UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
______________________________________________________ 
FORM 10-Q
______________________________________________________  
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2019
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 0-21964
______________________________________________________ 
SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
______________________________________________________ 
Delaware
51-0347683
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
880 Steel Drive, Valley City, Ohio 44280
(Address of principal executive offices—zip code)
(330) 558-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
______________________________________________________ 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
SHLO
The NASDAQ Global Select Market
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 file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large  Accelerated Filer
 ¨
Accelerated Filer
x
Non-accelerated Filer
¨
Smaller Reporting Company
x
Emerging Growth Company
¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x
Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 3, 2019 was 23,791,200.


Table of Contents

INDEX
 
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
Item 6. Exhibits


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PART I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 
July 31,
2019

October 31,
2018
 

 
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
11,936

 
$
16,843

Accounts receivable, net
180,502

 
209,733

Related party accounts receivable
466

 
996

Prepaid income taxes
6,341

 
1,391

Inventories, net
67,615

 
71,412

Prepaid expenses
11,854

 
10,478

Other current assets
10,318

 
22,124

Total current assets
289,032

 
332,977

Property, plant and equipment, net
333,840

 
316,176

Goodwill
27,384

 
27,376

Intangible assets, net
13,489

 
14,939

Deferred income taxes
2,811

 
5,665

Other assets
7,732

 
12,542

Total assets
$
674,288

 
$
709,675

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current debt
$
350

 
$
1,327

Accounts payable
170,175

 
177,400

Other accrued expenses
45,411

 
63,031

Accrued income taxes
27

 
1,874

Total current liabilities
215,963

 
243,632

Long-term debt
248,393

 
245,351

Long-term benefit liabilities
14,579

 
15,553

Deferred income taxes
792

 
2,894

Other liabilities
3,440

 
2,723

Total liabilities
483,167

 
510,153

Commitments and contingencies

 

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, respectively

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 75,000,000 and 50,000,000 shares authorized at July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, respectively; 23,799,035 and 23,417,107 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, respectively
238

 
234

Paid-in capital
115,977

 
114,405

Retained earnings
129,518

 
135,813

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
(54,612
)
 
(50,930
)
Total stockholders’ equity
191,121

 
199,522

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
674,288

 
$
709,675




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net revenues
$
263,445

 
$
294,883

 
$
795,748

 
$
839,889

Cost of sales
239,857

 
262,003

 
729,790

 
747,616

Gross profit
23,588

 
32,880

 
65,958

 
92,273

Selling, general & administrative expenses
18,105

 
22,773

 
51,069

 
66,159

Amortization of intangible assets
518

 
607

 
1,558

 
1,767

Restructuring
3,905


1,965

 
11,371

 
4,962

Operating income
1,060

 
7,535

 
1,960

 
19,385

Interest expense
4,633

 
3,209

 
11,836

 
8,194

Interest income
(4
)
 
(1
)
 
(10
)
 
(9
)
Other (income) expense, net
113

 
289

 
(959
)
 
1,119

Income (loss) before income taxes
(3,682
)
 
4,038

 
(8,907
)
 
10,081

Benefit for income taxes
(973
)
 
(7,014
)
 
(2,612
)
 
(9,854
)
Net income (loss)
$
(2,709
)
 
$
11,052

 
$
(6,295
)
 
$
19,935

Income (loss) per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings (loss) per share
$
(0.11
)
 
$
0.47

 
$
(0.27
)
 
$
0.86

Basic weighted average number of common shares
23,557

 
23,278

 
23,486

 
23,202

Diluted earnings (loss) per share
$
(0.11
)
 
$
0.47

 
$
(0.27
)
 
$
0.85

Diluted weighted average number of common shares
23,557

 
23,453

 
23,486

 
23,341



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income (loss)
$
(2,709
)
 
$
11,052

 
$
(6,295
)
 
$
19,935

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit pension plans & other post-retirement benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of net actuarial loss
289

 
328

 
865

 
984

 
 
 
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02 (1)

 
(6,138
)
 

 
(6,138
)
 
 
 
Income tax provision
(66
)
 
(76
)
 
(198
)
 
(258
)
 
 
Total defined benefit pension plans & other post retirement benefits, net of tax
223

 
(5,886
)
 
667

 
(5,412
)
 
Marketable securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized loss on marketable securities

 
(22
)
 

 
(151
)
 
 
 
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02 (1)

 
(7
)
 

 
(7
)
 
 
 
Income tax benefit

 
4

 

 
38

 
 
 
Realized income

 
122

 
18

 
122

 
 
Total marketable securities, net of tax

 
97

 
18

 
2

 
Derivatives and hedging
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized (loss) gain on interest rate swap agreements
(301
)
 
171

 
(1,030
)
 
1,331

 
 
 
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02 (1)

 
(213
)
 

 
(213
)
 
 
 
Income tax benefit (provision)
58

 
(76
)
 
195

 
(533
)
 
 
 
Reclassification adjustments for settlement of derivatives included in net income (loss)
51

 
153

 
181

 
648

 
 
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax
(192
)
 
35

 
(654
)
 
1,233

 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation loss
(1,940
)
 
(2,834
)
 
(3,713
)
 
(2,953
)
 
 
Unrealized loss on foreign currency translation
(1,940
)
 
(2,834
)
 
(3,713
)
 
(2,953
)
Comprehensive income (loss), net
$
(4,618
)
 
$
2,464

 
$
(9,977
)
 
$
12,805


(1) The adoption of ASU 2018-02 required reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings for stranded tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive loss results from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.  


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2019
 
2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
(6,295
)
 
$
19,935

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
35,010

 
33,775

Restructuring
1,610

 
672

Amortization of deferred financing costs
1,033

 
935

Deferred income taxes
232

 
(2,251
)
Stock-based compensation expense
1,576

 
1,557

(Gain) loss on sale of assets
(3,562
)
 
2,300

Loss on marketable securities
29

 
154

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
30,213

 
18,599

Inventories, net
3,900

 
(2,656
)
Prepaids and other assets
(1,564
)
 
(4,884
)
Payables and other liabilities
(30,965
)
 
(6,989
)
Prepaid and accrued income taxes
(6,863
)
 
(10,266
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
24,354

 
50,881

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(48,643
)
 
(38,668
)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
14

 

Acquisitions, net of cash required

 
(62,481
)
Derivative settlements
5,855

 

Proceeds from sale of assets
12,339

 
2,696

Net cash used in investing activities
(30,435
)
 
(98,453
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Payment of capital leases
(495
)
 
(667
)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
223,400

 
218,300

Repayments of long-term borrowings
(220,000
)
 
(161,793
)
Payment of deferred financing costs
(1,948
)
 
(105
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 
41

Net cash provided by financing activities
957

 
55,776

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on cash
217

 
336

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(4,907
)
 
8,540

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
16,843

 
8,736

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
11,936

 
$
17,276




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
Common Stock (.01 Par Value)
 
Paid-in-Capital
 
Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Total Stockholders' Equity
April 30, 2018
$
234

 
$
113,424

 
$
126,859

 
$
(40,779
)
 
$
199,738

Net income

 

 
11,052

 

 
11,052

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

 

 
(2,230
)
 
(2,230
)
Reclassification of stranded tax effects (1)

 

 
6,358

 
(6,358
)
 

Restricted stock and exercise of stock options

 
7

 

 

 
7

Stock-based compensation cost

 
515

 

 

 
515

July 31, 2018
$
234

 
$
113,946

 
$
144,269

 
$
(49,367
)
 
$
209,082

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
April 30, 2019
$
238

 
$
115,391

 
$
132,227

 
$
(52,703
)
 
$
195,153

Net loss

 

 
(2,709
)
 

 
(2,709
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

 

 
(1,909
)
 
(1,909
)
Stock-based compensation cost

 
586

 

 

 
586

July 31, 2019
$
238

 
$
115,977

 
$
129,518

 
$
(54,612
)
 
$
191,121


 
Common Stock (.01 Par Value)
 
Paid-in-Capital
 
Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Total Stockholders' Equity
October 31, 2017
$
231

 
$
112,351

 
$
117,976

 
$
(42,237
)
 
$
188,321

Net income

 

 
19,935

 

 
19,935

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 
(772
)
 
(772
)
Reclassification of stranded tax effects (1)

 

 
6,358

 
(6,358
)
 

Restricted stock and exercise of stock options
3

 
38

 

 

 
41

Stock-based compensation cost

 
1,557

 

 

 
1,557

July 31, 2018
$
234

 
$
113,946

 
$
144,269

 
$
(49,367
)
 
$
209,082

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
October 31, 2018
$
234

 
$
114,405

 
$
135,813

 
$
(50,930
)
 
$
199,522

Net loss

 

 
(6,295
)
 

 
(6,295
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

 

 
(3,682
)
 
(3,682
)
Restricted stock and exercise of stock options
4

 
(4
)
 

 

 

Stock-based compensation cost

 
1,576

 

 

 
1,576

July 31, 2019
$
238

 
$
115,977

 
$
129,518

 
$
(54,612
)
 
$
191,121


(1) The adoption of ASU 2018-02 required reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings for stranded tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive loss results from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollar amounts and number of shares in thousands except per share data)





Note 1—Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared for Shiloh Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Company," "Shiloh Industries," "us," "our" or "we"), without audit, and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The information furnished in the condensed consolidated financial statements includes normal recurring adjustments and reflects all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.

Revenues and operating results for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)


Note 2—Recent Accounting Standards

Recently Issued Accounting Standards:
Standard
Description
Effective Date
Effect on our financial statements and other significant matters
ASU 2016-13 Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
The amendments change the impairment model for financial assets measured at amortized cost and available for sale equity securities. This new model will apply to instruments such as loans, held-to-maturity debt securities, loan commitments (including lines of credit), financial guarantees accounted for under ASC 460, net investments in leases, reinsurance and trade receivables. This model will result in an earlier recognition of allowances for losses through the establishment of an allowance account. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical and current information, and the reasonable and supportable forecasts of future events and circumstances, as well as estimates of prepayments.

November 1, 2020 with early adoption permitted.
We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard on our financial statements and disclosures.

ASU 2018-15 Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software
The amendments apply to the accounting for implementation, setup and other upfront costs (collectively referred to as implementation costs) for entities that are a customer in a hosting arrangement and align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license). The amendments also require customers to expense capitalized implementation costs over the term of the hosting arrangement and in the same line on the income statement as the fees associated with the hosting service and payments for the capitalized implementation costs in the statement of cash flows in the same manner as payments made for fees associated with the hosting service.
November 1, 2020 with early adoption permitted.

We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard on our financial statements and disclosures.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)

Standard
Description
Effective Date
Effect on our financial statements and other significant matters
ASU 2016-02 Leases
This amendment requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset on the balance sheet and aligns many of the underlying principles of the new lessor model with those in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The standard requires a modified retrospective transition for capital and operating leases existing at or entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, but it does not require transition accounting for leases that expire prior to the date of initial adoption. In January 2018, the FASB issued an amendment to ASC Topic 842 which permits companies to elect an optional transition practical expedient to not evaluate existing land easements under the new standard if the land easements were not previously accounted for under existing lease guidance. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842 which clarifies certain areas within ASU 2016-02. ASU 2018-11 Targeted Improvements to Topic 842, Leases. This amendment provides entities with an additional (and optional) transition method to adopt the new leases standard. Under this new transition method, an entity initially applies the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognizes a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption.


November 1, 2019 with early adoption permitted.
We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard on our financial statements and disclosures. Our continued efforts include assessing the available practical expedients, calculating the lease asset and liability balances associated with individual contractual arrangements and assessing disclosure requirements. In addition, we continue to monitor FASB amendments to ASC Topic 842. While we continue to evaluate the effect of the standard, we anticipate that the adoption will result in a material increase in assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet and will not have a material impact on our consolidated income statement or statement of cash flows.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards:
Standard
Description
Adoption Date
Effect on our financial statements and other significant matters
ASU 2017-09 Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718)
This amendment clarifies when a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award must be accounted for as a modification. The new guidance requires modification accounting if the fair value, vesting condition or the classification of the award is not the same immediately before and after a change to the terms and conditions of the award. The amendment should be adopted on a prospective basis.

November 1, 2018
The adoption of this framework did not have a material impact on Shiloh's financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures. Shiloh's awards are rarely modified after grant.


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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)

Standard
Description
Adoption Date
Effect on our financial statements and other significant matters
ASU 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The amendments require companies to recognize revenue when there is a transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The amendments should be applied on either a full or modified retrospective basis, which clarifies existing accounting literature relating to how and when a company recognizes revenue. The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), through the issuance of Accounting Standards Updated ("ASU") No. 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," approved a one year delay of the effective date and permits two implementation approaches, one requiring retrospective application of the new standard with restatement of prior years and one requiring prospective application of the new standard with disclosure of results under old standards. During fiscal 2016, the FASB issued ASUs 2016-10, 2016-11 and 2016-12. Finally, ASU 2016-20 makes minor corrections or minor improvements to the Codification that are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practice or create a significant administrative cost to most entities.

November 1, 2018
Refer to Note 3.
ASU 2016-01 Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
This amendment addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. Most prominent among the amendments is the requirement for changes in the fair value of the Company's equity investments, with certain exceptions, to be recognized through net income rather than other comprehensive income ("OCI"). The amendments should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet in year of adoption.
November 1, 2018
The adoption of this framework did not have a material impact on Shiloh's financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.


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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)

Standard
Description
Adoption Date
Effect on our financial statements and other significant matters
ASU 2018-09 Codification Improvements
These amendments provide clarifications and corrections to certain ASC subtopics including the following: Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income – Overall (Topic 220-10), Debt - Modifications and Extinguishments (Topic 470-50), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity – Overall (Topic 480-10), Compensation - Stock Compensation - Income Taxes (Topic 718-740), Business Combinations - Income Taxes (Topic 805-740), Derivatives and Hedging – Overall (Topic 815-10) and Fair Value Measurement – Overall (Topic 820-10).
The majority of the amendments will be effective November 1, 2019 while others were effective upon the issuance of the ASU.
Adoption of the clarifications and corrections in this ASU did not have a material impact on Shiloh's financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.


Note 3Revenue

On November 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2014-09, ASC Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" using the modified retrospective transition method with no impact to previously reported periods and no adjustment to retained earnings as of November 1, 2018 as there was no impact to previously reported revenue or expenses associated with the adoption of ASC 606. The new guidance requires new disclosures regarding the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.

The new standard recognizes revenue when a customer obtains control rather than when substantially all the risks and rewards of a good or service are transferred. The new guidance supersedes most existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance.

We manufacture and sell products, primarily to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") and to OEMs through Tier 1 suppliers. We enter into contracts with customers that create enforceable rights and obligations for the sale of those products. While certain production is provided under awarded multi-year programs, these programs do not contain any commitment to volume by the customer. Individual customer volume releases, blanket purchase orders, supply agreements, terms and conditions represent the contract with the customer. Volume releases are limited to near-term customer requirements generally with delivery periods within a few weeks. We do not have contract assets or liabilities as defined under ASC 606.

Each unit produced represents a separate performance obligation. Customer contracts do not provide an enforceable right to payment for performance completed throughout the production process. As such, product revenue is recognized at the point in time when shipment occurs and control has been transferred to the customer.

We participate in certain customers’ materials repurchase programs, under which we purchase materials directly from a customer’s designated supplier, for use in manufacturing products for that customer. We take delivery and title to such materials and bear the risk of loss and obsolescence. We invoice customers based upon negotiated selling prices, which inherently include a component for materials under such repurchase programs. We have risks and rewards of a principal, and as such, for transactions in which we participate in customers' materials resale programs, revenue is recognized on a gross basis for the entire amount, including the component for purchases under that customers' material resale programs.
    
We provide customers with standard warranties customary in the industry that products will operate as intended or designed, which are not separate performance obligations under ASC 606. We do not provide customers with the right to a refund, but provide for product replacement. Returns or refunds for nonconforming products are not separate performance obligations applicable to Shiloh's contract arrangements with customers.


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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)

We continue to include shipping and handling fees billed to customers in revenue, while including costs of shipping and handling in costs of sales as a fulfillment cost.

Taxes collected from customers are excluded from revenues and credited directly to obligations to the appropriate government agencies.

Payment terms with customers are established based on industry and regional practices and do not exceed 180 days.

Disaggregation of Net Revenues

 
 
Net Revenues
 
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
Region:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
North America
 
$
203,920

 
$
223,074

 
$
606,872

 
$
648,705

Europe & Asia
 
65,214

 
77,438

 
205,760

 
206,108

Eliminations
 
(5,689
)
 
(5,629
)
 
(16,884
)
 
(14,924
)
Total Company
 
$
263,445

 
$
294,883

 
$
795,748

 
$
839,889


Note 4—Acquisitions

On March 1, 2018, a subsidiary of the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital of Brabant Alucast Italy Site Verres S.r.l., a limited liability company organized under the laws of Italy, and Brabant Alucast The Netherlands Site Oss B.V., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Netherlands (collectively "Brabant"). The acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations under the acquisition method in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. The acquisitions complement Shiloh’s global footprint with the expansion of aluminum and magnesium casting capabilities, while providing capacity for growth.
The aggregate fair value of consideration transferred was $65,273 ($62,514 net of cash acquired), on the date of the acquisitions. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The fair values of identifiable intangible assets were based on valuations using the income approach and estimates.

Note 5—Accounts Receivable, Net
Accounts receivable, net is expected to be collected within one year and is net of an allowance for doubtful accounts in the amount of $831 and $676 at July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, respectively. We recognized bad debt expense of $3 and $329 for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, and recognized bad debt expense (benefit) of $(32) and $14 during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
We continually monitor our exposure with our customers and additional consideration is given to individual accounts in light of the market conditions in the automotive and commercial vehicle markets.

As a part of our working capital management, we have entered into factoring agreements with third party financial institutions ("institutions") for the sale of certain accounts receivable with recourse. The activity under these agreements is accounted for as sales of accounts receivable under ASC Topic 860 "Transfers and Servicing." These agreements relate exclusively to the accounts receivable of certain Italian and Swedish customers. The amounts sold vary each month based on the amount of underlying receivables and cash flow requirements. In addition, the agreements address events and conditions which may obligate us to immediately repay the institutions the outstanding purchase price of the receivables sold.

The total amount of accounts receivable factored was $10,829 and $13,545 as of July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, respectively. As these sales of accounts receivable are with recourse, $9,915 and $11,742 were recorded in accounts payable as of July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, respectively. The cost of selling these receivables is dependent upon the number of days between the sale date of the receivables, the date the customer’s invoice is due and the interest rate. The expense associated with

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the sale of these receivables is recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Note 6—Related Party Receivables

MTD Products Inc. and MTD Holdings LLC are affiliates of Oak Tree Holdings LLC, which is a greater than 5% beneficial owner of the Company's shares of Common Stock.
 
Sales to MTD Products Inc. and its affiliates were $1,322 and $5,521 for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, respectively and $1,114 and $4,380 for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, respectively. At July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, we had related party receivable balances of $466 and $996, respectively, due from MTD Products Inc. and its affiliates.

Note 7—Inventories, Net
Inventories, net consists of the following:
 
July 31, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
Raw materials
$
28,978

 
$
28,457

Work in process
23,319

 
24,435

Finished goods
19,785

 
21,637

Reserves
$
(4,467
)
 
$
(3,117
)
Total inventories, net
$
67,615

 
$
71,412


Note 8 —Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill:

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 are as follows:
Balance October 31, 2018
 
$
27,376

 
Foreign currency translation
 
8

Balance July 31, 2019
 
$
27,384


Intangible Assets
    
The changes in the carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 are as follows:
 
 
Customer Relationships
 
Developed Technology
 
Non-Compete
 
Trade Name
 
Trademark
 
Total
Balance October 31, 2018
$
10,311

 
$
3,404

 
$
15

 
$
1,131

 
$
78

 
$
14,939

 
Amortization expense
(998
)
 
(296
)
 
(12
)
 
(93
)
 
(12
)
 
(1,411
)
 
Foreign currency translation
(3
)
 
(36
)
 

 

 

 
(39
)
Balance July 31, 2019
$
9,310

 
$
3,072

 
$
3

 
$
1,038

 
$
66

 
$
13,489


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Intangible assets are amortized on the straight-line method over their legal or estimated useful lives. The following summarizes the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible assets:
 
 
July 31, 2019
 
 
Weighted Average Useful Life (years)
 
Gross Carrying Value Net of Foreign Currency
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net
 
Customer relationships
7.2
 
17,561

 
$
(8,251
)
 
$
9,310

 
Developed technology
9.1
 
7,129

 
(4,057
)
 
3,072

 
Non-compete
0.2
 
824

 
(821
)
 
3

 
Trade Name
8.4
 
1,875

 
(837
)
 
1,038

 
Trademark
4.0
 
166

 
(100
)
 
66

 
 
 
 
$
27,555

 
$
(14,066
)
 
$
13,489

Total amortization expense was $518 and $1,558 for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, respectively, and $607 and $1,767 for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, respectively. A favorable lease asset of $1,458 was acquired as part of the Brabant acquisitions in fiscal year 2018 with a 7 year useful life. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019 was $49 and $147, respectively. A net balance of $1,050 is included within other assets for the favorable lease asset. Amortization expense related to intangible assets and the favorable lease asset for the following fiscal years ending is estimated to be as follows:
    
Twelve Months Ended July 31,
 
 
2020
 
$
2,060

2021
 
2,057

2022
 
2,057

2023
 
2,056

2024
 
2,041

Thereafter
 
4,268

 
 
$
14,539


Note 9—Financing Arrangements
Debt consists of the following:    
 
July 31,
2019
 
October 31, 2018
Credit Agreement—interest rate of 5.27% at July 31, 2019 and 4.59% at October 31, 2018
$
246,700

 
$
243,300

Capital lease obligations
2,043

 
2,640

Insurance broker financing agreement

 
738

Total debt
248,743

 
246,678

Less: Current debt
350

 
1,327

Total long-term debt
$
248,393

 
$
245,351


At July 31, 2019, we had total debt, excluding capital leases, of $246,700, consisting of a revolving line of credit under the Credit Agreement of floating rate debt of $246,700. The weighted average interest rate of all debt was 5.26% and 3.82% for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.


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Revolving Credit Facility:

The Company and its subsidiaries are party to a Credit Agreement, dated October 25, 2013, as amended (the "Credit Agreement") with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, Dutch Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Syndication Agent, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers, The PrivateBank and Trust Company, Compass Bank and The Huntington National Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents and the other lender parties thereto.

On June 6, 2019, we executed the Ninth Amendment to the Credit Agreement which improved certain thresholds for the consolidated leverage ratio and various baskets related to the indebtedness of foreign subsidiaries, disposition of assets, capital expenditures and sale leaseback transactions. The Ninth Amendment also adjusted the interest rate margins based on the applicable pricing tiers, but did not modify the aggregate revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement.

On October 31, 2017, we executed the Eighth Amendment to the Credit Agreement which, among other things, provided for an aggregate availability of $350,000, $275,000 of which is available to the Company through the Tranche A Facility and $75,000 of which is available to the Dutch borrower through the Tranche B Facility, and eliminated the scheduled reductions in such availability; increased the aggregate amount of incremental commitment increase allowed under the Credit Agreement to up to $150,000 subject to our pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the Administrative Agent’s approval and the Company obtaining commitments for any such increase. The Amendment extended the commitment period to October 31, 2022.

On July 31, 2017, we executed the Seventh Amendment which modified investments in subsidiaries and various cumulative financial covenant thresholds, in each case, under the Credit Agreement. The Amendment also enhanced our ability to take advantage of customer supply chain finance programs.

On October 28, 2016, we executed the Sixth Amendment which increased the permitted consolidated leverage ratio for periods beginning after July 31, 2016; increased the permitted consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio for periods beginning after April 30, 2017, modified various baskets related to sale of accounts receivable, disposition of assets, sale-leaseback transactions, and made other ministerial updates.
    
On October 30, 2015, we executed the Fifth Amendment which increased the permitted leverage ratio with periodic reductions beginning after July 30, 2016. In addition, the Amendment permitted various investments as well as up to $40,000 aggregate outstanding principal amount of subordinated indebtedness, subject to certain conditions. Finally, the Amendment provided for a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, and provided for up to $50,000 of capital expenditures by the Company and our subsidiaries throughout the year ending October 31, 2016, subject to certain quarterly baskets.

On April 29, 2015, we executed the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement that maintained the commitment period of September 29, 2019 and allowed for an incremental increase of $25,000 (or if certain ratios are met, $100,000) to the original revolving commitments of $360,000, subject to our pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the administrative agent's approval, and the Company obtaining commitments for such increase.
    
The Fourth Amendment included scheduled commitment reductions beginning after January 30, 2016 totaling $30,000, allocated proportionately between the Aggregate Revolving A and B commitments. On April 30, 2016, the first committed reduction of $5,000 decreased the existing revolving commitment to $355,000, subject to our pro forma compliance with financial covenants.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at our option, at LIBOR or the base (or "prime") rate established from time to time by the administrative agent, in each case plus an applicable margin. The Fifth Amendment provided for an interest rate margin on LIBOR loans of 1.5% to 3.0% and of 0.5% to 2.0% on base rate loans depending on the Company's leverage ratio.

The Credit Agreement contains customary restrictive and financial covenants, including covenants regarding our outstanding indebtedness and maximum leverage and interest coverage ratios. The Credit Agreement leverage ratio increases in restriction until maturity. The Credit Agreement also contains standard provisions relating to conditions of borrowing. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including the non-payment of obligations by the Company and the bankruptcy of the Company. If an event of default occurs, all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated

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and become immediately due and payable. We were in compliance with the financial covenants under the Credit Agreement as of July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018.

After considering letters of credit of $6,206 that we have issued, unused commitments under the Credit Agreement were $97,094 as of July 31, 2019. Actual borrowing capacity is subject to Credit Agreement covenants.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible property of the Company and our domestic subsidiaries and 66% of the stock of our foreign subsidiaries.

Other Debt:

On August 1, 2018, we entered into a finance agreement with an insurance broker for various insurance policies that bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.55% and required monthly payments of $94 through May 2019.

We maintain capital leases for equipment used in our manufacturing facilities with lease terms expiring between 2019 and 2020. As of July 31, 2019, the present value of minimum lease payments under our capital leases amounted to $2,043.
Scheduled repayments of debt for the next five years are listed below:     
Twelve Months Ending July 31,
 
Credit Agreement
 
Capital Lease Obligations
 
Total
2020
 
$

 
$
350

 
$
350

2021
 

 
1,693

 
1,693

2022
 

 

 

2023
 
246,700

 

 
246,700

2024
 

 

 

Total
 
$
246,700

 
$
2,043

 
$
248,743


Note 10—Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Matters

U.S Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:    
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Post-Retirement
Benefits
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Interest cost
$
843

 
$
791

 
$
3

 
$
3

Expected return on plan assets
(836
)
 
(839
)
 

 

Amortization of net actuarial loss
288

 
328

 
1

 
1

Net periodic cost
$
295

 
$
280

 
$
4

 
$
4



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Pension Benefits
 
Other Post-Retirement
Benefits
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Interest cost
$
2,525

 
$
2,375

 
$
9

 
$
8

Expected return on plan assets
(2,506
)
 
(2,519
)
 

 

Amortization of net actuarial loss
861

 
984

 
4

 
5

Net periodic cost
$
880

 
$
840

 
$
13

 
$
13

    
We made contributions of $1,183 to our U.S. pension plans during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019. We expect to contribute an additional $219 to our U.S. pension plans before the end of fiscal 2019.

We report the service cost component of the net periodic pension and post-retirement costs in the same caption as other compensation costs arising from services rendered. The other components of net period costs are presented outside of operating income in other (income) expense, net.
    
Non-U.S. Plans

For our Swedish operations, the majority of the pension obligations are covered by insurance policies with insurance companies. Pension commitments in our Polish operations were $1,233 at July 31, 2019 and $1,081 at October 31, 2018. The liability represents the present value of future obligations and is calculated on an actuarial basis. The Polish operations recognized expense of $40 and $223 for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, respectively and $52 and $163 for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, respectively.

The insurance contracts guarantee a minimum rate of return. We have no input into the investment strategy of the assets underlying the contracts, but they are typically heavily invested in active bond markets and are highly regulated by local law.


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Note 11—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity by component for the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
 
 
 
Pension and Post Retirement Plan Liability (1)
 
Marketable Securities Adjustment (1)
 
Interest Rate Swap Adjustment (2)
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment (3)
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at April 31, 2018
 
$
(27,373
)
 
$
(97
)
 
$
(121
)
 
$
(13,188
)
 
$
(40,779
)
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 

 
(18
)
 
95

 
(2,834
)
 
(2,757
)
 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
252

 
122

 
153

 

 
527

 
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
252

 
104

 
248

 
(2,834
)
 
(2,230
)
 
Reclassification to retained earnings (4)
 
(6,138
)
 
(7
)
 
(213
)
 

 
(6,358
)
Balance at July 31, 2018
 
$
(33,259
)
 
$


$
(86
)

$
(16,022
)
 
$
(49,367
)
 
 
 
Pension and Post Retirement Plan Liability (1)
 
Marketable Securities Adjustment (1)
 
Interest Rate Swap Adjustment (2)
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment (3)
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at April 30, 2019
 
$
(28,693
)
 
$

 
$
(358
)
 
$
(23,652
)
 
$
(52,703
)
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 

 

 
(243
)
 
(1,940
)
 
(2,183
)
 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
223

 

 
51

 

 
274

 
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
223

 

 
(192
)
 
(1,940
)
 
(1,909
)
Balance at July 31, 2019
 
$
(28,470
)
 
$

 
$
(550
)
 
$
(25,592
)
 
$
(54,612
)
(1) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax are classified with other expense included on the statements of operations.
(2) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income loss, net of tax are classified with interest expense included on the statements of operations.
(3) The net investment derivative instrument is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified to income in the same period when a gain or loss related to that net investment in foreign operation is included in income.
(4) In the three months ended July 31, 2018, Shiloh early adopted ASU 2018-02, "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income." As a result, the stranded tax effects resulting from the TCJA enacted in December 2017 were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retaining earnings.


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Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity by component for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
 
 
 
Pension and Post Retirement Plan Liability (1)
 
Marketable Securities Adjustment (1)
 
Interest Rate Swap Adjustment (2)
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment (3)
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at October 31, 2017
 
$
(27,847
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(1,319
)
 
$
(13,069
)
 
$
(42,237
)
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 

 
(113
)
 
798

 
(2,953
)
 
(2,268
)
 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
726

 
122

 
648

 

 
1,496

 
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
726

 
9

 
1,446

 
(2,953
)
 
(772
)
 
Reclassification to retained earnings (4)
 
(6,138
)
 
(7
)
 
(213
)
 

 
(6,358
)
Balance at July 31, 2018
 
$
(33,259
)
 
$

 
$
(86
)
 
$
(16,022
)
 
$
(49,367
)
 
 
 
Pension and Post Retirement Plan Liability (1)
 
Marketable Securities Adjustment (1)
 
Interest Rate Swap Adjustment (2)
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment (3)
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at October 31, 2018
 
$
(29,137
)
 
$
(18
)
 
$
104

 
$
(21,879
)
 
$
(50,930
)
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 

 

 
(835
)
 
(3,713
)
 
(4,548
)
 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
667

 
18

 
181

 

 
866

 
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
667

 
18

 
(654
)
 
(3,713
)
 
(3,682
)
Balance at July 31, 2019
 
$
(28,470
)
 
$

 
$
(550
)
 
$
(25,592
)
 
$
(54,612
)
(1) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax are classified with other expense included on the statements of operations.
(2) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income loss, net of tax are classified with interest expense included on the statements of operations.
(3) The net investment derivative instrument is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified to income in the same period when a gain or loss related to that net investment in foreign operation is included in income.
(4) In the nine months ended July 31, 2018, Shiloh early adopted ASU 2018-02, "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income." As a result, the stranded tax effects resulting from the TCJA enacted in December 2017 were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retaining earnings.


Note 12—Derivatives and Financial Instruments

Shiloh is exposed to, among other risks, the impact of changes in commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates, and interest rates in the normal course of business. Shiloh’s financial risk management program is designed to manage the exposure and volatility arising from these risks and utilizes derivative financial instruments to offset a portion of these risks. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. On an on-going basis, we monitor counterparty credit ratings. We consider credit non-performance risk to be low because we enter into agreements with commercial institutions that have investment grade credit rating.

On March 1, 2018, we entered into a cross-currency swap in which we would settle interest on the notional amount in Euros and settle interest on the notional amount in dollars, both at a variable rate. The objective of the transaction was to protect the initial net investment in Brabant against adverse changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Euro. Hedge effectiveness was assessed based upon changes in the spot foreign exchange rate. As such, the change in value of the cross-currency interest rate swap related to the change in spot rates was perfectly effective at offsetting changes in cumulative translation adjustment related to the portion of our net investment in Brabant up to the notional amount of the cross-currency interest rate swap.

Under the cross-currency interest rate swap, we received €53,000 on which we would settle interest at the 1-month Euribor rate, and we lent to the counterparty $64,930 on which we would settle interest at the 1-month LIBOR rate. Interest payments

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were made at the end of every month. The notional amounts in the respective currencies exchanged at the beginning of the cross-currency interest rate swap period were to be repaid at the end of the cross-currency interest rate swap period. The initial maturity of the cross-currency interest rate swap was October 31, 2022. In the second quarter of fiscal 2019, the cross-currency interest rate swap was discontinued and settled in cash for $5,110. The cash value at settlement was driven by changes in foreign currency exchange rates and debt markets from inception to settlement. There was no impact to net income upon settlement.

On February 25, 2014, we entered into an interest rate swap with an aggregate notional amount of $75,000 designated as a cash flow hedge to manage interest rate exposure on our floating rate LIBOR based debt under the Credit Agreement.  The interest rate swap is an agreement to exchange payment streams based on the notional principal amount. This agreement fixes our future interest rate at 2.74% plus the applicable margin as provided in the Fifth Amendment discussed in Note 9 - Financing Arrangements, on an amount of our debt principal equal to the then-outstanding swap notional amount. The forward interest rate swap commenced on March 1, 2015 with an initial $25,000 base notional amount. The second notional amount of $25,000 commenced on September 1, 2015 and the final notional amount of $25,000 commenced on March 1, 2016. The base notional amount plus each incremental addition to the base notional amount has a five year maturity of February 29, 2020, August 31, 2020 and February 28, 2021, respectively. On the date the interest swap was entered into, we designated the interest rate swap as a hedge of the variability of cash flows to be paid relative to our variable rate monies borrowed. Any ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship is recognized immediately into earnings.

Our derivatives at July 31, 2019 consist of interest rate swap contracts, all of which are over-the-counter and not traded through an exchange. The Company uses widely accepted valuation tools to determine fair value, such as discounting cash flows to calculate a present value for the derivatives. The models use Level 2 inputs, such as forward curves and other commonly quoted observable transactions and prices. The fair value of our derivatives and hedging instruments are all classified as Level 2 investments within the three-tier hierarchy.


The following table discloses the fair value and balance sheet location of our derivative instruments:
 
 
 Asset (Liability) Derivatives
 
 
Balance Sheet Location
July 31, 2019
October 31, 2018
Net Investment Hedging Instruments:
 
 
 
 
Cross-currency interest rate swap contract
Other assets
$

$
4,432

Cash Flow Hedging Instruments:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts
(Other liabilities) Other assets
$
(715
)
$
135


As a result of the hedging relationships being highly effective, the net interest payments accrued each period are reflected in net income (loss) as adjustments of interest expense, and the remaining change in the fair value of the derivatives is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCI").

Derivative activity is included in interest expense and cash paid for interest. The following table presents the effect of our derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and the effects of hedging on those line items:
Location
Three Months Ended July 31, 2019
Three Months Ended July 31, 2018
Interest expense
$
4,633

$
3,209

Effect of hedging on interest expense
$
51

$
(274
)
Location
Nine Months Ended
July 31, 2019
Nine Months Ended
July 31, 2018
Interest expense
$
11,836

$
8,194

Effect of hedging on interest expense
$
(564
)
$
27


Note 13—Stock Incentive Compensation

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Stock Incentive Compensation requires us to expense share-based payment awards granted. Compensation cost for share-based payments transactions are measured at fair value. For stock options, we use the simplified method of calculating the expected term and historical volatility to compute fair value under the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. zero coupon Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant. New restricted stock and restricted stock unit grants are valued at the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant. We do not estimate a forfeiture rate at the time of grant. Instead, we recognize share-based compensation expense when actual forfeitures occur.
2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan
Long-Term / Annual Incentives
On February 26, 2019, stockholders approved and adopted the 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan ("2019 Plan" or "Incentive Plan") which replaced the 2016 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. The 2019 Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company to grant to officers and other key employees, including directors, of the Company and our subsidiaries (i) stock options, (ii) appreciation rights, (iii) restricted shares, (iv) restricted stock units, (v) cash incentive awards, performance shares and performance units and (vi) other awards. An aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment upon occurrence of certain events to prevent dilution or expansion of the rights of participants that might otherwise result from the occurrence of such events, was reserved for issuance pursuant to the Incentive Plan. An individual’s award of options and / or appreciation rights is limited to 500,000 shares during any calendar year. Also, an individual's award of restricted shares, restricted share units and performance based awards is limited to 350,000 shares during any calendar year.

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The following table summarizes the Company’s Incentive Plan activity for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018:    
 
 
 
Stock Options
 
Restricted Stock
 
Restricted Stock Units
 
Outstanding at:
 
Options
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
 
Restricted Shares
 
Grant Fair Value
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
 
Restricted Share Units
 
Grant Fair Value
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
November 1, 2017
 
58

 
$8.16
 
2.53
 
441

 
$7.07
 
1.60
 
36

 
$7.69
 
1.82
 
Granted
 

 

 
 
 
296

 
8.12

 
 
 
18

 
7.90

 
 
 
Options exercised or restricted stock vested
 
(12
)
 
3.26

 
 
 
(200
)
 
7.51

 
 
 
(15
)
 
8.30

 
 
 
Forfeited or expired
 
(3
)
 
12.04

 
 
 
(41
)
 
7.08

 
 
 
(12
)
 
6.18

 
 
 
July 31, 2018
 
43

 
$9.33
 
1.83
 
496

 
$7.52
 
1.95
 
26

 
$8.17
 
1.72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
November 1, 2018
 
33

 
$9.42
 
1.84
 
478

 
$7.45
 
1.87
 
27

 
$8.17
 
1.37
 
Granted
 

 

 
 
 
418

 
6.73

 
 
 
42

 
6.47

 
 
 
Options exercised or restricted stock vested
 

 

 
 
 
(230
)
 
6.84

 
 
 
(14
)
 
7.98

 
 
 
Forfeited or expired
 

 

 
 
 
(54
)
 
7.39

 
 
 
(4
)
 
7.35

 
 
 
July 31, 2019
 
33

 
$9.42
 
1.09
 
612

 
$7.20
 
1.97
 
51

 
$6.84
 
2.00
We recorded stock compensation expense related to stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Restricted stock
 
$
544

 
$
488

 
$
1,461

 
$
1,465

Restricted stock units
 
42

 
27

 
115

 
92

Total
 
$
586

 
$
515

 
$
1,576

 
$
1,557

Stock Options - The exercise price of each stock option equals the market price of our common stock on the grant date. Compensation expense is recorded at the grant date fair value, adjusted for forfeitures as they occur, and is recognized over the applicable vesting periods. Our stock options generally vest over three years, with a maximum term of ten years. Incentive stock options were not granted during the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018.
Cash received from the exercise of options for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018 was $0 and $41, respectively. Options that have an exercise price greater than the market price are excluded from the intrinsic value computation. At July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, the options outstanding and exercisable had an intrinsic value of $0 and $42, respectively.
Restricted Stock Awards - New restricted stock grants are valued at the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date. Compensation expense is recorded at the grant date fair value, adjusted for forfeitures as they occur and is recognized over the applicable vesting periods. The vesting periods range between one to three years. As of July 31, 2019, there was $3,280 of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock that is expected to be recognized over the next three fiscal years.
Restricted Stock Units - New restricted stock unit grants are valued at the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date. Compensation expense is recorded at the grant date fair value, adjusted for forfeitures as they occur and is recognized over the applicable vesting periods. The vesting periods range between one to three years. As of July 31, 2019, there was $258 of unrecognized compensation expense related to these restricted stock units that is expected to be recognized over the applicable vesting periods.

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Note 14—Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The methods that we use may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while we believe our valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
Assets and liabilities remeasured and disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis at July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 are set forth in the table below:
 
Asset (Liability)
Level 1
Level 2
Valuation Technique
October 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
      Cross-Currency Interest Rate Swap
$
4,432


$
4,432

Income Approach
      Interest Rate Swap Contracts
135


135

Income Approach
   Marketable Securities
21

21


Market Approach
 
 
 
 
 
July 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
      Interest Rate Swap Contracts
$
(715
)

$
(715
)
Income Approach

We calculate the fair value of our cross-currency and interest rate swap contracts using quoted interest rate curves to calculate forward values and then discount the forward values.
The discount rates for all derivative contracts are based on quoted swap interest rates or bank deposit rates. For contracts which, when aggregated by counterparty, are in a liability position, the rates are adjusted by the credit spread that market participants would apply if buying these contracts from our counterparties.
We calculate the fair value of our marketable securities by using the closing stock price on the last business day of the quarter.

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Note 15—Restructuring Charges

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, management initiated restructuring activities to reshape Shiloh's global footprint to be flexible to market conditions. Activities included actions such as consolidating manufacturing facilities, making geographical shifts to place production closer to customer facilities, centralizing departments, optimizing our product portfolio and capturing synergies. Management believes these strategic moves will result in a stronger and more agile organization.
    
During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, respectively, we incurred $3,905 and $11,371 related to employee, professional, legal and other restructuring related costs. We have incurred restructuring expenses of $22,761 since initiating the restructuring activities.

Global restructuring initiatives have continued to evolve and expand across the organization. We expect to incur additional restructuring costs over and beyond the next twelve months to execute planned restructuring initiatives. Costs of planned restructuring actions will primarily include employee costs and professional fees to execute initiatives. Future restructuring actions will depend upon market conditions, customer actions and other factors.

The following table presents information about restructuring costs recorded for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019:
 
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Employee costs
 
$
947

 
$
1,352

 
$
2,377

 
$
2,931

Professional and legal costs
 
2,608

 
58

 
6,769

 
1,170

Other
 
350

 
555

 
2,225

 
861

 
 
$
3,905

 
$
1,965

 
$
11,371

 
$
4,962


The following table presents a rollforward of the beginning and ending liability balances related to the restructuring costs which are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets in other accrued expenses for the above-mentioned actions through July 31, 2019:

 
Balance as of October 31, 2018
 
Restructuring Expense
 
Payments
 
Balance as of July 31, 2019
Employee costs
$
367

 
2,377

 
2,744

 
$

Professional and legal costs
248

 
6,769

 
$
4,792

 
2,225

Other

 
2,225

 
$
2,225

 

 
$
615

 
$
11,371

 
$
9,761

 
$
2,225



Note 16—Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended July 31, 2019 was a benefit of $973 on loss before income taxes of $3,682 for a consolidated effective tax rate of 26.4%. The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 was a benefit of $2,612 on loss before income taxes of $8,907 for a consolidated effective tax rate of 29.3%. The year-to-date benefit was calculated using the year-to-date loss, considering non-taxable and non-deductible items expected to be incurred for the full year multiplied by the statutory rate. This methodology is required by ASC 740, Income Taxes, as the use of an estimated annual effective rate would not be reliable.

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended July 31, 2018 was a benefit of $7,014 on income before income taxes of $4,038 for a consolidated effective tax rate of (173.7)%. Income taxes included a $2,300 net benefit related to a return to provision due to a change in estimate and a $5,500 benefit based on adjusting the estimated annual tax rate used to calculate the quarterly provision related to 2018. The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 was a benefit of $9,854 on income before taxes of $10,081 for a consolidated effective tax rate of (97.7)%. The consolidated effective tax rate for

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the year decreased primarily due to a $2,300 net tax benefit related to a return to provision due to a change in estimate, a $5,500 tax benefit based on adjusting estimated annual tax rate and tax benefit of $3,966 due to the enactment of the TCJA.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has proposed disallowances of the majority of fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013 U.S. R&D credits claimed. We are disputing this tax credit matter and intend to vigorously defend our position. We believe the ultimate resolution of the matters will not materially impact our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. With any tax controversy and litigation, there is, however, a chance of unforeseen loss which due to the number of years involved could materially impact our results, financial position and cash flows. For open tax years through fiscal year 2019, the total amounts related to the unreserved portion of the tax contingency, inclusive of any related interest, amounts to approximately $8,000, of which the majority has been assessed by management as being remote as to the likelihood of ultimately resulting in a loss to the Company. We routinely assess tax matters as to the probability of incurring a loss and record our best estimate of the ultimate loss in situations where we assess the likelihood of an ultimate loss as probable.


Note 17—Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. In addition, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and stock options outstanding under the 2019 Plan are included in the diluted earnings per share calculation to the extent they are dilutive. For the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, 141 and 316 stock awards, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation for net income (loss) per share:
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
$
(2,709
)
 
$
11,052

 
$
(6,295
)
 
$
19,935

Basic weighted average shares
23,557

 
23,278

 
23,486

 
23,202

Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted stock, units and stock options (1)

 
175

 

 
139

Diluted weighted average shares
23,557

 
23,453

 
23,486

 
23,341

Basic income (loss) per share
$
(0.11
)
 
$
0.47

 
$
(0.27
)
 
$
0.86

Diluted income (loss) per share
$
(0.11
)
 
$
0.47

 
$
(0.27
)
 
$
0.85

(1) Due to a loss for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, no restricted stock, restricted stock units or stock options are included because the effect would be anti-dilutive.

Note 18—Business Segment Information
We conduct our business and report our information as one operating segment and, therefore, disclose one reportable segment - Automotive and Commercial Vehicles. Our chief operating decision maker is the executive leadership team, which includes certain Vice Presidents, all Senior Vice Presidents and the Chief Executive Officer. This team has the final authority over performance assessment and resource allocation decisions. In determining that one operating segment is appropriate, we considered the nature of the business activities and the existence of managers responsible for the operating activities. Customers and suppliers are substantially the same in the automotive and commercial vehicle industry.
Foreign net revenues (those outside the United States before eliminations) were $82,621 or 31.4% and $245,376 or 30.8% of net revenues for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, respectively, and $87,393 or 29.6% and $235,037 or 28.0% for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, respectively. Foreign net revenues, and geographic regions quantified in the table below, are based upon the location of the entity recording the sale.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)

 
 
Net Revenues
 
Net Revenues
 
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
Geographic Region:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
North America
 
$
203,920

 
$
223,074

 
$
606,872

 
$
648,705

Europe & Asia
 
65,214

 
77,438

 
205,760

 
206,108

Eliminations
 
(5,689
)
 
(5,629
)
 
(16,884
)
 
(14,924
)
Total Company
 
$
263,445

 
$
294,883

 
795,748

 
$
839,889

    
The foreign currency gain (loss) is included as a component of other expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
 
 
Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)
 
Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)
 
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
Geographic Region:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
North America
 
$
(221
)
 
$
259

 
$
(10
)
 
$
228

Europe & Asia
 
$
484

 
$
21

 
$
478

 
$
(222
)
Long-lived assets consist primarily of net property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangibles.
 
Long-Lived Assets
Geographic Region:
July 31, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
North America
$
272,595

 
$
253,711

Europe & Asia
102,118

 
104,780

Total Company
$
374,713

 
$
358,491

        
Note 19—Commitments and Contingencies

From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings, claims or investigations that are incidental to the conduct of our business. We vigorously defend ourselves against such claims. In future periods, we could be subject to cash costs or non-cash charges to earnings if a matter is resolved on unfavorable terms. However, although the ultimate outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, based on current information, including assessment of the merits of the particular claims, we do not expect that our legal proceedings or claims will have a material impact on our future consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made by Shiloh Industries set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding our operating performance, events or developments that we believe or expect to occur in the future, including those that discuss strategies, goals, outlook or other non-historical matters, or which relate to future sales, earnings expectations, cost savings, awarded sales, volume growth, earnings or general belief in our expectations of future operating results are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

The forward-looking statements are made on the basis of management's assumptions and expectations. As a result, there can be no guarantee or assurance that these assumptions and expectations will in fact occur. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to materially differ from those contained in the statements.

Listed below are some of the factors that could potentially cause actual results to differ materially from expected future results.
our ability to accomplish our strategic objectives;
our ability to derive a substantial portion of our sales from large customers;
our ability to obtain future sales;
changes in worldwide economic and political conditions, including adverse effects from terrorism or related hostilities;
costs related to legal and administrative matters;
our ability to realize cost savings expected to offset price concessions;
our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, including businesses located outside of the United States;
risks associated with doing business internationally, including economic, political and social instability, foreign currency exposure and the lack of acceptance of our products;
inefficiencies related to production and product launches that are greater than anticipated;
changes in technology and technological risks;
work stoppages and strikes at our facilities and that of our customers or suppliers;
our dependence on the automotive and heavy truck industries, which are highly cyclical;
the dependence of the automotive industry on consumer spending, which is subject to the impact of domestic and international economic conditions affecting car and light truck production;
regulations and policies regarding international trade;
financial and business downturns of our customers or vendors, including any production cutbacks or bankruptcies;
increases in the price of, or limitations on the availability of aluminum, magnesium or steel, our primary raw materials, or decreases in the price of scrap steel;
the successful launch and consumer acceptance of new vehicles for which we supply parts;
the impact on financial statements of any known or unknown accounting errors or irregularities; and the magnitude of any adjustments in restated financial statements of our operating results;
the occurrence of any event or condition that may be deemed a material adverse effect under our outstanding indebtedness or a decrease in customer demand which could cause a covenant default under our outstanding indebtedness;
pension plan funding requirements; and
other factors besides those listed here could also materially affect our business.
See "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018 and "Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a more complete discussion of these risks and uncertainties. Any or all of these risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect management's analysis only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
We undertake no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition to the disclosures contained herein, readers should carefully review risks and uncertainties contained in other documents we file from time to time with the SEC.

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

General

Shiloh Industries is a global innovative solutions provider to the automotive and commercial vehicle market with a strategic focus on designing, engineering and manufacturing lightweight technologies that improve performance and benefit the environment. We offer a broad portfolio of lightweighting solutions in the industry through our BlankLight®, CastLight® and StampLight® brands and are uniquely qualified to supply product solutions utilizing multiple lightweighting solutions. This includes combining castings and stampings or innovative, multi-material products in aluminum, magnesium, steel and steel alloys. We design and manufacture components in body, chassis, interior structures and powertrain systems with expertise in precision blanks, ShilohCore® acoustic laminates, aluminum and steel laser welded blanks, complex stampings, modular assemblies, aluminum and magnesium die casting, as well as precision machined components. We have approximately 4,000 dedicated employees with operations, sales and technical centers throughout Asia, Europe and North America.

Recent Trends and General Economic Conditions Affecting the Automotive Industry
Our business and operating results are directly affected by the relative strength of the Asian, European and North American automotive industries, which are driven by factors that continue to be critical to our success including winning new business awards, managing our overall global manufacturing footprint to ensure proper placement and workforce levels in line with business needs, maintaining competitive wages and benefits, maximizing efficiencies in manufacturing processes and reducing overall costs. In addition, our ability to adapt to key industry trends, such as shifts in consumer preferences to other vehicles in response to higher fuel costs and other economic and social factors, increasing technologically sophisticated content, increasing environmental standards and extended product life of automotive parts, also play a critical role in our success. Other factors that are critical to our success include changes in raw material costs, negotiation of price increases and cost reduction initiatives. In addition, recent trade actions initiated by the U.S. imposing tariffs on imports have been met with retaliatory tariffs by other countries, adding a level of tension and uncertainty to the global economic environment. These and other actions are likely to impact trade policies with other countries and the overall global economy. We are carefully monitoring capacity and availability of the alloys utilized in our production process. The automotive industry remains susceptible to these factors that impact consumer spending habits and could adversely impact consumer demand for vehicles.
We operate in an extremely competitive industry, driven by global vehicle production volumes. Business is typically awarded to the supplier offering the most favorable combination of cost, quality, technology and service. Customers continue to demand periodic cost reductions that require us to assess, redefine and improve operations, products, and manufacturing capabilities to maintain and improve profitability. Our management continues to develop and execute initiatives designed to meet challenges of the industry and to achieve our strategy for sustainable global profitable growth.
We continue to adapt our capacity to meet customer demand, both expanding capabilities in growth areas as well as reallocating capacity between manufacturing facilities as needs arise. We employ new technologies to differentiate our products from our competitors and to achieve higher quality and productivity. We believe that we have sufficient capacity to meet current and expected manufacturing needs.
Our products are included in many models of vehicles manufactured by nearly all OEMs that produce vehicles in Asia, Europe and North America. Our revenues are dependent upon the production of automobiles and light trucks in these markets. According to industry statistics, Asia, Europe and North America production volumes for the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

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Production Volumes
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(Number of Vehicles in Thousands)
 
(Number of Vehicles in Thousands)
Asia
5,442

 
6,435

 
18,273

 
21,404

Europe
5,587

 
5,744

 
16,452

 
17,361

North America
4,132

 
4,018

 
12,313

 
12,429

Total
15,161

 
16,197

 
47,038

 
51,194

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decrease from prior year
(993
)
 
 
 
(3,131
)
 
 
% Decrease from prior year
(15.4
)%
 
 
 
(14.6
)%
 
 
Europe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decrease from prior year
(157
)
 
 
 
(909
)
 
 
% Decrease from prior year
(2.7
)%
 
 
 
(5.2
)%
 
 
North America
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) from prior year
114

 
 
 
(116
)
 
 
% Increase (decrease) from prior year
2.8
 %
 
 
 
(0.9
)%
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decrease from prior year
(1,036
)
 
 
 
(4,156
)
 
 
% Decrease from prior year
(6.4
)%
 
 
 
(8.1
)%
 
 

Asia:

Asia Pacific automotive production volumes declined during 2019. The decline in production volumes was due to uncertainty related to the trade dispute between China and the U.S., increasing emission standards and tightened credit for prospective buyers. The ongoing trade dispute between China and the U.S. has negatively impacted consumer confidence. New emission standards recently became effective, which require all new vehicles sold in China meet higher standards. Consumers pulled forward purchases to buy cars under the old emission standards. In June the Chinese government announced measures to stimulate sales. Industry analysts anticipate a stabilization of production volumes through the remainder of 2019. In 2020, we expect that China may show signs of modest recovery as the impact of the new emissions standards subside and the market returns to a more normalized basis supported by government stimulus measures and the potential resolution of the China and the U.S. trade dispute.

Europe:

Uncertainty remains in the economic environment in Europe due to a number of factors, resulting in a decrease in year over year vehicle production. Implementation of fuel consumption and emissions standards such as the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure ("WLTP") have caused disruption in the European automotive market requiring manufacturers to shift production to comply. The United Kingdom's pending withdrawal from the European Union has also had an effect on the economy of the remaining European Union countries, as no trade deal has been signed. The European economy is showing signs of a slowdown with manufacturing slumping, especially with the end of Quantitative Easing by the European Central Bank. The end of the program, which was used to stimulate the economy and increase liquidity, will primarily affect Southern Europe. The European automotive market outlook has declined with this uncertainty.

North America:

North America volumes have been trending downward in the first nine months of the fiscal year. The third quarter volumes did recover slightly but we expect the current North American economic climate to continue to decline for the remainder of the year and into 2020, albeit there is some uncertainty surrounding the potential effects of trade policies and restrictions and practices being implemented or considered by the United States government. High levels of consumer debt and declining used car prices are also developments that could constrict future demand for new vehicles.
            

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Critical Accounting Estimates
Preparation of our financial statements are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and in the accompanying notes. We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable; however, actual results and the timing of the recognition of such amounts could differ from those estimates. We have identified the following items as critical accounting policies and estimates utilized by management in the preparation of the Company’s accompanying financial statements. These estimates were selected because of inherent imprecision that may result from applying judgment to the estimation process. The expenses and accrued liabilities or allowances related to these policies are initially based on our best estimates at the time they are recorded. Adjustments are charged or credited to income and the related balance sheet account when actual experience differs from the expected experience underlying the estimates. We make frequent comparisons of actual experience and expected experience in order to mitigate the likelihood that material adjustments will be required.
Income Taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
Management judgment is required in determining the Company’s provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and the valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s net deferred tax assets. In determining the need for a valuation allowance, the historical and projected financial performance of the operation recording the net deferred tax asset is considered along with any other pertinent information. Since future financial results may differ from previous estimates, periodic adjustments to the Company’s valuation allowance may be necessary.
The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. at the federal and state level and numerous non-U.S. jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes and recording the related assets and liabilities. In the ordinary course of our business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is less than certain. Accruals for income tax contingencies are provided for in accordance with the requirements of ASC Topic 740. The Company’s U.S. federal and certain state income tax returns and certain non-U.S. income tax returns are currently under various stages of audit by applicable tax authorities. Although the outcome of ongoing tax audits is always uncertain, management believes that it has appropriate support for the positions taken on its tax returns. The Company recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained by the tax authorities based on the technical merits of the position. Nonetheless, the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued for each year.
Refer to Note 16, "Income Taxes," to the Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report for more information regarding income taxes.
Intangible Assets. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. We amortize our acquired intangible assets with finite lives on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from three months to 15 years. See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements for a description of the current intangible assets and their estimated amortization expense.
Finite-lived intangible assets are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate their related carrying value may not be fully recordable.
Goodwill. Goodwill is the excess of cost of an acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Goodwill relates to and is assigned directly to specific reporting units. Goodwill is not amortized but is subject to impairment assessment. In accordance with ASC 350, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other," we assess goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently, if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value below the carrying amount. Our annual impairment assessment is performed as of September 30. Such assessment can be done on a qualitative or quantitative basis. When conducting a qualitative assessment, we consider relevant events and circumstances that affect the fair value or carrying amount of the reporting unit. A quantitative test is required only if we conclude that it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount, or we elect not to perform a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit. We consider the extent to which each of the events and circumstances identified affect the comparison of the reporting unit's fair value or the carrying amount. Such events and circumstances could include macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, overall financial performance, entity and reporting unit specific events, product brand level specific events and cost factors. We place more weight on the events and circumstances that may affect our determination of whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount.
We perform a quantitative goodwill impairment assessment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, we recognize an impairment charge for the amount which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill in that reporting unit.

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Share-based Payments. We record compensation expense for the fair value of nonvested stock option awards and restricted stock awards over the remaining vesting period. We use the simplified method to calculate the expected term of the stock options outstanding at five to six years and have utilized historical weighted average volatility. We determine the volatility and risk-free rate assumptions used in computing the fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The expected term for the restricted stock award is between three months and four years. In addition, we do not estimate a forfeiture rate at the time of grant, instead, we elected to recognize share-based compensation expense when actual forfeitures occur.
The Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the stock-based award and stock price volatility. The assumptions used are management’s best estimates, but the estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, if other assumptions had been used, the recorded stock-based compensation expense could have been materially different from that depicted in the financial statements.
New restricted stock and restricted stock units grants are valued at the closing market price on the date of grant.
U.S. Pension and Other Post-Retirement Costs and Liabilities. We have recorded pension and other post-retirement benefit liabilities that are developed from actuarial valuations for our U.S. operations. The pension plans were frozen in November of 2006 and therefore contributions by participants are not allowed. The determination of our pension liabilities requires key assumptions regarding discount rates used to determine the present value of future benefit payments and the expected return on plan assets. The discount rate is also significant to the development of other post-retirement liabilities. We determine these assumptions in consultation with, and after input from our actuaries.
The discount rate reflects the estimated rate at which the pension and other post-retirement liabilities could be settled at the end of the year. For our U.S. operations, we use the Principal Pension Discount Yield Curve ("Principal Curve") as the basis for determining the discount rate for reporting pension and retiree medical liabilities. At October 31, 2018, the resulting discount rate from the use of the Principal Curve was 4.35%, an increase of 0.70% that contributed to a decrease of the benefit obligation of $5,627. A change of 25 basis points in the discount rate at October 31, 2018 would increase expense on an annual basis by $6 or decrease expense on an annual basis by $9.
The assumed long-term rate of return on pension assets is applied to the market value of plan assets to derive a reduction to pension expense that approximates the expected average rate of asset investment return over ten or more years. A decrease in the expected long-term rate of return will increase pension expense whereas an increase in the expected long-term rate will reduce pension expense. Decreases in the level of plan assets will serve to increase the amount of pension expense whereas increases in the level of actual plan assets will serve to decrease the amount of pension expense. Any shortfall in the actual return on plan assets from the expected return will increase pension expense in future years due to the amortization of the shortfall, whereas any excess in the actual return on plan assets from the expected return will reduce pension expense in future periods due to the amortization of the excess. A change of 25 basis points in the assumed rate of return on pension assets would increase or decrease expense by $159.
Our investment policy for assets of the plans is to maintain an allocation generally of 30% to 70% in equity securities, 30% to 70% in debt securities and 0% to 10% in real estate. Equity security investments are structured to achieve an equal balance between growth and value stocks. We determine the annual rate of return on pension assets by first analyzing the composition of its asset portfolio. Historical rates of return are applied to the portfolio. Our investment advisors and actuaries review this computed rate of return. Industry comparables and other outside guidance are also considered in the annual selection of the expected rates of return on pension assets.
For the year ended October 31, 2018, the actual return on pension plans’ assets for all of our plans was 0.70%, which is lower than the expected rate of return on plan assets of 6.50% used to derive pension expense. The long-term expected rate of return takes into account years with exceptional gains and years with exceptional losses.
Actual results that differ from these estimates may result in more or less future Company funding into the pension plans than is planned by management.








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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended July 31, 2019 Compared to Three Months Ended July 31, 2018

REVENUES. Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 were $263,445 compared to revenues of $294,883 in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, a decrease of $31,438, or 10.7%. The decrease was attributable to negative currency effects of approximately $3.5 million, lower volume of $9.9 million, prior year non-repeating emergency orders of $12.4 million and the impact related to the exit of certain unprofitable products in the prior year of $5.6 million.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was $23,588 compared to gross profit of $32,880 in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, a decrease of $9,292, or 28.3%. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 9.0% for the third quarter of 2019 and 11.2% for the third quarter of 2018. The decline in gross profit as a percentage of sales was primarily due to program launch costs in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 and approximately $8 million due to one-time emergency orders in the third quarter of fiscal 2018.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and administrative expenses support the growth in sales opportunities, new technologies and new product launches. Expenses were $18,105 and $22,773 in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively. As a percentage of sales, these expenses were 6.9% of sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 and 7.7% of sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The decrease is related to the strategic cost saving initiatives taken to better optimize employee and administrative resources.

AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Amortization of intangible assets expense was $518 for the third quarter of fiscal of 2019 and $607 for the first fiscal quarter of 2018.

RESTRUCTURING. Restructuring charges of $3,905 were recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to the $1,965 in the third quarter of fiscal 2018. Our restructuring charges relate to our global strategic plan to become a more efficient and focused footprint allowing us to operate with lower fixed costs. These costs primarily included employee, professional, legal and other costs.

INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was $4,633, compared to interest expense of $3,209 in the third quarter of fiscal 2018. The increase in interest expense was the result of higher average borrowed funds along with a higher effective interest rate on our borrowing. Borrowed funds averaged $297,650 during the third quarter of fiscal 2019 and the effective interest rate was 6.23%. In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, borrowed funds averaged $271,681 and the effective interest rate of debt was 4.72%.

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET. Other (income) expense, net was $113 and $289 for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively.

BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES. The benefit for income taxes in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was $973 on income before taxes of $3,682 for an effective tax rate of 26.4%. The benefit for income taxes in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was $7,014 on income before taxes of $4,038 for an effective tax rate of (173.7)%. The effective tax rate for the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 varied from the statutory rate primarily due to the effect of foreign currency losses without tax benefit in 2019 and 2018 as well as the Tax Reform Act for 2018.
    
NET INCOME (LOSS). Net income (loss) for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was $(2,709), or $(0.11) per share, diluted compared to net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 of $11,052, or $0.47 per share, diluted for the reasons discussed above.



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Results of Operations
Nine Months Ended July 31, 2019 Compared to Nine Months Ended July 31, 2018
 
REVENUES. Revenues for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 were $795,748 compared to first nine months of fiscal 2018 revenues of $839,889, a decrease of $44,141. The decrease was attributable to negative currency effects of approximately $16.3 million, higher volume of $8.1 million, prior year non-repeating emergency orders of $12.4 million and the impact related to the exit of certain unprofitable products in prior year of $23.5 million.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was $65,958 compared to gross profit of $92,273 in the first nine months of fiscal 2018, a decrease of $26,315. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 8.3% in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 and 11.0% in the first nine months of fiscal 2018. The decline in gross profit as a percentage of sales was primarily due to program launch costs in fiscal 2019 and approximately $8 million due to one-time emergency orders in fiscal 2018.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Expenses were $51,069 and $66,159 in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively, a decrease of $15,090. As a percentage of sales, these expenses were 6.4% of sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 and 7.9% of sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2018. The decrease is related to strategic cost saving initiatives taken to better optimize employee and administrative resources.

AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Amortization of intangible assets expense of $1,558 for the first nine months of 2019 compared to $1,767 for the first nine months of 2018.

RESTRUCTURING. Restructuring charges of $11,371 were recorded in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 compared to the $4,962 in the first nine months of fiscal 2018. Our restructuring activities relate to our global strategic plan to become a more efficient and focused footprint allowing us to operate with lower fixed costs. These costs primarily included employee, professional, legal and other costs.

INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was $11,836, compared to interest expense of $8,194 during the first nine months of fiscal 2018. The increase in interest expense was the result of higher average borrowed funds along with a higher effective interest rate on our borrowing. Borrowed funds averaged $290,484 during the first nine months of fiscal 2019 and the effective interest rate was 5.43%. In the first nine months of fiscal 2018, borrowed funds averaged $258,016 and the effective interest rate was 4.23%.

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET. Other (income) expense, net was $(959) and $1,119 for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively. Other (income) expense, net reflects the gain on the sale of a building for the first nine months of fiscal 2019.

BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES. The benefit for income taxes for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was benefit of $2,612 on loss before taxes of $8,907 for an effective tax rate of 29.3%. The benefit for income taxes for the first nine months of fiscal 2018 was a benefit of $9,854 on income before income taxes of $10,081 for an effective tax rate of (97.7)%. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 varies from the statutory rate due to income taxes on foreign earnings which are taxed at rates different from the U.S. statutory rate, certain foreign losses without tax benefits, change to valuation allowance against certain foreign deferred tax assets, and tax return to provision adjustments. The first nine months of fiscal 2018 benefited from TCJA.
    
NET INCOME (LOSS). Net (loss) for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was $(6,295), or $(0.27) per share, diluted. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2018 was $19,935 or $0.85 per share, diluted for the reasons discussed above.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

General:

Our ability to obtain adequate cash to fund our needs depends on our results of operations and the availability of financing. We believe that cash on hand, cash flow from operations and available borrowings under our Credit Agreement will be sufficient to fund capital expenditures and meet our operating obligations for the next twelve months. However, there can be no assurance that we will meet these expectations. For additional information, refer to Risk Factors included in Part 1, Item 1A of Shiloh's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.

Cash Flows and Working Capital:

At July 31, 2019, total debt was $248,743 and total equity was $191,121, resulting in a capitalization rate of 56.5% debt, 43.5% equity. Current assets were $289,032 and current liabilities were $215,963, resulting in positive working capital of $73,069.

The following table summarizes the Company's cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities:
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2019 vs. 2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
change
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
24,354

 
$
50,881

 
$
(26,527
)
Net cash used in investing activities
$
(30,435
)
 
$
(98,453
)
 
$
68,018

Net cash provided by financing activities
$
957

 
$
55,776

 
$
(54,819
)

Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities:
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Operational cash flow before changes in operating assets and liabilities
$
29,633

 
$
57,077

 
 
 
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
     Accounts receivable, net
30,213

 
18,599

     Inventories, net
3,900

 
(2,656
)
     Prepaids and other assets
(1,564
)
 
(4,884
)
     Payables and other liabilities
(30,965
)
 
(6,989
)
     Accrued income taxes
(6,863
)
 
(10,266
)
     Total change in operating assets and liabilities
$
(5,279
)
 
$
(6,196
)
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
24,354

 
$
50,881

    
Cash inflows and outflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Cash outflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities was $5,279 for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and $6,196 for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 which was negatively impacted by product launches with increased costs until production stabilizes.
Cash inflows from changes in accounts receivable for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, were $30,213 and $18,599, respectively. The cash inflows increased due to continuing efforts to collect receivables and sales volume changes.
Cash inflows from changes in inventory for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 were $3,900 and cash outflows from changes in inventory were $2,656 for the nine months ended July 31, 2018. The difference was primarily driven by operational performance, as well as, a change in customer mix and delivery.
Cash outflows from changes in prepaids and other assets for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 were $1,564 and cash outflows from changes in prepaids and other assets for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 were $4,884. The difference was primarily driven by the timing of invoicing customer-funded tooling.

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Cash outflows from changes in payables and other liabilities for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 were $30,965 and cash outflows from changes in payables and other liabilities for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 were $6,989. The difference was primarily driven by payment terms with our customers and vendors, offset partially by the timing of payments related to capital expenditures and customer-funded tooling.
Cash outflows from changes in accrued income taxes for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 were $6,863 and $10,266, respectively. The changes were primarily driven by payment of income taxes in foreign jurisdictions.

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities:

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 were $30,435 and $98,453, respectively. Capital expenditures were $48,643 and $38,668 for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The expenditures are attributed to projects for new awards and product launches. Additionally, for the nine months ended July 31, 2019, proceeds from the sale of assets generated $12,339, primarily from the sale of the Pendergrass building and other equipment, as well as, cash inflows from derivative settlements of $5,855. The nine months ended July 31, 2018 includes $62,481 net cash paid related to the acquisition of Brabant.
    
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities:

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 was $957 and net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 was $55,776. Financing need is the result of changes in cash flows from operating activities and capital expenditures. For the nine months ended July 31, 2018 cash provided by financing activities was used to fund the acquisition of Brabant.

As of July 31, 2019, the Company's long-term indebtedness was $248,393. Refer to "Item 1. – Financial Statements – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 9 – Financing Arrangements" of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information.

Long-term debt and short-term borrowings:

As of July 31, 2019, we were in compliance with our long-term financial debt covenants. Refer to "Item 1. – Financial Statements – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 9 – Financing Arrangements" of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information.

We continue to closely monitor the business conditions affecting the automotive industry. In addition, we closely monitor our working capital and capital expenditure needs and believe that the combination of cash from operations, cash balances and available credit facilities will be sufficient to satisfy our cash needs for our current level of operations and our planned operations for the foreseeable future.

Contractual Obligations

Our contractual obligations have not changed materially from those disclosed in "Part II – Item 7. – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Contractual Obligations" of our 2018 Form 10-K. 

Item 3.        Qualitative and Quantitative Market Risk Discussion

Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. We are exposed to market risk throughout the normal course of our business operations due to purchases of metals, sales of scrap steel, our ongoing investing and financing activities and exposure to foreign currency exchange rates. As such, we have established policies and procedures to govern our management of market risks. There have been no material changes to market risk exposures related to changes in commodity pricing, interest rates or currency exchange rates from those discussed in Item 7A of our 2018 Form 10-K.


Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
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periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Principal Executive Officer ("PEO"), Principal Financial Officer ("PFO") and Principal Accounting Officer ("PAO"), as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the PEO, PFO and PAO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b), as amended as of July 31, 2019. Based on their evaluation, our PEO, PFO and PAO have determined that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of July 31, 2019.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended July 31, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.        Legal Proceedings

See Note 19, Commitments and Contingencies, in Item I of this report which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

We are exposed to certain risks and uncertainties that could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial position and operating results. There have been no other material changes to the Risk Factors described in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.








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Item 6.
Exhibits

 
 
Incorporated By Reference
 
 
Exhibit #
Exhibit Description
Form
File Number
Date of First Filing
Exhibit Number
Filed Herewith
3.1
Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated March 1, 2019.

10-Q
000-21964
March 12, 2019
3.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.2
Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated March 9, 2016 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on June 8, 2016).

10-Q
000-21964
June 8, 2016
3.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.3
Certificate of Designation, dated December 31, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(ii) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001).

10-K
000-21964
February 13, 2002
3.1(ii)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.4
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated June 23, 1993 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on June 8, 2016). 

10-Q
000-21964
June 8, 2016
3.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.5
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant, as amended through December 18, 2018 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2018).

8-K
000-21964
December 21, 2018
3.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan Document
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal Executive Officer’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
X



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Lillian Etzkorn
 
 
Lillian Etzkorn
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
Date: September 5, 2019

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Exhibit 10.1 Q3 FY19 Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan


















THE EXECUTIVE NONQUALIFIED EXCESS PLAN DOCUMENT








































Section 1.    Purpose:
By execution of the Adoption Agreement, the Employer has adopted the Plan set forth herein, and in the Adoption Agreement, to provide a means by which certain management Employees or Independent Contractors of the Employer may elect to defer receipt of current Compensation from the Employer in order to provide retirement and other benefits on behalf of such Employees or Independent Contractors of the Employer, as selected in the Adoption Agreement. The Plan is intended to be a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that complies with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). The Plan is also intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated employees under Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(l) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and independent contractors. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, this Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with these intentions.

Section 2.    Definitions:
As used in the Plan, including this Section 2, references to one gender shall include the other, unless otherwise indicated by the context:
1."Active Participant" means, with respect to any day or date, a Participant who is in Service on such day or date; provided, that a Participant shall cease to be an Active Participant (i) immediately upon a determination by the Committee that the Participant has ceased to be an Employee or Independent Contractor, or (ii) at the end of the Plan Year that the Committee determines the Participant no longer meets the eligibility requirements of the Plan.
2."Adoption Agreement" means the written agreement pursuant to which the Employer adopts the Plan. The Adoption Agreement is a part of the Plan as applied to the Employer.
3."Beneficiary" means the person, persons, entity or entities designated or determined pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan.
4."Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company, if the Company is a corporation. If





the Company is not a corporation, "Board" shall mean the Company.
5."Change in Control Event" means an event described in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) and the regulations thereunder.
6."Committee" means the persons or entity designated in the Adoption Agreement to administer the Plan. If the Committee designated in the Adoption Agreement is unable to serve, the Employer shall satisfy the duties of the Committee provided for in Section 9.

7.
"Company" means the company designated in the Adoption Agreement as such.
8."Compensation" shall have the meaning designated in the Adoption Agreement.
9."Crediting Date" means the date designated in the Adoption Agreement for crediting the amount of any Participant Deferral Credits or Employer Credits to the Deferred Compensation Account of a Participant.
10."Deferred Compensation Account" means the account or accounts maintained with respect to each Participant under the Plan. The Deferred Compensation Account shall be credited with Participant Deferral Credits and Employer Credits, credited or debited for deemed investment gains or losses, and adjusted for payments in accordance with the rules and elections in effect under Section 8. As permitted in the Adoption Agreement, the Deferred Compensation Account of a Participant may consist of one or more accounts including In-Service or Education Accounts, if applicable. A Participant may elect payment options for each account as described in Section 7.1 and deemed investments for each account as described in Section 8.2.
11."Disabled or Disability" means Disabled or Disability within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Generally, this means that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months,





receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering Employees of the Employer.
12.“Education Account” is an In-Service Account which will be used by the Participant for educational purposes.

13.
"Effective Date" shall be the date designated in the Adoption Agreement.

14."Employee" means an individual in the Service of the Employer if the relationship between the individual and the Employer is the legal relationship of employer
and employee. An individual shall cease to be an Employee upon the Employee's Separation from Service.
15."Employer" means the Company, as identified in the Adoption Agreement, and any Participating Employer which adopts this Plan. An Employer may be a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership or sole proprietorship.
16."Employer Credits" means the amounts credited to the Participant's Deferred Compensation Account by the Employer pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.2.
17."Grandfathered Amounts" means, if applicable, the amounts that were deferred under the Plan and were earned and vested within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder as of December 31, 2004. Grandfathered Amounts shall be subject to the terms designated in the Plan which were in effect as of October 3, 2004.
18."Independent Contractor" means an individual in the Service of the Employer if the relationship between the individual and the Employer is not the legal relationship of employer and employee. An individual shall cease to be an Independent Contractor upon the termination of the Independent Contractor's Service. An Independent Contractor shall include a director of the Employer who is not an Employee.
19."In-Service Account" means a separate account to be kept for each Participant that has





elected to take in-service distributions as described in Section 5.4. The In-Service Account shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Deferred Compensation Account under Section 8 and in accordance with the rules and elections in effect under Section 8.
20."Normal Retirement Age" of a Participant means the age designated in the Adoption Agreement.
21."Participant" means with respect to any Plan Year an Employee or Independent Contractor who has been designated by the Committee as a Participant and who has entered the Plan or who has a Deferred Compensation Account under the Plan; provided that if the Participant is an Employee, the individual must be a highly compensated or management employee of the Employer within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.
22."Participant Deferral Credits" means the amounts credited to the Participant's Deferred Compensation Account by the Employer pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.1.
23."Participating Employer" means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which adopts this Plan with the consent of the Company identified in the Adoption Agreement.
24."Participation Agreement" means a written agreement entered into between a Participant and the Employer pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.1
25."Performance-Based Compensation" means compensation where the amount of, or entitlement to, the compensation is contingent on the satisfaction of pre-established organizational or individual performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least twelve months. Organizational or individual performance criteria are considered pre-established if established in writing within 90 days after the commencement of the period of service to which the criteria relates, provided that the outcome is substantially uncertain at the time the criteria are established. Performance-based
compensation may include payments based upon subjective performance criteria as provided in regulations and administrative guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code.
26."Plan" means The Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan, as herein set out and as set out in





the Adoption Agreement, or as duly amended. The name of the Plan as applied to the Employer shall be designated in the Adoption Agreement.
27."Plan-Approved Domestic Relations Order" shall mean a judgment, decree, or order (including the approval of a settlement agreement) which is:
1.
Issued pursuant to a State's domestic relations law;

2.Relates to the provision of child support, alimony payments or marital property rights to a Spouse, former Spouse, child or other dependent of the Participant;

3.Creates or recognizes the right of a Spouse, former Spouse, child or other dependent of the Participant to receive all or a portion of the Participant's benefits under the Plan;

4.Requires payment to such person of their interest in the Participant's benefits in a lump sum payment at a specific time; and

5.
Meets such other requirements established by the Committee.

28."Plan Year" means the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the month designated in the Adoption Agreement; provided that the initial Plan Year may have fewer than twelve months.
29."Qualifying Distribution Event" means (i) the Separation from Service of the Participant, (ii) the date the Participant becomes Disabled, (iii) the death of the Participant, (iv) the time specified by the Participant for an In-Service or Education Distribution, (v) a Change in Control Event, or (vi) an Unforeseeable Emergency, each to the extent provided in Section 5.
30."Seniority Date" shall have the meaning designated in the Adoption Agreement.
31."Separation from Service" or "Separates from Service" means a "separation from service" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
32."Service" as an Employee means employment by the Employer. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship is treated as continuing intact while the Employee is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six months, or if longer, so long as the Employee's right to reemployment is provided either by statute or contract. If the Participant is an Independent Contractor, "Service" shall mean the period during which the contractual relationship exists between the Employer and the Participant. The contractual relationship is not terminated





if the Participant anticipates a renewal of the contract or becomes an Employee.
33."Service Bonus" means any bonus paid to a Participant by the Employer which is not Performance-Based Compensation.
34."Specified Employee" means an Employee who meets the requirements for key employee treatment under Section 416(i)(l)(A)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Code (applied in accordance with the regulations thereunder and without regard to Section 416(i)(5) of the Code) at any time during the twelve month period ending on December 31 of each year (the "identification date"). If the person is a key employee as of any identification date, the person is treated as a Specified Employee for the twelve-month period beginning on the first day of the fourth month following the identification date. Unless binding corporate action is taken to establish different rules for determining Specified Employees for all plans of the Company and its controlled group members that are subject to Section 409A of the Code, the foregoing rules and the other default rules under the regulations of Section 409A of the Code shall apply.
35."Spouse" or ''Surviving Spouse" means, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, a person who is the legally married spouse or surviving spouse of a Participant.
36."Unforeseeable Emergency" means an "unforeseeable emergency" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
37."Years of Service" means each Plan Year of Service completed by the Participant. For vesting purposes, Years of Service shall be calculated from the date designated in the Adoption Agreement and Service shall be based on service with the Company and all Participating Employers.
    
Section 3.    Participation:
The Committee in its discretion shall designate each Employee or Independent Contractor who is eligible to participate in the Plan. A Participant who Separates from Service with the Employer and who later returns to Service will not be an Active Participant under the Plan except upon satisfaction of such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish upon the Participant's return to Service, whether or not the Participant shall have a balance remaining in his Deferred Compensation Account under the Plan





on the date of the return to Service.

Section 4.    Credits to Deferred Compensation Account:
1.Participant Deferral Credits. To the extent provided in the Adoption Agreement, each Active Participant may elect, by entering into a Participation Agreement with the Employer, to defer the receipt of Compensation from the Employer by a dollar amount or percentage specified in the Participation Agreement. The amount of Compensation the Participant elects to defer, the Participant Deferral Credit, shall be credited by the Employer to the Deferred Compensation Account maintained for the Participant pursuant to Section 8. The following special provisions shall apply with respect to the Participant Deferral Credits of a Participant:
1.The Employer shall credit to the Participant's Deferred Compensation Account on each Crediting Date an amount equal to the total Participant Deferral Credit for the period ending on such Crediting Date.
2.An election pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall be made by the Participant by executing and delivering a Participation Agreement to the Committee. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.1, the Participation Agreement shall become effective with respect to such Participant as of the first day of January following the date such Participation Agreement is received by the Committee. A Participant's election may be changed at any time prior to the last permissible date for making the election as permitted in this Section 4.1, and shall thereafter be irrevocable. Any election of a Participant shall continue in effect for the time period as set forth in the Adoption Agreement and shall be described as evergreen or non-evergreen as appropriate.
3.A Participant may execute and deliver a Participation Agreement to the Committee within 30 days after the date the Participant first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan. After the 30 day period expires, or after any shorter time period as agreed to by the Participant and the Committee, the latest election made by the Participant during that period becomes irrevocable. Such election shall then be effective as of the first payroll period commencing following the date the Participation Agreement becomes irrevocable. Whether a Participant is treated as newly eligible for participation under this Section shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder, including (i) rules that treat all elective deferral account balance plans as one plan, and (ii) rules that treat a previously eligible Employee as newly eligible if his benefits had been previously distributed or if he has been ineligible for 24 months. For Compensation that is earned based upon a specified performance period (for example, an annual





bonus), where a deferral election is made under this Section but after the beginning of the performance period, the election will only apply to the portion of the Compensation equal to the total amount of the Compensation for the service period multiplied by the ratio of the number of days remaining in the performance period after the date the election becomes irrevocable over the total number of days in the performance period.
4.A Participant may unilaterally modify a Participation Agreement (either to terminate, increase or decrease the portion of his future Compensation which is subject to deferral within the percentage limits set forth in Section 4.1 of the Adoption Agreement) by providing a written modification of the Participation Agreement to the Committee. The modification shall become effective as of the first day of January following the date such written modification is received by the Committee, or at such later date as required under Section 409A of the Code.
5.If the Participant performed services continuously from the later of the beginning of the performance period or the date upon which the performance criteria are established through the date upon which the Participant makes an initial deferral election, a Participation Agreement relating to the deferral of Performance- Based Compensation may be executed and delivered to the Committee no later than the date which is 6 months prior to the end of the performance period, provided that in no event may an election to defer Performance-Based Compensation be made after such Compensation has become readily ascertainable.
6.If the Employer has a fiscal year other than the calendar year, Compensation relating to Service in the fiscal year of the Employer (such as a bonus based on the fiscal year of the Employer), of which no amount is paid or payable during the fiscal year, may be deferred at the Participant's election if the election to defer is made not later than the close of the Employer's fiscal year next preceding the first fiscal year in which the Participant performs any services for which such Compensation is payable.
7.Compensation payable after the last day of the Participant's taxable year solely for services provided during the final payroll period containing the last day of the Participant's taxable year (i.e., December 31) is treated for purposes of this Section 4.1 as Compensation for services performed in the subsequent taxable year.
8.The Committee may from time to time establish policies or rules consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to govern the manner in which Participant Deferral Credits may be made.
9.If a Participant becomes Disabled all currently effective deferral elections for such Participant shall be cancelled. At the time the participant is no longer Disabled, subsequent elections to defer future compensation will be permitted under this Section 4.





10.If a Participant applies for and receives a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency, all currently effective deferral elections for such Participant shall be canceled. Subsequent elections to defer future compensation will be permitted under this Section 4.
11.If a Participant receives a hardship distribution from a 401(k) or a 403(b) plan that requires all currently effective deferral elections under all plans maintained by the Employer to be canceled, then all currently effective deferral elections shall be canceled until the later of the beginning of the next calendar year or six months after the date of the hardship distribution. Subsequent elections to defer future compensation under this Section 4 will not be effective until the later of the beginning of the next calendar year or six months after the date of the hardship distribution. If the effective date of such an election occurs after the beginning of the next calendar year, as permitted by the Employer, a Participant may make elections for the next calendar year prior to January 1st of the next calendar year, but these elections will not become effective until the end of the six- month waiting period.
2.Employer Credits. If designated by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement, the Employer shall cause the Committee to credit to the Deferred Compensation Account of each Active Participant an Employer Credit as determined in accordance with the Adoption Agreement. A Participant must make distribution elections with respect to any Employer Credits credited to his Deferred Compensation Account by the deadline that would apply under Section 4.1 for distribution elections with respect to Participant Deferral Credits credited at the same time, on a Participation Agreement that is timely executed and delivered to the Committee pursuant to Section 4.1. If no distribution election is made, vested amounts in the Deferred Compensation Account will be distributed in a lump sum upon the earliest of any Qualifying Distribution Event limited to Separation from Service, Disability, Death or Change in Control.
3.Deferred Compensation Account. All Participant Deferral Credits and Employer Credits shall be credited to the Deferred Compensation Account of the Participant as provided in Section 8.



Section 5. Qualifying Distribution Events:
1.Separation from Service. If the Participant Separates from Service with the Employer, the vested balance in the Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid to the Participant by the Employer as





provided in Section 7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no distribution shall be made earlier than six months after the date of Separation from Service (or, if earlier, the date of death) with respect to a Participant who as of the date of Separation from Service is a Specified Employee of a corporation the stock in which is traded on an established securities market or otherwise. Any payments to which such Specified Employee would be entitled during the first six months following the date of Separation from Service shall be accumulated and paid on the first day of the seventh month following the date of Separation from Service, and shall be adjusted for deemed investment gain and loss incurred during the six month period.
2.Disability. If the Employer designates in the Adoption Agreement that distributions are permitted under the Plan when a Participant becomes Disabled, and the Participant becomes Disabled while in Service, the vested balance in the Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid to the Participant by the Employer as provided in Section 7.
3.Death. If the Participant dies while in Service, the Employer shall pay a benefit to the Participant's Beneficiary in the amount designated in the Adoption Agreement. Payment of such benefit shall be made by the Employer as provided in Section 7.
4.In-Service or Education Distributions. If the Employer designates in the Adoption Agreement that in-service or education distributions are permitted under the Plan, a Participant may designate in the Participation Agreement to have a specified amount credited to the Participant's In-Service or Education Account for in-service or education distributions at the date specified by the Participant. In no event may an in- service or education distribution of an amount be made before the date that is two years after the first day of the year in which any deferral election to such In-Service or Education
Account became effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant incurs a Qualifying Distribution Event prior to the date on which the entire balance in the In-Service or Education Account has been distributed, then the vested balance in the In-Service or Education Account on the date of the Qualifying Distribution Event shall be paid as provided under Section 7.1 for payments on such Qualifying Distribution Event.





5.Change in Control Event. If the Employer designates in the Adoption Agreement that distributions are permitted under the Plan upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event, the Participant may designate in the Participation Agreement to have the vested balance in the Deferred Compensation Account paid to the Participant upon a Change in Control Event by the Employer as provided in Section 7.
6.Unforeseeable Emergency. If the Employer designates in the Adoption Agreement that distributions are permitted under the Plan upon the occurrence of an Unforeseeable Emergency event, a distribution from the Deferred Compensation Account may be made to a Participant in the event of an Unforeseeable Emergency, subject to the following provisions:
1.A Participant may, at any time prior to his Separation from Service for any reason, make application to the Committee to receive a distribution in a lump sum of all or a portion of the vested balance in the Deferred Compensation Account (determined as of the date the distribution, if any, is made under this Section 5.6) because of an Unforeseeable Emergency. A distribution because of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall not exceed the amount required to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of such distribution, after taking into account the extent to which the Unforeseeable Emergency may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant's assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship) or by stopping current deferrals under the Plan pursuant to Section 4.1.10.
2.The Participant's request for a distribution on account of Unforeseeable Emergency must be made in writing to the Committee. The request must specify the nature of the financial hardship, the total amount requested to be
distributed from the Deferred Compensation Account, and the total amount of the actual expense incurred or to be incurred on account of the Unforeseeable Emergency.
3.If a distribution under this Section 5.6 is approved by the Committee, such distribution will be made as soon as practicable following the date it is approved. The processing of the request shall be completed as soon as practicable from the date on which the Committee receives the properly completed written request for a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency. If a Participant's Separation from Service occurs after a request is approved in accordance with this Section 5.6.3, but prior to distribution of the full amount approved, the approval of the request shall be automatically null and void and the benefits which the Participant is entitled to receive





under the Plan shall be distributed in accordance with the applicable distribution provisions of the Plan.
4.The Committee may from time to time adopt additional policies or rules consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to govern the manner in which such distributions may be made so that the Plan may be conveniently administered.

Section 6. Vesting:
A Participant shall be fully vested in the portion of his Deferred Compensation Account attributable to Participant Deferral Credits, and all income, gains and losses attributable thereto. A Participant shall become fully vested in the portion of his Deferred Compensation Account attributable to Employer Credits, and income, gains and losses attributable thereto, in accordance with the vesting schedule and provisions designated by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement. If a Participant's Deferred Compensation Account is not fully vested upon Separation from Service, the portion of the Deferred Compensation Account that is not fully vested shall thereupon be forfeited.

Section 7.    Distribution Rules:
1.Payment Options. The Employer shall designate in the Adoption Agreement the payment options which may be elected by the Participant (lump sum, annual installments, or a combination of both). Different payment options may be made available for each Qualifying Distribution Event, and different payment options may be available for different types of Separations from Service, all as designated in the Adoption Agreement. The Participant shall elect in the Participation Agreement the method under which the vested balance in the Deferred Compensation Account will be distributed from among the designated payment options. The Participant may at such time elect a different method of payment for each Qualifying Distribution Event as specified in the Adoption Agreement. If the Participant is permitted by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement to elect different payment options and does not make a valid election, the vested balance in the Deferred Compensation Account will be distributed as a lump sum upon the Qualifying Distribution Event.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if certain Qualifying Distribution Events occur prior to the date on





which the vested balance of a Participant's Deferred Compensation Account is completely paid pursuant to this Section 7.1 following the occurrence of certain Qualifying Distribution Events, the following rules apply:
1.If the currently effective Qualifying Distribution Event is a Separation from Service or Disability, and the Participant subsequently dies, the remaining unpaid vested balance of a Participant's Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid as a lump sum.
2.If the currently effective Qualifying Distribution Event is a Change in Control Event, and any subsequent Qualifying Distribution Event occurs (except an In-Service or Education Distribution described in Section 2.29(iv)), the remaining unpaid vested balance of a Participant's Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid as provided under Section 7.1 for payments on such subsequent Qualifying Distribution Event.
2.Timing of Payments. Payment shall be made in the manner elected by the Participant and shall commence as soon as practicable after (but no later than 60 days after) the distribution date specified for the Qualifying Distribution Event. For each payment, the Committee must specify a date for the Deferred Compensation Account(s) to be valued. In the event the Participant fails to make a valid election of the payment method, the distribution will be made in a single lump sum payment as soon as practicable after (but no later than 60 days after) the Qualifying Distribution Event. A payment may be further delayed to the extent permitted in accordance with regulations and guidance under Section 409A of the Code.
3.Installment Payments. If the Participant elects to receive installment payments upon a Qualifying Distribution Event, the payment of each installment shall be made on the anniversary of the date of the first installment payment, and the amount of the installment shall be adjusted on such anniversary for credits or debits to the Participant's account pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan. Such adjustment shall be made by dividing the balance in the Deferred Compensation Account on such date by the number of installments remaining to be paid hereunder; provided that the last installment due under the Plan shall be the entire amount credited to the Participant's account on the date of payment.
4.De Minimis Amounts. Notwithstanding any payment election made by the Participant, if the Employer designates a pre-determined de minimis amount in the Adoption Agreement, the vested





balance in all Deferred Compensation Accounts of the Participant will be distributed in a single lump sum payment if at the time of a permitted Qualifying Distribution Event the vested balance does not exceed such pre-determined de minimis amount; provided, however, that such distribution will be made only where the Qualifying Distribution Event is a Separation from Service, death, Disability (if applicable) or Change in Control Event (if applicable). Such payment shall be made on or before the later of (i) December 31 of the calendar year in which the Qualifying Distribution Event occurs, or (ii) the date that is 2-1/2 months after the Qualifying Distribution Event occurs. In addition, the Employer may distribute a Participant's vested balance in all of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Accounts at any time if the balance does not exceed the limit in Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code and results in the termination of the Participant's entire interest in the Plan as provided under Section 409A of the Code.
5.Subsequent Elections. With the consent of the Committee, a Participant may delay or change the method of payment of the Deferred Compensation Account subject to the following requirements:
1.The new election may not take effect until at least 12 months after the date on which the new election is made.
2.If the new election relates to a payment for a Qualifying Distribution Event other than the death of the Participant, the Participant becoming Disabled, or an Unforeseeable Emergency, the new election must provide for the deferral of the payment for a period of at least five years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made.
3.If the new election relates to a payment from the In-Service or Education Account, the new election must be made at least 12 months prior to the date of the first scheduled payment from such account.
For purposes of this Section 7.5 and Section 7.6, a payment is each separately identified amount to which the Participant is entitled under the Plan; provided, that entitlement to a series of installment payments is treated as the entitlement to a single payment.
6.Acceleration Prohibited. The acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment due under the Plan is prohibited except as expressly provided in regulations and administrative guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code (such as accelerations for domestic relations orders and employment taxes). It is not an acceleration of the time or schedule of payment if the Employer waives or accelerates





the vesting requirements applicable to a benefit under the Plan.
7.Residual Distributions. If calculation of the amount of any credit to a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account is not administratively practicable due to events beyond the control of the Employer, payments may be made to the Participant for residual amounts contributed to or remaining in a Deferred Compensation Account after payments under the provisions of this Section 7 have commenced or been completed. The residual amount shall be credited to the Deferred Compensation Account when the calculation of the amount becomes administratively practicable. Examples of residual amounts include, but are not limited to, additional investment returns credited after payment (due to dividends or pricing changes) or additional contributions made after payment (such as an annual bonus deferral or an Employer Credit). Payments that would have been made had the residual amount been calculable at the benefit commencement date shall be made up as soon as practicable after crediting to the Deferred Compensation Account, in no case later than the end of the year in which calculation of the amount becomes administratively practicable.
8.Ineffective Deferrals. If a Participant deferral election under Section 4 to contribute to an In-Service or Education Account carries over to a subsequent year (an evergreen election) and the deferral election is ineffective (i.e., the distribution election would cause payment in the current or prior years), the amount deferred will be credited to a Deferred Compensation Account that is not an In-Service or Education Account. If the Participant only has one account of this type, the amount deferred will be credited to that account. If the Participant has multiple accounts of this type, and one of the accounts has a lump sum at Separation from Service distribution election, the amount deferred will be credited to that account. If the Participant has multiple accounts of this type and does not
have an account with a lump sum at Separation from Service distribution election, one will be established with a lump sum at Separation from Service distribution election and the amount deferred will be credited to this account.

Section 8.    Accounts; Deemed Investment; Adjustments to Account:






1.Accounts. The Committee shall establish a book reserve account, entitled the "Deferred Compensation Account," on behalf of each Participant. The Committee shall also establish an In-Service or Education Account as a part of the Deferred Compensation Account of each Participant, if applicable. The amount credited to the Deferred Compensation Account shall be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.3.
2.Deemed Investments. The Deferred Compensation Account of a Participant shall be credited with an investment return determined as if the account were invested in one or more investment funds made available by the Committee. The Participant shall elect the investment funds in which his Deferred Compensation Account shall be deemed to be invested. Such election shall be made in the manner prescribed by the Committee and shall take effect upon the entry of the Participant into the Plan. The investment election of the Participant shall remain in effect until a new election is made by the Participant. In the event the Participant fails for any reason to make an effective election of the investment return to be credited to his account, the investment return shall be determined by the Committee.
3.Adjustments to Deferred Compensation Account. With respect to each Participant who has a Deferred Compensation Account under the Plan, the amount credited to such account shall be adjusted by the following debits and credits, at the times and in the order stated:

1.The Deferred Compensation Account shall be debited each business day with the total amount of any payments made from such account since the last preceding business day to him or for his benefit. Unless otherwise specified by the Employer, each deemed investment fund will be debited pro-rata based on the value of the investment funds as of the end of the preceding business day.

2.The Deferred Compensation Account shall be credited on each Crediting Date with the total amount of any Participant Deferral Credits and Employer Credits to such account since the last preceding Crediting Date.

3.The Deferred Compensation Account shall be credited or debited on each day





securities are traded on a national stock exchange with the amount of deemed investment gain or loss resulting from the performance of the deemed investment funds elected by the Participant in accordance with Section 8.2. The amount of such deemed investment gain or loss shall be determined by the Committee and such determination shall be final and conclusive upon all concerned.

Section 9.    Administration by Committee:

1.Membership of Committee. If the Committee consists of individuals appointed by the Board, they will serve at the pleasure of the Board. Any member of the Committee may resign, and his successor, if any, shall be appointed by the Board.
2.General Administration. The Committee shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the Plan and for carrying out its provisions. The Committee shall have the full authority and discretion to make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with this Plan. Any such action taken by the Committee shall be final and conclusive on any party. To the extent the Committee has been granted discretionary authority under the Plan, the Committee’s prior exercise of such authority shall not obligate it to exercise its authority in a like fashion thereafter. The Committee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions and reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or other person employed or engaged by the Employer with respect to the Plan. The Committee may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to such agents, including Employees of the Employer, such administrative or other duties as it sees fit.
3.Indemnification. To the extent not covered by insurance, the Employer shall indemnify the Committee, each Employee, officer, director, and agent of the Employer, and all persons formerly serving in such capacities, against any and all liabilities or expenses, including all legal fees relating thereto, arising in connection with the exercise of their duties and responsibilities with respect to the Plan, provided however that the Employer shall not indemnify any person for liabilities or expenses due to that person’s own gross





negligence or willful misconduct.

Section 10.    Contractual Liability, Trust:

1.Contractual Liability. Unless otherwise elected in the Adoption Agreement, the Company shall be obligated to make all payments hereunder. This obligation shall constitute a contractual liability of the Company to the Participants, and such payments shall be made from the general funds of the Company. The Company shall not be required to establish or maintain any special or separate fund, or otherwise to segregate assets to assure that such payments shall be made, and the Participants shall not have any interest in any particular assets of the Company by reason of its obligations hereunder. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payment from the Company under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured creditor of the Company.
2.Trust. The Employer may establish a trust to assist it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. Any such trust shall conform to the requirements of a grantor trust under Revenue Procedures 92-64 and 92-65 and at all times during the continuance of the trust the principal and income of the trust shall be subject to claims of general creditors of the Employer under federal and state law. The establishment of such a trust would not be intended to cause Participants to realize current income on amounts contributed thereto, and the trust would be so interpreted and administered.

Section 11.    Allocation of Responsibilities:

The persons responsible for the Plan and the duties and responsibilities allocated to each are as follows:

1.
Board.

(i)
To amend the Plan;
(ii)
To appoint and remove members of the Committee; and
(iii)
To terminate the Plan as permitted in Section 14.

2.
Committee.

(i)
To designate Participants;
(ii)To interpret the provisions of the Plan and to determine the rights of the Participants under the Plan, except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 16 relating to claims procedure;






(iii)To administer the Plan in accordance with its terms, except to the extent powers to administer the Plan are specifically delegated to another person or persons as provided in the Plan;

(iv)To account for the amount credited to the Deferred Compensation Account of a Participant;

(v)To direct the Employer in the payment of benefits;

(vi)To file such reports as may be required with the United States Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service and any other government agency to which reports may be required to be submitted from time to time; and

(vii)To administer the claims procedure to the extent provided in Section 16.

Section 12.    Benefits Not Assignable; Facility of Payments:

1.Benefits Not Assignable. No portion of any benefit credited or paid under the Plan with respect to any Participant shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt so to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void, nor shall any portion of such benefit be in any manner payable to any assignee, receiver or any one trustee, or be liable for his debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts.
2.Plan-Approved Domestic Relations Orders. The Committee shall establish procedures for determining whether an order directed to the Plan is a Plan- Approved Domestic Relations Order. If the Committee determines that an order is a Plan- Approved Domestic Relations Order, the Committee shall cause the payment of amounts pursuant to or segregate a separate account as provided by (and to prevent any payment or act which might be inconsistent with) the Plan-Approved Domestic Relations Order notwithstanding Section 12.1.
3.Payments to Minors and Others. If any individual entitled to receive a payment under the Plan shall be physically, mentally or legally incapable of receiving or acknowledging receipt of such payment, the Committee, upon the receipt of satisfactory evidence of his incapacity and satisfactory evidence that another person or institution is maintaining him and that no guardian or committee has been appointed for him, may cause any payment otherwise payable to him to be made to such person or institution





so maintaining him. Payment to such person or institution shall be in full satisfaction of all claims by or through the Participant to the extent of the amount thereof.

Section 13.    Beneficiary:
The Participant's Beneficiary shall be the person, persons, entity or entities designated by the Participant on the Beneficiary designation form provided by and filed with the Committee or its designee. If the Participant does not designate a Beneficiary, the Beneficiary shall be his Surviving Spouse. If the Participant does not designate a Beneficiary and has no Surviving Spouse, the Beneficiary shall be the Participant's estate. The designation of a Beneficiary may be changed or revoked only by filing a new Beneficiary designation form with the Committee or its designee. If a Beneficiary (the "primary Beneficiary") is receiving or is entitled to receive payments under the Plan and dies before receiving all of the payments due him, the balance to which he is entitled shall be paid to the contingent Beneficiary, if any, named in the Participant's current Beneficiary designation form. If there is no contingent Beneficiary, the balance shall be paid to the estate of the primary Beneficiary. Any Beneficiary may disclaim all or any part of any benefit to which such Beneficiary shall be entitled hereunder by filing a written disclaimer with the Committee before payment of such benefit is to be made. Such a disclaimer shall be made in a form satisfactory to the Committee and shall be irrevocable when filed. Any benefit disclaimed shall be payable from the Plan in the same manner as if the Beneficiary who filed the disclaimer had predeceased the Participant.
Section 14.    Amendment and Termination of Plan:
The Company may amend any provision of the Plan or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, that in no event shall such amendment or termination reduce the balance in any Participant's Deferred Compensation Account as of the date of such amendment or termination, nor shall any such amendment materially adversely affect the Participant relating to the payment of such Deferred Compensation Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following special provisions shall apply:
1.Termination in the Discretion of the Employer. Except as otherwise provided in Sections





14.2, the Company in its discretion may terminate the Plan and distribute benefits to Participants subject to the following requirements and any others specified under Section 409A of the Code:
1.All arrangements sponsored by the Employer that would be aggregated with the Plan under Section 1.409A-l(c) of the Treasury Regulations are terminated.
2.No payments other than payments that would be payable under the terms of the Plan if the termination had not occurred are made within 12 months of the termination date.
3.All benefits under the Plan are paid within 24 months of the termination date.
4.The Employer does not adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with the Plan under Section 1.409A-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations providing for the deferral of compensation at any time within 3 years following the date of termination of the Plan.
5.The termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Employer.
2.Termination Upon Change in Control Event. If the Company terminates the Plan within thirty days preceding or twelve months following a Change in Control Event, the Deferred Compensation Account of each Participant shall become payable to the Participant in a lump sum within twelve months following the date of termination, subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

Section 15.    Communication to Participants:

The Employer shall make a copy of the Plan available for inspection by Participants and their beneficiaries during reasonable hours at the principal office of the Employer.

Section 16.    Claims Procedure:

The following claims procedure shall apply with respect to the Plan:
1.Filing of a Claim for Benefits. If a Participant or Beneficiary (the "claimant") believes that he is entitled to benefits under the Plan which are not being paid to him or which are not being accrued for his benefit, he shall file a written claim therefore with the Committee.
2.Notification to Claimant of Decision. Within 90 days after receipt of a claim by the Committee (or within 180 days if special circumstances require an extension of time), the Committee shall notify the claimant of the decision with regard to the claim. In the event of such special circumstances requiring an extension of time, there shall be furnished to the claimant prior to expiration of the initial 90-day period





written notice of the extension, which notice shall set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the decision shall be furnished. If such claim shall be wholly or partially denied, notice thereof shall be in writing and worded in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, and shall set forth: (i) the specific reason or reasons for the denial; (ii) specific reference to pertinent provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and (iv) an explanation of the procedure for review of the denial and the time limits applicable to such
procedures, including a statement of the claimant's right to bring a civil action under ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review.
3.Procedure for Review. Within 60 days following receipt by the claimant of notice denying his claim, in whole or in part, or, if such notice shall not be given, within 60 days following the latest date on which such notice could have been timely given, the claimant may appeal denial of the claim by filing a written application for review with the Committee. Following such request for review, the Committee shall fully and fairly review the decision denying the claim. Prior to the decision of the Committee, the claimant shall be given an opportunity to review pertinent documents and to submit issues and comments in writing.
4.Decision on Review. The decision on review of a claim denied in whole or in part by the Committee shall be made in the following manner:

1.Within 60 days following receipt by the Committee of the request for review (or within 120 days if special circumstances require an extension of time), the Committee shall notify the claimant in writing of its decision with regard to the claim. In the event of such special circumstances requiring an extension of time, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the commencement of the extension.

2.With respect to a claim that is denied in whole or in part, the decision on review shall set forth specific reasons for the decision, shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, and shall set forth:






(i)
the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination;

(ii)
specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the adverse determination is based;

(iii)
a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits; and

(iv)
a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the claimant’s right to obtain the
information about such procedures, as well as a statement of the claimant’s right to bring an action under ERISA section 502(a).

3.
The decision of the Committee shall be final and conclusive.
5.Action by Authorized Representative of Claimant. All actions set forth in this Section 16 to be taken by the claimant may likewise be taken by a representative of the claimant duly authorized by him to act in his behalf on such matters. The Committee may require such evidence of the authority to act of any such representative as it may reasonably deem necessary or advisable.

6.
Disability Claims
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if a claim for benefits is based on Disability, the following claims procedures shall apply: The Committee shall maintain a procedure under which any Participant or Beneficiary can file a claim for benefits under this Plan based on Disability.

1.After receiving a claim for benefits, the Committee will notify the Participant or Beneficiary of its claim determination within 45 days of the receipt of the claim. This period may be extended by 30 days if an extension is necessary to process the claim due to matters beyond the control of the Committee. A written notice of the extension, the reason for the extension and when the Committee expects to decide the claim, will be furnished to the Participant or Beneficiary within the initial 45-day period. This period may be extended for an additional 30 days beyond the original extension. A written notice of the additional extension, the reason for the additional extension and when the Committee expects to decide the claim, will be furnished to the Participant or Beneficiary within the first 30-day extension period if an additional extension of time is needed. However, if a period of time is extended due to a Participant or Beneficiary’s failure to submit information





necessary to decide a claim, the period for making the benefit determination by the Committee will be tolled from the date on which the notification of the extension is sent to the Participant or Beneficiary until the date on which the Participant or Beneficiary responds to the request for additional information.

2.If a claim for benefits is denied, in whole or in part, a Participant or Beneficiary or his or her authorized representative, will receive a written notice of the denial. The notice will follow the rules of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(o) for
culturally and linguistically appropriate notices and will be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Participant or Beneficiary. The notice will include:

(i)
the specific reason(s) for the denial,

(ii)
references to the specific Plan provisions on which the benefit determination was based,

(iii)
a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect a claim and an explanation of why such information is necessary,

(iv)
a description of the Committee’s appeals procedures and applicable time limits, including, to the extent applicable, a statement of the right to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review,

(v)
a discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following: (i) the views presented by the claimant to the Committee of health care professionals treating the claimant and vocational professionals who evaluated the claimant; (ii) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Committee in connection with a claimant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination; and (iii) a disability determination regarding the claimant presented by the claimant to the Committee made by the Social Security Administration,






(vi)
if the determination is based on medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the relevant medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request,

(vii)
either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse benefit determination, or a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards, or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist, and

(viii)
a statement that the Participant or Beneficiary is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to his or her claim for benefits.

3.If a claim for benefits is denied, a Participant or Beneficiary, or his or her representative, may appeal the denied claim in writing within 180 days of receipt of the written notice of denial. The Participant or Beneficiary may submit any written comments, documents, records and any other information relating to the claim. Upon request, the Participant or Beneficiary will also have access to, and the right to obtain copies of, all documents, records and information relevant to his or her claim free of charge.

4.A full review of the information in the claim file and any new information submitted to support the appeal will be conducted. The claim decision will be made by a first review appeals committee appointed by the Employer. This committee will consist of individuals who were not involved in the initial benefit determination, nor will such individuals be subordinate to any person involved in the initial benefit determination. This review will not afford any deference to the initial benefit determination.

5.If the initial adverse decision was based in whole or in part on a medical judgment, the first review appeals committee will consult with a healthcare professional who has appropriate training and experience in the field of medicine involved in the medical judgment, was not consulted in the initial adverse benefit determination and is not a subordinate of the healthcare professional who was consulted in the initial adverse benefit determination.






6.Before an adverse benefit determination on review is issued, the first review appeals committee will provide the Participant or Beneficiary, free of charge, with any new or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or generated by the committee or other person making the benefit determination (or at the direction of the committee or such other person) in connection with the claim. Such evidence will be provided as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice of adverse benefit determination on review is required to be provided to give the Participant or Beneficiary a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that date.

7.Before the first review appeals committee issues an adverse benefit determination on review based on a new or additional rationale, the committee will provide the Participant or Beneficiary, free of charge, with the rationale. The rationale will be provided as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice of adverse benefit determination on review is required to be provided to give the Participant or Beneficiary a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that date.

8.The first review appeals committee will make a determination on an appealed claim within 45 days of the receipt of an appeal request. This period may be extended for an additional 45 days if the committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time. A written notice of the extension, the reason for the extension and the date that the committee expects to render a decision will be furnished to the Participant or Beneficiary within the initial 45-day period. However, if the period of time is extended due to a Participant’s or Beneficiary’s failure to submit information necessary to decide the appeal, the period for making the benefit determination will be tolled from the date on which the notification of the extension is sent until the date on which the Participant or Beneficiary responds to the request for additional information.

9.If the claim on appeal is denied in whole or in part, a Participant or Beneficiary will receive a written notification of the denial. The notice will follow the rules of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(o) for culturally and linguistically appropriate notices and will be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant. The notice will include:

(i)
the specific reason(s) for the adverse determination,

(ii)
references to the specific Plan provisions on which the determination was based,






(iii)
a statement regarding the right to receive upon request and free of charge reasonable access to, and copies of, all records, documents and other information relevant to the benefit claim,

(iv)
a description of the first review appeals committee’s review procedures and applicable time limits, including a statement of the right to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review,

(v)
a discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following: (i) the views presented by the claimant to the committee of health care professionals treating the claimant and vocational professionals who evaluated the claimant; (ii) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained by or on behalf of the committee in connection with a claimant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination; and (iii) a disability determination regarding the claimant presented by the claimant to the committee made by the Social Security Administration,
(vi)
if the determination is based on medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the relevant medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request, and

(vii)
either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse benefit determination, or a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards, or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist.

10.If the appeal of the benefit claim denial is denied, a Participant or Beneficiary, or his or her representative, may make a second appeal of the denial in writing to the Committee within 180 days of the receipt of the written notice of denial. The Participant or Beneficiary may submit with the second appeal any written comments, documents, records and any other information





relating to the claim. Upon request, the Participant or Beneficiary will also have access to, and the right to obtain copies of, all documents, records and information relevant to the claim free of charge.

11.Upon receipt of the second appeal, a full review of the information in the claim file and any new information submitted to support the appeal will be conducted. The claim decision will be made by a second review appeals committee appointed by the Employer. This committee will consist of individuals who were not involved in the initial benefit determination or the first review appeals committee, nor will such individuals be subordinate to any person involved in the initial benefit or first appeal determination.

12.If the first appeal was based in whole or in part on a medical judgment, the second appeals review committee will consult with a healthcare professional who has appropriate training and experience in the field of medicine involved in the medical judgment, was not consulted in the initial adverse benefit determination nor in the first appeal and is not a subordinate of the healthcare professional(s) consulted in the initial adverse benefit determination and first appeal.

13.Before the second appeals review committee issues a denial of the second claim appeal, the committee will provide the Participant or Beneficiary, free of charge, with any new or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or generated by the committee or other person making the benefit determination (or at the direction of the committee or such other person) in connection with the claim. Such evidence will be provided as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice of adverse benefit determination on review is required to be provided to give the Participant or Beneficiary a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that date.

14.Before the second review appeals committee issues a denial of the second claim appeal based on a new or additional rationale, the committee will provide the Participant or Beneficiary, free of charge, with the rationale. The rationale will be provided as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice of adverse benefit determination on review is required to be provided to give the Participant or Beneficiary a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that date.

15.The second appeals review committee will make a determination on the second claim appeal within 45 days of the receipt of the appeal request. This period may be extended for an additional 45 days if the committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time. A written notice of the extension, the reason for the extension and the date that the committee





expects to render a decision will be furnished to the Participant or Beneficiary within the initial 45-day period. However, if the period of time is extended due to the Participant’s or Beneficiary’s failure to submit information necessary to decide the appeal, the period for making the benefit determination will be tolled from the date on which the notification of the extension is sent until the date on which the Participant or Beneficiary responds to the request for additional information.

16.If the claim on appeal is denied in whole or in part for a second time, the Participant or Beneficiary will receive a written notification of the denial. The notice will follow the rules of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(o) for culturally and linguistically appropriate notices and will be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the applicant. The notice will include the same information that was included in the first adverse determination letter and will identify the contractual limitations period that applies to the Participant’s or Beneficiary’s right to bring an action under section 502(a) of ERISA including the calendar date on which the contractual limitations period expires for the claim.

17.A claimant may not commence a judicial proceeding against any person, including the Committee, the Employer, the Board, the first or second appeals review committee(s), or any other person or committee, with respect to a claim for benefits without first exhausting the claims procedures set forth in the preceding paragraphs. No suit or legal action contesting in whole or in part any denial of benefits under the Plan shall be commenced later than the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of (A) the date of the notice of the Committee’s final decision on appeal, or (B) if the claimant fails to request any level of administrative review within the timeframe permitted under this Section 16.6, the deadline for requesting the next level of administrative review, and (ii) the last date on which such legal action could be commenced under the applicable statute of limitations under ERISA (including, for this purpose, any applicable state statute of limitations that applies under ERISA to such legal action).

18.A claimant has the right to request a written explanation of any violation of these claims procedures. The Committee will provide an explanation within 10 days of the request.


Section 17.    Miscellaneous Provisions:

1.Set off. The Employer may at any time offset a Participant's Deferred Compensation Account by an amount up to $5,000 to collect the amount of any loan, cash advance, extension of other credit or





other obligation of the Participant to the Employer that is then due and payable in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
2.Notices. Each Participant who is not in Service and each Beneficiary shall be responsible for furnishing the Committee or its designee with his current address for the mailing of notices and benefit payments. Any notice required or permitted to be given to such Participant or Beneficiary shall be deemed given if directed to such address and mailed by regular United States mail, first class, postage prepaid. If any check mailed to such address is returned as undeliverable to the addressee, mailing of checks will be suspended until the Participant or Beneficiary furnishes the proper address. This provision shall not be construed as requiring the mailing of any notice or notification otherwise permitted to be given by posting or by other publication.
3.Lost Distributees. A benefit shall be deemed forfeited if the Committee is unable to locate the Participant or Beneficiary to whom payment is due by the fifth anniversary of the date payment is to be made or commence; provided, that the deemed investment rate of return pursuant to Section 8.2 shall cease to be applied to the Participant's account following the first anniversary of such date; provided further,
however, that such benefit shall be reinstated if a valid claim is made by or on behalf of the Participant or Beneficiary for all or part of the forfeited benefit.
4.Reliance on Data. The Employer and the Committee shall have the right to rely on any data provided by the Participant or by any Beneficiary. Representations of such data shall be binding upon any party seeking to claim a benefit through a Participant, and the Employer and the Committee shall have no obligation to inquire into the accuracy of any representation made at any time by a Participant or Beneficiary.
5.Headings. The headings and subheadings of the Plan have been inserted for convenience of reference and are to be ignored in any construction of the provisions hereof.
6.Continuation of Employment. The establishment of the Plan shall not be construed as conferring any legal or other rights upon any Employee or any persons for continuation of employment, nor shall it interfere with the right of the Employer to discharge any Employee or to deal with him without





regard to the effect thereof under the Plan.
7.Merger or Consolidation; Assumption of Plan. No Employer shall consolidate or merge into or with another corporation or entity, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation, partnership, trust or other entity (a "Successor Entity") unless such Successor Entity shall assume the rights, obligations and liabilities of the Employer under the Plan and upon such assumption, the Successor Entity shall become obligated to perform the terms and conditions of the Plan. Nothing herein shall prohibit the assumption of the obligations and liabilities of the Employer under the Plan by any Successor Entity.
8.Construction. The Employer shall designate in the Adoption Agreement the state according to whose laws the provisions of the Plan shall be construed and enforced, except to the extent that such laws are superseded by ERISA and the applicable requirements of the Code.
9.Taxes. The Employer or other payor may withhold a benefit payment under the Plan or a Participant's wages, or the Employer may reduce a Participant's Deferred Compensation Account balance, in order to meet any federal, state, or local or employment tax withholding obligations with respect to Plan benefits, as permitted under Section 409A of the Code. The Employer or other payor shall report Plan payments and other Plan-related information to the appropriate governmental agencies as required under applicable laws.





EXHIBIT 31.1
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S CERTIFICATION PURSUANT
TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Ramzi Hermiz, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Shiloh Industries, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this 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 such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
                            
 
/s/ Ramzi Hermiz
Ramzi Hermiz
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 5, 2019





EXHIBIT 31.2
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER'S CERTIFICATION PURSUANT
TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Lillian Etzkorn, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Shiloh Industries, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this 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 such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
                                
/s/ Lillian Etzkorn
 
Lillian Etzkorn
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: September 5, 2019





EXHIBIT 32.1
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the quarterly report of Shiloh Industries, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the three months ended July 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer's knowledge:
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.
Dated: September 5, 2019

                                    
/s/ Ramzi Hermiz
 
Ramzi Hermiz
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
/s/ Lillian Etzkorn
Lillian Etzkorn
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.