in various market segments, including consumer electronics and automotive, for integration into their products.

Our development efforts are focused on improving the performance of display engines through the improvement of the optical system, drive electronics hardware and software design, and the performance of various components of the display engine. We also provide engineering support to our customers as they prepare to manufacture display engines as well as provide support to ODMs and OEMs during the integration and optimization of PicoP display technology for specific products.

The primary objective for consumer applications is to provide users of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and other consumer electronics products with a large screen viewing experience produced by a small projector either embedded in the device or via a companion product. These potential products would allow users to watch movies and videos, play games, and display images and other data onto a variety of surfaces, freeing users from the limitations of a small screen.

PicoP display technology could also be combined with other components and systems to be embedded into a vehicle or integrated into a portable standalone head-up display (HUD). HUD technology allows for important information, such as safety warnings or navigation instructions, to be projected in the driver's field of vision where the information can be accessed without taking their eyes off the road.

We also see potential for PicoP display technology in other areas, although these are not currently major areas of focus. PicoP display technology could be combined with other components and systems to be incorporated into a pair of glasses to provide the mobile user with a see-through or occluded personal display to view movies, play games or access other content.

Devices enabled by PicoP display technology could be used in field-based professions such as service repair or sales to view and share information such as schematics for equipment repair, sales data, orders or contact information on a larger, more user-friendly display. We also see potential for embedding PicoP display technology in industrial products where our displays could be used for 3D measuring and digital signage, enhancing the overall user experience of these applications.

We develop and procure intellectual property rights relating to our technology as a key aspect of our business strategy. We generate intellectual property from our internal research and development activities and our ongoing performance on development contracts. We also have acquired exclusive rights to various technologies under licensing and acquisition agreements.

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As recently announced, we signed a multi-year license agreement with a customer for our PicoP® display technology. The license agreement grants the customer a non-exclusive license to MicroVision PicoP display technology for use in display modules it manufactures and sells. As part of the agreement, the customer is required to pay us an $8.0 million upfront license fee. In addition to the initial upfront license fee, we will also receive royalties for display modules sold by the customer.

Technology

Our patented PicoP® display technology includes a single-mirror MEMS scanner, red, green, and blue laser diode light sources, electronics, and optics combined using our proprietary system control expertise, gained through years of internal research and development. Our bi-directional MEMS scanning mirror is a key component of our technology platform and is one of our core competencies. Our MEMS design is a silicon device with a tiny mirror at the center. This mirror is connected to small flexures which allow it to oscillate vertically and horizontally to capture (imaging) or reproduce (display) an image pixel-by-pixel. PicoP display technology creates a brilliant, full color, high contrast, uniform display over the entire field of view, from a small and thin package. We believe that our proprietary PicoP display technology offers significant advantages over traditional display and imaging systems. Depending on the specific product application, these advantages may include:

  • Focus free operation,
  • HD resolution,
  • Low power requirements to enable battery operated devices and applications,
  • Large screen size up to 200 inches from short distances,
  • Small and thin package size,
  • High brightness, high dynamic range and brightness uniformity,
  • Rich, saturated color reproduction,
  • Small text readability.

Business Strategy

Our business model is to commercialize our technology by enabling ODMs and OEMs to produce display engines by licensing our technology to those ODMs and OEMs, and by selling display engine components to them, as needed. This will allow the ODMs and OEMs to integrate and embed PicoP display technology across a broad range of display and imaging product applications. The key elements of our business strategy include the following:

  • Continue to improve the performance of our PicoP display technology platform by advancing the optical system, drive electronics hardware and software design.
  • Partner with ODMs and OEMs to help them develop display engines based on our technology, and help them integrate our PicoP display technology into products.
  • Partner with ODMs to ensure broader availability of high quality pico display engines in quantities to support the consumer electronics market.
  • Supply key display engine components for products being developed by OEMs and ODMs who license PicoP display technology.
  • Maintain a position of leadership with our intellectual property around PicoP display technology.

Marketing Focus: Mobile Device Displays

The use of mobile devices worldwide has grown significantly and consumers' awareness and willingness to use mobile devices for data services has increased dramatically over the last few years. Applications such as email, texting, web-browsing, downloading and streaming videos, social networking and mobile gaming are driving the demand for more capable smartphones and tablets. Typically, these devices have small screens which limit the utility and enjoyment of the content, especially in small group settings. We believe that pico projectors can free mobile device users from the limitations of a palm-sized or tablet-sized screen and provide a large screen viewing experience to increase the usefulness and enjoyment of watching movies and videos, playing games, and displaying and sharing images and many other applications.

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Vehicle Displays

We believe an automotive head-up display (HUD) improves driver safety by eliminating the driver's need to look away from the road to read information such as GPS mapping images, audio controls and other automobile instrumentation. We have produced prototypes that demonstrate the ability of PicoP display technology to project high-resolution virtual images in the driver's field of vision, providing the driver with a variety of information related to the car's operation. We believe that an automotive HUD based on our PicoP display technology offers three distinct advantages over competing head-up displays:

  • Size - Our prototype display is less than half the size of current competitive offerings. This smaller form factor can accommodate a wider variety of vehicle configurations.
  • Contrast Ratio - Our prototype has a contrast ratio that is an order of magnitude higher than current competitive offerings. The high dynamic contrast ratio allows the driver to see the display clearly day or night, in any ambient lighting condition.
  • Installation Cost - Our prototype can be electronically customized to match the unique curvature of automotive windshields, thereby reducing installation time and cost. The current competitive offerings must be manually adjusted to match the curvature of a windshield.

Our PicoP display technology subsystem could be integrated by OEMs and ODMs into their HUD product package for sale to automobile manufacturers or by a product integrator into an aftermarket product for direct sale to their customers for use in automobiles, specialty vehicles, trucks, buses and motor coaches.

Go-To-Market Strategy

We are currently marketing our PicoP® display technology to leading OEMs and ODMs. We expect our vertically integrated customers may act as OEMs and may integrate our PicoP display technology into their end products. We expect other customers may act as ODMs and develop display engines for sale to OEMs.

Certain applications using PicoP display technology, such as an automotive HUD or pico projector for tablets and mobile phones, will require integration of an engine based on our technology into the products. Also, in cases where a customer requires such assistance, we plan to provide designs for components, subsystems and systems under licensing agreements.

We expect that some customers will require unique designs for their products. We expect that such relationships will generally involve a period of co-development during which our customer's engineering, manufacturing and marketing teams would work with our technical staff to customize the PicoP display technology for their targeted market and application. We may charge fees to our customers to fund the costs of the engineering effort incurred on such development projects. The nature of these relationships may vary from partner to partner depending on the proposed specifications for the display engine, the product to be developed, and the customers' design, manufacturing and distribution capabilities. We believe this strategy allows us to limit our own direct manufacturing investment for components, reducing our capital requirements and the risks inherent in taking PicoP display technology to market.

If we are successful in getting ODMs and OEMs to launch products enabled by PicoP display technology into markets, our revenue may come from the sales of components, licensing fees, and/or royalties, depending on the needs of each ODM or OEM.

Human Factors, Ergonomics and Safety

We conduct ongoing research on safety factors that must be addressed by products incorporating our technology, including such issues as the maximum permissible laser exposure limits established by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and others. Independent experts have concluded that laser exposure to the eye resulting from use of the light scanning displays under normal operating conditions would be below the calculated maximum permissible exposure level set by IEC. In addition, we work with and commission third party independent experts in the field of laser safety to assist in meeting safety specifications as requested by our customers.

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Competitive Conditions

The information display industry is highly competitive. Potential display products incorporating our technology will compete with established manufacturers of mature display technologies such as miniaturized cathode ray tube and flat panel display devices, as well as companies developing new display technologies. Our competitors include companies such as Texas Instruments Incorporated, Micron Technology, ST Micro, and Syndiant, most of which have much greater financial, technical and other resources than we do. Many of our competitors are developing alternative miniature display technologies. Our competitors may succeed in developing information display technologies and products that could render our technology or our proposed products commercially infeasible or technologically obsolete.

Pico projectors are an emerging class of miniature projectors that are generally handheld, battery operated, mobile projectors. Most of the competing projectors currently on the market use either liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) panel solutions or Texas Instruments' DLP™ display technology, using primarily light emitting diode light sources. Each of these solutions can create images from a small form factor of varying resolution, brightness, image quality, battery life, and ease of use.

The information display industry has been characterized by rapid and significant technological advances. Our technology and potential products may not remain competitive with such advances, and we may not have sufficient funds to invest in new technologies, products or processes. Although we believe our technology platform and proposed display products could deliver images of a substantially higher quality and resolution from a smaller form factor device than those of commercially available miniaturized liquid crystal displays and cathode ray tube based display products, manufacturers of competing technologies may develop further improvements to screen display technology that could reduce or eliminate the anticipated advantages of our proposed products.

Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights

We generate intellectual property from our ongoing performance on development contracts, our internal research and development activities and technology acquisitions. The inventions covered by our patent applications generally relate to component miniaturization, specific implementation of various system components and design elements to facilitate mass production. Protecting these key enabling technologies and components is a fundamental aspect of our strategy to penetrate diverse markets with unique products. As such, we intend to continue to develop our portfolio of proprietary and patented technologies at the system, component and process levels.

We believe our extensive and highly-rated patent portfolio is the largest, broadest and earliest filed laser pico projection and display portfolio and includes applications such as automotive head-up display, range finding, portable media devices, image capture and laptop applications. MicroVision has over 500 issued patents, pending patents and licensed patents worldwide.

Since our inception in 1993, we have acquired under license agreements exclusive rights to various technologies, including, among others, rights related to the ability to superimpose images on the user's field of view with a retinal display, and rights related to the design and fabrication of micro miniature devices using semiconductor fabrication techniques. In some cases, the licensors have retained limited, non-commercial rights with respect to the technology, including the right to use the technology for non-commercial research and for instructional purposes.

Our ability to compete effectively in the display and image capture market may depend, in part, on our ability and the ability of our licensors to maintain the proprietary nature of these technologies.

We also rely on unpatented proprietary technology. To protect our rights in these areas, we require all employees and, where appropriate, contractors, consultants, advisors and collaborators, to enter into confidentiality and non-compete agreements. There can be no assurance, however, that these agreements will provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets, know-how or other proprietary information in the event of any unauthorized use, misappropriation or disclosure of such trade secrets, know-how or other proprietary information.

Among the marks we have registered are "PicoP," "MicroHud" and the "tri-curve" logo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. We have filed for registration of various other marks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Additional Information

We perform research and development to design and develop our technology platform and modifications to PicoP® display technology that will be required for specific applications. Research and development expense for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $9.1 million and $10.5 million, respectively. In 2014, 49% of our revenue was generated from performance on collaborative research and development agreements, 11% of our revenue was generated from product sales, and 40% of revenue was derived from performance on development contracts with commercial customers. Two commercial customers accounted for 65% of our revenue in 2014. In 2013, 50% of our revenue was generated from performance on collaborative research and development agreements, 40% of our revenue was generated from product sales, and 9% and 1% of revenue was derived from performance on development contracts with commercial customers and the U.S government, respectively. Two commercial customers accounted for 86% of our revenue in 2013. See Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

We had a backlog of $5.1 million at December 31, 2014 compared to a backlog of $2.1 million at December 31, 2013. The backlog at December 31, 2014 is composed of $3.6 million in orders for components and $1.5 million in contract backlog. We plan to complete all of the backlog within one year.

Employees

As of March 11, 2015, we had approximately 66 employees.

Further Information

MicroVision was founded in 1993 as a Washington corporation and reincorporated in 2003 under the laws of the State of Delaware. Our principal office is located at 6244 185th Avenue NE, Suite 100, Redmond, Washington 98052 and our telephone number is (425) 936-6847.

Our Internet address is www.microvision.com. We make available free of charge our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Investors can access this material by visiting our website, clicking on "Investors" and then on "SEC Filings."

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risk Factors Relating to the MicroVision Business

We have a history of operating losses and expect to incur significant losses in the future.

We have had substantial losses since our inception. We cannot assure you that we will ever become or remain profitable.

  • As of December 31, 2014, we had an accumulated deficit of $468.8 million.
  • We incurred consolidated net losses of $450.7 million from inception through 2013, and a net loss of $18.1 million in 2014.

The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the expenses, difficulties and delays frequently encountered by companies formed to develop and commercialize new technologies. In particular, our operations to date have focused primarily on research and development of our technology platform and development of demonstration units. We are unable to accurately estimate future revenues and operating expenses based upon historical performance.

We cannot be certain that we will succeed in obtaining additional development revenue or commercializing our technology or products. In light of these factors, we expect to continue to incur substantial losses and negative cash flow at least through 2015 and likely thereafter. We cannot be certain that we will achieve positive cash flow at any time in the future.

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We will require additional capital to fund our operations and to implement our business plan. If we do not obtain additional capital, we may be required to curtail our operations substantially. Raising additional capital may dilute the value of current shareholders' shares.

Based on our current operating plan, and including the $8.0 million payment received under a licensing agreement that was executed with our customer in March 2015, we anticipate that we have sufficient cash and cash equivalents to fund our operations through December 2015. We will require additional cash to fund our operating plan past that time. We plan to obtain additional cash through sales and licensing activities and/or the issuance of equity or debt securities.

We are introducing new technology into an emerging market which creates significant uncertainty about our ability to accurately project revenue, costs and cash flows. Our capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, the rate at which original equipment manufacturers and original device manufacturers introduce products incorporating PicoP display technology and the market acceptance and competitive position of such products. If revenues are less than we anticipate, if the mix of revenues varies from anticipated amounts or if expenses exceed the amounts budgeted, we may require additional capital earlier than expected to fund our operations. In addition, our operating plan provides for the development of strategic relationships with suppliers of components, our products and systems and equipment manufacturers that may require additional investments by us.

Additional capital may not be available to us, or if available, on terms acceptable to us or on a timely basis. Raising additional capital may involve issuing securities with rights and preferences that are senior to our common stock and may dilute the value of current shareholders' shares. If adequate funds are not available on a timely basis we may consider limiting our operations substantially to extend out funds as we pursue other financing opportunities and business relationships. This limitation of operations could include delaying development projects and reductions in staff, operating costs, including research and development, and capital expenditures. Reducing operations may jeopardize our ability to achieve our business goals or satisfy our customers.

Qualifying a new contract manufacturer or foundry for our products could cause us to experience delays that result in lost revenues and damaged customer relationships.

We rely on single suppliers to manufacture our products, including our MEMS chips in wafer form. The lead time to establish a relationship with a new or alternative contract manufacturer or foundry is a time consuming process, as our unique technology may require significant manufacturing process adaptation to achieve full manufacturing capacity. Accordingly, we may be unable to establish alternative contract manufacturers in the short term, or at all, at prices or on other terms that are acceptable to us. Changes in our supply chain may result in increased cost and delay and may create uncertainty regarding, but not limited to, product warranty, product liability and quality control standards. The loss of any single or limited source supplier or the disruption in the supply of components from these suppliers could cause significant delays in product deliveries which may result in lost revenues and damaged customer relationships. To the extent that we are not able to establish a relationship with a new or alternative contract manufacturer or foundry in a timely manner, we may be unable to meet contract or production milestones which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to secure significant third-party manufacturing resources.

Our success depends, in part, on our ability to provide our components and future products in commercial quantities at competitive prices and on schedule. Accordingly, we will be required to obtain access, through business partners or contract manufacturers, to manufacturing capacity and processes for the commercial production of our expected future products. We cannot be certain that we will successfully obtain access to needed manufacturing resources concurrent with a significant increase in our planned production levels. Future manufacturing limitations of our suppliers could constrain the number of products incorporating our technology that we are able to produce.

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We are dependent on third parties in order to develop, manufacture, sell and market our products.

Our strategy for commercializing our technology and products incorporating PicoP® display technology includes entering into development, manufacturing, sales and marketing arrangements with corporate partners, original equipment manufacturers and other third parties. We cannot be certain that we will be able to negotiate arrangements on acceptable terms, if at all, or that these arrangements will be successful in yielding commercially viable products. If we cannot establish these arrangements, we would require additional capital to undertake such activities on our own and would require extensive manufacturing, sales and marketing expertise that we do not currently possess and that may be difficult to obtain. In addition, we could encounter significant delays in introducing PicoP display technology or find that the development, manufacture or sale of products incorporating PicoP® display engine would not be feasible. To the extent that we enter into development, manufacturing, sales and marketing or other joint venture arrangements, our revenues will depend upon the performance of third parties. We cannot be certain that any such arrangements will be successful.

We cannot be certain that our technology platform or products incorporating PicoP® display technology will achieve market acceptance. If products incorporating PicoP display technology do not achieve market acceptance, our revenues may not grow.

Our success will depend in part on customer acceptance of PicoP display technology. PicoP display technology may not be accepted by manufacturers who use display technologies in their products, by systems integrators who incorporate our products into their products or by end users of these products. To be accepted, PicoP display technology must meet the expectations of our potential customers in the consumer, automotive, and other markets. If our technology fails to achieve market acceptance, we may not be able to continue to develop our technology platform.

Future products based on our PicoP® display technology are dependent on advances in technology by other companies.

Our PicoP display technology will continue to rely on technologies, such as light sources, MEMS and optical components that are developed and produced by other companies. The commercial success of certain future products based on our technology will depend in part on advances in these and other technologies by other companies. We may, from time to time, contract with and support companies developing key technologies in order to accelerate the development of them for our or our customers' specific uses. There are no guarantees that such activities will result in useful technologies or products for us.

We are dependent on a small number of customers for our revenue. Our quarterly performance may vary substantially and this variance, as well as general market conditions, may cause our stock price to fluctuate greatly and potentially expose us to litigation.

In 2013, two commercial customers accounted for 86% of our revenue. In 2014, 65% of our revenue was generated from sales to two commercial customers. Our customers take time to obtain, and replacing a customer, if one was lost, may take an extended period of time, which could negatively affect our revenue.

Our quarterly operating results may vary significantly based on:

  • market acceptance of products based on PicoP display technology,
  • changes in evaluations and recommendations by any securities analysts following our stock or our industry generally,
  • announcements by other companies in our industry,
  • changes in business or regulatory conditions,
  • announcements or implementation by our competitors of technological innovations or new products,
  • the status of particular development programs and the timing of performance under specific development agreements,
  • economic and stock market conditions, or
  • other factors unrelated to our company or industry.

In one or more future quarters, our results of operations may fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors and the trading price of our common stock may decline as a consequence. In addition, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, shareholders often have instituted securities class action litigation against that company. If we become involved in a class action suit, it could divert the attention of management, and, if adversely determined, could require us to pay substantial damages.

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We or our customers may fail to perform under open orders, which could adversely affect our operating results and cash flows. 

Our backlog of open orders totaled $5.1 million as of December 31, 2014. We may be unable to meet the performance requirements, including performance specifications or delivery dates, required by such purchase orders.  Further, our customers may be unable or unwilling to perform their obligations thereunder on a timely basis or at all if, among other reasons, our products and technologies do not achieve market acceptance, our customers' products and technologies do not achieve market acceptance or our customers otherwise fail to achieve their operating goals.  To the extent we are unable to perform under such purchase orders or to the extent customers are unable or unwilling to perform, our operating results and cash flows could be adversely affected.

It may become more difficult to sell our stock in the public market or maintain our listing on the NASDAQ Global Market.

Our common stock is listed for quotation on The NASDAQ Global Market. To keep our listing on this market, we must meet NASDAQ's listing maintenance standards. If we are unable to meet NASDAQ'S listing maintenance standards for any reason, our common stock could be delisted from the NASDAQ Global Market. If our common stock were delisted, we likely would seek to list the common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market, the American Stock Exchange or on a regional stock exchange. Listing on such other market or exchange could reduce the liquidity of our common stock. If our common stock were not listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market or an exchange, trading of our common stock would be conducted in the over-the-counter market on an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities or directly through market makers in our common stock. If our common stock were to trade in the over-the-counter market, an investor would find it more difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations for the price of, the common stock. A delisting from the NASDAQ Global Market and failure to obtain listing on such other market or exchange would subject our securities to so-called penny stock rules that impose additional sales practice and market-making requirements on broker-dealers who sell or make a market in such securities. Consequently, removal from the NASDAQ Global Market and failure to obtain listing on another market or exchange could affect the ability or willingness of broker-dealers to sell or make a market in our common stock and the ability of purchasers of our common stock to sell their securities in the secondary market. In addition, when the market price of our common stock is less than $5.00 per share, we become subject to penny stock rules even if our common stock is still listed on the NASDAQ Global Market. While the penny stock rules should not affect the quotation of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market, these rules may further limit the market liquidity of our common stock and the ability of investors to sell our common stock in the secondary market. The market price of our stock has traded below $5.00 per share during 2014 and 2013. On March 11, 2015, the closing price of our stock was $2.72.

Our lack of financial and technical resources relative to our competitors may limit our revenues, potential profits, overall market share or value.

Our current products and potential future products will compete with established manufacturers of existing products and companies developing new technologies. Many of our competitors have substantially greater financial, technical and other resources than we have. Because of their greater resources, our competitors may develop products or technologies that may be superior to our own. The introduction of superior competing products or technologies could result in reduced revenues, lower margins or loss of market share, any of which could reduce the value of our business.

We may not be able to keep up with rapid technological change and our financial results may suffer.

The information display industry has been characterized by rapidly changing technology, accelerated product obsolescence and continuously evolving industry standards. Our success will depend upon our ability to further develop our technology platform and to cost effectively introduce new products and features in a timely manner to meet evolving customer requirements and compete with competitors' product advances.

We may not succeed in these efforts due to:

  • delays in product development,
  • lack of market acceptance for our products, or
  • lack of funds to invest in product research, development and marketing.

The occurrence of any of the above factors could result in decreased revenues, market share and value.

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We could face lawsuits related to our use of PicoP® display technology or other technologies. Defending these suits would be costly and time consuming. An adverse outcome in any such matter could limit our ability to commercialize our technology and products, reduce our revenues and increase our operating expenses.

We are aware of several patents held by third parties that relate to certain aspects of light scanning displays and image capture products. These patents could be used as a basis to challenge the validity, limit the scope or limit our ability to obtain additional or broader patent rights of our patents or patents we have licensed. A successful challenge to the validity of our patents or patents we have licensed could limit our ability to commercialize our technology or display engines enabled by PicoP display technology and, consequently, materially reduce our revenues. Moreover, we cannot be certain that patent holders or other third parties will not claim infringement by us with respect to current and future technology. Because U.S. patent applications are held and examined in secrecy, it is also possible that presently pending U.S. applications will eventually be issued with claims that will be infringed by our products or our technology. The defense and prosecution of a patent suit would be costly and time consuming, even if the outcome were ultimately favorable to us. An adverse outcome in the defense of a patent suit could subject us to significant costs, to require others and us to cease selling products that incorporate PicoP display technology, to cease licensing our technology or to require disputed rights to be licensed from third parties. Such licenses, if available, would increase our operating expenses. Moreover, if claims of infringement are asserted against our future co-development partners or customers, those partners or customers may seek indemnification from us for damages or expenses they incur.

If we fail to manage expansion effectively, our revenue and expenses could be adversely affected.

Our ability to successfully offer products and implement our business plan in a rapidly evolving market requires an effective planning and management process. The growth in business and relationships with customers and other third parties has placed, and will continue to place, a significant strain on our management systems and resources. We will need to continue to improve our financial and managerial controls, reporting systems and procedures and will need to continue to train and manage our work force.

Our products may be subject to future environmental, health and safety laws and regulations that could increase our development and production costs.

Products incorporating PicoP® display technology could become subject to future environmental, health and safety laws, regulations or amendments that would negatively impact our ability to commercialize PicoP display technology. Compliance with any such new laws and regulations would likely increase our cost to develop and produce products using PicoP display technology, and violations may result in fines, penalties or suspension of production. If we become subject to any environmental, health, or safety laws or regulations which require us to cease or significantly change our operations to comply, our business, financial condition and operating results could be adversely affected.

Our operating results may be adversely impacted by worldwide political and economic uncertainties and specific conditions in the markets we address.

In the recent past, general worldwide economic conditions have experienced a downturn due to slower economic activity, concerns about inflation, increased energy costs, decreased consumer confidence, reduced corporate profits and capital spending, and adverse business conditions. Any continuation or worsening of the current global economic and financial conditions could materially adversely affect (i) our ability to raise, or the cost of, needed capital, (ii) demand for our current and future products and (iii) our ability to commercialize products. We cannot predict the timing, strength, or duration of any economic slowdown or subsequent economic recovery, worldwide, or in the display industry.

Because we plan to continue using foreign contract manufacturers, our operating results could be harmed by economic, political, regulatory and other factors in foreign countries.

We currently use foreign manufacturers and plan to continue to use foreign manufacturers to manufacture future products, where appropriate. These international operations are subject to inherent risks, which may adversely affect us, including:

  • political and economic instability,
  • high levels of inflation, historically the case in a number of countries in Asia,
  • burdens and costs of compliance with a variety of foreign laws, regulations and restrictions,
  • foreign taxes,
  • changes in tariff rates or other trade and monetary policies, and
  • changes or volatility in currency exchange rates and interest rates.

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Manufacturing facilities could be damaged or disrupted by a natural disaster or labor strike, either of which would materially affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

A major catastrophe, such as an earthquake, monsoon, flood or other natural disaster, labor strike, or work stoppage at our contract manufacturers' facilities, our suppliers, or our customers, could result in a prolonged interruption of our business. A disruption resulting from any one of these events could cause significant delays in product shipments and the loss of sales and customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

If our licensors and we are unable to obtain effective intellectual property protection for our products and technology, we may be unable to compete with other companies.

Intellectual property protection for our products is important and uncertain. If we do not obtain effective intellectual property protection for our products, processes and technology, we may be subject to increased competition. Our commercial success will depend in part on our ability and the ability of our licensors to maintain the proprietary nature of the PicoP display and other key technologies by securing valid and enforceable patents and effectively maintaining unpatented technology as trade secrets. We try to protect our proprietary technology by seeking to obtain United States and foreign patents in our name, or licenses to third-party patents, related to proprietary technology, inventions, and improvements that may be important to the development of our business. However, our patent position and the patent position of our licensors involve complex legal and factual questions. The standards that the United States Patent and Trademark Office and its foreign counterparts use to grant patents are not always applied predictably or uniformly and can change. Additionally, the scope of patents are subject to interpretation by courts and their validity can be subject to challenges and defenses, including challenges and defenses based on the existence of prior art. Consequently, we cannot be certain as to the extent to which we will be able to obtain patents for our new products and technology or the extent to which the patents that we already own or license from others protect our products and technology. Reduction in scope of protection or invalidation of our licensed or owned patents, or our inability to obtain new patents, may enable other companies to develop products that compete with ours on the basis of the same or similar technology.

We also rely on the law of trade secrets to protect unpatented know-how and technology to maintain our competitive position. We try to protect this know-how and technology by limiting access to the trade secrets to those of our employees, contractors and partners with a need to know such information and by entering into confidentiality agreements with parties that have access to it, such as our employees, consultants and business partners. Any of these parties could breach the agreements and disclose our trade secrets or confidential information, or our competitors might learn of the information in some other way. If any trade secret not protected by a patent were to be disclosed to or independently developed by a competitor, our competitive position could be negatively affected.

We could be exposed to significant product liability claims that could be time-consuming and costly, divert management attention and adversely affect our ability to obtain and maintain insurance coverage.

We may be subject to product liability claims if any of our product applications are alleged to be defective or cause harmful effects. For example, because some PicoP® display engines are designed to scan a low power beam of colored light into the user's eye, the testing, manufacture, marketing and sale of these products involve an inherent risk that product liability claims will be asserted against us. Product liability claims or other claims related to our products, regardless of their outcome, could require us to spend significant time and money in litigation, divert management time and attention, require us to pay significant damages, harm our reputation or hinder commercial acceptance of our products. Any successful product liability claim may prevent us from obtaining adequate product liability insurance in the future on commercially desirable or reasonable terms. An inability to obtain sufficient insurance coverage at an acceptable cost or otherwise to protect against potential product liability claims could prevent or inhibit the commercialization of our products.

Our contracts and collaborative research and development agreements have long sales cycles, which make it difficult to plan our expenses and forecast our revenues.

Our contracts and collaborative research and development agreements have lengthy sales cycles that involve numerous steps including determination of a product application, exploring the technical feasibility of a proposed product, evaluating the costs of manufacturing a product or qualify a contract manufacturer for production. Our long sales cycle, which can last several years, makes it difficult to predict the quarter in which contract signing and revenue recognition will occur. Delays in entering into contracts and collaborative research and development agreements could cause significant variability in our revenues and operating results for any particular quarterly period.

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Our contracts and collaborative research and development agreements may not lead to any product or to any products that will be profitable.

Our contracts and collaborative research and development agreements, including without limitation those discussed in this document, are exploratory in nature and are intended to develop new types of products for new applications. These efforts may prove unsuccessful and these relationships may not result in the development of any product or any products that will be profitable.

If we lose our rights under our third-party technology licenses, our operations could be adversely affected.

Our business depends in part on technology rights licensed from third parties. We could lose our exclusivity or other rights to use the technology under our licenses if we fail to comply with the terms and performance requirements of the licenses. In addition, certain licensors may terminate a license upon our breach and have the right to consent to sublicense arrangements. If we were to lose our rights under any of these licenses, or if we were unable to obtain required consent to future sublicenses, we could lose a competitive advantage in the market, and may even lose the ability to commercialize certain products completely. Either of these results could substantially decrease our revenues.

Loss of any of our key personnel could have a negative effect on the operation of our business.

Our success depends on our executive officers and other key personnel and on the ability to attract and retain qualified new personnel. Achievement of our business objectives will require substantial additional expertise in the areas of sales and marketing, research and product development and manufacturing. Competition for qualified personnel in these fields is intense, and the inability to attract and retain additional highly skilled personnel, or the loss of key personnel, could reduce our revenues and adversely affect our business.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

We currently lease approximately 23,900 square feet of combined use office, laboratory and manufacturing space at our corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The 65 month lease expires in January 2019.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On March 31, 2014, Asia Optical Co., Inc., a supplier pursuant to an agreement entered into in 2008, filed a complaint for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association claiming that we ordered products from them and failed to take delivery of and pay for such products. The relief sought in the complaint is $3.6 million plus attorneys' fees, interest and arbitration costs. We contest the claim and are defending against it. An adverse outcome of these proceedings could materially and adversely affect our financial condition. At this stage, we cannot predict the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the range of potential loss.

We are also subject to various claims and pending or threatened lawsuits in the normal course of business. We are not currently party to any other legal proceedings that we believe are reasonably possible to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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ITEM 4A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Executive officers are appointed by our Board of Directors and hold office until their successors are elected and duly qualified. Mr. Tokman also serves as a director of MicroVision. The following persons serve as executive officers of MicroVision:

Alexander Tokman, age 53, has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of MicroVision since January 2006. Mr. Tokman served as MicroVision's President and Chief Operating Officer from July 2005 to January 2006. Mr. Tokman, a former GE executive, joined MicroVision after a 10-year tenure at GE Healthcare, a subsidiary of General Electric, where he led several global businesses, most recently as General Manager of its Global Molecular Imaging and Radiopharmacy multi-technology business unit from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that, between 1995 and 2003, Mr. Tokman served in various cross-functional and cross-business leadership roles at GE where he led the definition and commercialization of several medical modalities product segments including PET/CT, which added over $500 million of revenue growth to the company within the first three years of its commercial introduction. Mr. Tokman is a certified Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Black Belt and Master Black Belt and as one of GE's Six Sigma pioneers, he drove the quality culture change across GE Healthcare in the late 1990s. From November 1989 to March 1995 Mr. Tokman served as new technologies programs lead and a head of I&RD office at Tracor Applied Sciences a subsidiary of then Tracor, Inc. Mr. Tokman has both an M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

Stephen Holt, age 52, joined MicroVision in April 2013 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to MicroVision, from May 2007 to May 2012, he served as Chief Financial Officer of PixelOptics, where he played a lead role in bringing the company's first electronic focusing eyewear product to market. At this venture capital-backed start-up, Mr. Holt raised capital and negotiated strategic partner agreements to license technology in addition to implementing policies and procedures to create an infrastructure capable of supporting rapid growth while maintaining a strong internal control environment. From March 2006 to April 2007, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Interstate Distributors, a trucking and transportation services company. From December 2003 to March 2006, he was the Chief Financial Officer of a group of companies consisting of Activelight, Boxlight, Cinelight and Projector Wholesale Supply. These companies were value added resellers and distributors of audio-visual and projection equipment. Mr. Holt, a Certified Management Accountant, holds a Bachelor of Science from California State University, Chico and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.

David Westgor, age 61, was appointed Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in November 2013 after serving as General Counsel since December 2012 and Deputy General Counsel since June 2007. In his current role, Mr. Westgor oversees the legal department, advises the Board of Directors and executive team on corporate governance matters and provides support for the company's business activities. Before joining MicroVision, Mr. Westgor was Senior Counsel at Medtronic Physio-Control where he had primary responsibility for the legal affairs of its medical and informatics business units. Mr. Westgor graduated from Loyola Law School and practiced in the Los Angeles office of Pillsbury Winthrop. He moved to the Seattle area to become in-house counsel at a broadband telecommunications company. Mr. Westgor also has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Art Institute of Chicago and a B.A. from St. Olaf College.

Dale Zimmerman, age 55, has served as Vice President of Research and Development since June 2012 and Director of Systems Engineering of MicroVision from June 2011 to May 2012. Prior to MicroVision, from February 2006 to December 2008 he served as Vice President of Product Strategy of Silicon Image, a company specializing in high speed serial interface solutions for HDTV, PC and storage products. From 1996 to 2006, he served as General Manager of DLP TV for Texas Instruments where he played an important role in launching the first conference room projectors, home theater projectors, and HDTVs. His teams received many awards including 3 Emmys and CES Innovation Best of Show. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical and electronics engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a second M.S. in electrical engineering in 2011 from Stanford University.

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PART II

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

Our common stock began trading publicly on August 27, 1996. Our common stock trades on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "MVIS." We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently anticipate that we will retain all future earnings to fund the operations of our business and do not anticipate paying dividends on the common stock in the foreseeable future.

As of March 11, 2015, there were approximately 108 holders of record of 44,776,000 shares of common stock outstanding. As many of our shares of common stock are held by brokerages and institutions on behalf of shareholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of beneficial holders of our common stock represented by these record holders.

      Common Stock
Quarter Ended     HIGH     LOW
2013            
March 31, 2013   $ 2.28   $ 1.52
June 30, 2013     3.49     1.58
September 30, 2013     2.71     1.70
December 31, 2013     1.84     1.03
             
2014            
March 31, 2014   $ 3.38   $ 1.12
June 30, 2014     2.36     1.49
September 30, 2014     2.43     1.75
December 31, 2014     2.04     1.59
             
2015            
January 1, 2015 to March 11, 2015   $ 2.75   $ 1.72

 

 

 

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

A summary of selected financial data as of and for the five years ended December 31, 2014 is set forth below. It should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K. A 1:8 reverse stock split of MicroVision's common stock became effective on February 17, 2012. All of the share and per share amounts discussed and shown in the statements and tables below have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.

      YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010
      (in thousands, except per share data)
Statement of Operations Data:                              
Revenue   $ 3,485    $ 5,852    $ 8,365    $ 5,617    $ 4,740 
Net loss available for common shareholders     (18,120)     (13,178)     (22,693)     (35,808)     (47,460)
Basic and diluted net loss per share     (0.44)     (0.47)     (1.05)     (2.57)     (4.17)
Weighted average shares outstanding basic and diluted     41,599      28,025      21,595      13,919      11,379 
Balance Sheet Data:                              
Cash and cash equivalents    $ 8,349    $ 5,375    $ 6,850    $ 13,075    $ 19,413 
Investments available-for-sale                     13 
Working capital (deficit)     5,040      (3,878)     1,831      5,913      15,618 
Total assets     11,945      8,447      12,938      23,870      35,233 
Long-term liabilities     488      481      20      326      1,394 
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)     6,872      (1,696)     5,054      10,802      21,833 

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

Overview

We are developing our proprietary PicoP® display technology which can be used by our customers to create high-resolution miniature laser display and imaging engines. Our PicoP display technology uses our widely patented expertise in two dimensional Micro-Electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS), lasers, optics, and electronics to create a high quality video or still image from a small form factor device with lower power needs than conventional display technologies. Our ingredient brand strategy is to develop and supply PicoP display technology directly or through licensing arrangements to original device manufacturers (ODMs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in various market segments, including consumer electronics and automotive, for integration into their products.

Our development efforts are focused on improving the performance of display engines through the improvement of the optical system, drive electronics hardware and software design, and the performance of various components of the display engine. We also provide engineering support to our customers as they prepare to manufacture display engines as well as provide support to ODMs and OEMs during the integration and optimization of PicoP display technology for specific products.

The primary objective for consumer applications is to provide users of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and other consumer electronics products with a large screen viewing experience produced by a small projector either embedded in the device or via a companion product. These potential products would allow users to watch movies and videos, play games, and display images and other data onto a variety of surfaces, freeing users from the limitations of a small screen.

PicoP display technology could also be combined with other components and systems to be embedded into a vehicle or integrated into a portable standalone head-up display (HUD). HUD technology allows for important information, such as safety warnings or navigation instructions, to be projected in the driver's field of vision where the information can be accessed without taking their eyes off the road.

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We also see potential for PicoP display technology in other areas, although these are not currently major areas of focus. PicoP display technology could be combined with other components and systems to be incorporated into a pair of glasses to provide the mobile user with a see-through or occluded personal display to view movies, play games or access other content.

Devices enabled by PicoP display technology could be used in field-based professions such as service repair or sales to view and share information such as schematics for equipment repair, sales data, orders or contact information on a larger, more user-friendly display. We also see potential for embedding PicoP display technology in industrial products where our displays could be used for 3D measuring and digital signage, enhancing the overall user experience of these applications.

We develop and procure intellectual property rights relating to our technology as a key aspect of our business strategy. We generate intellectual property from our internal research and development activities and our ongoing performance on development contracts. We also have acquired exclusive rights to various technologies under licensing and acquisition agreements.

We have incurred substantial losses since inception and expect to incur a substantial loss during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

Key Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that materially affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent liabilities. We evaluate our estimates on a continuous basis. We base our estimates on historical data, terms of existing contracts, our evaluation of trends in the display and image capture industries, information provided by our current and prospective customers and strategic partners, information available from other outside sources, and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results form the basis for making judgments regarding the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe the following key accounting policies require significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

Revenue Recognition. We generate revenue from many sources and activities. To date, our sources can be classified as development revenue, product revenue, or contract revenue.

Development revenue

We evaluate the performance criteria and terms of our collaborative research and development agreements to determine whether revenue should be recognized under a performance-based method or milestone method. Significant items covered in our evaluation include the following:

  • the nature of our obligation under the agreement,
  • whether provisions leading to variable revenues exist,
  • whether any payments are refundable,
  • whether the deliverables should be treated as a single unit of accounting or separated into multiple units,
  • whether substantive milestones exist,
  • whether milestone payments are commensurate with either our level of effort or the increase in value of the customer's rights, and
  • whether a licensing agreement exists.

We recognize development revenue as work progresses on an agreement and as our customer accepts the deliverables using a proportional method based on the lesser of the cumulative proportion of total estimated costs to be incurred under the agreement or the cash payments received plus outstanding billings for work accepted by the customer. Since our collaborative agreements generally require some level of technology development, the actual costs required to complete a contract could vary from our estimates. The proportional revenue recognition method we use for collaborative research and development agreements includes adjustments for revisions to estimated total agreement costs. Each period, we evaluate total estimated costs for each agreement. Any amendments to the estimated costs are recognized in the period in which the facts become known. Any related costs for work performed under collaborative research and development agreements are expensed in the accounting period incurred and included in the Statement of Operations in research and development expense.

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Product revenue

Product sales generally include acceptance provisions. We recognize product revenue upon acceptance of the product by the customer or expiration of the contractual acceptance period, after which there are no rights of return. Provisions are made for warranties at the time revenue is recognized. Our quarterly revenue may vary substantially due to the timing of product orders from customers, production constraints and availability of components and raw materials.

Contract revenue

We recognize contract revenue on the sale of prototype units and evaluation kits upon acceptance of the deliverables by the customer or expiration of the contractual acceptance period, after which there are no rights of return.

We recognize contract revenue on long-term, cost plus fixed fee, and fixed price contracts using the percentage-of-completion method. Under the percentage-of-completion method, revenue is recognized as work progresses on the contract. Our analysis of these contracts also contemplates whether contracts should be combined or segmented. We combine closely related contracts when all the applicable criteria under GAAP are met. The combination of two or more contracts requires judgment in determining whether the intent of entering into the contracts was effectively to enter into a single project, which should be combined to reflect an overall profit rate. Similarly, we may segment a project, which may consist of a single contract or group of contracts, with varying rates of profitability, only if the applicable criteria under GAAP are met. Judgment also is involved in determining whether a single contract or group of contracts may be segmented based on how the arrangement was negotiated and the performance criteria. The decision to combine a group of contracts or segment a contract could change the amount of revenue and gross profit recorded in a given period. The percentage-of-completion method relies on estimates of total expected contract revenue and costs. We have developed processes that allow us to make prudent estimates of the cost to complete a contract. When work begins on a contract, and at the end of each accounting period, we estimate the labor, material and other costs required to complete the contract using data provided by our technical team, project managers, vendors, outside consultants and others and compare these to costs incurred to date. Recognized revenues are subject to amendments for actual costs incurred. Amendments to revenue estimates are recognized in the period in which the facts become known. Historically, we have made only immaterial amendments to estimates to complete the contract at each reporting period. In the future, amendments to estimates could significantly impact recognized revenue in any one reporting period. If we are unable to estimate costs on a contract, revenue is recognized using the completed-contract method. Under the completed-contract method, revenue and contract costs are deferred and both are recognized when all deliverables are completed.

We establish an allowance for estimated losses if the estimated cost to complete a contract exceeds the remaining contract value. The entire estimated loss is recognized in the period in which the loss becomes known. We determine the estimated cost to complete a contract through a detailed review of the work to be completed, the resources available to complete the work and the technical difficulty of the remaining work. If amendments to estimated costs to complete the contract are higher than the total contract revenue, the entire contract loss will be recognized. The actual cost to complete a contract can vary significantly from the estimated cost, due to a variety of factors including availability of technical staff, availability of materials and technical difficulties that arise during the course of a project.

Cost of Revenue. Cost of product revenue includes the direct and allocated indirect costs of manufacturing products sold to customers. Direct costs include labor, materials and other costs incurred directly in the manufacture of these products. Indirect costs include labor and other costs associated with operating our manufacturing capabilities and capacity.

Cost of contract revenue includes both the direct and allocated indirect costs of performing on development contracts and producing prototype units and evaluation kits. Direct costs include labor, materials and other costs incurred directly in performing on a contract or producing prototype units and evaluation kits. Indirect costs include labor and other costs associated with operating our research and development department and building our technical capabilities and capacity. Cost of contract revenue is determined by the level of direct and indirect costs incurred, which can fluctuate substantially from period to period.

Our overhead, which includes the costs of procuring, inspecting and storing material, and facility and depreciation costs, is allocated to inventory, cost of product revenue, cost of contract revenue, and research and development expense based on the level of effort supporting production, contract work, or research and development activity.

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Intangible Assets. Our intangible assets consist exclusively of purchased patents. The patents are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated period of benefit, ranging from one to 17 years. We evaluate the recoverability of intangible assets periodically by taking into account events or circumstances that may warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate the asset may be impaired. We compare the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related intangible assets or group of assets over their remaining lives against their respective carrying amounts. Measurement of an impairment loss for our intangible assets is based on the difference between the fair value of the asset and its carrying value.

Inventory. We value inventory at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on a net-realizable value basis. We make prudent judgments and estimates to value our inventory and make adjustments to its carrying value. We review several factors in determining the market value of our inventory including evaluating the replacement cost of the raw materials, the net realizable value of the finished goods, and the likelihood of obsolescence. If we do not achieve our targeted sales prices, if market conditions for our components or products were to decline or if we do not achieve our sales forecast, additional reductions in the carrying value of the inventory would be required.

Warrant liability. In combination with our registered direct offerings of common stock in May and September 2013, we issued warrants to purchase common stock. Based on the terms in the conditional exchange provision of the warrants issued, we made the determination to classify the warrants as a liability given that the exchange provision could result in the issuance of a variable number of shares of common stock. At each balance sheet date that the warrants were outstanding, we evaluated the fair value of the warrants and any change in value was recorded as a non-operating gain or loss on the statement of operations. Due to the conditional exchange provision of the warrants, the determination of the fair value of the warrant liability varied depending on our common stock price. Because the price of our common stock was less than the exercise price of the warrant, we calculated the fair value of the warrant liability as the fair value of the common stock that would have been required to be issued to settle the exchange provision of the warrant. When the exchange provision was exercised by the holder, we recognized a gain or loss on the exchange based on the fair market value of the common stock issued by us to the holder to satisfy the exchange provision.

The key accounting policies described above are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by generally accepted accounting principles, with no need for us to apply judgment or make estimates. There are also areas in which our judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result to our consolidated financial statements. Additional information about our accounting policies, and other disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles, are set forth in the notes to our consolidated financial statements.

Inflation has not had a material impact on our revenues, or income from continuing operations over the three most recent fiscal years.

Results of Operations

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

Development Revenue.

            % of           % of            
            development           development            
      2014     revenue     2013     revenue     $ change     % change
(in thousands)                                    
Development revenue   $ 1,691      100.0    $ 2,909      100.0    $ (1,218)     (41.9)

We earn development revenue from performance on collaborative research and development agreements with commercial customers researching and developing commercial applications for our technology. Our contributions under the collaborative agreements generally include research services, components, and prototype devices and fixtures. Our development revenue from such agreements in a particular period is dependent upon the values and timing of agreements, the availability of technical resources to perform the work, and achievement of mutually agreed upon contractual milestones. We evaluate the performance criteria and terms of our collaborative research and development agreements to determine whether revenue should be recognized under a performance-based method or milestone method.

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In March 2013, we entered into a $4.6 million collaborative research and development agreement with a prominent electronics company to incorporate our PicoP® display technology into a display module that could enable a variety of new products. As of September 30, 2014, we had completed all deliverables and obligations under the collaborative research and development agreement and had recognized the full contract value of $4.6 million. Based on the terms of this agreement, we recognized development revenue as work progressed on the agreement and as our customer accepted the deliverables using a proportional method based on the lesser of the cumulative proportion of total estimated costs to be incurred under the agreement versus the cash payments received plus outstanding billings for work accepted by the customer.

Since collaborative agreements generally require some level of technology development, the actual costs required to complete a contract can vary from estimates. The proportional revenue recognition method we use for collaborative research and development agreements includes adjustments for revisions to estimated total agreement costs. Each period, we evaluate the total estimated costs for each agreement.

Our backlog of collaborative research and development agreements at December 31, 2014 was zero compared to $1.7 million at December 31, 2013.

Product Revenue.

            % of           % of            
            product           product            
      2014     revenue     2013     revenue     $ change     % change
(in thousands)                                    
Product revenue   $ 392      100.0    $ 2,341      100.0    $ (1,949)     (83.3)

Product revenue primarily includes sales of components under our ingredient brand business model. Product revenue during the year ended December 31, 2013 primarily included sales of components to a former customer.

Product revenue was lower during the year ended December 31, 2014 than the same period in 2013 as a result of lower component sales. The backlog of product orders at December 31, 2014 was approximately $3.6 million compared to $147,000 at December 31, 2013. The product backlog is scheduled for delivery within one year.

Contract Revenue.

            % of           % of            
            contract           contract            
      2014     revenue     2013     revenue     $ change     % change
(in thousands)                                    
Contract revenue   $ 1,402      100.0    $ 602      100.0    $ 800      132.9 

We earn contract revenue from the sale of prototype units and evaluation kits based on our PicoP display technology and development contracts. Our contract revenue in a particular period is dependent upon when we enter into a contract, the value of the contracts, and the availability of technical resources to perform work on the contracts. Our contract revenue from sales of prototype units and evaluation kits may vary substantially due to the timing of orders from customers and potential constraints on resources. We recognize contract revenue upon acceptance of the deliverables by the customer or expiration of the contractual acceptance period, after which there are no rights of return.

The increase in contract revenue during the year ended December 31, 2014 was primarily the result of the delivery of customized PicoP® display modules to a worldwide logistics company during the third quarter of 2014.

Our contract backlog, including orders for prototype units and evaluation kits, at December 31, 2014 was $1.5 million compared to $285,000 at December 31, 2013, all of which is scheduled for completion during the next twelve months.

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Cost of Product Revenue.

            % of           % of            
            product           product            
      2014     revenue     2013     revenue     $ change     % change
(in thousands)                                    
Cost of product revenue   $ 228      58.2    $ 1,518      64.8    $ (1,290)     (85.0)

Cost of product revenue includes the direct and allocated indirect cost of manufacturing products sold to customers. Direct costs include labor, materials and other costs incurred directly in the manufacture of these products. Indirect costs include labor, manufacturing overhead, and other costs associated with operating our manufacturing capabilities and capacity. Manufacturing overhead includes the cost of procuring, inspecting and storing material, and facility and depreciation costs, and is allocated to cost of product revenue based on the proportion of direct material purchased to support production.

The cost of product revenue as a percentage of product revenue can fluctuate significantly from period to period, depending on the product mix and volume, the level of manufacturing overhead expense and the volume of direct material purchased. Cost of product revenue was lower during the year ended December 31, 2014 than the same period in 2013 primarily because of reduced product sales.

Cost of Contract Revenue.

            % of           % of            
            contract           contract            
      2014     revenue     2013     revenue     $ change     % change
(in thousands)                                    
Cost of contract revenue   $ 816      58.2    $ 283      47.0    $ 533      188.3 

Cost of contract revenue includes both the direct and allocated indirect costs of producing prototype units, evaluation kits and test equipment and performing on development contracts. Direct costs include labor, materials and other costs incurred directly in producing prototype units and evaluation kits or performing on a contract. Indirect costs include labor and other costs associated with operating our research and development department and building our technical capabilities and capacity. Cost of contract revenue is determined by the level of direct and indirect costs incurred, which can fluctuate substantially from period to period.

The increase in cost of contract revenue during 2014, compared to 2013, was primarily the result of higher direct costs related to the delivery of customized PicoP display modules to a worldwide logistics company during the third quarter.

The cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue can fluctuate significantly from period to period, depending on the contract cost mix and the levels of direct and indirect costs incurred.

Research and Development Expense.

      2014     2013     $ change     % change
(in thousands)                        
Research and development   $ 9,067    $ 10,544    $ (1,477)     (14.0)

Research and development expense consists of compensation related costs of employees and contractors engaged in internal research and product development activities, direct material to support development programs, laboratory operations, outsourced development and processing work, and other operating expenses. Research and development expense includes costs associated with our work under collaborative research and development arrangements. We assign our research and development resources based on the business opportunity of the available projects, the skill mix of the resources available and the contractual commitments we have made to customers.

The decrease in research and development expense during 2014, compared to 2013, is primarily attributable to lower purchased labor and reduced non-cash compensation expense.

We believe that a substantial level of continuing research and development expense will be required to further develop our technology. Accordingly, we anticipate our level of research and development spending will continue to be substantial.

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Sales, Marketing, General and Administrative Expense.

      2014     2013     $ change     % change
(in thousands)                        
Sales, marketing, general and administrative   $ 7,005    $ 8,757    $ (1,752)     (20.0)

Sales, marketing, general and administrative expense includes compensation and support costs incurred for marketing, sales, management and administrative staff, and for other general and administrative costs, including legal and accounting services, consultants and other operating expenses.

The decrease in sales, marketing, general and administrative expense during 2014, compared to 2013, is primarily due to decreased payroll costs, lower depreciation expense and reduced non-cash compensation expense.

Gain on sale of previously reserved inventory.

      2014     2013     $ change     % change
(in thousands)                        
Gain on sale of previously reserved inventory   $ (463)   $ (156)   $ (307)     196.8 

Gain on sale of previously reserved inventory includes the sales of excess component inventory for discontinued products and was fully reserved in prior periods. The increase during 2014, compared to 2013, is due to increased sales volume of previously reserved excess component inventory.

Gain (Loss) on warrant exchange.

      2014     2013     $ change     % change
(in thousands)                        
Gain (loss) on warrant exchange   $ (4,967)   $ 1,900    $ (6,867)     (361.4)

Based on the terms of the warrants we issued in May and September, 2013, we determined to classify the warrants as a liability given that the warrants could result in the issuance of a variable number of shares of common stock based on a conditional exchange provision. At each balance sheet date, we evaluated the fair value of the warrants and any change in value was recorded as a non-operating gain or loss on the statement of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded non-operating gains of $1.9 million related to the change in value of the warrants.

In February 2014, we issued 3,713,309 shares of our common stock under the exchange provisions of the warrants issued in our May and September 2013 registered direct offerings. During the year ended December 31, 2014, we recorded a loss of $5.0 million on the exchange as the fair market value of the common stock issued was greater than the obligation recorded due to an increase in our stock price from December 31, 2013 to the date the warrants were exchanged.

Other Income and Expense.

      2014     2013     $ change     % change
(in thousands)                        
Other income and expense   $ 15    $ 16    $ (1)     (6.3)

The decrease in other income and expense was primarily from lower interest expense in 2014 compared to 2013.

Income Taxes.

No provision for income taxes has been recorded because we have experienced net losses from inception through December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2014, we had net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $341.5 million for federal income tax reporting purposes. In addition, we have research and development tax credits of $6.5 million. The net operating loss carry-forwards and research and development credits available to offset future taxable income, if any, will expire in varying amounts from 2018 to 2034 if not previously used. In addition to the tax benefits above, we have $1.2 million of capital loss carry-forwards that are scheduled to expire between 2015 and 2017. In certain circumstances, as specified in the Internal Revenue Code, a 50% or more ownership change by certain combinations of our shareholders during any three-year period would result in a limitation on our ability to use a portion of our net operating loss carry-forwards.

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We recognize interest accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in tax expense. We did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2014 or at December 31, 2013.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have incurred significant losses since inception. We have funded operations to date primarily through the sale of common stock, convertible preferred stock, warrants, the issuance of convertible debt and, to a lesser extent, from development contract revenues and product sales. At December 31, 2014, we had $8.3 million in cash and cash equivalents.

Based on our current operating plan, and including the $8.0 million payment received under a licensing agreement that was executed with our customer in March 2015, we anticipate that we have sufficient cash and cash equivalents to fund our operations through December 2015. We will require additional cash to fund our operating plan past that time. We plan to obtain additional cash through sales and licensing activities and/or the issuance of equity or debt securities. There can be no assurance that additional cash will be available or that, if available, it will be available on terms acceptable to us on a timely basis. If adequate funds are not available on a timely basis, we intend to consider limiting our operations substantially. This limitation of operations could include reducing our planned investment in development projects resulting in reductions in staff, operating costs, capital expenditures and investments in research and development.

We have received a report from our independent registered public accounting firm regarding the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 that includes an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements are prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern.

Cash used in operating activities totaled $13.0 million during 2014, compared to $12.7 million during 2013. Cash used in operating activities resulted primarily from cash used to fund our net loss, after adjusting for non-cash charges such as realized gains and losses on warrant exchange, stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization charges and changes in operating assets and liabilities.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities totaled $173,000 in 2014 compared to $340,000 in 2013. Purchases of property and equipment during 2014 totaled $207,000 compared to $375,000 during 2013.

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities totaled $16.1 million in 2014, compared to $11.5 million in 2013. The following is a list of our financing activities during 2014 and 2013.

  • In June 2014, we entered into an At-the-Market (ATM) equity agreement with Meyers Associates, L.P. Under the agreement we may from time to time, at our discretion offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate value of up to $4.5 million. As of December 31, 2014 we have received proceeds of approximately $3.5 million before issuance costs of approximately $175,000 from the sale of 1.7 million shares of our common stock.
  • In March 2014, we raised $13.9 million before issuance costs of approximately $1.0 million through an underwritten offering of 7.2 million shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 2.1 million shares of our common stock. Each unit was sold to investors for $1.94 and consisted one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase 0.3 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.47 per share and expire on the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance.
  • In September 2013, we raised $6.6 million before issuance costs of approximately $452,000 from the sale of 3.5 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2.1 million shares of our common stock in a registered direct offering.
  • In May 2013, we raised $5.85 million before issuance costs of approximately $362,000 from the sale of 2.6 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2.0 million shares of our common stock in a registered direct offering.

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Our cash requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, the rate at which OEMs and ODMs introduce products incorporating our technology and the market acceptance and competitive position of such products.

Our ability to raise capital will depend on numerous factors, including the following:

  • market acceptance of products based on PicoP display technology,
  • changes in evaluations and recommendations by any securities analysts following our stock or our industry generally,
  • announcements by other companies in our industry,
  • changes in business or regulatory conditions,
  • announcements or implementation by our competitors of technological innovations or new products;
  • the status of particular development programs and the timing of performance under specific development agreements,
  • economic and stock market conditions,
  • the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights,
  • our ability to establish cooperative development, joint venture and licensing arrangements, or
  • other factors unrelated to our company or industry.

If we are successful in establishing original equipment manufacturer co-development and joint venture arrangements, we expect our partners to fund certain non-recurring engineering costs for technology development and/or for product development. Nevertheless, we expect our cash requirements to remain high as we expand our activities and operations with the objective of commercializing our light scanning technology.

New accounting pronouncements

See Note 2, "Summary of significant accounting policies," in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements found in part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate and Market Liquidity Risks

As of December 31, 2014, all of our total cash and cash equivalents have variable interest rates. Therefore, we believe our exposure to market and interest rate risks is not material.

Our investment policy generally directs that the investment managers should select investments to achieve the following goals: principal preservation, adequate liquidity and return. As of December 31, 2014, our cash and cash equivalents are comprised of short-term highly rated money market savings accounts.

The values of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2014, are as follows:

      Amount     Percent  
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 8,349      100 %
Less than one year          
    $ 8,349      100 %

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

All of our contract and collaborative research and development agreements payments are currently made in U.S. dollars. However, in the future we may enter into contracts or collaborative research and development agreements in foreign currencies that may subject us to foreign exchange rate risk. We have purchase orders and supply agreements in foreign currencies and may enter into such arrangements from time to time in the future. We believe our exposure to currency fluctuations related to these arrangements is not material. We may enter into foreign currency hedges to offset material exposure to currency fluctuations when we can adequately determine the timing and amounts of the exposure.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

24

   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013

25

   

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

26

   

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

27

   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

28

   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
MicroVision, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MicroVision, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of MicroVision, Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), MicroVision, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 13, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Moss Adams LLP

Seattle, Washington
March 13, 2015

 

 

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MicroVision, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except per share information)

      December 31,
      2014     2013
Assets            
Current assets            
     Cash and cash equivalents   $ 8,349    $ 5,375 
     Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $52 and $373     669      24 
     Inventory     116      49 
     Other current assets     491      336 
          Total current assets     9,625      5,784 
             
Property and equipment, net     894      1,065 
Restricted cash     435      435 
Intangible assets     973      1,145 
Other assets     18      18 
               Total assets   $ 11,945    $ 8,447 
             
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity            
Current liabilities            
     Accounts payable   $ 1,626    $ 1,610 
     Accrued liabilities     2,729      2,470 
     Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of related costs     230      680 
     Warrant liability         4,902 
          Total current liabilities     4,585      9,662 
             
Deferred rent, net of current portion     488      481 
             
          Total liabilities     5,073      10,143 
             
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)            
             
Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)            
     Preferred stock, par value $.001; 25,000 shares authorized; 0 and            
          0 shares issued and outstanding        
     Common stock, par value $.001; 100,000 shares authorized; 44,758            
          and 32,069 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014            
          and 2013, respectively     45      32 
     Additional paid-in capital     475,656      448,981 
     Accumulated deficit     (468,829)     (450,709)
          Total shareholders' equity (deficit)     6,872      (1,696)
               Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)   $ 11,945    $ 8,447 

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

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MicroVision, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share information)

      Years Ended December 31,
      2014     2013
Development revenue   $ 1,691    $ 2,909 
Product revenue     392      2,341 
Contract revenue     1,402      602 
Total revenue     3,485      5,852 
             
Cost of product revenue     228      1,518 
Cost of contract revenue     816      283 
Total cost of revenue     1,044      1,801 
     Gross margin     2,441      4,051 
             
Research and development expense     9,067      10,544 
Sales, marketing, general and administrative expense     7,005      8,757 
Gain on sale of previously reserved inventory     (463)     (156)
Total operating expenses     15,609      19,145 
Loss from operations     (13,168)     (15,094)
             
Gain (loss) on warrant exchange     (4,967)     1,900 
Other income, net     15      16 
Net loss   $ (18,120)   $ (13,178)
             
Net loss per share basic and diluted   $ (0.44)   $ (0.47)
             
Weighted-average shares outstanding basic and diluted     41,599      28,025 

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

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MicroVision, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (in thousands)

    Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
                             
    Common Stock     Additional           Total
          Par     paid-in     Accumulated     Shareholders'
    Shares     value     capital     deficit     equity (deficit)
Balance at December 31, 2012   25,237    $ 25    $ 442,560    $ (437,531)   $ 5,054 
Share-based compensation expense   323          1,589          1,589 
Exercise of options   23          41          41 
Sales of common stock and warrants   6,128          4,255          4,262 
Exchange of warrants   358          536          536 
Net loss               (13,178)     (13,178)
Balance at December 31, 2013   32,069      32      448,981      (450,709)     (1,696)
Share-based compensation expense   105          705          705 
Sales of common stock and warrants   8,871          16,105          16,114 
Exchange of warrants   3,713          9,865          9,869 
Net loss               (18,120)     (18,120)
Balance at December 31, 2014   44,758    $ 45    $ 475,656    $ (468,829)   $ 6,872 

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

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MicroVision, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands)

      Years Ended December 31,
      2014     2013
Cash flows from operating activities            
     Net loss   $ (18,120)   $ (13,178)
     Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations:            
          Depreciation     414      923 
          Amortization of intangible assets     132      158 
          Impairment of intangible assets     40      277 
          Non-cash share-based compensation     713      1,606 
          (Gain) loss on warrant exchange     4,967      (1,900)
          Inventory write-downs     42      303 
          Other non-cash adjustments     (91)     (66)
     Change in:            
          Accounts receivable     (645)     1,091 
          Inventory     (109)     145 
          Other current and non-current assets     (155)     884 
          Accounts payable     (25)     (1,486)
          Accrued liabilities     335      (1,387)
          Deferred revenue         (609)
          Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of related costs     (450)     582 
               Net cash used in operating activities     (12,952)     (12,657)
             
Cash flows from investing activities            
     Proceeds on sale of property and equipment     34      35 
     Purchases of property and equipment     (207)     (375)
               Net cash used in investing activities     (173)     (340)
             
Cash flows from financing activities            
     Principal payments under capital leases and long-term debt     (15)     (120)
     Net proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants     16,114      11,642 
               Net cash provided by financing activities     16,099      11,522 
             
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     2,974      (1,475)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     5,375      6,850 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 8,349    $ 5,375 
             
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information            
     Cash paid for interest   $   $ 12 
             
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities            
             
     Non-cash additions to property and equipment   $ 101    $ 407 
             
     Issuance of common stock for exchange of warrants   $ 9,869    $ 536 

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

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MicroVision, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. The Company and liquidity

MicroVision, Inc. (the "Company") is developing its proprietary PicoP® display technology which can be used by our customers to create high-resolution miniature laser display and imaging engines. Our PicoP display technology uses our widely patented expertise in two dimensional Micro-Electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS), lasers, optics, and electronics to create a high quality video or still image from a small form factor device with lower power needs than conventional display technologies. Our ingredient brand strategy is to develop and supply PicoP display technology directly or through licensing arrangements to original device manufacturers (ODMs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in various market segments, including consumer electronics and automotive, for integration into their products.

Based on our current operating plan, and including the $8.0 million payment received under a licensing agreement that was executed with our customer in March 2015, we anticipate that we have sufficient cash and cash equivalents to fund our operations through December 2015. We will require additional cash to fund our operating plan past that time. We plan to obtain additional cash through sales and licensing activities and/or the issuance of equity or debt securities. There can be no assurance that additional cash will be available or that, if available, it will be available on terms acceptable to us on a timely basis. If adequate funds are not available on a timely basis, we intend to consider limiting our operations substantially. This limitation of operations could include reducing our planned investment in development projects resulting in reductions in staff, operating costs, capital expenditures and investments in research and development.

Our capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, the rate at which OEMs or ODMs introduce products incorporating the PicoP display and image capture technologies and the market acceptance and competitive position of such products. If revenues are less than anticipated, if the mix of revenues vary from anticipated amounts or if expenses exceed the amounts budgeted, we may require additional capital earlier than expected to further the development of our technologies, for expenses associated with product development, and to respond to competitive pressures or to meet unanticipated development difficulties. In addition, our operating plan provides for the development of strategic relationships with systems and equipment manufacturers that may require additional investments by us.

We have received a report from our independent registered public accounting firm regarding the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 that includes an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements are prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.

2. Summary of significant accounting policies

Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from our estimates. We have identified the following areas where prudent estimates and assumptions have been made in preparing the financial statements: revenue recognition, valuation of share-based payments, and impairment assessment.

Cash and cash equivalents and fair value of financial instruments
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the authoritative guidance establishes a three level fair value inputs hierarchy, and requires an entity to maximize the use of observable valuation inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. We use market data, assumptions and risks we believe market participants would use in measuring the fair value of the asset or liability, including the risks inherent in the inputs and the valuation techniques. The hierarchy is summarized below.

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Level 1 - Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities,

Level 2 - Observable inputs such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not sufficiently active to qualify as Level 1 or, other inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means, and

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which requires us to develop our own assumptions, which are significant to the measurement of the fair values.

Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, long-term debt and warrant liabilities. Excluding the long term debt and warrant liabilities, the carrying value of our financial instruments approximates fair value due to their short maturities. The carrying amount of long-term debt at December 31, 2013 was not materially different from the fair value based on rates available for similar types of arrangements. In combination with our registered direct offerings of common stock in May and September 2013, we issued warrants to purchase common stock. Based on the terms in the conditional exchange provision of the warrants issued, we made the determination to classify the warrants as a liability given that the exchange provision could result in the issuance of a variable number of shares of common stock. At each balance sheet date that the warrants were outstanding, we evaluated the warrant liability and any change in value was recorded as a non-operating gain or loss on the statement of operations. Due to the exchange provision of the warrants, the determination of the fair value of the warrant liability varied depending on our common stock price. Because the price of our common stock was less than the exercise price of the warrant, we calculated the fair value of the warrant liability as the fair value of the common stock that would have been required to be issued to settle the exchange provision of the warrant.

There were no assets or liabilities measured at fair value using level 2 or 3 valuation inputs as of December 31, 2014.

The valuation inputs hierarchy classification for the warrant liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis is summarized below as of December 31, 2013.

As of December 31, 2013:     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total
Liabilities                        
     Warrant liabilities   $   $ 4,902,000    $   $ 4,902,000 
    $   $ 4,902,000    $   $ 4,902,000 

Our cash equivalents are comprised of money market savings accounts and equity securities. We classify investment securities available-for-sale purchased with 90 days or less remaining until contractual maturity as cash equivalents.

Intangible assets
Our intangible assets consist exclusively of purchased patents. The patents are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated period of benefit, ranging from one to 17 years. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparison of their carrying values to the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related intangible assets or group of assets over their remaining lives. Measurement of an impairment loss for our intangible assets is based on the difference between the fair value of the asset and its carrying value.

Inventory
Inventory consists of raw materials and finished goods assemblies. Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on a net realizable value basis. We periodically assess the need to account for obsolescence of inventory and adjust the carrying value of inventory to its net realizable value when required. In addition, we reduce the value of our inventory to its estimated scrap value when we determine that it is not probable that the inventory will be consumed through normal production during the next twelve months.

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Property and equipment
Property and equipment is stated at cost and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets (two to five years) using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of estimated useful lives or the lease term. Costs for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred and expenditures for major improvements are capitalized at cost. Gains or losses on the disposition of assets are reflected in the income statements at the time of disposal.

Restricted cash
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, restricted cash was in money market savings accounts and serve as collateral for $435,000 in irrevocable letters of credit. The restricted cash balance includes two letters of credit which are outstanding in connection with a lease agreement for our corporate headquarters building in Redmond, Washington. The balance is required over the term of the lease, which expires in January 2019.

Revenue recognition
We generate revenue from many sources and activities. To date, our sources can be classified as development revenue, product revenue, or contract revenue.

Development revenue
We evaluate the performance criteria and terms of our collaborative research and development agreements to determine whether revenue should be recognized under a performance-based method or milestone method. Significant items included in our evaluation are the following:

  • the nature of our obligation under the agreement,
  • whether provisions leading to variable revenues exist,
  • whether any payments are refundable,
  • whether the deliverables should be treated as one unit of accounting or separated into multiple units,
  • whether substantive milestones exist,
  • whether milestone payments are commensurate with either our level of effort or the increase in value of the customer's rights, and
  • whether a licensing agreement exists.

We recognize development revenue as work progresses on an agreement and as our customer accepts the deliverables using a proportional method based on the lesser of the cumulative proportion of total planned costs to be incurred under the agreement or the cash payments received plus outstanding billings for work accepted by the customer. Since our collaborative agreements generally require some level of technology development, the actual costs required to complete a contract can vary from our estimates. The proportional revenue recognition method we use for collaborative research and development agreements includes adjustments for revisions to estimated total agreement costs. Each period, we evaluate total estimated costs for each agreement. Amendments to the estimated costs are recognized in the period in which the facts become known. The costs for work performed under collaborative research and development agreements are expensed in the periods incurred and included in the Statement of Operations in research and development expense.

Product revenue
Product revenue is recognized when there is sufficient evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collection is reasonably assured. Product revenue is recognized either upon expiration of the contractual acceptance period after which there are no rights of return, or net of estimated returns and allowances. Provisions are made for warranties at the time revenue is recognized.

Contract revenue
We recognize contract revenue on the sale of prototype units and evaluation kits upon acceptance of the deliverables by the customer or expiration of the contractual acceptance period, after which there are no rights of return.

We recognize contract revenue on long-term, cost plus fixed fee, and fixed price contracts using the percentage-of-completion method. Under the percentage-of-completion method, revenue is recognized as work progresses on the contract. Our analysis of these contracts also contemplates whether contracts should be combined or segmented. We combine closely related contracts when all the applicable criteria under GAAP are met. The combination of two or more contracts requires judgment in determining whether the intent of entering into the contracts was effectively to enter into a single project, which should be combined to reflect an overall profit rate. Similarly, we may segment a project, which may consist of a single contract or group of contracts, with varying rates of profitability, only if the applicable criteria under GAAP are met. Judgment

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also is involved in determining whether a single contract or group of contracts may be segmented based on how the arrangement was negotiated and the performance criteria. The decision to combine a group of contracts or segment a contract could change the amount of revenue and gross profit recorded in a given period. The percentage-of-completion method relies on estimates of total expected contract revenue and costs. We have developed processes that allow us to make prudent estimates of the cost to complete a contract. When work begins on a contract, and at the end of each accounting period, we estimate the labor, material and other costs required to complete the contract using data provided by our technical team, project managers, vendors, outside consultants and others and compare these to costs incurred to date. Recognized revenues are subject to amendments for actual costs incurred. Amendments to revenue estimates are recognized in the period in which the facts become known. Historically, we have made only immaterial amendments to estimates to complete the contract at each reporting period. In the future, amendments to estimates could significantly impact recognized revenue in any one reporting period. If we are unable to estimate costs on a contract, revenue is recognized using the completed-contract method. Under the completed-contract method, revenue and contract costs are deferred and both are recognized when all deliverables are completed.

We establish an allowance for estimated losses if the estimated cost to complete a contract exceeds the remaining contract value. The entire estimated loss is recognized in the period in which the loss becomes known. We determine the estimated cost to complete a contract through a detailed review of the work to be completed, the resources available to complete the work and the technical difficulty of the remaining work. If amendments to estimated costs to complete the contract are higher than the total contract revenue, the entire contract loss will be recognized. The actual cost to complete a contract can vary significantly from the estimated cost, due to a variety of factors including availability of technical staff, availability of materials and technical difficulties that arise during the course of a project.

Cost of revenue
Cost of product revenue includes the direct and allocated indirect costs of manufacturing products sold to customers. Direct costs include labor, materials and other costs incurred directly in the manufacture of these products. Indirect costs include labor and other costs associated with operating our manufacturing capabilities and capacity.

Cost of contract revenue includes both the direct and allocated indirect costs of performing on development contracts and producing prototype units and evaluation kits. Direct costs include labor, materials and other costs incurred directly in performing on a contract or producing prototype units and evaluation kits. Indirect costs include labor and other costs associated with operating our research and development department and building our technical capabilities and capacity. Cost of contract revenue is determined by the level of direct and indirect costs incurred, which can fluctuate substantially from period to period.

Our overhead, which includes the costs of procuring, inspecting and storing material, and facility and depreciation costs, is allocated to inventory, cost of product revenue, cost of contract revenue, and research and development expense based on the level of effort supporting production or research and development activity.

Concentration of credit risk and sales to major customers

Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk are primarily cash equivalents and accounts receivable. We typically do not require collateral from our customers. As of December 31, 2014, our cash and cash equivalents are comprised of short-term highly rated money market savings accounts.

Concentration of Sales to Major Customers
During 2014, two commercial customers accounted for 65% of our total revenue and one commercial customer accounted for 80% of our accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2014. During 2013, two commercial customers accounted for 86% of our total revenue.

Income taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of the assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is recorded for the amount of income tax payable for the period increased or decreased by the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities during the period.

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Net loss per share
Basic net loss per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the periods. Net loss per share assuming dilution is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and the dilutive effect of all potentially dilutive securities, including common stock equivalents and convertible securities. Net loss per share assuming dilution is equal to basic net loss per share because the effect of dilutive securities outstanding during the periods including options and warrants computed using the treasury stock method, is anti-dilutive.

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, we excluded the following convertible securities from diluted net loss per share as the effect of including them would have been anti-dilutive. The shares shown represent the number of shares of common stock which would be issued upon conversion in the respective years.

      December 31,
      2014     2013
Options and private warrants     8,953,000      9,996,000 
Nonvested equity shares     60,000      108,000 
      9,013,000      10,104,000 

Research and development
Research and development expenses consist of costs incurred for internally funded research and product development activities as well as collaborative research and development activities that are funded by customers. These costs include compensation related costs of employees, share-based compensation, materials, subcontracted services, facility costs, and depreciation of facilities and lab equipment. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Share-based compensation
We issue share-based compensation to employees in the form of options exercisable into our common stock and restricted or unrestricted shares of our common stock. We account for equity instruments issued to employees using the straight-line attribution method of allocating the fair value of share-based compensation expense over the requisite service period of the related award. The value of restricted or unrestricted shares is determined using the fair value method, which is based on the number of shares granted and the closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market on the date of grant. The value of options is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with estimates of option lives, stock price volatility and interest rates, then expensed over the periods of service allowing for pre-vest forfeitures. Changes in the estimated inputs or using other option valuation methods could result in materially different option values and share-based compensation expense. The following table shows the amount of share-based compensation expense included in each line item of the statement of operations for each period shown:

      Year Ended December 31,
      2014     2013
Cost of product revenue   $   $ 1,000 
Cost of contract revenue     28,000      19,000 
Research and development expense     34,000      466,000 
Sales, marketing, general and administrative expense     651,000      1,120,000 
    $ 713,000    $ 1,606,000 

Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial statements to conform to classifications used in the current year. These reclassifications had no impact on net loss, shareholders' equity or cash flows as previously reported.

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New accounting pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 ("ASU 2014-09"), Revenue from Contracts with Customers, an updated standard on revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 provides enhancements to the quality and consistency of how revenue is reported while also improving comparability in the financial statements of companies reporting using International Financial Reporting Standards and GAAP. The core principle of the new standard is for companies to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also will result in enhanced disclosures about revenue, provide guidance for transactions that were not previously addressed comprehensively, and improve guidance for multiple-element arrangements. ASU 2014-09 will be effective in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and may be applied on a full retrospective or modified retrospective approach. We are still evaluating the impact of implementation of this standard on our financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15 ("ASU 2014-15"), Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. An entity must provide certain disclosures if conditions or events raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. ASU 2014-15 will be effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. We do not expect the implementation of this standard to have a material effect on our financial statements.

3. Long-term contracts

In October 2014, we entered into a $1.5 million agreement for display module support services as part of the production readiness and commercialization of our PicoP® display technology into products being developed by a prominent electronics company. Based on the terms of this agreement, we will recognize contract revenue under the completed-contract method.

In March 2013, we entered into a $4.6 million collaborative research and development agreement with a prominent electronics company to incorporate our PicoP® display technology into a display module that would enable a variety of new products. As of September 30, 2014, we had completed all deliverables and obligations under the collaborative research and development agreement and have recognized the full contract value of $4.6 million.

The following table summarizes the costs incurred on our collaborative research and development agreements and revenue contracts (in thousands):

            December 31,
            2014     2013
Costs and estimated earnings incurred on uncompleted contracts         $ 314    $ 2,909 
Billings on uncompleted contracts           (544)     (3,589)
          $ (230)   $ (680)
                   
Included in accompanying consolidated balance sheets under the following captions:
Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of        
     related costs         $ (230)   $ (680)
          $ (230)   $ (680)

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4. Inventory

Inventory consists of the following:

            December 31,
            2014     2013
Raw materials         $ 42,000    $ 23,000 
Finished goods           74,000      26,000 
          $ 116,000    $ 49,000 

The inventory at December 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of raw materials and finished goods assemblies. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. Management periodically assesses the need to account for obsolescence of inventory and adjusts the carrying value of inventory to its net realizable value when required. In addition, we reduce the value of our inventory to its estimated scrap value when management determines that it is not probable that the inventory will be consumed through the normal course of business during the next twelve months. In 2014 and 2013, we recorded inventory write-downs of $42,000 and $303,000, respectively. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, we have aggregate write-downs recorded of $6,927,000 and $7,964,000, respectively, offsetting inventory on hand deemed to be obsolete or scrap inventory.

5. Accrued liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:

            December 31,
            2014     2013
Bonuses         $ 889,000    $ 725,000 
Payroll and payroll taxes           322,000      375,000 
Compensated absences           336,000      315,000 
Deferred rent credit           134,000      99,000 
Warranty           35,000      32,000 
Adverse purchase commitments           500,000      500,000 
Professional fees           78,000      76,000 
Other           435,000      348,000 
          $ 2,729,000    $ 2,470,000 

6. Property and equipment, net

Property and equipment consists of the following:

            December 31,
            2014     2013
Production equipment         $ 3,078,000    $ 2,943,000 
Leasehold improvements           494,000      502,000 
Computer hardware and software/lab equipment           4,486,000      4,373,000 
Office furniture and equipment           1,087,000      1,100,000 
            9,145,000      8,918,000 
Less: Accumulated depreciation           (8,251,000)     (7,853,000)
          $ 894,000    $ 1,065,000 

Depreciation expense was $414,000 and $923,000 in 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The capital leases are collateralized by the related assets financed and by security deposits held by the lessors under the lease agreements. The cost and accumulated depreciation of equipment under capital leases was $704,000 and $704,000, respectively, at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

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7. Intangible assets

Our intangible assets consist exclusively of technology-based purchased patents. The patents are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated period of benefit, ranging from one to 17 years. The gross value of our intangible assets was $1.6 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. Amortization expense was $132,000 and $158,000 in 2014 and 2013, respectively. In 2014, we recorded an impairment amounting to $40,000 on 5 patents that were abandoned in prosecution. In 2013, we recorded an impairment amounting to $277,000 on 42 patents that were abandoned in prosecution.

The following table outlines the estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets held at December 31, 2014:

Year ended December 31,           Amount
2015         $ 128,000 
2016           127,000 
2017           116,000 
2018           115,000 
2019           115,000 
Thereafter           372,000 
Total         $ 973,000 

8. Common stock

In June 2014, we entered into an At-the-Market (ATM) equity agreement with Meyers Associates, L.P. Under the agreement we may from time to time, at our discretion offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate value of up to $4.5 million. As of December 31, 2014 we have received proceeds of approximately $3.5 million before issuance costs of approximately $175,000 from the sale of 1.7 million shares of our common stock.

In March 2014, we raised $13.9 million before issuance costs of approximately $1.0 million through an underwritten offering of 7.2 million shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 2.1 million shares of our common stock. Details of the warrants are described below in Note 9.

In September 2013, we raised $6.6 million before issuance costs of approximately $452,000 from the sale of 3.5 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2.1 million shares of our common stock in a registered direct offering. Details of the warrants are described below in Note 9.

In May 2013, we raised $5.85 million before issuance costs of approximately $362,000 from the sale of 2.6 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2.0 million shares of our common stock in a registered direct offering. Details of the warrants are described below in Note 9.

In February 2014, we issued 3.7 million shares of our common stock under the exchange provisions of warrants issued in our May and September 2013 registered direct offerings. We recognized a loss of $5.0 million on the exchange as the fair market value of the common stock issued was greater than the obligation recorded due to an increase in our stock price since December 31, 2013. Details of the warrants are described below in Note 9.

9. Warrants

In March 2014, we raised $13.9 million before issuance costs of approximately $1.0 million through an underwritten offering of 7.2 million shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 2.1 million shares of our common stock. Each unit was sold to investors for $1.94 and consisted of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase 0.3 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.47 per share and expire on the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance.

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In combination with our registered direct offerings of common stock in May and September 2013, we issued warrants to purchase common stock. Based on the terms in the conditional exchange provision of the warrants issued, we made the determination to classify the warrants as a liability given that the exchange provision could result in the issuance of a variable number of shares of common stock. At each balance sheet date that the warrants were outstanding, we evaluated the fair value of the warrants and any change in value was recorded as a non- operating gain or loss on the statement of operations. Due to the conditional exchange provision of the warrants, the determination of the fair value of the warrant liability varied depending on our common stock price. If the price of our common stock was less than the exercise price of the warrant, we calculated the fair value of the warrant liability as the fair value of the common stock that would have been required to be issued to settle the exchange provision of the warrant. If the price of our common stock had been greater than the exercise price of the warrant, we would have used a binomial option pricing model to estimate the fair value of the warrant as the exchange provision provided per the agreement would have no longer been available to the holder.

In February 2014, we issued 3,713,309 shares of our common stock under the conditional exchange provision of the warrants. We did not receive additional cash consideration in the exchange transaction. We recorded a loss of $5.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2014 on the exchange, as the fair market value of the common stock issued was greater than the obligation recorded due to the increase in stock price from December 31, 2013 to the date the warrants were exchanged.

The following summarizes activity with respect to MicroVision common stock warrants during the two years ended December 31, 2014:

            Warrants to     Weighted
            purchase     average
            common     exercise
            shares     price
Outstanding at December 31, 2012           5,131,000    $ 7.28 
Granted:                  
     Exercise price less than intrinsic value           2,216,000      2.71 
     Exercise price greater than intrinsic value           1,855,000      2.44 
Exercised           (358,000)     1.77 
Canceled/expired           (753,000)     28.80 
Outstanding at December 31, 2013           8,091,000    $ 3.07 
Granted:                  
     Exercise price less than intrinsic value               -  
     Exercise price greater than intrinsic value           2,148,000      2.47 
Exercised           (3,713,000)     2.67 
Canceled/expired               -  
Outstanding at December 31, 2014           6,526,000    $ 3.08 
                   
Exercisable at December 31, 2014           6,526,000    $ 3.08 

With the exception of common stock warrants that included the conditional exchange provision described above, we estimate the fair value of our common stock warrants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions used for grants in 2014: dividend yield of zero percent; expected volatility of 100%; risk-free interest rates of 1.6% and contractual lives of 5 years.

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The following table summarizes information about our common stock warrants outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2014:

      Warrants outstanding     Warrants exercisable
            Weighted                  
      Number     average     Weighted     Number     Weighted
      outstanding at     remaining     average     exercisable at     average
      December 31,     contractual     exercise     December 31,     exercise
Range of exercise prices     2014     life (years)     price     2014     price
                               
$2.13     1,000,000      0.39    $ 2.13      1,000,000    $ 2.13 
$2.24     2,100,000      2.47      2.24      2,100,000      2.24 
$2.47     2,148,000      4.21      2.47      2,148,000      2.47 
$6.24     1,278,000      1.88      6.24      1,278,000      6.24 
$2.13-$6.24     6,526,000                  6,526,000       

10. Share-based compensation

We use the straight-line attribution method to allocate the fair value of share-based compensation awards over the requisite service period for each award. The valuation of and accounting for share-based awards includes a number of complex and subjective estimates. These estimates include, but are not limited to, the future volatility of our stock price, future stock option exercise behaviors, estimated employee turnover and award forfeiture rates. We recognized $713,000 in share-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2014, which includes a benefit of $344,000 related to a forfeiture adjustment that was recorded as a result of actual forfeitures being higher than initially estimated.

Description of Incentive Plans

The Company currently has two share-based incentive plans - the 2013 Incentive Plan and the Independent Director Stock Option Plan.

The 2013 Incentive Plan has 5.6 million shares authorized, of which 1,548,000 shares were available for awards as of December 31, 2014. The Independent Director Stock Option Plan has 113,000 shares authorized, of which 51,000 are issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014. In June 2008, we determined not to issue additional options from the Independent Director Stock Option Plan.

Options Valuation Methodology and Assumptions

We use the Black-Scholes option valuation model to determine the fair value of options granted and use the closing price of our common stock as the fair market value of our stock on that date.

We consider historical stock price volatilities, volatilities of similar companies and other factors in determining estimates of future volatilities.

We use historical lives, including post-termination exercise behavior, as the basis for estimating expected lives.

Risk free rates are based on the U.S. Treasury Yield Curve as published by the U.S. Treasury.

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The following table summarizes the weighted-average valuation assumptions and weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the periods shown below:

      Year Ended December 31,
      2014     2013
Assumptions (weighted average)            
Volatility     100%     96%
Expected term (in years)     4.0      4.1 
Risk-free rate     1.3%     1.0%
Expected dividends     0.0%     0.0%
Pre-vest forfeiture rate     8.5%     8.5%
Grant date fair value of options granted   $ 1.22    $ 1.49 

Options Activity and Positions

The following table summarizes activity and positions with respect to options for the two years ended December 31, 2014:

                  Weighted      
                  Average      
            Weighted     Remaining      
            Average     Contractual     Aggregate
            Exercise     Term     Intrinsic
Options     Shares     Price     (years)     Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2012     1,318,000    $ 13.71      6.8    $
Granted      824,000      2.22      -      
Exercised     (23,000)     1.80      -      
Forfeited or expired     (214,000)     13.86      -      
Outstanding as of December 31, 2013     1,905,000      8.86      7.4      1,500 
Granted      717,000      1.78      -      
Exercised         -       -      
Forfeited or expired     (195,000)     9.49      -      
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014     2,427,000    $ 6.72      7.4    $ 18,700 
                         
Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2014     2,293,000    $ 7.00      7.3    $ 18,100 
                         
Exercisable as of December 31, 2014     1,263,000    $ 11.06      5.9    $ 14,100 

There were no option exercises during the year ended December 31, 2014. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $21,000.

The total grant date fair value of options vested during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $3.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, our unamortized share-based compensation was $1.1 million which we plan to amortize over the next 2.7 years.

In August 2013, we issued 201,000 shares of restricted common stock to employees for payment of 2012 performance bonuses. These shares were valued using our closing stock price on the date of grant. These shares vested in November 2013 and expense was recognized over the vesting period. During 2013 we expensed $457,000 of share-based employee compensation for these awards.

As of December 31, 2014, our unamortized share-based compensation related to the restricted stock units was $43,000 which we plan to amortize over the next 6 months.

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11. Commitments and contingencies

Litigation

On March 31, 2014, Asia Optical Co., Inc., a supplier pursuant to an agreement entered into in 2008, filed a complaint for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association claiming that we ordered products from them and failed to take delivery of and pay for such products. The relief sought in the complaint is $3.6 million plus attorneys' fees, interest and arbitration costs. We contest the claim and are defending against it. An adverse outcome of these proceedings could materially and adversely affect our financial condition. At this stage, we cannot predict the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the range of potential loss.

We are also subject to various claims and pending or threatened lawsuits in the normal course of business. We are not currently party to any legal proceedings that management believes are reasonably possible to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Lease commitments

We lease our office space and certain equipment under noncancelable capital and operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year.

Future minimum rental commitments under operating leases for years ending December 31 are as follows:

            Operating
            leases
2015         $ 430,000 
2016           442,000 
2017           439,000 
2018           446,000 
2019           38,000 
Thereafter          
Total minimum lease payments         $ 1,795,000 

Net rent expense was $542,000 and $636,000 for 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Adverse purchase commitments

We have periodically entered into noncancelable purchase contracts in order to ensure the availability of materials to support production of our products. We continuously assess our outstanding commitments and recognize a loss on purchase commitments when required if such commitments are in excess of our product needs or the costs are not expected to be recoverable. As of December 31, 2014 we have $500,000 accrued for commitments to purchase materials for the SHOWWX that were in excess of our estimated future proceeds from sale of the SHOWWX.

12. Income taxes

A provision for income taxes has not been recorded for 2014 and 2013 due to the valuation allowances placed against the net operating losses and deferred tax assets arising during such periods. A valuation allowance has been recorded for all deferred tax assets. Based on our history of losses since inception, the available objective evidence creates sufficient uncertainty regarding the realizability of the deferred tax assets.

At December 31, 2014, we have net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $341.5 million, for federal income tax reporting purposes. In addition, we have research and development tax credits of $6.5 million. The net operating loss carry-forwards and research and development credits available to offset future taxable income, if any, will expire in varying amounts from 2018 to 2034 if not previously utilized. In addition to the tax benefits above, we have $1.2 million of capital loss carry-forwards that are scheduled to expire between 2015 and 2017. In certain circumstances, as specified in the Internal Revenue Code, a 50% or more ownership change by certain combinations of our stockholders during any three-year period would result in limitations on our ability to utilize our net operating loss carry-forwards.

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Deferred tax assets are summarized as follows:

      December 31,
      2014     2013
Deferred tax assets, current            
     Reserves   $ 2,526,000    $ 2,994,000 
     Other     617,000      621,000 
Total gross deferred tax assets, current     3,143,000      3,615,000 
             
Deferred tax assets, noncurrent            
     Net operating loss carryforwards     116,520,000      111,339,000 
     R&D credit carryforwards     6,520,000      6,277,000 
     Depreciation/amortization deferred     22,642,000      24,526,000 
     Other     7,846,000      7,544,000 
Total gross deferred tax assets, noncurrent     153,528,000      149,686,000 
             
Net deferred taxes before valuation allowance     156,671,000      153,301,000 
Less: Valuation allowance     (156,671,000)     (153,301,000)
Deferred tax assets   $   $

The valuation allowance, permanent items and the research and development credit carry forwards account for substantially all of the difference between our effective income tax rate and the Federal statutory tax rate of 34%.

Certain net operating losses arise from the deductibility for tax purposes of compensation under nonqualified stock options equal to the difference between the fair value of the stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price of the options. For financial reporting purposes, the tax effect of this deduction when recognized is accounted for as a credit to shareholders' equity.

We did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2014 and at December 31, 2013.

We recognize interest accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in tax expense. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, we recognized no interest or penalties.

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states. Due to our operating loss and credit carry-forwards, the U.S. federal statute of limitations remains open for 1998 and onward.

13. Retirement savings plan

We have a retirement savings plan that qualifies under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k). The plan covers all qualified employees. Contributions to the plan by the Company are made at the discretion of the Board of Directors. During 2014 and 2013, there were no contributions to the plan by the Company.

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14. Quarterly financial information (Unaudited)

The following table presents our unaudited quarterly financial information for the years ending December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands, except per share data):

      Fiscal Year 2014
      December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,
Revenue   $ 687    $ 968    $ 611    $ 1,219 
Gross margin     178      600      443      1,220 
Net loss     (3,346)     (3,355)     (3,401)     (8,018)
Net loss per share basic and diluted     (0.08)     (0.08)     (0.08)     (0.23)
                         
      Fiscal Year 2013
      December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,
Revenue   $ 1,217    $ 964    $ 1,870    $ 1,801 
Gross margin     1,164      880      1,007      1,000 
Net loss     (2,421)     (3,667)     (3,436)     (3,654)
Net loss per share basic and diluted     (0.08)     (0.13)     (0.13)     (0.14)

15. Subsequent events

In March 2015, we signed a multi-year license agreement with a customer granting them a non-exclusive license to our PicoP display technology for use in display modules it manufactures and sells. As part of the agreement, we received an $8.0 million up-front license fee in March 2015. In addition to the initial up-front license fee, we will also receive royalties for display modules sold by our customer.

In March 2015, we received orders from a customer totaling $14.5 million for components. We plan to begin shipment of components for these orders in the second half of 2015 and expect fulfillment to continue into 2016.

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

There have been no changes in or disagreements with accountants in accounting or financial disclosure matters during the Company's fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e)) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of this Form 10-K. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of December 31, 2014, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

(b) Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its evaluation under the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013), our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2014.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

The effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 has been audited by Moss Adams LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report which is included below.

(c) Changes in internal controls over financial reporting. There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2014 which have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
MicroVision, Inc.

We have audited MicroVision, Inc.'s (the "Company") internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, MicroVision, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of MicroVision, Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2014, and our report dated March 13, 2015, expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/ Moss Adams LLP

Seattle, Washington
March 13, 2015

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

Information regarding executive officers is included in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 4A. The information required by this Item and not provided in Item 4A will appear under the caption "Discussion of Proposals Recommended by the Board" in the Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated in this Item by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed prior to our 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

The information required by this Item will appear under the captions "Executive Compensation," "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" and "Director Compensation for 2014" in the Proxy Statement, which sections are incorporated in this Item by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

Information as of December 31, 2014 regarding equity compensation plans approved and not approved by stockholders is summarized in the following table:

      Equity Compensation Plan Information
      Number of     Weighted-     Number of securities
      securities to be     average exercise     remaining available for
      issued upon     price of     further issuance under
      exercise of     outstanding     equity compensation
      outstanding     options, warrants     plans (excluding
      options, warrants     and rights     securities reflected in
      and rights           column (a))
Plan Category     (a)     (b)     (c)
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders     2,427,000    $ 6.72      1,548,000 
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders         -      
     Total     2,427,000            1,548,000 

The other information required by this Item will appear under the caption "Information About MicroVision Common Stock Ownership" in the Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated in this Item by reference.

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

The information required by this Item will appear under the captions "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" and "Board Meetings and Committees" in the Proxy Statement, which sections are incorporated in this Item by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The information required by this Item will appear under the caption "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated in this Item by reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) Documents filed as part of the report:

Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(b) Exhibits

The following exhibits are referenced or included in this report.

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MicroVision, Inc., as amended. (4)

3.2

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MicroVision, Inc.(6)

3.3

Bylaws of MicroVision, Inc. (1)

4.1

Form of Specimen Stock Certificate for Common Stock.(1)

4.2

Warrant Agreement dated November 16, 2011 by and between MicroVision, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC.(5)

4.3

Form of Warrant issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of May 9, 2012 by and between MicroVision, Inc. and the investors named therein, as amended.

4.4

Warrant Agreement dated June 20, 2012 by and between MicroVision, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC. (7)

4.5

Form of Warrant issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of March 13, 2014 by and between MicroVision, Inc. and the investors named therein. (10)

10.1

MicroVision, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan, as amended. (9)*

10.2

Independent Director Stock Option Plan, as amended.(2)*

10.3

Employment Agreement between MicroVision, Inc. and Alexander Y. Tokman dated April 7, 2009.(3)

10.4

Second Amendment to Lease Agreement between Arden Realty, L.P. and MicroVision, Inc., dated January 15, 2013.(8)

10.5

Change of Control Severance Plan

23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Moss Adams LLP.

31.1

Principal Executive Officer certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Principal Financial Officer certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Principal Executive Officer certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18 United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350), as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Principal Financial Officer certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18 United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350), as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Post-Effective Amendment to Form S-3 Registration Statement, Registration No. 333-102244.
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002.
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2011.
(6) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 17, 2012.
(7) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 18, 2012.
(8) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013
(9) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Schedule 14A (Proxy) filed on April 22, 2013
(10) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2014.

+ Subject to confidential treatment.
* Management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements required to be filed as exhibits pursuant to Item 15(b) of this Report.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

   

MICROVISION, INC.

Date: March 13, 2015

By

/s/ Alexander Tokman
Alexander Tokman
President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the following capacities on March 13, 2015.

Signature

Title

/s/ Alexander Tokman
Alexander Tokman

Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)

   

/s/ Stephen Holt
Stephen Holt

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

   

/s/ Richard A. Cowell
Richard A. Cowell

Director

   

/s/ Slade Gorton
Slade Gorton

Director

   

/s/ Jeanette Horan
Jeanette Horan

Director

   

/s/ Perry Mulligan
Perry Mulligan

Director

   

/s/ Brian Turner
Brian Turner

Director

   

/s/ Thomas M. Walker
Thomas M. Walker

Director

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

The following documents are filed herewith or have been included as exhibits to previous filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are incorporated by reference as indicated below.

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MicroVision, Inc., as amended. (4)

3.2

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MicroVision, Inc.(6)

3.3

Bylaws of MicroVision, Inc. (1)

4.1

Form of Specimen Stock Certificate for Common Stock.(1)

4.2

Warrant Agreement dated November 16, 2011 by and between MicroVision, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC.(5)

4.3

Form of Warrant issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of May 9, 2012 by and between MicroVision, Inc. and the investors named therein, as amended.

4.4

Warrant Agreement dated June 20, 2012 by and between MicroVision, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC. (7)

4.5

Form of Warrant issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of March 13, 2014 by and between MicroVision, Inc. and the investors named therein. (10)

10.1

MicroVision, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan, as amended. (9)*

10.2

Independent Director Stock Option Plan, as amended.(2)*

10.3

Employment Agreement between MicroVision, Inc. and Alexander Y. Tokman dated April 7, 2009.(3)

10.4

Second Amendment to Lease Agreement between Arden Realty, L.P. and MicroVision, Inc., dated January 15, 2013.(8)

10.5

Change of Control Severance Plan

23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Moss Adams LLP.

31.1

Principal Executive Officer certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Principal Financial Officer certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Principal Executive Officer certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18 United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350), as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Principal Financial Officer certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18 United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350), as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL

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101.DEF

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101.LAB

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101.PRE

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(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Post-Effective Amendment to Form S-3 Registration Statement, Registration No. 333-102244.
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002.
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2011.
(6) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 17, 2012.
(7) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 18, 2012.
(8) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013
(9) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Schedule 14A (Proxy) filed on April 22, 2013
(10) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2014.

+ Subject to confidential treatment.
* Management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements required to be filed as exhibits pursuant to Item 15(b) of this Report.

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