Liquidmetal® Technologies Reports Revenue of $0.2 Million for the First Quarter Ended 2012

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Liquidmetal^® Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: LQMT) today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The Company reported revenues of $0.2 million and closed out the first quarter with an operating loss of $1.0 million.

Mr. Tom Steipp, President and CEO, commented, “We are excited about the progress of the program as customers test and evaluate the commercial parts that we shipped to them last quarter. We understand that this is a detailed process as they look to replace complex machined parts. We look forward to having them move into full production in the coming months.”

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Exhibit I
		For the Three Months Ended March 31,
		2012			2011
		(unaudited)
	Revenue
	Products	$	183		$	123
	Licensing and royalties		13			381
	Total revenue		196			504
	Cost of sales		81			106
	Gross profit		115			398
	Operating expenses
	Selling, marketing, general and administrative		959			1,026
	Research and development		188			324
	Total operating expenses		1,147			1,350
	Operating loss from continuing operations		(1,032	)		(952	)
	Change in value of warrants, loss		-			(11	)
	Other income		-			5
	Interest expense		(39	)		(15	)
	Interest income		4			8
	Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(1,067	)		(965	)
	Income taxes		-			-
	Loss from continuing operations		(1,067	)		(965	)
	Discontinued operations:
	Loss from operations of discontinued operations, net of taxes		-			(429	)
	Net loss		(1,067	)		(1,394	)
	Other comprehensive income:
	Foreign exchange translation gain during the period		-			55
	Comprehensive loss	$	(1,067	)	$	(1,339	)
	Per common share basic and diluted:
	Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)
	Loss from discontinued operations		-			-
	Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)
	Number of weighted average shares - basic and diluted		153,707,246			93,695,377