UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 29, 2013

Commission File No. 001-12561

 

 

BELDEN INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   36-3601505

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 800

St. Louis, Missouri 63105

(Address of principal executive offices)

(314) 854-8000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act 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   þ     No   ¨ .

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every interactive data file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   þ     No   ¨ .

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ¨     No   þ .

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer þ      Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company  ¨

As of November 1, 2013, the Registrant had 43,453,757 outstanding shares of common stock.

 

 

 


PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

BELDEN INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     September 29, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     (Unaudited)        
     (In thousands)  
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 503,837      $ 395,095   

Receivables, net

     326,597        300,864   

Inventories, net

     211,827        215,282   

Income tax receivable

     30,193        —     

Deferred income taxes

     21,545        19,885   

Other current assets

     20,435        28,456   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,114,434        959,582   

Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation

     301,290        307,048   

Goodwill

     778,640        778,708   

Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization

     392,146        428,273   

Deferred income taxes

     32,624        46,970   

Other long-lived assets

     80,276        64,002   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,699,410      $ 2,584,583   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 194,715      $ 183,672   

Accrued liabilities

     174,013        166,272   

Current maturities of long-term debt

     21,260        15,678   

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

     —          86,860   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     389,988        452,482   

Long-term debt

     1,322,524        1,135,527   

Postretirement benefits

     141,139        144,320   

Other long-term liabilities

     41,241        40,394   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock

     —          —     

Common stock

     503        503   

Additional paid-in capital

     582,878        598,180   

Retained earnings

     535,898        461,756   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (37,752     (30,565

Treasury stock

     (277,009     (218,014
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     804,518        811,860   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,699,410      $ 2,584,583   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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BELDEN INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 29,
2013
    September 30,
2012
    September 29,
2013
    September 30,
2012
 
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Revenues

   $ 522,478      $ 465,234      $ 1,559,442      $ 1,363,052   

Cost of sales

     (339,637     (326,421     (1,030,052     (946,792
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     182,841        138,813        529,390        416,260   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (96,197     (98,273     (281,682     (256,137

Research and development

     (21,141     (18,812     (62,497     (47,434

Amortization of intangibles

     (12,326     (7,646     (38,408     (13,145

Income from equity method investment

     758        2,553        5,285        7,254   

Asset impairment

     —          (29,904     —          (29,904
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     53,935        (13,269     152,088        76,894   

Interest expense

     (19,259     (13,890     (53,509     (38,308

Interest income

     92        171        349        733   

Loss on debt extinguishment

     —          (50,585     —          (50,585
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

     34,768        (77,573     98,928        (11,266

Income tax benefit (expense)

     (5,700     21,887        (18,123     15,024   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     29,068        (55,686     80,805        3,758   

Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax

     —          9,783        —          9,783   

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —          7,125        —          14,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 29,068      $ (38,778   $ 80,805      $ 27,887   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares and equivalents:

        

Basic

     43,694        44,787        44,013        45,410   

Diluted

     44,537        44,787        44,916        46,249   

Basic income (loss) per share:

        

Continuing operations

   $ 0.67      $ (1.24   $ 1.84      $ 0.08   

Disposal of discontinued operations

     —          0.22        —          0.21   

Discontinued operations

     —          0.15        —          0.32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 0.67      $ (0.87   $ 1.84      $ 0.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted income (loss) per share:

        

Continuing operations

   $ 0.65      $ (1.24   $ 1.80      $ 0.08   

Disposal of discontinued operations

     —          0.22        —          0.21   

Discontinued operations

     —          0.15        —          0.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 0.65      $ (0.87   $ 1.80      $ 0.60   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 34,776      $ (24,687   $ 73,618      $ 24,366   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends declared per share

   $ 0.05      $ 0.05      $ 0.15      $ 0.15   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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BELDEN INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012  
     (In thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 80,805      $ 27,887   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     71,863        40,541   

Share-based compensation

     11,126        9,373   

Provision for inventory obsolescence

     2,541        3,341   

Pension funding less than pension expense

     2,876        730   

Loss on debt extinguishment

     —          50,585   

Asset impairment

     —          29,998   

Gain from disposal of discontinued operations

     —          (9,783

Deferred income tax benefit

     (1,984     (11,284

Income from equity method investment

     (5,285     (7,254

Tax benefit related to share-based compensation

     (10,581     (3,947

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of currency exchange rate changes and acquired businesses:

    

Receivables

     (40,214     (8,855

Inventories

     1,172        11,701   

Accounts payable

     7,812        (7,197

Accrued liabilities

     9,875        870   

Accrued taxes

     (84,189     (20,866

Other assets

     2,565        (6,549

Other liabilities

     2,421        (5,956
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     50,803        93,335   

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (31,405     (31,788

Cash used to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired

     (9,979     (341,942

Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets

     3,155        1,236   

Proceeds from disposal of business

     3,735        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for investing activities

     (34,494     (372,494

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Borrowings under credit arrangements

     388,220        945,250   

Payments under borrowing arrangements

     (200,220     (575,784

Payments under share repurchase program

     (93,750     (75,000

Debt issuance costs paid

     (7,817     (15,116

Cash dividends paid

     (4,488     (6,990

Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of withholding tax payments

     (2,274     2,372   

Proceeds from settlement of derivatives

     —          4,024   

Tax benefit related to share-based compensation

     10,581        3,947   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     90,252        282,703   

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     2,181        (621
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     108,742        2,923   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     395,095        382,716   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 503,837      $ 385,639   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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BELDEN INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY STATEMENT

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

                                        Accumulated Other        
                                        Comprehensive Income
(Loss)
       
                Additional
Paid-In
Capital
                      Foreign
Currency
Translation
Component
    Pension  and
Other

Postretirement
Benefit Plans
    Total  
    Common Stock       Retained
Earnings
    Treasury Stock        
    Shares     Amount         Shares     Amount        
    (In thousands)  

Balance at December 31, 2012

    50,335      $ 503      $ 598,180      $ 461,756        (6,167   $ (218,014   $ 28,516      $ (59,081   $ 811,860   

Net income

    —          —          —          80,805        —          —          —          —          80,805   

Foreign currency translation

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (10,733     —          (10,733

Amortization of pension and other postretirement benefit plan losses, net of $2.2 million tax

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          3,546        3,546   

Exercise of stock options, net of tax withholding

    —          —          (29,997     —          865        30,558        —          —          561   

Conversion of restricted stock units into common stock, net of tax withholding

    —          —          (7,012     —          120        4,197        —          —          (2,815

Share repurchase program

    —          —          —          —          (1,712     (93,750     —          —          (93,750

Share-based compensation

    —          —          21,707        —          —          —          —          —          21,707   

Dividends ($0.15 per share)

    —          —          —          (6,663     —          —          —          —          (6,663
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 29, 2013

    50,335      $ 503      $ 582,878      $ 535,898        (6,894   $ (277,009   $ 17,783      $ (55,535   $ 804,518   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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BELDEN INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include Belden Inc. and all of its subsidiaries (the Company, Belden, us, we, or our). We eliminate all significant affiliate accounts and transactions in consolidation.

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements presented as of any date other than December 31, 2012:

 

   

Are prepared from the books and records without audit, and

 

   

Are prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete statements, but

 

   

Include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements.

These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data contained in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Business Description

Belden designs, manufactures, and markets signal transmission solutions for the broadcast, enterprise, and industrial markets. Our products are designed and manufactured to strict quality standards resulting in an industry leading reputation for worldwide reliability.

Reporting Periods

Our fiscal year and fiscal fourth quarter both end on December 31. Our fiscal first quarter ends on the Sunday falling closest to 91 days after December 31, which was March 31, 2013, the 90th day of our fiscal year 2013. Our fiscal second quarter has 91 days and ended on June 30, 2013. Our fiscal third quarter has 91 days and ended on September 29, 2013. The nine months ended September 29, 2013 and September 30, 2012 included 272 and 274 days, respectively.

Reclassifications

We have made certain reclassifications to the 2012 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements with no impact to reported net income in order to conform to the 2013 presentation, primarily related to discontinued operations of a disposed business.

Fair Value Measurement

Accounting guidance for fair value measurements specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based upon whether the inputs to those valuation techniques reflect assumptions other market participants would use based upon market data obtained from independent sources or reflect our own assumptions of market participant valuation. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of the inputs as follows:

 

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Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets that are unadjusted and accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 – Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly;

 

   

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

As of and for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 and September 30, 2012, we utilized Level 1 inputs to determine the fair value of cash equivalents. As of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we utilized level 2 inputs to determine the fair value of certain long-lived assets (see Note 6). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we utilized Level 2 inputs to determine the fair value of derivatives and hedging instruments (see Note 9). We did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements during the year.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We classify cash on hand and deposits in banks, including commercial paper, money market accounts, and other investments with an original maturity of three months or less, that we hold from time to time, as cash and cash equivalents. We periodically have cash equivalents consisting of short-term money market funds and other investments. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve our capital for the purpose of funding operations. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. The fair value of these cash equivalents as of September 29, 2013 was $70.4 million and is based on quoted market prices in active markets (i.e., Level 1 valuation).

Contingent Liabilities

We have established liabilities for environmental and legal contingencies that are probable of occurrence and reasonably estimable, the amounts of which are currently not material. We accrue environmental remediation costs based on estimates of known environmental remediation exposures developed in consultation with our environmental consultants and legal counsel. We are, from time to time, subject to routine litigation incidental to our business. These lawsuits primarily involve claims for damages arising out of the use of our products, allegations of patent or trademark infringement, and litigation and administrative proceedings involving employment matters and commercial disputes. Based on facts currently available, we believe the disposition of the claims that are pending or asserted will not have a materially adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flow.

As of September 29, 2013, we were party to standby letters of credit, bank guaranties, and surety bonds totaling $7.0 million, $4.9 million, and $1.7 million, respectively.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when all of the following circumstances are satisfied: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) price is fixed or determinable, (3) collectability is reasonably assured, and (4) delivery has occurred. Delivery occurs in the period in which the customer takes title and assumes the risks and rewards of ownership of the products specified in the customer’s purchase order or sales agreement. At times, we enter into arrangements that involve the delivery of multiple products. For these arrangements, revenue is allocated to each deliverable based on that element’s relative selling price and recognized based on the period of delivery for each element.

 

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We record revenue net of estimated rebates, price allowances, invoicing adjustments, and product returns. We record revisions to these estimates in the period in which the facts that give rise to each revision become known.

Discontinued Operations

In 2012, we sold our Thermax and Raydex cable business, and the results of operations of Thermax and Raydex in 2012 are reported in discontinued operations. Operating results from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 include revenues of $25.1 million and $75.6 million, respectively, and income of $5.7 million ($4.5 million net of tax) and $17.8 million ($11.7 million net of tax), respectively, from Thermax and Raydex.

In 2010, we completed the sale of Trapeze Networks, Inc. (Trapeze) for $152.1 million. At the time the transaction closed, we received $136.9 million in cash, and the remaining $15.2 million was placed in escrow as partial security for our indemnity obligations under the sale agreement. Based on the status of the negotiations at the time, we reduced the carrying value of the escrow receivable and recognized a loss of $7.0 million ($4.3 million net of tax) for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, which is included in our gain from disposal of discontinued operations. As of September 29, 2013, we have collected a partial settlement of $4.2 million from the escrow, and we remain in negotiations with the buyer of Trapeze regarding the status of the escrow and certain claims raised by the buyer. Based on the current status of the negotiations, the amount of the escrow receivable on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is $3.8 million, which is our best estimate of the remaining amount to be collected.

During 2005, we completed the sale of our discontinued communications cable operation in Phoenix, Arizona. In connection with this sale and related tax deductions, we established a liability for uncertain tax positions. The statute of limitations associated with the tax positions expired during our fiscal third quarter of 2012. Therefore, we reversed the uncertain tax position liability and the associated accrued interest and penalties. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized a net gain of $14.1 million due to the reversal of the uncertain tax position liability, which is included in our gain from disposal of discontinued operations. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized a gain of $4.0 million ($2.6 million net of tax) due to the reversal of the accrued interest and penalties, which is included in our income from discontinued operations.

Subsequent Events

We have evaluated subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the financial statement issuance date for appropriate accounting and disclosure. See Note 14.

Current-Year Adoption of Accounting Pronouncements

On January 1, 2013, we adopted new accounting guidance issued by the FASB with regard to the presentation and disclosure of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Pending Adoption of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2013, the FASB issued guidance which requires the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits net of deferred tax assets for net operating loss carryforwards, similar tax losses, or tax credit carryforwards in cases where these carryforwards and losses are available at the balance sheet date. When carryforwards or losses are not available at the balance sheet date, an entity must present the liability separately, rather than on a net basis with deferred tax assets. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2013. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

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Note 2: Acquisitions

Softel Limited

We acquired Softel Limited (Softel) for $9.1 million, net of cash acquired, on January 25, 2013. Softel is a key technology supplier to the media sector with a portfolio of technologies well aligned with industry trends and growing demand. Softel is located in the United Kingdom. The results of Softel have been included in our Consolidated Financial Statements from January 25, 2013, and are reported within the Broadcast segment. The Softel acquisition was not material to our financial position or results of operations reported as of and for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013.

PPC Broadband, Inc.

We acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of PPC Broadband, Inc. (PPC) in exchange for cash of $522.4 million on December 10, 2012. PPC is a leading manufacturer and developer of advanced connectivity technologies for the broadband market and expands our solution offerings in the broadband end-market. PPC is headquartered in Syracuse, New York. PPC’s strong brands and technology enhance our portfolio of broadband products. The results of PPC have been included in our Consolidated Financial Statements from December 10, 2012, and are reported within the Broadcast segment. The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed as of December 10, 2012 (in thousands).

 

Cash

   $ 6,874   

Receivables

     27,007   

Inventories

     45,415   

Other current assets

     468   

Property, plant and equipment

     27,760   

Goodwill

     277,295   

Intangible assets

     164,500   

Other non-current assets

     134   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 549,453   
  

 

 

 

Accounts payable

   $ 22,499   

Accrued liabilities

     3,916   

Other long-term liabilities

     646   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     27,061   
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 522,392   
  

 

 

 

The above purchase price allocation has been determined provisionally, and is subject to revision as additional information about the fair value of individual assets and liabilities becomes available and we ensure our accounting policies are applied at PPC. The provisional measurement of receivables, inventories, property, plant, and equipment, goodwill, deferred income taxes, and other assets and liabilities are subject to change. Any change in the acquisition date fair value of the acquired net assets will change the amount of the purchase price allocable to goodwill.

A single estimate of fair value results from a complex series of judgments about future events and uncertainties and relies heavily on estimates and assumptions. The judgments we have used in estimating the fair values assigned to each class of acquired assets and assumed liabilities could materially affect the results of our operations.

The fair value of acquired receivables is $27.0 million, with a gross contractual amount of $27.7 million. We do not expect to collect $0.7 million of the acquired receivables.

 

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For purposes of the above allocation, we have estimated a fair value adjustment for inventories based on the estimated selling price of the work-in-process and finished goods acquired at the closing date less the sum of the costs to complete the work-in-process, the costs of disposal, and a reasonable profit allowance for our post acquisition selling efforts. We based our estimate of the fair value for the acquired property, plant, and equipment on a valuation study performed by a third party valuation firm. We used various valuation methods including discounted cash flows to estimate the fair value of the identifiable intangible assets.

Goodwill and other intangible assets reflected above were determined to meet the criterion for recognition apart from tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The goodwill is primarily attributable to expected synergies and the assembled workforce. Our tax basis in the acquired goodwill is $277.3 million. The goodwill balance we recorded is deductible for tax purposes up to the amount of the tax basis. Intangible assets related to the PPC acquisition consisted of the following:

 

     Estimated Fair
Value
     Amortization
Period
 
     (In thousands)      (In years)  

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

     

Developed technologies

   $ 76,000         5.0   

Customer relationships

     55,000         20.0   

Backlog

     1,500         0.5   
  

 

 

    

Total intangible assets subject to amortization

     132,500      
  

 

 

    

Intangible assets not subject to amortization:

     

Goodwill

     277,295      

In-process research and development

     5,000      

Trademarks

     27,000      
  

 

 

    

Total intangible assets not subject to amortization

     309,295      
  

 

 

    

Total intangible assets

   $ 441,795      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average amortization period

        11.2   
     

 

 

 

Trademarks have been determined by us to have indefinite lives and are not being amortized, based on our expectation that the trademarked products will generate cash flows for us for an indefinite period. We expect to maintain use of trademarks on existing products and introduce new products in the future that will also display the trademarks, thus extending their lives indefinitely. In-process research and development assets are considered indefinite-lived intangible assets until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. Upon completion of the development process, we will make a determination of the useful life of the asset and begin amortizing it over that period. If the project is abandoned, we will write-off the asset at such time.

The amortizable intangible assets reflected in the table above were determined by us to have finite lives. The useful life for the developed technologies intangible asset was based on the estimated time that the technology provides us with a competitive advantage and thus approximates the period of consumption of the intangible asset. The useful life for the customer relationship intangible asset was based on our forecasts of customer turnover. The useful life of the backlog intangible asset was based on our estimate of when the ordered items would ship.

Miranda Technologies Inc.

We acquired Miranda Technologies Inc. (Miranda) for cash of $374.7 million in July 2012. The results of Miranda are reported within the Broadcast segment. The purchase price allocation was finalized with no significant changes as compared to December 31, 2012.

Pro forma – PPC and Miranda

 

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The following table illustrates the unaudited pro forma effect on operating results as if the Miranda and PPC acquisitions had been completed as of January 1, 2011.

 

     Three Months  Ended
September 30, 2012
    Nine Months  Ended
September 30, 2012
 
     (In thousands, except per share data)  
     (Unaudited)  

Revenues

   $ 538,149      $ 1,634,729   

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     (42,290     12,017   

Diluted income (loss) per share from continuing operations

   $ (0.94   $ 0.26   

For purposes of the unaudited pro forma disclosures, the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 include interest expense from the term loan borrowed to finance the acquisition of Miranda and from the borrowings under our senior secured credit facility to finance the acquisition of PPC.

The above unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to represent what our results of operations would have been had we completed the acquisitions on the date assumed, nor is it necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in future periods. Pro forma adjustments exclude cost savings from any synergies resulting from the acquisitions.

Note 3: Operating Segments

In 2013, we re-organized the Company around four global business platforms: Broadcast, Enterprise Connectivity, Industrial Connectivity, and Industrial IT. Previously, we were organized around geographic regions. The re-organization was executed as a result of our transformation into a global provider of comprehensive signal transmission solutions. We believe the new organization will allow us to better capitalize on market opportunities and meet customer demands. We have determined that each of the global business platforms represents a reportable segment. We have revised the prior period segment information to conform to the change in the composition of our reportable segments. The All Other segment represents the financial results of our cable operations that primarily conducted business in the consumer electronics end market, which we sold in December 2012.

We allocate corporate expenses to the segments for purposes of measuring segment operating income. Corporate expenses are allocated on the basis of each segment’s relative operating income prior to the allocation, adjusted for certain items including asset impairment, severance and other restructuring costs, purchase accounting effects related to acquisitions, accelerated depreciation, and amortization of intangible assets.

 

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     Broadcast
Solutions
    Enterprise
Connectivity
Solutions
     Industrial
Connectivity
Solutions
     Industrial
IT Solutions
     All Other     Total
Segments
 
     (In thousands)  

As of and for the three months ended September 29, 2013

               

Revenues

   $ 176,062      $ 123,406       $ 167,008       $ 56,002       $ —        $ 522,478   

Affiliate revenues

     118        1,930         475         228         —          2,751   

Operating income

     7,541        13,984         22,926         9,193         —          53,644   

Total assets

     293,260        222,800         237,366         57,172         —          810,598   

As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2012

               

Revenues

   $ 96,549      $ 128,715       $ 159,342       $ 56,309       $ 24,319      $ 465,234   

Affiliate revenues

     128        1,953         310         153         —          2,544   

Operating income (loss)

     (11,334     8,311         7,017         8,446         (27,659     (15,219

Total assets

     182,470        236,213         236,840         58,530         52,829        766,882   

As of and for the nine months ended September 29, 2013

               

Revenues

   $ 498,199      $ 372,962       $ 515,621       $ 172,660       $ —        $ 1,559,442   

Affiliate revenues

     754        6,938         1,254         288         —          9,234   

Operating income

     10,900        37,494         71,719         27,935         1,278        149,326   

Total assets

     293,260        222,800         237,366         57,172         —          810,598   

As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2012

               

Revenues

   $ 240,941      $ 382,542       $ 502,615       $ 163,422       $ 73,532      $ 1,363,052   

Affiliate revenues

     634        5,370         911         249         —          7,164   

Operating income (loss)

     (7,699     32,347         52,715         23,941         (29,839     71,465   

Total assets

     182,470        236,213         236,840         58,530         52,829        766,882   

Total segment assets do not include cash, goodwill and intangible assets, deferred tax assets, or corporate assets.

The following table is a reconciliation of the total of the reportable segments’ operating income (loss) to consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes.

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 29,
2013
    September 30,
2012
    September 29,
2013
    September 30,
2012
 
     (In thousands)  

Segment operating income (loss)

   $ 53,644      $ (15,219   $ 149,326      $ 71,465   

Income from equity method investment

     758        2,553        5,285        7,254   

Eliminations

     (467     (603     (2,523     (1,825
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income (loss)

     53,935        (13,269     152,088        76,894   

Interest expense

     (19,259     (13,890     (53,509     (38,308

Interest income

     92        171        349        733   

Loss on debt extinguishment

     —          (50,585     —          (50,585
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

   $ 34,768      $ (77,573   $ 98,928      $ (11,266
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 4: Income per Share

The following table presents the basis for the income (loss) per share computations:

 

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     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 29,
2013
     September 30,
2012
    September 29,
2013
     September 30,
2012
 
     (In thousands)  

Numerator:

          

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 29,068       $ (55,686   $ 80,805       $ 3,758   

Gain from disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax

     —           9,783        —           9,783   

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —           7,125        —           14,346   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 29,068       $ (38,778   $ 80,805       $ 27,887   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator:

          

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic

     43,694         44,787        44,013         45,410   

Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents

     843         —          903         839   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted

     44,537         44,787        44,916         46,249   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

For both the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, diluted weighted average shares outstanding do not include outstanding equity awards of 0.3 million, because to do so would have been anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, diluted weighted average shares outstanding do not include outstanding equity awards of 1.8 million and 1.0 million, respectively, because to do so would have been anti-dilutive.

For purposes of calculating basic earnings per share, unvested restricted stock units are not included in the calculation of basic weighted average shares outstanding until all necessary conditions have been satisfied and issuance of the shares underlying the restricted stock units is no longer contingent. Necessary conditions are not satisfied until the vesting date, at which time holders of our restricted stock units receive shares of our common stock.

For purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share, unvested restricted stock units are included to the extent that they are dilutive. In determining whether unvested restricted stock units are dilutive, each issuance of restricted stock units is considered separately.

Once a restricted stock unit has vested, it is included in the calculation of both basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

Note 5: Inventories

The major classes of inventories were as follows:

 

     September 29, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     (In thousands)  

Raw materials

   $ 87,379      $ 92,072   

Work-in-process

     38,251        34,391   

Finished goods

     106,515        110,280   

Perishable tooling and supplies

     2,204        2,493   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross inventories

     234,349        239,236   

Obsolescence and other reserves

     (22,522     (23,954
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net inventories

   $ 211,827      $ 215,282   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 6: Long-Lived Assets

Disposals

During the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we sold certain real estate of the Broadcast segment for $1.0 million and recognized a $0.3 million loss on the sale. We also sold certain real estate of the Enterprise Connectivity segment for $2.1 million. There was no gain or loss on the sale.

 

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In 2012, we sold our cable operations that primarily conducted business in the consumer electronics end market in China. For the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we recorded a $1.3 million gain on the sale due to a favorable resolution with the buyer of those assets regarding the closing date working capital. See further discussion below.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we sold certain real estate of the Enterprise Connectivity segment for $0.8 million. There was no gain or loss recognized on the sale.

Impairment

During our fiscal third quarter of 2012, we recognized an impairment loss of $26.0 million on certain net assets of our Chinese cable operations that primarily conducted business in the consumer electronics end market. We subsequently sold the assets in our fiscal fourth quarter of 2012. The impairment loss is included in the operating results of the All Other segment. Of the total impairment loss, $10.6 million, $6.8 million, and $5.2 million related to property, plant, and equipment, customer relationships, and trademarks, respectively. We estimated the fair market value of these assets based upon the purchase price per the terms of the sale agreement. The remainder of the impairment loss was due to the accrual of estimated costs to sell, including such items as investment banker fees, legal fees, and other closing costs.

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized an impairment loss on property, plant and equipment of $2.5 million and $1.5 million in the operating results of our Industrial Connectivity and Enterprise Connectivity segments, respectively. Of the total impairment loss, approximately $1.5 million related to real estate retained by us from a German cable business we sold in 2009 and leased to the purchasers, $1.4 million related to manufacturing equipment, and $1.1 million related to other property, plant, and equipment. We estimated the fair value of these assets based upon bids received from third parties to potentially buy the assets, quoted prices in active markets or quoted prices for similar assets.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

We recognized depreciation expense in income from continuing operations of $11.7 million and $33.5 million in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively. Depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 included $2.2 million and $4.9 million, respectively, of accelerated depreciation expense. The accelerated depreciation expense related to a change in useful lives of certain assets as a result of our decision to consolidate manufacturing facilities as we integrate PPC. We recognized depreciation expense in income from continuing operations of $8.8 million and $26.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

We recognized amortization expense in income from continuing operations related to our intangible assets of $12.3 million and $38.4 million in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively. We recognized amortization expense in income from continuing operations related to our intangible assets of $7.6 million and $13.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

Note 7: Restructuring Activities

For the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, we recorded severance and other restructuring costs of $3.8 million and $9.5 million, respectively. The majority of these costs were recorded in our Broadcast segment, which recognized $3.2 million and $7.6 million of severance and other restructuring costs for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively. The other restructuring costs included relocation, equipment transfer, and other costs. These costs were incurred primarily as a result of facility consolidation in New York for recently acquired locations and other acquisition integration activities. The majority of the remaining severance and other restructuring costs were recorded in our Industrial IT segment.

 

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Of the total severance and other restructuring costs recognized for the three months ended September 29, 2013, $1.9 million, $1.6 million, and $0.3 million were included in cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses, and research and development, respectively. Of the total severance and other restructuring costs recognized for the nine months ended September 29, 2013, $5.0 million, $3.2 million, and $1.3 million were included in cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses, and research and development, respectively. We expect the majority of the costs related to these actions will be paid in 2013.

We expect to incur additional severance and other restructuring costs in 2013 of approximately $4 million as a result of the Broadcast activities discussed above. We continue to review our business strategies and evaluate potential new restructuring actions. This could result in additional restructuring costs in future periods.

In our fiscal third quarter of 2012, we implemented certain restructuring actions in response to the uncertain global economic environment. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized severance and other restructuring costs in our Broadcast, Enterprise Connectivity, Industrial Connectivity, and Industrial IT segments of $4.4 million, $3.2 million, $9.2 million, and $0.5 million, respectively. The other restructuring costs consisted primarily of contract termination costs related to our supply chain. Of the total severance and other restructuring costs recognized, $6.4 million, $10.0 million, and $0.9 million were included in cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses, and research and development, respectively.

Note 8: Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowing Arrangements

The carrying values of our long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements were as follows:

 

     September 29, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     (In thousands)  

Senior secured credit faciliy:

    

Term Loan

   $ 233,863      $ 247,714   

Revolving credit component

     —          198,270   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total senior secured credit facility

     233,863        445,984   

Senior subordinated notes:

    

5.5% Senior subordinated notes due 2022

     700,000        700,000   

5.5% Senior subordinated notes due 2023

     404,700        —     

9.25% Senior subordinated notes due 2019

     5,221        5,221   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total senior subordinated notes

     1,109,921        705,221   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt and other borrowing arrangements

     1,343,784        1,151,205   

Less current maturities of Term Loan

     (21,260     (15,678
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt

   $ 1,322,524      $ 1,135,527   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Secured Facility

In 2012, we amended our senior secured credit facility (Senior Secured Facility) and borrowed a CAD$250.0 million term loan (the Term Loan). The Term Loan was scheduled to mature in 2017 and requires quarterly amortization payments. Interest on the Term Loan was variable, based upon the three-month Canadian money-market rate plus an applicable spread (3.82% at September 29, 2013).

The borrowing capacity under the revolving credit component of our Senior Secured Facility was $400.0 million, and it was scheduled to mature on April 25, 2016. Under the revolving credit component, we were permitted to borrow and re-pay funds in various currencies. Interest on outstanding borrowings was variable,

 

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based on either the three month LIBOR rate or the prime rate. As of September 29, 2013, there were no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit component, and we had $386.4 million in available borrowing capacity, as our borrowing capacity was also reduced by outstanding credit instruments of $13.6 million. We paid a commitment fee on our available borrowing capacity, which ranges from 0.25% to 0.50%, depending on our leverage ratio.

Borrowings under our Senior Secured Facility were secured by certain of our assets in the United States as well as the capital stock of certain of our subsidiaries. The Senior Secured Facility contained a leverage ratio covenant and a fixed charge coverage ratio covenant. As of September 29, 2013, we were in compliance with all of the covenants of the Senior Secured Facility.

Subsequent to September 29, 2013, we refinanced our Senior Secured Facility. See Note 14.

Senior Subordinated Notes

In March 2013, we issued €300.0 million ($388.2 million at issuance) aggregate principal amount of 5.5% senior subordinated notes due 2023. The carrying value of the notes as of September 29, 2013 is $404.7 million. The notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by certain of our subsidiaries. The notes rank equal in right of payment with our senior subordinated notes due 2022 and 2019 and with any future subordinated debt, and they are subordinated to all of our senior debt and the senior debt of our subsidiary guarantors, including our Senior Secured Facility. Interest is payable semiannually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2013. We paid $7.8 million of fees associated with the issuance of the notes, which are being amortized over the life of the notes using the effective interest method. We used the net proceeds from the transaction to repay amounts outstanding under the revolving credit component of our Senior Secured Facility and for general corporate purposes.

As of September 29, 2013, we have $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.5% senior subordinated notes due 2022 outstanding. The notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by certain of our subsidiaries. The notes rank equal in right of payment with our senior subordinated notes due 2019 and 2023 and with any future subordinated debt, and they are subordinated to all of our senior debt and the senior debt of our subsidiary guarantors, including our Senior Secured Facility. Interest is payable semiannually on March 1 and September 1 of each year.

As of September 29, 2013, $5.2 million aggregate principal amount of our senior subordinated notes due 2019 remain outstanding. The senior subordinated notes due 2019 have a coupon interest rate of 9.25%, and an effective interest rate of 9.75%. The interest on the 2019 notes is payable semiannually on June 15 and December 15. The notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by certain of our subsidiaries. The notes rank equal in right of payment with our senior subordinated notes due 2022 and 2023 and with any future subordinated debt, and they are subordinated to all of our senior debt and the senior debt of our subsidiary guarantors, including our Senior Secured Facility.

Fair Value of Long-Term Debt

The fair value of our senior subordinated notes at September 29, 2013 was approximately $1,081.3 million based on quoted prices of the debt instruments in inactive markets (Level 2 valuation). This amount represents the fair values of our senior subordinated notes with a carrying value of $1,109.9 million as of September 29, 2013. We believe the fair value of our variable rate Term Loan approximates book value.

Note 9: Derivatives and Hedging Activities

During 2012, we entered into foreign currency forward contracts that were formally designated and qualified as net investment hedges. We recognized a $1.5 million and $4.0 million pre-tax gain in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to these hedges. We collected $4.0 million in proceeds upon the settlement of foreign currency forward contracts for

 

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the nine months ended September 30, 2012. There were no outstanding derivatives as of December 31, 2012 or as of or for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013.

Note 10: Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $5.7 million and $18.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively. The most significant factor in the difference between the effective tax rate of 16.4% and 18.3% for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively, and the amount determined by applying the applicable statutory United States tax rate of 35% is the tax rate differential associated with our foreign earnings.

Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 included a $5.2 million tax benefit due to the impact of tax law changes in the U.S. In addition, for the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we recorded $3.7 million of income tax expense for an uncertain tax position liability related to a foreign tax audit. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included a tax benefit of $5.2 million due to reductions in our deferred tax asset valuation allowance associated with net operating losses in certain foreign tax jurisdictions.

For the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we made planned payments of two significant tax items. First, we paid $41.8 million of our estimated 2012 tax liability related to the sale of the Thermax and Raydex cable business in 2012. We recognized a $211.6 million pre-tax gain on the sale of this business in 2012. Second, we paid $30.0 million to settle a tax sharing agreement dispute with Cooper Industries. We reached the settlement and recognized a $21.0 million tax benefit in 2012.

Note 11: Pension and Other Postretirement Obligations

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit costs for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans:

 

     Pension Obligations     Other Postretirement Obligations  
       September 29,
2013
    September 30,
2012
    September 29,
2013
    September 30,
2012
 
     (In thousands)  

Three Months Ended

        

Service cost

   $ 1,677      $ 1,435      $ 33      $ 32   

Interest cost

     2,924        3,018        517        580   

Expected return on plan assets

     (3,396     (3,171     —          —     

Amortization of prior service credit

     (8     (20     (27     (29

Actuarial losses

     1,662        1,493        278        252   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 2,859      $ 2,755      $ 801      $ 835   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

        

Service cost

   $ 5,040      $ 4,299      $ 101      $ 94   

Interest cost

     8,786        9,065        1,600        1,713   

Expected return on plan assets

     (10,193     (9,504     —          —     

Amortization of prior service credit

     (23     (59     (82     (87

Actuarial losses

     4,995        4,475        876        738   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 8,605      $ 8,276      $ 2,495      $ 2,458   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 12: Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table summarizes total comprehensive income (loss):

 

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     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 29, 2013      September 30, 2012     September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012  
     (In thousands)  

Net income (loss)

   $ 29,068       $ (38,778   $ 80,805      $ 27,887   

Foreign currency translation gain (loss)

     4,536         13,084        (10,733     (5,988

Foreign currency hedging instruments, net of $0.0 million, $0.5 million, $0.0 million, and $1.6 million tax, respectively

     —           1,007        —          2,467   

Amortization of pension and other postretirement benefit plan losses, net of $0.7 million, $0.0 million, $2.2 million, and $0.0 million tax, respectively

     1,172         —          3,546        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 34,776       $ (24,687   $ 73,618      $ 24,366   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accumulated balances related to each component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, are as follows:

 

     Foreign Currency
Translation
Component
    Pension and Other
Postretirement
Benefit Plans
    Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
           (In thousands)        

Balance at December 31, 2012

   $ 28,516      $ (59,081   $ (30,565

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications

     (10,733     —          (10,733

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     —          3,546        3,546   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)

     (10,733     3,546        (7,187
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 29, 2013

   $ 17,783      $ (55,535   $ (37,752
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the effects of reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended September 29, 2013:

 

     Amount Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
(Loss)
    Affected Line Item in the
Consolidated Statements
of Operations and
Comprehensive Income
     (In thousands)      

Amortization of pension and other postretirement benefit plan items:

    

Actuarial losses

   $ 5,871      (1)

Amortization of prior service credit

     (105   (1)
  

 

 

   

Total before tax

     5,766     

Tax benefit

     (2,220  
  

 

 

   

Total net of tax

   $ 3,546     
  

 

 

   

 

(1) The amortization of these accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit costs (see Note 11).

Note 13: Share Repurchases

In 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program, which allows us to purchase up to $150.0 million of our common stock through open market repurchases, negotiated transactions, or other means, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions. In 2012, our Board of Directors authorized an extension of the share repurchase program, which allows us to purchase up to an additional $200.0 million of our common stock. The program does not have an expiration date and may be suspended at any time at the discretion of the Company. This program is funded by cash on hand and cash flows from operating activities.

 

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During the three months ended September 29, 2013, we entered into a prepaid variable share repurchase agreement for $31.25 million. Under this agreement, we repurchased 0.3 million shares as of September 29, 2013 and an additional 0.3 million shares subsequent to the end of our fiscal third quarter on September 30, 2013, for a total of 0.5 million shares repurchased at an average price per share of $60.71. Our treasury stock balance as of September 29, 2013 includes a receivable of $15.9 million for the amount of the shares repurchased subsequent to the end of our fiscal third quarter. In 2013, we repurchased 1.7 million shares of our common stock under the program through prepaid variable share repurchase agreements for an aggregate cost of $93.8 million and an average price per share of $54.76. From inception of the program through September 30, 2013, we have repurchased 5.4 million shares of our common stock under the programs for an aggregate cost of $218.8 million and an average price of $40.37.

Note 14: Subsequent Event

Subsequent to September 29, 2013, we entered into a Credit Agreement that provides a new $400 million multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility. The Credit Agreement is secured by assets of Belden Inc. and certain of its U.S. and foreign subsidiaries, and it matures in 2018. In addition, we borrowed $250.0 million under a new Term Loan Credit Agreement. The borrowings under the new Term Loan Credit Agreement are scheduled to mature in 2020 and require quarterly amortization payments. Interest under the Term Loan Credit Agreement is variable, based upon the three-month LIBOR plus an applicable spread.

The Credit Agreement replaced our existing Senior Secured Facility. There were no outstanding borrowings under the revolver component of our Senior Secured Facility at the time of the refinancing. We utilized the proceeds from the new Term Loan Credit Agreement to repay the amounts outstanding under the Term Loan of our Senior Secured Facility. We expect to incur a loss on these refinancing activities of approximately $2 million in our fiscal fourth quarter for the write-off of certain unamortized debt issuance costs.

 

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Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

Belden designs, manufactures, and markets signal transmission solutions for the broadcast, enterprise, and industrial markets. Our products are designed and manufactured to strict quality standards resulting in an industry leading reputation for worldwide reliability.

We consider revenue growth, operating margin, cash flows, return on invested capital, and working capital management metrics to be our key operating performance indicators.

Trends and Events

The following trends and events during 2013 have had varying effects on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Change in Segments

In 2013, we re-organized the Company around four global business platforms: Broadcast, Enterprise Connectivity, Industrial Connectivity, and Industrial IT. The re-organization was executed as a result of our transformation into a global provider of comprehensive signal transmission solutions. We have determined that each of the global business platforms represents a reportable segment. We have revised the prior period segment information to conform to the change in the composition of our reportable segments.

Commodity Prices

Our operating results can be affected by changes in prices of commodities, primarily copper and compounds, which are components in some of the products we sell. Generally, as the costs of inventory purchases increase due to higher commodity prices, we raise selling prices to customers to cover the increase in costs, resulting in higher sales revenue but a lower gross profit percentage. Conversely, a decrease in commodity prices would result in lower sales revenue but a higher gross profit percentage. Selling prices of our products are affected by many factors, including end market demand, capacity utilization, overall economic conditions, and commodity prices. Importantly, however, there is no exact measure of the effect of changing commodity prices, as there are thousands of transactions in any given quarter, each of which has various factors involved in the individual pricing decisions. Therefore, all references to the effect of copper prices or other commodity prices are estimates.

Channel Inventory

Our operating results also can be affected by the levels of Belden products held as inventory by our channel partners and customers. Our channel partners and customers purchase and hold our products in their inventory in order to meet the service and on-time delivery requirements of their customers. Generally, as our channel partners and customers change the level of Belden products owned and held in their inventory, it impacts our revenues. Comparisons of our results between periods can be impacted by changes in the levels of channel inventory. All references to the effect of channel inventory changes are estimates.

Acquisitions and Dispositions

We completed the acquisitions of Miranda Technologies Inc. (Miranda) in July 2012, PPC Broadband, Inc. (PPC) in December 2012, and Softel Limited (Softel) in January 2013. The results of Miranda, PPC, and Softel have been included in our Consolidated Financial Statements from their respective acquisition dates and are reported within the Broadcast segment. We sold our cable operations that primarily conducted business in the consumer electronics end market on December 31, 2012.

 

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Restructuring Activities

As a result of recently completed acquisitions, we are consolidating certain operating facilities. For the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we recognized $9.5 million of severance and other restructuring costs, such as relocation and equipment transfer costs, and $4.9 million of accelerated depreciation expense, primarily as a result of facility consolidation in New York and other acquisition integration activities. We expect to incur additional severance and other restructuring costs in 2013 of approximately $4 million as a result of these activities. We continue to review our business strategies and evaluate potential new restructuring actions. This could result in additional restructuring costs in future periods.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows that are or would be considered material to investors.

Critical Accounting Policies

During the nine months ended September 29, 2013:

 

   

We did not change any of our existing critical accounting policies from those listed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K;

   

No existing accounting policies became critical accounting policies because of an increase in the materiality of associated transactions or changes in the circumstances to which associated judgments and estimates relate; and

   

There were no significant changes in the manner in which critical accounting policies were applied or in which related judgments and estimates were developed.

Results of Operations

Consolidated Continuing Operations

 

    Three Months Ended     %     Nine Months Ended     %  
    September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012     Change     September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012     Change  
    (In thousands, except percentages)  

Revenues

  $ 522,478      $ 465,234        12.3   $ 1,559,442      $ 1,363,052        14.4

Gross profit

    182,841        138,813        31.7     529,390        416,260        27.2

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    96,197        98,273        -2.1     281,682        256,137        10.0

Research and development

    21,141        18,812        12.4     62,497        47,434        31.8

Operating income (loss)

    53,935        (13,269     506.5     152,088        76,894        97.8

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

    34,768        (77,573     144.8     98,928        (11,266     978.1

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    29,068        (55,686     152.2     80,805        3,758        2050.2

Revenues increased in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012 primarily due to acquisitions, which contributed $81.3 million and $278.6 million of the increases, respectively.

Revenues were also impacted by the following factors:

 

   

Increases in unit sales volume, including changes in channel inventory, resulted in approximately a $3.2 million increase in revenues for the three months ended September 29, 2013. We believe market share gains in industrial end markets partially mitigated the impact of uncertain economic conditions in enterprise end markets, including weak spending on non-residential construction and information technology projects. Additionally, we believe market share gains in the United States partially offset decreases in volume in China. Decreases in unit sales volume, including changes in channel inventory,

 

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resulted in approximately a $1.4 million decrease in revenues for the nine months ended September 29, 2013.

   

Favorable currency translation resulted in revenue increases of approximately $2.0 million and $1.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively.

   

The disposal of our cable operations that primarily conducted business in the consumer electronics end market in 2012 resulted in decreases in revenues of $24.3 million and $73.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively.

   

Decreases in sales prices due to lower copper costs resulted in estimated revenue decreases of approximately $5.0 million and $9.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively.

Gross profit increased in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012 due to the increases in revenues as discussed above. In addition, the increase in our gross profit was due to the impact of our acquisitions of Miranda and PPC, improved product mix, favorable input costs, and improved productivity due to our Lean Enterprise initiatives. Gross profit for the three months ended September 29, 2013 was negatively impacted by $2.2 million of accelerated depreciation expense and $1.9 million of severance and other restructuring costs. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 was negatively impacted by $6.6 million of cost of sales arising from the adjustment of inventory to fair value related to our acquisition of PPC, $5.0 million of severance and other restructuring costs, and $4.9 million of accelerated depreciation expense. The severance and other restructuring costs and accelerated depreciation expense primarily resulted from our decision to consolidate manufacturing facilities as we integrate PPC. Gross profit for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was negatively impacted by $7.2 million of cost of sales arising from the adjustment of inventory to fair value related to our acquisition of Miranda and $6.4 million of severance and other restructuring costs. The decrease in the costs discussed above contributed to the increase in gross profit in the three months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable period of 2012.

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased in the three months ended September 29, 2013 and increased in the nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 included $1.6 million and $3.2 million of severance and other restructuring costs, respectively, compared to $10.0 million of severance and other restructuring costs for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. Excluding the impact of the severance and other restructuring costs, the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to the impact of our acquisitions completed in 2012. Excluding the impact of the costs discussed above and the selling, general and administrative costs of the companies acquired in 2012, our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased due to improved productivity and our previously completed restructuring activities.

The increases in research and development costs in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012 were primarily due to increased investments in new product development and our recent technology intensive acquisitions.

Amortization of intangibles increased by $4.7 million and $25.3 million in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively, from the comparable periods of 2012 due to the impact of our acquisitions completed in 2012.

Operating income increased in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012 due to the increases in revenues and gross profit as discussed above. Operating income for the three months ended September 29, 2013 included $3.8 million of severance and other restructuring costs and $2.2 million of accelerated depreciation expense. Operating income for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 included $9.5 million of severance and other restructuring costs, $6.6 million of cost of sales arising from the adjustment of inventory to fair value related to our acquisition of PPC, and $4.9 million of accelerated depreciation expense. Operating income (loss) for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012

 

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included $29.9 million of asset impairments, $17.4 million of severance and other restructuring costs, and $7.2 million of cost of sales arising from the adjustment of inventory to fair value related to our acquisition of Miranda. The decrease in the costs discussed above contributed to the increase in operating income in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012. In addition, operating income increased due to an improved business portfolio, improved end-market mix, improved productivity as a result of the successful execution of our Lean Enterprise strategies, and our previously completed restructuring activities.

Interest expense increased in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012 due to our increase in total debt incurred to finance our 2012 acquisitions. Our effective interest rate on outstanding borrowings as of September 29, 2013 was 5.2%. Interest expense for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 includes $1.5 million of interest expense associated with an uncertain tax position for a foreign tax audit.

Income from continuing operations before taxes increased in the three and nine months September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012 due to the increases in operating income discussed above. In addition, both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 included a loss on debt extinguishment of $50.6 million in income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes. There were no debt extinguishment losses in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013.

Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 was 18.3%, compared to (133.4%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 included a $5.2 million tax benefit due to the impact of tax law changes in the U.S and $3.7 million of income tax expense for an uncertain tax position liability related to a foreign tax audit. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recorded tax benefits of $5.2 million due to reductions of our valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets.

Broadcast Solutions

 

    Three Months Ended     %     Nine Months Ended     %  
    September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012     Change     September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012     Change  
    (In thousands, except percentages)  

Revenues

  $ 176,062      $ 96,549        82.4   $ 498,199      $ 240,941        106.8

Operating income (loss)

    7,541        (11,334     166.5     10,900        (7,699     241.6

as a percent of total revenues

    4.3     -11.7       2.2     -3.2  

Broadcast revenues increased in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012 primarily due to acquisitions, which contributed $81.3 million and $278.6 million to the increases in revenues, respectively. The increases in revenues were partially offset by decreases in unit sales volume, including the impact of changes in channel inventory, of approximately $0.9 million and $19.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively. The decreases in volume were due in part to the favorable impact of the Olympics and the U.S. presidential election cycle in 2012. In addition, the decreases in volume for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 were due to product rationalization decisions made as we integrate acquired companies. Decreases in sales prices due to lower copper costs resulted in estimated revenue decreases of approximately $1.0 million and $2.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively. Unfavorable currency translation resulted in approximately a $0.3 million decrease in revenues for the nine months ended September 29, 2013. Favorable currency translation resulted in approximately a $0.1 million increase in revenues for the three months ended September 29, 2013.

Operating income increased in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012 due to the increases in revenues discussed above. In addition, operating income increased due to the impact of our acquisitions of Miranda and PPC, improved productivity as a result of the successful execution of our Lean Enterprise strategies, and our previously completed restructuring activities.

 

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Operating income for the three months ended September 29, 2013 was negatively impacted by $11.2 million of amortization of intangibles, $3.2 million of severance and other restructuring costs, and $2.2 million of accelerated depreciation expense. Operating income for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 was negatively impacted by $34.9 million of amortization of intangibles, $7.6 million of severance and other restructuring costs, $6.6 million of cost of sales arising from the adjustment of inventory to fair value related to our acquisition of PPC, and $4.9 million of accelerated depreciation expense. The severance and other restructuring costs and accelerated depreciation expense primarily resulted from our decision to consolidate manufacturing facilities as we integrate PPC. Operating loss for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 included $7.2 million of cost of sales arising from the adjustment of inventory to fair value related to our acquisition of Miranda and $4.4 million of severance and other restructuring costs. Operating loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 included $6.4 million and $8.4 million of amortization of intangibles, respectively.

Enterprise Connectivity Solutions

 

    Three Months Ended     %
Change
    Nine Months Ended     %
Change
 
    September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012       September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012    
    (In thousands, except percentages)  

Revenues

  $ 123,406      $ 128,715        -4.1   $ 372,962      $ 382,542        -2.5

Operating income

    13,984        8,311        68.3     37,494        32,347        15.9

as a percent of total revenues

    11.3     6.5       10.1     8.5  

Enterprise Connectivity revenues decreased in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012 due to decreases in unit sales volume of approximately $3.4 million and $7.0 million, respectively. The decreases in unit sales volume were due in part to uncertain economic conditions, including weak spending on non-residential construction and information technology projects, and changes in channel inventory. Lower copper costs resulted in estimated revenue decreases of approximately $2.0 million and $3.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively. These revenue decreases were partially offset by favorable currency translation, which resulted in revenue increases of approximately $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively.

Operating income increased in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012. Operating income in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 included $3.2 million of severance and other restructuring costs and $1.5 million of asset impairment. There were no significant severance and other restructuring costs in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013. The decrease in the costs discussed above contributed to the increase in operating income in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012. In addition, operating income increased due to improved productivity due to our Lean Enterprise initiatives and favorable input costs.

Industrial Connectivity Solutions

 

    Three Months Ended     %
Change
    Nine Months Ended     %
Change
 
    September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012       September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012    
    (In thousands, except percentages)  

Revenues

  $ 167,008      $ 159,342        4.8   $ 515,621      $ 502,615        2.6

Operating income

    22,926        7,017        226.7     71,719        52,715        36.1

as a percent of total revenues

    13.7     4.4       13.9     10.5  

Industrial Connectivity revenues increased in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012 due to increases in unit sales volume, including changes in channel inventory, of approximately $10.0 million and $18.5 million, respectively. We believe sales volume benefited from gains in market share due to the execution of our Market Delivery System. Decreases in sales prices due to lower copper costs partially offset the increases in revenues by an estimated $2.0 million and $4.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively. Unfavorable currency translation resulted in

 

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decreases in revenues of approximately $0.3 million and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively.

Operating income increased in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012 due to leveraging the increases in revenues discussed above. Operating income in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 included $9.2 million of severance and other restructuring costs and $2.4 million of asset impairment. There were no significant severance and other restructuring costs in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013. The decrease in the costs discussed above contributed to the increase in operating income in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable periods of 2012. In addition, operating income increased due to improved productivity due to our Lean Enterprise initiatives and favorable input costs.

Industrial IT Solutions

 

    Three Months Ended     %     Nine Months Ended     %  
    September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012     Change     September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012     Change  
    (In thousands, except percentages)  

Revenues

  $ 56,002      $ 56,309        -0.5   $ 172,660      $ 163,422        5.7

Operating income

    9,193        8,446        8.8     27,935        23,941        16.7

as a percent of total revenues

    16.4     15.0       16.2     14.6  

Industrial IT revenues decreased in the three months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable period of 2012 due to a decrease in unit sales volume of approximately $2.3 million. The decrease in sales volume was due in part to the favorable impact of several significant projects in China in 2012. Favorable currency translation partially offset the decrease in revenues by approximately $2.0 million for the three months ended September 29, 2013.

Operating income increased in the three months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable period of 2012. Operating income in the three months ended September 30, 2012 included $0.5 million of severance and other restructuring costs. There were no significant severance and other restructuring costs in the three months ended September 29, 2013. The decrease in severance and other restructuring costs contributed to the increase in operating income in the three months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable period of 2012. In addition, operating income increased due to improved productivity due to our Lean Enterprise initiatives.

Industrial IT revenues increased in the nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable period of 2012 due to increases in unit sales volume, including changes in channel inventory, of approximately $6.2 million. We believe sales volume benefited from gains in market share due to the execution of our Market Delivery System. Revenues also increased by approximately $3.0 million due to favorable currency translation for the nine months ended September 29, 2013.

Operating income increased in the nine months ended September 29, 2013 from the comparable period of 2012 due to leveraging the increase in revenues discussed above and improved productivity due to our Lean Enterprise initiatives. Operating income in the nine months ended September 29, 2013 included $1.5 million of severance and other restructuring costs, compared to $0.5 million of severance and other restructuring costs in the comparable period of 2012.

All Other

 

    Three Months Ended     %     Nine Months Ended     %  
    September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012     Change     September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012     Change  
    (In thousands, except percentages)  

Revenues

  $ —        $ 24,319        -100.0   $ —        $ 73,532        -100.0

Operating income (loss)

    —          (27,659     100.0     1,278        (29,839     104.3

as a percent of total revenues

    n/a        -113.7       n/a        -40.6  

 

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All Other includes the results of our cable operations that primarily conducted business in the consumer electronics end market in China, which we sold in 2012. For the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we recorded $1.3 million of operating income due to a favorable resolution with the buyer of those assets regarding the closing date working capital.

Discontinued Operations

In 2012, we sold our Thermax and Raydex cable business, and the results of operations of Thermax and Raydex in 2012 are reported in discontinued operations. Operating results from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 include revenues of $25.1 million and $75.6 million, respectively, and income of $5.7 million ($4.5 million net of tax) and $17.8 million ($11.7 million net of tax), respectively, from Thermax and Raydex.

In 2010, we completed the sale of Trapeze Networks, Inc. (Trapeze) for $152.1 million. At the time the transaction closed, we received $136.9 million in cash, and the remaining $15.2 million was placed in escrow as partial security for our indemnity obligations under the sale agreement. As of September 29, 2013, we have collected a partial settlement of $4.2 million from the escrow, and we remain in negotiations with the buyer of Trapeze regarding the status of the escrow and certain claims raised by the buyer. Based on the current status of the negotiations, the amount of the escrow receivable on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is $3.8 million, which is our best estimate of the remaining amount to be collected.

During 2005, we completed the sale of our discontinued communications cable operation in Phoenix, Arizona. In connection with this sale and related tax deductions, we established a liability for uncertain tax positions. The statute of limitations associated with the tax positions expired during our fiscal third quarter of 2012. Therefore, we reversed the uncertain tax position liability and the associated accrued interest and penalties. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized a net gain of $14.1 million due to the reversal of the uncertain tax position liability, which is included in our gain from disposal of discontinued operations. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized a gain of $4.0 million ($2.6 million net of tax) due to the reversal of the accrued interest and penalties, which is included in our income from discontinued operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Significant factors affecting our cash liquidity include (1) cash from operating activities, (2) disposals of businesses and tangible assets, (3) exercises of stock options, (4) cash used for acquisitions, restructuring actions, capital expenditures, share repurchases, dividends, and senior subordinated note repurchases, and (5) our available credit facilities and other borrowing arrangements. We expect our operating activities to generate cash in 2013 and believe our sources of liquidity are sufficient to fund current working capital requirements, capital expenditures, contributions to our retirement plans, share repurchases, senior subordinated note repurchases, quarterly dividend payments, and our short-term operating strategies. However, we would require external financing were we to complete a significant acquisition. Our ability to continue to fund our future needs from business operations could be affected by many factors, including, but not limited to: economic conditions worldwide, customer demand, competitive market forces, customer acceptance of our product mix, and commodities pricing.

The following table is derived from our Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statements:

 

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     Nine Months Ended  
     September 29, 2013     September 30, 2012  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash provided by (used for):

    

Operating activities

   $ 50,803      $ 93,335   

Investing activities

     (34,494     (372,494

Financing activities

     90,252        282,703   

Effects of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     2,181        (621
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     108,742        2,923   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     395,095        382,716   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 503,837      $ 385,639   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $50.8 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2013, compared to $93.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The most significant factor impacting the decrease in cash provided by operating activities was the change in operating assets and liabilities. For the nine months ended September 29, 2013, changes in operating assets and liabilities were a use of cash of $100.6 million, compared to $36.9 million for the comparable period of 2012.

The most significant use of cash for operating activities in 2013 related to taxes. Accrued taxes were a use of cash of $84.2 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2013, compared to $20.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The primary reason for the increase in cash used for taxes for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 was the planned payments of two significant tax items. First, we paid $41.8 million of our estimated 2012 tax liability related to the sale of the Thermax and Raydex cable business in 2012. We recognized a $211.6 million pre-tax gain on the sale of this business in 2012. Second, we paid $30.0 million to settle a tax sharing agreement dispute with Cooper Industries. We reached the settlement and recognized a $21.0 million tax benefit in 2012.

Net cash used for investing activities totaled $34.5 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 compared to $372.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Investing activities for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 included capital expenditures of $31.4 million, payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, of $10.0 million, the receipt of proceeds from previously disposed businesses of $3.7 million, and the receipt of $3.2 million of proceeds from the sale of tangible assets, primarily real estate in the Broadcast and Enterprise Connectivity segments. The most significant investing activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was payments, net of cash acquired, for the acquisition of Miranda of $341.4 million. Other investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included capital expenditures of $31.8 million, the receipt of $1.2 million of proceeds from the sale of tangible assets, primarily real estate in the Enterprise Connectivity segment, and payments for a previous acquisition of $0.6 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 totaled $90.3 million compared to $282.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The most significant financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were the issuance of $388.2 million of 5.5% senior subordinated notes due 2023 and the subsequent repayment of $194.1 million of borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit component of our senior secured credit facility. Financing activities for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 also included payments under our share repurchase program of $93.8 million, payments of debt issuance costs of $7.8 million, and repayments under our Term Loan of $6.2 million. The most significant financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were borrowings of $945.3 million, debt repayments of $575.8 million, and payments under our share repurchase program of $75.0 million.

Our cash and cash equivalents balance was $503.8 million as of September 29, 2013. Of this amount, $169.5 million was held outside of the U.S. in our foreign operations. Substantially all of the foreign cash and cash equivalents are readily convertible into U.S. dollars or other foreign currencies. Our strategic plan does not

 

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require the repatriation of foreign cash in order to fund our operations in the U.S., and it is our current intention to permanently reinvest the foreign cash and cash equivalents outside of the U.S. If we were to repatriate the foreign cash to the U.S., we may be required to accrue and pay U.S. taxes in accordance with applicable U.S. tax rules and regulations as a result of the repatriation.

As of September 29, 2013, there were no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit component of our Senior Secured Facility, we were in compliance with all of the covenants of the facility, and we had $386.4 million in available borrowing capacity. Our total liquidity, consisting of our cash and available borrowing capacity, is limited by the leverage ratio covenant of the facility, which is based on debt net of cash.

Our outstanding debt obligations as of September 29, 2013 consisted of $700.0 million aggregate principal of 5.5% senior subordinated notes due 2022, $404.7 million aggregate principal of 5.5% senior subordinated notes due 2023, $233.9 million of term loan borrowings due 2017, and $5.2 million aggregate principal of 9.25% senior subordinated notes due 2019. Additional discussion regarding our various borrowing arrangements is included in Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Subsequent to September 29, 2013, we refinanced our Senior Secured Facility, including the revolving credit component and the outstanding term loan. See Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains “forward looking statements.” Forward looking statements include any statements regarding future revenues, costs and expenses, operating income, earnings per share, margins, cash flows, dividends, and capital expenditures. These forward looking statements are based on forecasts and projections about the markets and industries which we serve and about general economic conditions. They reflect management’s beliefs and expectations and are not guarantees of future performance. Our actual results may differ materially from these expectations for a number of reasons, including: changes in the global economy may impact our results; turbulence in financial markets may increase our borrowing costs; our reliance on key distributors in marketing products; our ability to execute and realize the expected benefits from strategic initiatives (including revenue growth, cost control and productivity improvement programs); changes in the level of economic activity in our major geographic markets; difficulties in realigning manufacturing capacity and capabilities among our global manufacturing facilities; the competitiveness of the global broadcast, enterprise, and industrial markets; variability in our quarterly and annual effective tax rates; changes in accounting rules and interpretations of those rules which may affect our reported earnings; changes in currency exchange rates and political and economic uncertainties in the countries where we conduct business; demand for our products; the cost and availability of materials including copper, plastic compounds derived from fossil fuels, electronic components, and other materials; energy costs; our ability to achieve acquisition performance expectations and to integrate acquired businesses successfully; our ability to develop and introduce new products; having to recognize charges that would reduce income as a result of impairing goodwill and other intangible assets; security risks and the potential for business interruption from operating in volatile countries; disruptions or failures of our (or our suppliers or customers) systems or operations in the event of a major earthquake, weather event, cyber-attack, terrorist attack, or other catastrophic event that could cause delays in completing sales, providing services, or performing other mission-critical functions; and other factors.

For a more complete discussion of risk factors, please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2013. We disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

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Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks

The following table provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. The table presents principal amounts by expected maturity dates and fair values as of September 29, 2013.

 

     Principal Amount by Expected Maturity      Fair
Value
 
     2013      Thereafter     Total     
     (In thousands, except interest rates)  

Variable-rate term loan

   $ 9,112       $ 224,751      $ 233,863       $ 233,863   

Average interest rate

        3.82     

Fixed-rate senior subordinated notes due 2022

   $ —         $ 700,000      $ 700,000       $ 682,262   

Average interest rate

        5.50     

Fixed-rate senior subordinated notes due 2023

   $ —         $ 404,700      $ 404,700       $ 393,320   

Average interest rate

        5.50     

Fixed-rate senior subordinated notes due 2019

   $ —         $ 5,221      $ 5,221       $ 5,710   

Average interest rate

        9.75     
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

        $ 1,343,784       $ 1,315,155   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Item 7A of our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K provides more information as to the practices and instruments that we use to manage market risks. There were no material changes in our exposure to market risks since December 31, 2012.

 

Item 4: Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1: Legal Proceedings

We are a party to various legal proceedings and administrative actions that are incidental to our operations. These proceedings include personal injury cases, 90 of which were pending as of October 24, 2013, in which we are one of many defendants. Electricians have filed a majority of these cases, primarily in Pennsylvania and Illinois, generally seeking compensatory, special, and punitive damages. Typically in these cases, the claimant alleges injury from alleged exposure to a heat-resistant asbestos fiber. Our alleged predecessors had a small number of products that contained the fiber, but ceased production of such products more than 20 years ago. Through October 24, 2013, we have been dismissed, or reached agreement to be dismissed, in more than 500 similar cases without any going to trial, and with only a relatively small number of these involving any payment to the claimant. In our opinion, the proceedings and actions in which we are involved should not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, operating results, or cash flows. However, since the trends and outcome of this litigation are inherently uncertain, we cannot give absolute assurance regarding the future resolution of such litigation, or that such litigation may not become material in the future.

We are a former owner of a property located in Kingston, Canada. The Ontario, Canada Ministry of the Environment is seeking to require current and former owners of the Kingston property to delineate and remediate soil and groundwater contamination at the site, which we believe was caused by Nortel (a former owner of the site). We are in the process of assessing whether we have any liability for the site, as well as the scope of contamination, cost of remediation, allocation of costs among the parties, and the other parties’ financial viability. Based on our current information, we do not believe this matter should have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, operating results, or cash flows. However, since the outcome of this matter is uncertain, we cannot give absolute assurance regarding its future resolution, or that such matter may not become material in the future.

 

Item 1A: Risk Factors

There have been no material changes with respect to risk factors as previously disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Item 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Set forth below is information regarding our stock repurchases for the three months ended September 29, 2013.

 

Period   Total Number of Shares
Purchased
    Average Price Paid per
Share
    Total Number of Shares
Repurchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs (1)
    Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs
 

July 1, 2013 through August 4, 2013

    —        $ —          —        $ 162,500,000   

August 5, 2013 through September 1, 2013

    —          —          —          162,500,000   

September 2, 2013 through September 29, 2013

    252,227        60.71        252,227        147,187,173   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    252,227      $ 60.71        252,227      $ 147,187,173   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) In July 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program, which allows us to purchase up to $150.0 million of our common stock through open market repurchases, negotiated transactions, or other means, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions. The program does not have an expiration date and may be suspended at any time at the discretion of the Company. In November 2012, our Board of Directors authorized an extension of the share repurchase program, which allows us to purchase up to an additional $200.0 million of our common stock through open market repurchases, negotiated transactions, or other means, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions. This program will be funded by cash on hand and free cash flow. From inception of the program to September 29, 2013, we have repurchased 5.2 million shares of our common stock under the programs for an aggregate cost of $202.8 million and an average price of $39.33.

 

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Item 6: Exhibits

Exhibits

 

Exhibit 4.1    Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 17, 2013, relating to 5.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022
Exhibit 4.2    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 17, 2013, relating to 5.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023
Exhibit 10.1    Executive Employment Agreement with Doug Zink
Exhibit 31.1    Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 31.2    Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 32.1    Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Exhibit 32.2

   Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
Exhibit 101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
Exhibit 101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
Exhibit 101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
Exhibit 101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label
Exhibit 101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

 

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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.

 

    BELDEN INC.
Date: November 6, 2013     By:   /s/ John S. Stroup
      John S. Stroup
      President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Date: November 6, 2013     By:   /s/ Henk Derksen
      Henk Derksen
      Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 6, 2013     By:   /s/ Douglas R. Zink
      Douglas R. Zink
      Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 

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Exhibit 4.1

Execution Version

 

 

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

BELDEN INC.

AND

THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN,

AND

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 

 

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of October 17, 2013

to

Indenture

Dated as of August 27, 2012

5.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022

 

 


THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of October 17, 2013 is by and among Belden Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), each existing Guarantor (the “ Existing Guarantors ”) under the Indenture referred to below, Miranda MTI, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Belden Finance 2013 LP, a Delaware limited partnership, GarrettCom, Inc., a California corporation, and Miranda Technologies (G.V.D.) LLC, a California limited liability company (collectively, the “ New Guarantors ”) and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and the Existing Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2012 (the “ Original Indenture ”), providing for the issuance of $700,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 (the “ Notes ”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of March 27, 2013 (the Original Indenture, as so amended and supplemented, the “ Indenture ”); and

WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Indenture provides that the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture in order to comply with Section 4.17 or 10.04 thereof, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes; and

WHEREAS, the New Guarantors have determined that it is in each of their best interests to unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, all acts and things prescribed by the Indenture, by law and by the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws (or comparable constituent documents) of the Company, the Existing Guarantors, the New Guarantors and the Trustee necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on the Company, the Existing Guarantors, the New Guarantors and the Trustee, in accordance with their terms, have been duly done and performed.

NOW, THEREFORE, to comply with the provisions of the Indenture and in consideration of the above premises, the Company, the Existing Guarantors, the New Guarantors and the Trustee covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders of the Notes as follows:

ARTICLE I

Section 1.01. The New Guarantors hereby agree, jointly and severally, with the Existing Guarantors, to unconditionally guarantee the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Notes and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.

Section 1.02. This Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Indenture and does and shall be deemed to form a part of, and shall be construed in connection with and as part of, the Indenture for any and all purposes.

 

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Section 1.03. This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon its execution and delivery by each of the Company, the Existing Guarantors, the New Guarantors and the Trustee.

ARTICLE II

Section 2.01. Except as specifically modified herein, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed (mutatis mutandis) and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms with all capitalized terms used herein without definition having the same respective meanings ascribed to them as in the Indenture.

Section 2.02. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no duties, responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be assumed, by the Trustee by reason of this Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted by the Trustee subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the same force and effect as if those terms and conditions were repeated at length herein and made applicable to the Trustee with respect hereto.

Section 2.03. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 2.04. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the same agreement.

[NEXT PAGE IS SIGNATURE PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, as of the date first written above.

 

BELDEN INC.

By:

 

/s/ Jeremy E. Parks

 

Name: Jeremy E. Parks

 

Title: Vice President and Treasurer

BELDEN WIRE & CABLE COMPANY, LLC

BELDEN CDT NETWORKING, INC.

BELDEN HOLDINGS, INC.

CDT INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC

BELDEN 1993, LLC

PPC BROADBAND, INC.

MIRANDA MTI, INC.

BELDEN FINANCE 2013 LP

 

BY BELDEN CANADA FINANCE 2

 

ULC, ITS GENERAL PARTNER

MIRANDA TECHNOLOGIES (G.V.D.) LLC

By:

 

/s/ Jeremy E. Parks

 

Name: Jeremy E. Parks

 

Title: Treasurer

GARRETTCOM, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michelle H. Long

 

Name: Michelle H. Long

 

Title: Treasurer

Signature Page to Second Supplemental Indenture (2022 Notes)


U.S. B ANK N ATIONAL A SSOCIATION ,

AS T RUSTEE

By  

 

/s/ Raymond S. Haverstock

Name: Raymond S. Haverstock

Title: Vice President

Signature Page to Second Supplemental Indenture (2022 Notes)

Exhibit 4.2

Execution Version

 

 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

BELDEN INC.

AND

THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN,

AND

DEUTSCHE TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED,

as Trustee

 

 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of October 17, 2013

to

Indenture

Dated as of March 21, 2013

5.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023

 

 


THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of October 17, 2013 is by and among Belden Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), each existing Guarantor (the “ Existing Guarantors ”) under the Indenture referred to below, Miranda MTI, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Belden Finance 2013 LP, a Delaware limited partnership, GarrettCom, Inc., a California corporation, and Miranda Technologies (G.V.D.) LLC, a California limited liability company (collectively, the “ New Guarantors ”) and Deutsche Trustee Company Limited, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and the Existing Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Indenture, dated as of March 21, 2013 (the “ Indenture ”), providing for the issuance of €300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023 (the “ Notes ”); and

WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Indenture provides that the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture in order to comply with Section 4.17 or 10.04 thereof, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes; and

WHEREAS, the New Guarantors have determined that it is in each of their best interests to unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, all acts and things prescribed by the Indenture, by law and by the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws (or comparable constituent documents) of the Company, the Existing Guarantors, the New Guarantors and the Trustee necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on the Company, the Existing Guarantors, the New Guarantors and the Trustee, in accordance with their terms, have been duly done and performed.

NOW, THEREFORE, to comply with the provisions of the Indenture and in consideration of the above premises, the Company, the Existing Guarantors, the New Guarantors and the Trustee covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders of the Notes as follows:

ARTICLE I

Section 1.01. The New Guarantors hereby agree, jointly and severally, with the Existing Guarantors, to unconditionally guarantee the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Notes and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.

Section 1.02. This Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Indenture and does and shall be deemed to form a part of, and shall be construed in connection with and as part of, the Indenture for any and all purposes.

 

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Section 1.03. This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon its execution and delivery by each of the Company, the Existing Guarantors, the New Guarantors and the Trustee.

ARTICLE II

Section 2.01. Except as specifically modified herein, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed (mutatis mutandis) and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms with all capitalized terms used herein without definition having the same respective meanings ascribed to them as in the Indenture.

Section 2.02. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no duties, responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be assumed, by the Trustee by reason of this Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted by the Trustee subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the same force and effect as if those terms and conditions were repeated at length herein and made applicable to the Trustee with respect hereto.

Section 2.03. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 2.04. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the same agreement.

[NEXT PAGE IS SIGNATURE PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, as of the date first written above.

 

BELDEN INC.

By:

 

/s/ Jeremy E. Parks

 

Name: Jeremy E. Parks

 

Title: Vice President and Treasurer

BELDEN WIRE & CABLE COMPANY, LLC

BELDEN CDT NETWORKING, INC.

BELDEN HOLDINGS, INC.

CDT INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC

BELDEN 1993, LLC

PPC BROADBAND, INC.

MIRANDA MTI, INC.

BELDEN FINANCE 2013 LP

 

BY BELDEN CANADA FINANCE 2

 

ULC, ITS GENERAL PARTNER

MIRANDA TECHNOLOGIES (G.V.D.) LLC

By:

 

/s/ Jeremy E. Parks

 

Name: Jeremy E. Parks

 

Title: Treasurer

GARRETTCOM, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michelle H. Long

 

Name: Michelle H. Long

 

Title: Treasurer

Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture (2023 Notes)


DEUTSCHE TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED,

as Trustee

By:  

 

/s/ Tracey Dean

Name: Tracey Dean

Title: Associate Director

By:

 

/s/ S Ferguson

Name: S Ferguson

Title: Associate Director

Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture (2023 Notes)

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is executed as of August 28, 2013 between Belden Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Doug Zink (the “ Executive ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS , the Company desires to employ Executive as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and Executive desire to accept such employment;

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to enter into the Agreement to set forth the terms of Executive’s employment with the Company;

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises contained herein and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. POSITION/DUTIES .

(a) Executive shall serve as the Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.

(b) Executive shall use his best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently the duties and responsibilities assigned to Executive hereunder and devote substantially all of Executive’s business time to the performance of Executive’s duties with the Company; provided, the foregoing shall not prevent Executive from participating in charitable, civic, educational, professional or community affairs so long as such activities do not materially interfere with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or create a potential business conflict or the appearance thereof.

(c) Executive currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri USA and travels to other locations, as required to perform his duties.

2. TERM OF AGREEMENT . This Agreement shall be effective on the date hereof (the “ Effective Date ”) and shall end on the first anniversary of the Effective Date. The term of this Agreement shall be automatically extended thereafter for successive one (1) year periods unless, at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the initial term of this Agreement or the then current succeeding one-year extended term of this Agreement, the Company or Executive has notified the other that the term hereunder shall terminate upon its expiration date. The initial term of this Agreement, as it may be extended from year to year thereafter, is herein referred to as the “ Term .” The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (defined below) at any time after the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the Term of this Agreement shall be extended to the second anniversary of the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and shall be subject to expiration thereafter upon notice by Executive or the Company to the other party or to automatic successive additional one-year periods, as the case may be, in the manner provided above. If Executive remains employed by the Company beyond the expiration of the Term, he shall be an employee at-will; except that any provisions identified as surviving shall continue. In all events hereunder, Executive’s


employment is subject to earlier termination pursuant to Section 7 hereof, and upon such earlier termination the Term shall be deemed to have ended.

3. BASE SALARY . As of the Effective Date, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary (the “ Base Salary ”) at an annual rate of $210,000 payable in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company. Executive’s Base Salary shall be subject to annual review by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer ( “CEO” ) and may be increased from time to time by the CEO (as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company). The base salary as determined herein from time to time shall constitute “Base Salary” for purposes of this Agreement.

4. ANNUAL CASH INCENTIVE . Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s management cash incentive plan and any successor annual cash plans. Executive shall have the opportunity to earn an annual target cash incentive, measured against performance criteria to be determined by the Company’s Board (or a committee thereof) having a grant date of not less than 40% of Base Salary.

5. EQUITY AWARDS.

(a) LONG-TERM INCENTIVE AWARDS.

(i) Executive shall be eligible for annual long-term incentive awards throughout the Term under such long-term incentive plans and programs as may be in effect from time to time in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices and the terms and provisions of any such plans or programs; provided, that Executive’s participation in such plans and programs shall be at a level and on terms and conditions consistent with participation by other senior executives of the Company, as the Board or the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion, with due consideration of Executive’s position, awards granted to other senior executives of the Company and competitive compensation data. The Executive’s target for participating in the Company’s plan shall be 45% of Base Salary.

(ii) All long-term incentive awards to Executive shall be granted pursuant to and shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed upon such awards granted under the Plan.

(b) STOCK OWNERSHIP. Executive shall be subject to, and shall comply with, the stock ownership guidelines of the Company as may be in effect from time to time. Executive shall have five (5) years to satisfy the stock ownership guidelines applicable to Executive. As of the Effective Date, the Executive’s annual interim target for share accumulation is 20% after the first year, 40% after the second year, 60% after the third year, and 80% after the fourth year.

6. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS . As of the Effective Date:

(a) BENEFIT PLANS. Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans of the Company including, but not limited to, relocation policy, equity, pension, thrift, profit sharing, medical coverage, education, or other retirement or welfare

 

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benefits that the Company has adopted or may adopt, maintain or contribute to for the benefit of its senior executives in accordance with the terms of such plans and programs.

(b) VACATION. Executive shall be entitled to annual paid vacation in accordance with the Company’s policy applicable to senior executives.

(c) BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES. Upon presentation of appropriate documentation, Executive shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy for all reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.

(d) CERTAIN AMENDMENTS. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Company from amending, altering, terminating or reducing any plans, benefits or programs.

7. TERMINATION . Executive’s employment and the Term shall terminate on the first of the following to occur:

(a) DISABILITY. Upon written notice by the Company to Executive of termination due to Disability, while Executive remains Disabled. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Disability ” shall have the meaning defined under the Company’s then-current long-term disability insurance plan in which Executive participates.

(b) DEATH. Automatically on the date of death of Executive.

(c) CAUSE. Immediately upon written notice by the Company to Executive of a termination of Executive’s employment for Cause. “ Cause ” shall mean:

(i) Executive’s willful and continued failure to perform substantially his duties owed to the Company or its affiliates after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to him specifically identifying the nature of such unacceptable performance, which is not cured by Executive within a reasonable period, not to exceed thirty (30) days;

(ii) Executive is convicted of (or pleads guilty or no contest to) a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; or

(iii) Executive has engaged in conduct that constitutes gross misconduct in the performance of his employment duties.

An act or omission by Executive shall not be “willful” if conducted in good faith and with Executive’s reasonable belief that such conduct is in the best interests of the Company.

(d) WITHOUT CAUSE. Upon written notice by the Company to Executive of an involuntary termination of Executive’s employment other than for Cause (and other than due to his Disability).

 

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(e) GOOD REASON. Upon written notice by Executive to the Company of a voluntary termination of Executive’s employment at any time during a Protection Period (defined in Section 10 below), for Good Reason. “ Good Reason ” shall mean, without the express written consent of Executive, the occurrence of any of the following events during a Protection Period:

(i) Executive’s Base Salary or annual target cash incentive opportunity is materially reduced;

(ii) Executive’s duties or responsibilities are negatively and materially changed in a manner inconsistent with Executive’s position (including status, offices, titles, and reporting responsibilities) or authority; or

(iii) The Company requires Executive’s principal office to be relocated more than 50 miles from its location as of the date immediately preceding the Change in Control.

Prior to any termination by Executive for “Good Reason,” he shall provide the Board not less than thirty (30) nor more than ninety (90) days’ notice, with specificity, of the grounds constituting Good Reason and an opportunity within such notice period for the Company to cure such grounds. The notice shall be given within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of grounds constituting Good Reason for such notice and subsequent termination, if not so cured above, to be effective.

(f) VOLUNTARY TERMINATION FOR ANY REASON (WITHOUT GOOD REASON DURING A PROTECTION PERIOD). Upon at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice by Executive to the Company of Executive’s voluntary termination of employment (i) for any reason prior to or after a Protection Period or (ii) without Good Reason during a Protection Period, in either case which the Company may, in its sole discretion, make effective earlier than any termination date set forth in such notice.

8. CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION . Any termination payments made and benefits provided under this Agreement to Executive shall be in lieu of any termination or severance payments or benefits for which Executive may be eligible under any of the plans, policies or programs of the Company or its affiliates, it being understood that any Long-Term Awards (as defined in Section 11 hereof) shall be treated as addressed in Section 11 hereof. Upon termination of Executive’s employment, the following amounts and benefits shall be due to Executive:

(a) DEATH; DISABILITY. If Executive’s employment terminates due to Executive’s death or Disability, then the Company shall pay or provide Executive (or the legal representative of his estate in the case of his death) with:

(i) (A) any accrued and unpaid Base Salary through the date of termination and any accrued and unused vacation in accordance with Company policy; and (B) reimbursement for any unreimbursed expenses, incurred and documented in accordance with applicable Company policy, through the date of termination (collectively, “ Accrued Obligations ”);

 

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(ii) Any unpaid cash incentive award earned with respect to any fiscal year ending on or preceding the date of termination, payable when annual cash incentives are paid generally to senior executives for such year;

(iii) A pro-rated annual cash incentive award for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs, the amount of which shall be based on actual performance under the applicable annual cash incentive plan and a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed during the performance year through the date of termination and the denominator of which is 365, which pro-rated cash incentive award shall be paid when awards are paid generally to senior executives for such year;

(iv) Any disability insurance benefits, or life insurance proceeds, as the case may be, as may be provided under the Company plans in which Executive participates immediately prior to such termination; and

(b) VOLUNTARY TERMINATION (INCLUDING VOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT GOOD REASON DURING A PROTECTION PERIOD); INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE AT OR AFTER AGE 65; INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.

(i) If Executive’s employment should be terminated (i) by Executive for any reason at any time other than during a Protection Period, or (ii) by Executive without Good Reason during a Protection Period, then the Company shall pay to Executive any Accrued Obligations in accordance with Section 8(a)(i).

(ii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause and other than for Disability at or after Executives’ attainment of age 65, the Company shall pay to Executive any Accrued Obligations.

(iii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, the Company shall pay to Executive any Accrued Obligations.

(c) TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE. If at any time (A) prior to Executive’s attainment of age 65 and (B) other than during a Protection Period, Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause (and other than a termination for Disability), then the Company shall pay or provide Executive with:

(i) Executive’s Accrued Obligations, payable in accordance with Section 8(a)(i);

(ii) Any unpaid annual cash incentive earned with respect to any fiscal year ending on or preceding the date of termination, payable when such incentives are paid generally to senior executives for such year;

(iii) A pro-rated annual cash incentive for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs, the amount of which shall be based on actual performance under the applicable annual cash incentive plan and a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed during the performance year through the date of termination and the

 

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denominator of which is 365, which pro-rated annual cash incentive award shall be paid when awards are paid generally to senior executives for such year;

(iv) Severance payments in the aggregate amount equal to the sum of (A) Executive’s then Base Salary plus (B) his annual target cash incentive, which amount shall be payable to Executive in equal semi-monthly payroll installments over a period of twelve (12) months;

For purposes of this subparagraph (iv) each installment severance payment to Executive under this subparagraph (iv) shall be treated as a separate payment (within the meaning of Section 409A).

Provided, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if on the date of termination, Executive is a “specified employee” of the Company (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i)), to the extent that such severance payments (and any other payments and benefits provided in Section 8) constitute a “deferral of compensation” under a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” under Section 409A and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1, the following provisions shall apply ( “Safe Harbor and Postponement” ):

(1) If such payments and benefits are payable on account of Executive’s “involuntary separation from service” (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(n)), Executive shall receive such amount of his severance payments during the six (6)-month period immediately following the date of termination as equals the lesser of: (x) such severance payment amount due Executive under Section 8 during such six (6)-month period or (y) two (2) multiplied by the compensation limit in effect under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, for the calendar year in which the date of termination occurs and as otherwise provided under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) and shall be entitled to such of his benefits as satisfy the exception under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v) ( “Limitation Amount” ).

(2) To the extent that, upon such “involuntary separation from service,” the amount of payments and benefits that would have been payable to Executive under Section 8 during the six (6)-month period following the last day of his employment exceeds the Limitation Amount, such excess shall be paid on the first regular semi-monthly payroll date following the expiration of such six (6)-month period.

(3) If the Company reasonably determines that such employment termination is not such an “involuntary separation from service,” all such payments and benefits that would have been payable to the Executive under Section 8 during the six (6)-month period immediately following the date of termination, but for such determination, shall be paid on the first regular semi-monthly payroll date immediately following the expiration of such six (6)-month period following the date of termination.

 

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(4) Any payments under this Section 8(c) that are postponed pursuant to the Safe Harbor and Postponement shall accrue interest at an annual rate (compounded monthly) equal to the short-term applicable federal rate (as in effect under Section 1274(d) of the Code on the last day of the Executive’s employment) plus 100 basis points, which interest shall be paid on the first regular semi-monthly payroll date immediately following the expiration of the six (6)-month period following the date of termination.

(v) Subject to Executive’s continued co-payment of premiums, continued participation for twelve (12) months in the Company’s medical benefits plan which covers Executive and his eligible dependents upon the same terms and conditions (except for the requirements of Executive’s continued employment) in effect for active employees of the Company. In the event Executive obtains other employment that offers substantially similar or more favorable medical benefits, such continuation of coverage by the Company under this subsection shall immediately cease. The continuation of health benefits under this subsection shall reduce the period of coverage and count against Executive’s right to healthcare continuation benefits under COBRA.

9. CONDITIONS . Any payments or benefits made or provided to Executive pursuant to any subsection of Section 8, other than Accrued Obligations, are subject to Executive’s:

(a) compliance with the provisions of Section 12 hereof;

(b) delivery to the Company of an executed Agreement and General Release (the “General Release ”), which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A within twenty-one (21) days after presentation thereof by the Company to Executive; and

(c) delivery to the Company of a resignation from all offices, directorships and fiduciary positions held by Executive with the Company, its affiliates and employee benefit plans.

Notwithstanding the due date of any post-employment payments, any amounts due following a termination under this Agreement (other than Accrued Obligations) shall not be payable until after the expiration of any statutory revocation period applicable to the General Release without Executive having revoked such General Release, and, subject to the provisions of Section 21 hereof, any such amounts shall be paid to Executive within thirty (30) days thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall be entitled to any Accrued Obligations, payable without regard for the conditions of this Section 9.

10. CHANGE IN CONTROL; EXCISE TAX .

(a) CHANGE IN CONTROL. A “Change in Control” of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the events set forth in any one of the following subparagraphs shall occur:

(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as

 

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amended (the “Exchange Act” )) (a “Person” ) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of either (i) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock” ) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities” ); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company, (2) any acquisition by the Company, (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (4) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (iii) of this definition;

(ii) individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board” ) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board;

(iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination” ), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) and in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, and (2) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

(iv) approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(b) QUALIFYING TERMINATION. If, prior to Executive’s attainment of age 65, Executive’s employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company without Cause (and other than due to his Disability) or is voluntarily terminated by Executive for Good Reason, in either case only during the period commencing on the occurrence of a Change in Control of the

 

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Company and ending on the second anniversary of date of the Change in Control ( “Protection Period” ), then the Company shall pay or provide Executive with:

(i) Executive’s Accrued Obligations, payable in accordance with Section 8(a)(i);

(ii) Any unpaid annual cash incentive award earned with respect to any fiscal year ending on or preceding the date of termination, payable when awards are paid generally to senior executives for such year;

(iii) A pro-rated annual cash incentive for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs, the amount of which shall be based on target performance and a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed during the performance year through the date of termination and the denominator of which is 365, which pro-rated annual cash incentive award shall be paid when awards are paid generally to senior executives for such year;

(iv) A lump sum severance payment in the aggregate amount equal to the product of (A) the sum of (1) Executive’s highest Base Salary during the Protection Period plus (2) his annual target annual cash incentive award multiplied by (B) two (2); provided, unless the Change of Control occurring on or preceding such termination also meets the requirements of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (or any successor provision) thereunder (a “409A Change in Control” ), the amount payable to Executive under this subparagraph (iv) shall be paid to Executive in equal semi-monthly payroll installments over a period of twenty-four (24) months, not in a lump sum, to the extent necessary to avoid the application of Section 409A(a)(1)(A) and (B);

(v) Subject to Executive’s continued co-payment of premiums, continued participation for two (2) years in the Company’s medical benefits plan which covers Executive and his eligible dependents upon the same terms and conditions (except for the requirements of Executive’s continued employment) in effect for active employees of the Company. In the event Executive obtains other employment that offers substantially similar or more favorable medical benefits, such continuation of coverage by the Company under this subsection shall immediately cease. The continuation of health benefits under this subsection shall reduce the period of coverage and count against Executive’s right to healthcare continuation benefits under COBRA; and

(vi) Payments falling under Section 10(b)iv shall, if to be paid in a lump sum pursuant to such section, be paid within ten (10) business days after the Executive’s termination of employment.

Provided, to the extent applicable under Section 409A as a “deferral of compensation,” and not as a “short-term deferral” under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4), the payments and benefits payable to Executive under this Section 10(b) shall be subject to the Safe Harbor and Postponement provided at Section 8(c)(iv).

 

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(c) EXCISE TAX. If it is determined that any amount, right or benefit paid or payable (or otherwise provided or to be provided) to the Executive by the Company or any of its affiliates under this Agreement or any other plan, program or arrangement under which Executive participates or is a party, other than amounts payable under this Section 10(c), (collectively, the “Payments” ), would constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ( “Code” ), subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, as amended from time to time (the “Excise Tax” ), Executive will have the option of either paying the Excise Tax or reducing the amount of Payments to the safe harbor level of the Code less $1.00.

11. LONG-TERM AWARDS. All of Executive’s stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance share units and any other long-term incentive awards granted under any long-term incentive plan of the Company, whether granted before or after the Effective Date (collectively “Long-Term Awards” ), shall remain in effect in accordance with their terms and conditions, including with respect to the consequences of the termination of Executive’s employment or a change in control, and shall not be in any way amended, modified or affected by this Agreement.

12. EXECUTIVE COVENANTS .

(a) CONFIDENTIALITY. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, commencing on the date hereof and at all times thereafter, directly or indirectly, use, make available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any person, other than in the course of Executive’s employment and for the benefit of the Company, any nonpublic, proprietary or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company, any of its subsidiaries, affiliated companies or businesses, which shall have been obtained by Executive during Executive’s employment by the Company. The foregoing shall not apply to information that (i) was known to the public prior to its disclosure to Executive; (ii) becomes known to the public subsequent to disclosure to Executive through no wrongful act of Executive or any representative of Executive; or (iii) Executive is required to disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process (provided that Executive provides the Company with prior notice of the contemplated disclosure and reasonably cooperates with the Company at its expense in seeking a protective order or other appropriate protection of such information). Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence, Executive’s obligation to maintain such disclosed information in confidence shall not terminate where only portions of the information are in the public domain.

(b) NONSOLICITATION. Commencing on the date hereof, and continuing during Executive’s employment with the Company and for the twelve (12) month period following termination of Executive’s employment for any reason (a twenty-four (24) month post-employment period in the event of a termination of Executive’s employment for any reason at any time during a Protection Period) ( “Restricted Period” ), Executive agrees that Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity: (i) solicit, recruit or employ (whether as an employee, officer, director, agent, consultant or independent contractor) any person who was or is at any time during the six (6) months preceding Executive’s termination of employment an employee, representative, officer or director of the Company; (ii) take any action to encourage or induce any employee, representative, officer or director of the Company to cease

 

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their relationship with the Company for any reason; or (iii) knowingly solicit, aid or induce any customer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to purchase goods or services then sold by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates from another person, firm, corporation or other entity or assist or aid any other persons or entity in identifying or soliciting any such customer.

(c) NONCOMPETITION. Executive acknowledges that Executive performs services of a unique nature for the Company that are irreplaceable, and that Executive’s performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable harm to the Company. Accordingly, during the Restricted Period, Executive agrees that Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be employed by (whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, and whether or not for compensation) or render services to any person, firm, corporation or other entity, in whatever form, engaged in any business of the same type as any business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is engaged on the date of termination or in which they have proposed, on or prior to such date, to be engaged in on or after such date at any time during the twelve (12)-month period ending with the date of termination for any reason (a twenty-four month post-employment period in the event of termination of Executive’s employment for any reason at any time during a Protection Period) , in any locale of any country in which the Company conducts business. This Section 12(c) shall not prevent Executive from owning not more than two percent (2%) of the total shares of all classes of stock outstanding of any publicly held entity engaged in such business.

(d) NONDISPARAGEMENT. Each of Executive and the Company (for purposes hereof, “the Company” shall mean only (i) the Company by press release or other formally released announcement and (ii) the executive officers and directors thereof and not any other employees) agrees not to make any public statements that disparage the other party, or in the case of the Company, its respective affiliates, employees, officers, directors, products or services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, statements made in the course of sworn testimony in administrative, judicial or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings) shall not be subject to this Section 12(d). Executive’s provision shall also not cover normal competitive statements which do not cite Executive’s employment by the Company.

(e) RETURN OF COMPANY PROPERTY AND RECORDS. Executive agrees that upon termination of Executive’s employment, for any cause whatsoever, Executive will surrender to the Company in good condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted) all property and equipment belonging to the Company and all records kept by Executive containing the names, addresses or any other information with regard to customers or customer contacts of the Company, or concerning any proprietary or confidential information of the Company or any operational, financial or other documents given to Executive during Executive’s employment with the Company.

(f) COOPERATION. Executive agrees that, following termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall upon reasonable advance notice, and to the extent it does not interfere with previously scheduled travel plans and does not unreasonably interfere with other business activities or employment obligations, assist and cooperate with the

 

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Company with regard to any matter or project in which Executive was involved during Executive’s employment, including any litigation. The Company shall compensate Executive for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such cooperation and assistance.

(g) ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS. Executive will promptly communicate and disclose in writing to the Company all inventions and developments including software, whether patentable or not, as well as patents and patent applications (hereinafter collectively called “ Inventions ”), made, conceived, developed, or purchased by Executive, or under which Executive acquires the right to grant licenses or to become licensed, alone or jointly with others, which have arisen or jointly with others, which have arisen or may arise out of Executive’s employment, or relate to any matters pertaining to, or useful in connection therewith, the business or affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Included herein as if developed during the employment period is any specialized equipment and software developed for use in the business of the Company. All of Executive’s right, title and interest in, to, and under all such Inventions, licenses, and right to grant licenses shall be the sole property of the Company. Any such Inventions disclosed to anyone by Executive within one (1) year after the termination of employment for any cause whatsoever shall be deemed to have been made or conceived by Executive during the Term. As to all such Inventions, Executive will, upon request of the Company execute all documents which the Company deems necessary or proper to enable it to establish title to such Inventions or other rights, and to enable it to file and prosecute applications for letters patent of the United States and any foreign country; and do all things (including the giving of evidence in suits and other proceedings) which the Company deems necessary or proper to obtain, maintain, or assert patents for any and all such Inventions or to assert its rights in any Inventions not patented.

(h) EQUITABLE RELIEF AND OTHER REMEDIES. The parties acknowledge and agree that the other party’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Section 12 would be inadequate and, in recognition of this fact, the parties agree that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the other party, without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.

(i) REFORMATION. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any state that any restriction in this Section 12 is excessive in duration or scope or is unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the law of that state.

(j) SURVIVAL OF PROVISIONS. The obligations of Executive set forth in this Section 12 shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company and the termination or expiration of this Agreement and shall be fully enforceable thereafter.

 

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13. NO ASSIGNMENTS .

(a) This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto. Except as provided in Section 13(b) below, no party may assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto.

(b) The Company shall assign this Agreement to any successor to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company provided that the Company shall require such successor to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place and shall deliver a copy of such assignment to Executive.

14. NOTICE. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered by hand, (b) on the first business day following the date of deposit if delivered by guaranteed overnight delivery service, or (d) on the fourth business day following the date delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

If to Executive:

Mr. Doug Zink

739 Trago Creek Drive

Ballwin, Missouri 63021

If to the Company:

Belden Inc.

7733 Forsyth Boulevard

Suite 800

St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Attn: General Counsel

or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

15. SECTION HEADINGS; INCONSISTENCY . The section headings used in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any other agreement (including but not limited to any option, long-term incentive or other equity award agreement), plan, program, policy or practice of the Company, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

16. SEVERABILITY . The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity of unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

 

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17. ARBITRATION . Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement, other than injunctive relief under Section 12(h) hereof or damages for breach of Section 12, shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a single arbitrator in St. Louis, Missouri, administered by the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”) in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules then in effect. The single arbitrator shall be selected by the mutual agreement of the Company and Executive, unless the parties are unable to agree to an arbitrator, in which case, the arbitrator will be selected under the procedures of the AAA. The arbitrator will have the authority to permit discovery and to follow the procedures that Executive or she determines to be appropriate. The arbitrator will have no power to award consequential (including lost profits), punitive or exemplary damages. The decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding upon the parties hereto. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. Each party shall bear its own legal fees and costs and equally divide the forum fees and cost of the arbitrator.

18. INDEMNIFICATION; LIABILITY INSURANCE . The Company and Executive shall enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement governing his conduct as an officer and director of the Company.

19. AMENDMENTS; WAIVER. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such officer or director as may be designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.

20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MISCELLANEOUS . This Agreement together with all exhibits hereto sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of law principles. The descriptive headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation and of the word “or” shall be inclusive and not exclusive.

21. CODE SECTION 409A .

(a) It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement and the Company’s and Executive’s exercise of authority or discretion hereunder shall comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the treasury regulations relating thereto so as not to subject Executive to the payment of interest and tax penalty which may be imposed under Section 409A. In furtherance of this interest, anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, no amounts shall be payable to Executive before such time as such payment fully complies with the provisions of Section 409A and, to the extent that any regulations or other guidance issued under

 

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Section 409A after the date of this Agreement would result in Executive being subject to payment of interest and tax penalty under Section 409A, the parties agree to amend this Agreement in order to bring this Agreement into compliance with Section 409A.

(b) With regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Section 409A, (i) all such reimbursements shall be made within a commercially reasonable time after presentation of appropriate documentation but in no event later than the end of the year immediately following the year in which Executive incurs such reimbursement expenses, (ii) no such reimbursements or in-kind benefits will affect any other costs or expenses eligible for reimbursement, or any other in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other year and (iii) no such reimbursements or in-kind benefits are subject to liquidation or exchange for another payment or benefit.

(c) Without limiting the discretion of either the Company or the Executive to terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason (or no reason), solely for purposes of compliance with 409A a termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (applying the 20% default post-separation limit thereunder)) as an employee and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination” or “termination of employment” shall mean separation from service as an employee and such payments shall thereupon be made at or following such separation from service as an employee as provided hereunder.

22. FULL SETTLEMENT. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances, including without limitation, set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against Executive or others, except to the extent any amounts are due the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates pursuant to a judgment against Executive. In no event shall Executive be obliged to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor shall the amount of any payment hereunder be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as a result of employment by another employer, except as set forth in this Agreement.

23. WITHHOLDING. The Company may withhold from any and all amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

24. AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party hereto. Neither Executive nor the Company shall be entitled to any presumption in connection with any determination made hereunder in connection with any arbitration, judicial or administrative proceeding relating to or arising under this Agreement.

 

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25. COUNTERPARTS . This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instruments.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

BELDEN INC. By:

By:

 

/s/ John Stroup

 

John Stroup, President and Chief

Executive Officer

By:

 

/s/ Doug Zink

 

Doug Zink

 

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EXHIBIT A

GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS

1. For and in consideration of the promises made in the Executive Employment Agreement (defined below), the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned ( “Executive” ), for himself, his heirs, administrators, legal representatives, executors, successors, assigns, and all other persons claiming through Executive, if any (collectively, “Releasers” ), does hereby release, waive, and forever discharge Belden Inc. ( “Company” ), the Company’s subsidiaries, parents, affiliates, related organizations, employees, officers, directors, attorneys, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees” ) from, and does fully waive any obligations of Releasees to Releasers for, any and all liability, actions, charges, causes of action, demands, damages, or claims for relief, remuneration, sums of money, accounts or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown or contingent or absolute, which heretofore has been or which hereafter may be suffered or sustained, directly or indirectly, by Releasers in consequence of, arising out of, or in any way relating to Executive’s employment with the Company or any of its affiliates or the termination of Executive’s employment. The foregoing release and discharge, waiver and covenant not to sue includes, but is not limited to, all claims and any obligations or causes of action arising from such claims, under common law including wrongful or retaliatory discharge, breach of contract (including but not limited to any claims under the Employment Agreement between the Company and Executive, effective as of August 28, 2013 (the “Employment Agreement” ) and any claims under any stock option and restricted stock units agreements between Executive and the Company) and any action arising in tort including libel, slander, defamation or intentional infliction of emotional distress, and claims under any federal, state or local statute including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and 1871 (42 U.S.C. § 1981), the National Labor Relations Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973), or the discrimination or employment laws of any state or municipality, or any claims under any express or implied contract which Releasers may claim existed with Releasees. This release and waiver does not apply to any claims or rights that may arise after the date Executive signs this General Release. The foregoing release does not apply to any claims of indemnification under the Employment Agreement or a separate indemnification agreement with the Company or rights of coverage under directors and officers’ liability insurance.

2. Excluded from this release and waiver are any claims which cannot be waived by law, including but not limited to the right to participate in an investigation conducted by certain government agencies. Executive does, however, waive Executive’s right to any monetary recovery should any agency (such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) pursue any claims on Executive’s behalf. Executive represents and warrants that Executive has not filed any complaint, charge, or lawsuit against the Releasees with any government agency or any court.

3. Executive agrees never to sue Releasees in any forum for any claim covered by the above waiver and release language, except that Executive may bring a claim under the ADEA to challenge this General Release or as otherwise provided in this General Release. If Executive violates this General Release by suing Releasees, other than under the ADEA or as

 

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otherwise set forth in Section 1 hereof, Executive shall be liable to the Company for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other litigation costs incurred in defending against such a suit. Nothing in this General Release is intended to reflect any party’s belief that Executive’s waiver of claims under ADEA is invalid or unenforceable, it being the interest of the parties that such claims are waived.

4. Executive acknowledges, agrees and affirms that he is subject to certain post-employment covenants pursuant to Section 12 of the Employment Agreement, which covenants survive the termination of his employment and the execution of this General Release.

5. Executive acknowledges and recites that:

(a) Executive has executed this General Release knowingly and voluntarily;

(b) Executive has read and understands this General Release in its entirety;

(c) Executive has been advised and directed orally and in writing (and this subparagraph (c) constitutes such written direction) to seek legal counsel and any other advice he wishes with respect to the terms of this General Release before executing it;

(d) Executive’s execution of this General Release has not been coerced by any employee or agent of the Company; and

(e) Executive has been offered twenty-one (21) calendar days after receipt of this General Release to consider its terms before executing it.

6. This General Release shall be governed by the internal laws (and not the choice of laws) of the State of Delaware, except for the application of pre-emptive Federal law.

7. Executive shall have seven (7) days from the date hereof to revoke this General Release by providing written notice of the revocation to the Company, as provided in Section 14 of the Employment Agreement, upon which revocation this General Release shall be unenforceable and null and void and in the absence of such revocation this General Release shall be binding and irrevocable by Executive.

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. IT CONTAINS A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.

 

Date: August 28, 2013

     

EXECUTIVE:

     

/s/ Doug Zink

     

Doug Zink

 

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, John S. Stroup, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Belden 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 circumstances under which the 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 we 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.

November 6, 2013

 

/s/ John S. Stroup

John S. Stroup

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Henk Derksen, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Belden 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 circumstances under which the 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 we 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.

November 6, 2013

 

/s/ Henk Derksen

Henk Derksen

Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATE 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 Belden Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 29, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John S. Stroup, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(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.

/s/ John S. Stroup

John S. Stroup

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

November 6, 2013

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATE 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 Belden Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 29, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Henk Derksen, Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(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.

/s/ Henk Derksen

Henk Derksen

Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer

November 6, 2013