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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number: 001-14649

 

 

Trex Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   54-1910453

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

160 Exeter Drive

Winchester, Virginia

  22603-8605
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (540) 542-6300

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically 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.:

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   ¨

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

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding at April 21, 2014 was 16,797,224 shares.

 

 

 


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TREX COMPANY, INC.

INDEX

 

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

        Item 1.    Financial Statements      1
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March, 31, 2014 (unaudited) and December 31, 2013      1
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)      2
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)      3
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)      4
        Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    12
        Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    16
        Item 4.    Controls and Procedures    16
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
        Item 1.    Legal Proceedings    17
        Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    18
        Item 5.    Other Information    18
        Item 6.    Exhibits    21

 

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

TREX COMPANY, INC.

Condensed Consolidate d Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

 

     March 31,
2014
    December 31,
2013
 
     (Unaudited)        

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 3,729      $ 3,772   

Accounts receivable, net

     116,470        37,338   

Inventories

     30,213        22,428   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     2,969        3,145   

Deferred income taxes

     9,145        9,497   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     162,526        76,180   

Property, plant, and equipment, net

     100,278        100,783   

Goodwill and other intangibles

     10,539        10,542   

Other assets

     652        652   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 273,995      $ 188,157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 10,999      $ 14,891   

Accrued expenses

     16,478        23,295   

Accrued warranty

     9,000        9,000   

Line of credit

     80,000        —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     116,477        47,186   

Deferred income taxes

     360        360   

Non-current accrued warranty

     29,802        31,812   

Other long-term liabilities

     2,134        2,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     148,773        81,541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

     —         —    

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized; 17,339,036 and 17,299,062 shares issued and 16,777,781 and 16,737,807 shares outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

     173        173   

Additional paid-in capital

     107,978        101,667   

Retained earnings

     42,071        29,776   

Treasury stock, at cost, 561,255 shares

     (25,000     (25,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     125,222        106,616   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 273,995      $ 188,157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated

Financial Statements (Unaudited).

 

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TREX COMPANY, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014      2013  

Net sales

   $ 100,645       $ 107,880   

Cost of sales

     62,478         66,020   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     38,167         41,860   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     18,222         19,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     19,945         22,018   

Interest expense, net

     323         251   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     19,622         21,767   

Provision for income taxes

     7,327         198   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 12,295       $ 21,569   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.74       $ 1.28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     16,564,338         16,883,111   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.73       $ 1.25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     16,799,719         17,280,445   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 12,295       $ 21,569   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated

Financial Statements (Unaudited).

 

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TREX COMPANY, INC.

Condensed Consolidated State ments of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014     2013  

Operating Activities

    

Net income

   $ 12,295      $ 21,569   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     3,797        4,164   

Stock-based compensation

     1,170        895   

Deferred income taxes

     352        (237

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     (37     (67

Excess tax benefits from stock compensation

     (6,507     —    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (79,152     (90,840

Inventories

     (7,785     2,487   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (82     850   

Accounts payable

     (3,892     1,874   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (9,068     (7,004

Income taxes receivable/payable

     6,884        356   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (82,025     (65,953
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing Activities

    

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment

     (3,188     (1,910

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

     37        67   

Purchase of acquired company, net of cash acquired

     (44     —    

Notes receivable, net

     19        31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,176     (1,812
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing Activities

    

Financing costs

     —         (73

Borrowings under line of credit

     85,000        67,000   

Principal payments under line of credit

     (5,000     —    

Repurchases of common stock

     (1,433     (1,996

Proceeds from employee stock purchase and option plans

     84        2,577   

Excess tax benefits from stock compensation

     6,507        —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     85,158        67,508   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (43     (257

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     3,772        2,159   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 3,729      $ 1,902   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure:

    

Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest

   $ 99      $ 96   

Cash paid for income taxes, net

   $ 91      $ 79   

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated

Financial Statements (Unaudited).

 

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TREX COMPANY, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financi al Statements

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

1.     BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

Trex Company, Inc. (the “Company”) is the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing products, which are marketed under the brand name Trex ® . The Company is incorporated in Delaware. The principal executive offices are located at 160 Exeter Drive, Winchester, Virginia 22603, and the telephone number at that address is (540) 542-6300. The Company operates in one business segment.

2.     BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Certain prior year amounts in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013 included in the annual report of Trex Company, Inc. on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company’s critical accounting policies are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

3.     INVENTORIES

Inventories, at LIFO (last-in, first-out) value, consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 31,
2014
    December 31,
2013
 

Finished goods

   $ 39,339      $ 30,423   

Raw materials

     15,371        16,502   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total FIFO inventories

     54,710        46,925   

Reserve to adjust inventories to LIFO value

     (24,497     (24,497
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total LIFO inventories

   $ 30,213      $ 22,428   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Under the LIFO method, reductions in inventory cause a portion of the Company’s cost of sales to be based on historical costs rather than current year costs. There were no LIFO inventory liquidations in the three months ended March 31, 2014 or 2013.

An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs. Since inventory levels and costs are subject to factors beyond management’s control, interim results are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.

 

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4.     ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 31,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Accrued sales and marketing

   $ 4,157       $ 5,269   

Accrued compensation and benefits

     3,919         9,135   

Accrued rent obligations

     2,227         1,787   

Accrued legal contingency

     1,586         3,174   

Accrued manufacturing expenses

     1,434         1,107   

Other

     3,155         2,823   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accrued expenses

   $ 16,478       $ 23,295   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

5.     DEBT

The Company’s outstanding debt consists of a revolving credit facility.

Revolving Credit Facility

The Company currently has an Amended Credit Agreement which provides the Company with one or more revolving loans in a collective maximum principal amount of $100 million. On December 17, 2013, the Company entered into a Second Amendment (“Second Amendment”) to the Amended Credit Agreement dated as of January 6, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment dated February 26, 2013 (the “Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the Second Amendment, the Credit Agreement was amended to temporarily increase the maximum amount of the Revolver Loans from $100 million to $125 million during the period from January 1, 2014 through and including June 30, 2014 to meet seasonal cash requirements. No other material changes were made to the terms of the Credit Agreement.

Amounts drawn under the Credit Agreement are subject to a borrowing base consisting of certain accounts receivables, inventories, machinery and equipment and real estate. At March 31, 2014, the Company had $80 million of outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility and remaining available borrowing capacity of approximately $45 million.

Compliance with Debt Covenants and Restrictions

The Company’s ability to make scheduled principal and interest payments and to borrow and repay amounts under any outstanding revolving credit facility, and continue to comply with any loan covenants depends primarily on the Company’s ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations.

As of March 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants contained in its debt agreements. Failure to comply with the loan covenants might cause lenders to accelerate the repayment obligations under the credit facility, which may be declared payable immediately based on a default.

6.     FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company considers the recorded value of its financial assets and liabilities, consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities to approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

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7.     STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except share and per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014      2013  

Numerator:

     

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 12,295       $ 21,569   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator:

     

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     16,564,338         16,883,111   

Effect of dilutive securities:

     

SARs and options

     151,457         330,075   

Restricted stock

     83,924         67,259   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     16,799,719         17,280,445   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.74       $ 1.28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $  0.73       $ 1.25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares determined for the basic earnings per share computation plus the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents using the treasury stock method. The computation of diluted earnings per share excludes the following potentially dilutive securities because the effect would be anti-dilutive:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014      2013  

Restricted stock and stock options

     44         32,872   

Stock appreciation rights

     598         30,753   

Stock Repurchase Programs

On October 24, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a common stock repurchase program, expiring on February 10, 2014, of up to $30 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “October 2013 Stock Repurchase Program”). The Company made no repurchases under the October 2013 Stock Repurchase Program before it expired.

On February 19, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional common stock repurchase program of up to $50 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “February 2014 Stock Repurchase Program”). This authorization has no expiration date. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company made no repurchases under the February 2014 Stock Repurchase Program.

8.     STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

As of March 31, 2014, the Company has one stock-based compensation plan, the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Stock-based compensation is granted to officers, directors and certain key employees in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The Plan provides for grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock and performance share awards. As of March 31, 2014, the total aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued under the Plan is 3,150,000.

In 2014, the Company began granting performance-based restricted stock in addition to the time-based restricted stock it previously granted. The performance-based restricted shares have a three-year vesting period, vesting one-third each year based on target earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or “EBITDA”, for 1 year, cumulative 2 years and cumulative 3 years, respectively. With respect to each vesting, the number of shares that will vest will be between 0% and 200% of the target number of shares.

 

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The fair value of each SAR is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing formula. For SARs issued in the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, the assumptions shown in the following table were used:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014     2013  

Weighted-average fair value of grants

   $ 37.40      $ 23.34   

Dividend yield

     0     0

Average risk-free interest rate

     1.8     0.7

Expected term (years)

     5        5   

Expected volatility

     54     64

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation grants for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

 

     Stock Awards Granted      Weighted-Average
Grant Price

Per Share
 

Stock appreciation rights

     1,562       $ 78.15   

Time-based restricted stock

     27,062       $ 67.45   

Performance-based restricted stock

     21,338       $ 67.43   

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense ratably over the period from grant date to the earlier of: (1) the vesting date of the award, or (2) the date the grantee is eligible to retire without forfeiting the award. For performance-based restricted stock, expense is recognized ratably over the performance and vesting period of each tranche based on management’s judgment of the ultimate award that is likely to be paid out based on the achievement of the predetermined performance measures. The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014      2013  

Stock appreciation rights

   $ 370       $ 331   

Time-based restricted stock

     708         537   

Performance-based restricted stock

     82         —    

Employee stock purchase plan

     10         27   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation

   $ 1,170       $ 895   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards as of March 31, 2014 was $7.2 million. The cost of these unvested awards is being recognized over the requisite vesting period of each award.

9.     INCOME TAXES

As of December 31, 2013, the Company determined that it more likely than not will realize most of its deferred tax assets and, as a result, reversed a significant portion of its valuation allowance. As of March 31, 2014, the Company has a valuation allowance of $4.2 million, primarily related to certain state tax credits the Company estimates will expire before they are realized. The Company analyzes its position in each reporting period, considering all available positive and negative evidence, in determining the expected realization of its deferred tax assets.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was 37.3% and 0.9% respectively, which resulted in expense of $7.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was a direct result of the Company maintaining a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company realized $6.5 million of excess tax benefits from stock-based awards and, accordingly, recorded an increase to additional paid-in capital.

The Company operates in multiple tax jurisdictions and, in the normal course of business, its tax returns are subject to examination by various taxing authorities. Such examinations may result in future assessments by these taxing authorities, and the Company accrues a liability when it believes that it is more likely than not that benefits of tax positions will not be realized. The Company believes that adequate provisions have been made for all tax returns subject to examination. As of March 31, 2014, federal tax years 2010 through 2013 remain subject to examination, while tax returns in certain state tax jurisdictions for years 2008 through 2013 remain subject to examination. The Company’s returns filed with the state of Michigan for tax years 2008 through 2011 are currently under examination. No material adjustments are expected as a result of the audit.

 

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In September 2013, the Internal Revenue Service issued Treasury Decision 9636, which enacted final tax regulations regarding the capitalization and expensing of amounts paid to acquire, produce, or improve tangible property. The regulations also include guidance regarding the retirement of depreciable property. The Company has assessed the impact of the final regulations on its financial statements and does not expect any material adjustments or changes.

10.     SEASONALITY

The Company’s operating results have historically varied from quarter to quarter, often attributable to seasonal trends in the demand for Trex ® . The Company has historically experienced lower net sales during the fourth quarter because holidays and adverse weather conditions in certain regions reduce the level of home improvement and construction activity.

11.     COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contract Termination Costs

In anticipation of relocating its corporate headquarters, the Company entered into a lease agreement in 2005. The Company reconsidered and decided not to move its headquarters. The lease obligates the Company to lease 55,047 square feet of office space through June 30, 2019. As of March 31, 2014, the Company has executed subleases for 41,701 square feet of the leased space, 16,969 of which expires on December 31, 2014, and is currently marketing the remaining portion of the space to find a suitable tenant. The Company estimates that the present value of the estimated future sublease receipts, net of transaction costs, will be less than the Company’s remaining minimum lease payment obligations under its lease and has recorded a liability for the expected shortfall. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, due primarily to an increase in available commercial office space, the Company revised its estimate of future sublease receipts and recorded a charge of $0.6 million to selling, general and administrative expenses.

To estimate future sublease receipts, the Company has assumed that existing subleases will be renewed or new subleases will be executed at rates consistent with rental rates in the current subleases or estimated market rates. However, management cannot be certain that the timing of future subleases or the rental rates contained in future subleases will not differ from current estimates. Factors such as the availability of commercial office space, poor market conditions and subtenant preferences will influence the terms achieved in future subleases. The inability to sublet the office space in the future or unfavorable changes to key management assumptions used in the estimate of the future sublease receipts may result in material charges to selling, general and administrative expenses in future periods.

As of March 31, 2014, the minimum payments remaining under the Company’s lease relating to its reconsidered corporate relocation over the years ending December 31, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 are $1.3 million, $1.7 million, $1.8 million, $1.8 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and $0.9 million thereafter. The minimum receipts remaining under the Company’s existing subleases over the years ending December 31, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 are $1.0 million, $0.8 million, $0.7 million, $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and $0.4 million thereafter.

The following table provides information about the Company’s liability related to the lease (in thousands):

 

     2014     2013  

Beginning balance, January 1

   $ 1,787      $ 1,103   

Net rental receipts (payments)

     (162     (110

Accretion of discount

     35        21   

Increase in net estimated contract termination costs

     567        —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance, March 31

   $ 2,227      $ 1,014   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Product Warranty

The Company warrants that its products will be free from material defects in workmanship and materials. This warranty generally extends for a period of 25 years for residential use and 10 years for commercial use. (With respect to TrexTrim™ and Trex Reveal ® Railing, the warranty period is 25 years for both residential and commercial use.) With respect to the Company’s Transcend ® , Enhance ® , Select ® and Universal Fascia product, the Company further warrants that the product will not fade in color more than a certain amount and will be resistant to permanent staining from food substances or mold (provided the stain is cleaned within seven days of appearance). This warranty extends for a period of 25 years for residential use and 10 years for commercial use. If there is a breach of such warranties, the Company has an obligation either to replace the defective product or refund the purchase price.

 

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Historically, the Company has not had material numbers of claims submitted or settled under the provisions of its product warranties, with the exception of claims related to material produced at its Nevada facility prior to 2007 that exhibits surface flaking. The Company continues to receive and settle surface flaking claims and maintains a warranty reserve to provide for the settlement of these claims. Estimating the warranty reserve for surface flaking claims requires management to estimate (1) the number of claims to be settled with payment and (2) the average cost to settle each claim, both of which are subject to variables that are difficult to estimate.

To estimate the number of claims to be settled with payment, the Company utilizes actuarial techniques to quantify both the expected number of claims to be received and the percentage of those claims that will ultimately require payment. Estimates for both of these elements (number and percentage of claims that will ultimately require payment) are quantified using a range of assumptions derived from the recent claim count history and the identification of factors influencing the claim counts, including the downward trend in received claims due to the passage of time since production of the suspect material. For each of the various parameters used in the analysis, the assumed values in the actuarial valuation produce results that represent the Company’s best estimate for the ultimate number of claims to be settled with payment. The cost per claim varies due to a number of factors, including the size of affected decks, the type of replacement material used, the cost of production of replacement material and the method of claim settlement.

The Company monitors surface flaking claims activity each quarter for indications that its estimates require revision. Due to extensive use of decks during the summer outdoor season, variances to annual claims expectations are typically more meaningful during the latter part of the fiscal year. Through the first quarter of 2014, the number of claims received was slightly lower than the Company’s expectations. Average cost per claim was lower than the 2013 quarter but higher than the cost expected for 2014. The Company expects the average cost per claim to decline throughout the year. At March 31, 2014, the Company believes that its reserve is sufficient to cover future surface flaking obligations.

The Company’s analysis is based on currently known facts and a number of assumptions. Projecting future events such as the number of claims to be received, the number of claims that will require payment and the average cost of claims could cause the actual warranty liabilities to be higher or lower than those projected which could materially affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flow. The Company estimates that the number of claims received and average cost per claim will continue to decline over time. If the level of claims received or average cost per claim do not diminish as expected, it could result in additional increases to the warranty reserve and reduced earnings and cash flows in future periods. The Company estimates that a 10% change in the expected number of remaining claims to be settled with payment or the expected cost to settle claims may result in approximately a $3.9 million change in the warranty reserve.

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s warranty reserve (in thousands):

 

     2014     2013  

Beginning balance, January 1

   $ 40,812      $ 28,987   

Changes in estimates related to pre-existing warranties

     —          —     

Settlements made during the period

     (2,010     (1,681
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance, March 31

   $ 38,802      $ 27,306   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Legal Matters

As reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, on January 19, 2009, a purported class action case was commenced against the Company in the Superior Court of California, Santa Cruz County, by the lead law firm of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and certain other law firms (the “Lieff Cabraser Group”) on behalf of Eric Ross and Bradley S. Hureth and similarly situated plaintiffs. These plaintiffs generally alleged certain defects in the Company’s products, and that the Company failed to provide adequate remedies for defective products. On February 13, 2009, the Company removed this case to the United States District Court, Northern District of California. On January 21, 2009, a purported class action case was commenced against the Company in the United States District Court, Western District of Washington by the law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP (“Hagens Berman”) on behalf of Mark Okano and similarly situated plaintiffs, generally alleging certain product defects in the Company’s products, and that the Company failed to provide adequate remedies for defective products. This case was transferred by the Washington Court to the California Court as a related case to the Lieff Cabraser Group’s case.

On July 30, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California preliminarily approved a settlement of the claims of the lawsuit commenced by the Lieff Cabraser Group involving surface flaking of the Company’s product, and on March 15, 2010, it granted final approval of the settlement.

 

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On March 25, 2010, the Lieff Cabraser Group amended its complaint to add claims relating to alleged defects in the Company’s products and alleged misrepresentations relating to mold growth. Hagens Berman alleged similar claims in its original complaint. In its Final Order approving the surface flaking settlement, the District Court consolidated these pending actions relating to the mold claims, and appointed Hagens Berman as lead counsel in this case. On December 3, 2010, Hagens Berman filed an amended consolidated complaint in the United States District Court, Northern District of California relating to the mold growth claims (now on behalf of Dean Mahan and other named plaintiffs).

On December 15, 2010, a purported class action case was commenced against the Company in the United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky, by Cohen & Malad, LLP (“Cohen & Malad”) on behalf of Richard Levin and similarly situated plaintiffs in Kentucky, and on June 13, 2011, a purported class action was commenced against the Company in the Marion Circuit/Superior Court of Indiana by Cohen & Malad on behalf of Ellen Kopetsky and similarly situated plaintiffs in Indiana. On June 28, 2011, the Company removed the Kopetsky case to the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana. (On September 3, 2013, the two lawsuits commenced by Cohen & Malad were settled.) On August 11, 2011, a purported class action was commenced against the Company in the 50 th Circuit Court for the County of Chippewa, Michigan on behalf of Joel and Lori Peffers and similarly situated plaintiffs in Michigan. On August 26, 2011, the Company removed the Peffers case to the United States District Court, Western District of Michigan. (The plaintiffs in the Peffers case voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit on April 11, 2014.) On April 4, 2012, a purported class action was commenced against the Company in Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County by the lead law firm of Stull, Stull & Brody (the “Stull Group”) on behalf of Caryn Borger, M.D. and similarly situated plaintiffs in New Jersey. On May 1, 2012, the Company removed the Borger case to the United States District Court, District of New Jersey. (On December 5, 2013, the lawsuit commenced by the Stull Group was settled.) The plaintiffs in these purported class actions alleged certain defects in the Company’s products and alleged misrepresentations relating to mold growth.

On April 5, 2013, the Company signed a settlement agreement with Hagens Berman that settled the case pending in the United States District Court, Northern District of California on a nationwide basis, and the parties filed for preliminary approval of such settlement (the “nationwide settlement”). The material terms of the nationwide settlement, as amended by an amended settlement agreement signed on September 3, 2013, are as follows:

 

    Trex will make a one-time cash payment or the opportunity to receive other relief, including a rebate certificate on its newer-generation shelled product (Trex Transcend ® and Trex Enhance ® ). This relief would be available for any consumer whose first-generation composite decking product has a certain defined level of mold growth, color fading or color variation.

 

    Trex agreed to discontinue the manufacture of non-shelled decking, railing and fencing products (other than Trex Traditional Railing and Trex Seclusions Fencing) by December 31, 2013.

 

    Trex agreed to provide a video demonstrating cleaning instructions for non-shelled products on its website, and to distribute warranty pads to retailers.

 

    The cost to Trex is capped at $8.25 million plus $1.45 million in attorneys’ fees to be paid to the Plaintiffs’ counsel upon final approval of the nationwide settlement by the Court.

The settlement agreement provides that the nationwide settlement applies to any Trex first-generation non-shelled composite decking, railing and fencing product purchased between August 1, 2004 and August 27, 2013, the date of preliminary approval of the nationwide settlement.

On August 27, 2013, the Court entered an Order granting preliminary approval of the settlement agreement and on December 16, 2013, the Court granted final approval of the settlement. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company paid $1.6 million related to this litigation, representing payment of attorneys’ fees and named plaintiff awards in the nationwide settlement, and the settlements of the Stull Group and Cohen & Malad litigation. At March 31, 2014, the Company has a remaining accrual of $1.6 million related to this litigation. It is reasonably possible that the Company may incur costs in excess of the recorded amounts; however, the Company expects that the total net cost to resolve the lawsuit will not exceed approximately $10 million.

The Company has other lawsuits, as well as other claims, pending against it which are ordinary routine litigation and claims incidental to the business. Management has evaluated the merits of these other lawsuits and claims, and believes that their ultimate resolution will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or competitive position.

 

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12.     SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On February 19, 2014, the Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The stock split will be in the form of a stock dividend to be distributed on May 7, 2014 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 7, 2014. The stock split entitles each stockholder to receive one additional share of common stock, par value $0.01, for each share they hold as of the record date. Upon completion of the stock split, the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock will increase from approximately 16.8 million shares to approximately 33.6 million shares. Additionally, on April 30, 2014, the Company’s stockholders’ approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 40 million shares to 80 million shares.

All share and per share data presented in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have not been adjusted for the stock split, but will be retroactively adjusted during the second quarter of 2014.

Pro forma share and per share data, giving retroactive effect to the stock split, are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014      2013  

Weighted average shares outstanding:

     

Basic weighted average shares outstanding, as reported (pre-stock split)

     16,564,338         16,883,111   

Basic weighted average shares outstanding, pro forma (post-stock split)

     33,128,676         33,766,222   

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as reported (pre-stock split)

     16,799,719         17,280,445   

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, pro forma (post-stock split)

     33,599,438         34,560,890   

Earnings per common share:

     

Basic earnings per share, as reported (pre-stock split)

   $ 0.74       $ 1.28   

Basic earnings per share, pro forma (post-stock split)

   $ 0.37       $ 0.64   

Diluted earnings per share, as reported (pre-stock split)

   $ 0.73       $ 1.25   

Diluted earnings per share, pro forma (post-stock split)

   $ 0.37       $ 0.62   

The pro forma impact as a result of the stock split on the Company’s stockholders’ equity is an increase of $0.2 million to common stock and an offsetting reduction in additional paid-in capital.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Ope rations

This management’s discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements regarding our expected financial position and operating results, our business strategy, our financing plans, forecasted demographic and economic trends relating to our industry and similar matters are forward-looking statements. These statements can sometimes be identified by our use of forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” or similar expressions. We cannot promise you that our expectations in such forward-looking statements will turn out to be correct. Our actual results could be materially different from our expectations because of various factors, including the factors discussed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements are also subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual operating results to differ materially. Such risks and uncertainties include the extent of market acceptance of the Company’s products; the costs associated with the development and launch of new products and the market acceptance of such new products; the sensitivity of the Company’s business to general economic conditions; the impact of seasonal and weather-related demand fluctuations on inventory levels in the distribution channel and sales of the Company’s products; the Company’s ability to obtain raw materials at acceptable prices; the Company’s ability to maintain product quality and product performance at an acceptable cost; the level of expenses associated with product replacement and consumer relations expenses related to product quality; and the highly competitive markets in which the Company operates.

Overview

General. Trex Company, Inc. is the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing products, which are marketed under the brand name Trex ® . We offer a comprehensive set of aesthetically durable, low maintenance product offerings and believe that the range and variety of our product offerings allow consumers to design much of their outdoor living space using Trex brand products.

We have three principal decking products: Trex Transcend ® , Trex Enhance ® , and Trex Select ® ; three principal railing products: Trex Transcend Railing, Trex Select Railing, and Trex Reveal ® aluminum railing; a porch product, Trex Transcend Porch Flooring and Railing System; a steel deck framing system, Trex Elevations ® ; a fencing product, Trex Seclusions ® ; a deck lighting system, Trex DeckLighting™; and a cellular PVC outdoor trim product, TrexTrim™. In addition, we offer Trex Hideaway ® , which is a hidden fastening system for specially grooved boards.

On December 31, 2013, we discontinued the manufacture of Trex Accents ® and Trex Designer Series Railing ® , which we do not believe will have a material impact on our results of operations or cash flow.

Highlights related to the first quarter of 2014 include:

 

    Sales volumes in the quarter were suppressed primarily as a result of poor weather conditions, which delayed the start to the deck-building season.

 

    During the quarter, the Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split, which will be in the form of a stock dividend to be distributed on May 7, 2014 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 7, 2014.

Net Sales. Net sales consists of sales and freight, net of returns and discounts. The level of net sales is principally affected by sales volume and the prices paid for Trex products. Our branding and product differentiation strategy enables us to command premium prices over wood products. Our operating results have historically varied from quarter to quarter, in part due to seasonal trends in the demand for Trex. We have historically experienced lower net sales during the fourth quarter because holidays and adverse weather conditions in certain regions reduce the level of home improvement and construction activity.

Sales Incentives / Early Buy Program: As part of our normal business practice and consistent with industry practices, we have historically provided our distributors and dealers incentives to build inventory levels before the start of the prime deck-building season to ensure adequate availability of product to meet anticipated seasonal consumer demand and to enable production planning. These incentives, which together we reference as our “early buy program,” include payment discounts and favorable payment terms. In addition, from time to time we may offer price discounts or volume rebates on specified products and other incentives based on increases in purchases as part of specific promotional programs.

 

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We launched our early buy program for the 2014 decking season in December 2013. The timing and terms of the 2014 program were generally consistent with the timing and terms of the 2013 program launched in December 2012. To qualify for early buy program incentives, customers must commit to the terms of the program which specify eligible products and quantities, order deadlines and available terms, discounts and rebates. Early Buy shipments in December 2013 were higher than in December 2012 due, in part, to additions to our distribution network, an increase in demand for our products and a revised pricing strategy. There are no product return rights granted to our distributors except those granted pursuant to the warranty provisions of our agreements with distributors. In addition, our products are not susceptible to rapid changes in technology that may cause them to become obsolete. The early buy program can have a significant impact on our sales, receivables and inventory levels. We have provided further discussion of our receivables and inventory in the liquidity and capital resources section.

Gross Profit. Gross profit represents the difference between net sales and cost of sales. Cost of sales consists of raw materials costs, direct labor costs, manufacturing costs and freight. Raw materials costs generally include the costs to purchase and transport waste wood fiber, reclaimed polyethylene, or “PE material,” and pigmentation for coloring Trex products. Direct labor costs include wages and benefits of personnel engaged in the manufacturing process. Manufacturing costs consist of costs of depreciation, utilities, maintenance supplies and repairs, indirect labor, including wages and benefits, and warehouse and equipment rental activities.

Product Warranty. We continue to receive and settle claims related to material produced at our Nevada facility prior to 2007 that exhibits surface flaking and maintain a warranty reserve to provide for the settlement of these claims. We monitor surface flaking claims activity each quarter for indications that our estimates require revision. Due to extensive use of decks during the summer outdoor season, variances to annual claims expectations are typically more meaningful during the latter part of the fiscal year. Through the first quarter of 2014, the number of claims received was slightly lower than our expectations. Average cost per claim was lower than the 2013 quarter but higher than the cost expected for 2014. We expect the average cost per claim to decline throughout the year. At March 31, 2014, we believe that our warranty reserve is sufficient to cover future surface flaking obligations.

The following table details surface flaking claims activity related to our warranty:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014     2013  

Claims unresolved, beginning of period

     4,249        4,073   

Claims received (1)

     536        633   

Claims resolved (2)

     (1,260     (1,396
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Claims unresolved, end of period

     3,525        3,310   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average cost per claim (3)

   $ 2,296      $ 2,379   

 

(1) Claims received include new claims received or identified during the period.
(2) Claims resolved include all claims settled with or without payment and closed during the period.
(3) Average cost per claim represents, for claims closed during the period, the average settlement cost of claims closed with payment (excludes claims settled without payment).

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The largest component of selling, general and administrative expenses is personnel related costs, which include salaries, commissions, incentive compensation, and benefits of personnel engaged in sales and marketing, accounting, information technology, corporate operations, research and development, and other business functions. Another component of selling, general and administrative expenses is branding and other sales and marketing costs, which are used to build brand awareness of Trex. These costs consist primarily of advertising, merchandising, and other promotional costs. Other general and administrative expenses include professional fees, office occupancy costs attributable to the business functions previously referenced, and consumer relations expenses. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses have varied from quarter to quarter due, in part, to the seasonality of our business.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table shows, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, selected statement of comprehensive income data as a percentage of net sales:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014     2013  

Net sales

     100.0     100.0

Cost of sales

     62.1        61.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     37.9        38.8   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     18.1        18.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     19.8        20.4   

Interest expense, net

     0.3        0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     19.5        20.2   

Provision for income taxes

     7.3        0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     12.2     20.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 Compared With Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

Net Sales. Net sales in the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (the “2014 quarter”) decreased 6.7% to $100.6 million from $107.9 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 (the “2013 quarter”). The decrease in net sales was due to a 5.6% decrease in sales volumes and a 1.2% decrease in the average price per unit. The decrease in sales volume was a result of unfavorable weather conditions in the 2014 quarter that delayed the start to the deck-building season and strong demand from both new and existing dealers in late 2013, which depressed the 2014 quarter sales volumes. The decrease in average price per unit in the 2014 quarter was primarily attributable to our revised pricing strategy implemented in the fourth quarter of 2013. This pricing strategy provides a more optimal pricing position for our high-performance products in the marketplace.

Gross Profit. Gross profit decreased 8.8% to $38.2 million in the 2014 quarter from $41.9 million in the 2013 quarter. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales, gross margin, decreased to 37.9% in the 2014 quarter from 38.8% in the 2013 quarter. The decrease in gross margin was primarily the result of the aforementioned revised pricing strategy, partially offset by favorable manufacturing efficiencies.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $1.6 million, or 8.2% to $18.2 million in the 2014 quarter from $19.8 million in the 2013 quarter. The decrease was primarily driven by a $1.4 million reduction in branding expenses in the 2014 quarter due to the delayed start to the deck-building season and a $0.7 decrease in personnel related expenses. These were partially offset by a $0.6 million charge in the 2014 quarter related to our 2005 reconsidered corporate headquarters lease. As a percentage of net sales, total selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 18.1% in the 2014 quarter from 18.4% in the 2013 quarter.

Interest Expense. Net interest expense increased $72 thousand, or 28.7% to $323 thousand in the 2014 quarter from $251 thousand in the 2013 quarter. This was driven by an increase in debt balances under the revolving credit facility in the 2014 quarter compared to the 2013 quarter. As a percentage of net sales, interest expense increased to 0.3% in the 2014 quarter from 0.2% in the 2013 quarter.

Provision for Income Taxes. The effective tax rate for the 2014 quarter and 2013 quarter was 37.3% and 0.9%, respectively, which resulted in expense of $7.3 million and $0.2 million for the respective quarters. The effective tax rate was substantially lower in the 2013 quarter due to the effect of the valuation allowance we maintained against our net deferred tax assets which substantially offset statutory income tax.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We finance operations and growth primarily with cash flow from operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facility, operating leases and normal trade credit terms from operating activities.

At March 31, 2014, we had $3.7 million of cash and cash equivalents.

S ources and Uses of Cash. Cash used in operating activities for the 2014 quarter was $82.0 million compared to $66.0 million for the 2013 quarter. Cash used in operating activities increased primarily due to unfavorable changes in cash flows related to inventory, accounts payable and reduced earnings, partially offset by a reduced investment in accounts receivable as compared to the 2013 quarter. Inventories increased $7.8 million in the 2014 quarter to support expected demand in the second quarter. Additionally, we used more cash to pay down accounts payable balances in the 2014 quarter primarily due to the timing of payments. As compared to the 2013 quarter, cash flow from operations was favorably affected in the 2014 quarter due to the timing of sales and associated changes in accounts receivable balances. Due primarily to additions to our distribution network and a revised pricing strategy, a greater portion of our pre-decking season sales took place in late 2013. Accordingly, a greater portion of the investment in accounts receivable occurred in late 2013, which created a favorable effect on the 2014 quarter as compared to the 2013 quarter. The accounts receivable balances at the end of both the 2014 and 2013 quarters were comparable. Significant increases in our accounts receivable balances during the first quarter of each year are typical as distributors purchase product ahead of the deck-building season. We expect to collect substantially all outstanding accounts receivable balances by the end of the second quarter of 2014.

Cash used in investing activities totaled $3.2 million in the 2014 quarter compared to cash used in investing activities of $1.8 million in the 2013 quarter. The key driver to the increase in the 2014 quarter reflects capital expenditures in support of new poly processing lines. Capital expenditures in the 2014 quarter also included continued retrofitting to our current production lines to support the manufacture of our high-performance product lines.

Cash provided by financing activities was $85.2 million in the 2014 quarter compared to $67.5 million in the 2013 quarter. The $17.7 million increase was primarily due to an increase in our net borrowing from the revolving credit facility, which was $80 million in the 2014 quarter compared to $67 million in the 2013 quarter. The borrowings during the 2014 and 2013 quarters were used to support our seasonal working capital needs and are generally substantially repaid during the subsequent quarter as accounts receivable balances are collected.

On February 19, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional common stock repurchase program of up to $50 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “February 2014 Stock Repurchase Program”). This authorization has no expiration date. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company made no repurchases under the February 2014 Stock Repurchase Program.

Capital Requirements. Capital expenditures in the 2014 quarter totaled $3.2 million related to new poly processing lines and continued retrofitting to our current production lines to support the manufacture of our high-performance product lines. We currently estimate that our capital expenditures in 2014 will be approximately $15 million.

Indebtedness. At March 31, 2014, our indebtedness totaled $80 million, and the interest rate on our revolving credit facility was 1.9%.

On December 17, 2013, we amended our revolving credit facility to temporarily increase the maximum amount of the revolving loans from $100 million to $125 million during the period from January 1, 2014 through and including June 30, 2014 to meet seasonal cash requirements.

Our ability to borrow under our revolving credit facility is tied to a borrowing base that consists of certain accounts receivables, inventories, machinery and equipment and real estate. At March 31, 2014, we had $80 million of outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility and remaining available borrowing capacity of approximately $45 million.

Debt Covenants. To remain in compliance with covenants contained within our debt agreements, we must maintain specified financial ratios based on levels of debt, capital, net worth, fixed charges, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. At March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with these covenants. Failure to comply with our loan covenants might cause our lenders to accelerate our repayment obligations under our credit facility, which may be declared payable immediately based on a default.

 

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We believe that cash on hand, cash from operations and borrowings expected to be available under our revolving credit facility will provide sufficient funds to fund planned capital expenditures, make scheduled principal and interest payments, fund warranty payments and meet other cash requirements. We currently expect to fund future capital expenditures from operations and financing activities. The actual amount and timing of future capital requirements may differ materially from our estimate depending on the demand for Trex and new market developments and opportunities.

Inventory in Distribution Channels. We sell our products through a tiered distribution system. We have approximately 20 distributors and two mass merchandisers to which we sell our products. The distributors in turn sell the products to approximately 3,100 dealers who in turn sell the products to end users. While we do not typically receive information regarding inventory in the distribution channel from dealers, we occasionally receive limited information from some but not all of our distributors regarding their inventory. Because few distributors provide us with any information regarding their inventory, we cannot definitively determine the level of inventory in the distribution channels at any time. We believe that distributor inventory levels as of March 31, 2014 are comparable to distributor inventory levels as of March 31, 2013. Significant changes in inventory levels in the distribution channel without a corresponding change in end-use demand could have an adverse effect on future sales.

Product Warranty. We continue to receive and settle claims related to material produced at our Nevada facility prior to 2007 that exhibits surface flaking, which has had a material adverse effect on cash flow from operations. We estimate that the number of claims received will continue to decline over time. If the level of new claims received does not decline consistent with our expectations, it could result in additional increases to the warranty reserve and reduced earnings and cash flow in future periods.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Discl osures About Market Risk

For information regarding our exposure to certain market risks, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” in Part II, Item 7A of the Company’s 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. There were no material changes to the Company’s market risk exposure during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedur es

The Company’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer, who is the Company’s principal executive officer, and its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who is the Company’s principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2014. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. In addition, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PA RT II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

As reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, on January 19, 2009, a purported class action case was commenced against the Company in the Superior Court of California, Santa Cruz County, by the lead law firm of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and certain other law firms (the “Lieff Cabraser Group”) on behalf of Eric Ross and Bradley S. Hureth and similarly situated plaintiffs. These plaintiffs generally alleged certain defects in the Company’s products, and that the Company failed to provide adequate remedies for defective products. On February 13, 2009, the Company removed this case to the United States District Court, Northern District of California. On January 21, 2009, a purported class action case was commenced against the Company in the United States District Court, Western District of Washington by the law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP (“Hagens Berman”) on behalf of Mark Okano and similarly situated plaintiffs, generally alleging certain product defects in the Company’s products, and that the Company failed to provide adequate remedies for defective products. This case was transferred by the Washington Court to the California Court as a related case to the Lieff Cabraser Group’s case.

On July 30, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California preliminarily approved a settlement of the claims of the lawsuit commenced by the Lieff Cabraser Group involving surface flaking of the Company’s product, and on March 15, 2010, it granted final approval of the settlement.

On March 25, 2010, the Lieff Cabraser Group amended its complaint to add claims relating to alleged defects in the Company’s products and alleged misrepresentations relating to mold growth. Hagens Berman alleged similar claims in its original complaint. In its Final Order approving the surface flaking settlement, the District Court consolidated these pending actions relating to the mold claims, and appointed Hagens Berman as lead counsel in this case. On December 3, 2010, Hagens Berman filed an amended consolidated complaint in the United States District Court, Northern District of California relating to the mold growth claims (now on behalf of Dean Mahan and other named plaintiffs).

On December 15, 2010, a purported class action case was commenced against the Company in the United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky, by Cohen & Malad, LLP (“Cohen & Malad”) on behalf of Richard Levin and similarly situated plaintiffs in Kentucky, and on June 13, 2011, a purported class action was commenced against the Company in the Marion Circuit/Superior Court of Indiana by Cohen & Malad on behalf of Ellen Kopetsky and similarly situated plaintiffs in Indiana. On June 28, 2011, the Company removed the Kopetsky case to the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana. (On September 3, 2013, the two lawsuits commenced by Cohen & Malad were settled.) On August 11, 2011, a purported class action was commenced against the Company in the 50 th Circuit Court for the County of Chippewa, Michigan on behalf of Joel and Lori Peffers and similarly situated plaintiffs in Michigan. (The plaintiffs in the Peffers case voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit on April 11, 2014.) On August 26, 2011, the Company removed the Peffers case to the United States District Court, Western District of Michigan. On April 4, 2012, a purported class action was commenced against the Company in Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County by the lead law firm of Stull, Stull & Brody (the “Stull Group”) on behalf of Caryn Borger, M.D. and similarly situated plaintiffs in New Jersey. On May 1, 2012, the Company removed the Borger case to the United States District Court, District of New Jersey. (On December 5, 2013, the lawsuit commenced by the Stull Group was settled.) The plaintiffs in these purported class actions alleged certain defects in the Company’s products and alleged misrepresentations relating to mold growth.

On April 5, 2013, the Company signed a settlement agreement with Hagens Berman that settled the case pending in the United States District Court, Northern District of California on a nationwide basis, and the parties filed for preliminary approval of such settlement (the “nationwide settlement”). The material terms of the nationwide settlement, as amended by an amended settlement agreement signed on September 3, 2013, are as follows:

 

    Trex will make a one-time cash payment or the opportunity to receive other relief, including a rebate certificate on its newer-generation shelled product (Trex Transcend ® and Trex Enhance ® ). This relief would be available for any consumer whose first-generation composite decking product has a certain defined level of mold growth, color fading or color variation.

 

    Trex agreed to discontinue the manufacture of non-shelled decking, railing and fencing products (other than Trex Traditional Railing and Trex Seclusions Fencing) by December 31, 2013.

 

    Trex agreed to provide a video demonstrating cleaning instructions for non-shelled products on its website, and to distribute warranty pads to retailers.

 

    The cost to Trex is capped at $8.25 million plus $1.45 million in attorneys’ fees to be paid to the Plaintiffs’ counsel upon final approval of the nationwide settlement by the Court.

 

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The settlement agreement provides that the nationwide settlement applies to any Trex first-generation non-shelled composite decking, railing and fencing product purchased between August 1, 2004 and August 27, 2013, the date of preliminary approval of the nationwide settlement.

On August 27, 2013, the Court entered an Order granting preliminary approval of the settlement agreement, and on December 16, 2013, the Court granted final approval of the settlement. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company paid $1.6 million related to this litigation, representing payment of attorneys’ fees and named plaintiff awards in the nationwide settlement, and the settlements of the Stull Group and Cohen & Malad litigation. At March 31, 2014, the Company has a remaining accrual of $1.6 million related to this litigation. It is reasonably possible that the Company may incur costs in excess of the recorded amounts; however, the Company expects that the total net cost to resolve the lawsuit will not exceed approximately $10 million.

The Company has other lawsuits, as well as other claims, pending against it which are ordinary routine litigation and claims incidental to the business. Management has evaluated the merits of these other lawsuits and claims, and believes that their ultimate resolution will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or competitive position.

 

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

(c) The following table provides information relating to the purchases of our common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 in accordance with Item 703 of Regulation S-K:

 

Period

   (a)
Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased (1)
     (b)
Average Price Paid
per Share (or Unit)
($)
     (c)
Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly  Announced
Plans or Programs
     (d)
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares (or Units) that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Program
 

January 1, 2014 – January 31, 2014

     —         $ 0.00         Not applicable         Not applicable   

February 1, 2014 – February 28, 2014

     18,305         68.49         Not applicable         Not applicable   

March 1, 2014 – March 31, 2014

     —           0.00         Not applicable         Not applicable   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2014

     18,305       $ 68.49         
  

 

 

          

 

(1) Represents shares withheld by, or delivered to, the Company pursuant to provisions in agreements with recipients of restricted stock granted under the Company’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan allowing the Company to withhold, or the recipient to deliver to the Company, the number of shares having the fair value equal to tax withholding due.

 

Item 5. Other Information

Resignation of Paul A. Brunner as a Director of the Company

On April 30, 2014, Paul A. Brunner resigned as a director of the Company. Mr. Brunner was the Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee and served on the Board’s Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. As the date of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders on April 30, 2014, Mr. Brunner was 78 years of age. The Company’s Corporate Governance Principles provide that at the adjournment of each annual meeting of stockholders, any director who is then age 75 or older shall tender his or her resignation to the Board, at which time the Board may elect to either accept such resignation or request that such director continue to serve on the Board. The Board elected to accept Mr. Brunner’s resignation. The Compensation Committee of the Board elected to accelerate the vesting of 1,161 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan for Outside Directors (the “Plan”) that would otherwise have been forfeited on Mr. Brunner’s resignation, and elected to grant him his pro-rata share of restricted shares that will be granted to all directors on July 29, 2014 pursuant to the Plan and to immediately vest such shares on grant. (Under the Plan, each director receives an annual award of restricted stock, with a one year vesting period, valued at $55,000 per plan year, which is the one year period ending on June 30 of each year. Mr. Brunner will receive a pro-rata portion of this award for his service between July 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014.)

 

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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 30, 2014. Only holders of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on March 3, 2014 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 16,752,213 shares of common stock entitled to vote. A total of 15,748,090 shares of common stock (94.01%), constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting.

The stockholders voted on five proposals at the Annual Meeting. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated March 21, 2014. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

Proposal 1: The Company’s stockholders elected three directors to the Board to serve for a three year term until the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

     For    Withhold    Broker Non-Votes

Jay M. Gratz

   13,708,661    640,738    1,398,691

Ronald W. Kaplan

   13,597,908    751,491   

Gerald Volas

   13,709,453    639,946   

Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s executive officers named in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated March 21, 2014. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

13,907,945

   399,304    42,150    1,398,691

Proposal 3: The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Trex Company, Inc. Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, from 40,000,000 to 80,000,000. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

14,033,216

   1,647,549    67,325    0

Proposal 4: The Company’s stockholders approved the Trex Company, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

12,310,719

   1,963,292    75,388    1,398,691

Proposal 5: The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

15,514,032

   201,126    32,932    0

 

 

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Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation

At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held on April 30, 2014, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”), effective as of April 30, 2014. The Company’s board of directors unanimously approved the Amendment on February 19, 2014, subject to stockholder approval. The Amendment increases the number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, that the Company is authorized to issue from 40,000,000 shares to 80,000,000 shares. The Amendment was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 30, 2014.

The foregoing description of certain terms and conditions in the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 10-Q, and the Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, which is filed as Exhibit 3.2, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

Adoption of Trex Company, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan

At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held on April 30, 2014, the Company’s stockholders approved the Trex Company, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Company’s board of directors unanimously approved the Plan on February 19, 2014, subject to stockholder approval.

The Plan amends and restates in its entirety the Trex Company, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”), which was last approved by the Company’s stockholders at the annual meeting held on April 21, 2005. The Plan, which will be administered by the compensation committee of the board of directors, provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and unrestricted stock, which are referred to collectively as “awards.” Awards may be granted under the Plan to officers, directors (including non-employee directors) and other employees of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, to any adviser, consultant or other provider of services to the Company (and any employee thereof), and to any other individuals who are approved by the board of directors as eligible to participate in the Plan. Only employees of the Company or any subsidiary thereof are eligible to receive incentive stock options.

Subject to certain adjustments as provided in the Plan, the total number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Plan is 3,210,000 shares. Under the 2005 Plan, which is amended and restated by the Plan, the total number of shares of common stock available for issuance was 3,150,000 shares. Accordingly, the Plan increases the total number of shares available for issuance by 60,000 shares. The Plan contains provisions required for awards under the Plan to qualify under the exception to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code for “qualified performance-based compensation” if the requirements of the exception are otherwise satisfied.

The foregoing description of certain terms and conditions of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 10-Q and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

The Company files herewith the following exhibits:

 

      3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Trex Company, Inc. (the “Company”). Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-63287) and incorporated herein by reference.
      3.2    Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Trex Company, Inc. dated April 30, 2014. Filed herewith.
      3.3    Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company. Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 7, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.
    10.1    Trex Company, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. Filed herewith. *
    31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Trex Company, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Filed herewith.
    31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Trex Company, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Filed herewith.
    32    Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350. Filed herewith.
  101.INS    XBRL Instance Document. Filed herewith.
  101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. Filed herewith.
  101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. Filed herewith.
  101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. Filed herewith.
  101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. Filed herewith.
  101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. Filed herewith.

 

* Management contract or compensatory plan or agreement.

 

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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.

 

     TREX COMPANY, INC.
Date: May 5, 2014    By:   

/s/ James E. Cline

      James E. Cline
      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
      (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

      3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Trex Company, Inc. (the “Company”). Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-63287) and incorporated herein by reference.
      3.2    Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Trex Company, Inc. dated April 30, 2014. Filed herewith.
      3.3    Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company. Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 7, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.
    10.1    Trex Company, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. Filed herewith. *
    31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Trex Company, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Filed herewith.
    31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Trex Company, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Filed herewith.
    32    Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350. Filed herewith.
  101.INS    XBRL Instance Document. Filed herewith.
  101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. Filed herewith.
  101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. Filed herewith.
  101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. Filed herewith.
  101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. Filed herewith.
  101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. Filed herewith.

 

* Management contract or compensatory plan or agreement.

Exhibit 3.2

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

TO THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

TREX COMPANY, INC.

1. The name of the Corporation is Trex Company, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

2. On April 30, 2014, the following amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was adopted:

Article IV is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

The Corporation shall have the authority to issue a total of eighty three million (83,000,000) shares of capital stock, each with a par value of $0.01, consisting of eighty million (80,000,000) shares of common stock and three million (3,000,000) shares of preferred stock.

3. The foregoing amendment was duly adopted by (i) the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation adopted as of February 19, 2014 and (ii) the shareholders of the Corporation as of April 30, 2014 pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

4. The capital of the Corporation shall not be reduced under or by reason of this amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this 30th day of April, 2014.

 

TREX COMPANY, INC.
By:  

/s/ Ronald W. Kaplan

Name: Ronald W. Kaplan
Title: Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 10.1

TREX COMPANY, INC.

2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN


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              Page  

1.    

  PURPOSE      1   
2.   DEFINITIONS      1   
3.   ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN      3   
  3.1    Committee      3   
  3.2    Grants.      3   
  3.3    No Liability.      4   
  3.4    Applicability of Rule 16b-3.      4   
  3.5    Termination of Employment or Other Relationship.      4   
4.   STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN      4   
  4.1    Aggregate Limitation.      4   
  4.2    Application of Aggregate Limitation.      5   
  4.3    Per-Grantee Limitation.      5   
5.   EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN      5   
  5.1    Effective Date.      5   
  5.2    Term.      5   
6.   PERMISSIBLE GRANTEES      5   
  6.1    Employees and Service Providers.      5   
  6.2    Multiple Grants.      5   
  6.3    LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS      6   
7.   AWARD AGREEMENT      6   
8.   OPTIONS      6   
  8.1    Option Price.      6   
  8.2    Vesting.      6   
  8.3    Option Term.      6   
  8.4    Termination of Employment or Other Relationship for a Reason Other than Retirement, Death or Disability.      6   
  8.5    Rights in the Event of Death.      7   
  8.6    Rights in the Event of Disability.      7   
  8.7    Rights in the Event of Retirement.      7   
  8.8    Limitations on Exercise of Option.      7   
  8.9    Method of Exercise.      7   
  8.10    Rights as a Stockholder; Dividend Equivalents.      7   
  8.11    Delivery of Stock Certificates.      8   
9.   STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS      8   
  9.1    SAR Price.      8   
  9.2    Vesting, and Terms and Conditions Governing SARs.      8   
  9.3    SAR Term      8   
  9.4    Termination of Employment or Other Relationship for a Reason Other than Retirement, Death or Disability.      8   
  9.5    Rights in the Event of Death.      8   
  9.6    Rights in the Event of Disability.      9   
  9.7    Rights in the Event of Retirement.      9   
  9.8    Limitations on Exercise of SAR.      9   
10.   TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS AND SARS      9   
  10.1    General Rule      9   
  10.2    Family Transfers.      9   
11.   RESTRICTED STOCK      9   
  11.1    Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.      9   
  11.2    Restrictions.      10   
  11.3    Restricted Stock Certificates.      10   
  11.4    Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock.      10   

 

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  11.5    Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock Units.    10
  11.6    Termination of Employment or Other Relationship for a Reason Other than Death, Disability or Retirement.    10
  11.7    Rights in the Event of Death.    11
  11.8    Rights in the Event of Disability.    11
  11.9    Rights in the Event of Retirement.    11
  11.10    Delivery of Shares and Payment Therefor.    11
12.       UNRESTRICTED STOCK    11
13.   PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS    11
14.   REQUIREMENTS OF LAW    12
  14.1    General.    12
  14.2    Rule 16b-3.    12
15.   AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN    12
16.   EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION    13
  16.1    Changes in Stock.    13
  16.2    Reorganization, Sale of Assets or Sale of Stock.    13
  16.3    Adjustments.    14
  16.4    No Limitations on Company.    14
17.   DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS    14
18.   NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN    14
19.   WITHHOLDING TAXES    14
20.   CAPTIONS    14
21.   OTHER PROVISIONS    15
22.   NUMBER AND GENDER    15
23.   SEVERABILITY    15
24.   GOVERNING LAW    15
25.   SECTION 409A    15

 

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TREX COMPANY, INC.

2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

Trex Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), sets forth herein the terms of the Trex Company, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which amends and restates the Trex Company, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as follows:

 

1. PURPOSE

The Plan is intended to enhance the Company’s ability to attract and retain highly qualified officers, key employees, outside directors and other persons, and to motivate such officers, key employees, outside directors and other persons to serve the Company and its affiliates (as defined herein) and to expend maximum effort to improve the business results and earnings of the Company, by providing to such officers, key employees, outside directors and other persons an opportunity to acquire or increase a direct proprietary interest in the operations and future success of the Company. To this end, the Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, unrestricted stock and stock appreciation rights in accordance with the terms hereof. Stock options granted under the Plan may be non-qualified stock options or incentive stock options, as provided herein, except that stock options granted to outside directors and all Service Providers shall in all cases be non-qualified stock options. With respect to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act (as defined below), transactions under this Plan are intended to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the Act.

 

2. DEFINITIONS

For purposes of interpreting the Plan and related documents (including Award Agreements), the following definitions shall apply:

 

2.1 “Affiliate” of, or person “affiliated” with, a person means any company or other trade or business that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such person within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act.

 

2.2 “Award Agreement” means the stock option agreement, restricted stock agreement, restricted stock unit agreement, stock appreciation right agreement or other written agreement between the Company and a Grantee that evidences and sets out the terms and conditions of a Grant.

 

2.3 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.4 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.

 

2.5 “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or any successor Committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan), provided that, if any member of the Compensation Committee does not qualify as (i) an outside director for purposes of Code Section 162(m), (ii) a non-employee director for purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and (iii) an independent director for purposes of the rules of the exchange on which the Stock is traded, the remaining members of the Committee (but not less than two members) shall be constituted as a subcommittee to act as the Committee for purposes of the Plan.

 

2.6 “Company” means Trex Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

2.7 “Disability” means, as to an Incentive Stock Option, a Disability within the meaning of Code section 22(e)(3). As to all other incentive awards, Disability (or variations thereof) means, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement with respect to the Grant, a Disability within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(C) and Section 1.409A-3(i)(4) of the applicable treasury regulations (or any successor provision). The Committee shall determine whether a Disability exists and the determination shall be conclusive.

 

2.8 “Effective Date” means the date on which the Plan, as herein amended and restated and adopted by the Board on February 20, 2014, is approved by the Company’s stockholders.

 

2.9 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.

 

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2.10 “Fair Market Value” means the closing price of a share of Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the date Fair Market Value is being determined, provided that if there should be no closing price reported on such date, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on such date shall be deemed equal to the closing price as reported by the NYSE for the last preceding date on which sales of shares were reported. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the shares of Stock are listed upon more than one established stock exchange, Fair Market Value means the closing price of a share of Stock reported on the exchange that trades the largest volume of shares on such date. If the Stock is not at the time listed or admitted to trading on a stock exchange, Fair Market Value means the mean between the lowest reported bid price and highest reported asked price of the Stock on the date in question in the over-the-counter market, as such prices are reported in a publication of general circulation selected by the Committee and regularly reporting the market price of Stock in such market. If the Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any stock exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market, Fair Market Value shall be as determined in good faith by the Committee.

 

2.11 “Grant” means an award of an Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Unrestricted Stock, or Stock Appreciation Right under the Plan.

 

2.12 “Grant Date” means, as determined by the Committee, (i) the date as of which the Committee approves a Grant or (ii) such other date as may be specified by the Committee.

 

2.13 “Grantee” means a person who receives or holds an Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Appreciation Right or Unrestricted Stock under the Plan.

 

2.14 “Immediate Family Members” means the spouse, children, grandchildren, parents and siblings of the Grantee.

 

2.15 “Incentive Stock Option” means an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.16 “Option” means an option to purchase one or more shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan.

 

2.17 “Option Price” means the purchase price for each share of Stock subject to an Option.

 

2.18 “Outside Director” means a member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

2.19 “Plan” means this Trex Company, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, which amends and restates the Trex Company, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as may be further amended from time to time.

 

2.20 “Reporting Person” means a person who is required to file reports under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

2.21 “Restricted Period” means the period during which Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to restrictions or conditions pursuant to Section 11.2 hereof.

 

2.22 “Restricted Stock” means shares of Stock, awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Section 11 hereof, that are subject to restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.

 

2.23 “Restricted Stock Unit” means a unit awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Section 11 hereof, which represents a conditional right to receive a share of Stock in the future, and which is subject to restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.

 

2.24 “Retirement” means termination of employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries on or after age 65.

 

2.25 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.

 

2.26 “Service Provider” means a consultant or adviser to the Company, a manager of the Company’s properties or affairs, or other similar service provider or Affiliate of the Company, and employees of any of the foregoing, as such persons may be designated from time to time by the Committee pursuant to Section 6 hereof.

 

2.27 “Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

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2.28 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted to a Grantee pursuant to Section 9 hereof.

 

2.29 “Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.

 

2.30 “Unrestricted Stock” means an award of Stock granted to a Grantee pursuant to Section 12 hereof.

 

3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

 

  3.1 Committee

The Committee shall have such powers and authorities related to the administration of the Plan as are consistent with the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws and applicable law. The Committee shall have full power and authority to take all actions and to make all determinations required or provided for under the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement, and shall have full power and authority to take all such other actions and make all such other determinations not inconsistent with the specific terms and provisions of the Plan that the Committee deems to be necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement. All such actions and determinations shall be by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Committee present at a meeting or by unanimous consent of the Committee executed in writing in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws and applicable law. The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provision of the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement shall be final and conclusive. As permitted by law, the Committee may delegate its authority under the Plan to a member of the Committee or an executive officer of the Company; provided, however, that, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Committee, only the Committee may make a Grant to an executive officer of the Company and establish the number of shares of Stock that may be subject to Grants with respect to any fiscal period. In the absence of Committee action, the Board is authorized to take any action permitted to be taken by the Committee hereunder.

 

  3.2 Grants.

Subject to the other terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority (i) to designate Grantees, (ii) to determine the types of Grants to be made to a Grantee, (iii) to determine the number of shares of Stock to be subject to a Grant, (iv) to establish the terms and conditions of each Grant, including, but not limited to, the Option Price of any Option, the nature and duration of any restriction or condition (or provision for lapse thereof, including lapse relating to a change in control of the Company) relating to the vesting, exercise, transfer or forfeiture of a Grant or the shares of Stock subject thereto, and any terms or conditions that may be necessary to qualify Options as Incentive Stock Options, (v) to prescribe the form of each Award Agreement evidencing a Grant, and (vi) to make Grants alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, any other Grant or any other award granted under another plan of the Company or a Subsidiary. Such authority specifically includes the authority, in order to effectuate the purposes of the Plan but without amending the Plan, to modify Grants to eligible individuals who are foreign nationals or are individuals who are employed outside the United States to recognize differences in local law, tax policy or custom. As a condition to any subsequent Grant, the Committee shall have the right, at its discretion, to require Grantees to return to the Company any Grants previously awarded under the Plan. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, any such subsequent Grant shall be upon such terms and conditions as are specified by the Committee at the time the subsequent Grant is made.

The Company may retain the right in an Award Agreement to cause a forfeiture of the gain realized by a Grantee on account of actions taken by the Grantee in violation or breach of or in conflict with any non-competition agreement, any agreement prohibiting solicitation of employees or clients of the Company or any affiliate thereof or any confidentiality obligation with respect to the Company or any affiliate thereof or otherwise in competition with the Company, to the extent specified in such Award Agreement applicable to the Grantee. Furthermore, the Company may annul a Grant if the Grantee is an employee of the Company or an affiliate thereof and is terminated “for cause” as defined in the applicable Award Agreement. The Committee may permit or require the deferral of any award payment, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish, which may include provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits into deferred Stock equivalents.

Except as provided in Section 16 hereof, the terms of outstanding Grants may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or SARs, and outstanding Options or SARs may not be cancelled, exchanged, repurchased or surrendered in exchange for cash, other Grants, or Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or SARs, without stockholder approval.

 

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  3.3 No Liability.

No member of the Board or of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Grant or Award Agreement.

 

  3.4 Applicability of Rule 16b-3.

Those provisions of the Plan that make express reference to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act shall apply only to Reporting Persons.

 

  3.5 Termination of Employment or Other Relationship.

(i) Whether a termination of a Grantee’s employment or other relationship with the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have occurred and whether such termination is by reason of Disability shall be determined by the Committee, whose determination shall be final and conclusive.

(ii) Whether a leave of absence or leave on military or government service shall constitute a termination of employment or other relationship for purposes of the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, whose determination shall be final and conclusive.

(iii) For purposes of the Plan, a termination of employment or other relationship shall not be deemed to occur if the Grantee is immediately thereafter employed with the Company, a Subsidiary or a Service Provider, or is engaged as a Service Provider or an Outside Director.

 

4. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

  4.1 Aggregate Limitation.

(i) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 hereof, the aggregate number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Options or other Grants shall be three million two hundred and ten thousand (3,210,000) Shares. Shares may be authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares or issued and outstanding shares that are purchased in the open market.

(ii) Any shares of Stock granted under the Plan which are forfeited to the Company because of the failure to meet an award contingency or condition shall again be available for issuance pursuant to new awards granted under the Plan. Any shares of Stock covered by an award (or portion of an award) granted under the Plan which are forfeited or canceled, expire or are settled in cash, or are withheld by the Company to cover withholding taxes (as provided in Section 19), shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan.

(iii) If any Option is exercised by tendering shares of Stock, by withholding shares of Stock subject to the Option being exercised, by tendering or withholding shares of Stock, either actually or by attestation, to the Company as full or partial payment in connection with the exercise of an Option or a stock option under any prior plan of the Company as hereinabove described, only the number of shares of Stock issued net of the shares of Stock tendered or withheld shall be deemed issued for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. In the case of a SAR, only the actual number of shares of Stock issued upon exercise of the SAR shall be deemed issued for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. Shares of Stock issued under the Plan through the settlement, assumption or substitution of outstanding awards or obligations to grant future awards resulting from the acquisition of another entity shall not reduce the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Plan.

(iv) The number of shares of Stock reserved under this Section 4 shall be increased by the number of any shares of Stock that are repurchased by the Company with Option Proceeds (as defined herein) in respect of the exercise of an Option; provided, however, that the number of shares of Stock contributed to the number of shares of Stock reserved under this Section 4 in respect of the use of Option Proceeds for repurchase shall not be greater than the number obtained by dividing the amount of such Option Proceeds by the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the applicable Option. “Option Proceeds” means, with respect to an Option, the sum of (x) the Option Price paid in cash, if any, to purchase shares of Stock under such Option, plus (y) the value of all federal, state and local tax deductions to which the Company is entitled with respect to the exercise of such Option, determined using the highest Federal tax rate applicable to corporations and a blended tax rate for state and local taxes based on the jurisdictions in which the Company does business and giving effect to the deduction of state and local taxes for Federal tax purposes.

 

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(v) The number of shares of Stock available for grant as incentive stock options shall not exceed three million two hundred and ten thousand (3,210,000), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 hereof, and shall not be increased by reason of the application of subsection (iii) or (iv) of this Section 4.1.

 

  4.2 Application of Aggregate Limitation.

The Committee may adopt reasonable counting procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double counting (as, for example, in the case of tandem or substitute awards) and make adjustments if the number of shares of Stock actually delivered differs from the number of shares of Stock previously counted in connection with a Grant.

 

  4.3 Per-Grantee Limitation.

During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act:

(i) no person eligible for a Grant under Section 6 hereof may be awarded Options and SARs under the Plan exercisable for greater than one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) shares of Stock in any single calendar year, except that in the case of a newly hired employee, such limit shall be three hundred thousand (300,000) shares of Stock (in each case, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 hereof); and

(ii) the maximum number of shares of Restricted Stock or Unrestricted Stock that are earned based on achievement of performance objectives that may be awarded under the Plan (including for this purpose any shares of Stock represented by Restricted Stock Units) to any person eligible for a Grant under Section 11 hereof is seventy five thousand (75,000) shares of Stock in any single calendar year, except that in the case of a newly hired employee, such limit shall be one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) shares of Stock (in each case, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 hereof).

 

5. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

 

  5.1 Effective Date.

The Plan as herein amended and restated was approved by the Board on February 19, 2014 and shall be effective as of the date the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders (the “Effective Date”). Until such Effective Date, the terms of the Plan prior to its amendment and restatement herein (known as the “Trex Company, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan”) shall remain in effect. The approval of the Plan as herein amended and restated by the Board and stockholders shall have no effect on Grants made under the Plan prior to the Effective Date.

 

  5.2 Term.

The Plan shall expire on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.

 

6. PERMISSIBLE GRANTEES

 

  6.1 Employees and Service Providers.

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3 hereof, Grants may be made under the Plan to any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, including any such employee who is an officer or director of the Company, to an Outside Director, to a Service Provider or employee of a Service Provider providing, or who has provided, services to the Company or any Subsidiary, and to any other individual whose participation in the Plan is determined by the Committee to be in the best interests of the Company, as the Committee shall determine and designate from time to time.

 

  6.2 Multiple Grants.

An eligible person may receive more than one Grant, subject to such restrictions as are provided herein.

 

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  6.3 Limitations on Grants of Incentive Stock Options.

An Option shall constitute an Incentive Stock Option only (i) if the Grantee of such Option is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) to the extent specifically provided in the related Award Agreement; and (iii) to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of the shares of Stock with respect to which all Incentive Stock Options held by such Grantee become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other plans of the Grantee’s employer and its affiliates) does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). This limitation shall be applied by taking Options into account in the order in which they were granted.

 

7. AWARD AGREEMENT

Each Grant pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, in such form or forms as the Committee shall from time to time determine. Award Agreements issued from time to time or at the same time need not contain similar provisions but shall be consistent with the terms of the Plan. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Grant of Options shall specify whether such Options are intended to be non-qualified stock options or Incentive Stock Options, and in the absence of such specification such options shall be deemed non-qualified stock options.

 

8. OPTIONS

 

  8.1 Option Price.

The Option Price of each Option shall be no less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant and stated in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option; provided, however, that in the event that a Grantee would otherwise be ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option by reason of the provisions of Sections 422(b)(6) and 424(d) of the Code (relating to ownership of more than ten percent (10%) of the Company’s outstanding shares of Stock), the Option Price of an Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date. In no case shall the Option Price of any Option be less than the par value of a share of Stock.

 

  8.2 Vesting.

Subject to Sections 8.3 and 16 hereof, each Option granted under the Plan shall become exercisable at such times and under such conditions as shall be determined by the Committee and stated in the Award Agreement, provided, however, that subject to earlier vesting as otherwise provided herein or except as otherwise specifically provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement, vesting shall occur over a minimum of a three (3) year period. For purposes of this Section 8.2, fractional numbers of shares of Stock subject to an Option shall be rounded down to the next nearest whole number.

 

  8.3 Option Term.

Each Option granted under the Plan shall terminate, and all rights to purchase shares of Stock thereunder shall cease, upon the expiration of ten (10) years (eleven (11) years if the Grantee shall terminate employment or other service due to death in the tenth year of the Option term) from the date such Option is granted, or under such circumstances and on such date prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the Committee and thereafter stated in the Award Agreement relating to such Option; provided, however, that in the event that the Grantee would otherwise be ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option by reason of the provisions of Sections 422(b)(6) and 424(d) of the Code (relating to ownership of more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of Stock), an Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from its date of grant.

 

  8.4 Termination of Employment or Other Relationship for a Reason Other than Retirement, Death or Disability.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, upon the termination of a Grantee’s employment or other relationship with the Company and its Subsidiaries other than by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, any Option or portion thereof held by such Grantee that has not vested in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.2 hereof shall terminate immediately, and any Option or portion thereof that has vested in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.2 hereof but has not been exercised shall terminate at the close of business on the 90 th day following the Grantee’s termination of employment or other relationship (or, if such 90th day is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, at the close of business on the next preceding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday). Upon termination of an Option or portion thereof, the Grantee shall have no further right to purchase shares of Stock pursuant to such Option or portion thereof.

 

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  8.5 Rights in the Event of Death.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Grantee dies while employed by or providing services to the Company or its Subsidiaries, all Options granted to such Grantee that have not previously terminated shall fully vest on the date of death, and the executors or administrators or legatees or distributees of such Grantee’s estate shall have the right, at any time within five (5) years after the date of such Grantee’s death and prior to termination of the Option pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof, to exercise any Option held by such Grantee at the date of such Grantee’s death.

 

  8.6 Rights in the Event of Disability.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Grantee’s employment or other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of the Disability of such Grantee, such Grantee’s Options that have not previously terminated shall fully vest, and shall be exercisable for a period of five (5) years after such termination of employment or other relationship, subject to earlier termination of the Option as provided in Section 8.3 hereof.

 

  8.7 Rights in the Event of Retirement.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Grantee’s employment or other relationship with the Company is terminated by reason of the Grantee’s Retirement, all Options granted to such Grantee that have not previously terminated shall fully vest on the date of Retirement, and the Grantee shall have the right, at any time within five (5) years after the date of such Grantee’s Retirement and prior to termination of the Option pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof, to exercise any Option held by such Grantee at the date of such Grantee’s Retirement.

 

  8.8 Limitations on Exercise of Option.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in no event may any Option be exercised, in whole or in part, prior to the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company as provided herein, or after ten (10) years following the date upon which the Option is granted (except as provided in Section 8.3 hereof in the case of death of the Grantee), or after the occurrence of an event referred to in Section 16 hereof which results in termination of the Option.

 

  8.9 Method of Exercise.

An Option that is exercisable may be exercised by the Grantee’s delivery to the Company of written notice of exercise on any business day, at the Company’s principal office, addressed to the attention of the Committee. Such notice shall specify the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price of the shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised. The minimum number of shares of Stock with respect to which an Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time shall be the lesser of (i) one hundred (100) shares or such lesser number set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and (ii) the maximum number of shares of Stock available for purchase under the Option at the time of exercise. Payment of the Option Price for the shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be made (i) in cash or in cash equivalents acceptable to the Company; (ii) to the extent permitted by law and at the Committee’s discretion, through the actual or constructive tender to the Company of shares of Stock, which shares of Stock, if acquired from the Company, shall have been held for at least six months prior to such tender if necessary to avoid negative accounting treatment (or such shorter period as the Committee may approve) and which shall be valued, for purposes of determining the extent to which the Option Price has been paid thereby, at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise; or (iii) to the extent permitted by law and at the Committee’s discretion, by a combination of the methods described in clauses (i) and (ii) or any other method permitted by law that is approved by the Committee. An attempt to exercise any Option granted hereunder other than as set forth above shall be invalid and of no force and effect.

 

  8.10 Rights as a Stockholder; Dividend Equivalents.

Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, an individual holding or exercising an Option shall have none of the rights of a stockholder (for example, the right to receive cash or dividend payments or distributions attributable to the subject shares of Stock or to direct the voting of the subject shares of Stock) until the shares of Stock covered thereby are fully paid and issued to such individual. Except as provided in Section 16 hereof, no adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of such issuance. However, the Committee may, on such conditions as it deems appropriate, provide that a Grantee will receive a benefit in lieu of cash dividends that would have been payable on any or all shares of Stock subject to the Grant if such shares of Stock had been outstanding. Without limitation, the Committee may provide for payment to the Grantee of amounts representing such dividends, either currently or in the future, or for the investment of such amounts on behalf of the Grantee.

 

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  8.11 Delivery of Stock Certificates.

Promptly after the exercise of an Option by a Grantee and the payment in full of the Option Price, such Grantee shall be entitled to the issuance of a Stock certificate or certificates evidencing such Grantee’s ownership of the shares of Stock subject to the Option. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Company may elect to satisfy any requirement under this Plan for the delivery of stock certificates through the use of book-entry.

 

9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

  9.1 SAR Price.

A SAR shall confer on the Grantee a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (x) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise over (y) the grant price of the SAR, as determined by the Committee. The grant price of a SAR shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date.

 

  9.2 Vesting, and Terms and Conditions Governing SARs.

Subject to Sections 8.3 and 16 hereof, the Committee shall determine the time or times at which and the circumstances under which a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part (including exercise based on achievement of performance objectives or future service requirements), the time or times at which and the circumstances under which a SAR shall cease to be exercisable, the method of exercise, the method of settlement, the form of consideration payable in settlement, whether or not a SAR shall be in tandem or in combination with any other Grant, and any other terms and conditions of any SAR provided, however, that subject to earlier vesting as otherwise provided herein, or except as otherwise specifically provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement, vesting shall occur over a minimum of a three (3) year period.

 

  9.3 SAR Term

Each SAR granted under the Plan shall terminate upon the expiration of ten (10) years (eleven (11) years if the Grantee shall terminate employment or other service due to death in the tenth (10 th ) year of the SAR term) from the date such SAR is granted, or under such circumstances and on such date prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the Committee and thereafter stated in the Award Agreement relating to such SAR.

 

  9.4 Termination of Employment or Other Relationship for a Reason Other than Retirement, Death or Disability.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, upon the termination of a Grantee’s employment or other relationship with the Company and its Subsidiaries other than by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, any SAR or portion thereof held by such Grantee that has not vested shall terminate immediately, and any SAR or portion thereof that has vested but has not been exercised shall terminate at the close of business on the 90th day following the Grantee’s termination of employment or other relationship (or, if such 90th day is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, at the close of business on the next preceding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday).

 

  9.5 Rights in the Event of Death.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Grantee dies while employed by or providing services to the Company or its Subsidiaries, all SARs granted to such Grantee that have not previously terminated shall fully vest on the date of death, and the executors or administrators or legatees or distributees of such Grantee’s estate shall have the right, at any time within five (5) years after the date of such Grantee’s death and prior to termination of the SAR pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof, to exercise any SAR held by such Grantee at the date of such Grantee’s death.

 

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  9.6 Rights in the Event of Disability.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Grantee’s employment or other relationship with the Company is terminated by reason of the Disability of such Grantee, such Grantee’s SARs that have not previously terminated shall fully vest, and shall be exercisable for a period of five (5) years after such termination of employment or other relationship, subject to earlier termination of the SAR as provided in Section 9.2 hereof.

 

  9.7 Rights in the Event of Retirement.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Grantee’s employment or other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of the Grantee’s Retirement, all SARs granted to such Grantee that have not previously terminated shall fully vest on the date of Retirement, and the Grantee shall have the right, at any time within five (5) years after the date of such Grantee’s Retirement and prior to termination of the SAR pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof, to exercise any SAR held by such Grantee at the date of such Grantee’s Retirement.

 

  9.8 Limitations on Exercise of SAR.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in no event may any SAR be exercised, in whole or in part, prior to the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company as provided herein, or after ten (10) years following the date upon which the SAR is granted (except as provided in Section 9.3 hereof in the case of death of the Grantee), or after the occurrence of an event referred to in Section 16 hereof which results in termination of the SAR.

 

10. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS AND SARS

 

  10.1 General Rule

Except as provided in Section 10.2 hereof, during the lifetime of a Grantee, only the Grantee (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, the Grantee’s guardian or legal representative) may exercise a SAR or Option. Except as provided in Section 10.2 hereof, no Option or SAR shall be assignable or transferable by the Grantee to whom it is granted, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

  10.2 Family Transfers.

To the extent permitted by the Committee and under such rules and conditions as may be imposed by the Committee, a Grantee may transfer all or part of an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option or a SAR to (i) any Immediate Family Member, (ii) a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of any Immediate Family Member or (iii) a partnership or limited liability company in which Immediate Family Members are the only partners or members, provided that (x) there may be no consideration for any such transfer, and (y) subsequent transfers of transferred Options or SARs or transfers of an interest in a trust, partnership, or limited liability company to which an Option or SAR has been transferred are prohibited except those in accordance with this Section 10.2 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Following such transfer, any such Option or SAR shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to the transfer, provided that, for purposes of this Section 10.2, the term “Grantee” shall be deemed to refer to the transferee. The events of termination of employment or other relationship referred to in Sections 8.4 through 8.7 and Sections 9.4 through 9.7 hereof, or any agreement between the Grantee and the Company, shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Grantee, following which the Option or SAR shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent and for the periods specified in Section 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 or 8.7 hereof in the case of Options and Section 9.4, 9.5, 9.6 or 9.7 hereof in the case of SARs.

 

11. RESTRICTED STOCK

 

  11.1 Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

The Committee from time to time may grant Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to persons eligible to receive Grants under Section 6 hereof, subject to such restrictions, conditions and other terms as the Committee may determine.

 

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  11.2 Restrictions.

At the time a Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units is made, the Committee shall establish a period of time (the “Restricted Period”) applicable to such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Unless the Grant is being made in consideration of compensation due under another plan, or unless vesting is subject to performance, or subject to earlier vesting as otherwise provided herein, or except as otherwise specifically provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement, the Restricted Period will be a minimum of three (3) years (subject to the accelerated vesting provisions of Section 16 hereof). Each Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be subject to a different Restricted Period. At the time a Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units is made, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe restrictions in addition to or other than the expiration of the Restricted Period, including the satisfaction of corporate or individual performance objectives, which may be applicable to all or any portion of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Such performance objectives shall be established in writing by the Committee by not later than the 90th day of the period of service to which such performance objectives relate and while the outcome is substantially uncertain. Performance objectives may be stated either on an absolute or relative basis and may be based on any of the following criteria: revenue, growth in revenue (in general, by type of product and/or by type of customer), gross margin, gross profit, operating margin, operating earnings, net income, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”), earnings per share (“EPS”), earnings growth, cash flow, growth in assets, return on assets, return on equity, return on capital, retained earnings, total shareholder return (“TSR”), economic value added (“EVA”), market share, stock price, completion of acquisitions, completion of divestitures and asset sales, cost or expense reductions, introduction or conversion of product brands, achievement of specified management information systems objectives, and any combination of the foregoing performance objectives (e.g., cash flow return on capital), provided that the performance period may be no less than one (1) year. Performance objectives may include positive results, maintaining the status quo or limiting economic losses. Neither Restricted Stock nor Restricted Stock Units may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of during the Restricted Period or prior to the satisfaction of any other restrictions prescribed by the Committee with respect to such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

 

  11.3 Restricted Stock Certificates.

The Company shall issue, in the name of each Grantee to whom Restricted Stock has been granted, Stock certificates representing the total number of shares of Restricted Stock granted to the Grantee, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Grant Date. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that either (i) the Secretary of the Company shall hold such certificates for the Grantee’s benefit until such time as the Restricted Stock is forfeited to the Company or the restrictions lapse, or (ii) such certificates shall be delivered to the Grantee, provided, however, that such certificates shall bear a legend or legends complying with the applicable securities laws and regulations and making appropriate reference to the restrictions imposed under the Plan and the Award Agreement.

 

  11.4 Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock.

Unless the Committee otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, holders of Restricted Stock shall have the right to vote such shares of Stock and the right to receive any dividends declared or paid with respect to such shares of Stock. The Committee may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock must be reinvested in shares of Stock, which may or may not be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. All distributions, if any, received by a Grantee with respect to Restricted Stock as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares or other similar transaction shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original Grant.

 

  11.5 Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock Units.

Unless the Committee otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, holders of Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights as stockholders of the Company. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement evidencing a Grant of Restricted Stock Units that the holder of such Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to receive, upon the Company’s payment of a cash dividend on its outstanding shares of Stock, a cash payment for each Restricted Stock Unit held equal to the per-share dividend paid on the shares of Stock. Such Award Agreement may also provide that such cash payment will be deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units at a price per unit equal to the Fair Market Value of a share on the date that such dividend is paid.

 

  11.6 Termination of Employment or Other Relationship for a Reason Other than Death, Disability or Retirement.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, upon the termination of a Grantee’s employment or other relationship with the Company and its Subsidiaries, in either case other than, in the case of individuals, by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units held by such Grantee that have not vested, or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately be deemed forfeited. Upon forfeiture of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such Grant, including, but not limited to, any right to vote Restricted Stock or any right to receive dividends with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

 

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  11.7 Rights in the Event of Death.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Grantee dies while employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries or while serving as a Service Provider, all Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted to such Grantee shall, if vesting is based solely on continued service, fully vest on the date of death, or if vesting is based in whole or part on performance, shall be immediately forfeited to the extent not yet vested. Upon such vesting, the shares of Stock represented thereby shall be deliverable in accordance with the terms of the Plan to the executors, administrators, legatees or distributees of the Grantee’s estate.

 

  11.8 Rights in the Event of Disability.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Grantee’s employment or other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries or a Service Provider, or service as a Service Provider, is terminated by reason of the Disability of such Grantee, such Grantee’s then unvested Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall, if vesting is based solely on continued service, fully vest and be paid on the date of termination, or if vesting is based in whole or part on performance, shall be immediately forfeited to the extent not yet vested.

 

  11.9 Rights in the Event of Retirement.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Grantee’s employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of Retirement, all Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted to such Grantee shall, if vesting is based solely on continued service, fully vest and be paid on the date of termination, or if vesting is based in whole or part on performance, shall be immediately forfeited to the extent not yet vested.

 

  11.10 Delivery of Shares and Payment Therefor.

Upon the expiration or termination of the Restricted Period and the satisfaction of any other conditions prescribed by the Committee, the restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall lapse, and, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, upon payment by the Grantee to the Company, in cash or by check, of the greater of (i) the aggregate par value of the shares of Stock represented by such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units or (ii) the purchase price, if any, specified in the Award Agreement relating to such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, a certificate for such shares shall be delivered, free of all such restrictions, to the Grantee or the Grantee’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be.

 

12. UNRESTRICTED STOCK

The Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant Stock (or sell Stock at par value or such other higher purchase price determined by the Committee) free of restrictions other than those required under federal or state securities laws (“Unrestricted Stock”) to persons eligible to receive grants under Section 6 hereof. Unrestricted Stock may be granted or sold as described in the preceding sentence in respect of past services or other valid consideration in lieu of any cash compensation due to such Grantee, or in satisfaction of a performance share award payable in Stock and earned based on the satisfaction of one or more of the performance objectives enumerated in Section 11.2 hereof with respect to Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.

 

13. PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS

If the Grantee is a “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code), any Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or SAR and any other right to receive any payment or benefit under the Plan shall not vest or become exercisable (i) to the extent that the right to vest or any other right to any payment or benefit, taking into account all other rights, payments or benefits to or for the Grantee, would cause any payment or benefit to the Grantee under the Plan to be considered a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code as then in effect (a “Parachute Payment”) and (ii) if, as a result of receiving a Parachute Payment, the aggregate after-tax amounts received by the Grantee from the Company under any Award Agreements, the Plan, and all other rights, payments or benefits to or for the Grantee would be less than the maximum after-tax amount that could be received by the Grantee without causing the payment or benefit to be considered a Parachute Payment. In the event that, but for the provisions of this Section 13, the Grantee would be considered to have received a Parachute Payment under any Award Agreements that would have the effect of decreasing the after-tax amount received by the Grantee as described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, then the Grantee shall have the right, in the Grantee’s sole discretion, to designate any rights, payments or benefits under any Award Agreements, the Plan, any other agreements and any benefit arrangements to be reduced or eliminated so as to avoid having the payment or benefit to the Grantee under any Award Agreements be deemed to be a Parachute Payment. The Award Agreement, or any agreement entered into by the Grantee with the Company before or after the date of grant, may provide for different treatment of Grants than is set forth in this Section 13 in the event that the Grantee is a disqualified individual.

 

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14. REQUIREMENTS OF LAW

 

  14.1 General.

The Company shall not be required to sell or issue any shares of Stock under any Grant if the sale or issuance of such shares of Stock would constitute a violation by the Grantee, any other person exercising a right emanating from such Grant, or the Company of any provision of any law or regulation of any governmental authority, including, without limitation, any federal or state securities laws or regulations. If at any time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of any shares of Stock subject to a Grant upon any securities exchange or under any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares of Stock hereunder, no shares of Stock may be issued or sold to the Grantee or any other person exercising a right emanating from such Grant unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company, and any delay caused thereby shall in no way affect the date of termination of the Grant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon the exercise of any Option or any SAR that may be settled in shares of Stock or the delivery of any Restricted Stock or shares of Stock underlying Restricted Stock Units, unless a registration statement under the Securities Act is in effect with respect to the shares of Stock covered by such Grant, the Company shall not be required to sell or issue such shares of Stock unless the Committee has received evidence satisfactory to it that the Grantee or any other person exercising a right emanating from such Grant may acquire such shares of Stock pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Any such determination by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive. The Company may, but shall in no event be obligated to, register any securities covered hereby pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the exercise of an Option or a SAR or the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. As to any jurisdiction that expressly imposes the requirement that an Option (or SAR that may be settled in shares of Stock) shall not be exercisable until the shares of Stock covered by such Option (or SAR) are registered or are exempt from registration, the exercise of such Option (or SAR) under circumstances in which the laws of such jurisdiction apply shall be deemed conditioned upon the effectiveness of such registration or the availability of such an exemption.

 

  14.2 Rule 16b-3.

During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that Grants pursuant to the Plan and the exercise of Options and SARs granted hereunder will qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. To the extent that any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3, such provision or action shall be deemed inoperative to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee, and shall not affect the validity of the Plan. In the event that Rule 16b-3 is revised or replaced, the Board may exercise its discretion to modify the Plan in any respect necessary to satisfy the requirements of, or to take advantage of any features of, the revised exemption or its replacement.

 

15. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

The Board may, at any time and from time to time, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as to any shares of Stock as to which Grants have not been made; provided, that, any amendment that materially increases the benefits available under the Plan or which is required to be submitted for stockholder approval by applicable law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, rules of the exchange on which the Stock is traded) shall be adopted subject to stockholder approval. Except as permitted under this Section 15 or Section 16 hereof, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the Grantee, alter or impair rights or obligations under any Grant theretofore awarded under the Plan.

 

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16. EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION

 

  16.1 Changes in Stock.

Subject to Section 16.2 hereof, in the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, separation, liquidation, stock dividend, spin-off, split-up, share combination or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the shares of Stock, (a) such adjustment shall be made in the number and class of shares which may be delivered under Section 4 hereof and the Grant limits under Section 4 hereof, and in the number and class of or price of shares subject to outstanding Grants as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Board or the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of existing rights; and (b) the Board or the Committee or, if another legal entity assumes the obligations of the Company hereunder, the board of directors, compensation committee or similar body of such other legal entity shall either (i) make appropriate provision for the protection of outstanding Grants by the substitution on an equitable basis of appropriate equity interests or awards similar to the Grants, provided that the substitution neither enlarges nor diminishes the value and rights under the Grants, or (ii) upon written notice to the Grantees, provide that Grants shall be exercised, distributed, canceled or exchanged for value pursuant to such terms and conditions (including the waiver of any existing terms or conditions) as shall be specified in the notice. Any adjustment of an Incentive Stock Option under this Section 16.1 shall be made in such a manner so as not to constitute a “modification” within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code. The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as a change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the shares of Stock. Subject to any contrary language in an Award Agreement evidencing a Grant of Restricted Stock, any restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock shall apply as well to any replacement shares received by the Grantee as a result of the merger, reorganization or other transaction referred to in this Section 16.1.

 

  16.2 Reorganization, Sale of Assets or Sale of Stock.

Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or upon a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with one or more other entities in which the Company is not the surviving entity, or upon a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company to another entity, or upon any transaction (including, without limitation, a merger or reorganization in which the Company is the surviving entity) approved by the Board that results in any person or entity (or person or entities acting as a group or otherwise in concert) owning eighty percent (80%) or more of the combined voting power of all classes of securities of the Company, (i) all outstanding Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be deemed to have vested, and all restrictions and conditions applicable to such Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be deemed to have lapsed, immediately prior to the occurrence of such transaction, and (ii) all Options and SARs outstanding hereunder shall become immediately exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days immediately prior to the scheduled consummation of such transaction. Any exercise of an Option or SAR during such fifteen (15) day period shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the transaction and shall be effective only immediately before the consummation of the transaction.

This Section 16.2 shall not apply to any transaction to the extent that (A) provision is made in writing in connection with such transaction for the continuation of the Plan or the assumption of the Options, SARs, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units theretofore granted, or for the substitution for such Options, SARs, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units of new options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units covering the stock of a successor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kinds of shares or units and exercise prices, in which event the Plan and Options, SARs, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units theretofore granted shall continue in the manner and under the terms so provided or (B) a majority of the full Board determines that such transaction shall not trigger application of the provisions of this Section 16.2 and limited by any “change in control” provision in any employment agreement or Award Agreement applicable to the Grantee. Upon consummation of any such transaction, the Plan and all outstanding but unexercised Options and SARs shall terminate, except to the extent provision is made in writing in connection with such transaction for the continuation of the Plan or the assumption of such Options and SARs theretofore granted, or for the substitution for such Options and SARs of new options and stock appreciation rights covering the shares of a successor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kinds of shares or units and exercise prices, in which event the Plan and Options and SARs theretofore granted shall continue in the manner and under the terms so provided. The Board shall send written notice of an event that will result in such a termination to all individuals who hold Options and SARs not later than the time at which the Company gives notice thereof to its stockholders.

 

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  16.3 Adjustments.

Adjustments under this Section 16 related to shares of Stock or securities of the Company shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final and conclusive. No fractional shares or other securities shall be issued pursuant to any such adjustment, and any fractions resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated in each case by rounding downward to the nearest whole share.

 

  16.4 No Limitations on Company.

The making of Grants pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve or liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

17. DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS

No provision in the Plan or in any Grant or Award Agreement shall be construed to confer upon any individual the right to remain in the employ or service of the Company or any affiliate thereof, or to interfere in any way with any contractual or other right or authority of the Company or Service Provider either to increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to any individual at any time, or to terminate any employment or other relationship between any individual and the Company or any affiliate thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement or employment agreement, no Grant awarded under the Plan shall be affected by any change of duties or position of the Grantee, so long as such Grantee continues to be a director, officer, consultant or employee of the Company. The obligation of the Company to pay any benefits pursuant to the Plan shall be interpreted as a contractual obligation to pay only those amounts described herein, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed herein. The Plan shall in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any participant or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan. No Grantee shall have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Stock subject to an Option or SAR except to the extent such shares of Stock shall have been issued upon the exercise of the Option or SAR.

 

18. NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN

Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations upon the right and authority of the Committee to adopt such other incentive compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be applicable either generally to a class or classes of individuals or specifically to a particular individual or particular individuals) as the Committee in its discretion determines desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of Stock options otherwise than under the Plan.

 

19. WITHHOLDING TAXES

The Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to a Grantee any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the vesting of or other lapse of restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units or upon the exercise of an Option or SAR or the grant of Unrestricted Stock. At the time of such vesting, lapse or exercise, the Grantee shall pay to the Company or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, any amount that the Company or the Subsidiary may reasonably determine to be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligation. Subject to the prior approval of the Company or the Subsidiary, which may be withheld by the Company or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, in its sole discretion, the Grantee may elect to satisfy such obligations, in whole or in part, (i) by causing the Company or the Subsidiary to withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Grantee or (ii) by delivering to the Company or the Subsidiary shares of Stock already owned by the Grantee. The shares of Stock so delivered or withheld shall have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such withholding obligations. The Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock used to satisfy such withholding obligation shall be determined by the Company or the Subsidiary as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. A Grantee who has made an election pursuant to this Section 19 may satisfy such Grantee’s withholding obligation only with shares of Stock that are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirement.

 

20. CAPTIONS

The use of captions in the Plan or any Award Agreement is for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision of the Plan or such Award Agreement.

 

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21. OTHER PROVISIONS

Each Grant awarded under the Plan may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

 

22. NUMBER AND GENDER

With respect to words used in this Plan, the singular form shall include the plural form and, the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, as the context requires.

 

23. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be finally determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.

 

24. GOVERNING LAW

The validity and construction of this Plan and the instruments evidencing the Grants awarded hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware (without giving effect to the choice of law provisions thereof).

 

25. SECTION 409A

To the extent that the Committee determines that a Grantee would be subject to the additional twenty percent (20%) tax imposed on certain deferred compensation arrangements pursuant to Section 409A of Code as a result of any provision of any Grant, such provision shall be deemed amended to the minimum extent necessary to avoid application of such additional tax. The Committee shall determine the nature and scope of any such amendment.

The Plan, prior to its amendment and restatement herein, was duly adopted and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on March 12, 1999 and by the stockholders of the Company on April 7, 1999. An amended and restated Plan was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on March 8, 2005 and by the stockholders of the Company on April 21, 2005. The Plan was subsequently amended by the Board of Directors of the Company on September 12, 2005, March 13, 2008, and February 26, 2013, and approved by the stockholders on May 7, 2008. The Plan, as amended and restated herein, was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on February 19, 2014 and by the stockholders of the Company on April 30, 2014.

 

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Ronald W. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Trex Company, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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.

Date: May 5, 2014

 

/s/ Ronald W. Kaplan

Ronald W. Kaplan
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, James E. Cline, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Trex Company, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 function(s)):

(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.

Date: May 5, 2014

 

/s/ James E. Cline

James E. Cline
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 32

Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 906

of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

The undersigned, the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Trex Company, Inc. (the “Company”), each hereby certifies that, on the date hereof:

 

(a) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(b) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: May 5, 2014   

/s/ Ronald W. Kaplan

   Ronald W. Kaplan
   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 5, 2014   

/s/ James E. Cline

   James E. Cline
   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer