UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 1O-Q
   
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015
 
OR
   
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ____________________ to _____________________
 
Commission file number 001-33365
     
 
USA Technologies, Inc.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
Pennsylvania
     
23-2679963
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 
100 Deerfield Lane, Suite 140, Malvern, Pennsylvania
     
19355
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

 
(610) 989-0340
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 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 whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company x
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x
 
As of May 1, 2015, there were 35,761,163 shares of Common Stock, no par value, outstanding.
 


 
 

 

 
USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I - Financial Information
 
     
Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
     
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
                 
   
March 31,
2015
   
June 30,
2014
 
   
(unaudited)
       
             
Assets
           
Current assets:
           
     Cash
  $ 8,474,706     $ 9,072,320  
     Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $493,000 and $63,000, respectively
    3,403,489       2,683,579  
     Finance receivables
    749,631       119,793  
     Inventory
    4,241,057       1,486,777  
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    414,046       363,367  
     Deferred income taxes
    907,691       907,691  
Total current assets
    18,190,620       14,633,527  
                 
Finance receivables, less current portion
    3,505,248       352,794  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    423,255       190,703  
Property and equipment, net
    13,574,402       21,138,580  
Deferred income taxes
    26,169,378       26,353,330  
Intangibles, net
    432,100       432,100  
Goodwill
    7,663,208       7,663,208  
Total assets
  $ 69,958,211     $ 70,764,242  
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
               
Current liabilities:
               
     Accounts payable
  $ 5,208,646     $ 7,753,911  
     Accrued expenses
    1,994,746       1,915,799  
     Line of credit
    4,000,000       5,000,000  
     Current obligations under long-term debt
    416,695       172,911  
     Income taxes payable
    16,774       21,021  
     Deferred gain from sale-leaseback transactions
    860,390       380,895  
Total current liabilities
    12,497,251       15,244,537  
                 
Long-term liabilities:
               
     Long-term debt, less current portion
    1,708,484       249,865  
     Accrued expenses, less current portion
    68,671       186,174  
     Warrant liabilities
    1,240,996       585,209  
     Deferred gain from sale-leaseback transactions, less current portion
    1,115,446       761,790  
Total long-term liabilities
    4,133,597       1,783,038  
Total liabilities
    16,630,848       17,027,575  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, no par value:
               
Authorized shares- 1,800,000 Series A convertible preferred- Authorized shares- 900,000  Issued and outstanding shares- 442,968 (liquidation preference of $17,022,682 and $16,690,456, respectively)
    3,138,056       3,138,056  
Common stock, no par value: Authorized shares- 640,000,000 Issued and outstanding shares- 35,691,572 and 35,514,685, respectively
    224,689,374       224,210,197  
Accumulated deficit
    (174,500,067 )     (173,611,586 )
Total shareholders’ equity
    53,327,363       53,736,667  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 69,958,211     $ 70,764,242  
 
See accompanying notes.
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
                               
   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
March 31,
   
March 31,
 
 
 
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
 
                       
Revenues:
                       
 License and transaction fees
  $ 11,059,846     $ 8,999,689     $ 31,695,564     $ 26,177,818  
 Equipment sales
    4,297,894       1,444,243       8,735,715       4,959,686  
Total revenues
    15,357,740       10,443,932       40,431,279       31,137,504  
 
                               
 Cost of services
    7,157,333       5,785,721       21,566,280       16,690,569  
 Cost of equipment
    3,054,268       660,423       6,850,366       3,036,243  
Gross profit
    5,146,139       3,997,788       12,014,633       11,410,692  
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                               
 Selling, general and administrative
    4,279,888       3,479,300       11,442,439       9,968,212  
 Depreciation and amortization
    134,845       152,953       455,985       438,337  
Total operating expenses
    4,414,733       3,632,253       11,898,424       10,406,549  
Operating income
    731,406       365,535       116,209       1,004,143  
 
                               
Other income (expense):
                               
 Interest income
    26,394       3,102       40,491       21,342  
 Interest expense
    (85,349 )     (60,934 )     (209,689 )     (182,315 )
 Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
    (1,101,241 )     (168,897 )     (655,787 )     12,304  
Total other income (expense), net
    (1,160,196 )     (226,729 )     (824,985 )     (148,669 )
                                 
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
    (428,790 )     138,806       (708,776 )     855,474  
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
    (137,820 )     26,727,720       (179,705 )     26,713,897  
                                 
Net income (loss)
    (566,610 )     26,866,526       (888,481 )     27,569,371  
Cumulative preferred dividends
    (332,226 )     (332,226 )     (664,452 )     (664,452 )
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares
  $ (898,836 )   $ 26,534,300     $ (1,552,933 )   $ 26,904,919  
Net earnings (loss) per common share (basic and diluted)
  $ (0.03 )   $ 0.75     $ (0.04 )   $ 0.78  
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)
    35,687,650       35,504,911       35,645,712       34,313,396  
 
See accompanying notes.
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
                                                 
   
Series A
Convertible
Preferred Stock
   
Common Stock
   
Accumulated
       
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Deficit
   
Total
 
Balance, June 30, 2014
    442,968     $ 3,138,056       35,514,685     $ 224,210,197     $ (173,611,586 )   $ 53,736,667  
 
                                               
Issuance of fully-vested shares of common stock to employees and directors and vesting of shares under the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan
    -       -       10,002       604       -       604  
Issuance of fully-vested shares of common stock to employees and directors and vesting of shares under the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan
    -       -       62,682       17,357       -       17,357  
Issuance of fully-vested shares of common stock to employees and directors and vesting of shares under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan
    -       -       136,102       266,461       -       266,461  
                                                 
Charges incurred under the 2014 Stock Option Incentive Plan
    -       -       -       256,742       -       256,742  
Retirement of common stock
    -       -       (31,899 )     (61,987 )     -       (61,987 )
Net loss
    -       -       -       -       (888,481 )     (888,481 )
                                                 
Balance, March 31, 2015
    442,968     $ 3,138,056       35,691,572     $ 224,689,374     $ (174,500,067 )   $ 53,327,363  
 
See accompanying notes.
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
                                 
 
 
Three months ended
March 31,
   
Nine months ended
March 31,
 
 
 
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ (566,610 )   $ 26,866,526     $ (888,481 )   $ 27,569,371  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                               
Charges incurred in connection with the vesting and issuance of common stock for employee and director compensation
    216,469       60,024       541,164       248,880  
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment
    (6,353 )     (2,431 )     (13,431 )     7,053  
Non-cash interest and amortization of debt discount
    -       -       -       2,095  
Bad debt expense, net
    302,632       (11,277 )     602,344       66,773  
Depreciation
    1,433,251       1,413,521       4,350,373       3,910,110  
Amortization
    -       -       -       21,953  
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
    1,101,241       168,897       655,787       (12,304 )
Deferred income taxes, net
    121,046       (26,727,720 )     183,952       (26,713,897 )
Recognition of deferred gain from sale leaseback transactions
    (215,098 )     -       (618,522 )     -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                               
Accounts receivable
    (974,176 )     (470,164 )     (1,257,429 )     579,562  
Finance receivables
    (2,248,618 )     27,064       (3,782,292 )     92,469  
Inventory
    650,784       214,495       (1,292,164 )     338,415  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    150,159       52,483       (207,305 )     (62,503 )
Accounts payable
    (150,646 )     386,832       (2,610,090 )     (929,035 )
Accrued expenses
    234,465       184,532       (38,556 )     (300,984 )
Income taxes payable
    16,774       -       (4,247 )     -  
 
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    65,320       2,162,782       (4,378,897 )     4,817,958  
 
                               
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                               
Purchase of property and equipment
    (3,860 )     (35,134 )     (54,229 )     (60,361 )
Purchase of property for rental program
    -       (2,643,439 )     (1,641,993 )     (7,211,661 )
Proceeds from sale of rental equipment under sale leaseback transactions
    -       -       4,993,879       -  
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
    19,327       5,513       54,238       30,375  
 
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    15,467       (2,673,060 )     3,351,895       (7,241,647 )
                                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                               
Net proceeds from the exercise of common stock warrants
                               
 and the retirement of common stock
    -       521,762       (61,987 )     2,286,849  
Proceeds (repayment) from line of credit, net
    -       -       (1,000,000 )     1,000,000  
Proceeds from long-term debt
    1,752,717       -       1,752,717       -  
Repayment of long-term debt
    (92,875 )     (89,366 )     (261,342 )     (267,043 )
 
                               
Net cash provided by financing activities
    1,659,842       432,396       429,388       3,019,806  
 
                               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    1,740,629       (77,882 )     (597,614 )     596,117  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    6,734,077       6,654,999       9,072,320       5,981,000  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 8,474,706     $ 6,577,117     $ 8,474,706     $ 6,577,117  
 
                               
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information :
                               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 67,102     $ 59,399     $ 202,293     $ 189,203  
Depreciation expense allocated to cost of sales
  $ 1,271,207     $ 1,260,568     $ 3,867,189     $ 3,493,726  
Reclass of rental program property to inventory, net
  $ 1,374,447     $ 13,686     $ 1,393,096     $ 26,803  
Prepaid items financed with debt
  $ -     $ 144,312     $ 103,125     $ 246,162  
Equipment and software acquired under capital lease
  $ -     $ 195,725     $ 107,903     $ 217,761  
Disposal of property and equipment
  $ 342,963     $ 15,141     $ 394,866     $ 233,857  
Disposal of property and equipment under sale leaseback transactions
  $ -     $ -     $ 3,873,275     $ -  
 
See accompanying notes.
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BUSINESS

USA Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”, “We”, “USAT”, or “Our”) was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in January 1992. We are a provider of technology-enabled solutions and value-added services that facilitate electronic payment transactions primarily within the unattended Point of Sale (“POS”) market. We are a leading provider in the small ticket, beverage and food vending industry and are expanding our solutions and services to other unattended market segments, such as amusement, commercial laundry, kiosk, and others. Since our founding, we have designed and marketed systems and solutions that facilitate electronic payment options, as well as telemetry and machine-to-machine (“M2M”) services, which include the ability to remotely monitor, control, and report on the results of distributed assets containing our electronic payment solutions. Historically, these distributed assets have relied on cash for payment in the form of coins or bills, whereas, our systems allow them to accept cashless payments such as through the use of credit or debit cards or other emerging contactless forms, such as mobile payment.
 
INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of USA Technologies, Inc. have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements and therefore should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, have been included. Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30, 2015. The balance sheet at June 30, 2014 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
 
The Company had a net loss of $566,610 and $888,481 for the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2015, respectively. The Company had net income of $27,530,652 for the year ended June 30, 2014. Included in net income for the year ended June 30, 2014 was a benefit for income taxes of $27,255,398. Net income (loss) includes adjustments for changes to the fair value of our warrant liabilities, which are subject to secondary market conditions, and are not reasonably predictable. The Company’s ability to meet its future obligations is dependent upon the success of its products and services in the marketplace and the available capital resources. Until the Company’s products and services can generate sufficient annual revenues, the Company will be required to use its cash on hand, and its line of credit (see Note 4), and may raise capital to meet its cash flow requirements including the issuance of Common Stock or debt financing.
 
CONSOLIDATION
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Stitch Networks Corporation (“Stitch”) and USAT Capital Corp LLC (“USAT Capital”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
USE OF ESTIMATES
 
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 

OUT-OF-PERIOD ADJUSTMENT

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded an approximately $747,000 out-of-period decrease in cost of equipment and accounts payable that affected our balance sheet and results of operations as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The adjustment was identified during our review of accounts payable. Management evaluated the effect of the adjustment on the Company’s financial statements based on SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 99 and SAB 108 and concluded that it was immaterial to the current and prior year’s financial statements.

 
CASH
 
The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, which may exceed federally insured limits at times.
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

FINANCE RECEIVABLES

The Company offers extended payment terms to certain customers for equipment sales under its QuickStart Program. In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification® (“ASC”) Topic 840, “Leases”, agreements under the QuickStart Program qualify for sales-type lease accounting. Accordingly, the future minimum lease payments are classified as finance receivables in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. QuickStart leases are generally for a sixty month term. Finance receivables are carried at their contractual amount and charged off against the allowance for credit losses when management determines that recovery is unlikely and the Company ceases collection efforts. The Company recognizes a portion of the note or lease payments as interest income in the accompanying consolidated financial statements based on the effective interest rate method.

In February 2015, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “QS Sale Agreement”) with an equipment leasing company related to the Company’s QuickStart Program. Under the QS Sale Agreement, the Company received funds in exchange for assigning to the leasing company its rights to all of the future lease payments under certain existing QuickStart leases between the Company and its customers. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 840, “Transfer of Leased Property”, the Company accounts for each QS Sale transaction as a secured borrowing, as such, the proceeds received by the Company are recorded as a financing obligation on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and interest expense is recognized in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations over the term of the financing. At the same time, the finance receivables related to the QS Sale Agreement remain on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and interest revenue is recognized in the Company’s statement of operations over the term of the QuickStart leases. Under a separate Vendor Agreement between the Company and the same equipment leasing company, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the Company may in the future sell its ePort equipment to the leasing company, and the leasing company would enter into a QuickStart lease directly with the customer.

INVENTORY

Inventory consists of finished goods and packaging materials. The Company’s inventory is stated at the lower of cost (average cost basis) or market.

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are measured using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. The three levels are as follows:

Level 1- Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2- Inputs are other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (i.e., interest rates, yield curves, etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).

Level 3- Inputs are unobservable and reflect the Company’s assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company develops these inputs based on the best information available.

The Company’s financial instruments, principally cash, accounts receivable, finance receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, are carried at cost which approximates fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. The fair value of the Company’s obligations under its long-term debt and credit agreements approximates their carrying value, as such instruments are at market rates currently available to the Company.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Property and equipment are depreciated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized on the straight-line basis over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the asset or the respective lease term.

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USA Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

REVENUE RECOGNITION
 
Revenue from the sale or QuickStart lease of equipment is recognized on the terms of freight-on-board shipping point. Activation fee revenue is recognized when the Company’s cashless payment device is initially activated for use on the Company network. Transaction processing revenue is recognized upon the usage of the Company’s cashless payment and control network. License fees for access to the Company’s devices and network services are recognized on a monthly basis. In all cases, revenue is only recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price is fixed and determinable, and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. The Company estimates an allowance for product returns at the date of sale.

EQUIPMENT RENTAL
 
The Company offers its customers a rental program for its ePort devices, the JumpStart Program (“JumpStart”). JumpStart terms are typically 36 months and are cancellable with thirty to sixty days’ written notice. In accordance with ASC 840, “Leases”, the Company classifies the rental agreements as operating leases, with service fee revenue related to the leases included in license and transaction fees in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Cost for the JumpStart revenues, which consists of depreciation expense on the JumpStart equipment, is included in cost of services in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. ePort equipment utilized by the JumpStart Program is included in property and equipment, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

ACCOUNTING FOR EQUITY AWARDS

In accordance with ASC 718, the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments is based on the grant-date fair value of the award and allocated over the vesting period of the award.

INCOME TAXES

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, which provides detailed guidance for the financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in the consolidated financial statements. Tax positions must meet a “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized upon the adoption of ASC 740 and in subsequent periods.
 
Income taxes are computed using the asset and liability method of accounting. Under the asset and liability method, a deferred tax asset or liability is recognized for estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences and carryforwards. The measurement of deferred income tax assets is adjusted by a valuation allowance, if necessary, to recognize future tax benefits only to the extent, based on available evidence it is more likely than not such benefits will be realized. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in selling, general and administrative expenses. No interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions were accrued or incurred during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
 
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings (loss) per share are calculated by dividing income (loss) applicable to common shares by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing income (loss) applicable to common shares by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the year plus the effect of potential common shares unless such effect is anti-dilutive.
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

2. FINANCE RECEIVABLES

Finance Receivables consist of the following:
                 
   
March 31,
2015
   
June 30,
2014
 
   
(unaudited)
       
             
Total finance receivables
  $ 4,254,879     $ 472,587  
Less current portion
    749,631       119,793  
Non-current portion of finance receivables
  $ 3,505,248     $ 352,794  
 
As of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, there was no allowance for credit losses of finance receivables. As the Company collects monthly payments of the receivables from the customers’ transaction funds, the risk of loss was determined to be remote.
 
Credit Quality Indicators
As of March 31, 2015
(unaudited)
       
Credit risk profile based on payment activity:
     
   
Leases
 
       
Performing
  $ 4,248,673  
Nonperforming
    6,206  
Total
  $ 4,254,879  

Age Analysis of Past Due Finance Receivables
As of March 31, 2015
(unaudited)
                             
   
31 – 60
Days Past
Due
 
61 – 90
Days Past
Due
 
Greater than
90 Days Past
Due
 
Total Past
Due
 
Current
   
Total
Finance Receivables
 
                                         
Leases
  $ 3,537     $ 515     $ 2,154     $ 6,206     $ 4,248,673     $ 4,254,879  
Total
  $ 3,537     $ 515     $ 2,154     $ 6,206     $ 4,248,673     $ 4,254,879  
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

3. ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consist of the following:
                 
   
March 31,
2015
   
June 30,
2014
 
   
(unaudited)
       
             
Accrued compensation and related sales commissions
  $ 649,269     $ 545,110  
Accrued professional fees
    300,656       214,615  
Accrued taxes and filing fees
    601,762       640,958  
Advanced customer billings
    264,316       370,040  
Accrued rent
    95,698       155,712  
Accrued other
    151,716       175,538  
    $ 2,063,417     $ 2,101,973  
 
4. LINE OF CREDIT

The balance due on the Line of Credit was $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 at March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively. At March 31, 2015, $3,000,000 was available under the Line of Credit. The Company received a waiver from the Bank for its Required Minimum Liquidity covenant as of January 31, 2015. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of March 31, 2015.

In September 2014, the Company and the Bank entered into a Ninth Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement to change the definition of Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

In April 2015, the Company and the Bank entered into a Tenth Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement to change, among other things, the definition of Required Minimum Liquidity for the month ended February 28, 2015.

5. LONG-TERM DEBT
 
Long-term debt consists of the following:
                 
   
March 31,
2015
   
June 30,
2014
 
   
(unaudited)
       
             
Capital lease obligations
  $ 374,633     $ 414,525  
Loan agreements
    1,750,546       8,251  
      2,125,179       422,776  
Less current portion
    416,695       172,911  
    $ 1,708,484     $ 249,865  
 
During August 2014, the Company financed a portion of the premiums for various insurance policies totaling $103,125, due in nine monthly payments through April 2015 at an interest rate of 5.27%.

In October 2014, the Company entered into a capital lease for network equipment totaling $107,903 due in twelve quarterly installments of $9,831 through August 2017.

In February 2015, under the QS Sale Agreement (Notes 1 and 2) related to the Company’s QuickStart Program, the Company recorded a financing obligation of $1,752,717, which represented the proceeds received in exchange for assigning to the leasing company its rights to all of the future lease payments under certain existing QuickStart leases between the Company and its customers. Monthly installments in the range of $4,618 to $37,213 will be made through July 2020 at an interest rate of 9.45%.

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USA Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

6. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
In accordance with the fair value hierarchy described in Note 1, the following table shows the fair value of the Company’s financial instrument that is required to be measured at fair value as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014:
                                 
 March 31, 2015 (unaudited)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
Common stock warrant liability, warrants exercisable at $2.6058 from September 18, 2011 through September 18, 2016
  $ -     $ -     $ 1,240,996     $ 1,240,996  
                                 
 June 30, 2014
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Common stock warrant liability, warrants exercisable at $2.6058 from September 18, 2011 through September 18, 2016
  $ -     $ -     $ 585,209     $ 585,209  
 
As of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, the Company held no Level 1 or Level 2 financial instruments.

As of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, the fair values of the Company’s Level 3 financial instrument totaled $1,240,996 and $585,209, respectively. The Level 3 financial instrument consists of common stock warrants issued by the Company in March 2011, which include features requiring liability treatment of the warrants. The fair value of warrants issued in March 2011 to purchase 3.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock is based on valuations performed by an independent third party valuation firm. The fair value was determined using proprietary valuation models using the quality of the underlying securities of the warrants, restrictions on the warrants and security underlying the warrants, time restrictions and precedent sale transactions completed in the secondary market or in other private transactions. There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between level 1, level 2, or level 3 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial instruments for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
               
   
Nine months ended
March 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
             
Beginning balance
  $ (585,209 )   $ (650,638 )
Gain (loss) due to change in fair value of warrant liabilities, net
    (655,787 )     12,304  
Ending balance
  $ (1,240,996 )   $ (638,334 )

7. INCOME TAXES

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, an income tax provision of $137,820 and $179,705, respectively, was recorded; of those amounts, $395,605 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 was due to the decrease in the applicable tax rate utilized to tax effect the deferred tax assets that was caused by a state income tax law change. The remaining benefit of $215,900 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 was based upon loss before provision for income taxes using an estimated annual effective income tax rate of 64% for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 and the effect of a change in estimated state income tax rates, the effect of which was treated discretely.
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
7. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)

The Company has significant deferred tax assets, a substantial amount of which result from operating loss carryforwards. In periods prior to the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company had determined that it was more likely than not that the benefit of its deferred tax assets would not be realized and recorded a full valuation allowance against such assets. As of March 31, 2014 the Company determined that it was more likely than not that it would realize a substantial portion of its deferred tax assets and reduced its valuation allowance by $26,713,897.

The reduction of the $26,713,897 in valuation allowances is reflected as an income tax benefit in the provision for income taxes for the three months and nine months ended March 31, 2014. The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2014 also reflects a benefit of $13,823 which represents the provision for income taxes recorded through December 31, 2013 relating to amortization of indefinite life intangible assets and goodwill for income tax purposes and not subject to offset against finite life assets when full valuation allowances were reflected against deferred tax assets.
                 
   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
March 31, 2014
   
March 31, 2014
 
             
Income before benefit from income taxes
  $ 138,806     $ 855,474  
Estimated annual effective tax rate
    0 %     0 %
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
  $ -     $ -  
Reversal of provision for income taxes recorded
               
  for the six months ended December 31, 2013
  $ (13,823 )   $ -  
Benefit from reversal of valuation allowances
    (26,713,897 )     (26,713,897 )
Benefit from income taxes
  $ (26,727,720 )   $ (26,713,897 )
 
8. COMMON STOCK, COMMON STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS

Under the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, the Company recorded $0 and $604 of stock compensation expense and 0 and 10,002 shares of Common Stock vested during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, related to shares granted to Directors of the Company in July 2012.

Under the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, the Company recorded stock compensation expense of $2,879 and $17,357 and 2,500 and 62,682 shares of Common Stock vested during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively. All of the expense and 7,500 of the shares vested in the nine months ended March 31, 2015 related to a grant in 2014 to a non-executive employee. Additionally, 23,698 and 31,484 of the shares were issued in the nine months ended March 31, 2015 related to payment to Directors for services on the Board of Directors in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 and to certain non-executive employees for fiscal 2014 performance, respectively.

Under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, the Company recorded stock compensation expense of $111,199 and $266,461 and 28,727 and 136,102 shares of Common stock were issued during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015. These amounts include expenses and issuances to Directors, non-executive employees, as well as to the Company’s executives under the 2014 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan and expenses under the 2015 Long Term Stock Incentive Plans (“LTI Stock Plans”) as more fully described below. Stock compensation expense of $29,583 and $112,083 related to the vesting of shares for Directors in lieu of cash payment for services on the Board of Directors and 28,727 and 48,866 shares of Common Stock were issued during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015. No expense and 68,633 of shares were issued during the nine months ended March 31, 2015 to certain non-executive employees for fiscal 2014 performance.
 
On account of the 2014 LTI Stock Plan, the Company recorded stock compensation expense under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 of $8,586 and $25,760, respectively, for shares vesting June 30, 2015 and 2016. In addition, the Company issued 18,603 shares of Common Stock for shares vested on June 30, 2014, respectively, on account of the 2014 LTI Stock Plan.
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
8. COMMON STOCK, COMMON STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS (CONTINUED)

On August 28, 2014, the Board of Directors approved the 2015 LTI Stock Plan covering Stephen P. Herbert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and David M. DeMedio, Chief Financial Officer. The 2015 LTI Stock Plan provides that each executive officer would be awarded shares of common stock of the Company in the event that certain metrics relating to the Company’s 2015 fiscal year would result in specified ranges of year-over-year percentage growth. The metrics are total number of connections as of June 30, 2015 as compared to total number of connections as of June 30, 2014 and adjusted EBITDA earned during the 2015 fiscal year as compared to adjusted EBITDA earned during the 2014 fiscal year.

If none of the minimum threshold year-over-year percentage target goals are achieved, the executive officers would not be awarded any shares. If all of the year-over-year percentage target goals are achieved, the executive officers would be awarded shares having the following value: Stephen P. Herbert – $341,227 (100% of base salary); and David M. DeMedio – $178,406 (75% of base salary). If all of the maximum distinguished year-over-year percentage target goals are achieved, the executive officers would be awarded shares having the following value: Mr. Herbert – $682,454 (200% of base salary); and Mr. DeMedio – $356,812 (150% of base salary). Assuming the minimum threshold year-over-year percentage target goal would be achieved for a particular metric, the number of shares to be awarded for that metric would be determined on a pro rata basis, provided that the award would not exceed the maximum distinguished award for that metric. The shares awarded under the 2015 LTI Stock Plan would vest as follows: one-third at the time of issuance (June 30, 2015); one-third on the first anniversary of issuance; and one-third on the second anniversary of issuance. The Company recorded stock compensation expense of $73,030 and $128,619 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, on account of the 2015 LTI Stock Plan.

During the nine months ended March 31, 2015, non-executive employees of the Company cancelled 31,899 shares of Common Stock to satisfy $61,987 of payroll tax obligations resulting from share based compensation.

During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded stock compensation expense of $60,024 and $248,880 and 31,770 and 164,466 shares of Common Stock were issued, respectively; $44,432 and $165,768 of expenses related to compensation for Directors of the Company; $24,499 and $88,639 of expense related to compensation of Company executives; and, a reversal of compensation expense of $0 and $5,527 for non-executive employees of the Company for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, respectively.

During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, executive officers exercised their rights to cancel shares of Common Stock awarded to them under prior employment agreements and the Special Equity Plan granted to an executive officer in September 2012 for the payment of payroll taxes, including 13,796 and 42,354 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to satisfy $27,731 and $75,106 of related payroll obligations, respectively.

COMMON STOCK OPTIONS

The Company estimates the grant date fair value of the stock options it grants using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company’s assumption for expected volatility is based on its historical volatility data related to market trading of its own common stock. The Company bases its assumptions for expected life of the new stock option grants on the life of the option granted, and if relevant, its analysis of the historical exercise patterns of its stock options. The dividend yield assumption is based on dividends expected to be paid over the expected life of the stock option. The risk-free interest rate assumption is determined by using the U.S. Treasury rates of the same period as the expected option term of each stock option.

On August 28, 2014, the Board of Directors awarded options to purchase common stock under the Company’s 2014 Stock Option Incentive Plan to each of Messrs. Herbert and DeMedio.

Mr. Herbert was awarded incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code), to purchase up to 55,555 shares at an exercise price of $1.80 per share. The options vest on September 1, 2015, and expire if not exercised prior to September 1, 2021. Mr. Herbert was also awarded non-qualified stock options to purchase up to 150,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.80 per share. The options vest as follows: one-third on September 1, 2015; one-third on September 1, 2016; and one-third on September 1, 2017. The options expire if not exercised prior to September 1, 2021.  

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USA Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

8. COMMON STOCK, COMMON STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS (CONTINUED)

Mr. DeMedio was awarded incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code to purchase up to 33,333 shares at an exercise price of $1.80 per share. The options vest on September 1, 2015, and expire if not exercised prior to September 1, 2021. Mr. DeMedio was also awarded non-qualified stock options to purchase up to 90,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.80 per share. The options vest as follows: one-third on September 1, 2015; one-third on September 1, 2016; and one-third on September 1, 2017. The options expire if not exercised prior to September 1, 2021. 

In January 2015, various non-executive employees were awarded options to purchase a total of 85,000 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2014 Stock Option Incentive Plan.

The fair value of options granted during the nine months ended March 31, 2015 was estimated at the grant date using the following weighted average assumptions:
                   
   
August 2014
   
January 2015
   
Expected volatility
    79 %     78 %  
Expected life
   
7 years
   
7 years
 
Expected dividends
    0.00 %     0.00 %  
Risk-free interest rate
    2.04 %     1.92 %  
 
During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded compensation expense of $88,733 and $188,452, respectively, related to the stock options granted to the executive and non-executive employees of the Company during the current fiscal year under the 2014 Stock Option Incentive Plan.

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded compensation expense of $13,658 and $68,290, respectively, for stock options granted in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 to its non-employee Directors under the 2014 Stock Option Incentive Plan. In the three months ended March 31, 2015 options to purchase up to 20,000 shares common stock were forfeited with the resignation of a non-employee Director of the Company.

There were no options granted during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014.

COMMON STOCK WARRANTS

No warrants were issued, exercised or expired during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015. Warrants were exercised during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, resulting in the issuance of 0 and 2,090,226, respectively, shares of Common Stock at $1.13 per share. The Company received cash proceeds of $549,493 and $2,361,955 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014.
 
9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

LEASE COMMITMENTS
 
In June 2014, the Company and Varilease Finance, Inc. (“Varilease”), entered into six Sale Leaseback Agreements (the “Sale Leaseback Agreements” or a “Sale Leaseback Agreement”) pursuant to which Varilease purchased ePort equipment owned by the Company and used by the Company in its JumpStart Program. As of June 30, 2014, Varilease completed the purchase from the Company, the ePort equipment under the first two of the Sale Leaseback Agreements as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014.

In September 2014, Varilease completed the purchase from the Company of the ePort equipment described in the last four of the Sale Leaseback Agreements.
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)

Upon the completion of the sale under these agreements, the Company computed a gain on the sale of its ePort equipment, which is deferred and will be amortized in proportion to the related gross rental charged to expense over the lease terms in accordance with the FASB topic ASC 840-40, “Sale Leaseback Transactions”. The computed gain on the sale will be recognized ratably over the 36-month term and charged as a reduction to the Company’s JumpStart rent expense included in costs of services in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. The Company is accounting for the Sale Leaseback as an operating lease and is obligated to pay to Varilease a base monthly rental for this equipment during the 36-month lease term.

Upon the completion of the sale, the Company computed a gain on the sale of its ePort equipment as follows:
                         
   
Year ended
June 30, 2014
   
Nine months ended
March 31, 2015
   
Total
 
         
(unaudited)
       
                   
Rental equipment sold, cost
  $ 1,918,920     $ 3,873,275     $ 5,792,195  
Rental equipment sold, accumulated depreciation upon sale
    (76,032 )     (331,069 )     (407,101 )
Rental equipment sold, net book value
    1,842,888       3,542,206       5,385,094  
Proceeds from sale
    2,995,095       4,993,879       7,988,974  
Gain on sale of rental equipment
  $ 1,152,207     $ 1,451,673     $ 2,603,880  
 
The following table summarizes the changes in deferred gain for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 from the sale leaseback transactions:
         
   
Nine months ended
March 31, 2015
 
   
(unaudited)
 
       
Beginning balance, June 30, 2014
  $ 1,142,685  
Gain on sale of rental equipment
    1,451,673  
Recognition of deferred gain
    (618,522 )
Ending balance, March 31, 2015
    1,975,836  
Less current portion
    860,390  
Non-current portion of deferred gain
  $ 1,115,446  
 
The Company is obligated to pay Varilease a base monthly rental of approximately $220,000 for this equipment during the 36-month lease term. Future minimum lease payments subsequent to March 31, 2015 are as follows:
         
   
Operating Leases
from Sale Leaseback
 
   
(unaudited)
 
       
2015 (remaining three months)
  $ 660,289  
2016
    2,641,155  
2017
    2,641,155  
2018
    137,731  
Total minimum lease payments
  $ 6,080,330  
 
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USA Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)

2015 STI PLAN

On August 28, 2014, the Board of Directors approved the Fiscal Year 2015 Short-Term Incentive Plan (the “2015 STI Plan”) covering Stephen P. Herbert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and David M. DeMedio, Chief Financial Officer.

The 2015 STI Plan provides that each executive officer would earn a cash bonus in the event that the Company achieved during the 2015 fiscal year certain annual financial goals and certain annual specific performance goals relating to the executive officer which are to be established by the Compensation Committee.

If none of the minimum threshold target goals are achieved, the executive officers would not earn a cash bonus. If all of the target goals are achieved, the executive officers would earn a cash bonus as follows: Mr. Herbert – $136,500 (40% of base salary); and Mr. DeMedio – $59,469 (25% of base salary). If all of the maximum distinguished target goals are achieved, the executive officers would earn a cash bonus as follows: Mr. Herbert – $273,000 (80% of base salary); and Mr. DeMedio – $118,938 (50% of base salary). Assuming the minimum threshold target goal would be achieved for a particular metric, the amount of the cash bonus to be earned would be determined on a pro rata basis, provided that the bonus would not exceed the maximum distinguished award for that metric.

During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded expense of $41,040 and $87,238 and a corresponding liability, respectively, for the 2015 STI Plan.

LITIGATION

From time to time, the Company may become involved in various legal proceedings arising during the normal course of its business. As of March 31, 2015, there were no legal proceedings involving the Company which, in the opinion of the management of the Company, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations or cash flows.
 
On December 30, 2014, the Company settled a legal action brought in connection with a customer billing dispute. Under the settlement, the Company agreed to pay approximately $690,000. Approximately $280,000 of this amount was recorded in fiscal 2014 and $410,000 of this amount was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2014 and was reflected in Cost of Services in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

LINE OF CREDIT

In April 2015, the Company and the Bank entered into a Tenth Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement to change, among other things, the definition of Required Minimum Liquidity for the month ended February 28, 2015.
 
COMMON STOCK

On May 4, 2015, based on performance of the Company’s Common Stock an additional 23,809 shares of Common Stock became vested under the CEO Incentive Plan, which was granted in September 2012. The $33,332 of expense associated with this vesting will be recorded in the quarter ending June 30, 2015.
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, the anticipated financial and operating results of the Company. For this purpose, forward-looking statements are any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact and include, but are not limited to, those preceded by or that include the words, “estimate,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “likely,” “may,” “will,” “plan,” “intend,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projected,” or similar expressions. Those statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements. The forward-looking information is based on various factors and was derived using numerous assumptions. Important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those projected, include, for example:
 
 
general economic, market or business conditions;
 
 
the ability of the Company to raise funds in the future through sales of securities or debt financing in order to sustain its operations if an unexpected or unusual event would occur;
 
 
the ability of the Company to compete with its competitors to obtain market share;
 
 
whether the Company’s current or future customers purchase, lease, rent or utilize ePort devices or our other products in the future at levels currently anticipated by our Company, including appropriate diversification resulting from sources other than our JumpStart Program;
 
 
whether the Company’s customers continue to utilize the Company’s transaction processing and related services, as our customer agreements are generally cancelable by the customer on thirty to sixty days’ notice;
 
 
the ability of the Company to satisfy its trade obligations included in accounts payable and accrued expenses;
 
 
the ability of the Company to sell sufficient ePort equipment to third party leasing companies as part of the QuickStart program in order to significantly reduce net cash used in operating activities;
 
 
the incurrence by us of any unanticipated or unusual non-operating expenses which would require us to divert our cash resources from achieving our business plan;
 
 
the ability of the Company to predict or estimate its future quarterly or annual revenues and expenses given the developing and unpredictable market for its products;
 
 
the ability of the Company to retain key customers from whom a significant portion of its revenues are derived;
 
 
the ability of a key customer to reduce or delay purchasing products from the Company;
 
 
the ability of the Company to obtain widespread commercial acceptance of its products and service offerings such as ePort QuickConnect, mobile payment and loyalty and prepaid programs;
 
 
whether any patents issued to the Company will provide the Company with any competitive advantages or adequate protection for its products, or would be challenged, invalidated or circumvented by others;
 
 
the ability of our products and services to avoid unauthorized hacking or credit card fraud;
 
 
whether our suppliers would increase their prices, reduce their output or change their terms of sale; and
 
 
the ability of the Company to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others.
 
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Actual results or business conditions may differ materially from those projected or suggested in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors including, but not limited to, those described above. We cannot assure you that we have identified all the factors that create uncertainties. Moreover, new risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all risks on our business or the extent to which any risk, or combination of risks, may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
 
Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Form 10-Q speaks only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014
 
Results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 continued to demonstrate growth in the Company’s revenues and connections to its service as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2014. Highlights of year over year improvements include:

 
Total revenue up 47% to $15.4 million;
 
Recurring license and transaction fee revenue up 23% to $11.1 million; and
 
Total connections to its ePort Connect service base as of March 31, 2015 up 24% as compared to March 31, 2014.

Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 were $15,357,740, consisting of $11,059,846 of license and transaction fees and $4,297,894 of equipment sales, compared to $10,443,932 for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, consisting of $8,999,689 of license and transaction fees and $1,444,243 of equipment sales. The increase in total revenue of $4,913,808, or 47%, was primarily due to an increase in license and transaction fees of $2,060,157, or 23%, and an increase in equipment sales of $2,853,651 or 198%, from the same period in the prior fiscal year.

We derive the majority of our revenues from license and transaction fees resulting from connections to, as well as services provided by, our ePort Connect service. The majority of ePort Connect customers pay a monthly fee plus a blended transaction rate on the transaction dollar volume processed by the Company. Connections to the ePort Connect service, therefore, are the most significant driver of the Company’s revenues, particularly revenues from license and transaction fees. Connections to our service stem from our POS electronic payment devices or certified payment software or the servicing of similar third-party installed POS electronic payment devices. Customers can obtain POS electronic payment devices from us in the following ways:

 
Purchasing devices directly from the Company or one of its authorized resellers;
 
Leasing devices under the Company’s QuickStart Program, which are non-cancellable sixty month sales-type leases, through an unrelated equipment leasing company or directly from the Company; and
 
Renting devices under the Company’s JumpStart Program, which are cancellable month-to-month operating leases.

The Company counts its ePort connections upon shipment of an active terminal to a customer under contract, at which time activation on its network is performed by the Company, and the terminal is capable of conducting business via the Company’s network and related services. An ePort connection does not necessarily mean that the unit is actually installed by the customer on a machine, or that the unit has begun processing transactions, or that the Company has begun receiving monthly service fees in connection with the unit. Rather, at the time of shipment of the ePort, the customer becomes obligated to pay the one-time activation fee, if applicable, and is obligated to pay monthly service fees in accordance with the terms of the customer’s contract with the Company.

Revenue from license and transaction fees, which represented 72% and 86% of total revenue for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, is primarily attributable to monthly ePort Connect® service fees and transaction processing fees. Highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 include:

 
Adding 14,000 net connections to our service, consisting of 24,000 new connections to our ePort Connect service in the quarter, offset by 10,000 deactivations, compared to 20,000 net connections added in the same quarter of fiscal 2014, consisting of 22,000 new connections, offset by 2,000 deactivations;
 
As of March 31, 2015, the Company had approximately 302,000 connections to the ePort Connect service compared to approximately 244,000 connections to the ePort Connect service as of March 31, 2014, an increase of 58,000 connections, or 24%;
 
Increases in the number of small-ticket, credit/debit transactions and dollars handled for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 of 28% and 32%, respectively, compared to the same period a year ago; and
 
ePort Connect customer base grew 34% from March 31, 2014.
 
The increase in license and transaction fees was due to the growth in ePort Connect service fees and transaction dollars that stems from the increased number of connections to our ePort Connect service. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had approximately 302,000 connections to the ePort Connect service as compared to approximately 244,000 connections to the ePort Connect service as of March 31, 2014. During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company added approximately 14,000 net connections to its network compared to approximately 20,000 net connections added during the quarter ended March 31, 2014.
 
Pursuant to its agreements with customers, in addition to ePort Connect service fees, the Company earns transaction processing fees equal to a percentage of the dollar volume processed by the Company. During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company processed approximately 54.8 million transactions totaling approximately $97.7 million compared to approximately 42.8 million transactions totaling approximately $73.9 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2014, an increase of approximately 28% in the number of transactions and approximately 32% in the value of transactions processed.
 
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New customers added to our ePort® Connect service during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 totaled 475, bringing the total number of customers to approximately 8,925 as of March 31, 2015. The Company added approximately 575 new customers in the quarter ended March 31, 2014. By comparison, the Company had approximately 6,650 customers as of March 31, 2014, representing 2,275 customers added, or a 34% increase during the past twelve months. The Company views the total installed base of machines managed by its customers that have yet to transition to cashless payment, as a key strategic opportunity for future growth in connections. In addition, we believe our growing customer base is indicative of a broadening adoption and acceptance of cashless payments in the industries we serve. We count a customer as a new customer upon the signing of their ePort Connect service agreement. When a reseller sells our ePort, we count a customer as a new customer upon the signing of the applicable services agreement with the customer.
 
The $2,853,651 increase in equipment revenue was a result of an increase of approximately $2,953,000 in sales of ePort® products, offset by a decrease of approximately $97,000 in sales of Energy Misers and other net sales of $3,000. The $2,953,000 increase in ePort products was primarily attributable to selling more units during the period due to the  Company’s QuickStart Program which was reintroduced during the fiscal year in September 2014.
 
Cost of sales consisted of license and transaction fee related costs of $7,157,333 and $5,785,721 and equipment costs of $3,054,268 and $660,423 for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The increase in total cost of sales of $3,765,457, or 58%, was primarily due to an increase in cost of equipment of $2,393,845 that was primarily due to selling more ePort devices due to the Company’s QuickStart Program. In addition, the increase in cost of services of $1,371,612 stemmed from the greater number of connections to the Company’s ePort Connect service and increases in transaction dollars processed by those connections.
 
Gross profit (“GP”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $5,146,139 compared to GP of $3,997,788 from the same quarter in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $1,148,351, or 29%, of which $688,545 is attributable to license and transaction fees GP and $459,806 is attributable to an increase in equipment sales GP. Overall gross profit margins decreased from 38% to 34% due to a decrease in license and transaction fee margins to 35% from 36% in the prior corresponding fiscal quarter, and by a decrease in equipment sales margins to 29% from 54% in the prior corresponding fiscal quarter.
 
License and transaction fees margins decreased due to approximately $445,000 of quarterly net rent expense related to the Sale Leaseback transactions, which is approximately $155,000 higher than the quarterly depreciation the Company would have recorded on the ePorts, had the Sale Leaseback transactions not occurred.
 
The approximate $460,000 increase in equipment sales GP includes one-time recoveries of approximately $747,000 and $152,000 in the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The $747,000 relates to recoveries arising from a customer agreement in a prior quarter; and, the $152,000 was a reversal of a prior charge for equipment rebates. Excluding these one-time items, equipment sales GP decreased $135,000 from the prior corresponding quarter, which was mostly attributable to having $75,000 less GP from ePort equipment revenue. This decrease was predominately a result of fewer activation fees, which are a higher margin revenue source and which to date are not part of the QuickStart Program and $60,000 less GP related to fewer energy miser and other sales during the three month period ended March 31, 2015 when compared to the similar period a year ago.
 
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses of $4,279,888 for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, increased by $800,588, or 23%, from the same quarter in the prior fiscal year; approximately $466,000, or 58% of the increase, were non-cash expenses. The overall increase in SG&A is attributable to increases of approximately $314,000 in bad debt estimates, $301,000 in employee compensation and benefits expenses, and $234,000 in consulting and professional services, offset by a net decrease of $48,000 for various other expenses.
 
Other income and expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, primarily consisted of $1,101,241 of non-cash loss for the change in the fair value of the Company’s warrant liabilities. The primary factor affecting the change in fair value is the increase in the Black-Scholes value of the warrants from December 31, 2014 to March 31, 2015, which factored in the increase in the Company’s stock price during that period.
 
The quarter ended March 31, 2015 resulted in a net loss of $566,610 compared to net income of $26,866,526 for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.
 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, net loss per common share (basic and diluted) was $0.03, compared to net earnings per common share (basic and diluted) of $0.75 for the prior corresponding fiscal quarter.
 
Non-GAAP net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $534,631 compared to non-GAAP net income of $321,526 for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. Non-GAAP net earnings (loss) per common share, basic and diluted, was $0.01 and $0.00 for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The presentation of this financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial measures prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, including the net income or net loss of the Company or net cash used in operating activities. Management recognizes that non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the items associated with the Company’s net income or net loss as determined in accordance with GAAP, and are not a substitute for or a measure of the Company’s profitability or net earnings. Management believes that non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per common share are important measures of USAT’s business. Management uses the aforementioned non-GAAP measures to monitor and evaluate ongoing operating results and trends and to gain an understanding of our comparative operating performance. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures serve as useful metrics for our management and investors because they enable a better understanding of the long-term performance of our business and facilitate comparisons of our operating results over multiple periods, and when taken together with the corresponding GAAP (United States’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measures and our reconciliations, enhance investors’ overall understanding of our current financial performance.
 
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A reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to Non-GAAP net income (loss) for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
                 
   
Three months ended
 March 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (566,610 )   $ 26,866,526  
Non-GAAP adjustments:
               
Fair value of warrant adjustment
    1,101,241       168,897  
Benefit from reduction of valuation allowances
    -       (26,713,897 )
Non-GAAP net income
  $ 534,631     $ 321,526  
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ (566,610 )   $ 26,866,526  
Non-GAAP net income
  $ 534,631     $ 321,526  
                 
Cumulative preferred dividends
    (332,226 )     (332,226 )
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares
  $ (898,836 )   $ 26,534,300  
Non-GAAP net income (loss) applicable to common shares
  $ 202,405     $ (10,700 )
                 
Net earnings (loss) per common share - basic and diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ 0.75  
Non-GAAP net earnings (loss) per common share - basic and diluted
  $ 0.01     $ -  
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic
    35,687,650       35,504,911  
 
As used herein, non-GAAP net income represents GAAP net income (loss) excluding costs or benefits relating to any adjustment for fair value of warrant liabilities and changes in the Company’s valuation allowances for taxes. As used herein, non-GAAP net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income (loss) applicable to common shares by the weighted average number of shares outstanding.
 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company had Adjusted EBITDA of $2,381,126, compared to $1,839,080 for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. Reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
                 
   
Three months ended
 March 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (566,610 )   $ 26,866,526  
                 
Less interest income
    (26,394 )     (3,102 )
                 
Plus interest expense
    85,349       60,934  
                 
Plus income tax expense (benefit)
    137,820       (26,727,720 )
                 
Plus depreciation expense
    1,433,251       1,413,521  
                 
Plus change in fair value of warrant liabilities
    1,101,241       168,897  
                 
Plus stock-based compensation
    216,469       60,024  
                 
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 2,381,126     $ 1,839,080  
 
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As used herein, Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) before interest income, interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, change in fair value of warrant liabilities and stock-based compensation expense. We have excluded the non-operating item, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, because it represents a non-cash charge that is not related to the Company’s operations. We have excluded the non-cash expense, stock-based compensation, as it does not reflect the cash-based operations of the Company. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure which is not required by or defined under GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). The presentation of this financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial measures prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, including the net income or net loss of the Company or net cash used in operating activities. Management recognizes that non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the items associated with the Company’s net income or net loss as determined in accordance with GAAP, and are not a substitute for or a measure of the Company’s profitability or net earnings. Adjusted EBITDA is presented because we believe it is useful to investors as a measure of comparative operating performance and liquidity, and because it is less susceptible to variances in actual performance resulting from depreciation and non-cash charges for changes in fair value of warrant liabilities and stock-based compensation expense.
 
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Nine months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2014
 
Results for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 continued to demonstrate growth in the Company’s revenues and connections to its service as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2014. Highlights of year over year improvements include:

 
Total revenue up 30% to $40.4 million;
 
Recurring license and transaction fee revenue up 21% to $31.7 million; and
 
Total connections to its ePort Connect service base as of March 31, 2015 up 24% as compared to March 31, 2014.

Revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 were $40,431,279, consisting of $31,695,564 of license and transaction fees and $8,735,715 of equipment sales, compared to $31,137,504 for the nine months ended March 31, 2014, consisting of $26,177,818 of license and transaction fees and $4,959,686 of equipment sales. The increase in total revenue of $9,293,775, or 30%, was primarily due to an increase in license and transaction fees of $5,517,746, or 21%, and an increase in equipment sales of $3,776,029 or 76%, from the same period in the prior fiscal year.

We derive the majority of our revenues from license and transaction fees resulting from connections to, as well as services provided by, our ePort Connect service. The majority of ePort Connect customers pay a monthly fee plus a blended transaction rate on the transaction dollar volume processed by the Company. Connections to the ePort Connect service, therefore, are the most significant driver of the Company’s revenues, particularly revenues from license and transaction fees. Connections to our service stem from our POS electronic payment devices or certified payment software or the servicing of similar third-party installed POS electronic payment devices. Customers can obtain POS electronic payment devices from us in the following ways:

 
Purchasing devices directly from the Company or one of its authorized resellers;
 
Leasing devices under the Company’s QuickStart Program, which are non-cancellable sixty month sales-type leases, through an unrelated equipment leasing company or directly from the Company; and
 
Renting devices under the Company’s JumpStart Program, which are cancellable month-to-month operating leases.

The Company counts its ePort connections upon shipment of an active terminal to a customer under contract, at which time activation on its network is performed by the Company, and the terminal is capable of conducting business via the Company’s network and related services. An ePort connection does not necessarily mean that the unit is actually installed by the customer on a machine, or that the unit has begun processing transactions, or that the Company has begun receiving monthly service fees in connection with the unit. Rather, at the time of shipment of the ePort, the customer becomes obligated to pay the one-time activation fee, if applicable, and is obligated to pay monthly service fees in accordance with the terms of the customer’s contract with the Company.

Revenue from license and transaction fees, which represented 78% and 84% of total revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, is primarily attributable to monthly ePort Connect® service fees and transaction processing fees. Highlights for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 include:

 
Adding 36,000 net connections to our service, consisting of 51,000 new connections to our ePort Connect service in the nine month period, offset by 15,000 deactivations, compared to 30,000 net connections added in the same nine month period of fiscal 2014, consisting of 53,000 new connections and 23,000 deactivations;
 
As of March 31, 2015, the Company had approximately 302,000 connections to the ePort Connect service compared to approximately 244,000 connections to the ePort Connect service as of March 31, 2014, an increase of 58,000 connections, or 24%;
 
Increases in the number of small-ticket, credit/debit transactions and dollars handled for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 of 27% and 31%, respectively, compared to the same period a year ago; and
 
ePort Connect customer base grew 34% from March 31, 2014.
 
The increase in license and transaction fees was due to the growth in ePort Connect service fees and transaction dollars that stems from the increased number of connections to our ePort Connect service. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had approximately 302,000 connections to the ePort Connect service as compared to approximately 244,000 connections to the ePort Connect service as of March 31, 2014. During the nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company added approximately 36,000 net connections to its network compared to approximately 30,000 net connections added during the nine months ended March 31, 2014.
 
Pursuant to its agreements with customers, in addition to ePort Connect service fees, the Company earns transaction processing fees equal to a percentage of the dollar volume processed by the Company. During the nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company processed approximately 154.4 million transactions totaling approximately $276.1 million compared to approximately 121.5 million transactions totaling approximately $210.9 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2014, an increase of approximately 27% in the number of transactions and approximately 31% in the value of transactions processed.
 
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New customers added to our ePort® Connect service during the nine months ended March 31, 2015 totaled 1,625, bringing the total number of customers to approximately 8,925 as of March 31, 2015. The Company added approximately 1,600 new customers in the nine months ended March 31, 2014. By comparison, the Company had approximately 6,650 customers as of March 31, 2014, representing 2,275 customers added, or a 34% increase during the past twelve months. The Company views the total installed base of machines managed by its customers that have yet to transition to cashless payment, as a key strategic opportunity for future growth in connections. In addition, we believe our growing customer base is indicative of a broadening adoption and acceptance of cashless payments in the industries we serve. We count a customer as a new customer upon the signing of their ePort Connect service agreement. When a reseller sells our ePort, we count a customer as a new customer upon the signing of the applicable services agreement with the customer.
 
The $3,776,029 increase in equipment revenue was a result of an increase of approximately $4,095,000 in sales of ePort® products, offset by a decrease of approximately $326,000 in sales of Energy Misers. The $4,095,000 increase in ePort products was primarily attributable to selling more units during the period due to the reintroduction of the Company’s QuickStart Program in September 2014.
 
Cost of sales consisted of license and transaction fee related costs of $21,566,280 and $16,690,569 and equipment costs of $6,850,366 and $3,036,243 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The increase in total cost of sales of $8,689,834 or 44%, was primarily due to an increase in cost of services of $4,875,711 that stemmed from the greater number of connections to the Company’s ePort Connect service, increases in transaction dollars processed by those connections and a charge to settle a customer billing dispute. In addition, the increase in cost of equipment sales of $3,814,123 was primarily due to selling more ePort devices due to the QuickStart Program.
 
Gross profit (“GP”) for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $12,014,633 compared to GP of $11,410,692 from the same nine month period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $603,941, or 5%, of which $642,035 is attributable to license and transaction fees GP, offset by a decrease of $38,094 attributable to equipment sales GP. Overall gross profit margins decreased from 37% to 30% due to a decrease in license and transaction fee margins to 32%, from 36% in the prior corresponding nine month period, and by a decrease in equipment sales margins to 22% from 39% in the prior corresponding fiscal nine month period.
 
License and transaction fees margins decreased due to the impact of certain JumpStart connections added during the third and fourth quarters of 2014 fiscal year with fee grace periods extending into fiscal year 2015 under sales incentives, as well as approximately $1,270,000 of net rent expense during the nine months ended March 31, 2015 related to the Sale Leaseback transactions, which is approximately $401,000 higher than the depreciation the Company would have recorded on the ePorts during the nine month period had the Sale Leaseback transactions not occurred. Also contributing to the decrease of license and transaction fee margins was a charge of approximately $410,000 during the nine months ended March 31, 2015 in connection with a customer billing dispute.
 
The decrease in equipment revenue margins is attributable to sales incentives offered with the QuickStart Program as well as having approximately $275,000 less in activation fees, which are a higher margin revenue source which to date are not part of the QuickStart Program.
 
The $38,000 decrease in equipment sales GP includes one-time recoveries of $747,000 and $152,000 in the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The $747,000 relates to recoveries arising from a customer agreement in a prior quarter; and, the $152,000 was a reversal of a prior charge for equipment rebates. Excluding these one-time items, equipment sales GP decreased $633,000 from the prior corresponding nine month period, which was mostly attributable to having $466,000 less GP from ePort equipment revenue. This decrease was predominately a result of fewer activation fees, which are a higher margin revenue source and which to date are not part of the QuickStart Program and $167,000 less GP related to fewer energy miser and other sales during the nine month period ended March 31, 2015 when compared to the similar period a year ago.
 
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses of $11,442,439 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015, increased by $1,474,227 or 15%, from the same nine months in the prior fiscal year; approximately $807,000, or 55% of the increase, were non-cash expenses. The overall increase in SG&A is attributable to increases of approximately $670,000 in employee and director compensation and benefits expenses, $536,000 in bad debt estimates, $230,000 in consulting and professional services, and by a net increase of $38,000 for various other expenses.
 
Other income and expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2015, primarily consisted of $655,787 of non-cash loss for the change in the fair value of the Company’s warrant liabilities. The primary factor affecting the change in fair value is the increase in the Black-Scholes value of the warrants from June 30, 2014 to March 31, 2015, which factored in the increase in the Company’s stock price during that period.
 
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The nine months ended March 31, 2015 resulted in a net loss of $888,481 compared to net income of $27,569,371 for the nine months ended March 31, 2014. Included in net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2014 is a benefit for income taxes of $26,713,897. Included in the net loss for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 is a non-cash charge of $395,605 as a component of our tax provision for the effect on our deferred tax assets for a state income tax law change. After preferred dividends of $332,226 in each nine month period, net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders was $(1,552,933) and $26,904,919 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2015, net loss per common share (basic and diluted) was $0.04, compared to net earnings per common share (basic and diluted) of $0.78, for the prior corresponding nine month period.

Non-GAAP net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $162,911, compared to non-GAAP net income of $843,170 for the nine months ended March 31, 2014. Non-GAAP net earnings (loss) per common share was $(0.01) and $0.01 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The presentation of this financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial measures prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, including the net income or net loss of the Company or net cash used in operating activities. Management recognizes that non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the items associated with the Company’s net income or net loss as determined in accordance with GAAP, and are not a substitute for or a measure of the Company’s profitability or net earnings. Management believes that non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net earnings (loss) per common share are important measures of USAT’s business. Management uses the aforementioned non-GAAP measures to monitor and evaluate ongoing operating results and trends and to gain an understanding of our comparative operating performance. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures serve as useful metrics for our management and investors because they enable a better understanding of the long-term performance of our business and facilitate comparisons of our operating results over multiple periods, and when taken together with the corresponding GAAP (United States’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measures and our reconciliations, enhance investors’ overall understanding of our current financial performance.

A reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to Non-GAAP net income (loss) for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
                 
   
Nine months ended
March 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (888,481 )   $ 27,569,371  
Non-GAAP adjustments:
               
Fair value of warrant adjustment
    655,787       (12,304 )
Benefit from reduction of valuation allowances
    -       (26,713,897 )
Tax provision charge from state tax law changes
    395,605       -  
Non-GAAP net income
  $ 162,911     $ 843,170  
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ (888,481 )   $ 27,569,371  
Non-GAAP net income
  $ 162,911     $ 843,170  
                 
Cumulative preferred dividends
    (664,452 )     (664,452 )
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares
  $ (1,552,933 )   $ 26,904,919  
Non-GAAP net income (loss) applicable to common shares
  $ (501,541 )   $ 178,718  
Net earnings (loss) per common share - basic and diluted
  $ (0.04 )   $ 0.78  
                 
Non-GAAP net earnings (loss) per common share - basic and diluted
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01  
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic
    35,645,712       34,313,396  
 
As used herein, non-GAAP net income (loss) represents GAAP net income (loss) excluding costs or benefits relating to any adjustment for fair value of warrant liabilities, a state income tax law change and changes in the Company’s valuation allowances for taxes. As used herein, non-GAAP net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income (loss) applicable to common shares by the weighted average number of shares outstanding.
 
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For the nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company had Adjusted EBITDA of $5,007,746 compared to $5,185,086 for the nine months ended March 31, 2014. Reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
                 
   
Nine months ended
March 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (888,481 )   $ 27,569,371  
                 
Less interest income
    (40,491 )     (21,342 )
                 
Plus interest expense
    209,689       182,315  
                 
Plus income tax expense (benefit)
    179,705       (26,713,897 )
                 
Plus depreciation expense
    4,350,373       3,910,110  
                 
Plus amortization expense
    -       21,953  
                 
Plus change in fair value of warrant liabilities
    655,787       (12,304 )
                 
Plus stock-based compensation
   
541,164
      248,880  
                 
Adjusted EBITDA
  $
5,007,746
    $ 5,185,086  
 
As used herein, Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) before interest income, interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, change in fair value of warrant liabilities and stock-based compensation expense. We have excluded the non-operating item, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, because it represents a non-cash charge that is not related to the Company’s operations. We have excluded the non-cash expense, stock-based compensation, as it does not reflect the cash-based operations of the Company. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure which is not required by or defined under GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). The presentation of this financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial measures prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, including the net income or net loss of the Company or net cash used in operating activities. Management recognizes that non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the items associated with the Company’s net income or net loss as determined in accordance with GAAP, and are not a substitute for or a measure of the Company’s profitability or net earnings. Adjusted EBITDA is presented because we believe it is useful to investors as a measure of comparative operating performance and liquidity, and because it is less susceptible to variances in actual performance resulting from depreciation and amortization and non-cash charges for changes in fair value of warrant liabilities and stock-based compensation expense.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
For the nine months ended March 31, 2015, net cash used in operating activities was $4,378,897 as a result of a net loss of $888,481 and net cash used in the change in operating assets and liabilities of $9,192,083, offset by net non-cash charges of $5,701,667. Of the $5,701,667 of net non-cash items, the most significant during the nine month period were charges related to depreciation of assets, increase in the fair value of warrant liabilities, bad debt expense, and the vesting and issuance of common stock and options for employee and director compensation, offset by the benefit related to the recognition of deferred gain from sale-leaseback transactions. The cash used in the $9,192,083 change in the Company’s operating assets and liabilities was primarily the result of increases in finance and trade receivables and inventory and decreases in accounts payable. The increase in finance receivables was directly related to the reintroduction of the QuickStart Program in September 2014. The increase in inventory was primarily attributable to the reclassification of JumpStart rental program equipment to inventory.

During the nine months ended March 31, 2015, the cash provided by investing activities was $3,351,895, of which $4,993,879 related to the proceeds from the sale of rental equipment under the Sale Leaseback transactions, offset by $1,641,993 for the purchase of equipment for the JumpStart Program. Approximately 15% of gross new connections added during the nine months ended March 31, 2015 were from our JumpStart Program, which was lower than anticipated due to increased connections added through our QuickStart Program which constituted approximately 65% of gross connections added during the nine months ended March 31, 2015.
 
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During the nine months ended March 31, 2015, the cash provided by financing activities was $429,388, of which $1,752,717 related to the proceeds received in exchange for assigning to a leasing company the Company’s rights to all of the future lease payments under certain existing QuickStart leases between the Company and its customers (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Those proceeds were offset by $1,000,000 for the repayment of a portion of its outstanding balance on its line of credit, $261,342 for the repayment of debt, and $61,987 for the retirement of Common Stock for payroll taxes.
 
We experienced losses from inception through June 30, 2012, with net income for the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2014. Our accumulated deficit through March 31, 2015 is composed of cumulative losses amounting to approximately $169,890,000, preferred dividends converted to common stock of approximately $2,690,000, and charges incurred for the open-market purchases of preferred stock of approximately $150,000.

Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $5,007,746. The Company reports Adjusted EBITDA to reflect the liquidity of operations and a measure of operational cash flow. Adjusted EBITDA excludes significant non-cash charges such as income tax, depreciation, fair value warrant liability changes and stock and equity-based compensation from net income (loss). We believe that, provided there are no unusual or unanticipated material non-operational expenses, achieving positive Adjusted EBITDA is sustainable, and will increase, as our connection base increases.

The Company anticipates using the JumpStart Programs for up to approximately 20% of its anticipated gross connections for the remainder of the fiscal year. Cash used for the JumpStart and QuickStart Programs is classified as investing and operating activities on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, respectively. Accordingly, depending upon the composition of connections added under each of the JumpStart and QuickStart Programs as well as the success of the QuickStart third party leasing program begun near the end of the third fiscal quarter, the Company may generate positive cash flow from operations during the remainder of the 2015 fiscal year. In February 2015, the Company signed a Vendor Agreement with an equipment leasing company pursuant to which, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the Company may sell its cashless hardware to the leasing company, who in turn, then leases the equipment directly to our customers. We believe this third party leasing program, if successful, would allow us to reduce the use of the Company’s cash flows from operations for the QuickStart Program. During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company sold approximately $900,000 of ePort equipment to the leasing company pursuant to the Vendor Agreement. The Company also has efforts under way in sales, marketing, development and partnering efforts to secure connections from sources other than JumpStart and QuickStart, such as QuickConnect Web service, ePort Mobile, and direct sales of its ePort hardware device.

The Company had three sources of cash available to fund and grow the business as of March 31, 2015: (1) cash on hand of approximately $8.5 million; (2) $3 million available on the line of credit with Avidbank, provided we continue to satisfy the various covenants set forth in the loan agreement; and (3) monies which may become available under the Vendor Agreement described above. Lastly, the Company believes the capital markets, debt and equity, would be available to provide additional sources of cash, if required.

Therefore, the Company believes its existing cash and available cash resources as of March 31, 2015, would provide sufficient funds through at least July 1, 2015 in order to meet its cash requirements, including payment of its accrued expenses and payables, any cash resources to be utilized for the JumpStart Program, QuickStart Program, other anticipated capital expenditures, and the repayment of long-term debt.
 
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

There have been no significant changes to our market risk since June 30, 2014. For a discussion of our exposure to market risk, refer to Part II, Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

The principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2015. Based on this evaluation, they conclude that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

There have been no changes during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.
 
Part II - Other Information.
 
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

There were no defaults on any senior securities. However, on February 1, 2015 an additional $332,226 of dividends were accrued on our cumulative Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The total accrued and unpaid dividends on our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as of March 31, 2015 are $12,925,228. The dividend accrual dates for our Preferred Stock are February 1 and August 1. The annual cumulative dividend on our Preferred Stock is $1.50 per share.
 
Item 6. Exhibits
     
Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
     
10.1
 
Tenth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 17, 2015, between the Company and Avidbank Corporate Finance, a division of Avidbank.
     
10.2
 
Mastercard Acceptance Agreement between the Company and MasterCard International Incorporated, dated January 8, 2015 (Portions of this exhibit were redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request)
     
31.1
 
Certifications of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
     
31.2
 
Certifications of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
     
32.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 

 
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
       
   
USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
Date: May 15, 2015
 
/s/ Stephen P. Herbert
 
   
Stephen P. Herbert,
   
Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: May 15, 2015
 
/s/ David M. DeMedio
 
   
David M. DeMedio
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
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Exhibit 10.1

TENTH AMENDMENT
TO
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
 
This Tenth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement is entered into as of April 17, 2015 (the “Amendment”), by and between AVIDBANK CORPORATE FINANCE, a division of AVIDBANK (“Bank”), and USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (“Borrower”).
 
RECITALS
 
Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 21, 2012 and that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of January 1, 2013, that certain Second Amendment to Loan & Security Agreement dated as of April 2, 2013, that certain Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 11, 2013, that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 29, 2013, that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of September 26, 2013, that certain Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of May 15, 2014, that certain Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement is entered into as of June 17, 2014, that certain Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement is entered into as of June 30, 2014 and that certain Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement is entered into as of September 30, 2014 (collectively, the “Agreement”).  Borrower and Bank desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth herein.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
 
1.           Borrower acknowledges that there are existing and uncured Events of Default arising from Borrower’s failure to comply with Section 6.9 of the Agreement for the periods ended January 31, 2015 and February 28, 2015 (the “Covenant Defaults”). Subject to the conditions contained herein and performance by Borrower of all of the terms of the Agreement after the date hereof, Bank waives the Covenant Defaults.  Bank does not waive Borrower’s obligations under such section after the date hereof, and as amended hereby, and Bank does not waive any other failure by Borrower to perform its Obligations under the Loan Documents.
 
2.           The following definition in Section 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
 
“RML” means the average monthly amount (based on the prior three months) of Borrower’s “Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities” including Jumpstart Investments, as set forth in Borrower’s monthly cash flow statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, plus (solely with respect to month ended February 28, 2015) cash proceeds received by Borrower from TimePayment Corp. with respect to the sale of certain assets pursuant to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of January 28, 2015.
 
3.           Unless otherwise defined, all initially capitalized terms in this Amendment shall be as defined in the Agreement.  The Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms and hereby is ratified and confirmed in all respects.  Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of, or as an amendment of, any right, power, or remedy of Bank under the Agreement, as in effect prior to the date hereof.  Borrower ratifies and reaffirms the continuing effectiveness of all agreements entered into in connection with the Agreement.
 
4.           Borrower represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement are true and correct as of the date of this Amendment, and that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing other than the Covenant Defaults.
 
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5.           This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original hereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall deliver all original signed documents no later than ten (10) Business Days following the date of execution.
 
6.           As a condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment, Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, the following:
 
(a)           this Amendment, duly executed by Borrower; and
 
(b)           payment of an amendment fee equal to $3,000, plus payment of all Bank Expenses incurred by Bank through the date hereof.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the first date above written.
       
  USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.  
     
 
By:
/s/ David M. DeMedio  
       
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
       
       
  AVIDBANK CORPORATE FINANCE,
a division of AVIDBANK
 
       
  By: /s/ Jeffrey Javier    
       
  Title:   SVP  
 
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Exhibit 10.2
 
PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OMITTED PORTIONS, WHICH ARE MARKED BY ASTERISKS (“***”).
 
MASTERCARD ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
 
Effective Date:
The date Merchant’s Acquiring Bank effectuates the interchange rate set forth in Exhibit B(1) and provides written notification to MasterCard of same (“Effective Date”)
 
Term of Agreement:
The period from the Effective Date through the date that is three (3) years after the Effective Date (“Term”)
 
Merchant Contact:
David M. DeMedio
Merchant Phone Number:
610-989-0340
 
MasterCard Contact:
***
MasterCard Phone Number:
***
MasterCard Facsimile Number:
***
 
This Agreement (“Agreement”) is between MasterCard International Incorporated (“MasterCard”), with its principal place of business at 2000 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577 and USA Technologies, Inc., for itself and its Affiliates (“Merchant”), with its principal place of business at 100 Deerfield Lane, Malvern, PA 19355. Merchant and MasterCard shall be collectively referred to herein as “the Parties.” All capitalized terms contained herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Exhibit C, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (“Exhibit C”).
 
In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in Exhibits A, B and C to this Agreement, all of which are incorporated in this Agreement by reference, MasterCard and Merchant agree as follows:
 
Subject to the terms and conditions specified in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (“Exhibit A”), each of the Parties shall perform their respective obligations as specified in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (“Exhibit B”).
   
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL
USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
INCORPORATED
 
     
By: ***
 
By: David M. DeMedio
Name:
***
Name: David M. DeMedio
Title:
***
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: January 8, 2015
Date: December 22, 2014
 
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EXHIBIT A
 
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
 
1.             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Merchant and MasterCard each warrant and represent that: (i) it has the power and authority to grant the rights and perform the obligations to which it commits to pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; (ii) the execution of this Agreement by the person representing it will be sufficient to render this Agreement binding upon it; and (iii) its performance under this Agreement will not violate the legal rights of any third parties, or the terms of any other agreement to which the warranting party is a party.
 
2.             USE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. From the Effective Date of this Agreement and through including expiration or termination of this Agreement, the Parties agree that nothing contained in this Agreement will give either party a license or other right to use the trademarks, service marks, corporate name, logos, brands, copyrights or other intellectual property of the other Party. Any such use will require the prior written consent of the Party that owns such intellectual property.
 
3.             CONFIDENTIALITY Except as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law, court order or the Standards, each party hereto agrees to treat any information relating to this Agreement (other than the existence of this Agreement) and all terms and conditions of this Agreement as confidential (collectively, “Confidential Information”), shall disclose such Confidential Information only to those individuals with a reasonable need to know within its organization (provided such individuals agree to be bound by the confidentiality obligations herein), and shall not disclose any such Confidential Information to third parties, without the disclosing party’s prior written approval, except that each party hereto may disclose same to its advisors, affiliates, auditors, regulators, outside board members and outside counsel provided such persons are advised of, and observe the obligations of this Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary therein, it is expressly agreed by the Parties that the existence of the MasterCard Interchange Rate as defined in Exhibit B.1 (not specifically identifying Merchant as a qualifying merchant for any such particular rate, unless otherwise subject to disclosure pursuant to the Standards) shall not be considered “Confidential Information” and MasterCard’s public disclosure of same (in any medium, at times and on dates as shall be determined by MasterCard, in its sole discretion) shall not require Merchant pre-approval or review.
 
4.             TERM AND TERMINATION AND SURVIVAL PROVISIONS. This Agreement will be effective on the Effective Date and unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms, will expire on completion of the Term. In the event of expiration or termination of this Agreement, the terms of Sections 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 will survive such expiration or termination of this Agreement in order to give effect to their purpose. Either Party, except as specifically indicated below, may immediately terminate this Agreement after the occurrence of a Default (as defined below) by the other party, which has been memorialized in a written notice thereof to the defaulting party. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, termination of this Agreement shall not relieve the Parties of any obligation accruing with respect to this Agreement prior to such termination.
 
The term “Default” shall mean any of the following events:
 
(i)            failure by a Party to comply with or to perform any provision of this Agreement and continuance of such failure: (a) for ten (10) business days after receipt of written notice thereof by such party in respect of the obligations set forth in Sections 1 through 3 of this Exhibit A; and (b) for thirty (30) business days after receipt of written notice thereof by such party in respect of the obligations set forth in Exhibit B; or
 
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(ii)           a party becomes insolvent, is unable to pay its debts as they mature, or is the subject of a petition in bankruptcy, whether voluntary or involuntary, or of any other proceeding under bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws; or is named in, or its property is subjected to, a suit for the appointment of a receiver; or is dissolved or liquidated; or
 
(iii)          the current interchange payment system is materially changed due directly or indirectly to any regulatory or other governmental action, litigation, settlement or other “industry-wide” action that affects (directly or indirectly) MasterCard’s interchange rates (collectively referred to herein as the “Interchange Regulation”). Notwithstanding this Section 4(iii), upon the occurrence of a Interchange Regulation, it is acknowledged and agreed by the Parties that the Parties will work together in good faith for a commercially reasonable time period, to amend this Agreement in order to effect a mutually agreeable positive economic result for Merchant for the remainder of the Term, subject to and expressly conditioned upon restrictions, if any, set forth in the Interchange Regulation. In respect thereof, should the Parties fail to agree on such amended terms and conditions within a commercially reasonable timeframe (as shall be reasonably and mutually agreed to by the Parties), either Party may immediately terminate this Agreement pursuant to this subsection.
 
5.             RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES. Merchant and MasterCard are independent contractors, and this Agreement does not create a partnership, joint venture, employee/employer or other agency relationship between them.
 
6.             ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement will be binding on and inure to the benefit of each of the Parties, their successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly permitted in this Section 6, this Agreement may not be assigned or transferred, in whole or in part, without the written consent of the other party. Any such assignment or transfer without consent will be void.
 
7.             NOTICES. All notices and other communications required to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when personally delivered; or (b) when received by certified mail; or (c) when delivered (and receipted for) by an overnight delivery service, addressed in each case to the Parties at the addresses set forth on the first page of this Agreement (in the cases of notices to Merchant, a copy of any such notice shall be delivered to USA Technologies, Inc., 100 Deerfield Lane, Malvern PA 19335 – Attention David M. DeMedio, with a copy to Legal Department at the same address, unless a different address shall have been designated in writing and in the cases of notices to MasterCard, a copy of any such notice shall be delivered to MasterCard International Incorporated, 2000 Purchase Street, Purchase, New York 10577 - Attention:***, with a copy to the Office of the General Counsel at the same address).
 
8.             GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and all claims arising out of or in connection with this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its conflicts of law provisions. The New York Supreme Court for the County of Westchester in New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any and all disputes relating to this Agreement.
 
9.             ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between MasterCard and Merchant, and there are no other agreements, representations, warranties or understandings between MasterCard and Merchant with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. To the extent that any other agreement, written or verbal, appears to exist between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, this Agreement supersedes any such agreement.
 
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10.           PUBLICITY. Subject to any disclosure required under applicable securities laws, neither party shall issue an independent press release or make any other public announcement, whether written, oral or otherwise, with respect to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, it being expressly agreed that MasterCard may issue press releases and make any other public announcements, whether written, oral or otherwise, with respect to the MasterCard Interchange Rate (as defined in Exhibit B.1) (provided, that the rate structure provided to Merchant under the terms of this Agreement and Merchant name as a qualifying merchant under such rate structure, shall remain confidential and not be disclosed unless otherwise disclosed in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 3 above).
 
11.           SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the provision shall be deemed severed from the remainder, which shall remain enforceable. If any provision of this Agreement does not comply with law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental or quasi-governmental authority, now existing or hereinafter enacted, such provision shall to the extent possible be interpreted in such a manner so as to comply with such law, ordinance or regulation, or if such interpretation is not possible, it shall be deemed amended, to satisfy the minimum requirements of this Agreement.
 
12.           COUNTERPART AND FAX SIGNATURES. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also be signed and transmitted by facsimile, with such signature to be treated as an original and the document transmitted to be considered to have the same binding effect as an original signature on an original document. At the request of either party, any facsimile document will be re-executed in original form by the Parties who signed the facsimile document.
 
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EXHIBIT B
 
During the Term, MasterCard and Merchant agree as follows:
 
 
1.
Transaction Incentive Program. In exchange for Merchant’s agreement to comply with its obligations contained herein and subject to Merchant’s agreement to secure and maintain, throughout the Term, a merchant agreement with an Acquiring Bank (as defined below), MasterCard agrees to offer the following interchange rate (the “MasterCard Interchange Rate”) for Qualified MasterCard Debit Transactions taking place within the Territory during the Term:
 
 
i.
With respect to any Qualified MasterCard Debit Transactions in an ***, the MasterCard Interchange Rate shall be *** (which shall equal ***); provided, that each such Qualified MasterCard Debit Transaction *** is in compliance with the established qualification criteria for those rates as detailed in the Standards or as otherwise provided to, or accessible by, Merchant.
 
In respect of (i) above, for clarification, it is agreed by the Parties that all other classes of transactions (other than Qualified MasterCard Debit Transactions) will receive the then-current published rates in accordance with the established qualification criteria.
 
MasterCard shall make the MasterCard Interchange Rate available directly to the Merchant’s MasterCard acquiring financial institution(s) which shall be identified, if changed, to MasterCard by Merchant pursuant to Section 2 of this Exhibit B (collectively, the “Acquiring Bank(s)”) for Qualified MasterCard Debit Transactions. Merchant acknowledges that MasterCard does not set or have any influence over the merchant discount rate charged to the Merchant by Acquiring Banks for Qualified MasterCard Debit Transactions, and that such discount rate is determined entirely through a separate agreement between Merchant and the Acquiring Banks, to which MasterCard is not a party and about which MasterCard has no knowledge (the “Acquirer Relationship”). Merchant acknowledges and agrees that Acquiring Banks will directly realize the benefit of the MasterCard Interchange Rate and no direct payment will be made to Merchant from MasterCard. The extent to which Merchant benefits from this MasterCard Interchange Rate will be solely pursuant to the Acquirer Relationship.
 
Should Merchant fail to maintain an Acquirer Relationship throughout the Term, Merchant acknowledges and agrees that it shall be denied the benefits as set forth in Exhibit B (the “Denied Benefits”). Upon the occurrence of a Denied Benefits event, written notification of such Denied Benefits will be provided to Merchant as soon as commercially feasible.
 
 
2.
Changing Acquiring Bank. Merchant will promptly notify MasterCard, in writing, if its Acquiring Bank changes, for any reason, or if an additional Acquiring Bank is engaged by Merchant for the purposes contemplated in this Agreement.
 
 
3.
MasterCard Acceptance. Merchant agrees to accept MasterCard Debit Cards for the payment of goods and services by MasterCard Cardholders for all Applicable Transactions in accordance with the Standards. Further, Merchant will accept other MasterCard Cards (including credit cards) for Applicable Transactions in a separate channel.
 
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4.
MasterCard Acceptance Expansion. During the Term, Merchant agrees to discuss opportunities with MasterCard to expand acceptance of MasterCard Cards and identify cashless opportunities throughout its business not heretofore identified. Further, Merchant agrees that it shall use its reasonable efforts to market the acceptance benefits of MasterCard Debit Cards to its customers.
 
 
5.
Reports. Merchant agrees that it shall provide written reports to MasterCard on a quarterly basis throughout the Term which such reports shall be true and accurate and shall include the following information (in each case, both for the just-completed quarter and for the corresponding quarter during the immediately preceding calendar year): (i) *** during the applicable quarters; and (ii) ***.
 
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EXHIBIT C
 
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 
For purposes of this Agreement:
 
(a)           “Affiliate” means with respect to any person or entity, any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by or is under common Control with, such person or entity.
 
(b)           “Applicable Transactions” means payments processed using the Company Products and authorized, cleared and settled by MasterCard under the code ***.
 
(c)           “Card(s)” shall include, without limitation, any (1) bank card, credit card, charge card, travel and entertainment card, commercial card, debit card, ATM card, prepaid card, smart card, stored-value card, any co-branded card, virtual card, or any other payment card or device and (2) the account associated with same.
 
(d)           “Company Products” means coffee machines, vending machines, kiosks, laundry equipment and other self-service hardware, machines and equipment owned, licensed, developed or operated by Merchant or its customers in the Territory.
 
(e)           “Competitor” means Visa, American Express, Discover, JCB, Union Pay, Carte Blanche, PayPal, NYCE, Pulse, Interlink, STAR or any other entity that MasterCard determines in writing is in competition with MasterCard, Maestro, or Cirrus.
 
(f)            “Consumer Card” means a Card that is primarily offered to individual cardholders that intend to use such Card for personal purposes.
 
(g)           “Control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” or “common control with”) means the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) a purchase, lease or other acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a party; (ii) a purchase or other acquisition (including by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise) of securities representing fifty (50%) percent or more of the voting power of a party; or (iii) possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract, or otherwise).
 
(h)           “Debit Card” means any Consumer Card issued in the Territory that (i) solely accesses or is otherwise primarily associated with a deposit, a retail mutual fund, brokerage, prepaid, or other asset account and/or (ii) provides dual-message, signature-based functionality and/or on-line, PIN-based single-message functionality.
 
(i)            Dual Message” means the method of processing a payment transaction using a Card pursuant to which two (2) separate messages are sent with respect to the payment transaction, the first of which such messages authorizes the applicable transaction for up to an initial amount and the second of which such messages clears the applicable transaction for a final amount.
 
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(j)            “GCMS” means MasterCard’s Global Clearing Management System or any other successor to such system, solely determined by MasterCard.
 
(k)           “Issuing Bank” shall mean any MasterCard, United States based and/or incorporated bank that is licensed to issue MasterCard Cards.
 
(l)            “MasterCard” when used as a noun, shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble and, when used adjectivally, refers to the MasterCard® brand.
 
(m)           “MasterCard Card” shall mean a Card bearing the name, logotype, hologram, or other service marks or devices of MasterCard and providing the functionality associated with same.
 
(n)           “MasterCard Cardholder” means any Person who uses, or attempts to use, a MasterCard Card.
 
(o)           “MasterCard Debit Card” means any MasterCard Card that in any way accesses or is otherwise primarily associated with a deposit, a retail mutual fund, brokerage, prepaid or other asset account.
 
(p)           “Qualified MasterCard Debit Transaction” means a recurring or one-time Applicable Transaction that (i) is a Dual Message-based transaction (e.g., excluding PIN and ATM and other Single Message-based transactions); (ii) is made using a MasterCard Debit Card; and (iii) is authorized, cleared and settled through the GCMS.
 
(q)           ***
 
(r)           “Standards” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the bylaws, operating rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of MasterCard, including but not limited to any manuals, guides or bulletins, as may be amended from time to time.
 
(s)           Single Message” means the method of processing a payment or cash disbursement transaction using a Card pursuant to which one (1) message is sent with respect to the payment or cash disbursement transaction, which such message authorizes and clears the applicable transaction for a final amount.
 
(t)            “Territory” shall mean the fifty (50) states of the United States of America and the District of Columbia, but does not include territories or possessions of the United States of America.
 
(u)           “Volume” means the United States dollar volume for Applicable Transactions that are (i) dual-message, signature-based transactions (e.g., a non-PIN transactions); and (ii) made using a Debit Card.
 
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Exhibit 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
 
I, Stephen P. Herbert, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of USA Technologies, Inc.;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;
 
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based upon such evaluation; and
 
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, of internal control over financial reporting to the auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
a. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.
       
Date: May 15, 2015
 
/s/ Stephen P. Herbert
 
   
Stephen P. Herbert
 
   
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 

 

 


Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
 
I, David M. DeMedio, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of USA Technologies, Inc.;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;
 
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based upon such evaluation; and
 
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, of internal control over financial reporting to the auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
a. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.
       
Date: May 15, 2015
 
/s/ David M. DeMedio
 
   
David M. DeMedio
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 

 


Exhibit 32.1
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
 
In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of USA Technologies, Inc., (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 (the “Report”), I, Stephen P. Herbert., Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify that to my knowledge:
 
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
       
Date: May 15, 2015
 
/s/ Stephen P. Herbert
 
   
Stephen P. Herbert
 
   
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 

 


Exhibit 32.2
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
 
In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of USA Technologies, Inc., (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 (the “Report”), I, David M. DeMedio, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify that to my knowledge:
 
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
       
Date: May 15, 2015
 
/s/ David M. DeMedio
 
   
David M. DeMedio
 
   
Chief Financial Officer