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Form 10-Q COUNTERPATH CORP For: Jan 31

March 13, 2017 8:18 AM EDT

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

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2017

OR

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

For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

Commission file number 001-35592

COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada 20-0004161
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or (IRS Employer Identification No.)
organization)  

Suite 300, One Bentall Centre, 505 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V7X 1M3
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

(604) 320-3344
(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 [   ]

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 [ ]

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 [ ] Accelerated filer                   [   ]
Non-accelerated filer [ ]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company [X]

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


APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 5,005,645 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of March 6, 2017.

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
JANUARY 31, 2017 QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

INDEX

    Page
     
  PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements. 4
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 23
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. 35
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures. 35
     
  PART II – OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings. 36
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors. 36
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. 43
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities. 44
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. 44
     
Item 5. Other Information. 44
     
Item 6. Exhibits. 44

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

It is the opinion of management that the interim consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended January 31, 2017 include all adjustments necessary in order to ensure that the interim consolidated financial statements are not misleading.

The interim consolidated financial statements are stated in United States dollars and are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
INDEX TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

  Page
   
Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets 5
   
Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations 6
   
Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss 6
   
Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 7
   
Interim Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity 8
   
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 9—22

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

    January 31,     April 30,  
    2017     2016  
Assets   (Unaudited)        
   Current assets:            
       Cash and cash equivalents $  2,521,698   $  2,159,738  
       Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $417,167 and $547,173, respectively)   2,815,232     3,209,279  
       Prepaid expenses and deposits   154,398     184,644  
           Total current assets   5,491,328     5,553,661  
             
   Deposits   94,816     93,868  
   Equipment   135,961     142,563  
   Goodwill – Note 2(e)   6,719,855     7,001,228  
   Other assets   197,326     174,811  
Total Assets $  12,639,286   $  12,966,131  
             
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity            
   Current liabilities:            
       Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $  1,873,233   $  1,943,108  
       Accrued warranty   58,626     61,356  
       Customer deposits   21,499     2,384  
       Unearned revenue   2,083,171     1,808,857  
           Total current liabilities   4,036,529     3,815,705  
             
   Deferred lease inducements   26,503     35,379  
   Unrecognized tax benefit   10,563     10,563  
           Total liabilities   4,073,595     3,861,647  
             
   Stockholders’ equity – Note 5:            
   Preferred stock, $0.001 par value
          Authorized: 100,000,000 
          Issued and outstanding: January 31, 2017 – nil; April 30, 2016 – nil
       
   Common stock, $0.001 par value – Note 5 
          Authorized: 10,000,000 
          Issued and outstanding: 
          January 31, 2017 – 5,006,545; April 30, 2016 – 4,542,348
  5,007     4,542  
         Treasury stock        
   Additional paid-in capital   71,669,964     70,065,082  
   Accumulated deficit   (59,632,571 )   (58,022,500 )
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss – currency translation adjustment   (3,476,709 )   (2,942,640 )
           Total stockholders’ equity   8,565,691     9,104,484  
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $  12,639,286   $  12,966,131  
             
Commitments – Note 7            
Contingencies – Note 8            

See accompanying notes to the interim consolidated financial statements

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    January 31,     January 31,  
    2017     2016     2017     2016  
Revenue – Note 6:                        
   Software $  1,324,203   $  1,305,756   $  4,223,066   $ 4,259,734  
   Subscription, support and maintenance   1,031,162     886,343     2,944,349     2,600,382  
   Professional services and other   199,994     462,287     1,165,051     1,180,855  
             Total revenue   2,555,359     2,654,386     8,332,466     8,040,971  
Operating expenses:                        
   Cost of sales (includes depreciation of $4,975 (2016 – $5,419))   360,722     464,102     1,334,385     1,441,667  
   Sales and marketing   819,958     955,801     2,770,367     3,177,183  
   Research and development   1,215,783     1,119,046     3,524,959     3,519,692  
   General and administrative   678,243     708,062     2,531,322     2,419,825  
             Total operating expenses   3,074,706     3,247,011     10,161,033     10,558,367  
Loss from operations   (519,347 )   (592,625 )   (1,828,567 )   (2,517,396 )
Interest and other income (expense), net:                        
   Interest and other income   36     1,323     222     4,097  
   Interest expense       (168 )       (2,253 )
   Fair value adjustment on derivative instruments – Note 4               (47,690 )
   Foreign exchange (loss)/gain   (162,829 )   343,349     218,274     870,560  
Net loss for the period $  (682,140 ) $  (248,121 ) $  (1,610,071 ) $ (1,692,682 )
                         
Net loss per share:                        
   Basic and diluted – Note 9 $  (0.14 ) $  (0.05 ) $  (0.35 ) $ (0.38 )
                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                        
   Basic and diluted – Note 9   4,789,675     4,538,373     4,631,472     4,400,136  

See accompanying notes to the interim consolidated financial statements

COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    January 31,     January 31,  
    2017     2016     2017     2016  
Net loss for the period $  (682,140 ) $  (248,121 ) $  (1,610,071 ) $  (1,692,682 )
Other comprehensive loss:                        
   Foreign currency translation adjustments   318,210     (841,785 )   (534,069 )   (1,991,213 )
Comprehensive loss $  (363,930 ) $  (1,089,906 ) $  (2,144,140 ) $  (3,683,895 )

See accompanying notes to the interim consolidated financial statements

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    Nine Months Ended  
    January 31,  
    2017     2016  
Cash flows from operating activities:            
     Net loss for the period $  (1,610,071 ) $  (1,692,682 )
     Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
           Depreciation and amortization   85,918     160,830  
           Stock-based compensation   701,515     746,782  
           Issuance of common stock for services   13,963      
           Foreign exchange gain   (267,383 )   (968,405 )
     Changes in assets and liabilities:            
           Accounts receivable   394,047     256,024  
           Prepaid expenses and deposits   31,366     7,491  
           Other assets       (12,454 )
           Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (33,730 )   (104,666 )
           Unearned revenue   274,314     (6,127 )
           Deferred lease inducements   (7,419 )   (7,436 )
           Accrued warranty   (2,730 )   (10,429 )
           Customer deposits   14,721     16,710  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (405,489 )   (1,614,362 )
             
Cash flows from investing activities:            
             Purchase of equipment   (81,678 )   (14,228 )
             Purchase of other assets   (24,600 )    
Net cash used in investing activities   (106,278 )   (14,228 )
             
Cash flows from financing activities:            
             Common stock issued   898,693     1,520,571  
             Common stock repurchased   (8,824 )   (44,332 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   889,869     1,476,239  
             
Foreign exchange effect on cash   (16,142 )   (93,543 )
             
Net increase (decrease) in cash   361,960     (245,894 )
             
Cash, beginning of the period   2,159,738     2,852,422  
Cash, end of the period $  2,521,698   $  2,606,528  
             
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information            
   Cash paid for:            
             Interest $  –   $  2,253  
             Income taxes paid $  –   $  –  

See accompanying notes to the interim consolidated financial statements

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
for the Nine Months Ended January 31, 2017
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    Common Shares     Treasury Shares                          
                                        Accumulated        
    Number           Number           Additional           Other        
    of           of           Paid-in     Accumulated     Comprehensive        
    Shares     Par Value     Shares     Par Value     Capital     Deficit     Loss     Total  
                                                 
Balance, April 30, 2016   4,542,348   $  4,542     (400 ) $  –   $  70,065,082   $  (58,022,500 ) $  (2,942,640 ) $  9,104,484  
                                                 
Shares issued:                                                
Private placement, net of share issuance costs – Note 5   454,097     454             898,239             898,693  
Share repurchase plan           (3,300 )   (3 )   (7,139 )           (7,142 )
Cancellation of shares — Note 5   (3,400 )   (3 )   3,400     3     (1,682 )           (1,682 )
Stock-based compensation – Note 5                   701,515             701,515  
Issuance of common stock for services – Note 5   13,500     14             13,949             13,963  
Net loss for the period                       (1,610,071 )       (1,610,071 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment                           (534,069 )   (534,069 )
                                                 
Balance, January 31, 2017 (unaudited)   5,006,545   $  5,007     (300 ) $  –   $  71,669,964   $  (59,632,571 ) $  (3,476,709 ) $  8,565,691  

See accompanying notes to the interim consolidated financial statements

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 1

Nature of Operations

   

CounterPath Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 18, 2003. The shares of the Company’s common stock are listed for trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market in the United States of America and on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada.

   

The Company focuses on the design, development, marketing and sales of software applications and related services, such as pre and post sales technical support and customization services, that enable enterprises and telecommunication service providers to deliver Unified Communications (UC) services, including voice, video, messaging and collaboration functionality, over their Internet Protocol, or IP, based networks. The Company’s products are sold either directly or through channel partners, to small, medium and large businesses (“enterprises”) and telecom service providers, in North America, and in Europe, Middle East, Africa (“collectively EMEA”), Asia Pacific and Latin America.

   
Note 2

Significant Accounting Policies

   

These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and are stated in U.S. dollars except where otherwise disclosed. Because a precise determination of many assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events, the preparation of financial statements for the period necessarily involves the use of estimates, which have been made using careful judgment. Actual results may vary from these estimates.

   

These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. In the current period, service revenue was separated into two categories, subscription, support and maintenance, and professional and other services revenue. The comparative period has been adjusted to conform to the current period’s presentation (Note 2(g)).


  a)

Basis of Presentation

     
 

These interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, CounterPath Technologies Inc. (“CounterPath Technologies”), a company existing under the laws of the province of British Columbia, Canada, and BridgePort Networks, Inc. (“BridgePort”), incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware. All inter- company transactions and balances have been eliminated.

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies - (cont’d)

  b)

Interim Reporting

     
 

The information presented in the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements is without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

     
 

These statements reflect all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. Except where noted, these interim financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of their application as the Company’s April 30, 2016 annual audited consolidated financial statements. All adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. It is suggested that these interim financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s April 30, 2016 annual audited consolidated financial statements.

     
 

Operating results for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the year ending April 30, 2017.

     
  c)

New Accounting Pronouncements

     
 

In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts With Customers (“Topic 606”). Topic 606 removes inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements, provides a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues, improves comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets, provides more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements and simplifies the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. The guidance in this update supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. In August 2015, ASU 2015-14 was issued which delayed the effective date for public entities to reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new standard.

     
 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which clarifies the guidance in the new revenue standard on assessing whether an entity is a principal or an agent in a revenue transaction. This conclusion impacts whether an entity reports revenue on a gross or net basis. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

     
 

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which clarifies the guidance in the new revenue standard regarding an entity’s identification of its performance obligations in a contract, as well as an entity’s evaluation of the nature of its promise to grant a license of intellectual property and whether or not that revenue is recognized over time or at a point in time. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)

  c)

New Accounting Pronouncements – (cont’d)

     
 

In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-11, Revenue Recognition: Customer Payments and Incentives, which clarifies the guidance in recognizing costs for consideration given by a vendor to a customer as a component of cost of sales. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

     
 

In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Narrow- Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients which amends the guidance in the new revenue standard on collectability, noncash consideration, presentation of sales tax, and transition. The amendments are intended to address implementation issues and provide additional practical expedients to reduce the cost and complexity of applying the new revenue standard. These amendments have the same effective date as the new revenue standard. While we are currently evaluating the method of adoption and the impact of the new revenue standard, as amended, on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures, we believe the adoption of the new standard may have a significant impact on the accounting for certain transactions with multiple elements or “bundled” arrangements because the requirement to have VSOE for undelivered elements under current accounting standards is eliminated under the new standard. Accordingly, we may be required to recognize as revenue a portion of the sales price upon delivery of the software, as compared to the current requirement of recognizing the entire sales price ratably over an estimated offering period. We continue to evaluate the impact of the new revenue standard on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

     
 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments which amends the guidance on measuring credit losses on financial assets held at amortized cost. The amendment is intended to address the issue that the previous “incurred loss” methodology was restrictive for Company’s ability to record credit losses based on not yet meeting the “probable” threshold. The new language will require these assets to be valued at amortized cost presented at the net amount expected to be collected will a valuation provision. The amendments will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. We are evaluating the impact of this amendment on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

     
 

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern, which requires management to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and provide related footnote disclosures. The guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The standard allows for either a full retrospective or modified retrospective transition method. The Company does not expect this standard to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

     
 

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The guidance would require lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets as lease liabilities with corresponding right –of-use assets. The guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of ASU 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements.

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)

  d)

Derivative Instruments

     
 

The Company accounts for derivative instruments, consisting of foreign currency forward contracts, pursuant to the provisions of ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). ASC 815 requires the Company to measure derivative instruments at fair value and record them in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability and expands financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The Company does not use derivative instruments for trading purposes. ASC 815 also requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements.

     
 

The Company also routinely enters into foreign currency forward contracts, not designated as hedging instruments, to protect the Company from fluctuations in exchange rates. Gains or losses arising out of marked to market fair value valuation of forward contracts, not designated as hedges, are recognized in net income (see Note 4).

     
 

The Company records foreign currency forward contracts on its Consolidated Balance Sheets as derivative instruments assets or liabilities depending on whether the net fair value of such contracts is a net asset or net liability, respectively (see Note 4 “Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management,” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The Company did not enter any foreign currency derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017.

     
  e)

Goodwill

     
 

Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired as of the acquisition date. ASC Topic 350 (“ASC 350”) requires goodwill to be tested for impairment annually or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the Company's business enterprise below its carrying value. These events or circumstances could include a significant change in the business climate, legal factors, operating performance indicators, competition, or sale or disposition of a significant portion of a reporting unit. Recoverability of goodwill is measured at the reporting unit level by comparing the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill, to the fair value of the reporting unit, which is measured based upon, among other factors, market multiples for comparable companies as well as a discounted cash flow analysis.

     
 

Management has determined that the Company currently has a single reporting unit which is CounterPath Corporation. If the recorded value of the assets, including goodwill, and liabilities (“net book value”) of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss may be required.

     
 

Goodwill of $6,339,717 (CDN$6,704,947) and $2,083,960 (CDN$2,083,752) was initially recorded as the Company was deemed to be the acquirer of NewHeights Software Corporation (“NewHeights”) on August 2, 2007 and FirstHand Technologies Inc. (“FirstHand”) on February 1, 2008, respectively. Translated to U.S. dollars using the period end rate, the goodwill balance at January 31, 2017 was $5,126,812 (CDN$6,704,947) (April 30, 2016 - $5,341,481) in respect of NewHeights and $1,593,044 (CDN$2,083,414) (April 30, 2016 - $1,659,747) in respect of FirstHand. Management will perform its annual impairment test in its fiscal fourth quarter. No impairment charges were recorded for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016.

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies - (cont’d)

  f)

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

     
 

Accounts receivable are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts.


      January 31,     April 30,  
      2017     2016  
  Balance of allowance for doubtful accounts, beginning of period/year $  547,173   $  294,719  
  Bad debt provision   269,994     612,769  
  Write-off of receivables   (400,000 )   (360,315 )
  Balance of allowance for doubtful accounts, end of period/year $  417,167   $  547,173  

 

The Company determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by considering a number of factors, including the length of time the accounts receivable are beyond the contractual payment terms, previous loss history, and the customer’s current ability to pay its obligation. When the Company becomes aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to the Company, the Company records a charge to the allowance to reduce the customer’s related accounts.

     
  g)

Revenue Recognition

     
 

The Company’s revenue is generated from the sale of software license, subscription fees related to the cloud offering, support and maintenance services and professional services. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 985-605 “Software Revenue Recognition”.

     
 

Software license revenue is recognized for sales of perpetual licenses.

     
 

Subscription, support and maintenance revenue is generated from recurring fees purchased through the Company’s cloud based offerings, where the customer has no right to take possession of the underlying software at any time and is recognized ratably as the service is delivered.

     
 

Professional and other services includes software customization, implementation, training, and dedicated engineering which are recognized as the related service has been performed.

     
  h)

Earnings Per Share

     
 

The Company computes net loss per share in accordance with ASC Topics 260 and ASC 260-10. ASC Topics 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the consolidated statement of operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the year including stock options and warrants using the treasury stock method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants. For the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, common share equivalents, consisting of common shares issuable, on exercise or settlement, as applicable, of options, warrants and deferred share units (“DSUs”) of 867,309 and 847,824, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the effect was anti-dilutive.

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 3

Related Party Transactions

   

During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, CounterPath Technologies, paid $19,750 and $59,250 (2016 - $18,476 and $55,427) to KRP Properties (“KRP”) (previously known as Kanata Research Park Corporation) for leased office space. KRP is controlled by the Chairman of the Company.

   

On November 21, 2013, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, CounterPath Technologies, entered into an agreement with 8007004 (Canada) Inc. (“8007004”) to lease office space. 8007004 is controlled by a member of the board of directors of the Company. CounterPath Technologies, paid $7,671 and $23,013 (2016 - $nil and $nil) for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017.

   

On July 31, 2015, the Company sold products and services to Magor Corporation for consideration of $134,250. Magor Corporation’s chairman of the board is also Chairman of the Company.

   

On December 15, 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of 454,097 shares of common stock under a non-brokered private placement (“Private Placement”) at a price of $2.05 per share for total gross proceeds of $930,899 less issuance costs of $32,207. In connection with the Private Placement, KRP, a company controlled by the Chairman of the Company, purchased 198,000 shares and a director and chief executive officer of the Company purchased 12,195 shares.

   

The above transactions are in the normal course of operations and are recorded at amounts established and agreed to between the related parties.

   
Note 4

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management

   

In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to fluctuations in the exchange rates associated with foreign currencies. The Company’s primary objective for holding derivative financial instruments is to manage foreign currency exchange rate risk.

   
 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

   

A majority of the Company’s revenue activities are transacted in U.S. dollars. However, the Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk inherent in conducting business globally in numerous currencies, of which the most significant to the Company’s operations for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 is the Canadian dollar as a majority of the Company’s expenses are in Canadian dollars. The Company’s foreign currency risk management program includes foreign currency derivatives with cash flow hedge accounting designation that utilizes foreign currency forward contracts to hedge exposures to the variability in the U.S. dollar equivalent of anticipated non-U.S. dollar-denominated cash flows. During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not enter into any cash flow hedges.

   

The Company also routinely enters into foreign currency forward contracts, not designated as hedging instruments, to protect it from fluctuations in exchange rates. During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, the Company had not entered into any foreign currency forward contracts. On June 7, 2015, the Company entered into a $1,000,000 notional value foreign currency forward contract that matured on August 20, 2015. A loss of $nil and $nil (2016 - $nil and $47,690) was recognized during the three and nine month period ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 respectively.

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 4

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management – (cont’d)

   
 

Fair Value Measurement

   

When available, the Company uses quoted market prices to determine fair value, and classifies such measurements within Level 1. In some cases where market prices are not available, the Company makes use of observable market–based inputs to calculate fair value, in which case the measurements are classified within Level 2. If quoted or observable market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that use, where possible, current market–based parameters such as interest rates, yield curves and currency rates. These measurements are classified within Level 3.

   

Fair value measurements are classified according to the lowest level input or value–driver that is significant to the valuation. A measurement may therefore be classified within Level 3 even though there may be significant inputs that are readily observable.

   

Fair value measurement includes the consideration of non–performance risk. Non–performance risk refers to the risk that an obligation (either by a counterparty or the Company) will not be fulfilled. For financial assets traded in an active market (Level 1), the non–performance risk is included in the market price. For certain other financial assets and liabilities (Level 2 and 3), the Company’s fair value calculations have been adjusted accordingly.

   

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016.


      Carrying           Fair Value        
  As at January 31, 2017   Amount     Fair Value     Levels     Reference  
  Cash and cash equivalents $  2,521,698   $  2,521,698     1     N/A  

      Carrying           Fair Value        
  As at April 30, 2016   Amount     Fair Value     Levels     Reference  
  Cash and cash equivalents $  2,159,738   $  2,159,738     1     N/A  

  Forward contracts   January 31,     April 30,  
      2017     2016  
  Opening balance at the beginning of the period/year $  −   $  −  
  Fair value of forward contract, at issuance        
  Change in fair value of forward contracts since issuance       (47,690 )
  Fair value of forward contracts settled during the period/year       47,690  
  Fair value of forward contracts at end of period/year $  −   $  −  

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 5 Common Stock
   
  Private Placement
   

On December 15, 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of 454,097 shares of common stock under a non-brokered private placement at a price of $2.05 per share for total gross proceeds of $930,899 less issuance costs of $32,206.

   

On April 4, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to issue 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for advisory services which was subsequently amended to 23,500 shares. The shares were issued in three tranches: (i) the first tranche of 10,000 shares was issued on April 22, 2016; (ii) the second tranche of 10,000 shares was issued on May 25, 2016; (iii) and the third tranche of 3,500 shares was issued on June 30, 2016.

   
 

Stock Options

   

The Company has a stock option plan (the “2010 Stock Option Plan”) under which options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock may be granted to employees, directors and consultants. Stock options entitle the holder to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price determined by the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company at the time of the grant. The options generally vest in the amount of 12.5% on the date which is six months from the date of grant and then beginning in the seventh month at 1/42 per month for 42 months, at which time the options are fully vested.

   

On September 12, 2016, the maximum number of shares of common stock authorized by the Company’s stock holders and reserved for issuance by the Board under the 2010 Stock Option Plan was increased from 786,000 to 986,000.

   

On September 12, 2016, the decrease in the exercise price of certain outstanding stock options to $2.50 was authorized by the Company’s stock holders. Accordingly the exercise price of 319,822 stock options with exercise prices ranging from $4.50 to $29.00 was decreased to $2.50. The fair value of the options immediately prior to the modification was compared to the fair value of the modified options. Stock based compensation of $128,624 was recognized on the modification of the vested options.

   

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options granted. Assumptions used to determine the fair value of the modified options were a volatility of 88.55%, dividend yield of 0%, a risk free rate of 1.23% and an expected life dependent on the remaining life of the specific stock options based on an expected life of 3.7 years at grant date. The Company applied an estimated forfeiture rate of 15% for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 in determining the expense recorded in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

   

For the majority of the stock options granted, the number of shares issued on the date the stock options are exercised is net of the minimum statutory withholding requirements that the Company pays in cash to the appropriate taxing authorities on behalf of its employees. Although these withheld shares are not issued or considered common stock repurchases under our authorized plan they are treated as common stock repurchases in our consolidated financial statements, as they reduce the number of shares that would have been issued upon vesting.

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 5 Common Stock – (cont’d)
   
  Stock Options – (cont’d)
   

The weighted-average fair value of options granted during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 was $2.03 and $2.36, respectively (2016 - $2.41 and $3.72). The weighted-average assumptions utilized to determine such values are presented in the following table:


      Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
      January 31,     January 31,  
      2017     2016     2017     2016  
  Risk-free interest rate   2.10%     1.66%     1.20%     1.66%  
  Expected volatility   95.17%     94.77%     95.19%     92.48%  
  Expected term   3.7 years     3.7 years     3.7 years     3.7 years  
  Dividend yield   0%     0%     0%     0%  

The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s stock options as of January 31, 2017 and the stock option activity during the nine months ended January 31, 2017:

      Weighted Average  
      Number of     Exercise Price  
      Options     per Share  
  Outstanding at April 30, 2016   410,730   $ 12.99  
  Granted   100,000   $ 2.36  
  Forfeited/Cancelled   (45,773 ) $ 4.28  
  Expired   (89,540 ) $ 18.12  
  Outstanding at January 31, 2017   375,417   $ 2.46  
               
  Exercisable at January 31, 2017   201,989   $ 2.49  
  Exercisable at April 30, 2016   236,795   $ 16.77  

The following table summarizes stock options outstanding as of January 31, 2017:

      Number of     Aggregate           Number of     Aggregate  
      Options     Intrinsic           Options     Intrinsic  
  Exercise Price   Outstanding     Value     Expiry Date     Exercisable     Value  
  $2.03   10,000   $  6,000     December 15, 2021       $  –  
  $2.40   60,000     13,800     July 15, 2021     7,500     1,725  
  $2.41   52,135     11,470     December 14, 2020     14,200     3,124  
  $2.50   253,282     32,927     July 19, 2017 to July 17, 2020     180,289     23,438  
  January 31, 2017   375,417   $  64,197           201,989   $ 28,287  
  April 30, 2016   410,730   $  –           236,795   $  –  

The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $2.63 per share as of January 31, 2017 (April 30, 2016 – $2.12), which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date. The total number of in-the-money options vested and exercisable as of January 31, 2017 was 201,989 (April 30, 2016 – nil). The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended January 31, 2017 was $nil (January 31, 2016 – $nil). The grant date fair value of options vested during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 was $108,194 and $324,422, respectively (January 31, 2016 - $155,756 and $463,724).

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 5 Common Stock – (cont’d)
   
  Stock Options (cont’d)
   
  The following table summarizes non-vested stock purchase options outstanding as of January 31, 2017:

            Weighted  
      Number of     Average Grant  
      Options     Date Fair Value  
  Non-vested options at April 30, 2016   173,935     $4.15  
  Granted   100,000     $2.36  
  Vested   (64,948 )   $5.00  
  Forfeited/Cancelled   (35,559 )   $1.66  
  Non-vested options at January 31, 2017   173,428     $3.43  

As of January 31, 2017, there was $506,742 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation awards. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

Employee and non-employee stock-based compensation amounts classified in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

      Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
      January 31,     January 31,  
      2017     2016     2017     2016  
  Cost of sales $  23,388   $  18,536   $  77,441   $  49,815  
  Sales and marketing   27,906     63,316     147,324     198,677  
  Research and development   24,563     23,211     82,081     60,845  
  General and administrative   41,961     40,304     130,747     153,309  
  Total stock-option based compensation $ 117,818   $  145,367   $  437,593   $  462,646  

Warrants

The following table summarizes warrants outstanding and exercisable as of January 31, 2017:

      Number of     Weighted Average        
      Warrants     Exercise Price     Expiry Dates  
  Warrants at April 30, 2016   146,500   $7.50     September 4, 2017  
  Granted            
  Exercised            
  Expired            
  Warrants at January 31, 2017   146,500   $7.50     September 4, 2017  

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 5

Common Stock – (cont’d)

   
 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

   

Under the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) all regular salaried (non- probationary) employees can purchase up to 6% of their base salary in shares of the Company’s common stock at market price. The Company will match 50% of the shares purchased by issuing or purchasing in the market up to 3% of the respective employee’s base salary in shares. During the nine months ended January 31, 2017, the Company matched $26,461 (2016 - $30,617) in shares purchased by employees under the ESPP. During the nine months ended January 31, 2017, 35,103 shares (2016 – 9,622) were purchased on the open market and no shares (2016 – 14,618 shares) were issued from treasury under the ESPP.

   

A total of 120,000 shares have been reserved for issuance under the ESPP. As of January 31, 2017, a total of 86,203 shares were available for issuance under the ESPP.

   
 

Normal Course Issuer Bid Plan

   

Pursuant to a normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”) commencing on March 19, 2016 and expiring March 18, 2017, the Company is authorized to purchase 273,864 shares of the Company’s common stock through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and other Canadian marketplaces or U.S. marketplaces. During the period from March 19, 2015 to March 18, 2016, the Company repurchased 11,360 shares at an average price of $3.80 (CDN$4.97) for a total of $43,168 and during the period March 19, 2016 to January 31, 2017, the Company repurchased 3,700 common shares at an average price of $2.16 (CDN$2.83) for a total of $7,992. As of January 31, 2017, a total of 79,088 shares have been cancelled and the remaining 300 repurchased shares are in the process of being cancelled since the NCIB was initiated.

   
 

Deferred Share Unit Plan

   

Under the terms of the Deferred Share Unit Plan (the “DSUP”), each DSU is equivalent to one share of the Company’s common stock. The maximum number of common shares that may be reserved for issuance to any one participant pursuant to DSUs granted under the DSUP and any share compensation arrangement is 5% of the number of shares outstanding at the time of reservation. A DSU granted to a participant who is a director of the Company shall vest immediately on the award date. A DSU granted to a participant other than a director will generally vest as to one-third (1/3) of the number of DSUs granted on the first, second and third anniversaries of the award date. Fair value of the DSUs, which is based on the closing price of the shares of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, is recorded as compensation expense over the vesting period.

   

On September 12, 2016, the maximum number of shares of common stock authorized by the Company’s stockholders reserved for issuance under the DSUP was increased from 400,000 shares to 500,000 shares. During the nine months ended January 31, 2017, 90,453 (2016 — 55,034) DSUs were issued under the DSUP, of which 24,228 were granted to officers or employees and 66,225 were granted to non-employee directors. As of January 31, 2017, a total of 130,595 shares were available for issuance under the DSUP.

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 5 Common Stock – (cont’d)
   
  Deferred Share Unit Plan - (cont’d)
   

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding DSU awards as of January 31, 2017, and changes during the period then ended:


            Weighted  
            Average Grant  
            Date Fair  
      Number of DSUs     Value Per DSU  
  DSUs outstanding at April 30, 2016   254,939     $9.79  
  Granted   90,453     $2.40  
  DSUs outstanding at January 31, 2017   345,392     $7.85  

The following table summarizes information regarding the non-vested DSUs outstanding as of January 31, 2017:

            Weighted  
            Average Grant  
            Date Fair  
      Number of DSUs     Value Per DSU  
  Non-vested DSUs at April 30, 2016   38,522     $8.15  
  Granted   90,453     $2.40  
  Vested   (82,758 )   $3.86  
  Non-vested DSUs at January 31, 2017   46,217     $4.58  

As of January 31, 2017, there was $142,688 (2016 – $229,365) of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested DSU awards. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.54 years (2016 – 1.80 years).

Employee and non-employee DSU based compensation amounts classified in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

      Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
      January 31,     January 31,  
      2017     2016     2017     2016  
  Sales and marketing $  –   $  –   $  –   $  –  
  Research and development               1,633  
  General and administrative   32,507     39,842     263,922     282,503  
  Total DSU based compensation $  32,507   $  39,842   $  263,922   $  284,136  

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 6 Segmented Information
   

The Company’s chief operating decision maker reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by geographic region for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, the Company has concluded that it has one reportable operating segment.

   

Revenues are based on the country in which the customer is located. The following is a summary of total revenues by geographic area for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016:


      Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
      January 31,     January 31,  
      2017     2016     2017     2016  
  North America $  1,469,552   $  1,596,861   $  4,904,939   $  5,162,822  
  EMEA   704,788     783,488     2,394,724     1,894,315  
  Asia Pacific   172,140     167,361     642,262     497,192  
  Latin America   208,879     106,676     390,541     486,642  
    $  2,555,359   $  2,654,386   $  8,332,466   $  8,040,971  

All of the Company’s long-lived assets, which include equipment, intangible assets, goodwill and other assets, are located in Canada and the United States as follows:

      As at  
      January 31, 2017     April 30, 2016  
  Canada $  7,007,361   $ 7,279,019  
  United States   45,781     39,583  
    $  7,053,142   $ 7,318,602  

Revenue from significant customers for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 is summarized as follows:

      Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
      January 31,     January 31,  
      2017     2016     2017     2016  
  Customer A   10%     13%     8%     5%  

Accounts receivable balance for Customer A was $743,600 as at January 31, 2017 (April 30, 2016 - $396,800).

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 7 Commitments
   
Total payable over the term of the agreements for the years ended April 30 are as follows:

      Office Leases –     Office Leases –     Total Office  
      Related Party     Unrelated Party     Leases  
  2017 $  19,750   $  136,961   $  156,711  
  2018   79,000     527,302     606,302  
  2019   79,000     529,724     608,724  
  2020       251,815     251,815  
  2021       4,394     4,394  
    $  177,750   $  1,450,196   $  1,627,946  

Note 8 Contingencies
   

The Company is party to legal claims from time to time which arise in the normal course of business. These claims are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

   
Note 9 Earnings (loss) per common share (“EPS”)
   
  Computation of basic and diluted EPS:

      Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
      January 31,     January 31,  
      2017     2016     2017     2016  
  Net loss $  (682,140 ) $  (248,121 ) $  (1,610,071 ) $  (1,692,682 )
  Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted   4,789,675     4,538,373     4,631,472     4,400,136  
  Basic and diluted EPS $  (0.14 ) $  (0.05 ) $  (0.35 ) $  (0.38 )

As at January 31, 2017 and 2016, common share equivalents, consisting of common shares issuable, on exercise of options, warrants and DSUs of 867,309 and 847,824, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the effect was anti-dilutive.

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

Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report, including the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference, contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements in this quarterly report may include statements about:

  • any potential loss of or reductions in orders from certain significant customers;

  • our dependence on our customers to sell our applications or services using our applications;

  • our ability to protect our intellectual property;

  • competitive factors, including, but not limited to, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors into our market, and new product and marketing initiatives by our competitors;

  • our ability to predict our revenue, operating results and gross margin accurately;

  • the length and unpredictability of our sales cycles;

  • our ability to expand or enhance our product offerings including in response to industry demands or market trends;

  • our ability to sell our products in certain markets;

  • our ability to manage growth;

  • the attraction and retention of qualified employees and key personnel;

  • the interoperability of our products with service provider networks;

  • the quality of our products and services, including any undetected errors or bugs in our software; and

  • our ability to maintain proper and effective internal controls.

These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled "Risk Factors", that may cause our company's or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

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. Except as required by applicable law, including securities laws of the United States and Canada, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

Background

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 18, 2003.

On August 2, 2007, we acquired all of the shares of NewHeights Software Corporation through the issuance of 768,017 shares of our common stock and 36,984 preferred shares issued from a subsidiary of our company, which preferred shares were exchangeable into 36,984 shares of our common stock.

On February 1, 2008, we acquired all of the shares of FirstHand Technologies Inc. through the issuance of 590,000 shares of our common stock. On February 1, 2008, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of BridgePort Networks, Inc. (“BridgePort Networks”) by way of merger in consideration for the assumption of all of the assets and liabilities of BridgePort Networks.

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Business of CounterPath

We design, develop and sell software and services that enable enterprises and telecommunication service providers to deliver Unified Communications (UC) services, including voice, video, messaging and collaboration functionality, over their Internet Protocol, or IP, based networks. We are capitalizing upon numerous industry trends, including the rapid adoption of mobile technology, the proliferation of bring-your-own-device to work programs, the need for secure business communications, the need for centralized provisioning, the migration towards cloud-based services and the migration towards all IP networks. We are also capitalizing on a trend where communication services such as Skype and WhatsApp are becoming more available over-the-top (OTT) of the incumbent operators’ networks or enterprise networks (a.k.a. Internet OTT providers). We offer our solutions under perpetual license agreements that generate one-time license revenue and under subscription license agreements that generate recurring license revenue. We sell our solutions through our own online store, through third-party online stores, directly using our in-house sales team and through channel partners. Our channel partners include original equipment manufacturers, value added distributers and value added resellers. Enterprises typically leverage our Enterprise OTT solutions to increase employee productivity and to reduce certain costs. Telecommunication service providers typically deploy our Operator OTT solutions as part of a broad strategy to defend their subscriber base from competitive threats by offering innovative new services. Our original equipment manufacturers and value added resellers typically integrate our solutions into their products and then sell a bundled solution to their end customers, which include both telecommunication service providers and enterprises.

Revenue

Our total revenue consists of the following:

  • Software

    We generate software revenue primarily on a single fee per perpetual software license basis. We recognize software revenue at the time of delivery, provided all revenue recognition criteria have been met. If the revenue recognition criteria has not been met, the revenue is deferred or not recognized. The number of software licenses purchased has a direct impact on the average selling price. Our software revenue may vary significantly from quarter to quarter as a result of long sales and deployment cycles, new product introductions and variations in customer ordering practices.

  • Subscription, support and maintenance

    We generate recurring subscription revenue from subscriptions related to our software as a service offering. Recurring support and maintenance revenue is generated from annual software support and maintenance contracts for our perpetual software licenses. Both subscription revenue and support and maintenance revenue are typically billed annually in advance based on the terms of the arrangement.

    Support and maintenance services include e-mail and telephone support, unspecified rights to bug fixes and product updates and upgrades and enhancements available on a when-and-if available basis, and are recognized rateably over the term of the service period, which is generally twelve months.

  • Professional services and other

    We generate professional services and other revenue through services including product configuration and customization, implementation, dedicated engineering and training. The amount of product configuration and customization required by a customer typically increases as the order size increases from a given customer. Services and pricing may vary depending upon a customer's requirements for customization, implementation and training.

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Operating Expenses

Operating expenses consist of cost of sales, sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative expenses. Personnel-related costs are the most significant component of each of these expense categories.

Cost of sales primarily consists of: (a) salaries and benefits related to personnel, (b) related overhead, (c) billable and non-billable travel, lodging, and other out-of-pocket expenses, (d) payments to third party vendors for compression/decompression software known as codecs, (e) amortization of capitalized software that is implemented into our products and (f) warranty expense.

Sales and marketing expense consists primarily of: (a) salaries and related personnel costs including stock-based compensation, (b) commissions, (c) travel, lodging and other out-of-pocket expenses, (d) marketing programs such as trade shows and (e) other related overhead. Commissions are recorded as an expense when earned by the employee. We expect increases in sales and marketing expense for the foreseeable future as we further increase the number of sales professionals and increase our marketing activities with the intent to grow our revenue. We expect sales and marketing expense to decrease as a percentage of total revenue, however, as we leverage our current sales and marketing personnel as well as our distribution partnerships.

Research and development expense consists primarily of: (a) salaries and related personnel costs including stock-based compensation, (b) payments to contractors for design and consulting services, (c) costs relating to the design and development of new products and enhancement of existing products, (d) quality assurance and testing and (e) other related overhead. To date, all of our research and development costs have been expensed as incurred.

General and administrative expense consists primarily of: (a) salaries and personnel costs including stock-based compensation related to our executive, finance, human resource and information technology functions, (b) accounting, legal, tax advisory and regulatory fees and (c) other related overhead.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates

Our interim consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. There have been no material changes to these estimates for the periods presented in this quarterly report.

We believe that of our significant accounting policies, the following accounting policies involve a greater degree of judgment and complexity. Accordingly, the following policies are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations.

Basis of Presentation

The interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our company and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, CounterPath Technologies, a company existing under the laws of the province of British Columbia, Canada, and BridgePort Networks, a company incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Interim Reporting

The information presented in the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements is without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the interim consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

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These statements reflect all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Except where noted, the interim consolidated financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of their application as our April 30, 2016 annual audited consolidated financial statements. All adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. It is suggested that these interim consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with our April 30, 2016 annual audited consolidated financial statements.

Operating results for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the year ending April 30, 2017.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue in accordance with ASC 985-605 "Software Revenue Recognition".

In all of our arrangements, we do not recognize any revenue until we can determine that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and we deem collection to be probable. For distribution and reseller arrangements, fees are fixed or determinable and collection probable when there are no rights to exchange or return and fees are not dependable upon payment from the end-user. If any of these criteria are not met, revenue is deferred until such time that all criteria have been met.

A substantial percentage of our revenue is generated by multiple-element arrangements, such as products, support and maintenance, and professional services. When arrangements include multiple elements, we allocate the total fee among the various elements using the residual method. Under the residual method, revenue is recognized when vendor-specific objective evidence, or VSOE, of fair value exists for all of the undelivered elements of the arrangement, but does not exist for one or more of the delivered elements of the arrangement. Each arrangement requires us to analyze the individual elements in the transaction and to estimate the fair value of each undelivered element, which typically includes maintenance and services. Revenue is allocated to each of the undelivered elements based on its respective fair value, with the fair value determined by the price charged when that element is sold separately. Revenue from multiple-element arrangements are recognized in software, subscription, support and maintenance, and professional services based on the items or services delivered.

For contracts with elements related to customized network solutions and certain network build-outs, we apply FASB Emerging Issues Task Force Issue ASC 605-25, "Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables" and revenues are recognized under ASC 605-35, "Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts", generally using the percentage-of-completion method.

In using the percentage-of-completion method, revenues are generally recorded based on a completion of milestones as described in the agreement. Profit estimates on long-term contracts are revised periodically based on changes in circumstances and any losses on contracts are recognized in the period that such losses become known.

Post contract customer support (PCS) services include e-mail and telephone support, unspecified rights to bug fixes and product updates and upgrades and enhancements available on a when-and-if available basis, and are recognized rateably over the term of the service period, which is generally twelve months. PCS service revenue generally is deferred until the related product has been delivered and all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. PCS revenues are recognized under support and maintenance revenues.

Professional services and training revenue is recognized as the related service is performed.

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Stock-Based Compensation

Stock options granted are accounted for under ASC 718, Share-Based Payment, and are recognized at the fair value of the options as determined by an option pricing model as the related services are provided and the options earned. ASC 718 requires public companies to recognize the cost of employee services received in exchange for equity instruments, based on the fair value of those instruments on the measurement date which generally is the grant date, with limited exceptions.

Stock-based compensation represents the cost related to stock-based awards granted to employees and non-employee consultants. We measure stock-based compensation cost at measurement date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and generally recognize the cost as expense on a straight-line basis (net of estimated forfeitures) over the employee requisite service period or the period during which the related services are provided by the non-employee consultants and the options are earned. We estimate the fair value of stock options using a Black-Scholes option valuation model.

The expected volatility of options granted has been determined using the volatility of our company's stock. The expected life of options granted after April 30, 2006 has been determined based on analysis of historical data. We have not paid and do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our shares of common stock; therefore, the expected dividend yield is assumed to be zero. In addition, ASC 718 requires companies to utilize an estimated forfeiture rate when calculating the expense for the period. We applied an estimated forfeiture rate of 15.0% for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 in determining the expense recorded in our consolidated statement of operations. Cost of sales and operating expenses include stock-based compensation expense, and deferred share unit plan expense. For the nine months ended January 31, 2017, we recorded an expense of $701,515 in connection with share-based payment awards. A future expense of non-vested options of $506,742 is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.97 years. A future expense of non-vested deferred share units of $142,688 is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.54 years.

Research and Development Expense for Software Products

Research and development expense includes costs incurred to develop intellectual property. The costs for the development of new software and substantial enhancements to existing software are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established, at which time any additional costs would be capitalized. We have determined that technological feasibility is established at the time a working model of software is completed. Because we believe our current process for developing software will be essentially completed concurrently with the establishment of technological feasibility, no costs have been capitalized to date.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We extend credit to our customers based on evaluation of an individual customer's financial condition and collateral is generally not required. Accounts outstanding beyond the contractual payment terms are considered past due. We determine our allowance for doubtful accounts by considering a number of factors, including the length of time accounts receivable are beyond the contractual payment terms, our previous loss history, and a customer's current ability to pay its obligation to us. We write-off accounts receivable when they are identified as uncollectible. All outstanding accounts receivable are periodically reviewed for collectability on an individual basis.

Goodwill

We have goodwill related to the acquisitions of NewHeights Software Corporation and FirstHand Technologies Inc. The determination of the net carrying value of goodwill and the extent to which, if any, there is impairment, are dependent on material estimates and judgments on our part, including the estimate of the value of future net cash flows, which are based upon further estimates of future revenues, expenses and operating margins.

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Goodwill—Impairment Assessments

We review goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate its carrying value may not be recoverable in accordance with FASB ASC 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The provisions of ASC 350 require that a two-step impairment test be performed on goodwill. In the first step, we compare the fair value of our reporting unit to its carrying value. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that unit, goodwill is not considered impaired and we are not required to perform further testing. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then we must perform the second step of the impairment test in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. If the carrying value of our reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, then we would record an impairment loss equal to the difference.

Determining the fair value of our reporting unit involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions include future economic and market conditions and determination of appropriate market comparables. We base our fair value estimates on assumptions we believe to be reasonable but that are unpredictable and inherently uncertain. Actual future results may differ from those estimates. Our most recent annual goodwill impairment analysis, which was performed at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, did not result in an impairment charge, nor did we record any goodwill impairment for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017.

Derivative Instruments

We periodically enter into foreign currency forward contracts, not designated as hedging instruments, to protect us from fluctuations in exchange rates. As at January 31, 2017, our company had no foreign currency forward contracts outstanding. On June 7, 2015, we entered into a $1,000,000 notional value foreign currency forward contract that matured on August 20, 2015. The fair value marked to market loss of forward contracts for that foreign currency contract for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2016 was $nil and $47,690, respectively. Notional amounts do not quantify risk or represent assets or liabilities of our company, but are used in the calculation of cash settlements under the contracts.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires our management to make estimates and assumptions which affect the amounts reported in our interim consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Results of Operations

Our operating activities during the nine months ended January 31, 2017 consisted primarily of selling our IP telephony software and related services to telecom service providers, enterprises and channel partners serving the telecom and enterprise segments, and the continued development of our IP telephony software products.

We generate our revenue primarily in U.S. dollars and incur a majority of our expenses in Canadian dollars. As a result of the fluctuation in the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar over the nine months ended January 31, 2017, we benefited by recording reduced operating costs on translation of Canadian dollar costs as compared to the nine months ended January 31, 2016 of approximately $13,000. But due to the strengthening Canadian dollar during the three months ended January 31, 2017 compared to the three months ended January 31, 2016 we recorded a loss of approximately $54,100.

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Selected Consolidated Financial Information

The following tables set out selected consolidated unaudited financial information for the periods indicated. The selected consolidated financial information set out below as at January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016 and for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 has been derived from the consolidated unaudited financial statements and accompanying notes for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 and the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. Each investor should read the following information in conjunction with those statements and the related notes thereto.

Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Data   January 31, 2017     April 30, 2016  
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,521,698   $ 2,159,738  
Current assets $ 5,491,328   $ 5,553,661  
Current liabilities $ 4,036,529   $ 3,815,705  
Total liabilities $ 4,073,595   $ 3,861,647  
Total assets $ 12,639,286   $ 12,966,131  

Selected Consolidated Statements of Operations Data

    Three Months Ended January 31,  
    2017     2016  
          Percent of           Percent  
          Total           of Total  
    Amount     Revenue     Amount     Revenue  
Revenue $ 2,555,359     100%   $ 2,654,386     100%  
                         
Operating expenses $ 3,074,706     120%   $ 3,247,011     122%  
Loss from operations   ($519,347 )   (20% )   ($592,625 )   (22% )
Interest and other income, net $ 36     −%   $ 1,155     −%  
Fair value adjustment on derivative instrument       −%         −%  
Foreign exchange gain (loss)   ($162,829 )   (6% ) $ 343,349     13%  
Net loss   ($682,140 )   (27% )   ($248,121 )   (9% )
                         
Net loss per share                        
-Basic and diluted   ($0.14 )         ($0.05 )      
                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding                        
-Basic and diluted   4,789,675           4,538,373        

Selected Consolidated Statements of Operations Data

    Nine Months Ended January 31,  
    2017     2016  
          Percent of           Percent  
          Total           of Total  
    Amount     Revenue     Amount     Revenue  
Revenue $ 8,332,466     100%   $ 8,040,971     100%  
                         
Operating expenses $ 10,161,033     122%   $ 10,558,367     131%  
Loss from operations   ($1,828,567 )   (22% )   ($2,517,396 )   (31% )
Interest and other income, net $ 222     −%   $ 1,844     −%  
Fair value adjustment on derivative instrument       −%     ($47,690 )   (1% )
Foreign exchange gain (loss) $ 218,274     3%   $ 870,560     11%  
Net loss   ($1,610,071 )   (19% )   ($1,692,682 )   (21% )
                         
Net loss per share                        
-Basic and diluted   ($0.35 )         ($0.38 )      
                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding                        
-Basic and diluted   4,631,472           4,400,136        

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Revenue

     Three Months Ended January 31,                 
    2017     2016     Period-to-Period Change  
          Percent           Percent           Percent  
          of Total           of Total           Increase /  
    Amount     Revenue     Amount     Revenue     Amount     (Decrease)  
Revenue by Type                                    
Software $ 1,324,203     52%   $ 1,305,756     49%   $ 18,447     1%  
Subscription, support                                    
and maintenance $ 1,031,162     40%   $ 886,343     34%   $ 144,819     16%  
Professional services                                    
and other $ 199,994     8%   $ 462,287     17%     ($262,293 )   (57% )
Total revenue $ 2,555,359     100%   $ 2,654,386     100%     ($99,027 )   (4% )
                                     
Revenue by Region                                    
North America $ 1,469,552     58%   $ 1,596,861     60%     ($127,309 )   (8% )
International $ 1,085,807     42%   $ 1,057,525     40%   $ 28,282     3%  
Total revenue $ 2,555,359     100%   $ 2,654,386     100%     ($99,027 )   (4% )

For the three months ended January 31, 2017, we generated $2,555,359 in revenue compared to $2,654,386 for the three months ended January 31, 2016, representing a decrease of $99,027 or 4%.

Software revenue increased by $18,447 or 1% to $1,324,203 for the three months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $1,305,756 for the three months ended January 31, 2016. The increase in software revenue was a result of increases in sales to channel partners and service providers.

Subscription, support and maintenance revenue increased by $144,819 or 16% to $1,031,162 for the three months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $886,343 for the three months ended January 31, 2016. The increase in subscription, support and maintenance revenue was a result of increases in sales to channel partners and enterprises.

Professional services and other revenue decreased by $262,293 or 57% to $199,994 for the three months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $462,287 for the three months ended January 31, 2016. The decrease in professional services and other revenue was a result of decreases in sales to channel partners and service providers.

North American revenue decreased by $127,309 or 8% to $1,469,552 for the three months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $1,596,861 for the three months ended January 31, 2016, as a result of lower sales of service to service providers and channel partners. International revenue outside of North America increased by $28,282 or 3% to $1,085,807 for the three months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $1,057,525 for the three months ended January 31, 2016, as a result of higher sales of service to international channel partners, service providers, and enterprises, partially offset by lower sales to European service providers.

     Nine Months Ended January 31,                  
    2017     2016     Period-to-Period Change  
          Percent           Percent           Percent  
          of Total           of Total           Increase /  
    Amount     Revenue     Amount     Revenue     Amount     (Decrease)  
Revenue by Type                                    
Software $ 4,223,066     51%   $ 4,259,734     53%     ($36,668 )   (1% )
Subscription, support and maintenance $ 2,944,349     35%   $ 2,600,382     32%   $ 343,967     13%  
Professional services and other $ 1,165,051     14%   $ 1,180,855     15%     ($15,804 )   (1% )
Total revenue $ 8,332,466     100%   $ 8,040,971     100%   $ 291,495     4%  

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     Nine Months Ended January 31,                  
    2017     2016     Period-to-Period Change  
          Percent           Percent           Percent  
          of Total           of Total           Increase /  
    Amount     Revenue     Amount     Revenue     Amount     (Decrease)  
Revenue by Region                                    
 North America $ 4,904,939     59%   $ 5,162,822     64%     ($257,883 )   (5% )
 International $ 3,427,527     41%   $ 2,878,149     36%   $ 549,378     19%  
Total revenue $ 8,332,466     100%   $ 8,040,971     100%   $ 291,495     4%  

For the nine months ended January 31, 2017, we generated $8,332,466 in revenue compared to $8,040,971 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016, representing an increase of $291,495 or 4%.

Software revenue decreased by $36,668 or 1% to $4,223,066 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $4,259,734 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016. The decrease in software revenue was a result of decreases in sales to channel partners and enterprises partially offset by an increase in sales to service providers.

Subscription, support and maintenance revenue increased by $343,967 or 13% to $2,944,349 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $2,600,382 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016. The increase in subscription, support and maintenance revenue was a result of increases in sales to channel partners, service providers, and enterprises.

Professional services and other revenue decreased by $15,804 or 1% to $1,165,051 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $1,180,855 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016. The decrease in professional services and other revenue was a result of decreases in sales to channel partners, partially offset by increases in sales to enterprises and service providers.

North American revenue decreased by $257,883 or 5% to $4,904,939 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $5,162,822 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016, as a result of lower sales of service to channel partners. International revenue outside of North America increased by $549,378 or 19% to $3,427,527 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $2,878,149 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016, as a result of higher sales to international service providers and enterprises.

Operating Expenses

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

    January 31, 2017     January 31, 2016     Period-to-Period Change  
          Percent           Percent           Percent  
          of           of           Increase /  
    Amount     Revenue     Amount     Revenue     Amount     (Decrease)  
Three months ended $ 360,722     14%   $ 464,102     17%     ($103,380 )   (22% )
Nine months ended $ 1,334,385     16%   $ 1,441,667     18%     ($107,282 )   (7% )

Cost of sales was $360,722 for the three months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $464,102 for the three months ended January 31, 2016. The decrease of $103,380 was primarily attributable to a decrease in wages, benefits and consulting fees of approximately $120,100. This decrease in cost of sales was offset by a net increase in other expenses of approximately $16,700.

Cost of sales was $1,334,385 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $1,441,667 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016. The slight decrease of $107,282 was primarily attributable to a decrease in wages, benefits and consulting fees of approximately $104,300, and a decrease in licenses and permits of approximately $54,900 and. This decrease in cost of sales was offset by a net increase in dues and subscriptions of approximately $39,200, and a net increase in other expenses of approximately $12,700.

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Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

    January 31, 2017     January 31, 2016     Period-to-Period Change  
          Percent           Percent           Percent  
          of           of           Increase /  
    Amount     Revenue     Amount     Revenue     Amount     (Decrease)  
Three months ended $ 819,958     32%   $ 955,801     36%     ($135,843 )   (14% )
Nine months ended $ 2,770,367     33%   $ 3,177,183     40%     ($406,816 )   (13% )

Sales and marketing expenses were $819,958 for the three months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $955,801 for the three months ended January 31, 2016. The decrease of $135,843 was primarily attributable to a decrease in wages, benefits and consulting fees of approximately $120,500 and a net decrease in other expenses of approximately $15,300.

Sales and marketing expenses were $2,770,367 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $3,177,183 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016. The decrease of $406,816 was primarily attributable to a decrease in wages, benefits and consulting fees of approximately $366,400, and a decrease in travel expenses of approximately $67,500. The decrease in sales and marketing expenses was offset by a net increase in other expenses of approximately $27,100.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

    January 31, 2017     January 31, 2016     Period-to-Period Change  
          Percent           Percent           Percent  
          of           of           Increase /  
    Amount     Revenue     Amount     Revenue     Amount     (Decrease)  
Three months ended $ 1,215,783     47%   $ 1,119,046     42%   $ 96,737     9%  
Nine months ended $ 3,524,959     42%   $ 3,519,692     44%   $ 5,267     −%  

Research and development expenses were $1,215,783 for the three months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $1,119,046 for the three months ended January 31, 2016. The increase of $96,737 was primarily attributable to an increase in wages, benefits and consulting fees of approximately $115,300 which was offset by a net decrease in other expenses of approximately $18,600.

Research and development expenses were $3,524,959 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $3,519,692 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016. The increase of $5,267 was primarily attributable to an increase in wages, benefits and consulting fees of approximately $46,200. This increase in research and development was offset by a net decrease in other expenses of approximately $26,000, and a decrease in telephone expenses of approximately $14,900.

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General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

    January 31, 2017     January 31, 2016     Period-to-Period Change  
          Percent           Percent           Percent  
          of           of           Increase /  
    Amount     Revenue     Amount     Revenue     Amount     (Decrease)  
Three months ended $ 678,243     27%   $ 708,062     27%     ($29,819 )   (4% )
Nine months ended $ 2,531,322     30%   $ 2,419,825     30%   $ 111,497     5%  

General and administrative expenses were $678,243 for the three months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $708,062 for the three months ended January 31, 2016. The decrease of $29,819 in general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to a decrease in wages, benefits and consulting fess of approximately $20,700, a decrease in investor relations expenses of approximately $12,900, and a decrease in a net decrease in other expenses of approximately $11,400. This decrease in general and administrative expenses were partially offset by an increase in audit, legal and other professional expenses of approximately $15,100.

General and administrative expenses were $2,531,322 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 compared to $2,419,825 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016. The increase of $111,497 in general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to an increase in bad debts reserve of approximately $132,700, an increase in audit, legal and other professional expenses of approximately $82,700, and a net increase in other expenses of approximately $28,200. The increase in general and administrative expense was offset by a decrease in amortization expense of approximately $74,500, a decrease in investor relations expenses of approximately $45,900, and a decrease in wages, benefits and consulting fees approximately $11,700.

Interest and Other Income

Interest income for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 was $36 and $222, respectively compared to $1,323 and $4,097, respectively, for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2016. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 was $nil for both periods, compared to $168 and $2,253, respectively, for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2016.

Foreign exchange gain (loss) for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 was ($162,829) and $218,274, respectively, compared to $343,349 and $870,560, respectively, for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2016. The foreign exchange gain (loss) represents the gain (loss) on account of translation of the intercompany accounts of our subsidiary which maintains their records in Canadian dollars and transactional gains and losses. The foreign exchange gain (loss) includes the translation of quarterly intercompany transfer pricing invoices from our Canadian subsidiary to us.

Fair value adjustment on derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 resulted in a non-cash loss of $nil for both periods, compared $nil and $47,690, respectively, for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2016.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of January 31, 2017, we had $2,521,698 in cash and cash equivalents compared to $2,159,738 as of April 30, 2016, representing an increase of $361,960. Our working capital was $1,454,799 at January 31, 2017 compared to $1,737,956 at April 30, 2016, representing a decrease of $283,157. Management anticipates that the future capital requirements of our company will be primarily funded through cash flows generated from operations and from working capital, and we may seek additional funding to meet ongoing operating expenses.

Our company has $1,657,962 in cash held outside of the United States, and there is no intent to repatriate at this time. Should we decide to repatriate in the future, taxes would need to be accrued and paid.

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Operating Activities

Our operating activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $405,489 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017. This compares to a net cash outflow of $1,614,362 for the same period last year representing a decrease of $1,208,873 in cash outflow from operations compared to the same period last year. The net cash outflow from operating activities for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 was primarily a result of a net loss of $1,610,071 and a non-cash foreign exchange gain of $267,383. The net cash outflow was offset by stock based compensation of $701,515, accounts receivable of $394,047 and unearned revenue of $274,314.

Investing Activities

Investing activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $106,278, for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 primarily for purchases of computer equipment and intangible assets. This compares with a net cash outflow from investing activities of $14,228 for the same period last year primarily for purchases of computer equipment. At January 31, 2017, we did not have any material commitments for future capital expenditures.

Financing Activities

Financing activities resulted in a net cash inflow of $889,869 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 compared to a net cash inflow of $1,476,239 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016. The net cash inflow for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 was primarily a result of a non-brokered private placement under which we issued 454,097 shares of common stock at a price of $2.05 per share raising $930,899. The net cash inflow for the nine months ended January 31, 2016 was primarily a result of a non-brokered private placement under which we issued 293,000 units at a price of $5.00 per unit raising $1,465,000.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have, and do not have any present plans to implement, any off-balance sheet arrangements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts With Customers (“Topic 606”). Topic 606 removes inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements, provides a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues, improves comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets, provides more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements and simplifies the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. The guidance in this update supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. In August 2015, ASU 2015-14 was issued which delayed the effective date for public entities to reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new standard.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which clarifies the guidance in the new revenue standard on assessing whether an entity is a principal or an agent in a revenue transaction. This conclusion impacts whether an entity reports revenue on a gross or net basis. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which clarifies the guidance in the new revenue standard regarding an entity’s identification of its performance obligations in a contract, as well as an entity’s evaluation of the nature of its promise to grant a license of intellectual property and whether or not that revenue is recognized over time or at a point in time. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-11, Revenue Recognition: Customer Payments and Incentives, which clarifies the guidance in recognizing costs for consideration given by a vendor to a customer as a component of cost of sales. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients which amends the guidance in the new revenue standard on collectability, noncash consideration, presentation of sales tax, and transition. The amendments are intended to address implementation issues and provide additional practical expedients to reduce the cost and complexity of applying the new revenue standard. These amendments have the same effective date as the new revenue standard. While we are currently evaluating the method of adoption and the impact of the new revenue standard, as amended, on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures, we believe the adoption of the new standard may have a significant impact on the accounting for certain transactions with multiple elements or “bundled” arrangements because the requirement to have VSOE for undelivered elements under current accounting standards is eliminated under the new standard. Accordingly, we may be required to recognize as revenue a portion of the sales price upon delivery of the software, as compared to the current requirement of recognizing the entire sales price ratably over an estimated offering period. We continue to evaluate the impact of the new revenue standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern, which requires management to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and provide related footnote disclosures. The guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The standard allows for either a full retrospective or modified retrospective transition method. We do not expect this standard to have a material impact our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The guidance would require lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets as lease liabilities with corresponding right-of-use assets. The guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2018. We are currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of ASU 2016-02 on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments which amends the guidance on measuring credit losses on financial assets held at amortized cost. The amendment is intended to address the issue that the previous “incurred loss” methodology was restrictive for Company’s ability to record credit losses based on not yet meeting the “probable” threshold. The new language will require these assets to be valued at amortized cost presented at the net amount expected to be collected will a valuation provision. The amendments will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. We are evaluating the impact of this amendment on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Item 3.        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not Applicable.

Item 4.        Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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In connection with this quarterly report, as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our company's disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our company's management, including our company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, our company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of January 31, 2017, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as at the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended January 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Much of the information included in this quarterly report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other “forward looking statements”. Such forward looking statements include any projections or estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumption or other future performance suggested herein.

Such estimates, projections or other “forward looking statements” involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other “forward looking statements”.

Risks Associated with our Business and Industry

Lack of cash flow which may affect our ability to continue as a going concern.

Presently, our operating cash flows are not sufficient to meet operating and capital expenses. Our business plan calls for continued research and development of our products and expansion of our market share. We will require additional financing to fund working capital and pay for operating expenses and capital requirements until we achieve a positive cash flow. However, our management projects that under our current operating plan that sufficient cash is available to meet our ongoing operating expenses and working capital requirements through April 30, 2018.

However, there is no assurance that actual cash requirements will not exceed our estimates. In particular, additional capital may be required in the event that:

  • we incur delays and additional expenses as a result of technology failure;

  • we are unable to create a substantial market for our products; or

  • we incur any significant unanticipated expenses.

The occurrence of any of the aforementioned events could adversely affect our ability to meet our proposed business plans.

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We depend on a mix of revenues and outside capital to pay for the continued development of our technology and the marketing of our products. Such outside capital may include the sale of additional stock and/or commercial borrowing. There can be no assurance that capital will continue to be available if necessary to meet these continuing development costs or, if the capital is available, that it will be on terms acceptable to us. Disruptions in financial markets and challenging economic conditions have and may continue to affect our ability to raise capital. The issuance of additional equity securities by us would result in a dilution, possibly a significant dilution, in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.

Our revenue, operating results and gross margin can fluctuate significantly and unpredictably from quarter-to-quarter and from year-to-year, and we expect that they will continue to do so, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

The rate at which our customers order our products, and the size of these orders, are highly variable and difficult to predict. In the past, we have experienced significant variability in our customer purchasing practices on a quarterly and annual basis, and we expect that this variability will continue, as a result of a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:

  • demand for our products and the timing and size of customer orders;

  • length of sales cycles, which may be extended by selling our products through channel partners;

  • length of time of deployment of our products by our customers;

  • customers’ budgetary constraints;

  • competitive pressures; and

  • general economic conditions.

As a result of this volatility in our customers’ purchasing practices, our revenue has historically fluctuated unpredictably on a quarterly and annual basis and we expect this to continue for the foreseeable future. Our budgeted expense levels depend in part on our expectations of future revenue. Because any substantial adjustment to expenses to account for lower levels of revenue is difficult and takes time, if our revenue declines, our operating expenses and general overhead would likely be high relative to revenue, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating margin and operating results.

We may be unable to predict subscription renewal rates and the impact these rates may have on our future revenue and operating results.

Some of our products and services are sold on a subscription basis that are generally month-to-month or one year in length. Our customers have no obligation to renew their subscriptions for our services after the expiration of their initial subscription period, and some customers elect not to renew. We cannot provide assurance that our subscriptions will be renewed at the same or higher level of service, for the same number of licenses or for the same duration of time, if at all. We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to accurately predict future customer renewal rates. Our customers’ renewal rates may decline or fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, including their level of satisfaction with our services, our ability to continue to regularly add features and functionality, the reliability (including uptime) of our subscription services, the prices of our services, the prices of services offered by our competitors, mergers and acquisitions affecting our customer base, reductions in our customers’ spending levels or declines in customer activity as a result of economic downturns or uncertainty in financial markets. If our customers do not renew their subscriptions for our services or if they renew on terms less favorable to us, our revenue may decline.

If we are not able to manage our operating expenses, then our financial condition may be adversely affected.

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Operating expenses of $3,074,706 exceeded revenue of $2,555,359 for the three months ended January 31, 2017. Our ability to reach and maintain profitability is conditional upon our ability to manage our operating expenses. There is a risk that we will have to increase our operating expenses in the future. Factors that could cause our operating expenses to increase include our determination to spend more on sales and marketing in order to increase product sales or our determination that more research and development expenditures are required in order to keep our current software products competitive or in order to develop new products for the market. To the extent that our operating expenses increase without a corresponding increase in revenue, our financial condition would be adversely impacted.

We face larger and better-financed competitors, which may affect our ability to achieve or maintain profitability.

Management is aware of similar products which compete directly with our products and some of the companies developing these similar products are larger and better-financed than us and may develop products superior to those of our company. In addition to price competition, increased competition may result in other aggressive business tactics from our competitors, such as:

  • emphasizing their own size and perceived stability against our smaller size and narrower recognition;

  • providing customers “one-stop shopping” options for the purchase of network equipment and application software;

  • offering customers financing assistance;

  • making early announcements of competing products and employing extensive marketing efforts; and

  • asserting infringement of their intellectual property rights.

Such competition may potentially adversely affect our profitability.

A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our ability to raise further working capital and adversely impact our operations.

A prolonged decline in the price of our common stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in our ability to raise capital, or a delisting from a stock exchange on which our common stock trades. Because our operations have been partially financed through the sale of equity securities, a decline in the price of our common stock could be especially detrimental to our liquidity and our continued operations. Any reduction in our ability to raise equity capital in the future would force us to reallocate funds from other planned uses and would have a significant negative effect on our business plans and operations, including our ability to develop new products and continue our current operations. If our stock price declines, there can be no assurance that we can raise additional capital or generate funds from operations sufficient to meet our obligations.

On December 16, 2014, we received notice from NASDAQ that the closing bid price of our shares for the last 30 consecutive business days no longer met the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share.

Effective November 2, 2015, our company effected a one-for-ten reverse stock split of the shares of our common stock. On November 16, 2015, we received notice from NASDAQ that the closing bid price of our common stock has been $1.00 or greater for the previous 30 consecutive business day’s and that we had regained compliance with listing rule 5550(a)(2). There can be no assurance that the closing bid price of our common stock will not fall below the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share.

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The majority of our directors and officers are located outside the United States, with the result that it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or some of our directors or officers.

The majority of our directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of such persons' assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or our officers or directors, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof. Consequently, investors may be effectively prevented from pursuing remedies under United States federal securities laws against some of our directors or officers.

We may in the future be subject to damaging and disruptive intellectual property litigation that could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, as well as the continued viability of our company.

We may be unaware of filed patent applications and issued patents that could relate to our products and services. Intellectual property litigation, if determined against us, could:

  • result in the loss of a substantial number of existing customers or prohibit the acquisition of new customers;

  • cause us to lose access to key distribution channels;

  • result in substantial employee layoffs or risk the permanent loss of highly-valued employees;

  • materially and adversely affect our brand in the market place and cause a substantial loss of goodwill;

  • affect our ability to raise additional capital;

  • cause our stock price to decline significantly; and

  • lead to the bankruptcy or liquidation of our company.

Parties making claims of infringement may be able to obtain injunctive or other equitable relief that could effectively block our ability to provide our products or services and could cause us to pay substantial royalties, licensing fees or damages. The defense of any lawsuit could result in time-consuming and expensive litigation, regardless of the merits of such claims.

We could lose our competitive advantages if we are not able to protect any proprietary technology and intellectual property rights against infringement, and any related litigation could be time-consuming and costly.

Our success and ability to compete depends to a significant degree on our proprietary technology incorporated in our software. If any of our competitors' copy or otherwise gain access to our proprietary technology or develops similar technologies independently, we would not be able to compete as effectively. We also consider our family of registered and unregistered trademarks including CounterPath, Bria, eyebeam, X-Lite, and Softphone.com invaluable to our ability to continue to develop and maintain the goodwill and recognition associated with our brand. The measures we take to protect the proprietary technology software, and other intellectual property rights, which presently are based upon a combination of patents, patents pending, copyright, trade secret and trademark laws, may not be adequate to prevent their unauthorized use. Further, the laws of foreign countries may provide inadequate protection of such intellectual property rights.

We may need to bring legal claims to enforce or protect such intellectual property rights. Any litigation, whether successful or unsuccessful, could result in substantial costs and divert resources from intended uses. In addition, notwithstanding any rights we have secured in our intellectual property, other persons may bring claims against us that we have infringed on their intellectual property rights, including claims based upon the content we license from third parties or claims that our intellectual property right interests are not valid. Any claims against us, with or without merit, could be time consuming and costly to defend or litigate, divert our attention and resources, result in the loss of goodwill associated with our service marks or require us to make changes to our website or other of our technologies.

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Our products may become obsolete and unmarketable if we are unable to respond adequately to rapidly changing technology and customer demands.

Our industry is characterized by rapid changes in technology and customer demands. As a result, our products may quickly become obsolete and unmarketable. Our future success will depend on our ability to adapt to technological advances, anticipate customer demands, develop new products and enhance our current products on a timely and cost-effective basis. Further, our products must remain competitive with those of other companies with substantially greater resources. We may experience technical or other difficulties that could delay or prevent the development, introduction or marketing of new products or enhanced versions of existing products. Also, we may not be able to adapt new or enhanced services to emerging industry standards, and our new products may not be favorably received.

Unless we can establish broad market acceptance of our current products, our potential revenues may be significantly reduced.

We expect that a substantial portion of our future revenue will be derived from the sale of our software products. We expect that these product offerings and their extensions and derivatives will account for a majority of our revenue for the foreseeable future. Broad market acceptance of our software products is, therefore, critical to our future success and our ability to continue to generate revenues. Failure to achieve broad market acceptance of our software products as a result of competition, technological change, or otherwise, would significantly harm our business. Our future financial performance will depend primarily on the continued market acceptance of our current software product offerings and on the development, introduction and market acceptance of any future enhancements. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in marketing our current product offerings or any new product offerings, applications or enhancements, and any failure to do so would significantly harm our business.

Our use of open source software could impose limitations on our ability to commercialize our products.

We incorporate open source software into our products. Although we closely monitor our use of open source software, the terms of many open source software licenses have not been interpreted by U.S. courts, and there is a risk that such licenses could be construed in a manner that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to sell our products. In such event, we could be required to make our proprietary software generally available to third parties, including competitors, at no cost, to seek licenses from third parties to continue offering our products, to re-engineer our products or to discontinue the sale of our products in the event re-engineering cannot be accomplished on a timely basis or at all, any of which could adversely affect our revenues and operating expenses.

We may not be able to obtain necessary licenses of third-party technology on acceptable terms, or at all, which could delay product sales and development and adversely impact product quality.

We have incorporated third-party licensed technology into our current products. We anticipate that we are also likely to need to license additional technology from third-parties to develop new products or product enhancements in the future. Third-party licenses may not be available or continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms. The inability to retain any third-party licenses required in our current products or to obtain any new third-party licenses to develop new products and product enhancements could require us to obtain substitute technology of lower quality or performance standards or at greater cost, and delay or prevent us from making these products or enhancements, any of which could seriously harm the competitive position of our products.

Our products must interoperate with many different networks, software applications and hardware products, and this interoperability will depend on the continued prevalence of open standards.

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Our products are designed to interoperate with our customers’ existing and planned networks, which have varied and complex specifications, utilize multiple protocol standards, software applications and products from numerous vendors and contain multiple products that have been added over time. As a result, we must attempt to ensure that our products interoperate effectively with these existing and planned networks. To meet these requirements, we have and must continue to undertake development and testing efforts that require significant capital and employee resources. We may not accomplish these development efforts quickly or cost-effectively, or at all. If our products do not interoperate effectively, installations could be delayed or orders for our products could be cancelled, which would harm our revenue, gross margins and our reputation, potentially resulting in the loss of existing and potential customers. The failure of our products to interoperate effectively with our customers’ networks may result in significant warranty, support and repair costs, divert the attention of our engineering personnel from our software development efforts and cause significant customer relations problems.

Additionally, the interoperability of our products with multiple different networks is significantly dependent on the continued prevalence of standards for IP multimedia services, such as SIP or Session Initiation Protocol. Some of our existing and potential competitors are network equipment providers who could potentially benefit from the deployment of their own proprietary non-standards-based architectures. If resistance to open standards by network equipment providers becomes prevalent, it could make it more difficult for our products to interoperate with our customers’ networks, which would have a material adverse effect on our ability to sell our products to service providers.

We are subject to the credit risk of our customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

We are subject to the credit risk of our customers. Businesses that are good credit risks at the time of sale may become bad credit risks over time. In times of economic recession, the number of our customers who default on payments owed to us tends to increase. If we fail to adequately assess and monitor our credit risks, we could experience longer payment cycles, increased collection costs and higher bad debt expense.

We are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates associated with foreign currencies.

A majority of our revenue activities are transacted in U.S. dollars. However, we are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk inherent in conducting business globally in numerous currencies, of which the most significant to our operations for the three months ended January 31, 2017 is the Canadian dollar. We are primarily exposed to a fluctuating Canadian dollar as our operating expenses are primarily denominated in Canadian dollars while our revenues are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars. We address certain financial exposures through a controlled program of risk management that includes the use of derivative financial instruments. Our company’s foreign currency risk management program includes foreign currency derivatives with cash flow hedge accounting designation that utilizes foreign currency forward contracts to hedge exposures to the variability in the U.S. dollar equivalent of anticipated non-U.S. dollar-denominated cash flows. These instruments generally have a maturity of less than one year. For these derivatives, our company reports the after-tax gain or loss from the effective portion of the hedge as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity and reclassifies it into earnings in the same period in which the hedged transaction affects earnings, and within the same line item on the consolidated statements of operations as the impact of the hedged transaction. There can be no assurance that our hedging program will not result in a negative impact on our earnings and earnings per share. We did not enter into any forward contracts for hedging purposes during the three months ended January 31, 2017 (2016 - none).

Risks Associated with our Common Stock

Our directors control a substantial number of shares of our common stock, decreasing your influence on stockholder decisions.

Based on the 5,006,545 shares of common stock that were issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2017, our directors owned approximately 31% of our outstanding common stock. As a result, our directors as a group could have a significant influence in delaying, deferring or preventing any potential change in control of our company; they will be able to strongly influence the actions of our board of directors even if they were to cease being directors of our company and can effectively control the outcome of actions brought to our stockholders for approval. Such a high level of ownership may adversely affect the exercise of your voting and other stockholder rights.

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We do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.

We do not intend to declare dividends for the foreseeable future, as we anticipate that we will reinvest any future earnings in the development and growth of our business. Therefore, investors will not receive any funds unless they sell their common stock, and stockholders may be unable to sell their shares on favorable terms. We cannot assure you of a positive return on investment or that you will not lose the entire amount of your investment in our common stock.

The exercise of all or any number of outstanding stock options or the issuance of other stock-based awards or any issuance of shares to raise funds may dilute your holding of shares of our common stock.

If the holders of outstanding stock options, warrants and deferred share units exercise or settle all of their vested stock options, warrants and deferred share units as at January 31, 2017, then we would be required to issue an additional 647,663 shares of our common stock, which would represent approximately 15% of our issued and outstanding common stock after such issuances. The exercise of any or all outstanding stock options that are exercisable below market price will result in dilution to the interests of other holders of our common stock.

We may in the future grant to certain or all of our directors, officers, insiders and key employees stock options to purchase the shares of our common stock, bonus shares and other stock based compensation as non-cash incentives to such persons. Subject to applicable stock exchange rules, if any, we may grant these stock options and other stock based compensation at exercise prices equal to or less than market prices, and we may grant them when the market for our securities is depressed. The issuance of any additional shares of common stock or securities convertible into common stock will cause our existing shareholders to experience dilution of their holding of our common stock.

In addition, shareholders could suffer dilution in their net book value per share depending on the price at which such securities are sold. Such issuance may cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership and voting power of all other shareholders. The dilution may result in a decline in the price of our shares of common stock or a change in the control of our company.

We may be considered a “penny stock.” Penny stock rules will limit the ability of our stockholders to sell their shares of common stock.

The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, since our common stock commenced trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market below the $4.00 minimum bid price per share requirement, our common stock would be considered a penny stock if we fail to satisfy the net tangible assets and revenue tests in Rule 3a51-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our securities may be covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors”. The term “accredited investor” refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation.

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In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, has adopted sales practice requirements, which may limit a stockholder's ability to buy and/or sell shares of our common stock.

The FINRA has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for its shares.

Securities analysts may not publish favorable research or reports about our business or may publish no information which could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

The trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us and our business. We do not control these analyst reports. As a relatively small public company, we may be slow to attract research coverage and the analysts who publish information about our common stock will have had relatively little experience with our company, which could affect their ability to accurately forecast our results and make it more likely that we fail to meet their estimates. If any of the analysts who cover us issue an adverse opinion regarding our stock price, our stock price may decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports covering us, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

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

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

None.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

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 Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 







Period





Total number
of shares
purchased




Average price
paid per share
(Canadian
dollars)



Total number of
shares purchased
as part of publicly
announced plans
or programs


Maximum
number of shares
that may yet be
purchased under
the plans or
programs
November 1, 2016 to
November 30, 2016
100(1)
$2.59
100
270,864
December 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016
400(1)
$2.71
400
270,464
January 1, 2017 to January 31, 2017 300(1) $3.27 300 270,164
Total 800 $2.91(2) 800 270,164

  (1)

Purchased pursuant to a normal course issuer bid announced on March 16, 2016, which commenced on March 19, 2016 and expiring on March 18, 2017 to purchase up to 273,864 shares of our common stock.

     
  (2)

Weighted average price.

On March 16, 2016, we announced our intention to purchase, by way of a normal course issuer bid, for cancellation purposes, up to 273,864 shares of our common stock, representing approximately 10% of our then outstanding public float. We believe that our shares trade in a price range that does not adequately reflect their underlying value based on our business prospects.

Purchases will be made on the open market through the facilities of the TSX, NASDAQ Capital Market or such other stock exchange or quotation system upon which the our shares are then listed or quoted, including other Canadian marketplaces, at market prices prevailing at the time of purchase and may take place over a 12-month period beginning on March 21, 2016 and expiring on March 20, 2017. We are permitted to make block purchases once per calendar week in accordance with the rules of the TSX. The daily purchase restriction is 1,000 shares, subject to certain prescribed exemptions. All shares purchased by our company under the normal course issuer bid will be returned to treasury and cancelled.

In connection with the normal course issuer bid, we entered into an automatic share purchase plan with National Bank Financial Inc., in order to facilitate purchases of our shares. Under the purchase plan, National Bank may purchase shares on our behalf at times when we would ordinarily not be permitted to purchase shares due to self-imposed trading blackout periods, insider trading rules or otherwise. The purchase plan has been approved by the TSX and was implemented as of March 21, 2016. Purchases will be made by National Bank on the open market based upon the parameters prescribed by the TSX, applicable laws and the terms and conditions of the purchase plan.

To our knowledge, none of our directors, senior officers or other insiders (as defined in the TSX Company Manual) intends to sell any shares under the normal course issuer bid. However, sales by such persons through the facilities of the TSX may occur if the personal circumstances of any such person change or if any such person makes a decision unrelated to these normal course purchases. The benefits to any such person whose shares are purchased would be the same as the benefits available to all other holders whose shares are purchased.

Stockholders may obtain a copy of the notice submitted to the TSX with respect to the normal course issuer bid, without charge, by contacting our Chief Financial Officer.

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

(3) Articles of Incorporation and By-laws
   
3.1

Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on July 16, 2003).

 

 

3.2

Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on July 16, 2003).

 

 

3.3

Amended Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form SB-2/A filed on September 3, 2003).

 

 

3.4

Articles of Merger (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2005).

 

 

3.5

Amended Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2006).

 

 

3.6

Amended Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2008).

 

 

3.7

Amended Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2012).

 

 

3.8

Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report in the Form 10-Q filed on December 12, 2013).

 

 

(4)

Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures

 

 

4.1

Employee Share Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S- 8 filed on January 31, 2017).

 

 

4.2

Amended 2010 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on January 31, 2017).

 

 

4.3

Deferred Share Unit Plan (filed herewith).

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(10) Material Contracts
   
10.1

Employment Agreement between CounterPath Solutions, Inc. and David Karp dated September 11, 2006 (incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed on September 14, 2006).

 

 

10.2

Piggyback Registrations Rights Agreement among our company and various shareholders, dated as of August 2, 2007 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 8, 2007).

 

 

10.3

Form of Subscription Agreement dated October 29, 2009 between our company and various investors (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2009).

 

 

10.4

Form of Subscription Agreement between our company and various investors in connection with the non-brokered private placement completed on September 4, 2015 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2015).

 

 

10.5

Form of Warrant Certificate issued to various investors in connection with the non-brokered private placement completed on September 4, 2015 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2015).

 

 

10.6

Amended Employment Agreement between Donovan Jones and CounterPath Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, CounterPath Technologies Inc., dated February 17, 2016 (incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on March 15, 2016).

 

 

10.7

Form of Subscription Agreement between our company and various investors in connection with the non-brokered private placement completed on December 15, 2016 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 19, 2016).

 

 

(14)

Code of Ethics

 

 

14.1

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Compliance Program (incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed on September 15, 2008).

 

 

(21)

Subsidiaries of CounterPath Corporation

 

 

 

CounterPath Technologies Inc. (incorporated in the Province of British Columbia, Canada)

 

 

 

BridgePort Networks, Inc. (incorporated in the state of Delaware)

 

 

(31)

Section 302 Certifications

 

 

31.1

Section 302 Certification of Donovan Jones (filed herewith).

 

 

31.2

Section 302 Certification of David Karp (filed herewith).

 

 

(32)

Section 906 Certifications

 

 

32.1

Section 906 Certification of Donovan Jones (filed herewith).

 

 

32.2

Section 906 Certification of David Karp (filed herewith).

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SIGNATURES

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

COUNTERPATH CORPORATION

By: /s/ Donovan Jones
  Donovan Jones
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
  Date: March 13, 2017
   
   
  /s/ David Karp                                           
  David Karp
  Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
  (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
   
  Date: March 13, 2017

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION

DEFERRED SHARE UNIT PLAN

1.          INTRODUCTION

1.1        Purpose

The CounterPath Corporation Deferred Share Unit Plan has been established to provide non-employee directors and senior officers of CounterPath Corporation and its subsidiaries with the opportunity to acquire deferred share units in order to allow them to participate in the long term success of CounterPath Corporation and to promote a greater alignment of interests between its non-employee directors, senior officers and shareholders.

1.2        Definitions

  (a)

“Acknowledgement of Recipient” means a document substantially in the form of Schedule “A”;

     
  (b)

“Affiliate” has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (British Columbia), as amended from time to time;

     
  (c)

“Applicable Withholding Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 of the Plan;

     
  (d)

“Associate” has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (British Columbia), as amended from time to time or any instrument adopted pursuant to such Act;

     
  (e)

“Award Date” means the date on which a Deferred Share Unit is granted, which date may be on or, if determined by the Board at the time of grant, after the date that the Board resolves to grant the Deferred Share Unit;

     
  (f)

“Award Market Value” means the volume weighted average trading price of the Shares on the Exchange for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the Award Date;

     
  (g)

“Beneficiary” means a person who, on the date of a Participant’s death, is the person who has been designated as the Participant’s beneficiary, or where no such person has been validly designated by the Participant, or where the person is an individual and does not survive the Participant, the Participant’s legal representative;

     
  (h)

“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation;

     
  (i)

“Cause” means, but is not limited to, termination of employment for any of the following actions: theft, dishonesty, misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty, or falsification of any of the Corporation’s documents or records; material failure to abide by code of conduct or other policies; misconduct that results in a required accounting restatement; unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of any of tangible or intangible assets or corporate opportunity; any intentional act which has a material detrimental effect on the Corporation’s reputation or business; repeated failure or inability to perform any reasonable assigned duties after written notice, and a reasonable opportunity to cure such failure or inability; any material breach of failure to cooperate in a corporate investigation; or conviction (including any plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal act involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral turpitude, or which impairs the person’s ability to perform his duties on the Corporation’s behalf or any other cause as that term is defined by common law applicable in British Columbia;




  (j)

“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) a “Corporate Transaction,” meaning either: the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets to any person, entity or group of persons acting in concert; or a merger, consolidation or other transaction of the Corporation with or into any other corporation, entity or person, other than a transaction in which the holders of at least 50% of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continue to hold (either by voting securities remaining outstanding or by their being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its controlling entity) at least 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity (or its controlling entity) outstanding immediately after such transaction; or (ii) any person or group of persons becoming the “beneficial owner”, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 50% or more of the total voting power represented by the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities; or (iii) a contest for the election or removal of members of the Board that results in the removal from the Board of at least 50% of the incumbent members of the Board;

     
  (k)

“Committee” means the committee of the Board responsible for recommending to the Board the compensation of the Participants, which at the effective date of the Plan is the Corporation’s Compensation Committee;

     
  (l)

“Corporate Secretary” means the corporate secretary of the Corporation;

     
  (m)

“Corporation” means CounterPath Corporation and its successors and assigns, and any reference in the Plan to activities by the Corporation means action by or under the authority of the Board or the Committee;

     
  (n)

“Deferred Share Unit” means a unit equivalent in value to a Share, under regulation 6801(d) of the Canadian Income Tax Act or successor legislation, credited by means of a bookkeeping entry in the books of the Corporation in accordance with Section 5 and which entitles the holder thereof, at the time specified in the Plan, to receive Shares subject to the provisions of the Plan;

     
  (o)

“Deferred Share Unit Agreement” means the agreement between the Corporation and the Participant evidencing the grant of Deferred Share Units;

     
  (p)

“Director’s Retainer” means the retainer payable to a Non-employee Director for service as a member of the Board during a calendar year and, for greater certainty, shall include, if any, Board or committee chairperson retainers, committee member retainers, Board or committee meeting fees, but shall not include special remuneration for ad hoc services rendered to the Board or any discretionary grant of Deferred Share Units;

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  (q)

“Disability” shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Corporation’s long-term disability plan provided that the Board’s determination as to whether or not a Participant has incurred a Disability is final and conclusive and binding on all persons;

     
  (r)

“Distribution” means an issuance from the treasury of the Corporation of a number of Shares required to settle the redemption of Deferred Share Units;

     
  (s)

“Distribution Dates” means up to two dates elected by Participants in a timely manner as described below, provided that in no event shall a Participant be permitted to elect a date which is earlier than the ninetieth (90) day following the Separation Date or later than the last business day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Separation Date occurs, and provided, further, that for any U.S. taxpayer who is also a “specified employee” (as determined for purposes of Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code), the first Distribution Date shall be no earlier than six (6) months following the Separation Date. If no Distribution Date is elected, or if it is not elected in a timely manner, “Distribution Date” shall mean the first business day following the six-month anniversary of the Separation Date. A Distribution Date shall be deemed to be elected “in a timely manner” if it specifies the percentage of the Deferred Share Units the Participant wishes to have distributed to him or her under Section 5.4 of the Plan and the Participant complies with the following rules:


  (i)

for Participants who are U.S. taxpayers, the election shall be delivered to the Corporate Secretary in the form prescribed by the Corporation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule “B”, prior to December 31 by current Participants with such election to apply in respect of Deferred Share Units awarded the following calendar years, or for new Participants who are U.S. taxpayers and who are eligible for the first time to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4, within 30 days following notice of such eligibility with such election to apply in respect of Deferred Share Units awarded that calendar year of eligibility. Such elections shall be irrevocable; and

     
  (ii)

for Participants resident in Canada only and who are not U.S. taxpayers, the election specifying the first Distribution Date shall be delivered prior to the Separation Date to the Corporate Secretary in the form prescribed by the Corporation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule “C”, and the election, if any, specifying the second Distribution Date shall be delivered in writing to the Corporate Secretary prior to the occurrence of the first Distribution Date;


  (t)

“Distribution Value” means the volume weighted average trading price of the Shares on the Exchange for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the Distribution Date;

     
  (u)

“Dividend Equivalents” means a bookkeeping entry whereby each Deferred Share Unit is credited with the equivalent amount of the dividend paid on a Share in accordance with Section 5.2;

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  (v)

“Dividend Market Value” means the weighted average trading price of the Shares on the Exchange for the five (5) trading days immediately following the dividend record date for the payment of any dividend made on the Shares;

     
  (w)

“Exchange” shall mean the TSX Venture Exchange, or TSX if applicable, or any other exchange on which the Shares of the Corporation trade as approved by the Board;

     
  (x)

“Non-employee Director” means any member of the Board who is not employed by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries;

     
  (y)

“Participant” means a current or former Non-employee Director or Senior Officer who has been or is eligible to be credited with Deferred Share Units under the Plan;

     
  (z)

“Participant Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4;

     
  (aa)

“Plan” means this CounterPath Corporation Deferred Share Unit Plan, as amended from time to time;

     
  (bb)

“Plan Limit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5;

     
  (cc)

“Retirement” means the termination of employment of a Participant on or after age sixty- five (65) or any such other age as determined from time to time by the Corporation;

     
  (dd)

“Senior Officer” means the president of the Corporation, the chief executive officer of the Corporation, any officer of the Corporation, any executive vice-president of the Corporation, any senior vice-president of the Corporation and any vice-president or other employee of the Corporation designated by the Board as a Senior Officer for the purposes of this Plan;

     
  (ee)

“Separation Date” means the date on which a Participant has retired from all positions with the Corporation and its subsidiaries or when a Participant, except as a result of death, has ceased to hold any and all positions with the Corporation and its subsidiaries;

     
  (ff)

“Share” means a common share of the Corporation; and

     
  (gg)

“TSX” means the Toronto Stock Exchange.

1.3        Effective Date of the Plan

The effective date of the Plan shall be the date on which such Plan is approved by shareholders of the Corporation.

2.          ADMINISTRATION

2.1        Administration of the Plan

The Plan shall be administered by the Board, which shall have full authority to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and to make such determinations as it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan; and all actions taken and decisions made by the Board in this regard shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties concerned, including, but not limited to, the Corporation, the Participants and their legal representatives.

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Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Board has the authority, to:

  (a)

determine which individuals are to be granted Deferred Share Units and the number of Deferred Share Units to be issued to those Participants;

     
  (b)

determine the terms under which such Deferred Share Units are granted including, without limitation, those related to transferability, vesting and forfeiture;

     
  (c)

prescribe the form of the Plan with respect to a particular grant of Deferred Share Units;

     
  (d)

interpret the Plan and determine all questions arising out of the Plan and any Deferred Share Units granted pursuant to the Plan, which interpretations and determinations will be conclusive and binding on the Corporation and all other affected persons;

     
  (e)

to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and procedures relating to the Plan;

     
  (f)

subject to the provisions of the Plan and subject to such additional limitations and restrictions as the Board may impose, to delegate to one or more officers of the Corporation some or all of its authority under the Plan;

     
  (g)

to employ such legal counsel, independent auditors, third party service providers and consultants as it deems desirable for the administration of the Plan and to rely upon any opinion or computation received therefrom; and

     
  (h)

make any other determinations that the Board deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

2.2        Determination of Value if Shares Not Publicly Traded

Should the Shares not be publicly traded on the Exchange at the relevant time such that the Distribution Value and/or the Award Market Value and/or the Dividend Market Value cannot be determined in accordance with the formulae set out in the definitions of those terms, such values shall be determined by the Committee acting in good faith, which may include the use of an independent valuation.

2.3        Taxes and Other Source Deductions

  (a)

The Corporation shall not be liable for any tax matters, issues or related tax problems, and for any tax imposed on any Participant or any Beneficiary as a result of the crediting, holding or redemption of Deferred Share Units, amounts paid or credited to such Participant (or Beneficiary), including the credit conversion of dividends to Deferred Share Units, or securities issued to such Participant (or Beneficiary) under this Plan;

     
  (b)

It is the responsibility of the Participant (or Beneficiary) to complete and file any tax returns which may be required under any applicable tax laws within the period prescribed by such laws; and

     
  (c)

The Participant (or Beneficiary) shall pay to the Corporation by wire transfer, certified or cashier's check, promptly upon distribution of Shares or, if later, the date that the amount of such obligations becomes determinable, all applicable federal, state, local and foreign withholding taxes (the “Applicable Withholding Taxes”) that the Corporation, in its discretion, determines to result upon Shares distributed upon redemption of Deferred Share Units. Upon approval of the Corporation, a Participant (or Beneficiary) may satisfy such obligation by complying with one or more of the following alternatives selected by the Corporation:

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  (i)

by delivering to the Corporation Shares previously held by such Participant (or Beneficiary) or by the Corporation withholding Shares otherwise deliverable pursuant to the redemption of Deferred Share Units, which Shares received or withheld shall have a fair market value at such date (as determined by the Board) equal to any withholding tax obligations arising as a result of such redemption of Deferred Share Units; or

     
  (ii)

by complying with any other payment mechanism approved by the Corporation from time to time.

2.4        Information

  (a)

Each Participant shall provide the Corporation and the Committee with all the information including, where required, all “personal information” as defined in the

     
 

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada), or any applicable provincial privacy legislation, they require to administer or operate the plan or to permit the participant to participate in the Plan (collectively, the “Participant Information”);

     
  (b)

The Corporation and the Committee may from time to time transfer or provide access to Participant Information to a third party service provider for purposes of the administration of the Plan provided that such service providers will be provided with such information for the sole purpose of providing services to the Corporation in connection with the operation or administration of the Plan and provided further that such service providers agree to take appropriate measures to protect the Participant Information and not to use it for any purpose except to administer or operate the Plan. By participating in the Plan, each Participant acknowledges that Participant Information may be so provided and agrees to its provision on the terms set forth herein, including where applicable, to the transfer of the Participant Information to such third service providers;

     
  (c)

In addition, Participant Information may be disclosed or transferred to another party during the course of, or completion of, a change in ownership of, the grant of a security interest in, all or part of the Corporation or its affiliates including through an asset or share sale, or some other form of business combination, merger or joint venture, provided that such party is bound by appropriate agreements or obligations and required to use or disclose the Participant Information in a manner consistent with this Section 2.4; and

     
  (d)

Except as contemplated in this Section 2.4, the Corporation and the Committee shall not disclose the Participant Information except in response to regulatory filing requirements or other requirements for the information by a government authority, regulatory body, or a self-regulatory body in which the Corporation participates in order to comply with applicable laws (including, without limitation, the rules, regulations and policies of the Exchange) or for the purpose of complying with a subpoena, warrant or other order by a court, person or body having jurisdiction over the Corporation and/or such persons to compel production of the Participant Information.

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2.5        Shares Reserved for Issuance

  (a)

The maximum number of Shares that are issuable under the Plan is 500,000 (the “Plan Limit”), subject to adjustment under Section 5.7.

     
  (b)

The maximum number of Shares that may be reserved for issuance to any one Eligible Participant pursuant to Deferred Share Units granted under the Plan and any Share Compensation Arrangement is 5% of the number of Shares of the Corporation outstanding at the time of reservation.

     
  (c)

For purposes of determining the number of Shares that remain available for issuance under the Plan, the number of Shares underlying any grants of Deferred Share Units that are surrendered, forfeited, waived and/or cancelled shall be added back to the Plan Limit and again be available for future grant.

2.6        Non-Exclusivity

Nothing contained in this Plan will prevent the Board from adopting other or additional equity compensation arrangements, subject to obtaining the prior approval of the Exchange or any other required regulatory or shareholder approvals.

2.7        Amendment of Plan and Deferred Share Units

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, provided that no such amendment, suspension or termination may be made without obtaining any required regulatory approval, including the Exchange, or, if requested by such regulatory authority, any shareholder approval.

Furthermore, no such amendment, suspension or termination may:

  (a)

without shareholder approval, increase the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Deferred Share Units granted under the Plan; or

     
  (b)

amend, alter or impair in any manner any Deferred Share Units previously granted to a Participant, without the express written consent of said Participant, irrespective of any action taken by the Board pursuant to Section 2.7.

2.8        Compliance with Laws and Stock Exchange Rules

The Plan, the grant of Deferred Share Units under the Plan and the Corporation’s obligation to issue Shares will be subject to all applicable federal, provincial and foreign laws, rules and regulations under the rules of any stock exchange on which the Shares are listed for trading. Any Shares issued to Participants pursuant to the vesting of Deferred Share Units may be subject to limitation on sale or resale under applicable securities laws.

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3.          PAYMENT OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR’S RETAINER

The Board shall determine each year the manner in which the Corporation shall pay and/or issue, as the case may be, the Director’s Retainer (i.e., in cash, vested Deferred Share Units or a combination thereof) to such Non-employee Director for services as a member of the Board for the current fiscal year.

4.          GRANTING AND VESTING OF DEFERRED SHARE UNITS

Subject to such other terms and conditions as the as the Board or Committee may prescribe, the Committee may recommend and the Board may, from time to time, approve a grant of Deferred Share Units to a Participant, each of which represents the right of the Participant to receive one Share, subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan and applicable laws, regulations and rule.

Subject to the right of the Board to determine that a Deferred Share Unit may vest on dates different than the dates below or any other vesting requirements (to be set forth in the Deferred Share Unit Agreement), a Deferred Share Unit granted to a Participant other than a Director will vest as follows:

  (i)

on the first anniversary of the Award Date as to one-third (1/3) of the number of Deferred Share Units granted;

     
  (ii)

on the second anniversary of the Award Date as to one-third (1/3) of the number of Deferred Share Units granted; and

     
  (iii)

on the third anniversary of the Award Date as to one-third (1/3) of the number of Deferred Share Units granted.

Subject to the right of the Board to determine that a Deferred Share Unit may vest on different dates or any other vesting requirements (to be set forth in the Deferred Share Unit Agreement), a Deferred Share Unit granted to a Participant who is a Director shall vest immediately on the Award Date.

5.          DEFERRED SHARE UNITS

5.1        Number of Deferred Share Units

All Deferred Share Units received by a Participant shall be credited to an account maintained for the Participant on the books of the Corporation as of the Award Date, except where Deferred Share Units have been granted pursuant to Section 4, in which case such Deferred Share Units shall be credited to the Participant’s account according to a vesting Schedule “A” recommended by the Committee and approved by the Board at its discretion. Schedule “A” will be kept in the books of the Corporation for each award. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, such Deferred Share Units shall cease to vest on the Separation Date and any Deferred Share Units which have not vested on the Separation Date shall be cancelled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or the Board at the Award Date, any Deferred Share Units outstanding immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control, but which are not then vested, shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Change in Control. Notwithstanding Section 2.2, in the event that the Change in Control will result in the Shares no longer being publicly traded on the Exchange, prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control the Committee or the Board, acting in good faith, shall determine the formulae that shall be used to determine any Distribution Value and/or the Award Market Value and/or the Dividend Market Value after the occurrence of the Change in Control.

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The number of Deferred Share Units (including fractional Deferred Share Units) to be credited as of the Award Date in respect of the Director’s Retainer shall be determined by dividing (a) the amount of the Director’s Retainer to be paid in Deferred Share Units by (b) the Award Market Value, with fractions computed to three decimal places. The number of Deferred Share Units (including fractional Deferred Share Units) to be credited as of the Award Date in respect of a grant under Section 4 shall be the number of Deferred Share Units as determined by the Board as of the Award Date.

The award of Deferred Share Units to a Participant shall be evidenced by a letter to the Participant from the Corporation in the form attached as Schedule “A”.

5.2        Credits for Dividends

A Participant’s account shall be credited with Dividend Equivalents in the form of additional Deferred Share Units (which shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedules of the Deferred Share Units that are subject to such Dividend Equivalent) on each dividend payment date in respect of which normal cash dividends are paid on the Shares. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be computed by dividing: (a) the amount obtained by multiplying the amount of the dividend declared and paid per Share by the number of Deferred Share Units recorded in the Participant’s account on the record date for the payment of such dividend, by (b) the Dividend Market Value, with fractions computed to three decimal places.

5.3        Reporting of Deferred Share Units

Statements of the Deferred Share Unit accounts will be provided to the Participants on an annual basis.

5.4        Distribution of Deferred Share Units

  (a)

Subject to Section 5.4(b), a Participant shall receive, on the applicable Distribution Date, Shares equal to the number of Deferred Share Units recorded in the Participant’s account on the Distribution Date, provided that the Participant has delivered to the Corporation cash, or such other acceptable means to the Corporation as outlined in Section 2.3(c), to pay any Applicable Withholding Taxes. Upon payment in full of the value of the Deferred Share Units, the Deferred Share Units shall be cancelled and no further payments shall be made to the Participant under the Plan.

     
  (b)

Where a Participant resident in Canada only has elected to receive a portion of the Deferred Share Units on two Distribution Dates in accordance with Section 1.2(s), that Participant shall receive (i) on the first Distribution Date Shares equal to the number of Deferred Share Units recorded in the Participant’s account on such date which the Participant has elected to have distributed, provided that the Participant has delivered to the Corporation cash, or such other acceptable means to the Corporation as outlined in Section 2.3(c), to pay any Applicable Withholding Taxes, and (ii) on the second Distribution Date the Participant shall receive Shares equal to the number of Deferred Share Units remaining in the Participant’s account on such date, provided that the Participant has delivered to the Corporation cash, or such other acceptable means to the Corporation as outlined in Section 2.3(c), to pay any Applicable Withholding Taxes. Upon payment in full of the value of the Deferred Share Units, the Deferred Share Units shall be cancelled and no further payments shall be made to the Participant under the Plan. Where a Participant who is a U.S. taxpayer has elected to receive a portion of the Deferred Share Units on either one or two Distribution Dates for each year Deferred Share Units were issued to such Participant in accordance with Section 1.2(s), that Participant shall receive (i) on each first Distribution Date a Shares equal to the number of Deferred Share Units recorded in the Participant’s account on such date which the Participant has elected to have distributed, provided that the Participant has delivered to the Corporation cash, or such other acceptable means to the Corporation as outlined in Section 2.3(c), to pay any Applicable Withholding Taxes, and (ii) on each second Distribution Date the Participant shall receive Shares equal to the number of Deferred Share Units remaining in the Participant’s account on such date provided that the Participant has delivered to the Corporation cash, or such other acceptable means to the Corporation as outlined in Section 2.3(c), to pay any Applicable Withholding Taxes. For greater certainty, on the last elected second Distribution Date, the Participant shall also receive Shares equal to the number of Deferred Share Units remaining in the Participant’s account on such date, provided that the Participant has delivered to the Corporation cash, or such other acceptable means to the Corporation as outlined in Section 2.3(c), to pay any Applicable Withholding Taxes. Upon payment in full of the value of the Deferred Share Units, the Deferred Share Units shall be cancelled and no further payment shall be made to the Participant under the Plan.

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5.5        Termination of Employment

Unless otherwise determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, or specified in the applicable Deferred Share Unit Agreement:

  (a)

Upon the voluntary resignation or the termination for Cause of a Participant, all of the Participant’s Deferred Share Units which remain unvested in the Participant’s Account shall be forfeited without any entitlement to such Participant. A terminated employee shall not be entitled to any new grants after receiving notice of termination, whether such notice is working notice or pay in lieu thereof.

     
  (b)

Upon the termination without Cause, the Disability, or the Retirement of a Participant, the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary, as the case may be, shall have a number of Deferred Share Units become vested (in addition to those already vested) in a linear manner equal to the sum for each grant of Deferred Share Units of the original number of Deferred Share Units granted multiplied by the number of completed months of employment since the Award Date divided by the number of months required to achieve the full vesting of such grant of Deferred Share Units reduced by the actual number of Deferred Share Units that have previously become vested in accordance with Section 4. Such vested Deferred Share Units shall be settled in accordance with Section 5.4. Termination without Cause may occur during a Change of Control period, if any of the following conditions occurs without the Senior Officer’s informed written consent, which condition remains in effect ten business days after the Senior Officer’s written notice to the Corporation of such condition: a material adverse change in the Senior Officer’s title, duties or responsibilities; a decrease in the Senior Officer’s base salary rate or target bonus amount; a relocation of the Senior Officer’s work place that increases the Senior Officer’s regular commute by more than 50 miles one-way; or a material breach by the Corporation or its successor of the Plan providing for Change in Control benefits following the consummation of a Change in Control.

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5.6        Death of Participant to Distribution

Upon the death of a Participant prior to the distribution of the Deferred Share Units credited to the account of such Participant under the Plan, a Distribution shall be made to the estate of such Participant on or about the thirtieth (30th) day after the Corporation is notified of the death of the Participant. Such Distribution shall be equivalent to the amount which would have been paid or issued to the Participant pursuant to and subject to Section 5.4, calculated on the basis that the day on which the Participant dies is the Distribution Date. Upon payment or issuance in full of the value of all of the Deferred Share Units that become payable or issuable under this Section 5.6, the Deferred Share Units shall be cancelled and no further payments or issuances will be made from the Plan in relation to the Participant.

5.7        Adjustments

In the event of any change in the outstanding Shares by reason of (a) a stock split, spin-off, share dividend or share combination, or (b) reclassification, recapitalization, merger or similar event that results in a holder thereof being entitled to a different class or type of security or other property, the Committee may, subject to applicable law, adjust appropriately the account of each Participant and the Deferred Share Units outstanding under the Plan shall be adjusted in such manner, if any, as the Committee may in its discretion deem appropriate to preserve proportionally the interests of Participants under the Plan.

6.          GENERAL

6.1        Amendment, Suspension, or Termination of Plan

The Board may from time to time amend or suspend the Plan in whole or in part and may at any time terminate the Plan without prior notice. However, any such amendment, suspension, or termination shall not adversely affect the Deferred Share Units previously granted to a Participant at the time of such amendment, suspension or termination, without the consent of the affected Participant.

If the Board terminates the Plan, no new Deferred Share Units (other than Deferred Share Units referred to in Section 5.2 and Deferred Share Units that have been granted but vest subsequently pursuant to Section 5.1) will be credited to the account of a Participant, but previously credited (and subsequently vesting) Deferred Share Units shall be paid out in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan existing at the time of termination. The Plan will finally cease to operate for all purposes when the last remaining Participant receives payment of all Deferred Share Units recorded in the Participant’s account.

6.2        Compliance with Laws

  (a)

The administration of the Plan shall be subject to and made in conformity with all applicable laws and any applicable regulations of a duly constituted authority. Should the Committee recommend and the Board, in its sole discretion, determine that it is not feasible or desirable to honor an election in favor of Deferred Share Units due to such laws or regulations, its obligation shall be satisfied by means of an equivalent cash payment (equivalence being determined on a before-tax basis) less any Applicable Withholding Taxes.

     
  (b)

In the event that the Committee recommends and the Board, after consultation with the Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer and external accountants, determines that it is not feasible or desirable to honor an election in favor of Deferred Share Units or to honor any other provision of the Plan (other than the Distribution Date) under generally accepted accounting principles as applied to the Plan and the accounts established under the Plan for each Participant, the Committee shall recommend and the Board shall make such changes to the Plan as the Board reasonably determines, after consultation with the Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer and external accountants, are required in order to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Corporation with respect to the Plan and the accounts established under the Plan for each Participant, and the Corporation’s obligations under the Plan shall be satisfied by such other reasonable means as the Committee shall in its good faith determine.

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6.3        Reorganization of the Corporation

The existence of any Deferred Share Units shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Corporation or its shareholders to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Corporation’s capital structure or its business, or any amalgamation, combination, merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or to create or issue any bonds, debentures, shares or other securities of the Corporation or the rights and conditions attaching thereto or to effect the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar nature or otherwise.

6.4        General Restrictions and Assignment

Except as required by law, the rights of a Participant under the Plan are not capable of being assigned, transferred, alienated, sold, encumbered, pledged, mortgaged or charged and are not capable of being subject to attachment or legal process for the payment of any debts or obligations of the Participant. Rights and obligations under the Plan may be assigned by the Corporation to a successor in the business of the Corporation.

6.5        No Right to Service

Neither participation in the Plan nor any action taken under the Plan shall give or be deemed to give any Participant a right to continued appointment as a member of the Board or as a Senior Officer or continued employment with the Corporation and shall not interfere with any right of the shareholders of the Corporation to remove any Participant as a member of the Board or any right of the Corporation to terminate a Senior Officer’s office or employment with the Corporation at any time.

6.6        No Shareholder Rights

Under no circumstances shall Deferred Share Units be considered Shares nor shall they entitle any Participant to exercise voting rights or any other rights attaching to the ownership of Shares, nor shall any Participant be considered the owner of the Shares by virtue of the award of Deferred Share Units, until and unless Shares have been issued or transferred to the Participant upon redemption of his or her Deferred Share Units.

6.7        Units Non-Transferable

Deferred Share Units are non-transferable (except to a Participant’s estate as provided in Section 5.6) and certificates representing Deferred Share Units will not be issued by the Corporation.

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6.8        Unfunded and Unsecured Plan

Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Plan shall be unfunded and the Corporation will not secure its obligations under the Plan. To the extent any Participant or his or her estate holds any rights by virtue of a grant of Deferred Share Units under the Plan, such rights (unless otherwise determined by the Board) shall be no greater than the rights of an unsecured creditor of the Corporation.

6.9        No Other Benefit

No amount will be paid to, or in respect of, a Participant under the Plan to compensate for a downward fluctuation in the price of a Share, nor will any other form of benefit be conferred upon, or in respect of, a Participant for such purpose.

6.10      Governing Law

The Plan shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

6.11      Interpretation

In this text, words importing the singular meaning shall include the plural and vice versa, and words importing the masculine shall include the feminine gender.

6.12      Severability

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision and any invalid or unenforceable provision shall be severed from this Plan.

APPROVED by the Board of CounterPath Corporation on July 23, 2009, as amended September 27, 2012, July 29, 2014, July 14, 2015 and July 13, 2016.

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SCHEDULE “A”

Personal & Confidential

[Date]

[Name of Non-employee Director/Senior Officer]

Dear [Name]:

Pursuant to this election, we are pleased to advise you that [number] DSUs have been awarded to you at the discretion of the Board of Directors of CounterPath Corporation pursuant to the CounterPath Corporation Deferred Share Unit Plan (the “Plan”) and will be credited to your account in accordance with the following vesting schedule:

Award Date Vesting Date Number of DSUs Award Market Value
       
       
       
       

In accordance with the terms of the Plan, all DSUs credited to your account will be paid out at the time and in the manner specified in the Plan.

Please complete the attached Acknowledgement of Recipient and return to my attention.

If you have any questions on the above, or would like more details, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours truly,

 

David Karp
Corporate Secretary
Tel: (604) 628-9364
Email: [email protected]


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECIPIENT

I, (print name)__________________________________________________________, acknowledge that:

1.

I have received and reviewed a copy of the CounterPath Corporation Deferred Share Unit Plan (the “Plan”) and agree to be bound by it.

     
2.

The value of a Deferred Share Unit is based on the trading price of a Share and is thus not guaranteed. The eventual value of a Deferred Share Unit on the applicable payment date may be higher or lower than the value of the Deferred Share Unit at the time it was allocated to my account in the Plan.

     
3.

I will be liable for income and/or withholding taxes when Deferred Share Units (including Dividend Equivalents converted to Deferred Share Units) are paid in cash on a Distribution Date, in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Payments from the Plan shall be net of applicable source deductions. I understand that the Corporation is making no representation to me regarding taxes applicable to me under this Plan and I will confirm the tax treatment with my own tax advisor.

     
4.

No funds will be set aside to guarantee the payment of Deferred Share Units. Future payments from the Plan are an unfunded liability recorded on the books of the Corporation. Any rights under the Plan by virtue of a grant of Deferred Share Units shall be no greater than the rights of an unsecured creditor.

     
5.

I understand that:

     
(a)

all capitalized terms shall have the meanings attributed to them under the Plan;

     
(b)

all payments will be net of any Applicable Withholding Taxes; and

     
(c)

if I am a Non-employee Director and I resign or am removed from the Board or if I am a Senior Officer and I cease to be employed by the Corporation, unless otherwise determined by the Board, I will forfeit any Deferred Share Units which have not yet vested on such date, as set out in detail in the Plan.


   
  Signature
   
   
  Name
   
   
  Date


SCHEDULE “B”
U.S. TAXPAYER FORM OF ELECTION

FOR TIMING AND AMOUNT OF PAYMENT

THIS ELECTION FORM MUST BE RETURNED TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION (AT THE FOLLOWING FAX NUMBER: (604) 320-3399 BY 5:00 P.M. (PACIFIC TIME)) BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 20 . [FOR NEW PARTICIPANTS: WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE]

I am currently a U.S. taxpayer due to my U.S. citizenship or tax residency.
I hereby irrevocably elect the following Distribution Date(s) and amounts:

First Distribution Date:
_____________days (minimum of 90 days (unless I am a “specified employee” in which case a minimum of 185 days)) following my Separation Date.
Percentage of Deferred Share Units to Distribute to me on the First Distribution Date:
____________% (must be in increments of 5%) Will be rounded up to the nearest unit.
Second Distribution Date (optional):
_____________days (minimum of 90 days (unless I am a “specified employee” in which case a minimum of 185 days)) following my Separation Date.
Remainder of Deferred Share Units will be delivered to me on the Second Distribution Date.

Please note that regardless of the elections above, if either Distribution Date falls on or after December 31 of the calendar year following the year during which the Participant’s Separation Date occurs, then the all amounts credited to a Participant’s account shall be automatically distributed on the business day that immediately precedes such December 31.

 

______________________________
Participant Signature

______________________________
Date


SCHEDULE “C”
NON-U.S. TAXPAYER: FORM OF ELECTION

FOR TIMING AND AMOUNT OF PAYMENT

THIS ELECTION FORM MUST BE RETURNED TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION (AT THE FOLLOWING FAX NUMBER: (604) 320-3399 BY 5:00 P.M. (PACIFIC TIME)) PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION DATE, WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE AND PRIOR TO THE FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SECOND DISTRIBUTION DATE.

I hereby irrevocably elect the following Distribution Date(s) and Amounts.

First Distribution Date:

___________days (minimum of 90 days) following my Separation Date.
Percentage of Deferred Share Units to Distribute to me on the First Distribution Date:

% (must be in increments of 5%) Will be rounded up to the nearest unit.
Second Distribution Date (optional):

___________days (minimum of 90 days) following my Separation Date.
Remainder of Deferred Share Units will be delivered to me on the Second Distribution Date.

Please note that regardless of the elections above, if either Distribution Date falls on or after December 31 of the calendar year following the year during which the Participant’s Separation Date occurs, then the all amounts credited to a Participant’s account shall be automatically distributed on the business day that immediately precedes such December 31.

______________________________
Participant Signature

______________________________
Date



Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Donovan Jones, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report of CounterPath Corporation;

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 registrant 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 Rule 13a-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-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 on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant'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 registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 13, 2017 /s/ Donovan Jones  
  Donovan Jones  
  President and Chief Executive Officer  
  (Principal Executive Officer)  



Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, David Karp, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CounterPath Corporation;

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 registrant 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 Rule 13a-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-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 on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant'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 registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 13, 2017 /s/ David Karp  
  David Karp  
  Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary  
  (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)  



Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Donovan Jones, certify, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Quarterly Report of CounterPath Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the three months ended January 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (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.

/s/ Donovan Jones  
Donovan Jones  
President and Chief Executive Officer  
(Principal Executive Officer)  

March 13, 2017

I, David Karp certify pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Quarterly Report of CounterPath Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the three months ended January 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (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.

/s/ David Karp  
David Karp  
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary  
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)  

March 13, 2017




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