Pioneer in Cybersecurity 2018 Annual Report
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Pioneer in Cybersecurity 2018 Annual Report 2000 University Avenue Suite 600 East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 282 3228 www.finjan.com Executi ve Offi cers Board of Directors Stock Listi ng Phil Hartstein Eric Benhamou 1 The NASDAQ Capital Market President and Chief Executi ve Offi cer Chairman and CEO of Benhamou Ticker Symbol: FNJN Global Ventures, LLC Julie Mar-Spinola Offi ces Chief Intellectual Property Offi cer Daniel Chinn and VP, Legal Ops Partner at Tulchinsky Stern Marciano Finjan Holdings, Inc. Cohen Levitski & Co. 2000 University Avenue Michael Noonan Suite 600 $82.3M2018 Revenue 1,2 Chief Financial Offi cer and Treasurer Glenn Daniel East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Former Managing Director Phone: (650) 282 3228 Houlihan Lokey Email: investors@fi njan.com www.fi njan.com Harry Kellogg 2,3 Vice Chairman, Emeritus Independent Registered Silicon Valley Bank Public Accounti ng Firm 50+Organically-derived Finjan patents issued and pending worldwide Gary Moore Marcum LLP Former Co-President and COO 750 Third Avenue, 11th Floor Cisco Systems New York NY, 10017 Alex Rogers 2,3 Phone: 212-485-5500 Managing Director of HarbourVest Partners LLC Transfer Agent and Registrar $350M+22 licensees and over $350M in license fees generated to-date 1 Michael Southworth General Manager Computershare Investors Services Verint Systems, Inc 250 Royall Street Canton, MA 02021 Phone: 877-373-6474 Annual Meeti ng 90+Acquisiti on of 90+ complementary patents from IBM June 19, 2019, 9:00 a.m. PST Finjan Holdings, Inc. 2000 University Avenue Suite 600 East Palo Alto, CA 94303 In 1995, Shlomo Touboul, Finjan’s founder and lead inventor on a number Phone: (650) 282 3228 of our patents, became intrigued with the Java programming language. ¹ Audit Committ ee ² Compensati on Committ ee While the commercial success of Java, at the ti mewas unknown, it has ³ Nominati ng and Corporate Governance Committ ee become one of the most widely used soft ware technologies to deliver content and informati on over networks and the internet. Shlomo immediately recognized that this program would require a new type of security to protect it from hackers. In fact the name “Finjan” is derived from the word used in the Middle East to describe a vessel or small cup that contains or “protects” the coff ee - or CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INFORMATION: We are committ ed to maintaining the highest standards of business conduct and corporate java. Shlomo believed the name was appropriatebecause the idea for the governance, which we believe are essenti al to running our business effi ciently, serving our stockholders well and maintaining our integrity in company and the associated technology came from his realizati on that with the marketplace. Accordingly, our Board has adopted and maintains a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, a Code of Ethics for Principal and Senior Financial Offi cers, and Charters for each of the Audit Committ ee, the Compensati on Committ ee, and the Nominati ng and Corporate the introducti on of the Java programming language, the existi ng security Governance Committ ee. Please visit our website at www.fi njan.com to view or obtain a copy of the current version of any of these documents. soft ware would notbe able to contain or protect against the possible ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: We fi le annual, quarterly and periodic reports, proxy statements and other informati on with the Securiti es threats to a computer using Java. and Exchange Commission. You may request a copy of any of these documents, at no cost to you, by writi ng or telephoning us at: Finjan Holdings, Inc., 2000 University Avenue, Suite 600, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Att enti on: Investor Relati ons, telephone (650) 282-3228. We will not send exhibits to these reports unless the exhibits are specifi cally requested and you pay a modest fee for duplicati on and delivery. Dear Shareholders, I’d like to open with a continuing theme as 2018 marked our third year of consecutive revenue growth, increasing 63% year-over-year. We continue to monetize our intellectual property portfolio and position ourselves strategically for future revenue generation. We are executing our licensing pipeline, and progressing on a number of litigations, all while staying true to our strategic objectives of receiving fair value for our assets. Shareholder value was top of mind as we selectively explored options to best position Finjan for and deepen our portfolio in cybersecurity, but offers the future growth and expansion. Finjan enjoys a unique position prospect of increased value during our licensing discussions. of having one of the most important, proven and durable We also have the opportunity, in time, to develop alongside cybersecurity patent portfolios in the industry, a best-in- one of the biggest innovators of our time. We remain class Board, and a strong balance sheet we have carefully committed to this subsidiary and the number of pathways maintained throughout our operating history. that could lead to future growth. The first half of 2018 was highlighted by sustained Another subsidiary that we have invested our time and energy momentum in our licensing program with the resolution of into is Finjan Mobile. In September of 2018 we rebranded and one of our longest running disputes over patent infringement relaunched our mobile security browser and VPN application resulting in one of our largest settlements to-date. While to appeal to our core audience, the consumer. Through diligently managing our litigation pipeline, we would always this launch we have succeeded in offering a more feature prefer arriving at a negotiated license as opposed to engaging rich, user-friendly application and built upon our customer the Courts, which not only extends the process, but is loyalty. Offering Finjan’s enterprise-grade technology to expensive and often not the most efficient use of resources. help consumers protect their personal data and security on We signed a license in which we acquired a number of notable their mobile device remains a top priority for us. We recently IBM patents to add to our Finjan Blue portfolio, a prime joined the “Signals of Trust” an elite group of VPN providers example of how we look at each individual case differently through the Center of Democracy and Technology (CDT) to and are flexible with how we arrive at fair value in a license. demonstrate our commitment to privacy. The privacy advocacy Today we have 22 licensees to the Finjan patent portfolio group developed a series of questions and recommendations with an aggregate license value that exceeds $350 million. for VPN providers that, when addressed completely, serve as a guideline to assess whether the VPN can be trusted with a Finjan’s patent portfolio has endured more than its share of user’s personal browsing information and web traffic. We will validity challenges, a strategy defendants can only employ for continue to build opportunities to build upon our customer so long. At this point in our program, we now more regularly base and explore inorganic paths to drive future growth see these administrative challenges to our patents being through our Finjan Mobile subsidiary. outright dismissed and our claim construction orders largely favoring Finjan’s interpretations. 2019 is demonstrating to be As we look toward the remainder of 2019 and beyond a year of strength with a number of positive outcomes from we remain optimistic about our future and the number of the district courts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s, possibilities that could help drive the future of Finjan. We Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which speak to the merits of our remain engaged and committed to our core competency of pending cases. While we remain optimistic about our prospects, monetizing intellectual property, open to exploring strategic one thing that remains out of our influence – generally - is business options, and ultimately keep the interest and value the timing of each matter. While we continue to work closely of our shareholders top of mind. We want to thank our with licensees to reach a mutual agreement we are unwilling shareholders, the thoughtfulness of the board and the to arbitrarily discount license rates, as such, we did not close insights of our executive team as we move forward into any licenses to close the year. We believe staying true to the 2019 and beyond. strength of our patents and not discounting the value that we Sincerely, have proven time and time again is the appropriate choice for the future of Finjan and the value of our shareholders. As our revenues are challenging to predict and in some cases are not recurring, we continue to look to expand our business through new investments and growing existing partnerships. Phil Hartstein Our Finjan Blue subsidiary has helped to not only broaden President & CEO, Finjan Holdings, Inc. 1 2018 Annual Report The Best-In-Class Mobile Privacy & Security Products MOBILE APPS PARTNERED DEVELOPMENT PATENT LICENSING ENTERPRISE SECURITY Given the uptrend in mobile device usage coupled with the amount of transient corporatedata, the average mobile user presents and represents higher risks of data loss throughhacking. The consumer mobile device has become so convenient that we oft en forgetabout online security. We blindly agree to terms of service, purchase products, pay bills,connect to free Wi-Fi, not thinking twice about our personal data stored on our devices.Given this, in June of 2015, Finjan returned to the research and development world withthe creati on of security products for mobile devices. The goal of Finjan’s fi rst product, The Finjan Mobile Secure Browser was to make it simpleto access and ensure that its easy to use as it protects your mobile device from maliciouscontent from the Internet.