Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Investments in unconsolidated entities

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Investments in unconsolidated entities
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Investments in unconsolidated entities

G. Investments in unconsolidated entities:

The Company has a 16.8% ownership interest in Nephromics at June 30, 2012. Nephromics has licensed technology related to the diagnosis of preeclampsia and has sublicensed the technology to several major diagnostic companies for the development of diagnostic assays. The Company accounts for its investment in Nephromics under the equity method of accounting as Nephromics is a limited liability company. During fiscal 2012, Nephromics signed an agreement to sell substantially all of its assets. The sale price included a payment at closing, future payment contingent upon the issuance of certain patents, and royalties on future sublicense income. As a result of the agreement, the Company determined that a portion of its investment in Nephromics was other than temporarily impaired and wrote off $2.4 million of this investment. Subsequent to the sale, the Company received a distribution of $421,000 as its share of the payment received at closing. The Company’s net investment in Nephromics was $505,000 and $3.7 million at June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The Company has a 6.9% ownership percentage in Hemerus at June 30, 2012. Hemerus was formed in March 2001 and has acquired and is developing technology for the separation of leukocytes from blood and blood components. The Company accounts for its investment in Hemerus under the equity method of accounting as Hemerus is a limited liability company. During fiscal 2012, Hemerus entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its assets. The Company has determined that it is more-likely-than-not that it will recover its remaining investment in Hemerus. The Company’s net investment in Hemerus was $551,000 and $773,000 at June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The Company holds a 13.6% ownership percentage in ACTGen, a development stage biotechnology company located in Japan, as of June 30, 2012. ACTGen has intellectual property related to the identification and expression of molecules. During fiscal 2012, the Company determined that, based on ACTGen financial results for calendar 2011 and its operational and funding status, the Company’s investment in ACTGen was other-than-temporarily impaired and wrote off its remaining investment of $854,000. The Company’s net investment in ACTGen was $925,000 at June 30, 2011.

The Company does not currently provide loans, guarantees or other financial assistance to Nephromics, Hemerus, or ACTGen and has no obligation to provide additional funding.