UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2005 SBE, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-8419 94-1517641 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 2305 Camino Ramon, Suite 200, San Ramon, California 94583 ---------------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (925) 355-2000 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets On July 26, 2005, SBE, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("SBE") consummated the transaction contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the "Merger Agreement") entered into with PyX Technologies, Inc., a California corporation, ("PyX") on March 28, 2005, including the merger of PyX with and into PyX Acquisition Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of SBE (the "Merger"). In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger all outstanding shares of PyX will be automatically converted into approximately 2,561,050 shares of SBE Common Stock and SBE will assume options to purchase approximately 2,038,950 shares of SBE Common Stock. Pursuant to the terms of an Escrow Agreement entered into in connection with the Merger, approximately 460,000 shares of the SBE Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger have been deposited into an escrow account and will be available to satisfy certain rights of the Company to indemnification and reimbursement arising out of breaches of and inaccuracies in certain representations, warranties and covenants made by PyX in the Merger Agreement. Mr. Ignacio C. Munio, our Vice President, Engineering, beneficially owns 0.25% of the fully-diluted shares of PyX common stock prior to the Merger. In addition to the shares of our common stock that Mr. Munio will receive in connection in with the Merger, he currently beneficially owns approximately 5.7% of the outstanding shares of SBE Common Stock based on the number of shares outstanding on June 9, 2005. After the effective date of the Merger, Mr. Munio will beneficially own 2.9% of the outstanding shares of SBE Common Stock, assuming no further issuances of shares of SBE Common Stock after June 9, 2005 and no exercise of outstanding stock options or warrants after such date. Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities The shares of SBE Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger will be issued in reliance upon an exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). SBE determined that this exemption was available based on the representations and warranties made by the shareholders regarding their investment intent, experience and sophistication, including representations regarding receipt of or access to adequate information regarding SBE necessary to make an informed investment decision. Based on these representations, SBE reasonably believed that the shareholders were sophisticated within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. In making this determination, the Company relied in part upon representations made by each PyX shareholder. The Company did not pay or give, directly or indirectly, any commission or other remuneration, including underwriting discounts, to any broker, dealer, salesman or other person for soliciting the Merger. The Company did not retain any dealer, manager or other agent with respect to the Merger. On July 26, 2005, SBE completed the private placement (the "Private Placement") contemplated by the Unit Subscription Agreement entered into with AIGH Investment Partners, LLC and other accredited investors (the "Investors") on May 4, 2005. SBE issued and sold units at $2.50 per unit (the "Units"), consisting of 2,060,000 shares of common stock (the "PIPE Shares") and warrants to purchase approximately 1,030,000 shares of Common Stock, with an exercise price of $3.33 per share (the "Warrants"), for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5,150,000 in the Private Placement. The Units, the PIPE Shares, the Warrants and the shares of SBE Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The Company determined that this exemption was available based on the representations and warranties made by the Investors regarding their investment intent, experience and sophistication, including representations regarding the Investors' qualifications as an "accredited investor," as such term is defined under Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act. The Company did not pay or give, directly or indirectly, any commission or other remuneration, including underwriting discounts, to any broker, dealer, salesman or other person for soliciting the Private Placement. The Company did not retain any dealer, manager or other agent with respect to the Private Placement. The contents of Item 2.01 is incorporated into this Item in their entirety. Item 8.01. Other Events. On July 26, 2005, the Company issued a press releases announcing the closing of the PyX acquisition. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Board of Directors PyX Technologies, Inc. San Ramon, California We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of PyX Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2004, the period from inception (November 26, 2002) through December 31, 2003, and the period from inception (November 26, 2002) through December 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PyX Technologies, Inc. as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2004, the period from inception (November 26, 2002) through December 31, 2003, and the period from inception (November 26, 2002) through December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP March 3, 2005, except for Note 5, which is as of March 28, 2005 San Francisco, California PYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) March 31, December 31, 2005 2004 2003 ------------ ------------ ------------ Assets Current Assets Cash $ 78,847 $ 4,869 $ 392 Accounts receivable 15,050 -- -- ------------ ------------ ------------ Total current assets 93,897 4,869 392 Property and equipment, net 20,467 12,580 11,982 Other assets 84,500 24,000 -- ------------ ------------ ------------ Total Assets $ 198,864 $ 41,449 $ 11,982 ============ ============ ============ Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Current Liabilities Loans $ 10,400 $ 10,200 $ -- Accounts payable 68,608 82,870 1,992 Accrued payroll and employee benefits 26,179 44,352 -- Deferred revenues 102,000 82,500 -- ------------ ------------ ------------ Total current liabilities 207,187 219,922 1,992 Total liabilities 207,187 219,922 1,992 ------------ ------------ ------------ Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity (deficit) Common stock ($0.001 par value); authorized 10,000,000, 10,000,000 and 200,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,567,500, 5,102,500 and 100,450 1,549 1,084 1,004 Additional paid-in capital 4,607,271 111,416 31,496 Deferred compensation (3,858,915) -- -- Deficit accumulated during the development stage (758,228) (290,973) (22,510) ------------ ------------ ------------ Total shareholders' equity (deficit) (8,323) (178,473) 9,990 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit) $ 198,864 $ 41,449 $ 11,982 ============ ============ ============ The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. PYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) (unaudited) January 1, January January 1, Period from Cumulative from 2005 to 1, 2004 2004 to Inception Inception to March 31, to March December to December March, 31 2005 31, 2004 31, 2004 31, 2003 2005 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Service contract revenues $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 5,000 $ 5,000 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Total revenues -- -- -- 5,000 5,000 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Costs and expenses Product research and development 46,732 3,379 142,625 13,808 203,165 Selling, general and administrative 419,523 3,200 124,807 12,888 557,218 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Total operating expenses 466,255 6,579 267,432 26,696 760,383 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Operating loss (466,255) (6,579) (267,432) (21,696) (755,383) Interest expense 200 -- 200 -- 400 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Loss before income taxes (466,455) (6,579) (267,632) (21,696) (755,783) Income tax expense 800 -- 831 814 2,445 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net loss $ (467,255) $ (6,579) $ (268,463) $ (22,510) $ (758,228) ============== ============== ============== ============== ============== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. PYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) Common Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital Additional Paid-in Deferred Accumulated Shares Par Value Capital Compensation Deficit Total ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Balance, November 26, 2002 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- Stock issued to founders 5,000,000 1,000 9,000 -- -- 10,000 Stock issued in connection with private -- placement 22,500 4 22,496 -- 22,500 Net loss -- -- -- -- (22,510) (22,510) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Balance, December 31, 2003 5,022,500 1,004 31,496 -- (22,510) 9,990 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Stock issued in connection with private -- placement 80,000 80 79,920 -- 80,000 Net loss -- -- -- -- (268,463) (268,463) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Balance, December 31, 2004 5,102,500 1,084 111,416 -- (290,973) (178,473) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Stock issued in connection with private -- placement 250,000 250 249,750 -- 250,000 Warrants to purchase stock issued in -- connection with employment 215,000 215 305,085 -- 305,300 Deferred compensation included in common -- stock 3,941,020 3,941,020 Deferred compensation (3,858,915) (3,858,915) Net loss -- -- -- -- (467,255) (467,255) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Balance, March 31, 2005 5,567,500 $ 1,549 $ 4,607,271 $ (3,858,915) $ (758,228) $ (8,323) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. PYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Period from Inception (November 26, Period from 2002) Inception (unaudited) (unaudited) Year Ended through (November 26, Quarter Ended Quarter Ended December 31, December 31, 2002) through March 31, 2005 March 31, 2004 2004 2003 March 31, 2005 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss (467,255) (6,579) (268,463) (22,510) (758,228) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation 2,125 1,116 5,447 1,812 9,384 Stock based compensation expense 385,255 -- -- 385,255 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Account receivable (15,050) -- -- -- (15,050) Other assets (60,500) -- (24,000) -- (84,500) Accounts payable (14,062) -- 80,879 1,992 68,608 Accrued payroll and commissions (18,173) -- 44,351 -- 26,179 Deferred revenues 19,500 5,000 82,500 -- 102,000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net cash used in operating activities (168,160) (463) (79,286) (18,706) (266,352) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of property and equipment (10,012) (734) (6,437) (13,402) (29,851) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net cash used in investing activities (10,012) (734) (6,437) (13,402) (29,851) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash flows from financing activities: Loan -- -- 10,200 -- 10,400 Proceeds from issuance of common stock 252,150 30,000 80,000 32,500 364,650 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net cash provided by financing activities 252,150 30,000 90,200 32,500 375,050 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 73,978 28,803 4,477 392 79,847 Cash at beginning of year 4,869 392 392 -- -- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash at end of year 78,847 29,195 4,869 392 78,847 ============ ============ ============ ============ ============ Interest paid -- -- -- -- -- Income tax paid -- -- 800 -- 800 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Company and Basis of Presentation: PyX Technologies, Inc. (the Company) is a technology company incorporated under the laws of the State of California on November 26, 2002 (inception). The Company is in the research and development stage of software products for the Internet Small Computer System Interface ("iSCSI") Enterprise Storage market. Since inception, the Company's efforts have been devoted to the development of iSCSI software and raising capital. The Company has not received any significant revenues from the sale of its products or services since inception. Accordingly, through the date of these financial statements, the Company is considered to be in the development stage and the accompanying financial statements represent those of a development stage enterprise. The financial statements present the results of operations for the period from inception to March 31, 2005. While the Company was incorporated on November 26, 2002, it had no operations during the period November 26, 2002 to December 31, 2002. Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Cash: Substantially all of the Company's cash is held with one large financial institution and may at times be above insured limits. Property and Equipment: Property and equipment are carried at cost. The Company records depreciation charges on a straight-line basis over the assets' estimated useful lives of three years for computers and related equipment used to develop its software products. When assets are sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss on sale or disposal is recognized in operations. Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged to expense as incurred. The Company reviews property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. In performing the review for recoverability, The Company estimates the future gross cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If such gross cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, the asset is considered impaired. The amount of the impairment loss, if any, would then be calculated based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its fair value. Revenue Recognition: The Company will derive revenues from the following sources: (1) software, which includes new iSCSI Target and Initiator software licenses and (2) services, which include consulting. When the Company exits the development stage, new software license revenues will represent all fees earned from granting customers licenses to use the Company's iSCSI software. While the basis for software license revenue recognition is substantially governed by the provisions of Statement of Position No. 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Company exercises judgment and uses estimates in connection with the determination of the amount of software and services revenues to be recognized in each accounting period. For software license arrangements that do not require significant modification or customization of the underlying software, the Company will recognize new software license revenue when: (1) it enters into a legally binding arrangement 1 with a customer for the license of software; (2) it delivers the products; (3) customer payment is deemed fixed or determinable and free of contingencies or significant uncertainties; and (4) collection is reasonably assured. Substantially all of the Company's new software license revenue is recognized in this manner. No software license revenue has been recognized to date. Certain of the Company's software arrangements include consulting implementation services sold separately under consulting engagement contracts. Consulting revenues from these arrangements are generally accounted for separately from new software license revenues because the arrangements qualify as service transactions as defined in SOP 97-2. The more significant factors considered in determining whether the revenue should be accounted for separately include the nature of services (i.e., consideration of whether the services are essential to the functionality of the licensed product), degree of risk, availability of services from other vendors, timing of payments and impact of milestones or acceptance criteria on the realizability of the software license fee. Revenues for consulting services are generally recognized as the services are performed. If there is a significant uncertainty about the project completion or receipt of payment for the consulting services, revenue is deferred until the uncertainty is sufficiently resolved. Service revenues of $0 and $5,000 were recognized in the year ended December 31, 2004 and the period from inception (November 26, 2002) to December 31, 2003, respectively. Product Research and Development Expenditures: Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Stock-based Compensation On February 28, 2005, the Company granted three employees warrants to purchase a total of 215,000 shares of the Company's common stock for $0.01 per share in lieu of cash salary. The difference between the $0.01 exercise price and the estimated fair market value on the grant date of $1.00 is included in the general and administrative expense as compensation expense. Income Taxes: The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. SFAS No. 109 requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of items that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Deferred income taxes represent the future net tax effects resulting from temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded against net deferred tax assets where, in our opinion, realization is uncertain. The provision for income taxes represents the net change in deferred tax amounts, plus income taxes payable for the current period. As of December 31, 2004 the Company had net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards of approximately $99,000 and $2,000 for federal and state income tax purposes expiring in varying amounts from 2023 through 2024. Because management could not determine it was more likely than not that deferred tax assets, primarily relating to the NOLs, would be realized, a valuation allowance has been provided to eliminate all of the deferred tax assets of approximately $40,000 at December 31, 2004. The Company did pay the required California state minimum income taxes in 2003 and 2004. Pursuant to the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, utilization of the NOL carryforwards may also be subject to an annual limitation if a greater than 50% change in the ownership of the Company occurs within a three-year period. 2 2. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Property and equipment are comprised of the following: March 31, December 31, December 31, 2005 2004 2003 -------- -------- -------- Computer hardware $ 29,851 $ 19,839 $ 13,402 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (9,384) (7,259) (1,812) -------- -------- -------- $ 20,467 $ 12,580 $ 11,590 ======== ======== ======== Depreciation expense totaled $2,125, $5,447 and $1,812 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. 3. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY In January 1, 2003, the Company sold 100,000 shares to the Company's founders in exchange for the assignment to the Company of certain technology and related rights owned by the purchasers valued at $10,000. In July 2003, 450 shares of common stock were sold to investors for $50.00 per share. On November 30, 2003, the Company increased its authorized number of shares of common stock from 200,000 to 10,000,000 and simultaneously declared a 50 to 1 stock split of its common stock. In March 2004, 80,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock have been sold to investors for $1.00 per share. On January 20, 2005, the Company issued $250,000 of preferred stock for $250,000 cash. The preferred stock has a liquidation preference to the Company's common stock holders. The preferred stock is convertible into common stock simultaneously with the sale of the Company to SBE. The Company also entered into an employment agreement with two of the holders of the preferred stock. The employees will receive 175,000 shares of the Company's preferred stock vested monthly over the period January 2005 though July 2005 in lieu of cash compensation. For financial statement reporting, all shares and par value amounts have been adjusted to reflect such stock split. 4. LOANS On September 27, 2004, the Company entered into a loan agreement with a relative of one of the founders for $10,000 at an annual interest rate of 8% due October 31, 2005. As of March 31, 2005, the outstanding principal and interest totaled $10,400. 5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On March 28, 2005, the Company entered into a definite agreement to be acquired by SBE, Inc ("SBE"), a Delaware corporation listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market under symbol SBEI. In the acquisition, the Company will be merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBE and each outstanding share of the Company's Common Stock will be automatically converted into 0.46 shares of SBE Common Stock . The closing of the merger is subject to certain closing conditions including approval by SBE's stockholders, SBE entering into a definitive agreement for raising at least $5 million in cash from investors (with the closing being subject only to the closing of the merger), amendment of the Company's agreement with Pelco and customary closing conditions. The merger is expected to close in SBE's third fiscal quarter, ending July 31, 2005. An officer of SBE, Inc. is also a shareholder of the Company. 3 (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SBE SBE, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet) April 30, 2005 March 31, 2005 Historical Historical Combined SBE PyX Adjustments As Adjusted ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (in thousands ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,221 $ 79 $ 4,800a $ 6,100 Trade accounts receivable, net 1,599 15 1,614 Inventories 1,474 -- 1,474 Other 262 -- 262 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total current assets 4,556 94 4,800 9,450 Property and equipment, net 392 20 412 Capitalized software, net 149 -- 149 Intellectual property, net -- -- 9,987b 9,987 Other 288 85 373 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total assets $ 5,385 $ 199 $ 14,787 $ 20,371 ============ ============ ============ ============ LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities: Loan $ -- $ 10 $ 10 Trade accounts payable 854 69 923 Accrued payroll and employee benefits 329 26 355 Other accrued expenses 164 -- 164 Deferred revenue -- 103 103 Capital lease obligations 27 -- 27 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total liabilities 1,374 208 1,582 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Long term liabilities 135 -- 135 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total Liabilities 1,509 208 1,717 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Stockholders' equity Common Stock and additional paid in capital 16,175 365 11,862b 29,253 4,800a Deferred compensation (88) -- (1,876)b (1,964) Retained deficit (12,211) (374) (12,585) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total stockholders' equity 3,876 (9) 14,787 18,585 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 5,385 $ 199 $ 14,787 $ 20,371 ============ ============ ============ ============ 4 Footnotes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of April 30, 2005 for the Company and March 31, 2005 for PyX: The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is presented as if the transaction had occurred on April 30, 2005. (a) Net cash received from selling 2,575,000 shares of the Company's common stock, assuming a price per share of $2.00, and warrants to purchase 1,287,500 shares of the Company's common stock, assuming an exercise price per share of $2.66, in the private placement, net of $350,000 of estimated offering expenses and of expenses related to the PyX acquisition. The assumed price per share is based on the lowest unit price at which the Company is obligated to complete the private placement. b) In the PyX acquisition, the Company will issue 2,561,050 shares of the Company's common stock with an assumed value of $3.09 per share for payment to the selling shareholders of PyX for the acquisition of PyX. The assumed price per share is based on the average closing price for the Company's common stock over the period beginning five trading days prior to and ending five trading days after the date the merger agreement was signed, March 28, 2005. In addition, the Company will assume the PyX stock option plan with the outstanding PyX stock options converted into options to purchase 2,038,950 shares of the Company's common stock. These replacement options vest over 4 years and the PyX employees must continue to be an employee of the Company during the vesting period. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions used for grants in 2005: Dividend yield of 0%: expected volatility of 70.0%, risk-free interest rate of 3.0%, and expected life of four years. The assumed price per share is based on the average closing price for the Company's common stock over the period beginning five trading days prior to and ending five trading days after the date the merger agreement was signed, March 28, 2005. The purchase price of $11,862,000 related to the shares of the Company's common stock issued to selling shareholders of PyX and the issuance of options to purchase the Company's common stock is allocated to as follows: $9,987,000 to Intellectual Property, which is the estimated fair value of the PyX intellectual property, associated with current and future products acquired in the acquisition of PyX and $1,876,000 to deferred compensation. The deferred compensation is calculated as the difference between the stock option strike price of $2.17 per share and the assumed value of $3.09 per share. The assumed price per share is based on the average closing price for the Company's common stock over the period beginning five trading days prior to and ending five trading days after the date the merger agreement was signed, March 28, 2005. The Company amortizes deferred compensation to expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the underlying options to purchase the Company's common stock, in this case 4 years. Deferred compensation expense totaling $281,000 per year will be included in the Company's product research and development expense and deferred compensation expense totaling $188,000 per year will be included in the Company's sales and marketing expense for a total of $469,000 of annual deferred compensation amortization expense. 5 SBE, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2005 March 31, 2005 Historical Historical Combined SBE PyX Adjustments Companies ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (in thousands, except for per share amounts) Net Sales $ 4,520 $ -- $ -- $ 4,520 Cost of Sales 2,305 -- $ 1,664a 3,969 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Gross Profit 2,215 -- (1,664) 551 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Product research and development 1,048 91 367b 1,506 Sales and marketing 1,053 48 263c 1,364 General and administrative 795 34 -- 829 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total operating expense 2,967 173 630 3,699 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Operating income loss (752) (173) (2,294) (3,148) Interest income (expense) (3) -- -- (3) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss before income taxes (755) (173) (2,294) (3,151) Provision for income taxes 5 -- -- 5 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss $ (760) $ (173) $ (2,294) $ (3,156) ============ ============ ============ ============ Basic loss per share $ (0.15) $ $ $ (0.31) ============ ============ ============ ============ Diluted loss per share $ (0.15) $ $ $ (0.31) ============ ============ ============ ============ Basic - shares used in per share computations 5,175 5,136d 10,311 ============ ============ ============ ============ Diluted - shares used in per share computations 5,175 5,136d 10,311 ============ ============ ============ ============ Footnotes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2005 for the Company and March 31, 2005 for PyX: (a) The intellectual property acquired in the PyX acquisition is amortized to expense over 36 months. This $1,664,000 adjustment reflects six months of amortization of intellectual property originally valued at $9,987,000 acquired in the PyX acquisition. (b) Adjustment to reflect the difference between the current salaries plus benefits of the PyX engineering employees and the expected salaries plus benefits of the PyX engineering employees when they are hired by the Company. Included in this adjustment is $141,000 of amortization expense related to six-months of amortization of deferred compensation related to the issuance of options to purchase the Company's common stock awarded to the engineering employees of PyX as part of the purchase price of PyX. The deferred compensation related to the purchase price of PyX totals $1,876,000 and will be amortized to product research and development and sales and marketing expense over the 4-year vesting period of the options. This adjustment is for the six-month period from November 1, 2004 through April 30, 2005. 6 (c) Adjustment to reflect the difference between the current salaries plus benefits of the PyX sales employees and the expected salaries plus benefits of the PyX sales employees when they are hired by the Company. Included in this adjustment is $94,000 of amortization expense related to six-months of amortization of deferred compensation related to the issuance of options to purchase the Company's common stock awarded to the sales and marketing employees of PyX as part of the purchase price of PyX. The deferred compensation related to the purchase price of PyX totals $1,876,000 and will be amortized to product research and development and sales and marketing expense over the 4-year vesting period of the options. This adjustment is for the six-month period from November 1, 2004 through April 30, 2005. (d) Combined pro forma shares include 2,561,050 shares of the Company's common stock that the Company will be issuing to the shareholders of PyX, at an assumed price of $3.09 per share based on the average closing price for the Company's common stock over the period beginning five trading days prior to and ending five trading days after the date the merger agreement was signed, March 28, 2005, plus 2,575,000 shares of the Company's common stock in the private placement equity transaction at an assumed price of $2.00 per share, which is based on the lowest unit price at which the Company is obligated to complete the private placement. The following securities were not included in the computation of pro forma number of shares because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented: SBE outstanding employee stock options 2,307,627 Warrants to purchase SBE common stock 140,000 PyX outstanding employee stock options to be assumed by SBE 2,038,950 Warrants to purchase SBE common stock issued in conjunction with the private placement transaction 1,287,500 Total securities not included in pro forma number of shares 5,774,077 7 SBE, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined State of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2004 December 31, 2004 Historical Historical Combined SBE PyX Adjustments Companies ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (in thousands, except for per share amounts) Net Sales $ 11,066 $ -- $ $ 11,066 Cost of Sales 6,646 -- 3,329a 9,975 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Gross Profit 4,420 -- 3,329 1,092 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Product research and development 2,411 143 735b 3,289 Sales and marketing 2,177 125 525c 2,827 General and administrative 1,755 -- 1,755 Loan reserve (239) -- (239) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total operating expense 6,104 268 1,260 7,632 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Operating loss (1,684) (268) (4,589) (6,541) Interest income (expense) 5 -- 5 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss before income taxes (1,679) (268) (4,589) (6,536) Benefit for income taxes -- -- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss $ (1,679) $ (268) $ (4,589) $ (6,536) ============ ============ ============ ============ Basic loss per share $ (0.33) $ $ $ (0.64) ============ ============ ============ ============ Diluted loss per share $ (0.33) $ $ $ (0.64) ============ ============ ============ ============ Basic - shares used in per share computations 5,022 5,136d 10,158 ============ ============ ============ ============ Diluted - shares used in per share computations 5,022 5,136d 10,158 ============ ============ ============ ============ Footnotes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2004 for the Company and December 31, 2004 for PyX: (a) The intellectual property acquired in the PyX acquisition is amortized to expense over 36 months. This $3,329,000 adjustment reflects twelve-months amortization of intellectual property originally valued at $9,987,000 acquired in the PyX acquisition. (b) Adjustment to reflect the difference between the current salaries plus benefits of the PyX engineering employees and the expected salaries plus benefits of the PyX engineering employees when they are hired by the Company. Included in this adjustment is $281,000 of amortization expense related to twelve-months of amortization of deferred compensation related to the issuance of options to purchase the Company's common stock awarded to the engineering employees of PyX as part of the purchase price of PyX. The deferred compensation related to the purchase price of PyX totals $1,876,000 and will be amortized to product research and development and sales and marketing expense over the 4-year vesting period of the options. This adjustment is for the twelve-month period from November 1, 2003 through October 31, 2004. 8 (c) Adjustment to reflect the difference between the current salaries plus benefits of the PyX sales employees and the expected salaries plus benefits of the PyX sales employees when they are hired by the Company. Included in this adjustment is $188,000 of amortization expense related to twelve-months of amortization of deferred compensation related to the issuance of options to purchase the Company's common stock awarded to the sales and marketing employees of PyX as part of the purchase price of PyX. The deferred compensation related to the purchase price of PyX totals $1,876,000 and will be amortized to product research and development and sales and marketing expense over the 4-year vesting period of the options. This adjustment is for the twelve-month period from November 1, 2003 through October 31, 2004. (d) Combined pro forma shares include 2,561,050 shares of the Company's common stock that the Company will be issuing to the shareholders of PyX, at an assumed price of $3.09 per share is based on the average closing price for the Company's common stock over the period beginning five trading days prior to and ending five trading days after the date the merger agreement was signed, March 28, 2005, plus 2,575,000 shares of the Company's common stock that the Company will be selling to the purchasers in the private placement equity transaction at an assumed price of $2.00 per share, which is based on the lowest unit price at which the Company is obligated to complete the private placement. The following securities were not included in the computation of pro forma number of shares because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented: SBE outstanding employee stock options 2,307,627 Warrants to purchase SBE common stock 140,000 PyX outstanding employee stock options to be assumed by SBE 2,038,950 Warrants to purchase SBE common stock issued in conjunction with the private placement transaction 1,287,500 Total securities not included in pro forma number of shares 5,774,077 (c) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release, dated July 26, 2005, entitled "SBE, Inc. Completes Acquisition of PyX Technologies." 9 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 hereunto duly authorized. SBE, Inc. July 29, 2005 By:/s/ David W Brunton -------------------------------- David W Brunton Chief Financial Officer 10