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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Mar 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) today reported that total revenues on a GAAP(1) basis in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, ended Feb. 26, 2010, were $349.9 million. Gross profit and gross margin on a GAAP basis were $47.0 million and 13.4 percent, respectively. In accordance with two recently released accounting standards related to revenue recognition, these results include the effects of accounting for multiple-element arrangements, including ratable revenue recognition for the future deliverables for Palm(R) webOS(TM) products as required by GAAP.

To facilitate comparisons to Palm's historical results, Palm has included non-GAAP adjusted measures, which exclude the impact of accounting for multiple-element arrangements, stock-based compensation and other items detailed in the notes section of this release. The company believes this information will help investors better evaluate its current period performance and trends in its business.

Non-GAAP Adjusted Revenues in the third quarter totaled $366.0 million, and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit was $63.5 million. Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin was 17.3 percent and was impacted by a $45.3 million charge taken in the quarter for reserves for inventory purchase commitments, which exceed current forecasted demand. Excluding the impact of the inventory purchase commitment reserves, non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin in the third quarter would have been 29.7 percent.

"Our recent underperformance has been very disappointing, but the potential for Palm remains strong," said Jon Rubinstein, Palm chairman and chief executive officer. "The work we're doing to improve sales is having an impact, we're making great progress on future products, and we're looking forward to upcoming launches with new carrier partners. Most importantly, we have built a unique and highly differentiated platform in webOS, which will provide us with a considerable - and growing - advantage as we move forward."

The company shipped a total of 960,000 smartphone units during the quarter, representing a 23 percent increase from the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 and an almost 300 percent increase versus the third quarter of fiscal year 2009. Smartphone sell-through for the third quarter was 408,000 units, down 29 percent from the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 and down 15 percent year-over-year.

On a GAAP basis, net loss attributable to common stockholders for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 was $(22.0) million, or $(0.13) per diluted common share. This compares to a net loss attributable to common stockholders for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 of $(13.7) million, or $(0.09) per diluted share, and to a net loss attributable to common stockholders for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 of $(98.0) million, or $(0.89) per diluted common share.

The company's net loss attributable to common stockholders on a GAAP basis reflects accounting guidance, effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, which requires the anti-dilutive provisions of Palm's series C preferred shares and related warrants to be treated as derivatives for financial reporting purposes. The fair value of the derivatives was estimated as of the first day of fiscal year 2010 and is marked to market on a quarterly basis, with any change in value reflected in the company's financial results for the period. The series C derivatives balance was $82.1 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 compared to $178.7 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2010. This reduction in fair value resulted in a $96.6 million non-cash gain on series C derivatives and was reflected in the company's third quarter GAAP financial results. With regard to the series C derivatives, any future increases in Palm's stock price from period to period will be reflected as a non-cash loss on these derivatives in the company's financial results, and any future decreases will be reflected as a non-cash gain in the company's financial results.

Non-GAAP Net Loss for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 was $(102.8) million, or $(0.61) per diluted share. This compares to a non-GAAP Net Loss for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 of $(45.5) million, or $(0.29) per diluted share, and to a non-GAAP Net Loss for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 of $(94.7) million, or $(0.86) per diluted share.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 totaled $(5.7) million. EBITDA, adjusted to exclude the effect of ratable revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, net other income (expense), restructuring charges, a casualty recovery, a gain on the sale of auction rate securities and a gain on series C derivatives, or Adjusted EBITDA, totaled $(90.2) million.

The company's cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balance was $591.9 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2010. Cash used from operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 was $(0.5) million.

Explanatory Note

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 and revise all prior financial information to include the adoption. Palm has included in this release selected quarterly financial schedules reflecting the impact of retrospective adoption of the new accounting standards and reconciling the application of old and new accounting standards to historical statements of operations, balance sheets, cash flows from operations, non-GAAP items, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. These financial schedules will also be available at http://investor.palm.com.

The updates to the method of revenue recognition result in a substantial portion of Palm webOS product revenues being recognized upon delivery. The remaining Palm webOS deferred revenues, which are related to future services and unspecified software, will be recorded as deferred revenues on the company's balance sheet, and amortized into earnings on a straight-line basis over the estimated product life, which is currently 24 months. Under the new standards, all related cost of revenues are recognized upon delivery. Under the previous accounting standards, Palm was required to account for sales of Palm webOS products using subscription accounting because Palm indicated it may periodically provide services and unspecified software free of charge to customers of Palm webOS products. Under subscription accounting, revenues and related direct product cost of revenues for Palm webOS products were deferred at the time of sale and recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated product life. This resulted in the deferral of significant amounts of revenues and cost of revenues related to Palm webOS products. As of Nov. 30, 2009, the day prior to Palm's adoption of these updates, total deferred revenues were $550.8 million and total deferred cost of revenues were $332.7 million.

Palm adopted these updates by retrospective application as if the updates had been applied in all prior periods. Consequently, the financial results of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 through the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 have been revised. Palm believes retrospective application provides the most comparable and useful financial information for users of its financial statements, is more consistent with management's evaluation of the business and better reflects Palm's underlying economic performance.

Investor's Note

Palm will host a conference call to review its third quarter of fiscal year 2010 financial results at 4:30 p.m. Eastern (1:30 p.m. Pacific). The conference call will be hosted by Jon Rubinstein, chairman and chief executive officer, and Doug Jeffries, chief financial officer. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to listen to the call via audio webcast at Palm's Investor Relations website (http://investor.palm.com). Investors wishing to listen to the conference call via telephone may dial 877-278-9658 (domestic) or 763-488-4651 (international). There is no pass code required for the live call. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through April 1, 2010. The dial-in number for the replay will be 800-642-1687 (domestic) and 706-645-9291 (international). The pass code 58326338 is required for the replay. An archive of the audio webcast of the conference call will be posted on Palm's Investor Relations website at http://investor.palm.com.

About Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc. creates intuitive and powerful mobile experiences that enable consumers and businesses to connect to their information in more useful and usable ways. The company's groundbreaking Palm(R) webOS(TM) platform, designed exclusively for mobile application, introduces true multitasking and Palm Synergy(TM), which brings your information from the many places it resides into a single, more comprehensive view of your life.

Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels, and at the Palm online store (www.palm.com/store).

More information about Palm, Inc. is available at www.palm.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES: Palm utilizes a number of different financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing its overall business performance, for making operating decisions and for forecasting and planning future periods. Palm considers the use of non-GAAP financial measures helpful in assessing its current financial performance, ongoing operations and prospects for the future. Ongoing operations are the ongoing revenues and expenses of the business, excluding certain costs that Palm does not anticipate to recur on a quarterly basis and eliminating the effect of the deferred revenues related to future services and unspecified software to be provided free of charge to customers of Palm webOS products. While Palm uses non-GAAP financial measures as a tool to enhance its understanding of certain aspects of its financial performance and to provide incremental insight into the underlying factors and trends affecting both the Company's performance and its cash-generating potential, Palm does not consider these measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial measures. Consistent with this approach, Palm believes that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures to the readers of its financial statements provides such readers with useful supplemental data that, while not a substitute for GAAP financial measures, allows for greater transparency in the review of its financial and operational performance and enables investors to more fully understand trends in its current and future performance. In assessing the overall health of its business during the three months ended Feb. 28, 2010 and 2009, Palm excluded items in the following general categories, each of which are described below:

Ratable Revenue Recognition Accounting/Deferred Revenues. Palm may periodically provide services and unspecified software free of charge to customers of Palm webOS products. These future services and unspecified software, along with the tangible smartphone product, represent multiple deliverables under Palm's sales arrangements for Palm webOS products. Delivery of the tangible smartphone product occurs at the time of sale, and therefore, Palm immediately recognizes associated revenues and cost of revenues. Because the future deliverables represent a subscription to future services and unspecified software that end users have the right to receive on a when-and-if-available basis, revenues associated with this second deliverable are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized ratably on a straight-line basis over the estimated economic product life, which is currently 24 months. Palm eliminates the effect of the deferred revenues related to future services and deliverables (a portion of current sales deferred to future periods and the reversal of the current period's amortization of deferred revenues derived from Palm webOS units shipped in prior periods) to provide more transparency into Palm's underlying sales trends. Management uses the non-GAAP measure Adjusted Revenues to evaluate growth rate, revenue mix and performance relative to competitors. Management uses the non-GAAP measures of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin to measure operating performance based on current period sales and to facilitate ongoing operating decisions. These financial measures are not consistent with GAAP because they do not reflect deferral of revenues for recognition in later periods.

While the GAAP results provide insight into Palm's operations and financial position, management continues to supplement its analysis of its business using the non-GAAP results to review the total revenues and resulting margin for Palm webOS smartphone products sold to customers during the period. Further, management uses the total non-GAAP revenues and operating results to forecast future cash flows and to facilitate ongoing and future operating decisions.

Acquisition-related Expenses. Palm excludes amortization of intangible assets resulting from acquisitions to allow more transparent comparisons of its financial results to its historical operations, forward-looking guidance and the financial results of peer companies. In recent years, Palm has completed the acquisition of the Palm brand and the acquisition of other assets and technologies, which resulted in operating expenses that would not otherwise have been incurred. Palm believes that providing non-GAAP information for amortization of intangible assets allows the users of its financial statements to review both the GAAP expenses in the period, as well as the non-GAAP expenses, thus providing for enhanced understanding of historic and future financial results. Additionally, had Palm internally developed these intangible assets, the amortization of intangible assets would have been expensed historically, and Palm believes the assessment of its operations excluding these amortization costs is relevant to the assessment of internal operations.

Stock-based Compensation. Palm believes that because of the variety of equity awards used by companies, varying methodologies for determining stock-based compensation and the assumptions and estimates involved in those determinations, the exclusion of non-cash stock-based compensation enhances the ability of management and investors to understand the impact of non-cash stock-based compensation on its operating results. Further, Palm believes that excluding stock-based compensation allows for a more transparent comparison of its financial results to previous periods. Palm prepares and maintains its budgets and forecasts for future periods on a basis consistent with this non-GAAP financial measure.

Income Tax Provision (Benefit). During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm's tax rate consisted primarily of foreign and state cash income taxes, which were offset by a federal refund claim. For non-GAAP results, Palm is using the GAAP tax provision (benefit) without adjustments as it primarily reflects the company's current cash tax activity. Palm believes this is appropriate because management considers the amount of taxes that will be paid when evaluating Palm's overall business performance, making operational decisions or forecasting and planning future periods. For purposes of calculating its non-GAAP financial measures for fiscal year 2009, Palm excluded the non-cash net impact on the tax provision pertaining to the increase of the valuation allowance for the Company's U.S. deferred tax assets. The resulting non-GAAP tax provision, net of this increase, represents amounts that Palm believed it would pay for foreign and state taxes.

Other Expenses. Palm excludes certain other items that are the result of unplanned or unanticipated events or infrequent events to measure its operating performance. Included in these items are restructuring charges, casualty loss (recovery), a patent acquisition refund, and a gain (impairment) of non-current auction rate securities. In addition, Palm excludes items that recur each quarter relating to the issuance and terms of its preferred stock to allow more transparent comparisons of its financial results to its historical operations and the financial results of peer companies. Included in these items are a mark-to-market adjustment related to its series C derivatives and accretion of convertible preferred stocks. By providing this additional information, Palm believes its management and the users of its financial statements are better able to understand what Palm considers to be its ongoing operations and prospects for the future.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. EBITDA is defined as earnings before net interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Palm considers this measure to be an important indicator of its operational strength to incur and repay indebtedness. Palm excludes net interest and taxes to allow a creditor to assess Palm's ability to repay different debt instruments. Palm excludes depreciation and amortization because while tangible and intangible assets support Palm's business, Palm does not believe the related depreciation and amortization costs are directly applicable to Palm's ability to repay debt. This measure is used by some investors when assessing the performance of the company. In addition, Palm further excludes the other non-GAAP items set forth above to determine Adjusted EBITDA. Palm believes the assessment of its operations further excluding these items and net other income (expense) is relevant to the assessment of internal operations and comparisons to industry performance.

Each of the non-GAAP financial measures described above, and used in this press release, should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, a measure of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, investors are cautioned that there are inherent limitations associated with the use of each of these non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. In particular, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and many of the adjustments to the GAAP financial measure reflect the exclusion of items that are recurring and will be reflected in the Company's financial results for the foreseeable future. Palm compensates for these limitations by providing specific information in the reconciliation included in this press release regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures. In addition, as noted above, Palm evaluates the non-GAAP financial measures together with the most directly comparable GAAP financial information.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements regarding: Palm's potential; Palm's sales, future products, product launches and new carrier partners; Palm's advantage from Palm webOS; the effect of Palm's series C derivatives; and the estimated economic life of Palm webOS products. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially, including, without limitation, the following: Palm's potential failure to introduce or achieve market acceptance for new products and services in a timely manner; the potential loss or failure of wireless carriers or other key sales channel partners or inability to add new wireless carriers or channel partners in a timely manner; pricing pressures; Palm's potential failure to add, replace or ramp up third-party manufacturers or suppliers in a timely manner; acceptance of Palm webOS products by wireless carriers and end users; the effect of current recessionary economic and financial market conditions on Palm's liquidity and ability to raise additional funding; fluctuations in the demand for Palm's existing and future products and services and growth in Palm's industries and markets; Palm's ability to forecast demand for its products; the ability of Palm's suppliers to meet its quantity, quality and cost requirements; possible defects in products and technologies developed; Palm's ability to introduce new products and services successfully and in a cost-effective and timely manner; Palm's ability to timely and cost-effectively obtain components and elements of its technology from suppliers; Palm's ability to obtain other key technology from third parties free from errors and defects, integrate it with Palm's products and meet certification requirements, all on a timely basis; Palm's ability to compete with existing and new competitors; Palm's dependence on wireless carriers and ability to meet wireless-carrier certification requirements; Palm's dependence on a concentrated number of significant customers; and Palm's ability to adjust to changing market conditions. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in Palm's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Palm's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 29, 2009 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended Nov. 27, 2009 under the caption Risk Factors and elsewhere. Palm undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING REPORTED SELL-THROUGH : Palm generally records revenues for its smartphone products based on sell-in to carriers and other distributors. To facilitate investors' understanding of end-user demand for the company's products, Palm also reports smartphone sell-through information in this press release. Palm relies on reports from third parties for data on its carrier and distributor smartphone sell-through and inventory information. While Palm believes this information provides meaningful perspectives on sell-through and inventory trends over time, this information is not subject to Palm's internal control systems and Palm can not assure investors of its accuracy.

(1) GAAP stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Palm, Synergy, and webOS are trademarks of Palm, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Palm, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (a)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2010 Feb. 28, 2009 Feb. 28, 2010 Feb. 28, 2009
Revenues $ 349,928 $ 90,624 $ 984,170 $ 649,099
Cost of revenues 302,971 86,414 781,241 509,407
Gross profit 46,957 4,210 202,929 139,692
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 98,014 38,059 228,099 140,748
Research and development 51,327 42,786 145,635 139,317
General and administrative 17,968 14,000 48,100 41,539
Amortization of intangible assets 405 884 1,214 2,650
Restructuring charges 535 5,692 9,817 13,515
Casualty loss (recovery) (3,432 ) 4,982 (3,432 ) 4,982
Patent acquisition refund -- -- -- (1,537 )
Total operating expenses 164,817 106,403 429,433 341,214
Operating loss (117,860 ) (102,193 ) (226,504 ) (201,522 )
Gain (impairment) of non-current auction rate securities, net 7,050 (3,960 ) 5,093 (33,178 )
Interest (expense) (4,518 ) (5,941 ) (13,653 ) (20,521 )
Interest income 383 1,039 1,325 5,111
Gain on series C derivatives 96,616 20,573 125,539 20,573
Other income (expense), net (217 ) (3,895 ) (233 ) (4,708 )
Loss before income taxes (18,546 ) (94,377 ) (108,433 ) (234,245 )
Income tax provision (benefit) (17 ) 646 (152 ) 406,425
Net loss (18,529 ) (95,023 ) (108,281 ) (640,670 )

Accretion of series B and series C redeemable convertible preferred stock

3,518 3,004 10,334 7,829
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (22,047 ) $ (98,027 ) $ (118,615 ) $ (648,499 )
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted $ (0.13 ) $ (0.89 ) $ (0.76 ) $ (5.92 )
Shares used to compute net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted 167,892 110,529 156,098 109,506

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(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

Palm's fiscal periods are generally 13 weeks in length and end on a Friday. For presentation purposes, the periods are presented as ending on Feb. 28.

Palm, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (a)

(In thousands, except par value amounts)

(Unaudited)

Feb. 28, 2010 May 31, 2009
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 376,282 $ 152,400
Short-term investments 215,634 102,733
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $675 and $350, respectively 104,025 66,452
Inventories 30,619 19,716
Deferred income taxes 174 174
Prepaids and other 16,115 12,104
Total current assets 742,849 353,579
Restricted investments 9,298 9,496
Non-current auction rate securities 4,148 6,105
Property and equipment, net 32,944 31,167
Goodwill 166,320 166,320
Intangible assets, net 41,164 48,914
Deferred income taxes 128 331
Other assets 10,386 12,428
Total assets $ 1,007,237 $ 628,340
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 189,335 $ 105,628
Deferred revenues 31,533 5,684
Accrued restructuring 4,491 6,090
Current portion of long-term debt 4,000 4,000
Series C derivatives 82,047 --
Other accrued liabilities 289,727 211,300
Total current liabilities 601,133 332,702
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt 387,000 390,000
Non-current deferred revenues 19,001 624
Non-current tax liabilities 6,286 5,783

Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 325 shares authorized and outstanding; aggregate liquidation value: $325,000

272,961 265,412

Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 100 shares authorized; 51 shares outstanding; aggregate liquidation value: $51,000

18,782 40,387
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 125,000 shares authorized:
Series A: 2,000 shares authorized; none outstanding -- --

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized; outstanding: 168,701 shares and 139,687 shares, respectively

169 140
Additional paid-in capital 1,242,896 854,649
Accumulated deficit (1,542,720 ) (1,262,375 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,729 1,018
Total stockholders' deficit (297,926 ) (406,568 )
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $ 1,007,237 $ 628,340

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(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

Palm's fiscal periods are generally 13 weeks in length and end on a Friday. For presentation purposes, the periods are presented as ending on Feb. 28 and May 31.

Palm, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (a)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2010 Feb. 28, 2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (18,529 ) $ (95,023 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation 6,095 4,941
Stock-based compensation 5,613 6,043
Amortization of intangible assets 2,584 2,617
Amortization of debt issuance costs 783 784
Recognized loss on property and equipment 710 --
Deferred income taxes 20 1,047
Realized losses on short-term investments -- 3,282
Excess tax benefit related to stock-based compensation (26 ) (119 )
(Gain) impairment of non-current auction rate securities, net (7,050 ) 3,960
Gain on series C derivatives (96,616 ) (20,573 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (36,506 ) 46,000
Inventories 8,125 13,273
Prepaids and other 3,005 8,906
Accounts payable 24,304 (37,433 )
Accrued restructuring (603 ) (2,615 )
Deferred revenues 17,673 --
Other accrued liabilities 89,948 (27,164 )
Net cash used in operating activities (470 ) (92,074 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment (6,864 ) (4,288 )
Purchase of short-term investments (100,294 ) (61,448 )
Sale of short-term investments 210,001 51,711
Purchase of restricted investments -- (2,000 )
Sale of restricted investments 150 148
Sale of non-current auction rate securities 7,050 --
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 110,043 (15,877 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock; employee stock plans 4,701 1,262
Proceeds received from issuance of series C units, net -- 99,204
Excess tax benefit related to stock-based compensation 26 119
Repayment of debt (1,000 ) (5,642 )
Cash distribution to stockholders -- (135 )
Net cash provided by financing activities 3,727 94,808
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (495 ) 305
Change in cash and cash equivalents 112,805 (12,838 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 263,477 143,605
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 376,282 $ 130,767
Other cash flow information:
Cash paid for taxes $ 1,604 $ 1,151
Cash paid for interest $ 3,797 $ 9,865

___________

(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

Palm's fiscal periods are generally 13 weeks in length and end on a Friday. For presentation purposes, the periods are presented as ending on Feb. 28.

Palm, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP Items to Non-GAAP Items (a)

(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended Feb. 28, 2010 Three Months Ended Feb. 28, 2009
GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP/

Adjusted (i)

GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP/

Adjusted

Revenues $ 349,928 $ 16,080 (b) $ 366,008 $ 90,624 $ -- $ 90,624
Cost of revenues 302,971 (426 ) (c) 302,545 86,414 (291 ) (c) 86,123
Gross profit 46,957 16,506 (d) 63,463 4,210 291 (d) 4,501
Gross margin 13.4 % 17.3 % 4.6 % 5.0 %
Operating expenses 164,817 (2,859 ) (c),(e) 161,958 106,403 (16,616 ) (c),(e) 89,787
Net loss (18,529 ) (84,301 ) (f) (102,830 ) (95,023 ) 294 (f) (94,729 )
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (22,047 ) $ (80,783 ) (g) $ (102,830 ) $ (98,027 ) $ 3,298 (g) $ (94,729 )
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted $ (0.13 ) $ (0.48 ) (h) $ (0.61 ) $ (0.89 ) $ 0.03 (h) $ (0.86 )
Shares used to compute net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted 167,892 167,892 110,529 110,529
Nine Months Ended Feb. 28, 2010 Nine Months Ended Feb. 28, 2009
GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP/

Adjusted

GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP/

Adjusted

Revenues $ 984,170 $ 44,470 (b) $ 1,028,640 $ 649,099 $ -- $ 649,099
Cost of revenues 781,241 (1,454 ) (c) 779,787 509,407 (1,068 ) (c) 508,339
Gross profit 202,929 45,924 (d) 248,853 139,692 1,068 (d) 140,760
Gross margin 20.6 % 24.2 % 21.5 % 21.7 %
Operating expenses 429,433 (24,481 ) (c),(e) 404,952 341,214 (36,728 ) (c),(e) 304,486
Net loss (108,281 ) (60,227 ) (f) (168,508 ) (640,670 ) 452,952 (f) (187,718 )
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (118,615 ) $ (49,893 ) (g) $ (168,508 ) $ (648,499 ) $ 460,781 (g) $ (187,718 )
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted $ (0.76 ) $ (0.32 ) (h) $ (1.08 ) $ (5.92 ) $ 4.21 (h) $ (1.71 )
Shares used to compute net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted 156,098 156,098 109,506 109,506

Palm, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP Items to Non-GAAP Items (a) (continued)

(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended Nov. 30, 2009
GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP/

Adjusted

Revenues $ 288,350 $ 13,630 (b) $ 301,980
Cost of revenues 211,183 (540 ) (c) 210,643
Gross profit 77,167 14,170 (d) 91,337
Gross margin 26.8 % 30.2 %
Operating expenses 139,948 (6,905 ) (c ),(e) 133,043
Net loss (10,246 ) (35,266 ) (f) (45,512 )
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (13,690 ) $ (31,822 ) (g) $ (45,512 )
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted $ (0.09 ) $ (0.20 ) (h) $ (0.29 )
Shares used to compute net loss per common share:

Basic and diluted

159,398 159,398

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(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.
(b) Non-GAAP adjustments to revenues reflect (i) the inclusion of amounts deferred in the current period related to the subscription for future services and unspecified software for Palm webOS units delivered to our customers in the current period and (ii) the reversal of the current period's amortization of deferred revenues derived from Palm webOS smartphones delivered in the current and prior periods.
(c) Non-GAAP adjustments relate to the elimination of stock-based compensation.
(d) Non-GAAP adjustments to gross profit are the difference between non-GAAP adjustments to revenues and non-GAAP adjustments to cost of revenues [(b) - (c)].
(e) Non-GAAP adjustments to operating expenses relate to the elimination of amounts set forth in the following line items from Palm's condensed consolidated statements of operations included in this press release: amortization of intangible assets, restructuring charges, casualty loss (recovery) and patent acquisition refund, as applicable.
(f) Non-GAAP adjustments to net loss include the non-GAAP adjustments to gross profit and operating expenses, the exclusion of the non-cash net impact on the tax provision pertaining to the increase of the valuation allowance for the Company's U.S. deferred tax assets and the elimination of amounts set forth in the following additional line items from Palm's condensed consolidated statements of operations included in this press release: gain (impairment) of non-current auction rate securities and gain on series C derivatives, as applicable.
(g) Non-GAAP adjustments to net loss attributable to common stockholders include the non-GAAP adjustments to net loss and the elimination of amounts set forth in the following additional line items from Palm's condensed consolidated statements of operations included in this press release: accretion of series B and series C redeemable convertible preferred stock, as applicable.
(h) Represents the per share impact of the non-GAAP adjustments to net loss attributable to common stockholders.
(i) Non-GAAP cost of revenues amounts for the three months ended Feb. 28, 2010 are impacted by reserves taken in the quarter for inventory purchase commitments which exceed current forecasted demand totaling $45.3 million. Excluding the impact of the inventory purchase commitment reserves, Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin in the third quarter would have been 29.7 percent. We would expect a similar effect on non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders and non-GAAP net loss per common share.
Palm's fiscal periods are generally 13 weeks in length and end on a Friday. For presentation purposes, the periods are presented as ending on Feb. 28 and Nov. 30.

Palm, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (a)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2010 Feb. 28, 2009 Feb. 28, 2010 Feb. 28, 2009
Net loss, as reported $ (18,529 ) $ (95,023 ) $ (108,281 ) $ (640,670 )
Interest (income) expense, net 4,135 4,902 12,328 15,410
Taxes (17 ) 646 (152 ) 406,425
Depreciation/amortization 8,679 7,558 24,344 24,649
EBITDA (5,732 ) (81,917 ) (71,761 ) (194,186 )
Adjustments:
Effect of ratable revenue recognition 16,080 -- 44,470 --
Stock-based compensation (b) 5,777 5,349 18,336 18,186
Other (income) expense, net 217 3,895 233 4,708
Restructuring charges 535 5,692 9,817 13,515
Casualty loss (recovery) (3,432 ) 4,982 (3,432 ) 4,982
Patent acquisition refund -- -- -- (1,537 )
(Gain) impairment of non-current auction rate securities, net (7,050 ) 3,960 (5,093 ) 33,178
Gain on series C derivatives (96,616 ) (20,573 ) (125,539 ) (20,573 )

Adjusted EBITDA

$ (90,221 ) $ (78,612 ) $ (132,969 ) $ (141,727 )

___________

(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

(b) Stock-based compensation related to workforce reductions is included in restructuring charges.

Palm's fiscal periods are generally 13 weeks in length and end on a Friday. For presentation purposes, the periods are presented as ending on Feb. 28.

Palm Inc.

Revised Quarterly Statement of Operations Information

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Q4FY09 FY 2009 Q1FY10 Q2FY10 Q3FY10 YTD Q3FY10

New Accounting (a)

Revenues $ 111,971 $ 761,070 $ 345,892 $ 288,350 $ 349,928 $ 984,170
Cost of revenues 84,607 594,014 267,087 211,183 302,971 781,241
Gross profit 27,364 167,056 78,805 77,167 46,957 202,929
Total operating expenses 83,354 424,568 124,668 139,948 164,817 429,433
Operating loss (55,990 ) (257,512 ) (45,863 ) (62,781 ) (117,860 ) (226,504 )
Other income and (expense) (30,391 ) (63,114 ) (33,578 ) 52,335 99,314 118,071
Loss before income taxes (86,381 ) (320,626 ) (79,441 ) (10,446 ) (18,546 ) (108,433 )
Income tax provision (benefit) (2,160 ) 404,265 65 (200 ) (17 ) (152 )
Net loss (84,221 ) (724,891 ) (79,506 ) (10,246 ) (18,529 ) (108,281 )

Accretion of series B and series C redeemable convertible preferred stock

13,456 21,285 3,372 3,444 3,518 10,334
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (97,677 ) $ (746,176 ) $ (82,878 ) $ (13,690 ) $ (22,047 ) $ (118,615 )
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted $ (0.73 ) $ (6.45 ) $ (0.59 ) $ (0.09 ) $ (0.13 ) $ (0.76 )
Shares used to compute net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted 134,383 115,725 141,003 159,398 167,892 156,098

Old Accounting

Revenues $ 86,773 $ 735,872 $ 68,004 $ 78,113 $ 349,928 $ 496,045
Cost of revenues 66,706 576,113 70,788 72,629 302,971 446,388
Gross profit (loss) 20,067 159,759 (2,784 ) 5,484 46,957 49,657
Total operating expenses 83,354 424,568 124,668 139,948 164,817 429,433
Operating loss (63,287 ) (264,809 ) (127,452 ) (134,464 ) (117,860 ) (379,776 )
Other income and (expense) (30,391 ) (63,114 ) (33,578 ) 52,335 99,314 118,071
Loss before income taxes (93,678 ) (327,923 ) (161,030 ) (82,129 ) (18,546 ) (261,705 )
Income tax provision (benefit) (2,160 ) 404,265 65 (200 ) (17 ) (152 )
Net loss (91,518 ) (732,188 ) (161,095 ) (81,929 ) (18,529 ) (261,553 )

Accretion of series B and series C redeemable convertible preferred stock

13,456 21,285 3,372 3,444 3,518 10,334
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (104,974 ) $ (753,473 ) $ (164,467 ) $ (85,373 ) $ (22,047 ) $ (271,887 )
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted $ (0.78 ) $ (6.51 ) $ (1.17 ) $ (0.54 ) $ (0.13 ) $ (1.74 )
Shares used to compute net loss per common share:

Basic and diluted

134,383 115,725 141,003 159,398 167,892 156,098

___________

(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

Palm, Inc.

Revised Quarterly Statement of Operations Information (continued)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Q4FY09 FY 2009 Q1FY10 Q2FY10 Q3FY10 YTD Q3FY10

Adjustments (a)

Revenues $ 25,198 $ 25,198 $ 277,888 $ 210,237 $ - $ 488,125
Cost of revenues 17,901 17,901 196,299 138,554 - 334,853
Gross profit 7,297 7,297 81,589 71,683 - 153,272
Total operating expenses - - - - - -
Operating loss 7,297 7,297 81,589 71,683 - 153,272
Other income and (expense) - - - - - -
Loss before income taxes 7,297 7,297 81,589 71,683 - 153,272
Income tax provision (benefit) - - - - - -
Net loss 7,297 7,297 81,589 71,683 - 153,272

Accretion of series B and series C redeemable convertible preferred stock

- - - - - -
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ 7,297 $ 7,297 $ 81,589 $ 71,683 $ - $ 153,272
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted $ 0.05 $ 0.06 $ 0.58 $ 0.45 $ - $ 0.98
Shares used to compute net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted -- -- -- -- -- --

___________

(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

Palm, Inc.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Items

(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Q4FY09

FY 2009

Q1FY10

Q2FY10

Q3FY10

YTD Q3FY10

New Non-GAAP Accounting (a)

Revenues $ 113,219 $ 762,318 $ 360,652 $ 301,980 $ 366,008 $ 1,028,640
Cost of revenues 84,369 592,708 266,599 210,643 302,545 779,787
Gross profit 28,850 169,610 94,053 91,337 63,463 248,853
Gross margin 25.5 % 22.2 % 26.1 % 30.2 % 17.3 % 24.2 %
Net loss (54,927 ) (242,645 ) (20,166 ) (45,512 ) (102,830 ) (168,508 )
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted $ (0.41 ) $ (2.10 ) $ (0.14 ) $ (0.29 ) $ (0.61 ) $ (1.08 )
Shares used to compute net loss per common share: -
Basic and diluted 134,383 115,725 141,003 159,398 167,892 156,098

Old Non-GAAP Accounting

Revenues $ 113,219 $ 762,318 $ 360,652 $ 301,980 $ 366,008 $ 1,028,640
Cost of revenues 82,868 591,207 260,033 224,714 302,545 787,292
Gross profit 30,351 171,111 100,619 77,266 63,463 241,348
Gross margin 26.8 % 22.4 % 27.9 % 25.6 % 17.3 % 23.5 %
-
Net loss (53,426 ) (241,144 ) (13,600 ) (59,583 ) (102,830 ) (176,013 )
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted $ (0.40 ) $ (2.08 ) $ (0.10 ) $ (0.37 ) $ (0.61 ) $ (1.13 )
Shares used to compute net loss per common share: -
Basic and diluted 134,383 115,725 141,003 159,398 167,892 156,098

Adjustments (a)

Revenues $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Cost of revenues (b) 1,501 1,501 6,566 (14,071 ) - (7,505 )
Gross profit (b) (1,501 ) (1,501 ) (6,566 ) 14,071 - 7,505
Gross margin (b) -1.3 % -0.2 % -1.8 % 4.6 % 0.0 % 0.7 %
Net loss (b) (1,501 ) (1,501 ) (6,566 ) 14,071 - 7,505
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted (b) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.02 ) $ (0.04 ) $ 0.08 $ - $ 0.05
Shares used to compute net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted - - - - - -

__________

(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

(b) Upon adoption of the new accounting standards, warranty and related service cost estimates were updated, resulting in the need to revise non-GAAP figures previously reported to be consistent with estimates underlying the revised revenue recognition rules, as indicated in the tables above.

Palm, Inc.

Revised Quarterly Balance Sheet Information

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Reported

May 31, 2009

Adjustments (a)

Revised

May 31, 2009

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 152,400 $ -- $ 152,400
Short-term investments 102,733 -- 102,733
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 66,452 -- 66,452
Inventories 19,716 -- 19,716
Deferred income taxes 174 -- 174
Prepaids and other 12,104 -- 12,104
Total current assets 353,579 -- 353,579
Restricted investments 9,496 -- 9,496
Non-current auction rate securities 6,105 -- 6,105
Non-current deferred cost of revenues 14,896 (14,896 ) -
Property and equipment, net 31,167 -- 31,167
Goodwill 166,320 -- 166,320
Intangible assets, net 48,914 -- 48,914
Deferred income taxes 331 -- 331
Other assets 12,428 -- 12,428
Total assets $ 643,236 $ (14,896 ) $ 628,340
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 105,628 $ -- $ 105,628
Deferred revenues 18,429 (12,745 ) 5,684
Accrued restructuring 6,090 -- 6,090
Current portion of long-term debt 4,000 -- 4,000
Series C derivatives -- -- --
Other accrued liabilities 208,295 3,005 211,300
Total current liabilities 342,442 (9,740 ) 332,702
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt 390,000 -- 390,000
Non-current deferred revenues 13,077 (12,453 ) 624
Non-current tax liabilites 5,783 -- 5,783
Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock 265,412 -- 265,412
Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock 40,387 -- 40,387
Stockholders' deficit:
Common stock 140 -- 140
Additional paid-in capital 854,649 -- 854,649
Accumulated deficit (1,269,672 ) 7,297 (1,262,375 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,018 -- 1,018
Total stockholders' deficit (413,865 ) 7,297 (406,568 )
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $ 643,236 $ (14,896 ) $ 628,340

___________

(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

Palm's fiscal periods are generally 13 weeks in length and end on a Friday. For presentation purposes, the periods are presented as ending on May 31.

Palm, Inc.

Revised Quarterly Balance Sheet Information (continued)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Reported

Aug. 31, 2009

Adjustments (a)

Revised

Aug. 31, 2009

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 109,993 $ -- $ 109,993
Short-term investments 101,789 -- 101,789
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 76,617 (2,600 ) 74,017
Inventories 27,824 -- 27,824
Deferred income taxes 174 -- 174
Deferred cost of revenues 103,949 (103,949 ) --
Prepaids and other 13,317 -- 13,317
Total current assets 433,663 (106,549 ) 327,114
Restricted investments 9,404 -- 9,404
Non-current auction rate securities 4,148 -- 4,148
Non-current deferred cost of revenues 91,157 (91,157 ) --
Property and equipment, net 31,007 -- 31,007
Goodwill 166,320 -- 166,320
Intangible assets, net 46,331 -- 46,331
Deferred income taxes 281 -- 281
Other assets 11,640 -- 11,640
Total assets $ 793,951 $ (197,706 ) $ 596,245
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 98,487 $ -- $ 98,487
Deferred revenues 176,094 (163,249 ) 12,845
Accrued restructuring 5,783 -- 5,783
Current portion of long-term debt 4,000 -- 4,000
Series C derivatives 235,004 -- 235,004
Other accrued liabilities 183,754 19,094 202,848
Total current liabilities 703,122 (144,155 ) 558,967
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt 389,000 -- 389,000
Non-current deferred revenues 150,096 (142,437 ) 7,659
Non-current tax liabilites 5,900 -- 5,900
Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock 267,905 -- 267,905
Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock 16,876 -- 16,876
Stockholders' deficit:
Common stock 142 -- 142
Additional paid-in capital 861,986 -- 861,986
Accumulated deficit (1,602,831 ) 88,886 (1,513,945 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,755 -- 1,755
Total stockholders' deficit (738,948 ) 88,886 (650,062 )
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $ 793,951 $ (197,706 ) $ 596,245

_____________

(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

Palm's fiscal periods are generally 13 weeks in length and end on a Friday. For presentation purposes, the periods are presented as ending on Aug. 31.

Palm, Inc.

Revised Quarterly Balance Sheet Information (continued)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Reported

Nov. 30, 2009

Adjustments (a)

Revised

Nov. 30, 2009

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 263,477 $ -- $ 263,477
Short-term investments 326,532 -- 326,532
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 72,352 (4,600 ) 67,752
Inventories 38,759 -- 38,759
Deferred income taxes 174 -- 174
Deferred cost of revenues 189,354 (189,354 ) --
Prepaids and other 18,453 -- 18,453
Total current assets 909,101 (193,954 ) 715,147
Restricted investments 9,448 -- 9,448
Non-current auction rate securities 11,148 -- 11,148
Non-current deferred cost of revenues 143,369 (143,369 ) --
Property and equipment, net 32,786 -- 32,786
Goodwill 166,320 -- 166,320
Intangible assets, net 43,748 -- 43,748
Deferred income taxes 148 -- 148
Other assets 10,855 -- 10,855
Total assets $ 1,326,923 $ (337,323 ) $ 989,600
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 165,304 $ -- $ 165,304
Deferred revenues 315,050 (295,467 ) 19,583
Accrued restructuring 5,123 -- 5,123
Current portion of long-term debt 4,000 -- 4,000
Series C derivatives 178,663 -- 178,663
Other accrued liabilities 179,929 20,031 199,960
Total current liabilities 848,069 (275,436 ) 572,633
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt 388,000 -- 388,000
Non-current deferred revenues 235,734 (222,456 ) 13,278
Non-current tax liabilites 6,286 -- 6,286
Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock 270,421 -- 270,421
Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock 17,804 -- 17,804
Stockholders' deficit:
Common stock 168 -- 168
Additional paid-in capital 1,236,075 -- 1,236,075
Accumulated deficit (1,684,760 ) 160,569 (1,524,191 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income 9,126 -- 9,126
Total stockholders' deficit (439,391 ) 160,569 (278,822 )
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $ 1,326,923 $ (337,323 ) $ 989,600

_____________

(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

Palm's fiscal periods are generally 13 weeks in length and end on a Friday. For presentation purposes, the periods are presented as ending on Nov. 30.

Palm, Inc.

Revised Condensed Quarterly Operating Cash Flows Information

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Q4FY09

FY 2009

Q1FY10

Q2FY10

Q3FY10

YTD Q3FY10

New Accounting (a)

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (84,221 ) $ (724,891 ) $ (79,506 ) $ (10,246 ) $ (18,529 ) $ (108,281 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
Non-cash charges (adjustments) 28,560 502,944 49,398 (41,737 ) (87,887 ) (80,226 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (12,716 ) 48,425 (7,345 ) 6,709 (36,506 ) (37,142 )
Inventories (4,098 ) 47,571 (7,939 ) (10,848 ) 8,125 (10,662 )
Prepaids and other 1,051 4,542 (543 ) (4,088 ) 3,005 (1,626 )
Accounts payable 7,027 (54,883 ) (7,252 ) 66,635 24,304 83,687
Accrued restructuring (1,269 ) (361 ) (278 ) (630 ) (603 ) (1,511 )
Deferred revenues 2,660 2,228 14,196 12,357 17,673 44,226
Other accrued liabilities (9,395 ) (14,087 ) (5,840 ) (1,502 ) 89,948 82,606
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ (72,401 ) $ (188,512 ) $ (45,109 ) $ 16,650 $ (470 ) $ (28,929 )

Old Accounting

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (91,518 ) $ (732,188 ) $ (161,095 ) $ (81,929 ) $ (18,529 ) $ (261,553 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
Non-cash charges (adjustments) 28,560 502,944 49,398 (41,737 ) (87,887 ) (80,226 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (12,716 ) 48,425 (9,945 ) 4,709 (36,506 ) (41,742 )
Inventories (4,098 ) 47,571 (7,939 ) (10,848 ) 8,125 (10,662 )
Prepaids and other 1,051 4,542 (543 ) (4,088 ) 3,005 (1,626 )
Accounts payable 7,027 (54,883 ) (7,252 ) 66,635 24,304 83,687
Accrued restructuring (1,269 ) (361 ) (278 ) (630 ) (603 ) (1,511 )
Deferred revenues/costs, net 12,962 12,530 114,474 86,977 17,673 219,124
Other accrued liabilities (12,400 ) (17,092 ) (21,929 ) (2,439 ) 89,948 65,580
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ (72,401 ) $ (188,512 ) $ (45,109 ) $ 16,650 $ (470 ) $ (28,929 )

Adjustments (a)

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ 7,297 $ 7,297 $ 81,589 $ 71,683 $ - $ 153,272
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
Non-cash charges (adjustments) - - - - - -
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable - - 2,600 2,000 - 4,600
Inventories - - - - - -
Prepaids and other - - - - - -
Accounts payable - - - - - -
Accrued restructuring - - - - - -
Deferred revenues/costs, net (10,302 ) (10,302 ) (100,278 ) (74,620 ) - (174,898 )
Other accrued liabilities 3,005 3,005 16,089 937 - 17,026
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

__________

(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

Palm, Inc.

Revised Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (a)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Q4FY09

FY 2009

Q1FY10

Q2FY10

Q3FY10

YTD Q3FY10

New Accounting (a)

Net loss, as reported $ (84,221 ) $ (724,891 ) $ (79,506 ) $ (10,246 ) $ (18,529 ) $ (108,281 )
Interest (income) expense, net 4,049 19,459 4,075 4,118 4,135 12,328
Taxes (2,160 ) 404,265 65 (200 ) (17 ) (152 )
Depreciation/amortization 7,162 31,811 7,777 7,888 8,679 24,344
EBITDA (75,170 ) (269,356 ) (67,589 ) 1,560 (5,732 ) (71,761 )
Adjustments:
Effect of ratable revenue recognition 1,248 1,248 14,760 13,630 16,080 44,470
Stock-based compensation 4,478 22,664 6,547 6,012 5,777 18,336
Other (income) expense, net 547 5,255 128 (112 ) 217 233
Restructuring charges 2,619 16,134 8,254 1,028 535 9,817
Casualty loss (recovery) (5,250 ) (268 ) -- -- (3,432 ) (3,432 )
Patent acquisition refund -- (1,537 ) -- -- -- --
(Gain) impairment of non-current auction rate securities 2,707 35,885 1,957 -- (7,050 ) (5,093 )
(Gain) loss on series C derivatives 23,088 2,515 27,418 (56,341 ) (96,616 ) (125,539 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ (45,733 ) $ (187,460 ) $ (8,525 ) $ (34,223 ) $ (90,221 ) $ (132,969 )

Old Accounting

Net loss, as reported $ (91,518 ) $ (732,188 ) $ (161,095 ) $ (81,929 ) $ (18,529 ) $ (261,553 )
Interest (income) expense, net 4,049 19,459 4,075 4,118 4,135 12,328
Taxes (2,160 ) 404,265 65 (200 ) (17 ) (152 )
Depreciation/amortization 7,162 31,811 7,777 7,888 8,679 24,344
EBITDA (82,467 ) (276,653 ) (149,178 ) (70,123 ) (5,732 ) (225,033 )
Adjustments:
Effect of ratable revenue recognition 10,046 10,046 102,915 71,242 16,080 190,237
Stock-based compensation 4,478 22,664 6,547 6,012 5,777 18,336
Other (income) expense, net 547 5,255 128 (112 ) 217 233
Restructuring charges 2,619 16,134 8,254 1,028 535 9,817
Casualty loss (recovery) (5,250 ) (268 ) -- -- (3,432 ) (3,432 )
Patent acquisition refund -- (1,537 ) -- -- -- --
(Gain) impairment of non-current auction rate securities 2,707 35,885 1,957 -- (7,050 ) (5,093 )
(Gain) loss on series C derivatives 23,088 2,515 27,418 (56,341 ) (96,616 ) (125,539 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ (44,232 ) $ (185,959 ) $ (1,959 ) $ (48,294 ) $ (90,221 ) $ (140,474 )

Adjustments (a)

Net loss, as reported $ 7,297 $ 7,297 $ 81,589 $ 71,683 $ -- $ 153,272
Interest (income) expense, net -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxes -- -- -- -- -- --
Depreciation/amortization -- -- -- -- -- --
EBITDA 7,297 7,297 81,589 71,683 -- 153,272
Adjustments:
Effect of ratable revenue recognition (8,798 ) (8,798 ) (88,155 ) (57,612 ) -- (145,767 )
Stock-based compensation -- -- -- -- -- --
Other (income) expense, net -- -- -- -- -- --
Restructuring charges -- -- -- -- -- --
Casualty loss (recovery) -- -- -- -- -- --
Patent acquisition refund -- -- -- -- -- --
(Gain) impairment of non-current auction rate securities -- -- -- -- -- --
(Gain) loss on series C derivatives -- -- -- -- -- --
Adjusted EBITDA $ (1,501 ) $ (1,501 ) $ (6,566 ) $ 14,071 $ -- $ 7,505

___________

(a) During the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, Palm elected to early adopt updates to revenue recognition standards issued in October 2009 by retrospective application. The new accounting standards significantly change how Palm accounts for certain revenue arrangements that include both hardware and software elements. The impact of the new accounting standards is reflected for all periods included above. For additional information refer to the "Explanatory Note" attached in this press release.

SOURCE: Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc.
Teri Klein, 408-617-8825
Vice President, Investor Relations
teri.klein@palm.com

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