U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549  FORM 10-Q  (Mark One)  xQUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2011  OR   ̈TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  For the transition period from ______________ to ______________  Commission File Number 000-27023  TECHNEST HOLDINGS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  Nevada88-0357272(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(IRS Employer Identification No.)  10411 Motor City Drive, Suite 650, Bethesda, Maryland 20817 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)  (301) 767-2810 (Registrants telephone number, including area code)  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to filed such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes xNo  ̈  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  ̈No  ̈  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  Large accelerated filer      ̈Accelerated filer   ̈Non-accelerated filer        ̈Smaller reporting company  x  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  ̈No x  As of November 11, 2011, there were 120,279,296 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, of the registrant issued and outstanding.         FORM 10-Q TABLE OF CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2011  PagePART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION:Item 1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2011 and June 30, 20113Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 20104Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders Equity for the Three Months Ended September 30, 20115Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 20106Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements7Item 2.Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations15Item 4.Controls and Procedures19PART II.OTHER INFORMATIONItem 1A.Risk Factors20Item 6.Exhibits33Signatures34  STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 10-Q, WHICH ARE NOT HISTORICAL FACTS CONSTITUTE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ARE MADE UNDER THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. 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FINANCIAL INFORMATIONTECHNEST HOLDINGS, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETSSEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND JUNE 30, 2011(Unaudited)September 30,June 30,20112011ASSETSCurrent AssetsCash and cash equivalents ($5,779 and $23,184)$37,188$50,598Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $11,000 and $9,000 at September 30, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively ($46,534 and $155,376)83,536219,494Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($- and $16,053)26,82228,337Assets related to discontinued operations5,000,0005,000,000Total Current Assets5,147,5465,298,429Property and Equipment  Net of accumulated depreciation of $1,559 and $1,249 at September 30, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively32,13922,299Other AssetsDeposits46,52546,525Deferred financing costs36,00036,000Customer contracts, less accumulated amortization of $102,082 and $58,332 at September 30, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively247,918291,668Total Other Assets330,443374,193Total Assets$5,510,128$5,694,921LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICITCurrent LiabilitiesAccounts payable ($224,636 and $185,644)$1,238,623$1,094,666Accrued expenses and other current liabilities ($35,652 and $65,958)208,984185,758Accrued compensation65,00045,000Accrued income taxes369,816369,816Notes payable40,30046,250Contingent value rights payable3,242,4053,194,247Liabilities related to discontinued operations1,045,3741,045,374Total Current Liabilities6,210,5025,981,111Total Liabilities6,210,5025,981,111Commitments and ContingenciesStockholders DeficitPreferred stock  Series E 5% Convertible; stated value $1,000 per share; 300 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and June 30, 2011 (preference in liquidation at September 30, 2011 and June 30, 2011 of $307,344 and $303,511, respectively)300,000300,000Common stock - par value $.001 per share; 495,000,000 shares authorized; 120,279,296 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and  June 30, 2011, respectively120,279120,279Additional paid-in capital3,085,2662,917,952Accumulated deficit(3,997,532)(3,437,130)Total stockholders deficit of Technest Holdings, Inc.(491,987)(98,899)Non-controlling interest(208,387)(187,291)Total Stockholders Deficit(700,374)(286,190)Total Liabilities and Stockholders Deficit$5,510,128$5,694,921  Asset and liability amounts in parentheses represent the portion of the September 30, 2011 and June 30, 2011 balances attributable to Technest, Inc. which is a variable interest entity (See Note 5).See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 3        TECHNEST HOLDINGS, INC.  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010 (Unaudited)  20112010Revenues$129,358$Cost of Revenues79,204Gross Profit50,154Operating ExpensesSelling, general and administrative577,907136,502Amortization of customer contracts43,750Goodwill impairment loss48,158Total Operating Expenses669,815136,502Operating Loss(619,661)(136,502)Other Income (Expense), NetInterest expense(1,837)Other income40,000Total Other Income (Expense), Net38,163Loss before Income Taxes(581,498)(136,502)Income tax benefitNet Loss(581,498)(136,502)Net Loss Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest21,096Net Loss Attributable to Technest Holdings, Inc.(560,402)(136,502)Cash dividends accrued to Preferred Stockholders - Series E(3,833)Net Loss Applicable to Common Shareholders$(564,235)$(136,502)Net Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted$(0.005)$(0.002)Weighted Average Number of Common Shares OutstandingBasic and diluted120,279,29680,472,909  See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.  4        TECHNEST HOLDINGS, INC.  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 (Unaudited)  TotalAdditionalNon-Stockholders'PreferredCommon StockPaid-InAccumulatedControllingEquityStockSharesAmountCapitalDeficitInterest(Deficit)Balance, June 30, 2011$300,000120,279,296$120,279$2,917,952$(3,437,130)$(187,291)$(286,190)Cash dividends accrued on Preferred Stock  Series E(3,833)(3,833)Stock-based compensation171,147171,147Net loss(560,402)(21,096)(581,498)Balance, September 30, 2011$300,000120,279,296$120,279$3,085,266$(3,997,532)$(208,387)$(700,374)  See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.  5        TECHNEST HOLDINGS, INC.  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010 (Unaudited)  20112010Cash Flows From Operating Activities:Net loss$(581,498)$(136,502)Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment310Amortization of customer contracts43,750Goodwill impairment loss48,158Stock-based compensation171,147Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Accounts receivable135,958Deposits, prepaid expenses and other assets1,515Accounts payable143,95718,581Accrued expenses and other current liabilities19,3935,000Accrued compensation20,000Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities2,690(112,921)Cash Flows From Investing Activities:Purchase of equipment(10,150)Net Cash Used In Investing Activities(10,150)Cash Flows From Financing Activities:Principal paid on notes payable(9,250)Proceeds from issuance of note payable3,300Proceeds from issuance of common stock65,000Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities(5,950)65,000Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents(13,410)(47,921)Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period50,59859,597Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period$37,188$11,676  20112010Supplemental Disclosures Of Cash Flow Information:Interest paid$1,837$Income taxes paid$$Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:Cash dividend accrued on Preferred Stock-Series E$3,833$  See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.  6       TECHNEST HOLDINGS INC.  NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010 (Unaudited)  1.  NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION  Business  Technest Holdings, Inc. (Holdings or the Company) includes its wholly-owned subsidiary AccelPath, LLC (AccelPath) and Holdings wholly-owned subsidiary Genex Technologies, Inc. and its 49% owned subsidiary Technest, Inc. (Technest) (see Basis of Presentation below). Holdings has two primary businesses: AccelPath, which is in the business of enabling pathology diagnostics and Technest, which is in the business of the design, research and development, integration, sales and support of three-dimensional imaging devices and systems.  Reverse Acquisition  On March 4, 2011, Technest Holdings, Inc. acquired AccelPath and AccelPath became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings.  The former members of AccelPath received an aggregate of 86,151,240 shares of Holdings common stock and, immediately after the transaction, owned 72.5% of Holdings issued and outstanding common stock.  Immediately prior to the merger, Holdings had 32,678,056 shares of common stock outstanding.  Following the acquisition, AccelPath began operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States generally require that a company whose security holders retain the majority voting interest in the combined business be treated as the acquirer for financial reporting purposes.  The acquisition was accounted for as a reverse acquisition whereby AccelPath was deemed to be the accounting acquirer.  Accordingly, the results of operations of Technest Holdings, Inc. have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of the reverse acquisition.  The historical financial statements of AccelPath are presented as the historical financial statements of Holdings.  As the accounting acquirer, AccelPath acquired tangible assets consisting of cash of $93,416, accounts receivable of $32,307, inventory of $19,388, assets related to discontinued operations of $5,000,000, property and equipment of $3,707, and prepaid expenses and other assets of $61,644 and identifiable intangible assets of $350,000 related to existing customer contracts.  AccelPath assumed accounts payable of $336,467, accrued expenses of $141,870, accrued income taxes of $369,816, contingent value rights payable of $3,194,247 and liabilities related to discontinued operations of $1,045,374.  The fair value of Holdings net assets acquired on the date of the acquisition, based on managements analysis of the fair value of Holdings stock transferred, was $1,633,904. AccelPath recorded goodwill of $1,161,215 for the excess of purchase price over the net assets acquired.  Unaudited pro forma operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2010, assuming the reverse acquisition had been made as of July 1, 2010, are as follows:  Revenues$639,712Net loss applicable to common shareholders$(135,716)Net loss per share  basic and diluted$(0.001)  All share and per share amounts presented in these consolidated financial statements have been retroactively restated to reflect the 33.327365 exchange ratio of AccelPath member interests to Holdings common shares in the merger.  Basis of Presentation  As a result of the reverse acquisition, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the operations of AccelPath (the accounting acquirer) and its affiliate. AccelPath provided management services to a professional limited liability company (PLLC) in states where laws prohibit business corporations from providing pathology interpretations through the direct employment of pathologists.  AccelPath had a long term professional service and administrative support agreements with such PLLC. A nominee shareholder owns all the equity of the PLLC.  AccelPath follows accounting guidance concerning certain matters related to physician practice management entities (PPMs) with contractual management arrangements. The accounting guidance provides a listing of criteria which, when applied to the contractual arrangements between PPMs and the medical practice company, indicate whether or not they should be consolidated. In accordance with the criteria outlined, AccelPath includes the accounts and the operations of the PLLCs.  7       The accompanying consolidated financial statements also include the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Genex Technologies, Inc. and its 49% owned subsidiary Technest, Inc. (see Note 5).  Technest, Inc. conducts research and development in the field of computer vision technology and the Company has the right of first refusal to commercialize products resulting from this research and development.  The Companys former Chief Executive Officer beneficially owns 23% of Technest, Inc., an employee owns 23% and an unrelated third party owns 5%.  Technest, Inc. is considered a variable interest entity (VIE) for which the Company is the primary beneficiary.  The Company follows ASU No. 2009-17, Consolidations (Topic 810): Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities, (ASU 2009-17) which amended the consolidation guidance applicable to variable interest entities and required additional disclosures concerning an enterprises continuing involvement with variable interest entities.  The Company consolidates all entities in which the Company holds a controlling financial interest. For voting interest entities, the Company is considered to hold a controlling financial interest when the Company is able to exercise control over the investees operating and financial decisions. For variable interest entities (VIEs), the Company is considered to hold a controlling financial interest when it is determined to be the primary beneficiary. For VIEs, a primary beneficiary is a party that has both: (1) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact that entity's economic performance, and (2) the obligation to absorb losses, or the right to receive benefits, from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The determination of whether an entity is a VIE is based on the amount and characteristics of the entity's equity.  All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Technest have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, without being audited, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary to make the financial statements not misleading have been included. Operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30, 2012. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements There have been no recently issued accounting pronouncements that have had or are expected to have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.  Settlement Agreement Related to the Sale of EOIR Technologies, Inc.  On October 26, 2009, Holdings entered into a Settlement Agreement with EOIR Holdings, LLC (LLC) and EOIR Technologies, Inc. (EOIR), settling all claims related to the Stock Purchase Agreement (see Note 4).  Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, LLC agreed to pay Holdings $18,000,000 no later than December 25, 2009 and an additional $5,000,000 within sixty days of EOIR being awarded a contract under the Warrior Enabling Broad Sensor Services (WEBSS) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract or any contract generally recognized to be a successor contract to its current STES contract. The additional $5,000,000 is also payable to Holdings in the event that EOIR is awarded task orders under its current STES contract totaling $495,000,000.  EOIR has guaranteed the performance of the obligations of LLC under the Settlement Agreement. The Settlement Agreement was entered into after a binding arbitration decision awarded Holdings $23 million for breach of the Stock Purchase Agreement between the parties.  On December 24, 2009, LLC paid Holdings $18,000,000 and subsequently, the actions pending between the parties were dismissed in accordance with the Settlement Agreement.  The Company paid out of the proceeds received $3,621,687 of previously recorded liabilities related to the sale of EOIR and related litigation and $13,134,741 as a return of capital dividend to our shareholders. The Company recorded a $154,000 discount on the $5 million contingent receivable. The release of the WEBSS contract has fallen behind original expectations and the collection of the related receivable is now anticipated in the first calendar quarter of 2012.  Holdings believes that the collectability of the contingent receivable, which was acquired by AccelPath in the reverse acquisition, is determinable beyond a reasonable doubt and as such does not believe any reserves are warranted at September 30, 2011.  8       2.  GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINTY AND MANAGEMENTS PLANThe accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate the continuation of the Company as a going concern. The Company incurred a net loss of $564,235 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The Company also incurred net losses of $2,983,213 and $325,235 for the years ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Further, the Company had working capital deficits of $1,062,956 and $682,682 and stockholders deficits of $491,987 and $98,899 at September 30 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Management is anticipating sales growth through an expanded customer base and is also actively seeking financing through new and existing investors to fund operations. There is no assurance that the Company can reverse its net losses, or that the Company will be able to raise capital. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of the above uncertainty.3.   CUSTOMER CONTRACTS AND GOODWILLCustomer ContractsIn the reverse acquisition, the Company acquired Technest, Inc.s existing customer contracts with the National Institute of Health and the Department of Defense. The amounts assigned to these definite-lived intangible assets were determined by management based on a discounted cash flow of existing backlog and a projection of existing customer revenue.At September 30, 2011, the customer contracts have a cost basis of $350,000 and accumulated amortization of $102,082.  The customer contracts are being amortized over an estimated life of two years.  Amortization expense was $43,750 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  Amortization expense for the years ending June 30, 2012 and 2013 is expected to be $175,000 and $116,668, respectively.  These contracts do not contain extension or renewal terms.Goodwill and ImpairmentGoodwill consists of the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible net assets acquired in business combinations.  Goodwill will not be amortized but will be tested at least annually for impairment.   The purchase price allocation, as described in Note 1 is preliminary and is subject to change as the contingent value rights payable are subject to adjustment for certain future events as defined in the contingent value rights agreement.The Company considered the fair value of the Technest reporting unit and concluded that its goodwill balance of approximately $1.2 million at June 30, 2011 was impaired.  Therefore, the Company recognized an impairment loss of approximately $1.2 million on the entire amount of goodwill in the fourth quarter of the year ended June 30, 2011.  During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company adjusted the contingent value rights payable which resulted in an additional goodwill impairment loss of $48,158.4.  DISCONTINUED OPERATIONSIncluded in the assets acquired by AccelPath in the reverse acquisition were assets and liabilities related to Holdings discontinued operations. On September 10, 2007, Technest and its wholly owned subsidiary, EOIR entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA) with EOIR Holdings LLC (LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, pursuant to which Technest agreed to sell EOIR to LLC.  The sale of EOIR to LLC was structured as a stock sale in which LLC acquired all of the outstanding stock of EOIR in exchange for approximately $34 million in cash, $11 million of which was paid at closing and $23 million of which was payable upon the successful re-award to EOIR of the contract with the U.S. Army's Night Vision and Electronics Sensors Directorate (NVESD). This transaction closed on December 31, 2007. On August 4, 2008, EOIR was one of three companies awarded the U.S. Army's NVESD contract with a funding ceiling of $495 million. The Contingent Purchase Price of $23 million was due as of August 21, 2008 in accordance with the SPA.On August 26, 2008, LLC notified Holdings that, in their opinion, the conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement triggering payment of the Contingent Purchase Price had not been satisfied.  On August 21, 2009, an American Arbitration Association Panel of three arbitrators awarded Holdings $23,778,403 following a seven-day hearing that ended on June 30, 2009.  The $23,778,403 included $830,070 of interest through the date of the Award and was also subject to additional interest due Holdings at 3.25% from the date of the Award through date of payment.  On October 26, 2009, Holdings entered into a Settlement Agreement with LLC and EOIR settling all claims related to the Stock Purchase Agreement (see Note 1).The assets and liabilities related to the sale of EOIR and related legal and other costs incurred to collect the contingent consideration were acquired by AccelPath in the reverse acquisition and are presented as a discontinued operation in the consolidated financial statements.  The accretion of the discount was recorded in income from continuing operations as the interest income represents the consequences of management's subsequent decision to hold the related asset.There was no loss from discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. 9       5.  TECHNEST, INC.  Holdings owns a 49% interest in Technest, Inc., a company that conducts research and development in the field of computer vision technology. Holdings has the right of first refusal to commercialize products resulting from this research and development. Holdings former Chief Executive Officer beneficially owns 23% of Technest, Inc., a current employee of Technest owns 23% and an unrelated third party owns 5%. Holdings has certain rights of first refusal and repurchase rights at fair market value, as defined in certain restricted stock agreements, with respect to the shares of Technest, Inc. that it does not own. Technest, Inc. is considered a variable interest entity (VIE) for which the Company is the primary beneficiary.  6.  CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS PAYABLE  On January 13, 2011, Holdings entered into a Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the CVR Agreement) pursuant to which Holdings common stockholders of record as of January 25, 2011 received one contingent value right (a CVR) for each share of Holdings common stock held by them.  Each CVR shall entitle the holder thereof to its pro rata portion of a payment to be received by Holdings pursuant to a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release with EOIR Holdings LLC and EOIR Technologies, Inc. (the Settlement Agreement), less certain expenses (subject to adjustments for future events)  that will be deducted from such payment.  The contingent value rights payable was acquired by AccelPath in the reverse acquisition.  At September 30, 2011, management estimates that the cash payment will be $3,242,405 or approximately $0.099 per CVR.  7.  NOTES PAYABLE  On August 18, 2011, the Company borrowed $3,300 from a corporation controlled by our Chief Executive Officer. The note is payable on demand and accrues interest at a rate of 0.32% per annum.  AccelPath also has a note payable with a former Managing Member (see Note 9).  8.  PREFERRED STOCK  Bridge Financing  On January 11, 2011, Holdings entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Southridge Partners II, LP (Southridge) to issue 300 shares of its Series E 5% Convertible Preferred Stock, with a stated value of $1,000 per share, to Southridge for a purchase price of $300,000.  The shares of Series E 5% Convertible Preferred Stock were issued in three tranches over a 90-day period beginning on the closing of the reverse acquisition.  Upon any liquidation or dissolution of Holdings, the holders of the Series E 5% Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to receive the stated value of $1,000 per share plus all accrued unpaid dividends per share.  The number of shares of Holdings common stock into which each share of Series E Preferred is convertible is determined by dividing $1,000 (the stated value) by $0.044416985 per share.  The 300 shares of Series E Preferred issued to Southridge are convertible into 6,754,173 shares of Holdings common stock.  Prior to the closing of the reverse acquisition, Southridge Partners, LP and its affiliates were the holders of a majority of Holdings shares of common stock.  The Series E Preferred accrues cash dividends at 5% per annum and is convertible to common stock at any time.  On March 4, 2011, Southridge purchased $150,000 of Series E Preferred, on April 18, 2011, Southridge purchased $75,000 of Series E Preferred, and on June 2, 2011 Southridge purchased $75,000 of Series E Preferred for cash.  The Company determined that there was a beneficial conversion feature of $37,709 for the issuance of the 300 shares of Series E Preferred Stock.  The beneficial conversion feature was calculated based on the effective conversion price per share compared to the fair value per share of common stock on the commitment date.  This resulted in a deemed dividend in the amount of $37,709 for the year ended June 30, 2011.  The Company also accrued cash dividends payable of $3,511 for the year ended June 30, 2011. The Company accrued cash dividends payable of $3,833 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  9.  COMMON STOCK ISSUANCES AND REPURCHASES  On March 4, 2011, AccelPath entered into a resignation and repurchase agreement with one of its Managing Members.  The Managing Member resigned on March 4, 2011 and AccelPath agreed to repurchase 10,498,120 shares of $0.001 par value common stock for $74,000.  To complete the repurchase, AccelPath issued a $74,000 note payable due in eight monthly installments of $9,269 including interest at 0.54% per annum.  In addition, AccelPath entered into a consulting agreement with the Managing Member requiring payments of $750 per month for a period of eight months in consideration for continuing services.  At September 30, 2011, AccelPath has accrued but not made the monthly payments due for August and September 2011.  Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $19. Consulting expense for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $2,250.  10       On March 7, 2011, Holdings issued 450,000 shares of common stock to Southridge in connection with the Equity Purchase Agreement.  Under the Equity Purchase Agreement, Southridge shall commit to purchase up to $5,000,000 of Holdings common stock over the twenty-four month period commencing on the effective date of Holdings registration statement pursuant to the registration rights agreement.  The purchase price of the common stock will be 95% of the average of the lowest three closing bid prices during the five day trading period. The fair value of the common stock issued of $36,000 was recorded as a deferred financing cost. The Company did not record any amortization during the three months ended September 30, 2011.  In conjunction with the Equity Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Southridge.  The Registration Rights Agreement does not include any obligations of the Company to transfer consideration to Southridge.  10.  OPTIONS, WARRANTS AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION  2011 Equity Incentive Plan  On March 4, 2011, the Board of Directors adopted the Technest Holdings, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan and reserved up to 50,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance to employees, directors and consultants, subject to stockholder approval by March 4, 2012.  The plan also provides for automatic annual increases, subject to Board approval, on January 1st of each year (commencing on January 1, 2012 and ending on January 1, 2021), in the aggregate number of shares reserved equal to the lesser of (a) five percent of the total number of shares outstanding on December 31stof the preceding year or (b) 3,000,000 shares.  Under the plan, the Board may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance stock awards, performance cash awards and other stock awards.  Valuation and amortization method. The fair value of each stock award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.  The estimated fair value of employee stock options is amortized to expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period.  Volatility. The Company estimates volatility based on the Companys historical volatility.  Risk-free interest rate. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant commensurate with the expected term assumption.  Expected term. The expected term of stock options granted is based on an estimate of when options will be exercised in the future.  The Company applied the simplified method of estimating the expected term of the options, as described in the SECs Staff Accounting Bulletins 107 and 110, as the Company has had a significant change in its business operations as result of the reverse acquisition and the historical experience is not indicative of the expected behavior in the future.  The expected term, calculated under the simplified method, is applied to groups of stock options that have similar contractual terms.  Using this method, the expected term is determined using the average of the vesting period and the contractual life of the stock options granted.  Forfeitures.   Stock-based compensation expense is recorded only for those awards that are expected to vest.  FASB ASC Topic 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.  The term forfeitures is distinct from cancellations or expirations and represents only the unvested portion of the surrendered option.  An annual forfeiture rate of 0% was applied to all unvested options as of September 30, 2011 which was managements best estimate.  This analysis will be re-evaluated semi-annually and the forfeiture rate will be adjusted as necessary.  Ultimately, the actual expense recognized over the vesting period will be for only those shares that vest.  The following weighted average assumptions were used for grants:  Three Months
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June 30, 2011Risk-free interest rate0.96%1.76% - 2.28%Expected dividend yieldExpected term5.5 years6 yearsForfeiture rate0%0%Expected volatility122.33%128.99% - 136.20%  11       A summary of option activity as of September 30, 2011 and for the three months then ended is presented below:  OptionsSharesWeighted-
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ValueOutstanding at July1, 201143,100,000$0.0659.78 yearsGranted120,000$0.050Exercised$Forfeited or expired$Outstanding at September 30, 201143,220,000$0.0659.52 years$Exercisable at September 30, 2011$$  On August 12, 2011, the Board of Directors granted stock options to purchase 120,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share.  The weighted average fair value of the options granted was estimated at $0.043 per share.  These options vest over one year and have a term of 10 years.  Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $171,147.  At September 30, 2011, unrecognized total compensation cost related to all unvested awards of $1,872,316 is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years. At September 30, 2011 there were 6,780,000 shares reserved for future grants.  Warrants  The outstanding Technest Holdings, Inc. warrants remain in place subsequent to the reverse acquisition. No warrants were issued, or exercised during the three months ended September 30, 2011.  On July 17, 2011, warrants to purchase 200,000 shares at $1.89 per share expired.  The Company has reserved shares of common stock for the exercise of 75,000 outstanding warrants exercisable at $5.85 per share which expire on August 3, 2013.  The weighted average remaining life of the warrants is 1.8 years.  At September 30, 2011 all warrants are exercisable and there is no aggregate intrinsic value for the warrants outstanding.  Stock Award Plan  The Technest Holdings, Inc. 2006 Stock Award Plan, pursuant to which Holdings may award up to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors, remains in place subsequent to the reverse acquisition.  Holdings has broad discretion in making grants under the Stock Award Plan and may make grants subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Board of Directors or the committee appointed by the board of directors to administer the Plan. Stock awards under the Plan will be subject to the terms and conditions, including any applicable purchase price and any provisions pursuant to which the stock may be forfeited, set forth in the document making the award.  As of September 30, 2011, the Company has 111,845 shares available for future grant under the Plan.  11.  NET LOSS PER SHARE  Securities that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share ("EPS") and that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 consist of the following:  Shares Potentially Issuable20112010Series E 5% Convertible Preferred Stock6,754,173Stock Options43,220,000Warrants75,000275,000Total50,049,173275,000  12       12.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIESFacility RentalHoldings currently leases offices with approximately 6,848 square feet in Bethesda, Maryland, pursuant to a lease which currently expires on December 31, 2011 and requires the payment of a refundable security deposit of $28,525 which is included in deposits on the Companys consolidated balance sheet. Monthly lease amounts for this facility total approximately $16,053. Rent expense is included in the accompanying financial statements since the assumption of the lease by AccelPath in the reverse acquisition. Rent expense for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $48,639. The future minimum rental payments required under this operating lease through expiration is $48,158.Operating LeaseIn May 2010, AccelPath entered into a non-cancelable operating lease for certain equipment.  The lease requires monthly rental payments of $3,698 and expires in May 2015.  The lease terms required payment of a refundable security deposit of $18,000 which is included in deposits on the Companys consolidated balance sheet.  Rent expense for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $11,205 and $11,094, respectively. Future minimum lease payments remaining at September 30, 2011 for the years ending June 30, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 are $33,282, $44,376, $44,376 and $36,980, respectively.13.  INCOME TAXESThere was no provision for federal or state income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2011 due to the Companys operating losses and a full valuation reserve on deferred tax assets.  In addition, AccelPath (the accounting acquirer) was treated as a partnership for federal and state income taxes from inception until the reverse acquisition was completed.  A partnerships income or loss is allocated directly to the partners for income tax purposes.  Accordingly, there was no provision for federal or state income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2010.The Companys deferred tax assets consist primarily of the tax effects of its net operating loss carryforwards.  As of September 30, 2011, the Company had a valuation allowance against 100% of the deferred tax asset.  Management has determined that certain net operating loss carryforwards will not be available due to Internal Revenue Code Section 382 ownership changes and the utilization of other net operating loss carryforwards is uncertain.  The Company carried forward the deferred tax assets, liabilities and valuation reserve of Holdings after the reverse acquisition because for tax purposes Holdings acquired AccelPath as a subsidiary.14.  EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANHoldings has a 401(k) plan for the benefit of employees. Essentially all Holdings employees are eligible to participate. The Company also contributes to the plan under a safe harbor plan requiring a 3% contribution for all eligible participants. In addition, the Company may contribute a 3% elective match.  Contributions and other costs of the plan included in the accompanying financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2011were $8,307.15.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONSCompensationAccelPath made monthly payments of $10,000 each to certain Managing Members as compensation for services performed.   On March 4, 2011, one of the Managing Members resigned (see Note 9) and is no longer receiving this monthly payment. Two Managing Members continued to receive this compensation. No written agreements are currently in place related to these payments.AccelPath recognized $60,000 and $80,000 of expense for these monthly payments during the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  At September 30, 2011, $65,000 of unpaid monthly payments is recorded as accrued compensation.16.  OPERATING SEGMENTSThe Company operates in two operating segments which are consistent with its internal organization. The major segments are medical diagnostic services and government contracting.  Where applicable, Unallocated represents items necessary to reconcile to the consolidated financial statements, which generally include corporate activity at the parent level and eliminations.The Company evaluates performance of individual operating segments based on operating income (loss). On a consolidated basis, this amount represents total net loss as shown in the consolidated statement of operations. Reconciling items represent executive compensation costs that are not allocated to the operating segments.  Such costs have not been allocated from the parent to the subsidiaries.  13       Three Months Ended September 30, 2011Medical
DiagnosticsGovernment
ContractingUnallocatedTotalNet revenue$28,967$100,391$-$129,358Operating loss(239,671)(208,843)(171,147)(619,661)Other income-40,000-40,000Interest expense1,837--1,837Depreciation and amortization31043,750-44,060Expenditure for long-lived assets, including intangibles10,150--10,150Total Assets at September 30, 2011136,245337,8835,036,0005,510,128  Three Months Ended September 30, 2010Medical
DiagnosticsGovernment
ContractingUnallocatedTotalNet revenue$-$-$-$-Operating loss(136,502)--(136,502)Other income----Interest expense----Depreciation and amortization----Expenditure for long-lived assets, including intangibles----Total Assets at September 30, 201029,676--29,676  17.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  There were no subsequent events that required recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.  14         Item 2.  Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the three  months ending September 30, 2011 should be read together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.  FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS  The information in this discussion contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited, to statements regarding Technest Holdings, Inc.s capital needs, business strategy and expectations. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the receipt of the payment under the Settlement Agreement, the final amount of the payments under the CVR Agreement and all other statements regarding future performance.  All such information and statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, the effects of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Technest, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements contained herein.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, whether Technest will realize the improvements in its operations that it expects from the reverse acquisition of AccelPath; whether the conditions triggering the payment to Technest under the Settlement Agreement will be achieved; the amount of expenses that will be deducted from, and reduce the amount of, payments pursuant to the CVR Agreement; general economic conditions; and those risks identified and discussed by Technest in its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as may, should, expect, plan, intend, anticipate, believe, estimate, predict, potential or continue, the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating these statements, you should consider various factors, including the risks outlined in the Risk Factors section below, and, from time to time, in other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). These factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward looking statements contained in this report. We will not update these forward looking statements unless the securities laws and regulations require us to do so.  OVERVIEW  Technest Holdings, Inc. has two primary businesses: AccelPath, which is in the business of enabling pathology diagnostics and Technest, which is in the business of the design, research and development, integration, sales and support of three-dimensional imaging devices and systems.  Each of the AccelPath and Technest businesses are described below.  AccelPath Business  We are a technology solutions company that delivers services that play a key role in the delivery of information for diagnosis of diseases and other pathologic conditions with and through our associated pathologists and strategic alliances. The experienced pathologists and medical institutions with whom we partner to manage slide and information delivery prepare comprehensive diagnostic reports of a patients condition and consult with referring physicians to help determine the appropriate treatment. Such diagnostic reports often enable the early detection of disease, allowing referring physicians to make informed and timely treatment decisions that improve their patients health in a cost-effective manner. We seek out referring physicians and histology laboratories in need of pathology interpretations for our associated pathologists and manage slide delivery and develop services for managing the information.  We are focused on providing technology solutions for the anatomic pathology market. Our business model builds upon the expertise of experienced pathologists to provide seamless, reliable and comprehensive pathology and special test offerings to referring physicians using conventional and digital technologies.  The pathologists with whom we contract seek to establish long-standing relationships with the referring physicians as a result of focused delivery of our diagnostic services, personalized responses and frequent consultations, and flexible information technology, or IT, solutions that are customizable to the referring physicians or laboratories as well as the pathologists needs. Our IT and communications platform enables us to deliver diagnostic reports to referring physicians generally within 24 hours of slide receipt, helping to improve patient care. In addition, our IT platform enables us to closely track and monitor medical trends from referring physicians.  15      Technest Business  Technest focuses on the design, research and development, integration, sales and support of three-dimensional imaging devices and systems primarily in the healthcare industries and intelligent surveillance devices and systems, and three-dimensional facial recognition in the security industries. Historically, the Companys largest customers have been the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.  After the acquisition of AccelPath LLC, the Company is considering strategic alternatives to maximize the value of Technest and its intellectual property, including those developed by Technest, Inc.  The Company is actively pursuing licensing opportunities for the further commercialization of these products and the related intellectual property.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS  Three months ended September 30, 2011 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2010  On March 4, 2011, Technest Holdings, Inc. acquired AccelPath and AccelPath became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States generally require that a company whose security holders retain the majority voting interest in the combined business be treated as the acquirer for financial statement reporting purposes. The acquisition was accounted for as a reverse acquisition whereby AccelPath was deemed to be the accounting acquirer.  Accordingly, the results of operations of Technest Holdings, Inc. have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of the reverse acquisition.  The historical financial statements of AccelPath are presented as the historical financial statements of Holdings.  Revenues  The Company had $129,358 in revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared with no revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2010. Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011 consisted of $100,391 in revenues generated by Technests Small Business Innovation Research grants in the field of 3-dimensional imaging and $28,967 in revenues generated by AccelPaths medical diagnostic services.  AccelPath exited the development stage and began generating revenue in October 2010.  At September 30, 2011, Technests backlog of funded contracts was approximately $270,000.  Gross profit  The gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $50,154 or 39% of revenues. There was no gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as AccelPaths revenues commenced in October 2010.  Selling, general and administrative expenses  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were $577,907 compared to $136,502 for the three months ended September 30, 2010.  During the three months ended September 30, 2011, these expenses consisted primarily of compensation expenses, professional fees related to filings with the SEC, consulting fees, occupancy expenses  and travel expenses.  In addition, stock-based compensation expense of $171,147 was recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2011.  During the three months ended September 30, 2010, these expenses consisted primarily of compensation paid to managing members, professional fees, and travel expenses incurred by AccelPath.  Amortization of customer contracts  Amortization of intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $43,750 compared to no amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010.  Amortization expense consists of amortization of the definite-lived intangible assets recorded in the reverse acquisition.  Operating loss  The operating loss for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $619,661 compared with $136,502 for the three months ended September 30, 2010.  The increased operating loss is primarily due to the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses described above as part of being a public company and a goodwill impairment loss of $48,158 which more than offset the gross profit generated from increased revenue.  The impairment loss was recognized due to an increase in the contingent value rights payable liability during the three months ended September 30, 2011.  Management had previously completed a discounted cash flow analysis of the reporting unit which concluded that there was no implied goodwill at June 30, 2011.  16       Other income (expense)  Net other income (expense) was $38,163 for the three months ended September 30, 2011consisted primarily of other income of $40,000.  During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company paid $1,837 in interest on late credit card payments and the note payable to a former managing member of AccelPath.  In addition, the Company recognized other income of $40,000 related to the licensing of certain intellectual property in connection with a settlement agreement with a former employee.  The Company has collected and recognized $60,000 of the $120,000 licensing fee in the settlement through September 30, 2011.  Net loss applicable to common shareholders  The net loss applicable to common shareholders for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $564,235 in comparison with a net loss of $136,502 applicable to common shareholders for the three months ended September 30, 2010. Included in the net loss applicable to common shareholders for the three months ended September 30, 2011 are accrued cash dividends of $3,833 on the Series E 5% Convertible Preferred Stock.  LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES  Cash and Working Capital  On September 30, 2011, the Company had a working capital deficit of $1,062,956 due primarily to the operating losses incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2011 and the year ended June 30, 2011.  AccelPath exited the development stage in October 2010.  Our primary source of operating cash flows to date has been from financing activities.  We received proceeds of $515,000 from the sale of common stock prior to the reverse acquisition and we received $300,000 from the sale of preferred stock during the year ended June 30, 2011.  We also received proceeds of $335,000 from the sale of common stock during the year ended June 30, 2010.  Cash provided by operating activities was $2,690 for the three months ended September 30. 2011.  We used cash of $869,824 and $279,378, respectively, to fund our operating activities during the years ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.  Our primary uses of operating cash were for compensation payments to managing members of AccelPath, professional fees related to the reverse acquisition, consulting fees and travel expenses.  Sources of Liquidity  During the three months ended September 30, 2011 and the year ended June 30, 2011, we satisfied our operating cash requirements primarily from the remaining proceeds from the sale of common stock and Series E 5% Convertible Preferred Stock and collection of our accounts receivable.  We have also increased our accounts payable for primarily for costs incurred in connection with the reverse acquisition.  On March 7, 2011, Technest entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with Southridge Partners II, LP.  Pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement, Southridge shall commit to purchase up to $5,000,000 of Technest common stock over the course of 24 months commencing on the effective date of Technests registration statement pursuant to the registration rights agreement.  We filed the registration statement on November 8, 2011.  The purchase price of the common stock to be sold pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement will be 95% of the average of the lowest three closing bid prices, consecutive or inconsecutive, during the five trading day period commencing on the date a put notice requesting that Southridge purchase shares of common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement is delivered.  The Company expects to be successful in its efforts to have the registration statement declared effective so that Southridge will purchase our common stock, and then management believes that the Company will have sufficient sources of liquidity to satisfy its obligations for at least the next 12 months.  Alternatively, if the Company is not successful, its expansion plans and software development efforts would need to be curtailed.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  Facilities  Technest currently leases offices with approximately 6,848 square feet in Bethesda, Maryland, pursuant to a lease which expires on December 31, 2011. Monthly lease amounts for this facility total approximately $16,053.  Operating Lease  AccelPath currently leases certain equipment under a non-cancelable operating lease.  The lease requires monthly rental payments of $3,698 and expires in May 2015.  Future minimum lease payments remaining at September 30, 2011 for the years ending June 30, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 are $33,282, $44,376, $44,376 and $36,980, respectively.  17       Off Balance Sheet Arrangements  We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders. As of September 30, 2011, Technest had warrants outstanding for the purchase of 75,000 shares of common stock.  Technest does not expect any material cash proceeds from exercise of these warrants.  As of September 30, 2011, Technest had stock options outstanding for the purchase of 43,220,000 shares of common stock. In addition, on March 7, 2011, Technest entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with Southridge Partners II, LP.  Pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement, Southridge shall commit to purchase up to $5,000,000 of Technest common stock over the course of 24 months commencing on the effective date of Technests registration statement pursuant to the registration rights agreement.  Effect of inflation and changes in prices  Management does not believe that inflation and changes in price has had or will have a material effect on operations.  Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates  The preparation of our financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the amounts of revenues and expenses recorded during the reporting periods. We base our estimates on historical experience, where applicable and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from our estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  Our critical accounting policies and use of estimates are discussed in, and should be read in conjunction with, the annual consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011as filed with the SEC.  18         Item 4. Controls and Procedures  Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods and accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.  Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and our Principal Financial Officer (PFO), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2011. In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, we and our management recognize that any disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective. As of September 30, 2011, based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, and in light of the material weaknesses found in our internal controls, the CEO and PFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.  In light of the conclusion that our internal controls over financial reporting were ineffective as of September 30, 2011, we have applied procedures and processes as necessary to ensure the reliability of our financial reporting in regards to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, management believes, based on its knowledge, that: (i) this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading with respect to the periods covered by this report; and (ii) the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as at, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.  Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting  Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected. Under the supervision of our CEO and PFO, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2011 using the criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).  A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. In our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2011, we determined that control deficiencies existed that constituted material weaknesses, as described below:  1)lack of documented policies and procedures;2)inadequate resources dedicated to the financial reporting function; and3)ineffective separation of duties due to limited staff.  Subject to the Companys ability to obtain financing and hire additional employees, the Company expects to be able to design and implement effective internal controls in the future that address these material weaknesses.  Accordingly, we concluded that these control deficiencies resulted in a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by the Company's internal controls.  As a result of the material weaknesses described above, our CEO and PFO have concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2011 and June 30, 2011 based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by COSO.  Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.  There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.  19        PART II. OTHER INFORMATION   ITEM 1A. Risk Factors.  Any investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks described below and elsewhere in this report and the information under Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, before you decide to buy our common stock. If any of the following risks, or other risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are not material, develop into an actual event, then our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks and uncertainties, and you may lose part or all of your investment.  Risks Related to our AccelPath Business  We have a limited operating history in our services business, which may make it difficult to accurately evaluate our business and prospects.  We commenced providing our services in October 2010.  As a result, we have a limited operating history upon which to accurately predict our potential revenue. Our revenues and income potential and our ability to expand our business into new markets for pathology services is still unproven. As a result of these factors, the future revenues and income potential of our business are uncertain. Any evaluation of our business and our prospects must be considered in light of these factors and the risks and uncertainties often encountered by companies in our stage of development. Our profitability may be adversely affected as we expand our infrastructure or if we incur increased selling expenses or other general and administrative expenses. Some of these risks and uncertainties include our ability to:  ·execute our business model;·create brand recognition;·respond effectively to competition;·manage growth in our operations;·respond to changes in applicable government regulations and legislation;·access additional capital when required; and·attract and retain key personnel.  If we cannot complete additional financing, our operating results and financial condition may suffer and the price of our stock may decline.  The development of our technologies will require additional capital.  Although we believe with the availability of the proceeds from the Equity Purchase Agreement and the Bridge Financing, we will have sufficient sources of liquidity to satisfy our obligations for at least the next 12 months, we may be unable to complete the financing or obtain additional funds, if needed, in a timely manner or on acceptable terms, which may render us unable to fund our operations or expand our business. If we are unable to obtain capital when needed, we may have to restructure our business or delay or abandon our development and expansion plans. If this occurs, the price of our common stock may decline and you may lose part or all of your investment.  We will have ongoing capital needs as we expand our business.  If we raise additional funds through the sale of equity or convertible securities, your ownership percentage of our common stock will be reduced. In addition, these transactions may dilute the value of our common stock.  We may have to issue securities that have rights, preferences and privileges senior to our common stock.  The terms of any additional indebtedness may include restrictive financial and operating covenants that would limit our ability to compete and expand. Although we have been successful in the past in obtaining financing for working capital, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain the additional financing we may need to fund our business, or that such financing will be available on acceptable terms. In addition, we may attempt to obtain financing by selling shares of our common  20       stock, possibly at a discount to market. Such issuances will cause our security holders interests in our Company to be diluted, which may negatively affect the value of their shares.  The market in which we participate is competitive and we expect competition to increase in the future, which will make it more difficult for us to sell our services and may result in pricing pressure, reduced revenue and reduced market share.  The market for anatomic pathology services is competitive and rapidly changing, barriers to entry are relatively low, and with the introduction of new technologies and market entrants, we expect competition to intensify in the future. If we fail to compete effectively, our operating results will be harmed.  In addition, if one or more of our competitors were to merge or partner with another of our competitors, or if companies larger than we are enter the market through internal expansion or acquisition of one of our competitors, the change in the competitive landscape could adversely affect our ability to compete effectively. These competitors could have established customer relationships and greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources than we do, and could be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies or devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their services. This competition could harm our ability to provide our services, which may lead to lower prices, reduced revenue and, ultimately, reduced market share.  If our arrangements with our associated pathologists or interpretation centers are found to violate state laws prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine or fee splitting, our business, financial condition and our ability to operate in those states could be adversely impacted.  The laws of many states, including states in which referring physicians and the pathologists at the interpretation centers with whom we contract are located, prohibit us from exercising control over the medical judgments or decisions of physicians and from engaging in certain financial arrangements, such as splitting professional fees with physicians. These laws and their interpretations vary from state to state and are enforced by state courts and regulatory authorities, each with broad discretion. We enter into independent contractor relationships with our interpretation centers and pathology departments of hospitals, pursuant to which their pathologists render professional medical services. We structure our relationships with these centers in a manner that we believe is in compliance with prohibitions against the corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting. However, state regulatory authorities or other parties could assert that we are engaged in the corporate practice of medicine. If such a claim were successfully asserted, we could be subject to civil and criminal penalties and could be required to restructure or terminate the applicable contractual arrangements. A determination that these arrangements violate state statutes, or our inability to successfully restructure our relationships with our associated pathologists to comply with these statutes, could eliminate referring physicians located in certain states from the market for our services, which would have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operations.  We may become subject to medical liability claims, which could cause us to incur significant expenses and may require us to pay significant damages if not covered by insurance.  Our business entails the risk of medical liability claims against our associated pathologists and us. Successful medical liability claims could result in substantial damage awards, which could exceed the limits of our insurance coverage. In addition, medical liability insurance is expensive and insurance premiums may increase significantly in the future, particularly as we expand our services to include primary reads. As a result, adequate medical liability insurance may not be available to our associated pathologists or us in the future at acceptable costs or at all.  Any claims made against us that are not fully covered by insurance could be costly to defend against, result in substantial damage awards against us and divert the attention of our management and our associated pathologists from our operations, which could adversely affect our operations and financial performance. In addition, any claims might adversely affect our business or reputation.  Changes in the regulatory environment may constrain or require us to restructure our operations, which may harm our revenue and operating results.  Healthcare laws and regulations change frequently and may change significantly in the future. We monitor legal and regulatory developments and modify our operations from time to time as the regulatory environment changes.  21       However, we may not be able to adapt our operations to address every new regulation, and new regulations may adversely affect our business. In addition, although we believe that we are operating in compliance with applicable foreign, federal and state laws, neither our current nor anticipated business operations have been scrutinized or assessed by judicial or regulatory agencies. We cannot assure you that a review of our business by courts or regulatory authorities would not result in a determination that adversely affects our operations or that the healthcare regulatory environment will not change in a way that restricts our operations.  Non-governmental third-party payors have taken steps to control the utilization and reimbursement of diagnostic services.  Efforts are being made by non-governmental third-party payors, including health plans, to reduce utilization of diagnostic testing services and reimbursement for diagnostic services. For instance, third-party payors often use the payment amounts under the Medicare fee schedules as a reference in negotiating their payment amounts. As a result, a reduction in volumes and reimbursement rates could result in a reduction in the fees we receive from our associated pathologists. Changes in test coverage policies of and reimbursement from other third-party payors may also occur independently from changes in Medicare. Such reimbursement and coverage changes in the past have resulted in reduced prices, added costs and reduced accession volume and have added more complex and new regulatory and administrative requirements.  The health care industry has also experienced a trend of consolidation among health insurance plans, resulting in fewer, larger health plans with significant bargaining power to negotiate fee arrangements with health care providers like our associated pathologists. In addition, some health plans have limited the preferred provider organization or point-of-service laboratory network to only a single national laboratory and its associated physicians to obtain improved fee-for-service pricing. The increased consolidation among health plans also has increased the potential adverse impact of ceasing to be a contracted provider with any such insurer.  We expect that efforts to reduce reimbursements, impose more stringent cost controls and reduce utilization of diagnostic testing services will continue. These efforts may have a material adverse effect on the fees we negotiate with our interpretation centers and our results of operations.  Failure to adequately safeguard data, including patient data that is subject to regulations related to patient privacy, could adversely impact our business.  The success of our business depends on our ability to obtain, process, analyze, maintain and manage data, including sensitive information such as patient data. If we do not adequately safeguard that information and it were to become available to persons or entities that should not have access to it, our business could be impaired, our reputation could suffer and we could be subject to fines, penalties and litigation. Although we have implemented security measures, our infrastructure is vulnerable to computer viruses, break-ins and similar disruptive problems caused by our clients or others that could result in interruption, delay or cessation of service. Break-ins, whether electronic or physical, could potentially jeopardize the security of confidential client and supplier information stored physically at our locations or electronically in our computer systems. Such an event could damage our reputation, cause us to lose existing clients and deter potential clients. It could also expose us to liability to parties whose security or privacy has been infringed, to regulatory actions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, or by the Office of Civil Rights, also part of HHS, and to civil or criminal sanctions. The occurrence of any of the foregoing events could adversely impact our business.  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 imposed additional obligations on health care entities with respect to data privacy and security, including new notifications in case of a breach of privacy and security standards. We are unable to predict the extent to which these new obligations may prove technically difficult, time-consuming or expensive to implement.  We are an early-stage company that is in the process of building relationships with associated pathologists and referring physicians, and our business may be harmed by the loss of any one associated pathologist or customer of an associated pathologist.  We are an early-stage company that is in the process of building relationships with associated pathologists and referring physicians.  We currently service a limited number of referring physicians through agreements with a limited number of associated pathologists, therefore the loss of any one customer of an associated pathologist may have a significant impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  No assurance can be given that we will continue to maintain our competitive position with our associated pathologists or their referring physicians.  The loss of, or a significant curtailment of  22       purchases by, one or more customers of an associated pathologist could cause our net sales to decline significantly, which would harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  Similarly, delays in payments by our associated pathologists could have a significant impact on our cash flows.  In addition, as a result of our dependence on a limited number of associated pathologists and referring physicians, we have significant concentrations of accounts receivable.  These significant and concentrated receivables expose us to additional risks, including the risk of default by any of the associated pathologists representing a significant portion of our total receivables.  If we were required to take additional accounts receivable reserves, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.  Failure to effectively continue or manage our strategic and organic growth could cause our growth rate to decline.  To continue growth, we will need to continue to identify appropriate providers, such as laboratories, for which our associated pathologists can provide professional pathology services. Consolidation and competition within our industry, among other factors, may make it difficult or impossible to identify such providers on timely basis, or at all. In particular, the competition to acquire independent private labs and pathology groups has increased. In addition to historical competitors such as national lab companies, regional hospital centers and specialty lab companies, a number of private equity firms have recently made initial investments in the pathology and laboratory industry and may become potential competitors to our efforts to secure new customers for our associated pathologists. Our inability to continue our strategic growth would cause our growth rate to decline and could have a material adverse effect on our business.  We also seek to continue our organic growth through the expansion of our sales force, and the targeting of international customers for pathology services. Because of limitations in available capital and competition within our industry, among other factors, we may not be able to implement any or all of these organic growth strategies on a reasonable schedule, or at all. Our failure to continue our organic growth would cause our growth rate to decline and could have a material adverse effect on our business.  To manage our growth, we must continue to implement and improve our operational and financial systems and to expand, train, manage and motivate our employees. We may not be able to effectively manage the expansion of our operations, and our systems, procedures or controls may not be adequate to support our operations. Our management may not be able to rapidly scale the infrastructure necessary to exploit the market opportunity for our services. Our inability to manage growth could have a material adverse effect on our business.  Our growth could strain our personnel, management and infrastructure resources, which may harm our business.  We are currently experiencing a period of rapid growth in our operations, which has placed, and will continue to place, a significant strain on our management, administrative, operational and financial infrastructure. We also anticipate that further growth will be required to address increases in the scope of our operations and size of our customer base. Our success will depend in part upon the ability of our current senior management team to manage this growth effectively.  To effectively manage our anticipated growth, we will need to continue to improve our operational, financial and management processes and controls. If we fail to successfully manage our growth, our business and operating results will be harmed.  Failure to adequately scale our infrastructure to meet demand for our diagnostic services or to support our growth could create capacity constraints and divert resources, resulting in a material adverse effect on our business.  Increases in demand for diagnostic services, including unforeseen or significant increases in demand due to accession volume, could strain the capacity of our personnel and infrastructure. Any strain on our personnel or infrastructure could lead to inaccurate test results, unacceptable turn-around times or client service failures. Furthermore, although we are not currently subject to these capacity constraints, if demand increases for diagnostic services, we may not be able to scale our personnel or infrastructure accordingly. Any failure to handle increases in demand, including increases due to accession volumes, could lead to the loss of established clients and have a material adverse effect on our business.  We intend to expand by contracting with interpretation centers in additional geographic markets. In addition to development costs, this will require us to spend considerable time and money to expand our infrastructure and to hire and retain skilled laboratory and IT staff, experienced sales representatives, case coordination associates and other personnel for additional laboratories. We may also need federal, state and local certifications, as well as supporting operational, logistical and administrative infrastructure. Even  23       after new centers are operational, it may take time for us to derive the same economies of scale we currently have. Moreover, we may suffer reduced economies of scale in our existing center as we seek to balance the amount of work allocated to each center. An expansion of our systems could divert resources, including the focus of our management, away from our current business.  Our growth strategy depends on the ability of the interpretation centers with whom we contract to recruit and retain qualified pathologists and other skilled personnel. If they are unable to do so, our future growth would be limited and our business and operating results would be harmed.  Our success is dependent upon the continuing ability of the interpretation centers with whom we contract to recruit and retain qualified pathologists at their facilities. An inability to recruit and retain pathologists and pathology departments in medical institutions would have a material adverse effect on our ability to grow and would adversely affect our results of operations. They face competition for pathologists from other healthcare providers, including pathology groups, research and academic institutions, government entities and other organizations.  We must also identify, recruit and retain skilled executive, technical, administrative, sales, marketing and operations personnel. Competition for highly qualified and experienced personnel is intense due to the limited number of people available with the necessary skills. Failure to attract and retain the necessary personnel would inhibit our growth and harm our business.  Interruptions or delays in our information systems or in network or related services provided by third-party suppliers could impair the delivery of our services and harm our business.  Our operations depend on the uninterrupted performance of our information systems, which are substantially dependent on systems provided by third parties over which we have little control. Failure to maintain reliable information systems, or disruptions in our information systems could cause disruptions and delays in our business operations which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  We rely on broadband connections provided by third party suppliers to route digital images from laboratories within the United States to our associated pathologists at the interpretation centers with whom we contract. Any interruption in the availability of the network connections between the hospitals and our interpretation centers would reduce our revenue and profits. Frequent or persistent interruptions in our services could cause permanent harm to our reputation and brand and could cause current or potential referring physicians to believe that our systems are unreliable, leading them to switch to our competitors. Because referring physicians may use our services for critical healthcare services, any system failures could result in damage to the referring physicians businesses and reputation. These referring physicians could seek significant compensation from us for their losses, and our agreements with our customers do not limit the amount of compensation that they may receive. Any claim for compensation, even if unsuccessful, would likely be time-consuming and costly for us to resolve.  Although our systems have been designed around industry-standard architectures to reduce downtime in the event of outages or catastrophic occurrences and have multiple backups, they remain vulnerable to damage or interruption from earthquakes, floods, fires, power loss, telecommunication failures, terrorist attacks, computer viruses, break-ins, sabotage, and acts of vandalism. Despite any precautions that we may take, the occurrence of a natural disaster or other unanticipated problems at our interpretation centers or in the networks that connect our interpretation centers with laboratories could result in lengthy interruptions in our services. We do not carry business interruption insurance to protect us against losses that may result from interruptions in our service as a result of system failures.  Hospital privileging requirements or physician licensure laws may limit our market, and the loss of hospital privileges or state medical licenses held by our associated pathologists could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  Each of our associated pathologists must be granted privileges to practice at each hospital from which the pathologist receives images and must hold a license in good standing to practice medicine in the state in which the hospital or laboratory is located. The requirements for obtaining and maintaining hospital privileges and state medical licenses vary significantly among hospitals and states. If a hospital or state restricts or impedes the ability of physicians located outside of the state to obtain privileges or a license to practice medicine at that hospital or in that state, the market for our services could be reduced. In addition, any loss of existing privileges or medical licenses held by our associated pathologists could impair our ability to serve our existing referring physicians and have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  24       Changes in the healthcare industry or litigation reform could reduce the number of diagnostic procedures ordered by physicians, which could result in a decline in the demand for our services, pricing pressure and decreased revenue.  Changes in the healthcare industry directed at controlling healthcare costs and perceived over-utilization of diagnostic pathology procedures could reduce the volume of biopsy procedures performed. For example, in an effort to contain increasing costs, some managed care organizations and private insurers are instituting pre-authorization policies, which require physicians to pre-clear orders for diagnostic biopsy procedures before those procedures can be performed. If pre-clearance protocols are broadly instituted throughout the healthcare industry, the volume of biopsy procedures could decrease, resulting in pricing pressure and declining demand for our services. Some payors have hinted at reducing the number of units of service that would be reimbursed in a connection with a single case.  In addition, it is often alleged that many physicians order diagnostic procedures even when the procedures may have limited clinical utility in large part to establish a record for defense in the event of a medical liability claim. Changes in perceived malpractice risk could reduce the number of biopsy procedures ordered for this purpose and therefore reduce the total number of biopsy procedures performed each year, which could harm our operating results.  We may not have adequate intellectual property rights in our brand, which could limit our ability to enforce such rights.  Our success depends in part upon our ability to market our services under the AccelPath brand and we have not secured registrations of this or other marks. Other businesses may have prior rights in the brand names that we market under or in similar names, which could limit or prevent our ability to use these marks, or to prevent others from using similar marks. If we are unable to prevent others from using our brand names, or if others prohibit us from using them, our revenue could be adversely affected. Even if we are able to protect our intellectual property rights in such brands, we could incur significant costs in doing so.  Any failure to protect our intellectual property rights in our workflow technology could impair its value and our competitive advantage.  We rely heavily on our workflow technology to distribute pathology slide images and information to the appropriately licensed and privileged associated pathologist best able to provide the necessary clinical insight in the least amount of turnaround time and reports to referring physicians. If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights adequately, our competitors may gain access to our technology, and our business may be harmed. We currently do not hold any patents with respect to our technology, and we have not filed any applications for patents. Although we intend to file applications for patents covering our workflow technology, we may be unable to obtain patent protection for this technology. In addition, any patents we may obtain may be challenged by third parties. Accordingly, despite our efforts, we may be unable to prevent third parties from infringing upon or misappropriating our intellectual property.  We may in the future become subject to intellectual property rights claims, which could harm our business and operating results.  The information technology industry is characterized by the existence of a large number of patents, trademarks and copyrights and by frequent litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. If a third party asserts that our technology violates that third-partys proprietary rights, or if a court holds that our technology violates such rights, we may be required to re-engineer our technology, obtain licenses from third parties to continue using our technology without substantial re-engineering or remove the infringing functionality or feature. In addition, we may incur substantial costs defending against any such claim. We may also become subject to damage awards, which could cause us to incur additional losses and hurt our financial position.  Monitoring potential infringement of and defending or asserting our intellectual property rights may entail significant expense. We may initiate claims or litigation against third parties for infringement of our proprietary rights or to establish the validity of our proprietary rights. Any litigation, whether or not it is resolved in our favor, could result in significant expense to us and divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel.  Failure to attract and retain experienced and qualified personnel could adversely affect our business.  Our success depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate experienced IT staff, experienced sales representatives and other personnel and also on our ability to contract with affiliated pathologists and interpretation centers.  Competition for these employees and pathologists is strong, and if we are not able to attract and retain qualified personnel or contract with qualified pathologists and interpretation centers it would have a material adverse effect on our business.  25       Our sales representatives have developed and maintain close relationships with a number of health care professionals, and our specialized approach to marketing our services positions our sales representatives to have a deep knowledge of the needs of the referring physicians they serve. Given the nature of the relationships we seek to develop with referring physicians, losses of sales representatives may cause us to lose clients.  We are dependent on our management team, and the loss of any key member of this team may prevent us from implementing our business plan in a timely manner.  Our success depends largely upon the continued services of our executive officers and other key personnel, particularly Shekhar Wadekar, our Chief Executive Officer. The loss of Mr. Wadekar or other key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and the trading price of our common stock. In addition, the search for replacements could be time consuming and could distract our management team from the day-to-day operations of our business.  We may be unable to enforce non-compete agreements with our associated interpretation centers.  Our independent contractor agreements with our associated pathologists typically provide that the pathologists may not compete with us for a period of time, typically one year, after the agreements terminate. These covenants not to compete are enforceable to varying degrees from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In most jurisdictions, a covenant not to compete will be enforced only to the extent that it is necessary to protect the legitimate business interest of the party seeking enforcement, that it does not unreasonably restrain the party against whom enforcement is sought and that it is not contrary to the public interest. This determination is made based upon all the facts and circumstances of the specific case at the time enforcement is sought. It is unclear whether our interests will be viewed by courts as the type of protected business interest that would permit us to enforce a non-competition covenant against the pathologists. Since our success depends in substantial part on our ability to preserve the business of our associated pathologists, a determination that these provisions are not enforceable could have a material adverse effect on us.  Enforcement of state and federal anti-kickback laws may adversely affect our business, financial condition or operations.  Various federal and state laws govern financial arrangements among healthcare providers. The federal anti-kickback law prohibits the knowing and willful offer, payment, solicitation or receipt of any form of remuneration in return for, or with the purpose to induce, the referral of Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal healthcare program patients, or in return for, or with the purpose to induce, the purchase, lease or order of items or services that are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal healthcare programs. Similarly, many state laws prohibit the solicitation, payment or receipt of remuneration in return for, or to induce the referral of patients in private as well as government programs. Violation of these anti-kickback laws may result in substantial civil or criminal penalties for individuals or entities and/or exclusion from participating in federal or state healthcare programs. We believe that we are operating in compliance with applicable law and believe that our arrangements with our affiliated pathologists and referring physicians would not be found to violate the anti-kickback laws. However, these laws could be interpreted in a manner inconsistent with our operations.  Because referring physicians submit claims to the Medicare program based on the services provided by our affiliated pathologists, it is possible that a lawsuit could be brought against us, our affiliated pathologists or the referring physicians under the federal False Claims Act, and the outcome of any such lawsuit could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operations.  The Federal False Claims Act provides, in part, that the federal government may bring a lawsuit against any person whom it believes has knowingly presented, or caused to be presented, a false or fraudulent request for payment from the federal government, or who has made a false statement or used a false record to get a claim approved. The government has taken the position that claims presented in violation of the federal anti-kickback law may be considered a violation of the Federal False Claims Act. The Federal False Claims Act further provides that a lawsuit brought under that act may be initiated in the name of the United States by an individual who was the original source of the allegations, known as the relator. Actions brought under the Federal False Claims Act are sealed by the court at the time of filing. The only parties privy to the information contained in the complaint are the relator, the federal government and the court. Therefore, it is possible that lawsuits have been filed against us that we are unaware of or which we have been ordered by the court not to discuss until the court lifts the seal from the case. Penalties include fines ranging from $5,500 to $11,000 for each false claim, plus three times the amount of damages that the federal government sustained because of the act of that person. We believe that we are operating in compliance with the Medicare rules and regulations, and thus, the Federal False Claims Act. However, if we were found to have violated certain rules and regulations and, as a result, submitted or caused the submission of allegedly false claims, any sanctions imposed under the Federal  26       False Claims Act could result in substantial fines and penalties or exclusion from participation in federal and state healthcare programs which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.  Risks Related to our Technest Business and Contracting with the United States Government  Although we are currently actively pursuing licensing opportunities for the commercialization of our Technest products and intellectual property as well as products developed by Technest, Inc., if we are not able to enter into such licensing arrangements, our financial condition could suffer.  Following the acquisition of AccelPath LLC, the Company is considering strategic alternatives to maximize the value of the Technest products and intellectual property, including those developed by Technest, Inc.  The Company is actively pursuing licensing opportunities for the further commercialization of these products and the related intellectual property. If the Company is not successful in these efforts, the financial condition of the Company could suffer.  Our current revenues from Technest operations are derived from a small number of contracts within the U.S. government set aside for small businesses.  Substantially all of our revenue from our Technest operation is derived from Small Business Innovation Research contracts with the U.S. Governmentsuch that the loss of any one contract could materially reduce our revenues. As a result, our financial condition and our stock price would be adversely affected.  In order to receive these Small Business Innovation Research contracts, we must satisfy certain eligibility criteria established by the Small Business Administration. If we do not satisfy these criteria, we would not be eligible for these contracts and thus, our primary source of revenue would no longer be available to us.  As a result, our financial condition would be adversely affected.  Our business could be adversely affected by changes in budgetary priorities of the Government.  Because Technest derives a substantial majority of our revenue from contracts with the Government, we believe that the success and development of our business will continue to depend on our successful participation in Government contract programs. Changes in Government budgetary priorities could directly affect our financial performance. A significant decline in government expenditures, or a shift of expenditures away from programs that we support, or a change in Government contracting policies, could cause Government agencies to reduce their purchases under contracts, to exercise their right to terminate contracts at any time without penalty or not to exercise options to renew contracts. Any such actions could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Among the factors that could seriously affect our Government contracting business are:  ·changes in Government programs or requirements;·budgetary priorities limiting or delaying Government spending generally, or specific departments or agencies in particular, and changes in fiscal policies or available funding, including potential Governmental shutdowns (as occurred during the Governments 1996 fiscal year);·curtailment of the Government’s use of technology solutions firms.  Our contracts and administrative processes and systems are subject to audits and cost adjustments by the Government, which could reduce our revenue, disrupt our business or otherwise adversely affect our results of operations.  Government agencies, including the Defense Contract Audit Agency, or DCAA, routinely audit and investigate Government contracts and Government contractors administrative processes and systems. These agencies review our performance on contracts, pricing practices, cost structure and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards. They also review our compliance with regulations and policies and the adequacy of our internal control systems and policies, including our purchasing, property, estimating, compensation and management information systems. Any costs found to be improperly allocated to a specific contract will not be reimbursed, and any such costs already reimbursed must be refunded. Moreover, if any of the administrative processes and systems is found not to comply with requirements, we may be subjected to increased government oversight and approval that could delay or otherwise adversely affect our ability to compete for or perform contracts. Therefore, an unfavorable outcome to an audit by the DCAA or another agency could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. If an investigation uncovers improper or illegal activities, we may be subject to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including termination of contracts, forfeitures of profits, suspension of payments, fines and suspension or  27       debarment from doing business with the Government. In addition, we could suffer serious reputational harm if allegations of impropriety were made against us. Each of these results could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.  Unfavorable government audit results could force us to adjust previously reported operating results and could subject us to a variety of penalties and sanctions.  The federal government audits and reviews our performance on awards, pricing practices, cost structure, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and standards. Like most large government vendors, our awards are audited and reviewed on a continual basis by federal agencies, including the Defense Contract Management Agency and the Defense Contract Audit Agency. An audit of our work, including an audit of work performed by companies we have acquired or may acquire or subcontractors we have hired or may hire, could result in a substantial adjustment in our operating results for the applicable period. For example, any costs which were originally reimbursed could subsequently be disallowed. In this case, cash we have already collected may need to be refunded and our operating margins may be reduced. To date, we have not experienced any significant adverse consequences as a result of government audits.  If a government audit uncovers improper or illegal activities, we may be subject to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, fines and suspension or debarment from doing business with U.S. Government agencies.  Failure to attract and retain experienced and qualified personnel could adversely affect our business.  Within the last year, we have had significant employee turnover.  Our success depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate experienced personnel in the field of three-dimensional imaging. Competition for these employees is strong, and if we are not able to attract and retain qualified personnel, it would have a material adverse effect on our business.  Risks Related To Controlled Companies  Technests controlling stockholder has significant influence over the Company.  As of November 11, 2011, Shekhar Wadekar, the Companys Chief Executive Officer owns 21.61% of the outstanding Common Stock, which becomes 20.46% upon the conversion of the Series E 5% Convertible Preferred Stock. Assuming the conversion of the Series E 5% Convertible Preferred Stock, Stephen Hicks, through the shares beneficially owned by Southridge Partners II, LP, Aberdeen Avenue LLC, Southridge Capital Management LLC, Southshore Capital Fund Ltd., Garth LLC and Trillium Partners, LP, along with those shares directly owned by Mr. Hicks, is deemed to beneficially own 9.2% of the shares of Technests common stock as of November 11, 2011.  Mr. Hicks disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares other than those issued to Mr. Hicks as a director of Technest.  As a result, Messrs. Wadekar and Hicks possess significant influence over our affairs.  Their stock ownership and relationships with members of Technests board of directors may have the effect of delaying or preventing a future change in control, impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of Technest, which in turn could materially and adversely affect the market price of Technests common stock.  A very small number of investors hold a controlling interest in our stock. As a result, the ability of minority shareholders to influence our affairs is extremely limited.  A very small number of investors collectively owned a controlling interest in Technests outstanding common stock on a primary basis.  As a result, those investors have the ability to control all matters submitted to the stockholders of Technest for approval (including the election and removal of directors).  A significant change to the composition of our board could lead to a change in management and our business plan. Any such transition could lead to, among other things, a decline in service levels, disruption in our operations and departures of key personnel, which could in turn harm our business.  Moreover, this concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control, impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination involving us, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control, which in turn could materially and adversely affect the market price of the common stock.  28       Minority shareholders of Technest will be unable to affect the outcome of stockholder voting as these investors or any other party retains a controlling interest.  Risks related to our Common Stock  Any additional funding we arrange through the sale of our common stock will result in dilution to existing security holders.  We will have to raise additional capital in order for our business plan to succeed. Wherever possible, our board of directors will attempt to use non-cash consideration to satisfy obligations. Therefore, our most likely source of additional capital will be through the sale of additional shares of our common stock. Our board of directors has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized 495,000,000 shares.  In addition, we may attempt to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock, possibly at a discount to market. Such issuances will cause our security holders interests in our Company to be diluted, which may negatively affect the value of their shares.  It may be difficult for you to resell shares of our common stock if an active market for our common stock does not develop.  Our common stock is not actively traded on a securities exchange and we do not meet the initial listing criteria for any registered securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market System. It is quoted on the less recognized OTCQB.  This factor may further impair your ability to sell your shares when you want and/or could depress our stock price. As a result, you may find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations of the price of, our securities because smaller quantities of shares could be bought and sold, transactions could be delayed and security analyst and news coverage of our company may be limited. These factors could result in lower prices and larger spreads in the bid and ask prices for our shares.  The market price of our common stock may be volatile. As a result, you may not be able to sell our common stock in short time periods, or possibly at all.  Our stock price has been volatile.  From July 2007 to October 2011, the trading price of our common stock ranged from a low price of $0.044 per share to a high price of $0.64 per share. Many factors may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate, including:  ·variations in our quarterly results of operations;·the introduction of new products by us or our competitors;·acquisitions or strategic alliances involving us or our competitors;·future sales of shares of common stock in the public market; and·market conditions in our industries and the economy as a whole.  In addition, the stock market has recently experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations are often unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. When the market price of a companys stock drops significantly, stockholders often institute securities class action litigation against that company. Any litigation against us could cause us to incur substantial costs, divert the time and attention of our management and other resources or otherwise harm our business.  Future sales of common stock by shareholders, or the perception that such sales may occur, may depress the price of our common stock.  The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of our shares in the public market, including shares eligible for resale upon expiration of a lock-up agreement, shares issuable upon conversion of outstanding preferred stock or exercise of common stock options, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and also could impair our ability to raise capital through future offerings of our shares. In connection with the acquisition of AccelPath, LLC, the sellers of the membership interests and certain of our existing stockholders entered into a lock-up agreement which prohibits the transferring of shares of common stock held by them until January 4, 2012, the 10-month anniversary of the closing of the AccelPath transaction.  As of September 30, 2011, we had 120,279,296 outstanding shares of common stock, and the following  29       additional shares were reserved for issuance: 43,220,000 shares upon exercise of outstanding options and 6,754,173 shares upon conversion of preferred stock.  Any decline in the price of our common stock may encourage short sales, which could place further downward pressure on the price of our common stock and may impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities.  Any trading market that may develop may be restricted by virtue of state securities Blue Sky laws, making it difficult or impossible for our security holders to sell shares of its common stock in those states.  There is a limited public market for our shares of common stock, and there can be no assurance that any public market will develop in the foreseeable future.  Transfer of our common stock may also be restricted under the securities regulations and laws promulgated by various states and foreign jurisdictions, commonly referred to as Blue Sky laws, which prohibit trading absent compliance with individual state laws. Absent compliance with such individual state laws, our common stock may not be traded in such jurisdictions.  Technests common stock is penny stock, with the result that trading of our common stock in any secondary market may be impeded.  Due to the current price of our common stock, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in our securities, particularly because low-priced securities are subject to SEC rules imposing additional sales requirements on broker-dealers who sell low-priced securities (generally defined as those having a per share price below $5.00). These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock as it is subject to these penny stock rules. Therefore, stockholders may have difficulty selling those securities.  These factors severely limit the liquidity, if any, of our common stock, and will likely continue to have a material adverse effect on its market price and on our ability to raise additional capital.  The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, that:  (a)contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading;(b)contains a description of the brokers or dealers duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation to such duties or other requirements of securities laws;(c)contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including bid and ask prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price;(d)contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions;(e)defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and(f)contains such other information and is in such form, including language, type, size and format, as the SEC may require by rule or regulation.  In addition, the broker-dealer also must provide, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, the customer with:  (a)bid and ask quotations for the penny stock;(b)the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction;(c)the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock; and(d)monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customers account.  Also, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the  30       purchasers written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement.  We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our stock or a business combination, if any, will lead to an increase in our market price or the development of an active trading market or how liquid that market, if any, might become.  We do not expect to pay dividends to holders of our common stock in the foreseeable future. As a result, holders of our common stock must rely on stock appreciation for any return on their investment.  Other than the special return of capital cash distribution made in connection with the settlement agreement with EOIR Holdings, Inc., we have not declared any dividends since our inception, and we do not plan to declare any dividends in the foreseeable future. If we were to become profitable, it would be expected that all of such earnings would be retained to support our business. Accordingly, holders of our common stock will have to rely on capital appreciation, if any, to earn a return on their investment in our common stock.  Risks Related To Market Conditions  The sale of material amounts of common stock could encourage short sales by third parties and further depress the price of our common stock.  As a result, you may lose all or part of your investment.  The significant downward pressure on our stock price caused by the sale of a significant number of shares could cause our stock price to decline, thus allowing short sellers of our stock an opportunity to take advantage of any decrease in the value of our stock. The presence of short sellers in our common stock may further depress the price of our common stock.  The Company may not have access to the full amount available under the Equity Purchase Agreement.  We have not drawn down funds and have not issued shares of our common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement with Southridge. Our ability to draw down funds and sell shares under the Equity Purchase Agreement requires that the recently filed registration statement be declared effective by the SEC, and that this registration statement continue to be effective. In addition, such registration statement registers 24,100,000 total shares of our common stock issuable under the Equity Purchase Agreement, and our ability to access the Equity Purchase Agreement to sell any remaining shares issuable under the Equity Purchase Agreement is subject to our ability to prepare and file one or more additional registration statements registering the resale of these shares, which we may not file until the later of 60 days after Southridge and its affiliates have resold substantially all of the common stock registered for resale under the recently filed registration statement, or six months after the effective date of the such registration statement.  These subsequent registration statements may be subject to review and comment by the Staff of the SEC, and will require the consent of our independent registered public accounting firm.  Therefore, the timing of effectiveness of these subsequent registration statements cannot be assured.  The effectiveness of these subsequent registration statements is a condition precedent to our ability to sell the shares of common stock subject to these subsequent registration statements to Southridge under the Equity Purchase Agreement.  Even if we are successful in causing one or more registration statements registering the resale of some or all of the shares issuable under the Equity Purchase Agreement to be declared effective by the SEC in a timely manner, we will not be able to sell shares under the Equity Purchase Agreement unless certain other conditions are met.Accordingly, because our ability to draw down amounts under the Equity Purchase Agreement is subject to a number of conditions, there is no guarantee that we will be able to draw down any portion or all of the $5 million available to us under the Equity Purchase Agreement.  We are registering an aggregate of 24,100,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Equity Purchase Agreement. The sale of such shares could depress the market price of our common stock.  We are registering an aggregate of 24,100,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement. The 24,100,000 shares of our common stock will represent approximately 16.7% of our shares outstanding immediately after our exercise of the put right. Our common stock is thinly traded. The sale of these shares into the public market by Southridge may result in a greater number of shares being available for trading than the market can absorb and therefore, could depress the market price of our common stock.  31       Because Southridge will be paying less than the then-prevailing market price for our common stock, your ownership interest may be diluted and the value of our common stock may decline by exercising the put right pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement.  The common stock to be issued to Southridge pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement will be purchased at an 5% discount to the average of the lowest closing price of the common stock of any three trading days, consecutive or inconsecutive, during the five consecutive trading days immediately following the date of our notice to Southridge of our election to put shares pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement. Because the put price is lower than the prevailing market price of our common stock, to the extent that the put right is exercised, your ownership interest may be diluted.  Southridge has a financial incentive to sell our common stock immediately upon receiving the shares to realize the profit equal to the difference between the discounted price and the market price. If Southridge sells the shares, the price of our common stock could decrease. If our stock price decreases, Southridge may have a further incentive to sell the shares of our common stock that it holds. These sales may have a further impact on our stock price.  The Equity Purchase Agreements pricing structure may result in dilution to our stockholders.  Pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement, Southridge committed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, up to the $5 million of our common stock over a two-year period. If we sell shares to Southridge under the Equity Purchase Agreement, or issue shares in lieu of any blackout payment (as described below), it will have a dilutive effect on the holdings of our current stockholders, and may result in downward pressure on the price of our common stock. If we draw down amounts under the Equity Purchase Agreement, we will issue shares to Southridge at a discount of 5% from the average price of our common stock. If we draw down amounts under the Equity Purchase Agreement when our share price is decreasing, we will need to issue more shares to raise the same amount than if our stock price was higher. Issuances in the face of a declining share price will have an even greater dilutive effect than if our share price were stable or increasing, and may further decrease our share price. In addition, we are entitled in certain circumstances to deliver a blackout notice to Southridge to suspend the use of the registration statements that we have filed or may in the future file with the SEC registering for resale the shares of common stock to be issued under the Equity Purchase Agreement. If we deliver a blackout notice in the fifteen trading days following a settlement of a draw down, then we must issue Southridge additional shares of our common stock.  Certain provisions of our articles of incorporation could discourage potential acquisition proposals or change in control.  Our board of directors, without further stockholder approval, may issue preferred stock that would contain provisions that could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control or which may prevent or frustrate any attempt by stockholders to replace or remove the current management. The issuance of additional shares of preferred stock could also adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our common stock, including the loss of voting control to others.  We have identified weaknesses in our internal controls.  Our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of June 30, 2011, as a result of several material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Descriptions of the material weaknesses are included in Item 9A, Control and Procedures, in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011.  As a result of these material weaknesses, we performed additional procedures to obtain reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial statements.   Material weaknesses could result in a misstatement of accounts and disclosures, which would result in a misstatement of annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Errors in our financial statements could require a restatement or prevent us from timely filing our periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, ineffective internal control over financial reporting could cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information.  Our inability to remediate all weaknesses or any additional material weaknesses that may be identified in the future could, among other things, cause us to fail to timely file our periodic reports with the SEC and require us to incur additional costs and divert management resources. Additionally, the effectiveness of our or any system of disclosure controls and procedures is subject to inherent limitations, and therefore we cannot be certain that our internal control over financial reporting or our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent or detect future errors or fraud in connection with our financial statements.  32        ITEM 6.  Exhibits  Exhibit
No.DescriptionFiled with this Quarterly
ReportIncorporated by referenceFormFiling
DateExhibit
No.31.1Certification by CEO of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).X31.2Certification by PFO of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).X32.1Certification by CEO and PFO of Periodic Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.X  33        SIGNATURES  In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.  TECHNEST HOLDINGS, INC.Date: November 21, 2011By:/s/ Shekhar WadekarShekhar WadekarChief Executive Officer and PresidentDate: November 21, 2011By:/s/ Bruce WarwickBruce WarwickPrincipal Financial Officer  34       Exhibit Index  Exhibit
No.DescriptionFiled with this Quarterly
ReportIncorporated by referenceFormFiling DateExhibit
No.31.1Certification by CEO of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).X31.2Certification by PFO of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).X32.1Certification by CEO and PFO of Periodic Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.X  35