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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark one)

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013

or

 

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File No. 0-7099

 

 

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP.

 

 

4625 Red Bank Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227

Telephone (513) 458-2600

IRS Employer Identification No. 13-2566064

State of Incorporation: Delaware

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. 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   ¨    Accelerated Filer   ¨
Non-Accelerated Filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   x

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

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practical date: 25,579,975 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of November 4, 2013.

 

 

 


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CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the quarter ended September 30, 2013

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Part I – Financial Information

     2   

Item 1.

  Financial Statements      2   
 

Condensed Consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

     2   
 

Condensed Consolidated statements of operations for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

     3   
 

Condensed Consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

     4   
 

Condensed Consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

     5   
 

Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

     6   

Item 2.

  Management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations      22   

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures      32   

Part II – Other Information

     33   

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings      33   

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors      33   

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      33   

Item 6.

  Exhibits      33   

Signature

     35   

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)    SEPTEMBER 30,
2013
    DECEMBER 31,
2012
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 13,586      $ 22,994   

Accounts receivable, net

     41,164        29,499   

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

     16,892        5,747   

Inventories, net

     26,259        3,898   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     6,752        1,943   

Prepaid income taxes

     9,118        240   

Assets held for sale

     8,723        —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     122,494        64,321   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     22,381        4,885   

Goodwill

     133,551        19,548   

Intangible assets-finite life, net

     49,102        1,283   

Intangible assets-indefinite life

     18,208        3,526   

Deferred income taxes

     2,889        —    

Deferred charges and other assets

     5,011        541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 353,636      $ 94,104   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Current portion of debt

   $ 8,518      $ —    

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     30,320        15,093   

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

     15,751        11,368   

Income taxes payable

     —         1,079   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     54,589        27,540   

Other liabilities

     12,629        4,442   

Debt, less current portion

     83,103        —    

Deferred income tax liability, net

     34,892        128   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     185,213        32,110   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000 shares authorized, none issued

     —         —    

Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 25,717,045 and 17,096,543 shares issued in 2013 and 2012, respectively

     257        171   

Capital in excess of par value

     159,774        54,800   

Accumulated earnings

     10,426        9,691   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,678     (2,312
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     168,779        62,350   

Less treasury stock, at cost, 137,920 shares in 2013 and 2012

     (356     (356
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     168,423        61,994   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 353,636      $ 94,104   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED     NINE MONTHS ENDED  
     SEPTEMBER 30,     SEPTEMBER 30,  
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net sales

   $ 49,796      $ 33,102      $ 128,590      $ 100,720   

Cost of sales

     35,242        22,574        88,555        69,461   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     14,554        10,528        40,035        31,259   

Selling and administrative

     9,346        6,197        24,038        18,724   

Acquisition and integration expenses

     4,047        —         6,618        —    

Amortization and earn out expenses

     2,017        80        3,590        252   

Legal reserves

     2,500        —         2,500        —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (3,356     4,251        3,289        12,283   

Other income (expense), net

     92        (69     164        (133

Interest expense (including related party interest of $0 and $60, and $0 and $178, respectively)

     (456     (291     (707     (828
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (3,720     3,891        2,746        11,322   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (2,259     623        (1,044     3,524   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,461   $ 3,268      $ 3,790      $ 7,798   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings per share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.07   $ 0.22      $ 0.21      $ 0.53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ (0.07   $ 0.19      $ 0.20      $ 0.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     19,965,010        14,630,264        18,275,085        14,591,325   

Diluted

     19,965,010        17,258,552        18,881,927        17,199,337   

The notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

(unaudited)

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED  
     SEPTEMBER 30,      SEPTEMBER 30,  
(dollars in thousands)    2013     2012      2013      2012  

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,461   $ 3,268       $ 3,790       $ 7,798   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

          

Foreign currency

     1,262        170         629         84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     1,262        170         629         84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

   $ (199   $ 3,438       $ 4,419       $ 7,882   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)    2013     2012  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 3,790      $ 7,798   

Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     3,201        910   

Non cash interest expense

     166        69   

Share based compensation expense

     656        493   

Bad debt expense

     86        141   

Inventory reserve expense

     104        147   

Gain on sale of fixed assets

     —         (11

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

    

Accounts receivable

     6,126        1,657   

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

     (6,723     3,586   

Inventories

     654        (95

Prepaid expense and other current assets

     (3,493     281   

Deferred charges and other assets

     5,034        188   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (66     (1,392

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

     118        (1,146

Income taxes payable

     (1,703     1,138   

Other liabilities

     2,423        42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     10,373        13,806   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Acquisitions of property and equipment

     (533     (234

Net proceeds from sale of plant and equipment

     —         37   

Net cash paid for acquisitions

     (104,432     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (104,965     (197
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Net borrowings on credit lines

     91,961        —    

Deferred financing fees paid

     (2,730     —     

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     1,357        266   

Cash paid for repurchase of common shares

     (2,365     (456

Dividends paid to common shareholders

     (3,039     (1,688
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     85,184        (1,878
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (9,408     11,731   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     22,994        12,724   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 13,586      $ 24,455   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Activities:

    

Conversion of subordinated debt to common stock

   $ —       $ 840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common stock issued in business acquisitions

   $ 105,397      $ —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 492      $ 828   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes

   $ 3,597      $ 1,619   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

1. Basis of reporting for consolidated financial statements

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of CECO Environmental Corp. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 2013 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. The results of operations for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

These financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC.

Unless indicated, all balances are in thousands.

Met-Pro Merger

On August 27, 2013, we completed the acquisition of Met-Pro Technologies LLC (“Met-Pro”). Met-Pro’s results of operations have been consolidated with our results following the acquisition date. For a more complete discussion of the transaction, refer to Note 15.

 

2. New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-02, “Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”. This ASU requires entities to disclose, in one place, information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. ASU 2013-02 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-04, “Obligations Resulting From Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date – a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force”. This ASU provides guidance related to the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount is fixed at the reporting date. ASU 2013-04 is effective for all prior periods in fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2013, including interim reporting periods within those years with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05, “Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment Upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets Within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity – a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force”. This ASU provides guidance on whether to release cumulative translation adjustments upon certain derecognition events, requiring an entity to distinguish between derecognition events of investments within a foreign entity and changes in investments in a foreign entity. ASU 2013-05 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after December 15, 2013. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

3. Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts

Revenues from contracts, representing the majority of our revenues, are recognized on the percentage of completion method, measured by the percentage of contract costs incurred to date compared with estimated total contract costs for each contract. This method is used because management considers contract costs to be the best available measure of progress on these contracts. Our remaining revenues are recognized when risk and title passes to the customer, which is generally upon shipment of product.

Our contracts have various lengths to completion ranging from a few days to several months. We anticipate that a majority of our current contracts will be completed within twelve months.

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
(dollars in thousands)    2013     2012  

Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts

   $ 66,835      $ 51,035   

Estimated earnings

     21,362        16,644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     88,197        67,679   

Less billings to date and advanced billings

     (87,056     (73,300
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,141      $ (5,621
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets under the following captions:

    

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

   $ 16,892      $ 5,747   

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

     (15,751     (11,368
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,141      $ (5,621
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

4. Inventories

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
(dollars in thousands)    2013     2012  

Raw materials

   $ 19,979      $ 2,508   

Work in process

     4,106        —    

Finished goods

     2,918        1,817   

Obsolescence allowance

     (744     (427
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 26,259      $ 3,898   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts credited to the allowance for obsolete inventory and charged to cost of sales amounted to $37 and $65 for the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $104 and $147 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

(dollars in thousands)    September 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  

Goodwill / Tradename

   Goodwill      Tradename     Goodwill      Tradename  

Beginning balance

   $ 19,548       $ 3,526      $ 14,661       $ 3,218   

Acquisitions

     113,671         14,775        4,806         300   

Foreign currency adjustments

     332         (93     81         8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 133,551       $ 18,208      $ 19,548       $ 3,526   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

     September 30, 2013      December 31, 2012  

Intangible assets – finite life

   Cost      Accum.
Amort.
     Cost      Accum.
Amort.
 

Patents

   $ 1,414       $ 1,344       $ 1,414       $ 1,281   

Employment agreements

     733         138         170         —    

Technology

     8,677         614         230         —    

Customer lists

     41,018         1,253         2,343         1,593   

Foreign currency adjustments

     650         41         —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 52,492       $ 3,390       $ 4,157       $ 2,874   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amortization expense of finite life intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $1,387 and $80, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $2,137 and $252, respectively. Amortization over the next five years for finite life intangibles will be $2,482 for the remainder of 2013, $7,017 in 2014, $7,059 in 2015, $6,067 in 2016, and $5,139 in 2017.

 

6. Debt

US Debt

On August 27, 2013, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with various lenders (the “Lenders”) and letter of credit issuers (each, an “L/C Issuer”), and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Agent”), swing line lender and an L/C Issuer, providing for various senior secured credit facilities (collectively, the “Credit Facility”) comprised of a $65 million senior secured term loan, a $70.5 million senior secured U.S. dollar revolving credit facility for U.S. dollar revolving loans with sub-facilities for letters of credit and swing-line loans, and a $19.5 million senior secured multi-currency revolving credit facility for U.S. dollar and specific foreign currency loans. The Company has the option to obtain additional commitments for either the U.S. dollar revolving credit facility or the term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30 million.

Concurrent with the closing of the Mergers (as defined below in Note 15), the Company borrowed $65 million in term loans and $52 million in U.S. dollar revolving loans and used the proceeds to (i) finance the cash portion of the Mergers, (ii) pay off certain outstanding indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries (including certain indebtedness of Met-Pro and its subsidiaries), and (iii) pay certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement and the Mergers. As of September 30, 2013, the aggregate principal amount of approximately $90 million was outstanding under the credit facilities.

At the Company’s option, revolving loans and the term loans accrue interest at a per annum rate based on either:

 

    the Base Rate plus a margin ranging from 0.5% to 1.5% based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio (“Base Rate Loans”); or

 

    the Eurocurrency Rate plus a margin ranging from 1.5% to 2.5% based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio (“Eurocurrency Loans”).

Swing line loans may only be Base Rate Loans.

“Base Rate” means the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, (b) the Agent’s prime lending rate, and (c) one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%.

“Eurocurrency Rate” means, for any period of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months selected by the Company (each such period, an “Interest Period”), (i) in the case of a loan denominated in Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Swiss Franc or Yen, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“ LIBOR ”) or a comparable or successor rate approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in the relevant currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such period; and (ii) in the case of loans denoted in other foreign currencies, the rate per annum as designated with respect to such currency at the time such currency was approved by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to the Credit Agreement or, if such rate is unavailable on any date of determination for any reason, a comparable or successor rate approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Accrued interest on Base Rate Loans is payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter and at maturity. Interest on Eurocurrency Loans is payable on the last date of each applicable Interest Period (but in no event less than once every three months) and at maturity. The Company also paid $2,730 of other customary closing fees, arrangement fees, administration fees, letter of credit fees and commitment fees for the Credit Agreement. Revolving loans may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed until August 27, 2018, at which time all amounts borrowed pursuant to the revolving credit facility must be repaid.

The term loans will be repaid quarterly at the end of each of the Company’s fiscal quarters, in twelve installments of $1.2 million each, followed by four installments of $1.6 million each, followed by three installments of $2.0 million each, with the remaining balance being due and owing on August 27, 2018. The term loans are subject to mandatory prepayment under certain circumstances, including in connection with, and subject to certain reinvestment rights, the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ receipt of net proceeds from certain issuances of indebtedness, sales of assets, and casualty events. The Company has granted a security interest in substantially all of its assets to secure its obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is guaranteed by the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries and such guaranty obligations are secured by a security interest on substantially all of the assets of such subsidiaries, including certain real property. The Credit Agreement may also be guaranteed by the Company’s material foreign subsidiaries to the extent no adverse tax consequences would result to the Company.

The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, grant liens, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, pay certain dividends or distributions, repurchase stock, incur indebtedness, make loans, make investments or acquisitions, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, make capital expenditures, enter into certain restrictive agreements affecting its subsidiaries, and enter into certain negative pledge arrangements, in each case subject to customary exceptions for a Credit Agreement of this size and type. The Company is also required to maintain compliance with a consolidated leverage ratio of less than 2.75 and a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of more than 1.25.

The Credit Agreement includes customary events of default that include, among other things, non-payment defaults, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross default to material indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults, non-compliance with ERISA laws and regulations, defaults under the security documents or guaranties, material judgment defaults, invalidity of the Credit Agreement and related guarantee and security documents, change of management and a change of control default. Under certain circumstances, the occurrence of an event of default could result in an increased interest rate equal to 2.0% above the applicable interest rate for loans, the acceleration of the Company’s obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement and an obligation of the subsidiary guarantors to repay the full amount of the Company’s borrowings pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

As of September 30, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants, and we expect continued compliance. In the future, if we cannot comply with the terms of the Credit Facility covenants it will be necessary for us to obtain a waiver or renegotiate our loan covenants, and there can be no assurance that such negotiations would be successful.

In connection with the execution of the Credit Agreement, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between the Company and its US corporate affiliates and Fifth Third Bank entered into August 17, 2010, effective date June 30, 2010 (as amended, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), and all related loan documents and collateral documents were terminated effective August 27, 2013, and all amounts outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement and related loan documents and collateral documents, including the outstanding principal balance, were paid in full.

Foreign Debt

We have a $5.5 million facilities agreement (Canadian $ denominated), originally dated November 28, 2007 (as amended from time to time), that is made between our Canadian subsidiary Flextor, Inc. as borrower and Caisse/branch Caisse Desjardins du Mont-Saint-Bruno as the lender. The facilities agreement includes (in Canadian $) a $2.5 million bank guarantee facility (under the PSG Program from Export Development Canada), a $0.5 million Line of Credit specific to forward exchange contracts, and a $2.5 million variable (subject to asset value limitations) Line of Credit for operations. The facility interest rate is the Caisse central Desjardins’ prime rate plus 0.5%. All of the borrowers’ assets are pledged for the facility, and the borrowers’ must have a working capital ratio of at least 1.25:1, working capital of at least $1.0 million, debt to adjusted tangible net worth ratio of less than 2.50:1, and minimum adjusted tangible net worth of $1.3 million. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the borrowers were in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants, and expect continued compliance. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we have no outstanding borrowings under the Line of Credit. As of September 30, 2013, $0.6 million of the bank guarantee facility are being used by the borrowers.

 

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We have a €7.0 million facilities agreement, originally dated August 17, 2012 (as amended from time to time), that is made between our Netherland’s subsidiaries ATA Beheer B.V. and Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. as borrowers and ING Bank N.V. as the lender. The facilities agreement includes a €3.5 million bank guarantee facility and a €3.5 million overdraft facility. The bank guarantee and overdraft interest rate is 3 months Euribor plus 195 basis points. All of the borrowers’ assets are pledged for this facility, and the borrowers’ solvency ratio must be at least 30% and net debt/last twelve months EBITDA less than 3. As of September 30, 2013, the borrowers were in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants, and expect continued compliance. As of September 30, 2013, €1.1 million ($1.5 million as of September 30, 2013) of the bank guarantee and €2.6 million ($3.5 million as of September 30, 2013) of the overdraft facility are being used by the borrowers.

 

7. (Loss) Earnings and Dividends per Share

The computational components of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share for the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are below (shares and dollars in thousands except per share amounts).

 

    For the three month period ended September 30, 2013  
    Numerator
(Income)
    Denominator
(Shares)
    Per Share
Amount
 

Basic net loss and loss per share

  $ (1,461     19,965      $ (0.07

Effect of dilutive securities and notes:

     

Common stock equivalents arising from stock options and employee stock purchase plan

    —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted loss and loss per share

  $ (1,461     19,965      $ (0.07
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    For the three month period ended September 30, 2012  
    Numerator
(Income)
    Denominator
(Shares)
    Per Share
Amount
 

Basic net income and earnings per share

  $ 3,268        14,630      $ 0.22   

Effect of dilutive securities and notes:

     

Common stock equivalents arising from stock options and employee stock purchase plan

    —          371     

Subordinated convertible promissory notes

    82        2,257        (0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings and earnings per share

  $ 3,350        17,258      $ 0.19   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    For the nine month period ended September 30, 2013  
    Numerator
(Income)
    Denominator
(Shares)
    Per Share
Amount
 

Basic net income and earnings per share

  $ 3,790        18,275      $ 0.21   

Effect of dilutive securities and notes:

     

Common stock equivalents arising from stock options and employee stock purchase plan

    —          607        (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings and earnings per share

  $ 3,790        18,882      $ 0.20   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     For the nine month period ended September 30, 2012  
     Numerator
(Income)
     Denominator
(Shares)
     Per Share
Amount
 

Basic net income and earnings per share

   $ 7,798         14,591       $ 0.53   

Effect of dilutive securities and notes:

        

Common stock equivalents arising from stock options and employee stock purchase plan

     —          290      

Subordinated convertible promissory notes

     250         2,318         (0.06
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings and earnings per share

   $ 8,048         17,199       $ 0.47   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Options and warrants included in the computation of diluted earnings per share are so included on the treasury stock method. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2013, 40,000 outstanding options and warrants were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share due to their having an anti-dilutive effect. For each of the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012, 322,500, outstanding options and warrants were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share due to their having an anti-dilutive effect. Diluted earnings per share for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 includes an $82 after tax addback of interest expense and 2.3 million additional shares related to the assumed conversion of convertible investor notes. Diluted earnings per share for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012 includes a $250 after tax addback of interest expense and 2.3 million additional shares related to the assumed conversion of convertible investor notes.

Holders of restricted stock awards participate in nonforfeitable dividend rights on a one-for-one basis with holders of common stock. Holders of these awards are not obligated to share in losses of the Company. Therefore, these share awards are included in the computation of basic earnings per share during periods of net income using the two-class method, but are excluded from such computation in periods of net loss. Should the Company declare a dividend on its common stock, the related dividend on shares of unvested restricted stock that are not expected to vest would be recorded as additional compensation expense and therefore excluded from the two-class method computations; however, there were no non-vested restricted share awards outstanding for the three months and nine months periods ended September 30, 2013 or September 30, 2012. Undistributed earnings included in the two-class method computations are allocated equally to each share of common stock outstanding, including all shares of unvested restricted common shares.

Once a restricted stock award vests, it is included in the computation of weighted average shares outstanding for purposes of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share.

Dividends

The Company declared and on September 30, 2013 paid to common stockholders a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share compared with $0.045 in the same period in 2012. The dividend policy and the payment of cash dividends under that policy are subject to the Board of Director’s continuing determination that the dividend policy and the declaration of dividends are in the best interest of the Company’s shareholders. Future dividends and the dividend policy may be changed or cancelled at the Company’s discretion at any time. Payment of dividends is also subject to the continuing compliance with our financial covenants under our Credit Facility.

 

Dividend

Per share

   Record Date    Payment Date    Payments  

$0.035

   March 20, 2012    March 30, 2012    $ 512   

$0.035

   June 15, 2012    June 29, 2012    $ 512   

$0.045

   September 14, 2012    September 28, 2012    $ 664   

$0.050

   March 18, 2013    March 28, 2013    $ 886   

$0.050

   June 14, 2013    June 28, 2013    $ 881   

$0.050

   September 16, 2013    September 30, 2013    $ 1,272   

 

8. Share-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation” which requires the Company to recognize compensation expense for stock-based awards, measured at the fair value of the awards at the grant date. The Company recognized expense of approximately $283 and $165 during the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, $656 and $493 for the nine month periods, respectively.

 

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9. Pension and Employee Benefit Plans

We sponsor a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan for certain union employees, and a postretirement health care plan for office employees retiring before January 1, 1990. The health care plan allows retirees who have attained the age of 65 to elect the type of coverage desired. The unfunded liability for these two plans was $3,075 as of December 31, 2012, the most recent actuarial valuation date.

In connection with the acquisition of Met-Pro Technologies LLC on August 27, 2013, the Company assumed a liability for two frozen defined benefit pension plans covering eligible employees of Met-Pro in the United States. Such defined benefit pension plans have been frozen regarding the accrual of future benefits for all eligible employees since December 31, 2008. The unfunded liability for these two plans was $5,709 as of August 27, 2013, the most recent actuarial valuation date.

The unfunded liability of the plans is included in the “Other Liabilities” on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The plans are funded in accordance with the funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The net periodic pension expense and expected contributions related to such plans are included in the disclosure contained herein.

Retirement and health care plan expense is based on valuations performed by the Company’s independent actuaries as of the beginning of each fiscal year. The components of the expense consisted of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
(dollars in thousands)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Pension plan:

        

Service cost

   $ 32      $ 15      $ 66      $ 45   

Interest cost

     166        82        322        246   

Expected return on plan assets

     (214     (94     (418     (282

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     130        83        314        249   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 114      $ 86      $ 284      $ 258   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Health care plan:

        

Interest cost

   $ 1      $ 1      $ 3      $ 3   

Amortization of gain

     (4     (2     (12     (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit gain

   $ (3   $ (1   $ (9   $ (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we made contributions to our defined benefit plans totaling $157. We anticipate contributing $303 to fund the pension plan and $4 for the retiree health care plan during the remainder of fiscal of 2013.

 

10. Income Taxes

Consolidated income tax (benefit) expense was $(2,259) in the third quarter of 2013 and $623 in the third quarter of 2012. During the first nine months of 2013 and the first nine months of 2012, consolidated income tax (benefit) expense was $(1,044) and $3,524, respectively. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2013 and 2012 was (60.7%) and 16.0%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2013 was (38.0%) compared with 31.1% in 2012. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the effective tax rate was impacted by $0.5 million and $2.9 million of additional research and development tax credits available to the Company. These tax benefits are offset by $600 of fees related to the calculation of the credits included in Selling and administrative expenses. Along with the tax benefit of research and development income tax credits, our effective tax rate is additionally affected by certain permanent differences including non-deductible acquisition expense, non-deductible incentive stock based compensation, reversals of certain income tax reserves/deferrals, and tax holidays in foreign jurisdictions.

The Company files income tax returns in various federal, state and local jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2008.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions pursuant to ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the liability for uncertain tax positions, which is included in “Other liabilities” on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, totaled approximately $653 and $162, respectively. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to uncertain tax positions in interest expense and penalties in income tax expense.

 

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11. Product Warranties

The Company’s warranty reserve is to cover the products sold and is principally at our Effox, Met-Pro and Aarding subsidiaries. The warranty accrual is based on historical claims information. The warranty reserve is reviewed and adjusted as necessary on a quarterly basis. Warranty accrual is not significant at the Company’s other operations due to the nature of the work which includes installation and testing. Accrued warranty expense is included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, and the change in accrued warranty expense is summarized in the following table:

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
(dollars in thousands)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Beginning balance

   $ 930      $ 585      $ 531      $ 431   

Provision

     60        52        131        263   

Payments

     (102     (25     (214     (82

Acquisition

     112        —          552        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 1,000      $ 612      $ 1,000      $ 612   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

12. Financial Instruments

Our financial instruments consist primarily of investments in cash and cash equivalents, receivables and certain other assets, and accounts payable, which approximate fair value at September 30, 2013, due to their short term nature. The carrying amounts of our debt obligations approximate fair value based on future payments discounted at current interest rates for similar obligations or interest rates which fluctuate with the market. As these inputs are not considered to be observable (i.e. supported by little or no market activity), the Company has designated these obligations as Level 3.

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had cash and cash equivalents of $13.6 million and $23.0 million, respectively, of which $6.2 million and $5.6 million, respectively, was held outside of the United States, principally in China. Substantially all of the amounts held outside of the United States are intended to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations. Our current plans do not anticipate that we will need funds generated from foreign operations to fund our domestic operations. In the event funds from foreign operations are needed in the United States, any repatriation could result in the accrual and payment of additional U.S. income tax. Cash balances may fluctuate from time to time due to collected funds not being immediately swept against any existing credit line balance. We have $90 million outstanding in borrowings under the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2013 and no borrowings as of December 31, 2012. The Company’s Netherlands subsidiary has outstanding borrowings as of September 30, 2013 of $3,500.

 

13. Commitments and Contingencies – Legal Matters

Our subsidiary, Met-Pro, beginning in 2002 began to be named in asbestos-related lawsuits filed against a large number of industrial companies including, in particular, those in the pump and fluid handling industries. In management’s opinion, the complaints typically have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that Met-Pro, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries (including death) and loss to the plaintiffs. Counsel has advised that more recent cases typically allege more serious claims of mesothelioma. The Company’s insurers have hired attorneys who, together with the Company, are vigorously defending these cases. Many cases have been dismissed after the plaintiff fails to produce evidence of exposure to Met-Pro’s products. In those cases where evidence has been produced, the Company’s experience has been that the exposure levels are low and the Company’s position has been that its products were not a cause of death, injury or loss. The Company has been dismissed from or settled a large number of these cases. Cumulative settlement payments from 2002 through September 30, 2013 for cases involving asbestos-related claims were $740, which together with all legal fees other than corporate counsel expenses, have been paid by the Company’s insurers. The average cost per settled claim, excluding legal fees, was approximately $25.

Based upon the most recent information available to the Company regarding such claims, there were a total of 175 cases pending against the Company as of September 30, 2013 (with Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia having the largest number of cases), as compared with 153 cases that were pending as of January 1, 2013. During the current fiscal year commencing January 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013, 43 new cases were filed

 

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against the Company, and the Company was dismissed from 21 cases and settled zero cases. Most of the pending cases have not advanced beyond the early stages of discovery, although a number of cases are on schedules leading to, or are scheduled for trial. The Company believes that its insurance coverage is adequate for the cases currently pending against the Company and for the foreseeable future, assuming a continuation of the current volume, nature of cases and settlement amounts. However, the Company has no control over the number and nature of cases that are filed against it, nor as to the financial health of its insurers or their position as to coverage. The Company also presently believes that none of the pending cases will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

On October 12, 2012 the Company received a letter from the Sheet Metal Workers’ Local Union No. 80 (“the Union”) alleging that the Company had completely withdrawn from the Union’s Pension Trust Fund (“the Fund”) and may claim an amount up to $5.3 million plus interest. The Company has obtained legal counsel and plans to vigorously defend itself.

One of our subsidiaries, Fisher-Klosterman, Inc. (“FKI”), is a defendant party in a products liability lawsuit filed in Harris County, Texas on August 23, 2010 by three Valero refining companies. The plaintiffs claim that FKI (and its co-Defendants) used an allegedly defective refractory material included in cyclones it supplied to Valero that caused damages to refineries they own and operate. Plaintiffs claim to have suffered property damages including catalyst loss, regenerator repair costs, replacement part costs, damage to other property and business interruption loss of up to $75 million. The Company intends to vigorously defend this matter.

On January 14, 2013, CECO Environmental Corp., The Kirk & Blum Manufacturing Company and K&B Duct were served as defendants in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The plaintiffs are Jeffrey Hodges, Tommy Lee Bonds, and John Paul Spangler. It is a product liability case in which the plaintiffs are alleging (i) breach of warranty with respect to aluminum dust collection equipment, including back-blast dampers and (ii) negligence, including in the design of the explosion isolation control equipment (back-blast dampers). CECO Environmental Corp. (but not its subsidiaries) has been dropped as a defendant. Two of the plaintiffs are asking for $5 million each plus interest and costs. The third plaintiff is asking for $1 million, plus interest and costs. To date the Company’s insurance carrier has agreed to defend the claims, and have retained counsel to defend the Company. We intend to vigorously defend this suit.

On January 13, 2011, the SEC initiated a non-public formal investigation of the Company. The investigation focused on certain activities by a former director of the Company, which director settled with the SEC in September 2013. The Company believes, after discussions with the staff of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, that the Company will not be subject to any claims.

Met-Pro and the Met-Pro former board of directors are named as defendants in a putative class action lawsuit brought by an alleged former Met-Pro shareholder who challenged the proposed Mergers filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The case is captioned Raymond Gold v. Met-Pro Corporation, et al. , filed July 8, 2013, Civil Action No. 2:13-CV-03948 and alleges, among other things, that the Met-Pro board of directors breached its fiduciary duties to Met-Pro and its shareholders in approving the Merger Agreement at an unfair price, unduly restricting other potential bidders from making competing offers, failing to consult with other bidders to create a competitive bid process, and unduly limiting the board’s ability to consider and potentially accept an alternative proposal. The complaint further alleges that the Met-Pro board of directors and management were conflicted and improperly motivated to approve the Merger Agreement in order to secure benefits that are not available to Met-Pro’s shareholders, including the accelerated vesting of certain securities and change in control payments, and that the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC on May 23, 2013, as amended by the filing of Amendment No. 1 on July 3, 2013, did not make sufficient disclosures regarding the Mergers. The action seeks an award of unspecified money damages. Met-Pro and CECO believe that these claims are without merit; however, in order to avoid the risk of delaying the consummation of the Mergers and to avoid the costs, disruption and distraction of further litigation, on July 20, 2013, Met-Pro entered into a memorandum of understanding (the “MOU”) with the plaintiff to settle the foregoing action without admitting any liability or wrongdoing. The MOU provides, among other things, that the parties will seek to enter into a stipulation of settlement which provides for the conditional certification of a non-opt out class, for settlement purposes only, that includes any and all persons or entities who held shares of Met-Pro common stock, either of record or beneficially, at any time between April 22, 2013, the date Met-Pro announced the Merger Agreement, and the date of consummation. The settlement and any attorneys’ fees award are subject to court approval. There can be no assurance that the parties will ultimately enter into a stipulation of settlement or that the court will approve such settlement. Additionally, as part of the MOU, Met-Pro agreed to make certain additional disclosures related to the proposed Mergers, which disclosures were incorporated into the final joint proxy statement/prospectus sent to the former Met-Pro shareholders.

 

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The Company was involved in an arbitration proceeding initiated in April 2011 by William L. Heumann, Gerald J. Plappert, and Paul S. Brannick, related to the 2008 acquisition of Fisher-Klosterman Inc., in which the plaintiffs were claiming amounts owed pursuant to an earn-out provision in the purchase agreement. The arbitrator ruled on February 15, 2012 favorably to the Company resulting in a payment of the Company’s stock worth $21 and half of the plaintiffs’ legal and arbitrator costs of $106.

The Company is also a party to routine contract and employment-related litigation matters and routine audits of state and local tax returns arising in the ordinary course of its business.

The final outcome and impact of open matters, and related claims and investigations that may be brought in the future, are subject to many variables, and cannot be predicted. In accordance with ASC 450, “Contingencies,” and related guidance, we record reserves for estimated losses relating to claims and lawsuits when available information indicates that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss, or range of loss, can be reasonably estimated. Accordingly, we have accrued $2.5 million as of September 30, 2013, which is included within “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the condensed balance sheets. While it is currently not possible to reasonably estimate the aggregate amount of costs which we may incur in connection with these matters, such costs could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, liquidity, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company expenses legal costs as they are incurred.

We are not aware of pending claims or assessments, other than as described above, which may have a material adverse impact on our liquidity, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

14. Stock Purchase

During the third quarter of 2013, pursuant to the Board of Directors of the Company approval, the Company purchased 180,000 shares of CECO stock held by our Chief Executive Officer. The shares were purchased at the then current market price of $13.14 for a total transaction value of $2,400 and the shares were immediately retired.

On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a share buyback program authorizing the purchase of up to 0.5 million shares of CECO Environmental Corp. common stock over an eighteen month period. During the three month period ended June 30, 2012, the Company repurchased and immediately retired 62,519 shares of common stock for $456. The Company did not repurchase any additional common stock and the program expired in February 2013.

 

15. Acquisitions

On February 28, 2013, the Company acquired Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V., a Netherlands company (“Aarding”), pursuant to the terms of a Share Purchase Agreement, (the “SPA”) dated February 28, 2013, among the Company, CECO Environmental Netherland B.V., N.F.J.A. Pieterse Beheer B.V., and W.M. Pranger Beheer B.V., and ATA Beheer B.V. Aarding is a global provider of natural gas turbine exhaust systems and silencer applications and is now part of our Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group. The purchase price included cash of $24.4 million and 763,673 shares of restricted common stock. The preliminary fair value of the common stock issued has been determined to be $7.4 million which reflects the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Closing Date and a discount related to the sale and transfer restrictions on the shares. The cash paid was funded by the Company’s cash reserves. Of the total consideration paid, €4 million ($5.4 million as of September 30, 2013) is contingent upon the future employment by the Sellers and, therefore, has been classified as prepaid compensation by the Company. The current portion of the prepaid compensation of $1.1 million is in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets,” while the non-current portion of $3.7 million is in “Deferred charges and other assets” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013, $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of compensation expense has been recorded in “Amortization and earn out expenses” on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Additionally, the former owners of Aarding are entitled to earn-out payments of up to €5.5 million ($7.4 million as of September 30, 2013) upon the attainment of specified financial targets through December 31, 2017. Such earn out payments are contingent upon the continued employment of the Sellers. Accordingly, no value for the potential earn out consideration has been allocated to the purchase price of Aarding as any such payments will be reported as future compensation expense by the Company. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013, $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of earn-out expense has been recorded in “Amortization and earn out expenses” on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. An accrual of $0.9 million relating to the earn-out is included within “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

The following table summarizes the approximate fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing. The approximate fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the related tax balances, are based on preliminary estimates and assumptions. These preliminary estimates and assumptions could change significantly during the purchase price measurement period as we finalize the valuations of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the related tax balances. Such changes could result in material variances between the Company’s future financial results and the amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma information, including variances in the estimated purchase price, fair values recorded and expenses associated with these items.

 

$ in thousands       

Current assets

   $ 15,062   

Property and equipment

     959   

Goodwill

     8,242   

Intangible – finite life, net

     13,477   

Intangible – indefinite life

     2,865   
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

     40,605   

Current liabilities assumed

     (8,277

Deferred income tax liability

     (4,086
  

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

   $ 28,242   
  

 

 

 

On August 27, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of Met-Pro Corporation, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 21, 2013, and amended as of August 5, 2013 (the “Merger Agreement”). Met-Pro’s shareholders had the option to elect to exchange each share of Met-Pro common stock for either (i) $13.75 in cash, without interest, or (ii) shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $13.75, based on the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock for the 15-trading day period ending on August 26, 2013, the last trading day before the closing of the merger, subject to a collar so that there was a maximum exchange ratio of 1.3520 shares of the Company’s common stock for each share of Met-Pro common stock and a minimum of 1.0000 share of the Company’s common stock for each share of Met-Pro common stock, subject to certain exceptions and with overall elections subject to proration.

Approximately 51.6% of the shares of Met-Pro common stock converted into the right to receive the $13.75 cash consideration, for an approximate total of $104.4 million. The company trading price for the 15 day period was $12.6814. As a result, each of the remaining shares of Met-Pro common stock converted into the right to receive 1.0843 shares of Company common stock, or an approximate total of 7,726,235 shares of Company common stock in aggregate.

In accordance with the proration and reallocation provisions of the Merger Agreement, because the $13.75 per share cash consideration was oversubscribed by Met-Pro shareholders prior to the election deadline, (a) each Met-Pro share for which a valid stock election was made or for which no valid cash or stock election was made was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive the stock consideration and (b) each Met-Pro shareholder of record that made a valid cash received (i) the Cash Consideration for approximately 77.56% of such holder’s Met-Pro shares for which a valid cash election was made and (ii) the stock consideration for approximately 22.44% of such holder’s Met-Pro Shares for which a valid cash election was made. The value of stock recorded was $98.0 million.

In addition, holders of outstanding Met-Pro options and restricted stock units received an aggregate amount of cash equal to approximately $4.9 million as consideration for the cancellation of the options and restricted stock units held by them as of immediately prior to the merger.

Acquisition and integration expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations are related to acquisition activities, which include retention, legal, accounting, banking, and other expenses.

 

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(unaudited)

 

The following table summarizes the approximate fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing. The approximate fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the related tax balances, are based on preliminary estimates and assumptions. These preliminary estimates and assumptions could change significantly during the purchase price measurement period as we finalize the valuations of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the related tax balances. Such changes could result in material variances between the Company’s future financial results and the amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma information, including variances in the estimated purchase price, fair values recorded and expenses associated with these items.

 

$ in thousands       

Current assets

   $ 69,344   

Property and equipment

     17,038   

Other assets

     4,862   

Assets held for sale (a)

     8,723   

Goodwill

     105,429   

Intangible – finite life, net

     35,810   

Intangible – indefinite life

     11,910   
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

     253,116   

Current liabilities assumed

     (13,588

Deferred income tax liability

     (27,598

Long term liabilities assumed

     (5,969
  

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

   $ 205,961   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) The assets held for sale consists of real property, and are valued at the estimated proceeds less cost to sell.

The following unaudited pro forma information represents the Company’s results of operations as if the acquisitions had occurred as of January 1, 2012:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in thousands, except per share amounts    2013      2012      2013      2012  

Net sales

   $ 65,062       $ 75,430       $ 195,419       $ 212,338   

Net income

   $ 860       $ 4,121       $ 7,333       $ 8,847   

Earnings per share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.03       $ 0.16       $ 0.29       $ 0.35   

Diluted

   $ 0.03       $ 0.16       $ 0.27       $ 0.34   

The pro forma results have been prepared for informational purposes only and include adjustments to amortize acquired intangible assets with finite life, eliminate acquisition related expenses, eliminate intercompany transactions between the Company and Aarding reflect foregone interest income on cash paid for the acquisitions and to record the income tax consequences of the pro forma adjustments. Shares used to calculate the basic and diluted earnings per share were adjusted to reflect the additional shares of common stock issued to fund a portion of the acquisition price. These pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had the purchases been made as of the beginning of the periods presented or of the results of operations that may occur in the future.

 

16. Business Segment Information

The Company’s operations are organized and reviewed by management along its product lines and presented in four reportable segments. The results of the segments are reviewed through to the “(Loss) income from operations” line on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group (“EET&P”)

Our Engineered Equipment and Parts Group, located in the United States as well as the Netherlands, Canada, Brazil, China, and India, is comprised of Aarding, Adwest, AVC, CECO Abatement, CECO Filters, Busch International, Effox, Fisher-Klosterman, and Flextor. We enable our customers to meet Best Available Control Technology requirements and compliance targets for fumes, volatile organic compounds, process, and industrial odors. Our services eliminate toxic emission fumes and volatile organic compounds from large-scale industrial processes. Global industries served include refining, petrochemical, traditional power, natural gas power, aluminum, steel, automotive, chemical, and the largest industrial facilities.

Met-Pro Group (“MP”)

Our Met-Pro Group is comprised of our recent acquisition of Met-Pro, a global provider of a wide range of products and services for industrial, commercial, municipal and residential markets. These include product recovery and pollution control technologies for purification of air and liquids; fluid handling technologies for corrosive, abrasive and high temperature liquids; and filtration and purification technologies, which include proprietary water treatment chemicals and filter products for air and liquid filtration. The MP Group includes Met-Pro’s three main business areas:

 

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Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies, Fluid Handling Technologies, and Filtration/Purification Technologies, each of which is comprised of a variety of business units and brands.

Contracting / Services Group (“C/S”)

Our Contracting/Services Group is comprised of the contracting/services operations of our Kirk & Blum divisions. We provide custom metal fabrication services at our Kirk & Blum Columbia, Tennessee and Louisville, Kentucky locations. These facilities are used to fabricate parts, subassemblies, and customized products for air pollution and non-air pollution applications from sheet, plate, and structurals.

Component Parts Group (“CP”)

We market component parts for industrial air systems to contractors, distributors and dealers throughout the United States.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those in the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC.

Summary of Business by Segment

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)    2013     2012     2013      2012  

Net Sales (less intra-, inter-segment sales)

         

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

         

United States

   $ 21,741      $ 18,425      $ 64,444       $ 55,889   

Netherlands

     7,510        —         17,904         —    

Canada

     842        1,855        3,304         5,883   

China

     2,553        1,787        5,564         3,289   

Brazil

     —         —         —          121   

India

     —         173        —          173   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

subtotal

     32,646        22,240        91,216         65,355   

Met-Pro

     7,273        —          7,273         —     

Contracting / Services

     4,412        5,644        13,507         19,472   

Component Parts

     5,664        5,238        16,497         15,854   

Corporate

     (199     (20     97         39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sales

   $ 49,796      $ 33,102      $ 128,590       $ 100,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net Operating (Loss) Income

        

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

   $ 4,176      $ 3,946      $ 14,209      $ 11,110   

Met-Pro

     (406     —          (406     —     

Contracting / Services

     (2,187     836        (1,268     2,520   

Component Parts

     1,028        966        3,085        3,378   

Corporate and other (a)

     (5,334     (1,455     (11,485     (4,667

Eliminations

     (633     (42     (846     (58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net operating (loss) income

   $ (3,356   $ 4,251      $ 3,289      $ 12,283   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes acquisition and integration expenses, corporate compensation, professional services, information technology, and other general and administrative corporate expenses.

 

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     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)    2013      2012      2013      2012  

Property and Equipment Additions

           

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

   $ 251       $ 57       $ 434       $ 109   

Met-Pro

     —           —           —           —     

Contracting / Services

     7         14         28         44   

Component Parts

     39         21         71         59   

Corporate

     —           10         —           22   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property and equipment additions

   $ 297       $ 102       $ 533       $ 234   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)    2013      2012      2013      2012  

Depreciation and Amortization

           

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

   $ 909       $ 146       $ 1,960       $ 445   

Met-Pro

     849         —           849         —     

Contracting / Services

     51         53         155         163   

Component Parts

     46         48         139         144   

Corporate

     33         53         98         158   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization

   $ 1,888       $ 300       $ 3,201       $ 910   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)    September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Identifiable Assets

     

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

   $ 127,653       $ 60,516   

Met-Pro

     205,201         —     

Contracting / Services

     6,230         8,055   

Component Parts

     6,037         5,573   

Corporate (b)

     8,515         19,960   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Identifiable Assets (c)

   $ 353,636       $ 94,104   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(b) Corporate assets primarily consists of cash and income tax related assets.
(c) The Company has revised its business segment reporting primarily to exclude nontrade accounts receivable in order to better reflect the manner in which such assets are reviewed by management.

 

(dollars in thousands)    September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Goodwill

     

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

   $ 28,122       $ 19,548   

Met-Pro

     105,429         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Goodwill

   $ 133,551       $ 19,548   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Intra-segment and Inter-segment Revenues

The Company has multiple divisions that sell to each other within segments (intra-segment sales) and between segments (inter-segment sales) as indicated in the following tables:

 

     Three months ended September 30, 2013  
(dollars in thousands)    Total
sales
     Less intra-
segment
Sales
    Less inter-segment sales     Net sales to
outside
customers
 
        EE&P     C/S     CP     Corp. (a)    

Net Sales

               

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

               

United States

   $ 22,519       $ (616   $ —        $ (162   $        $ —        $ 21,741   

Netherlands

     7,405         105        —          —          —          —          7,510   

China

     2,696         (143     —          —          —          —          2,553   

Canada

     1,503         (661     —          —          —          —          842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     34,123         (1,315     —          (162     —          —          32,646   

Met-Pro

     7,559         (286     —          —          —          —          7,273   

Contracting / Services

     5,018         (205     (328     —          (73     —          4,412   

Component Parts

     5,994         (135     (4     (191     —          —          5,664   

Corporate and other (a)

     —           —          —          —          —          (199     (199
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales

   $ 52,694       $ (1,941   $ (332   $ (353   $ (73   $ (199   $ 49,796   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Three months ended September 30, 2012  
(dollars in thousands)    Total
sales
     Less intra-
segment
sales
    Less inter-segment sales     Net sales to
outside
customers
 
        EE&P     C/S     CP      Corp. (a)    

Net Sales

                

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

                

United States

   $ 18,775       $ (334   $ —        $ (16   $ —         $ —        $ 18,425   

China

     2,166         (379     —          —          —           —          1,787   

Canada

     1,865         (10     —          —          —           —          1,855   

Brazil

     —           —          —          —          —           —          —     

India

     173         —          —          —          —           —          173   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     22,979         (723     —          (16     —           —          22,240   

Contracting / Services

     6,166         (20     (502     —          —           —          5,644   

Component Parts

     5,524         (89     (3     (194     —           —          5,238   

Corporate and other (a)

     0         —          —          —          —           (20     (20
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales

   $ 34,669       $ (832   $ (505   $ (210   $ —         $ (20   $ 33,102   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Nine months ended September 30, 2013  
(dollars in thousands)    Total
sales
     Less intra-
segment
Sales
    Less inter-segment sales      Net sales to
outside
customers
 
        EE&P     C/S     CP     Corp. (a)     

Net Sales

                

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

                

United States

   $ 66,473       $ (1,391   $ —        $ (638   $ —        $ —         $ 64,444   

Netherlands

     17,799         105        —          —          —          —           17,904   

China

     6,672         (1,108     —          —          —          —           5,564   

Canada

     4,636         (1,332     —          —          —          —           3,304   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     95,580         (3,726     —          (638     —          —           91,216   

Met-Pro

     7,559         (286     —          —          —          —           7,273   

Contracting / Services

     15,383         (412     (1,391     —          (73 )     —           13,507   

Component Parts

     17,525         (405     (17     (606     —          —           16,497   

Corporate and other (a)

     —           —          —          —          —          97         97   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sales

   $ 136,047       $ (4,829   $ (1,408   $ (1,244   $ (73 )   $ 97       $ 128,590   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Nine months ended September 30, 2012  
(dollars in thousands)    Total
sales
     Less intra-
segment
sales
    Less inter-segment sales      Net sales to
outside
customers
 
        EE&P     C/S     CP      Corp. (a)     

Net Sales

                 

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

                 

United States

   $ 57,202       $ (687   $ —        $ (626   $ —         $ —         $ 55,889   

China

     5,223         (1,934     —          —          —           —           3,289   

Canada

     5,820         63        —          —          —           —           5,883   

Brazil

     121         —          —          —          —           —           121   

India

     173         —          —          —          —           —           173   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     68,539         (2,558     —          (626     —           —           65,355   

Contracting / Services

     20,577         (68     (1,037     —          —           —           19,472   

Component Parts

     16,804         (236     (21     (693     —           —           15,854   

Corporate and other (a)

     19         —          —          (10     —           30         39   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sales

   $ 105,939       $ (2,862   $ (1,058   $ (1,329   $ —         $ 30       $ 100,720   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes adjustment for revenue on intercompany jobs.

 

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ITEM 2. Management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations

The Company’s consolidated statements of income for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 reflect the consolidated operations of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Significant Recent Development

On August 27, 2013, we completed our acquisition of Met-Pro Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“Met-Pro”), which resulted in the acquisition of 100% of all outstanding shares of Met-Pro for $13.75 per share in a cash and stock transaction. In addition, holders of outstanding Met-Pro options and restricted stock units received an aggregate amount of cash equal to approximately $4.9 million as consideration for the cancellation of the options and restricted stock units held by them immediately prior to the closing of the acquisitions. The purchase price consisted of approximately 7,726,235 shares of Company common stock and $104.4 million in cash. Following the issuance of these additional shares, there were approximately 25,614,539 shares of Company common stock issued and outstanding. The cash portion of the purchase consideration was financed with borrowings from a new credit facility. See “Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources” below. Because the acquisition closed on August 27, 2013, the Company’s financial information does not include any of the results of operations from Met-Pro prior to the acquisition date. The financial results of Met-Pro are included in the “Met-Pro Group” segment as of the date of the acquisition.

Acquisition and integration expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations are related to acquisition activities, which include legal, accounting, banking, and other expenses.

General Oveview

We are a leading global environmental technology company focused on critical solutions in the product recovery, air pollution control, fluid handling and liquid filtration segments. Through its well-known brands, CECO provides a wide spectrum of products and services including dampers & diverters, cyclonic technology, thermal oxidizers, filtration systems, scrubbers, fluid handling equipment and plant engineered services and engineered design build fabrication. These products play a vital role in helping companies achieve exacting production standards, meeting increasing plant needs and stringent emissions control regulations around the globe. CECO globally serves the broadest range of markets and industries including power, municipalities, chemical, industrial manufacturing, refining, petrochemical, metals, minerals & mining, hospitals and universities. CECO is focused on building long-term shareholder value by bringing its unique technology, portfolio and operational excellence to strategic key growth markets around the world, while maintaining the highest standards of employee development, project execution and safety leadership.

We believe that as economic conditions continue to improve, there will be an increase in the level of pollution control capital expenditures driven by an elevated focus on environmental issues such as global warming and energy-saving alternatives as well as a U.S. Government supported effort to reduce our dependence on foreign oil through the use of bio-fuels like ethanol and electrical energy generated by our abundant domestic supply of coal. We also feel that similar opportunities will continue to develop outside the United States. Much of our business is driven by various regulatory standards and guidelines governing air quality in and outside factories. Our Chinese operation is experiencing expansion due to the tightening of air pollution standards by China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection.

We continue to focus on increasing revenues and profitability globally while continuing to strengthen and expand our presence domestically. Our operating strategy has historically involved horizontally expanding our scope of technology, products, and services through selective acquisitions and the formation of new business units that are then vertically integrated into our growing group of turnkey system providers. By employing this strategy, we have expanded our business and increased our revenues by adding CECO Abatement Systems, KB Duct, CECO Environmental India, Effox, Fisher-Klosterman, Buell, Flextor, A.V.C., Adwest, Aarding, and Met-Pro. At the same time, we have been able to consolidate these new entities into our existing lean corporate structure without increasing costs proportionally. Our continuing focus will be on global growth, market coverage, and specifically expansion of our China and India operations. Operational excellence, margin expansion, after-market growth, and safety leadership are also critical to our growth strategy.

On February 28, 2013, we acquired Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V., a Netherlands company (“Aarding”), pursuant to the terms of a Share Purchase Agreement, (the “SPA”) dated February 28, 2013, among the Company, CECO Environmental Netherland B.V., N.F.J.A. Pieterse Beheer B.V., and W.M. Pranger Beheer B.V., and ATA Beheer B.V. Aarding is a global provider of natural gas turbine exhaust systems and silencer applications and is now part of our Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group. The purchase price included cash of $24.4 million and 763,673 shares

 

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of restricted common stock. The preliminary fair value of the common stock issued has been determined to be $7.4 million which reflects the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Closing Date and a discount related to the sale and transfer restrictions on the shares. The cash paid was funded by the Company’s cash reserves. Of the total consideration paid, €4 million ($5.4 million as of September 30, 2013) is contingent upon the future employment by the Sellers and, therefore, has been classified as prepaid compensation by the Company. The current portion of the prepaid compensation of $1.1 million is in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets”, while the non-current portion of $3.7 million is in “Deferred Charges and other assets” on the balance sheet. For the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013, $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of compensation expense has been recorded. Additionally, the former owners of Aarding are entitled to earn-out payments of up to €5.5 million ($7.4 million as of September 30, 2013) upon the attainment of specified financial targets through December 31, 2017. Such earn out payments are contingent upon the continued employment of the Sellers. Accordingly, no value for the potential earn out consideration has been allocated to the purchase price of Aarding as any such payments will be reported as future compensation expense by the Company. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013, $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of earn-out expense has been recorded. An accrual of $0.9 million relating to the earn-out is included within “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Operations Overview

We operate under a “hub and spoke” business model in which executive management, finance, administrative and marketing staff serves as the hub while the sales channels serve as spokes. We use this model throughout our operations. This has provided us with certain efficiencies over a more decentralized model. The Company’s division presidents and general managers are responsible for successfully running their operations, that is, sales, manufacturing, pricing, safety, employee development, and customer service excellence. The managers work closely with the Chief Executive Officer on global growth strategies, operational excellence, and employee development. The headquarters (hub) focuses on enabling the core back-office key functions for scale and efficiency, that is, accounting, payroll, human resources/benefits, IT, safety support, audit controls, marketing, and administration. We have organizational focus from headquarters throughout our divisional businesses with minimal duplicative work streams. We are structured for growth and will do strategic future bolt-on acquisitions with a full integration strategy.

Our four operating segments are: the Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group (“EET&P”), which produces various types of air pollution control equipment, the Met-Pro Group (“MP”), which produces product recovery and pollution control, fluid handling, filtration, and purification technologies, the Contracting / Services Group (“C/S”), which produces air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems and the Component Parts Group (“CP”), which manufactures products used by us and other air pollution control companies and contractors. It is through combining the efforts of some or all of these groups that we are able to offer complete turnkey systems to our customers and leverage the operational efficiencies between our family of companies.

Our contracts are obtained either through competitive bidding or as a result of negotiations with our customers. Contract terms offered by us are generally dependent on the complexity and risk of the project as well as the resources that will be required to complete the project. For example, a contract that can be performed primarily by subcontractors and that does not require us to use our fabrication and assembly facilities can be quoted at a lower gross margin than a more typical contract that will require additional factory overhead and administrative expenses. Our focus is on increasing our operating margins as well as our gross margin percentage which translates into higher net income. Our sales typically peak in the fourth quarter due to a tendency of customers to want to fully utilize annual capital budgets and due to the fact that many industrial facilities shut down for the holiday season and that creates demand for maintenance and renovation work that can be done at no other time.

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. These GAAP financial statements include certain charges the Company believes are not indicative of its ongoing operational performance.

As a result, the Company is providing financial information in this filing that was not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to the information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company provides this supplemental non-GAAP financial information, which the Company’s management utilizes to evaluate its ongoing financial performance and which the Company believes provides greater transparency to investors as supplemental information to its GAAP results.

 

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The Company has provided the non-GAAP financial measures of non-GAAP gross profit and gross profit margin, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, and non-GAAP net income as a result of items that the Company believes are not indicative of its ongoing operations. These include charges associated with the Company’s acquisition and integration of Adwest, Aarding, and Met-Pro and the items described below in “Consolidated Results.” The Company believes that evaluation of its financial performance compared with prior and future periods can be enhanced by a presentation of results that exclude the impact of these items. As a result of the Company’s acquisition of Adwest, Aarding and Met-Pro, which closed on December 31, 2012, February 28, 2013 and August 27, 2013, respectively, the Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur substantial charges associated with the acquisition and integration of these companies. While the Company cannot predict the exact timing or amounts of such charges, it does expect to treat these charges as special items in its future presentation of non-GAAP results. See Note 15 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on the Met-Pro and Aarding acquisitions.

Results of Operations

Consolidated Results

Our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(dollars in millions)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net sales

   $ 49.8      $ 33.1      $ 128.6      $ 100.7   

Cost of sales

     35.2        22.6        88.6        69.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

   $ 14.6      $ 10.5      $ 40.0      $ 31.2   

Percent of sales

     29.3     31.7     31.1     31.0

Selling and administrative expenses

   $ 9.3      $ 6.2      $ 24.0      $ 18.7   

Percent of sales

     18.7     18.7     18.7     18.6

Operating (loss) income

   $ (3.4   $ 4.3      $ 3.3      $ 12.3   

Operating margin

     (6.8 )%      12.8     2.6     12.2

To compare quarterly operating performance between the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company has adjusted GAAP operating income and GAAP net (loss) income to exclude (1) acquisition and integration related expenses, including legal, accounting, and banking expenses, (2) amortization and contingent acquisition expenses, including amortization of acquisition related intangibles, retention, severance, and earn-out expenses, (3) legal reserves, (4) inventory valuation and plant, property and equipment valuation adjustments related to the Met-Pro acquisition, and (5) with respect to net (loss) income, associated tax benefits of these charges. The Company has adjusted GAAP gross profit to exclude inventory valuation and plant, property and equipment valuation adjustments related to the Met-Pro acquisition. See “Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above. The following tables present the reconciliation of GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin to non-GAAP gross profit and gross profit margin, GAAP operating income and GAAP operating margin to non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin, and GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(dollars in millions)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Gross profit as reported in accordance with GAAP

   $ 14.6      $ 10.5      $ 40.0      $ 31.2   

Gross profit margin in accordance with GAAP

     29.3     31.7     31.1     31.0

Inventory valuation adjustment

     0.4        —          0.4        —     

Plant, property and equipment valuation adjustment

     0.1        —          0.1        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP gross profit

   $ 15.1      $ 10.5      $ 40.5      $ 31.2   

Gross profit margin

     30.1     31.7     31.5     31.0

 

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     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(dollars in millions)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Operating income as reported in accordance with GAAP

   $ (3.4   $ 4.3      $ 3.3      $ 12.3   

Operating margin in accordance with GAAP

     (6.8 )%      12.8     2.6     12.2

Inventory valuation adjustment

     0.4        —         0.4        —     

Plant, property and equipment valuation adjustment

     0.1        —          0.1        —     

Acquisition and integration expenses

     4.0        —          6.6        —     

Amortization and earn out expenses

     2.0        —          3.5        0.2   

Legal reserves

     2.5        —          2.5        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income

   $ 5.6      $ 4.3      $ 16.4      $ 12.5   

Operating margin

     11.4     12.8     12.8     12.4

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(dollars in millions)    2013     2012      2013     2012  

Net (loss) income as reported in accordance with GAAP

   $ (1.5   $ 3.3       $ 3.8      $ 7.8   

Inventory valuation adjustment

     0.4        —           0.4        —     

Plant, property and equipment valuation adjustment

     0.1        —           0.1        —     

Acquisition and integration expenses

     4.0        —           6.6        —     

Amortization and earn out expenses

     2.0        —           3.5        0.2   

Legal reserves

     2.5        —           2.5        —     

Tax benefit of expenses

     (2.6     —           (3.3     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 4.9      $ 3.3       $ 13.6      $ 8.0   

Consolidated sales for the third quarter increased $16.7 million to $49.8 million from $33.1 million in 2012. The increase in sales was primarily due to the approximately 46.8% sales increase in our Engineering Equipment Technology and Parts Group segment due to our acquisitions of Adwest Technologies at the end of 2012 and Aarding Thermal Acoustics at the end of February 2013, which collectively accounted for $10.2 million of sales for the quarter. The third quarter of 2013 also included $7.3 million for one month of sales from our August 2013 acquisition of Met-Pro.

Consolidated sales for the first nine months of 2013 were $128.6 million compared with $100.7 million in 2012. The $27.9 million increase in sales was primarily due to the 40.0% sales increase in our Engineering Equipment Technology and Parts Group primarily due to the acquisitions of Adwest and Aarding as noted above, which collectively accounted for $25.5 million of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. As mentioned above, Met-Pro provided $7.3 million of revenue. Excluding acquisitions, revenues decreased $4.9 million due principally to a few order delays.

Gross profit increased by $4.0 million, or 38.1%, to $14.6 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $10.5 million in the same period of 2012. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 29.3% in 2013 compared with 31.7% in 2012. The net decrease in gross profit as a percentage of sales was primarily due to a decrease at Effox which was partially offset by increases at CECO Filters, Busch and A.V.C.

Gross profit increased by $8.8 million, or 28.2%, to $40.0 million for the first nine months of 2013 compared with $31.2 million in the same period of 2012. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was substantially flat at 31.1% in 2013 and 31.0% in 2012.

Orders booked were $48.0 million during the third quarter of 2013 and $132.4 million for the first nine months of 2013, as compared with $41.8 million during the third quarter of 2012 and $113.4 million in comparable period in 2012.

 

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Selling and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2013 were $9.3 million as compared with $6.2 million during the third quarter of 2012. During the first nine months of 2013, selling and administrative expenses were $24.0 million compared with $18.7 million in the comparable period in 2012. The increase for the three month and nine month periods in 2013 was primarily due to the Met-Pro, Adwest and Aarding acquisitions, which added $2.6 million during the quarter and $4.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Acquisition and integration expenses during the third quarter of 2013 and first nine months of 2013 of $4.0 million and $6.6 million, respectively, are for legal, accounting, banking, and other related expenses for the Aarding and Met-Pro acquisitions.

Amortization and earn out expenses were $2.0 million in the third quarter of 2013 and none in the third quarter of 2012. During the first nine months of 2013 and the first nine months of 2012, amortization and earn out expense was $3.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The increase in amortization expense was the result of certain finite life intangibles related to the Met-Pro, Adwest, and Aarding acquisitions. The earn out expense in the third quarter of 2013 was $0.4 million and $0.9 million for the first nine months of 2013.

Operating loss was $3.4 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with operating income of $4.3 million during the same quarter of 2012. Operating loss as a percent of sales in the third quarter of 2013 was (6.8)% compared with operating income of 12.8% for the same period in 2012. The decrease is principally related to the acquisition related expenses discussed earlier, and the legal reserves.

Operating income for the first nine months of 2013 was $3.3 million compared with operating income of $12.3 million during the same period of 2012. Operating income as a percent of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was 2.6% compared with 12.2% for the same period in 2012. The decrease is principally related to the acquisition related expenses and legal reserves discussed earlier.

Interest expense increased to $0.5 million in the third quarter of 2013 from $0.3 million in the third quarter of 2012, due to the debt incurred for the acquisition of Met-Pro. Interest expense was $0.7 million for the first nine months of 2013 compared with $0.8 million for 2012. The interest for the first nine months of 2013 includes interest incurred since the August acquisition of Met-Pro, which is comparable to the interest incurred for the first nine months of 2012 due principally to the interest on our convertible notes, all of which converted in 2012.

Consolidated income tax (benefit) expense was ($2,259) in the third quarter of 2013 and $623 in the third quarter of 2012. During the first nine months of 2013 and the first nine months of 2012, consolidated income tax (benefit) expense was ($1,044) and $3,524, respectively. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2013 and 2012 was (60.7%) and 16.0%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2013 was (38.0%) compared with 31.1% in 2012. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the effective tax rate was impacted by $0.5 million and $2.9 million of additional research and development tax credits available to the Company. These tax benefits are offset by $600 of fees related to the calculation of the credits included in Selling and administrative expenses. Along with the tax benefit of research and development income tax credits, our effective tax rate is additionally affected by certain permanent differences including non-deductible acquisition expense, non-deductible incentive stock based compensation, reversals of certain income tax reserves/deferrals, and tax holidays in foreign jurisdictions.

The Company files income tax returns in various federal, state and local jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2008.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions pursuant to ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the liability for uncertain tax positions, which is included in “Other liabilities” on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, totaled approximately $653 and $162, respectively. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to uncertain tax positions in interest expense and penalties in income tax expense.

Business Segments

The Company’s operations are organized and reviewed by management along its product lines and presented in four reportable segments. The results of the segments are reviewed through to the “Income from operations” line on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

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     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)    2013     2012     2013      2012  

Net Sales (less intra-, inter-segment sales)

         

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

         

United States

   $ 21,741      $ 18,425      $ 64,444       $ 55,889   

Netherlands

     7,510        —          17,904         —     

Canada

     842        1,855        3,304         5,883   

China

     2,553        1,787        5,564         3,289   

Brazil

     —          —          —           121   

India

     —          173        —           173   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

subtotal

     32,646        22,240        91,216         65,355   

Met-Pro

     7,273        —          7,273         —     

Contracting / Services

     4,412        5,644        13,507         19,472   

Component Parts

     5,644        5,238        16,497         15,854   

Corporate

     (199     (20     97         39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sales

   $ 49,796      $ 33,102      $ 128,590       $ 100,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net Operating (Loss) Income

        

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts

   $ 4,176      $ 3,946      $ 14,209      $ 11,110   

Met-Pro

     (406     —          (406     —     

Contracting / Services

     (2,187     836        (1,268     2,520   

Component Parts

     1,028        966        3,085        3,378   

Corporate (a)

     (5,334     (1,455     (11,485     (4,667

Eliminations

     (633     (42     (846     (58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net operating (loss) income

   $ (3,356   $ 4,251      $ 3,289      $ 12,283   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes acquisition and integration expenses, corporate compensation, professional services, information technology, and other general and administrative corporate expenses.

Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group (“EET&P Group”)

Our EET&P Group net sales increased $10.4 million to $32.6 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $22.2 million in the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 46.8%, while net sales for the first nine months of 2013 increased $25.9 million to $91.2 million compared with $65.4 million for the same period in 2012, an increase of 39.6%. The increase in the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 is primarily due to our recent Adwest and Aarding acquisitions, which collectively accounted for $10.7 million and $25.5 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The third quarter of 2013 benefited from increased revenues at Effox, FKI, and Buell, but was partially offset by decreased revenues at Busch International. For the first nine months of 2013 Effox continued to have increased revenues due to utilities investing in their systems, while Busch International was impacted by the lack of demand from the metals industries.

Operating income from the EET&P Group increased $0.3 million to $4.2 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $3.9 million in the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 5.8%, while operating income for the first nine months of 2013 increased $3.1 million to $14.2 million compared with $11.1 million for the same period in 2012, an increase of 27.9%. The increase in the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 is due in part to our recent Adwest and Aarding acquisitions, which collectively accounted for $0.3 million and $0.9 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The three month and nine month periods of 2013 also benefited from increased operating income at Effox, FKI, and our China operations due to increased volume, while the remaining operations were comparable to the same period in 2012.

 

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Met-Pro (“MP Group”)

Our MP Group net sales for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 were $7.3 million, which is Met-Pro’s sales since its acquisition at the end of August 2013.

MP Group operating loss for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 was $0.4 million, which is Met-Pro’s operating loss since its acquisition at the end of August 2013.

Contracting / Services Group (“C/S Group”)

Our C/S Group net sales for the third quarter of 2013 were $4.4 million compared with $5.6 million for the same period in 2012. Net sales for the nine months in 2013 were $13.5 million compared with $19.5 million in 2012. This decrease was primarily due to the C/S Group increasing its focus on service work, which normally occurs in the middle to end-of-year time periods.

Operating (loss) income for the C/S Group was $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with income of $0.8 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $1.3 million compared with income of $2.5 million 2012. This decrease is primarily due to the sales volume decrease experienced during the first nine months of 2013, as described above, and the reserve of $2.5 million for a legal claim.

Component Parts Group (“CP Group”)

Our CP Group net sales for the third quarter of 2013 increased $0.5 million to $5.6 million from $5.2 million in 2012. Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 increased $0.6 million to $16.5 million from $15.9 million in 2012. This increase is primarily due to increased demand for our component parts and clamp together duct products, which is the result of many smaller contractors buying these products instead of making them in-house.

Operating income for the CP Group was $1.0 million for the third quarter of 2013 and the third quarter of 2012. Operating income for the first nine months of 2013 was $3.1 million compared with $3.4 million in 2012. This decrease in operating margin is primarily due to increased competitive pricing pressure in the marketplace.

Backlog

Our backlog consists of the amount of revenue we expect from complete performance of uncompleted, signed, firm fixed price contracts that have not been completed for products and services we expect to substantially deliver within the next 12 months. Our backlog as of September 30, 2013, was $100.4 million compared with $59.5 million as of December 31, 2012. The increase in backlog at September 30, 2013, was primarily a result of the acquisitions of Aarding and Met-Pro, which represents approximately $17.0 million and $25.0 million of our backlog, respectively, at September 30, 2013. There can be no assurances that backlog will be replicated, increased or translated into higher revenues in the future. The success of our business depends on a multitude of factors related to our backlog and the orders secured during the subsequent periods. Certain contracts are highly dependent on the work of contractors and other subcontractors participating in a project, over which we have no or limited control, and their performance on such project could have an adverse effect on the profitability of our contracts. Delays resulting from these contractors and subcontractors, changes in the scope of the project, weather, and labor availability also can have an effect on a contract’s profitability.

New Accounting Pronouncements

For information regarding recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements within Item 1 of this report.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flow from operations and available borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Our principal uses of cash are operating costs, working capital and other general corporate requirements, including acquisitions.

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had cash and cash equivalents of $13.6 million and $23.0 million, respectively, of which $5.8 million and $6.2 million, respectively, was held outside of the United States, principally in China. Substantially all of the amounts held outside of the United States are intended to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations. Our current plans do not anticipate that we will need funds generated from foreign operations to fund our domestic operations. In the event funds from foreign operations are needed in the United States, any repatriation could result in the accrual and payment of additional U.S. income tax. Cash balances may fluctuate from time to time due to collected

 

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funds not being immediately swept against the credit line balance. We have $90 million outstanding in borrowings under the Credit Facility, as described below, as of September 30, 2013 and no borrowings as of December 31, 2012. The Company’s Netherlands subsidiaries have outstanding borrowings as of September 30, 2013 of €2.6 million ($3.5 million as of September 30, 2013).

On August 27, 2013, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with various lenders (the “Lenders”) and letter of credit issuers (each, an “L/C Issuer”), and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Agent”), swing line lender and an L/C Issuer, providing for various senior secured credit facilities (collectively, the “Credit Facility”) comprised of a $65 million senior secured term loan, a $70.5 million senior secured U.S. dollar revolving credit facility for U.S. dollar revolving loans with sub-facilities for letters of credit and swing-line loans, and a $19.5 million senior secured multi-currency revolving credit facility for U.S. dollar and specific foreign currency loans. The Company has the option to obtain additional commitments for either the U.S. dollar revolving credit facility or the term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30 million.

Concurrent with the acquisition of Met-Pro, the Company borrowed $65 million in term loans and $52 million in U.S. dollar revolving loans and used the proceeds to (i) finance the cash portion of the Mergers, (ii) pay off certain outstanding indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries (including certain indebtedness of Met-Pro (as defined below) and its subsidiaries), and (iii) pay certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement and the Mergers. As of September 30, 2013, the aggregate principal amount of approximately $90 million was outstanding under the Credit Facility.

At the Company’s option, revolving loans and the term loans accrue interest at a per annum rate based on either:

 

    the Base Rate plus a margin ranging from 0.5% to 1.5% based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio (“Base Rate Loans”); or

 

    the Eurocurrency Rate plus a margin ranging from 1.5% to 2.5% based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio (“Eurocurrency Loans”).

Swing line loans may only be Base Rate Loans.

Accrued interest on Base Rate Loans is payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter and at maturity. Interest on Eurocurrency Loans is payable on the last date of each applicable Interest Period (but in no event less than once every three months) and at maturity. The Company also paid $2,730 of other customary closing fees, arrangement fees, administration fees, letter of credit fees and commitment fees for the Credit Agreement.

Revolving loans may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed until August 27, 2018, at which time all amounts borrowed pursuant to the revolving credit facility must be repaid.

The term loans are payable quarterly at the end of each of the Company’s fiscal quarters, in twelve installments of $1.2 million each, followed by four installments of $1.6 million each, followed by three installments of $2.0 million each, with the remaining balance being due and owing on August 27, 2018. The term loans are subject to mandatory prepayment under certain circumstances, including in connection with, and subject to certain reinvestment rights, the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ receipt of net proceeds from certain issuances of indebtedness, sales of assets, and casualty events. The Company has granted a security interest in substantially all of its assets to secure its obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, grant liens, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, pay certain dividends or distributions, repurchase stock, incur indebtedness, make loans, make investments or acquisitions, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, make capital expenditures, enter into certain restrictive agreements affecting its subsidiaries, and enter into certain negative pledge arrangements, in each case subject to customary exceptions for a Credit Agreement of this size and type. The Company is also required to maintain compliance with a consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of and a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which currently are 2.75 and 1.25, respectively.

The Credit Agreement includes customary events of default that include, among other things, non-payment defaults, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross default to material indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults, non-compliance with ERISA laws and regulations, defaults under the security documents or guaranties, material judgment defaults, invalidity of the Credit Agreement and related guarantee and security documents, change of management and a change of control default. Under certain circumstances, the occurrence of an event of default could result in an increased interest rate equal to 2.0% above the applicable interest rate for loans, the acceleration of the Company’s obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement and an obligation of the subsidiary guarantors to repay the full amount of the Company’s borrowings pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants, and we expect continued compliance. In the future, if we cannot comply with the terms of the Credit Facility covenants it will be necessary for us to obtain a waiver or renegotiate our loan covenants, and there can be no assurance that such negotiations would be successful. In the event that we are not successful in obtaining a waiver or an amendment, we would be declared in default, which could cause all amounts owed to be immediately due and payable.

In connection with the execution of the Credit Agreement, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between the Company and its US corporate affiliates and Fifth Third Bank entered into August 17, 2010, effective date June 30, 2010 (as amended, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), and all related loan documents and collateral documents were terminated effective August 27, 2013, and all amounts outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement and related loan documents and collateral documents, including the outstanding principal balance, were paid in full.

We have a $5.5 million facilities agreement (Canadian $ denominated), originally dated November 28, 2007 (as amended from time to time), that is made between our Canadian subsidiary Flextor, Inc. as borrower and Caisse/branch Caisse Desjardins du Mont-Saint-Bruno as the lender. The facilities agreement includes (in Canadian $) a $2.5 million bank guarantee facility (under the PSG Program from Export Development Canada), a $0.5 million Line of Credit specific to forward exchange contracts, and a $2.5 million variable (subject to asset value limitations) Line of Credit for operations. The facility interest rate is the Caisse central Desjardins’ prime rate plus 0.5%. All of the borrowers’ assets are pledged for the facility, and the borrowers’ must have a working capital ratio of at least 1.25:1, working capital of at least $1.0 million, debt to adjusted tangible net worth ratio of less than 2.50:1, and minimum adjusted tangible net worth of $1.3 million. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the borrowers were in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants, and expect continued compliance. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we have no outstanding borrowings under the Line of Credit. As of September 30, 2013, $0.6 million of the bank guarantee facility are being used by the borrowers.

We have a €7.0 million facilities agreement, originally dated August 17, 2012 (as amended from time to time), that is made between our Netherland’s subsidiaries ATA Beheer B.V. and Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V. as borrowers and ING Bank N.V. as the lender. The facilities agreement includes a €3.5 million bank guarantee facility and a €3.5 million overdraft facility. The bank guarantee and overdraft interest rate is 3 months Euribor plus 195 basis points. All of the borrowers’ assets are pledged for this facility, and the borrowers’ solvency ratio must be at least 30% and net debt/last twelve months EBITDA less than 3. As of September 30, 2013, the borrowers were in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants, and expect continued compliance. As of September 30, 2013, €1.1 million ($1.5 million as of September 30, 2013) of the bank guarantee and €2.6 million ($3.5 million as of September 30, 2013) of the overdraft facility are being used by the borrowers.

Overview of Cash Flows and Liquidity

 

     For the nine months ended September 30,  
($’s in thousands)    2013     2012  

Net cash provided by operating activities, net of acquisitions

   $ 10,373      $ 13,806   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (104,965     (197

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     85,184        (1,878
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash

   $ (9,408   $ 11,731   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, $10.4 million of cash was provided by operating activities compared with $13.8 million provided by operating activities for the same period in 2012. The $3.4 million decrease in cash flows from operating activities was primarily due to the change in cash used of $10.3 million Costs in Excess of Billings and $3.8 million in Prepaid Expense and Other Current Assets, offset by $4.5 million in Accounts Receivable, and $4.8 million in Deferred Charges and Other Assets. The increase in the Costs in Excess of Billings is principally due to the billings terms of a couple jobs included with our Aarding acquisition.

Our net investment in working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents, and current portion of debt) at September 30, 2013 was $62.8 million as compared with $14.3 million at December 31, 2012. We believe that our working capital needs will remain consistent unless we experience a significant change in sales and operating income. The increase in our working capital is principally due to the net working capital acquired with the Met-Pro and Aarding acquisitions.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net cash used in investing activities was $104.9 million. The acquisition of Met-Pro and Aarding used cash of $80.0 million and $24.4 million, respectively, and $0.5 million was used for capital expenditures of plant and equipment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net cash used in investing activities of $0.2 million was for capital expenditures of plant and equipment.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, financing activities provided cash of $85.2 million. Borrowings on credit agreements provided cash of $92.0 and $1.4 million was provided by the exercise of stock options and issuance of shares under our Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The payment of common stock dividends used net cash of $3.0 million, and $2.4 million was used for the repurchase of the Company’s stock. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, financing activities used net cash of $1.9 million, which consisted of $2.1 million used for the payment of common stock dividends and repurchase of shares offset by $0.3 million of cash provided by the exercise of stock options and issuance of shares under our Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

When we undertake large jobs, our working capital objective is to make these projects self-funding. We try to achieve this by obtaining initial down payments, progress billing contracts, when possible, utilizing extended payment terms from material suppliers, and paying sub-contractors after payment from our customers, which is an industry practice. Our investment in net working capital is funded by cash flow from operations and by our revolving lines of credit. Inventory remains relatively constant from quarter to quarter. Accordingly, changes in inventory do not constitute a significant part of our investment in working capital.

In connection with the Met-Pro acquisition, we took on significant additional debt to fund the transaction. See the description of the Credit Facility above. We believe that cash flows from operating activities, together with our existing cash and borrowings available under our Credit Facility, will be sufficient for at least the next twelve months to fund our current anticipated uses of cash. After that, our ability to fund these expected uses of cash and to comply with the financial covenants under our debt agreements will depend on the results of future operations, performance and cash flow. Our ability to fund these expected uses from the results of future operations will be subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business, regulatory, legislative and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding industry prospects or future results of operations or financial position made in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking. We use words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “will,” “plan,” “should” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results, performance or trends to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Potential risks, among others, that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed under “Item 1A Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 and the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and include, but are not limited to: our ability to successfully integrate Met-Pro’s operations and to realize the synergies from the acquisition; the substantial amount of debt in connection with the Met-Pro acquisition and CECO’s ability to repay or refinance it or incur additional debt in the future; risks related to litigation in which we and Met-Pro are or may become involved; our dependence on fixed price contracts and the risks associated therewith, including actual costs exceeding our estimates and our method of accounting for contract revenue; our history of losses and possibility of further losses; fluctuations in operating results from period to period due to seasonality of our business; the effect of growth on our infrastructure, resources, and existing sales; our ability to expand our operations in both new and existing markets; the potential for contract delay or cancellation; the potential for fluctuations in prices for manufactured components and raw materials; our ability to raise capital and the availability of capital resources; our ability to fully utilize and retain executives; the impact of federal, state or local government regulations; labor shortages or increases in labor costs; economic and political conditions generally; and the effect of competition in the air pollution control and industrial ventilation industry.

We caution investors that other factors might, in the future, prove to be important in affecting our results of operations. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or a combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Investors are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements as they speak only to our views as of the date the statement is made. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation, as of the end of the period covered by this report, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e), were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, also conducted an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting to determine whether any changes occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. There was such a change during the quarter ended September 30, 2013, related to the acquisition of Met-Pro, a former accelerated filer registrant. The Company is in the process of evaluating the internal controls over financial reporting of Met-Pro, and integrating such with its own internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Control systems, no matter how well conceived and operated, are designed to provide a reasonable, but not an absolute, level of assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. The Company conducts periodic evaluations of its internal controls to enhance, where necessary, its procedures and controls.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

Information with respect to legal proceedings can be found in Note 13 “Commitments and Contingencies – Legal Matters” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this report.

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors that we disclosed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

(a) None.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

(c)

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Period    (a) Total
number
of shares
purchased
     (b)
Average
price
paid
per
share
     (c) Total
number
of shares
purchased
as
part of
publicly
announced
program
     (d)
Maximum
value of
shares
that may
yet be
purchased
under
the
program
 

July 1 to July 31, 2013

     —           —           —           —     

August 1 to August 31, 2013

     —           —           —           —     

September 1 to September 30, 2013(1)

     180,000       $ 13.14         —           —     
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Total

     180,000       $ 13.14         —           —     
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

(1) Represents shares purchased by the Company from Jeffrey Lang, our Chief Executive Officer and Director, in a private transaction.

ITEM 6. Exhibits

 

  2.1    Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 5, 2013, by and among Met-Pro Corporation, CECO Environmental Corp., Mustang Acquisition Inc. and Mustang Acquisition II LLC (formerly known as Mustang Acquisition II Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed by CECO Environmental Corp. with the SEC on August 8, 2013)
10.1    Credit Agreement dated August 27, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed by CECO Environmental Corp. with the SEC on August 30, 2013)
10.2    Company Guaranty Agreement dated August 27, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed by CECO Environmental Corp. with the SEC on August 30, 2013)
10.3    Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement dated August 27, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K filed by CECO Environmental Corp. with the SEC on August 30, 2013)
10.4    Security Agreement dated August 27, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Form 8-K filed by CECO Environmental Corp. with the SEC on August 30, 2013)
10.5*    Amended and Restated CECO Environmental Corp. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (filed herewith)

 

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  10.6*    First Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement between CECO Environmental Corp. and Jeffrey Lang dated as of September , 2013 (filed herewith)
  10.7*    Letter agreement between Neal Murphy and CECO Environmental Corp. effective September 3, 2013 (filed herewith)
  31.1    Rule 13(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by Chief Executive Officer
  31.2    Rule 13(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by Chief Financial Officer
  32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer (18 U.S. Section 1350)
  32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer (18 U.S. Section 1350)
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

* Compensatory plan or arrangement

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

CECO Environmental Corp.
By:   /s/ Neal E. Murphy
 

Neal E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: November 8, 2013

 

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Exhibit 10.5

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP.

2007 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1. PURPOSE .

The purpose of the CECO Environmental Corp. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to advance the interests of CECO Environmental Corp. (the “Company”) and its stockholders by providing Directors, Consultants and those key employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the successful conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates largely depends, with additional incentive to perform in a superior manner. A purpose of the Plan also is to attract and retain personnel of sufficient experience and ability to the service of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and to reward such individuals for achievement of corporate and individual performance goals.

 

2. DEFINITIONS .

(a) “Affiliate” means an affiliate as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Exchange Act.

(b) “Award” means a Stock Grant or a grant of Non-statutory Stock Options or Incentive Stock Options pursuant to the provisions of this Plan.

(c) “Board of Directors” or “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

(d) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(e) “Change in Control” of the Company shall have occurred when (i) any “person”, as the term is used in Section 3 of the Exchange Act (other than a Company employee benefit plan) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” as defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the Company’s outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote in the election of directors; (ii) individuals who constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board shall be for purposes of this clause (ii) considered as though he or she were a member of the Incumbent Board; (iii) consummation of a plan of reorganization, merger, or consolidation, in which the stockholders of the Company own less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity; or (iv) a sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a similar transaction.

(f) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, consisting of two or more Directors appointed by the Board pursuant to Section 3 hereof who are “non-employee directors,” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act and “outside directors” as defined in Treas. Reg. 1.162-27 promulgated under the Code, and if there is no Compensation Committee fitting such requirements, the Committee shall be the Board of Directors of the Company.


(g) “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, $.01 par value per share.

(h) “Consultant” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity providing services to the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates in an independent contractor capacity.

(i) “Covered Employee” means a Participant who is a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(j) “Date of Grant” means the date an Award is effective pursuant to the terms hereof.

(k) “Director” means a Director of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company who is not also an Employee.

(l) “Disability” means disability as defined in Code Section 409A.

(m) “Employee” means any person who is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company on a full-time or part-time basis.

(n) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(o) “Fair Market Value” shall mean, as of any date, (i) the closing price of the Common Stock on the principal national stock exchange on which the shares are listed on such date or, if shares were not traded on such date, then on the next preceding trading day during which a sale occurred; or (ii) if such stock is not listed on an exchange but is quoted on NASDAQ or a successor quotation system, (1) the last sales price (if the stock is then listed as a National Market Issue under the NASD National Market System) or (2) the mean between the closing representative bid and asked prices (in all other cases) for the stock on such date as reported by NASDAQ or such successor quotation system; or (iii) if such stock is not listed on an exchange and not quoted on NASDAQ or a successor quotation system, the mean between the closing bid and asked prices for the stock on such date as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or such other market as the Board deems appropriate to use; or (iv) if the Common Stock is not publicly traded, the fair market value established by the Committee acting in good faith applying a consistent methodology for all Awards, provided such fair market value meets the definition of fair market value for purposes of Code Section 409A.

(p) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted by the Committee to a Participant, which Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to Section 9 of this Plan.

 

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(q) “Investor Relations Activities” means any activities, by or on behalf of the Company that promotes or reasonably could be expected to promote the purchase or sale of securities of the Company, but does not include:

 

  (a) the dissemination of information provided, or records prepared, in the ordinary course of business of the Company;

 

  (i) to promote the sale of products or services of the Company, or;

 

  (ii) to raise public awareness of the Company,

that cannot reasonably, be considered to promote the purchase or sale of securities of the Company;

 

  (b) activities or communications necessary to comply with the requirements of,

 

  (i) any applicable Securities Laws;

 

  (ii) any requirements of any national or foreign securities exchange or the by-laws, rules or other regulatory instruments of any other self regulatory body or exchange having jurisdiction over the Company;

 

  (c) communications by a publisher of, or writer for, a newspaper, magazine or business or financial publication, that is of general and regular paid circulation, distributed only to subscribers to it for value or to purchasers of it, if,

 

  (i) the communication is only through the newspaper, magazine or publication, and

 

  (ii) the publisher or writer receives no commission or other consideration other than for acting in the capacity of publisher or writer; or

 

  (d) activities or communications that may be otherwise specified by any national or foreign securities exchange.

(r) “Non-statutory Stock Option” means an Option granted to a Participant and which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

(s) “Option” means an Award granted under Section 8 or Section 9 of this Plan.

(t) “Participant” means an Employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate chosen by the Committee to participate in the Plan, a Director of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company chosen by the Committee to participate in the Plan or a Consultant to the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company chosen by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

(u) “Regulatory Authorities” means all national and foreign securities exchanges, facilities on which the Company’s securities are listed or quoted, all federal, state and foreign securities commissions or similar securities regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Company and all self-regulatory organizations that have jurisdiction over the Company.

 

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(v) “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

(w) “Securities Laws” means securities legislation, securities laws, securities regulations and securities rules, as amended, and the securities related policies, notices, instruments and orders in force from time to time that govern or are applicable to the Company.

(x) “Stock Grant” means a grant of shares of Common Stock accompanied by such restrictions as may be determined by the Committee under Section 7 of this Plan.

(y) “Subsidiary” means a corporation, domestic or foreign, of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

(z) “Termination for Misconduct” means the termination of a Participant for gross negligence, commission of a felony or material violation of any established Company policies.

 

3. ADMINISTRATION .

3.1 General . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board. The Committee shall act by vote of a majority of its members or unanimous written consent. The Committee is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan and to make whatever determinations and interpretations in connection with the Plan it deems necessary or advisable with respect to Participants. Subject to the limitations of the Plan and the ultimate authority of the Board, the Committee shall have the sole and complete authority to: (i) select Participants, (ii) grant Options (as defined in Article IV below) to Participants in such forms and amounts as it shall determine, (iii) impose such limitations, restrictions and conditions upon such Options as it shall deem appropriate, (iv) interpret the Plan and adopt, amend and rescind administrative guidelines and other rules and regulations relating to the Plan, (v) correct any defect or omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Option granted hereunder and (vi) make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of the Plan. All determinations and interpretations made by the Committee shall be binding and conclusive on such Participants and on their legal representatives and beneficiaries. In determining the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Options and Stock Grants are exercisable, fractional shares will be rounded up to the nearest whole number if the fraction is 0.5 or higher, and down if it less.

3.2 Limitation on Liability . No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan, any rule, regulation or procedure adopted by it pursuant thereto or any Awards granted under it. If a member of the Committee is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or contemplated action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of anything done or not done by him or her in such capacity under or with respect to the Plan, the Company shall indemnify such member against expenses (including attorneys’

 

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fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company, and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

 

4. TYPES OF AWARDS .

Awards under the Plan may be granted in any one or a combination of:

(a) Stock Grants;

(b) Non-statutory Stock Options; and

(c) Incentive Stock Options;

as defined in paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 of the Plan.

The Committee shall, in its discretion, determine from time to time which Participants will be granted Awards under the Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each Award, the restrictions, if any, which will be applicable to each Stock Grant, whether each Option will be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-statutory Stock Option (except that Incentive Stock Options may not be awarded to Consultants or Directors), and the exercise price of an Option. In making all such determinations, the Committee shall take into account the duties, responsibilities and performance of each respective Participant, his or her present and potential contributions to the growth and success of the Company, his or her compensation and such other factors as the Committee shall deem relevant to accomplishing the purposes of the Plan; provided that the total aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which Options, in the aggregate, may be granted to any Covered Employee during any period of twelve consecutive months shall not exceed 800,000 shares and the total aggregate maximum number of shares issued as Stock Grants that may be granted to any Covered Employee during any period of twelve consecutive months shall not exceed 750,000 shares.

No Participant shall have any voting or dividend rights or other rights of a stockholder in respect of any shares of Common Stock covered by an Option prior to the time the shares have been issued to the Participant.

 

5. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN .

Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock reserved for Stock Grants and for purchase pursuant to the exercise of Options granted under the Plan (all of which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options) is two million six hundred thousand (2,600,000) shares of Common Stock.

The shares of Common Stock to be subject to the Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares or shares previously issued and reacquired by the Company. To the extent that the Plan

 

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provides for the issuance of stock certificates with respect to Common Stock, the Company may, in lieu thereof, record the shares on a book entry account maintained by the Company’s transfer agent. To the extent that Options are granted and Stock Grants are made under the Plan, the shares underlying such Options and Stock Grants will be unavailable for future grants under the Plan except that, to the extent that the Options and Stock Grants granted under the Plan terminate, expire, are canceled or are forfeited without having been exercised, new Awards may be made with respect to such shares.

 

6. ELIGIBILITY .

Officers and other Employees (including Employees who also are Directors of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) shall be eligible to receive Stock Grants, Incentive Stock Options and Non-statutory Stock Options under the Plan. Directors and Consultants shall be eligible to receive Stock Grants and Non-statutory Stock Options under the Plan.

 

7. STOCK GRANTS .

7.1 General Terms . Each Stock Grant may be accompanied by such restrictions, or may be made without any restrictions, as may be determined in the discretion of the Committee. Such restrictions may include, without limitation, requirements that the Participant remain in the continuous employment of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for a specified period of time, or that the Participant meet designated individual performance goals, or that the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates meet designated performance goals.

7.2 Issuance Procedures . A stock certificate representing the number of shares of Common Stock covered by a Stock Grant shall be registered in the Participant’s name and may be held by the Participant; provided however, if a Stock Grant is subject to certain restrictions, the shares of Common Stock covered by such Stock Grant shall be registered in the Participant’s name and held in custody by the Company. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, a Participant who has been awarded a Stock Grant shall have the rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company as to the shares of Common Stock covered by a Stock Grant, including the right to receive dividends and the right to vote such shares. None of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Stock Grant may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of prior to the expiration or satisfaction of any applicable restrictions or performance requirements. All of the shares of Common Stock covered by a Stock Grant shall be forfeited and all rights of a Participant who has been awarded such Stock Grant to such shares shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company in the event that any applicable restrictions or performance requirements do not expire or are not satisfied. Upon forfeiture of shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be transferred to the Company without further action by the Participant. Upon the expiration or satisfaction of any applicable restrictions, whether in the ordinary course or under circumstances set forth in Section 7.3, certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock subject to the related Stock Grant shall be delivered to the Participant, or the Participant’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be, free of all such restrictions.

 

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7.3 Accelerated Vesting .

(a) Termination of Service . If a Participant terminates service prior to vesting in any Stock Grant, all outstanding unvested Stock Grants shall be forfeited by such Participant; provided, however, that vesting may be accelerated in the sole discretion of the Committee.

(b) Change in Control . The vesting of all or part of an outstanding Stock Grant may be accelerated, in the sole discretion of the Board, in the event there is a Change in Control of the Company.

 

8. NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTIONS .

8.1 Grant of Non-statutory Stock Options .

(a) Grants to Employees, Consultants and Directors . The Committee may, from time to time, grant Non-statutory Stock Options to Participants.

(b) Terms of Non-Statutory Options . Non-statutory Stock Options granted under this Plan are subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) Price . The purchase price per share of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of each Non-statutory Stock Option shall be determined on the date the option is granted. Such purchase price shall be the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock on the Date of Grant or such greater amount as determined by the Committee; provided, however, that the purchase price of a Non-statutory Stock Option granted under this Plan may be less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of Grant if the Grant: (i) involves the substitution of a Non-statutory Stock Option under this Plan for an outstanding option under another plan pursuant to a corporate transaction; (ii) the requirements of Treas. Reg. 1.424-1 would be met if the Non-statutory Stock Option was an Incentive Stock Option; and (iii) the ratio of the exercise price from the fair market value of the shares subject to the new Non-statutory Stock Option immediately after the substitution is not greater than the ratio of the exercise price to the fair market value of the shares subject to the old Non-statutory Stock Option immediately before the substitution. Shares may be purchased only upon full payment of the purchase price, provided, however, that, if authorized by the Committee, a Participant may exercise an Option through a cashless exercise as permitted by Federal Reserve Board Regulation T and the Company shall make reasonable efforts to facilitate such exercise.

(ii) Terms of Options . The term during which each Non-statutory Stock Option may be exercised shall be ten years from the Date of Grant, or such shorter period determined by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the date on which each Non-statutory Stock Option shall become vested and may provide that a Non-statutory Stock Option shall become vested in installments.

 

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The shares comprising each installment may be purchased in whole or in part at any time after such installment becomes vested. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which any Non-statutory Stock Option becomes vested in whole or in part.

(iii) Termination of Service . Upon the termination of a Participant’s service as an Employee, Director or a Consultant for any reason other than death or Disability, Termination for Misconduct, or by order of any Regulatory Authority, the Participant’s Non-statutory Stock Options shall be exercisable only as to those shares which were vested at the date of termination and only for a period of 90 days following termination unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is engaged to provide Investor Relations Activities, and such Participant ceases to be so engaged for any reason other than death or Disability, Termination for Misconduct or by order of any Regulatory Authority, such Participant’s vested Non-Statutory Stock Options shall be exercisable for a period of 30 days following termination unless the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise.

In the event of termination for death or Disability, the Participant’s Non-statutory Stock Options shall be exercisable only as to those shares which were vested at the date of termination and only for a period of twelve months following termination unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

In the event of Termination for Misconduct or by order of a Regulatory Authority, all rights under the Participant’s Non-statutory Stock Options shall expire upon termination of employment.

The vesting of all or a part of a Grant of Non-statutory Stock Options may be accelerated, in the sole discretion of the Board, in the event there is a Change in Control of the Company.

 

9. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS .

9.1 Grant of Incentive Stock Options .

The Committee may, from time to time, grant Incentive Stock Options to Employees. Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) Price . The purchase price per share of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of each Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock on the Date of Grant; provided, however, that the purchase price of an Incentive Stock Option granted under this Plan may be less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant if the Grant: (i) involves the substitution of an Incentive Stock Option for an outstanding

 

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incentive stock option under another plan pursuant to a corporate transaction; and (ii) the requirements of Treas. Reg. 1.424-1 are met with respect to the substitution. However, if a Participant owns Common Stock representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of Common Stock of the Company (or under Section 425(d) of the Code is deemed to own Common Stock representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all such classes of Common Stock), the purchase price per share of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of each Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock on the Date of Grant. Shares may only be purchased on full payment of the purchase price, provided, however, that, if authorized by the Committee, a Participant may exercise an Option through a cashless exercise as permitted by Federal Reserve Board Regulation T and the Company shall use reasonable efforts to facilitate such exercise.

(b) Amounts of Options . Incentive Stock Options may be granted to any Employee in such amounts as determined by the Committee. In the case of an option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the option is granted) of the Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Participant’s employer corporation and its parent and subsidiary corporations) shall not exceed $100,000. The provisions of this Section 9.1(b) shall be construed and applied in accordance with Section 422(d) of the Code and the regulations, if any, promulgated thereunder. To the extent an award under this Section 9.1 exceeds this $100,000 limit, the portion of the award in excess of such limit shall be deemed a Non-statutory Stock Option.

(c) Terms of Options . The term during which each Incentive Stock Option may be exercised shall be determined by the Committee, but in no event shall an Incentive Stock Option be exercisable in whole or in part more than ten years from the Date of Grant. If at the time an Incentive Stock Option is granted to an Employee, the Employee owns Common Stock representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of the Company (or, under Section 425(d) of the Code, is deemed to own Common Stock representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all such classes of Common Stock), the Incentive Stock Option granted to such Employee shall not be exercisable after the expiration of five years from the Date of Grant.

No Incentive Stock Option granted under this Plan is transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution and is exercisable in his lifetime only by the Employee to whom it is granted. After death an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised by the beneficiary described in Section 14 below.

The Committee shall determine the date on which each Incentive Stock Option shall become vested and may provide that an Incentive Stock Option shall become vested in installments. The shares comprising each installment may be purchased in whole or in part at any time after such installment becomes vested, provided that the amount able to be first exercised in a given year is consistent with the terms of Section 422 of the Code.

 

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The Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which any Incentive Stock Option becomes vested in whole or in part, provided that it is consistent with the terms of Section 422 of the Code.

(d) Termination of Service . Upon the termination of a Participant’s service for any reason other than death or Disability, Termination for Misconduct, or by order of a Regulatory Authority, the Incentive Stock Options shall be exercisable only as to those shares which were vested at the date of termination and only for a period of 90 days following termination (unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion).

In the event of termination for death or Disability, the Participant’s Incentive Stock Options shall be exercisable only as to those shares which were vested at the date of termination and only for a period of twelve months following termination unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

In the event of Termination for Misconduct or by order of a Regulatory Authority, all rights under the Participant’s Incentive Stock Options shall expire upon termination of employment.

The vesting of all or a part of a Grant of Incentive Stock Options may be accelerated, in the sole discretion of the Board, in the event there is a Change in Control of the Company.

(e) Compliance with Code . The options granted under this Section 9 of the Plan are intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, but the Company makes no warranty as to the qualification of any option as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

10. RIGHTS OF A STOCKHOLDER; NO TRANSFERABILITY .

No Participant shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by a Non-statutory and/or Incentive Stock Option until the date of issuance of such shares. Nothing in this Plan or in any Award granted confers on any person any right to continue in the employ of the Company or its Affiliates or to continue as a Director of the Company or its Affiliates or to continue as a Consultant to the Company or its Affiliates or interferes in any way with the right of the Company or its Affiliates to terminate a Participant’s services as an officer, Employee, Consultant or Director at any time.

No Option or other Award granted under this Plan is transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution and is exercisable in his or her lifetime only by the Participant to whom it is granted. No Option or other Award (or interest or right therein) may be subject to pledge, encumbrance, assignment, levy, attachment or garnishment.

 

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11. AGREEMENT WITH GRANTEES .

Each Award of Options will be evidenced by a written agreement, executed by the Participant and the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates which describes the conditions for receiving the Options including the date of Option Award, the purchase price if any, applicable periods, and any other terms and conditions as may be required by applicable securities law.

The proper officers of the Company shall advise each Participant who is awarded a Stock Grant, in writing, of the number of shares to which it pertains and the terms and conditions and any restrictions or performance requirements applicable to such Stock Grant; provided they are not inconsistent with the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan.

 

12. RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES .

The Committee may require before any shares of Common Stock are issued pursuant to this Plan, that the Participant agrees to subject the shares to such holding periods and restrictions as are determined by the Committee.

 

13. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY .

A Participant may, with the consent of the Committee, designate a person or persons to receive, in the event of death, any Award to which the Participant would then be entitled. Such designation will be made upon forms supplied by and delivered to the Company and may be revoked in writing. If a Participant fails effectively to designate a beneficiary, then the Participant’s estate will be deemed to be the beneficiary.

 

14. ADJUSTMENTS .

In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization, combination or exchange of shares, or other similar corporate change, or other increase or decrease in such shares without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company, the Committee will make such adjustments to previously granted Awards, to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of the Participant, including any or all of the following:

(a) adjustments in the aggregate number or kind of shares of Common Stock which may be awarded under the Plan;

(b) adjustments in the aggregate number or kind of shares of Common Stock covered by Awards already made under the Plan;

(c) adjustments in the purchase price of outstanding Stock Grants and Incentive and/or Non-statutory Stock Options.

 

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No such adjustments may, however, materially change the value of benefits available to a Participant under a previously granted Award.

 

15. WITHHOLDING/GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY .

There may be deducted from each distribution of cash and/or Common Stock under the Plan the amount of tax required by any governmental authority to be withheld or paid. The Company may also require a Participant to take, or the Company may take, any other action as may be required by a governmental authority in connection with any distribution under the Plan and the Company may refrain from making any distributions until such action is taken.

 

16. REGISTRATION OF PLAN ON FORM S-8 .

The Company may register the Plan on a Form S-8 and in such event, will take such additional action as is necessary in connection with such registration. The Company may in its sole discretion, however, elect to not register the Plan or to terminate such registration.

 

17. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN .

The Board may at any time, and from time to time, suspend, terminate, modify or amend the Plan in any respect. Specifically, and without limiting the foregoing, the Board is hereby authorized to and may, it its discretion and without stockholder approval: (i) amend the provisions relating to Options held by one or more persons and issued under the Plan to permit adjustment of the exercise price of those Options, or (ii) cancel existing Options held by one or more persons, with the consent of the Participant holding such Options, in exchange for new Options, in such number and at such exercise price as determined by the Board (each event under (i) and (ii), a “repricing”); provided that any adjustment of the exercise price of an option or any amendment or exchange of an option shall not be effective if it would be deemed to result in the deferral of compensation with respect to a Participant under Code Section 409A.

The Board may determine that stockholder approval of any amendment to this Plan may be advisable for any reason, including but not limited to, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining any statutory or regulatory benefits under tax, securities or other laws or satisfying applicable stock exchange listing requirements.

Such suspension, termination, modification or amendment may not affect the rights of a Participant under an outstanding Award without the Participant’s consent, except the Board may, in connection with a Change in Control, either: (i) replace the Awards granted under this Plan with substantially similar awards under another plan of another party to the Change in Control; (ii) make a payment to all Participants with respect to Options equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of the Change in Control and the exercise price per share of an Option on the Date of Grant in either cash or such consideration as the holders of Common Stock of the Company are receiving in the Change of Control transaction or (iii) upon not less than 7 days written notice to all holders of Options, cause all Options to terminate immediately prior to the effective time of the Change of Control, and if the Board elects, accelerate the Vesting of any or all Options not then vested. Options granted under another plan shall not be substantially similar unless the shares acquired through the exercise of such options are readily tradable on an established securities market.

 

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No Awards under the Plan shall be granted more than ten (10) years after the Effective Date of the Plan.

 

18. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN .

The Plan shall become effective as of the date that the Plan is approved by the directors of the Company (the “Effective Date”); provided that the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders at the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and within one (1) year of the Effective Date. The Plan also shall be presented to stockholders of the Company for ratification for purposes of: (i) satisfying one of the requirements of Section 422 of the Code governing the tax treatment for Incentive Stock Options; and (ii) if applicable, establishing or maintaining listing on a stock exchange or system.

 

19. APPLICABLE LAW .

The Plan will be administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware to the extent not preempted by Federal law as now or hereafter in effect.

 

20. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16 .

With respect to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee.

August 26, 2013

 

 

Date Approved by Stockholders

 

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Exhibit 10.6

FIRST AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This First Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement is entered into between CECO Environmental Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and Jeffrey Lang (“Executive”) as of the /4 th / day of September, 2013.

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive entered into an Executive Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) as of February 15, 2010 with respect to Executive’s services as Chief Executive Officer of the Company;

WHEREAS, the original term of the Agreement expires February 15, 2015;

WHEREAS, the parties desire to extend the term by three years.

 

1. Extension of Term of Employment .

Section 1 is amended and restated to read as follows:

Subject to the provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement, Executive shall be employed by the Company for a period commencing on February 15, 2010 (the “ Effective Date ”) and ending eight (8) years after the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier, as provided herein, in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement (the “ Employment Term ”).

 

2. Other Provisions .

Accept as set forth herein, all other provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

 

CECO ENVIROMNEMATLAL CORP.
By:  

/s/ Jason DeZwirek

  Jason DeZwerik, Chairman

 

/s/ Jeffrey Lang

Jeffrey Lang

Exhibit 10.7

 

LOGO

Revised: August 29, 2013

Ref: CFO Path Forward Agreement

Dear Neal:

The following serves as CECO’s formal offer of at-will employment based on our conversations regarding our desire to have you serve as CECO’s CFO. Our aspiration, as I have stated, is that we work together building, growing and improving CECO for many years to come.

Should you accept the CFO role, you will be a member of a team committed to global growth, operational excellence, lean enterprises and a global technology platform in our core sectors that leverages our unique fragmented global market opportunities.

We have reviewed your Met Pro severance arrangement including its provisions relating to a change of control and involuntary termination). We do not believe that the change in control provisions are applicable in this situation, as you are being offered the full CFO role and a substantial compensation package.

Below is the final compensation package CECO has designed for you.

 

    Base Salary: $270,000

 

    Bonus Target: 40% of base—$108,000; subject to achievement of performance goals.

 

    Stock Option Award: September 2013, 75,000 shares, to be awarded in accordance with CECO’s customary terms and conditions for stock grants and options.

 

    Salary Increase: On March 1 st 2014, your annual base compensation will be increased to $300,000.

 

    Bonus Target Increase: Effective March 1, 2014 your bonus target will be increased to 50% of base pay—$150,000 for achievement of specific performance goals.

Commitment to our shareholders, growth and future must be central to senior management’s efforts. CECO believes that your future role and earnings upside should and will be based on working with the senior, management team to grow and improve the business and not based on a single monetizing event at closing. The 75,000 stock options provide a substantial earnings upside when the execution of our strategy is achieved.


In expectation of best effort performance, we will provide you with the following retention bonus. We consider this offer to be fair and on par with those in similar companies and industries.

 

    $100,000 bonus at closing

 

    $100,000 bonus paid on September 1, 2014

 

    $100,000 bonus paid on September 1, 2015

At this time, CECO does not provide a SERP benefit, however if we move forward with board approval for this executive benefit, you and other senior leaders are expected to be afforded this benefit. As you are aware, the CECO Met-Pro SPA document states that CECO benefits shall govern the merger acquisition process for all employees. Please note that I will push for the SERP to be approved, but it requires board approval.

We are excited at the prospect of your service as CECO’s CFO and feel that together, we can build something very special. We have talked about our collective purpose for over a year. In that light, your future upside and compensation can be very positive. The 75,000 stock option award could have a substantial upside value given our trajectory and future growth plans. Of course you will need to do your own math, as we make no promises.

Please carefully consider this offer and know it is our sincere wish that we move forward with you as part of the CECO senior executive team.

 

Sincerely,
/s/ Jeff Lang
Jeff Lang, CEO
CECO Environmental Corp

Acknowledged and accepted by:

 

/s/ Neal Murphy     9/3/13
Neal Murphy     Date

 

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Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Jeffrey Lang, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CECO Environmental Corp.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any changes to the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ Jeffrey Lang

Jeffrey Lang

Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 8, 2013

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Neal E. Murphy, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CECO Environmental Corp.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any changes to the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ Neal E. Murphy

Neal E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 8, 2013

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Report of CECO Environmental Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jeffrey Lang, Chief Executive 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, as amended; 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/ Jeffrey Lang

Jeffrey Lang

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: November 8, 2013

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Report of CECO Environmental Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Neal E. Murphy, 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, as amended; 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/ Neal E. Murphy

Neal E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: November 8, 2013