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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 October 31, 2015

or

 

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

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 0-5286

 

 

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   38-0715562

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2700 West Front Street

Statesville, North Carolina

  28677-2927
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 873-7202

 

 

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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   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 definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

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

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

As of December 7, 2015, the registrant had outstanding 2,683,713 shares of Common Stock.

 

 

 


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KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

         Page Number  

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

  
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) – Three and six months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014

     1   
 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) – Three and six months ended October  31, 2015 and 2014

     2   
 

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) – Six months ended October 31, 2015

     3   
 

Consolidated Balance Sheets – October 31, 2015 (unaudited) and April 30, 2015

     4   
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) – Six months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014

     5   
 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     6   

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     8   
 

Review by Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     10   
 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     11   

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     12   

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

     12   

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

     13   

SIGNATURE

     14   

 

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Part 1. Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three months ended
October 31
    Six months ended
October 31
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Net sales

   $ 31,037      $ 30,258      $ 62,126      $ 60,792   

Costs of products sold

     25,505        24,436        50,751        48,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     5,532        5,822        11,375        11,970   

Operating expenses

     4,403        3,950        8,722        8,298   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating earnings

     1,129        1,872        2,653        3,672   

Other income

     85        125        187        251   

Interest expense

     (61     (102     (153     (183
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

     1,153        1,895        2,687        3,740   

Income tax expense

     446        667        1,017        1,252   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

     707        1,228        1,670        2,488   

Less: net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     12        26        35        52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

   $ 695      $ 1,202      $ 1,635      $ 2,436   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings per share attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation stockholders

        

Basic

   $ 0.26      $ 0.46      $ 0.62      $ 0.93   

Diluted

   $ 0.26      $ 0.45      $ 0.61      $ 0.92   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

        

Basic

     2,671        2,626        2,650        2,623   

Diluted

     2,690        2,659        2,674        2,655   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Three months ended
October 31
    Six months ended
October 31
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Net earnings

   $ 707      $ 1,228      $ 1,670      $ 2,488   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

      

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (195     (126     (214     (116

Change in fair value of cash flow hedge

     (1     (11     11        2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (196     (137     (203     (114
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income, net of tax

     511        1,091        1,467        2,374   

Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     12        26        35        52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

   $ 499      $ 1,065      $ 1,432      $ 2,322   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

$ in thousands, except per share amounts

   Common
Stock
     Additional
Paid-in
Capital
     Treasury
Stock
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 

Balance at April 30, 2015

   $ 6,583       $ 1,841       $ (53   $ 34,385      $ (7,880   $ 34,876   

Net earnings attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

     —          —          —         1,635        —         1,635   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —          —          —         —         (203     (203

Cash dividends paid, $0.25 per share

     —          —          —         (664     —         (664

Stock options exercised, 66,950 shares

     126         332         —         —         —         458   

Stock based compensation

     —          96         —         —         —         96   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at October 31, 2015

   $ 6,709       $ 2,269       $ (53   $ 35,356      $ (8,083   $ 36,198   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

     October 31,
2015
    April 30,
2015
 
     (Unaudited)        

Assets

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 3,274      $ 3,044   

Restricted cash

     1,679        2,276   

Receivables, less allowance; $190; $171, on each respective date

     28,572        29,106   

Inventories

     13,740        12,745   

Deferred income taxes

     840        856   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,302        735   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     49,407        48,762   

Property, plant and equipment, at cost

     49,352        48,167   

Accumulated depreciation

     (34,795     (33,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Property, Plant and Equipment

     14,557        14,523   

Deferred income taxes

     2,504        2,468   

Other

     3,730        3,737   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Assets

     6,234        6,205   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 70,198      $ 69,490   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Short-term borrowings and interest rate swaps

   $ 5,529      $ 4,955   

Current portion of long-term debt

     421        421   

Accounts payable

     9,654        11,232   

Employee compensation and amounts withheld

     2,244        1,882   

Deferred revenue

     693        216   

Other accrued expenses

     1,860        2,349   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     20,401        21,055   

Long-term debt

     3,560        3,771   

Accrued pension and deferred compensation costs

     9,765        9,465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     33,726        34,291   

Commitments and Contingencies

    

Stockholders’ Equity:

    

Common Stock, $2.50 par value, Authorized – 5,000 shares; Issued – 2,684 shares; 2,633 shares – Outstanding – 2,681 shares; 2,630 shares, on each respective date

     6,709        6,583   

Additional paid-in-capital

     2,269        1,841   

Retained earnings

     35,356        34,385   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (8,083     (7,880

Common stock in treasury, at cost, 3 shares, on each date

     (53     (53
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Stockholders’ Equity

     36,198        34,876   

Noncontrolling interest

     274        323   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity

     36,472        35,199   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

   $ 70,198      $ 69,490   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Six months ended
October 31
 
     2015     2014  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net earnings

   $ 1,670      $ 2,488   

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     1,227        1,263   

Bad debt provision

     24        4   

Stock based compensation expense

     96        108   

Provision for deferred income tax expense

     (20     (41

Change in assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease (increase) in receivables

     510        (605

Increase in inventories

     (995     (261

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and other accrued expenses

     (817     3,931   

Increase in deferred revenue

     477        101   

Other, net

     (311     (226
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,861        6,762   

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (1,261     (1,626

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

     597        (2,501
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (664     (4,127

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Dividends paid

     (664     (603

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries

     (75     (38

Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings and interest rate swaps

     574        (2,209

Payments on long-term debt

     (211     (210

Payment toward purchase of noncontrolling interest in subsidiary

     (888     (888

Net proceeds from exercise of stock options (including tax benefit)

     458        32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (806     (3,916

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (161     (104
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     230        (1,385

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     3,044        6,248   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 3,274      $ 4,863   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

A. Financial Information

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

These interim consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s 2015 Annual Report to Stockholders. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. The consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2015 included in this interim period filing has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and related notes required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for complete financial statements.

The preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

B. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the three and six month periods. Diluted earnings per share reflects the assumed exercise and conversion of outstanding options under the Company’s stock option plans, except when options have an anti-dilutive effect. Options to purchase 113,000 shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six month periods ended October 31, 2015, because the option exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares at that date, and accordingly, such options would have an antidilutive effect. Options to purchase 70,800 shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six month periods ended October 31, 2014, because the effect would be anti-dilutive.

C. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     October 31, 2015      April 30, 2015  

Finished products

   $ 3,082       $ 2,936   

Work in process

     1,885         1,422   

Raw materials

     8,773         8,387   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 13,740       $ 12,745   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For interim reporting, LIFO inventories are computed based on year-to-date quantities and interim changes in price levels. Changes in quantities and price levels are reflected in the interim consolidated financial statements in the period in which they occur.

 

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D. Segment Information

The following table provides financial information by business segments for the three and six months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

     Domestic
Operations
     International
Operations
     Corporate     Total  

Three months ended October 31, 2015

          

Revenues from external customers

   $ 26,279       $ 4,758       $ —       $ 31,037   

Intersegment revenues

     160         752         (912     —    

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

     1,927         535         (1,309     1,153   

Three months ended October 31, 2014

          

Revenues from external customers

   $ 23,629       $ 6,629       $ —       $ 30,258   

Intersegment revenues

     782         374         (1,156     —     

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

     2,059         769         (933     1,895   
     Domestic
Operations
     International
Operations
     Corporate     Total  

Six months ended October 31, 2015

          

Revenues from external customers

   $ 50,594       $ 11,532       $ —       $ 62,126   

Intersegment revenues

     446         1,273         (1,719     —    

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

     3,760         1,300         (2,373     2,687   

Six months ended October 31, 2014

          

Revenues from external customers

   $ 47,877       $ 12,915       $ —        $ 60,792   

Intersegment revenues

     906         906         (1,812     —     

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

     4,262         1,473         (1,995     3,740   

E. Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The Company has non-contributory defined benefit pension plans. These plans were amended as of April 30, 2005, no further benefits have been, or will be, earned under the plans, subsequent to the amendment date, and no additional participants will be added to the plans. Contributions of $64,000 were paid to the plans during the six months ended October 31, 2015 and the Company does not expect any contributions to be paid to the plans during the remainder of the fiscal year. The Company did not make any contributions to the plans during the six months ended October 31, 2014.

Pension expense consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Three months ended
October 31, 2015
     Three months ended
October 31, 2014
 

Service cost

   $ -0-       $ -0-   

Interest cost

     230         225   

Expected return on plan assets

     (344      (337

Recognition of net loss

     294         233   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic pension expense

   $ 180       $ 121   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Six months ended
October 31, 2015
     Six months ended
October 31, 2014
 

Service cost

   $ -0-       $ -0-   

Interest cost

     460         447   

Expected return on plan assets

     (688      (662

Recognition of net loss

     588         467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic pension expense

   $ 360       $ 252   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

The Company’s 2015 Annual Report to Stockholders contains management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations as of and for the year ended April 30, 2015. The following discussion and analysis describes material changes in the Company’s financial condition since April 30, 2015. The analysis of results of operations compares the three and six months ended October 31, 2015 with the comparable periods of the prior year.

Results of Operations

Sales for the three months ended October 31, 2015 were $31,037,000, an increase of 2.6% from sales of $30,258,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. Sales from Domestic Operations were $26,279,000, up from $23,629,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in domestic sales reflects the increased demand for the Company’s products across the country. Sales from International Operations were $4,758,000, down 28.2% from $6,629,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. The decrease in international sales is a result of several large orders that shipped in the comparable period of the prior year.

Sales for the six months ended October 31, 2015 were $62,126,000, up 2.2% from sales of $60,792,000 in the same period last year. Domestic Operations sales for the six-month period were $50,594,000, up 5.7% from sales of $47,877,000 in the same period last year. International Operations sales were $11,532,000, down 10.7% from sales of $12,915,000 in the same period last year.

The order backlog was $92.4 million at October 31, 2015, as compared to $86.7 million at July 31, 2015 and $84.5 million at October 31, 2014.

The gross profit margin for the three months ended October 31, 2015 was 17.8% of sales, as compared to 19.2% of sales in the comparable quarter of the prior year. The decrease in the margin was the result of the competitiveness of the environment over the past year. The gross profit margin for the six months ended October 31, 2015 was 18.3% of sales, as compared to 19.7% in the same period last year.

Operating expenses for the three months ended October 31, 2015 were $4,403,000, or 14.2% of sales, as compared to $3,950,000, or 13.1% of sales, in the comparable period of the prior year. Operating expenses for the three months ended October 31, 2015 reflect non-recurring expenses of $413,000 related to the retirement and replacement of a key executive, a $59,000 increase in pension expense, and a $46,000 increase in bad debt expense, partially offset by a $48,000 decrease in sales and marketing expenses.

Operating expenses for the six months ended October 31, 2015 were $8,722,000, or 14.0% of sales, as compared to $8,298,000, or 13.6% of sales in the comparable period of the prior year. Operating expenses for the six months ended October 31, 2015 reflect non-recurring expenses of $524,000 related to the retirement and replacement of a key executive, a $108,000 increase in pension expense, and a $20,000 increase in bad debt expense, partially offset by a $250,000 decrease in sales and marketing expenses.

Interest expense was $61,000 and $153,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2015, respectively, as compared to $102,000 and $183,000 for the comparable periods of the prior year. The decreases for the current year periods resulted primarily from lower borrowing levels.

Income tax expense of $446,000 was recorded for the three months ended October 31, 2015, as compared to income tax expense of $667,000 recorded for the comparable period of the prior year. Income tax expense of $1,017,000 was recorded for the six months ended October 31, 2015, as compared to income tax expense of $1,252,000 recorded for the comparable period of the prior year. The effective tax rate was 38.7% and 35.2% for the three-month periods ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The effective tax rates were 37.8% and 33.5% for the six months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The higher effective tax rate for the current year periods resulted from a higher ratio of pretax earnings attributable to subsidiaries located in geographic locations with higher income tax rates as compared to the comparable periods of the prior year. Also, the effective tax rates in the prior year periods were reduced from statutory rates by the favorable impact of state and federal tax credits.

Noncontrolling interests related to the Company’s subsidiary that is not 100% owned by the Company reduced net earnings by $12,000 for the three months ended October 31, 2015, as compared to $26,000 for the comparable period of the prior year. Net earnings were reduced by $35,000 and $52,000 for the six months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The changes in the amounts between each of these periods were directly attributable to changes in the amounts of net income reported for the Company’s one subsidiary that is not 100% owned by the Company.

Net earnings of $695,000, or $0.26 per diluted share, were reported for the three months ended October 31, 2015, compared to net earnings of $1,202,000, or $0.45 per diluted share, in the prior year period. Net earnings of $1,635,000, or $0.61 per diluted share, were reported for the six months ended October 31, 2015, compared to net earnings of $2,436,000, or $0.92 per diluted share, for the same period last year.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historically, the Company’s principal sources of liquidity have been funds generated from operations, supplemented as needed by short-term borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. Additionally, certain machinery and equipment are financed by non-cancellable operating leases or capital leases. The Company believes that these sources will be sufficient to support ongoing business requirements in the current fiscal year, including capital expenditures.

The Company had working capital of $29,006,000 at October 31, 2015, compared to $27,707,000 at April 30, 2015. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.4-to-1.0 at October 31, 2015, compared to 2.3-to-1.0 at April 30, 2015. At October 31, 2015, advances of $4,476,000 were outstanding under the Company’s bank revolving credit facility, compared to advances of $4,583,000 outstanding as of April 30, 2015. The Company had standby letters of credit outstanding of $4,210,000 at October 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015. Amounts available under the $20 million revolving credit facility were $11.3 million and $11.2 million at October 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively. Outstanding short-term debt under credit arrangements with foreign banks at October 31, 2015 was $869,000, compared to $169,000 at April 30, 2015. Total bank borrowings were $9,510,000 at October 31, 2015, compared to $9,147,000 at April 30, 2015.

The Company’s operations provided cash of $1,861,000 during the six months ended October 31, 2015. Cash was primarily provided from earnings, a decrease in receivables of $510,000, and an increase in deferred revenue of $477,000, which was partially offset by an increase in inventories of $995,000 and a decrease in accounts payable and other accrued expenses of $817,000. The Company’s operations provided cash of $6,762,000 during the six months ended October 31, 2014. Cash was primarily provided from earnings and an increase in accounts payable and other accrued expenses of $3,931,000, which was partially offset by an increase in receivables of $605,000, and an increase in inventories of $261,000. The large increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the prior year period was primarily attributable to the start-up of a large international project.

During the six months ended October 31, 2015, net cash of $664,000 was used in investing activities for capital expenditures of $1,261,000, partially offset by a decrease in restricted cash of $597,000. This compares to the net use of cash of $4,127,000 for investing activities in the comparable period of the prior year for capital expenditures of $1,626,000, and an increase in restricted cash of $2,501,000.

The Company’s financing activities used cash of $806,000 during the six months ended October 31, 2015 for the final payment of $888,000 toward the purchase of the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary, cash dividends of $664,000 paid to stockholders, cash dividends of $75,000 paid to minority interest holders, and payments of $211,000 on long-term debt, partially offset by an increase in short-term borrowings of $574,000. The Company’s financing activities used cash of $3,916,000 during the six months ended October 31, 2014 for the second installment payment of $888,000 toward the purchase of the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary, $2,209,000 for repayment of short-term borrowings, cash dividends of $603,000 paid to stockholders, cash dividends of $38,000 paid to minority interest holders, and payments of $210,000 on long-term debt.

Outlook

The Company’s ability to predict future demand for its products continues to be limited given its role as subcontractor or supplier to dealers for subcontractors. Demand for the Company’s products is also dependent upon the number of laboratory construction projects planned and/or current progress in projects already under construction. The Company’s earnings are also impacted by fluctuations in prevailing pricing for projects in the laboratory construction marketplace and increased costs of raw materials, including stainless steel, wood, and epoxy resin, and whether the Company is able to increase product prices to customers in amounts that correspond to such increases without materially and adversely affecting sales. Additionally, since prices are normally quoted on a firm basis in the industry, the Company bears the burden of possible increases in labor and material costs between the quotation of an order and delivery of a product. Looking forward, the Company expects fiscal year 2016 to be a profitable year for the Company.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This report contains statements that the Company believes to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report, including statements regarding the Company’s future financial condition, results of operations, business operations and business prospects, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “believe” and similar words, expressions and variations of these words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to important factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including industry and economic conditions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, competitive and general economic conditions, both domestically and internationally; changes in customer demands; dependence on customers’ required delivery schedules; risks related to fluctuations in the Company’s operating results from quarter to quarter; risks related to international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; changes in the legal and regulatory environment; changes in raw materials and commodity costs; and acts of terrorism, war, governmental action, natural disasters and other Force Majeure events. Many important factors that could cause such a difference are described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A in the Company’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. The Company assumes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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REVIEW BY INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

A review of the interim consolidated financial information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for each of the three and six month periods ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014 has been performed by Cherry Bekaert LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Their report on the interim consolidated financial information follows.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of October 31, 2015, the related consolidated statements of operations, and comprehensive income for the three-month and six-month periods ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, the related consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity for the six-month period ended October 31, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended October 31, 2015 and 2014. These interim consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the interim consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income and stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) and in our report dated July 20, 2015, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2015 is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated financial statement from which it has been derived.

 

/s/ Cherry Bekaert LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina
December 15, 2015

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There are no material changes to the disclosures made on this matter in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2015.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of October 31, 2015. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that, as of October 31, 2015, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective and designed to ensure that all material information required to be filed in this quarterly report is made known to them by others within the Company and its subsidiaries.

(b) Changes in internal controls

There was no significant change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

  10.1*    401(k) Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (as amended and restated effective June 29, 2015) 1
  10.2*    Amended and Restated 2008 Key Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Proxy Statement dated July 24, 2015, for its Annual meeting of Stockholders on August 26, 2015) 2
  10.3*    Offer Letter to Thomas D. Hull dated October 14, 2015 3
  10.4*    Change of Control Employment Agreement dated as of November 2, 2015 between Kewaunee Scientific Corporation and Thomas D. Hull. 3
  31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

* The referenced exhibit is a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
1.   Filed with this Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2   Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) filed on August 28, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.
3   Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) filed on November 3, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURE

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

 

    KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
   

                     (Registrant)

Date: December 15, 2015     By  

/s/ Thomas D. Hull III

      Thomas D. Hull III
      (As duly authorized officer and Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

S UMMARY P LAN D ESCRIPTION

401(k) Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

(as amended and restated effective June 29, 2015)


401(k) Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

 

SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION

     1   

I.

  

BASIC PLAN INFORMATION

     2   

II.

  

PARTICIPATION

     4   

III.

  

CONTRIBUTIONS

     4   

IV.

  

INVESTMENTS

     7   

V.

  

VESTING

     8   

VI.

  

IN SERVICE WITHDRAWALS AND LOANS

     9   

VII.

  

DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS

     10   

VIII.

  

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

     12   

IX.

  

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TESTS

     13   

X.

  

PARTICIPANT RIGHTS

     14   

XI.

  

SERVICES AND FEES

     16   

XII.

  

LOAN PROCEDURES FOR 401(K) INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN FOR SALARIED AND HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

     17   

 

 

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Summary Plan Description

401(k) Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

The 401(k) Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Plan”) of Kewaunee Scientific Corp. has been amended as of 06/29/2015 (the “Effective Date”). This Plan is intended to be a qualified retirement plan under the Internal Revenue Code.

The purpose of the plan is to enable eligible Employees to save for retirement. As well as retirement benefits, the plan provides certain benefits in the event of death, disability, or other termination of employment. The Plan is for the exclusive benefit of eligible Employees and their Beneficiaries.

This booklet is called a Summary Plan Description (“SPD”) and it contains a summary in understandable language of your rights and benefits under the plan. If you have difficulty understanding any part of this SPD, you should contact the Plan Administrator identified in the Basic Plan Information section of this document during normal business hours for assistance.

This SPD is a brief description of the principal features of the plan document and trust agreement and is not meant to interpret, extend or change these provisions in any way. A copy of the plan document is on file with the Plan Administrator and may be read by any employee at any reasonable time. The plan document and trust agreement shall govern if there is a discrepancy between this SPD and the actual provisions of the plan.

This SPD is based on the federal tax implications of your participation in the Plan, transactions made within your Account, and distributions you may receive from the plan. The state tax implications of your participation and these transactions should be determined based on an examination of appropriate state law. Please consult with your tax advisor if you have any questions regarding state tax law.

 

 

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I. B ASIC P LAN I NFORMATION

The information in this section contains definitions to some of the terms that may be used in this SPD and general Plan information. If the first letter of any of the terms defined below is capitalized when it is used within this SPD, then it represents the indicated defined term.

 

A. Account

An Account shall be established by the Trustee to record contributions made on your behalf and any related income, expenses, gains or losses. It may also be referred to as an Account balance.

 

B. Beneficiary

This is the person or persons (including a trust) you designate, or who are identified by the plan document if you fail to designate or improperly designate, who will receive your benefits in the event of your death. You may designate more than one Beneficiary.

 

C. Deferral Contribution

This is a contribution taken directly from the pay of an Employee and contributed to the Plan, subject to certain limits (described below). The plan permits you to make only pre-tax Deferral Contributions.

 

D. Employee

An Employee is an individual who is employed by your Employer as a common law employee or, in certain cases, as a leased employee and is not terminated.

 

E. Employer

The name and address of your Employer is:

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.

2700 West Front Street

Statesville, NC 28677

(704) 871-3201

The Employer’s federal tax identification number is: 38-0715562

 

F. ERISA

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) identifies the rights of Participants and Beneficiaries covered by a qualified retirement plan.

 

G. Fidelity Investments Contact Information

Fidelity Investments is the recordkeeper of your Plan. To view your Account, make changes to investments, or perform transactions, please use the contact information below:

Phone number: 1-800-835-5097

Website: www.netbenefits.com

 

H. Highly Compensated Employee

An Employee is considered a highly compensated Employee if (i) at anytime during the current or prior year you own, or are considered to own, at least five percent of your Employer, or (ii) received compensation from your Employer during the prior year in excess of $120,000.00, as adjusted.

 

I. Non-Highly Compensated Employee

An Employee who is not a Highly Compensated Employee.

 

J. Participant

A participant is an eligible Employee who has satisfied the eligibility and entry date requirements and is eligible to participate in the Plan or a formerly eligible Employee who has an Account balance remaining in the Plan.

 

 

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K. Plan Type

The 401(k) Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation is a defined contribution plan. These types of plans are commonly described by the method by which contributions for participants are made to the plan. The 401(k) Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation is a 401(k) deferral plan. More information about the contributions made to the plan can be found in Section III, Contributions.

 

L. Plan Administrator

The Plan Administrator is responsible for the administration of the Plan and its duties are identified in the plan document. In general, the Plan Administrator is responsible for providing you and your Beneficiaries with information about your rights and benefits under the Plan. The name and address of the Plan Administrator is:

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.

2700 West Front Street

Statesville, NC 28677

(704) 871-3201

 

M. Plan Number

The three digit IRS number for the Plan is 006.

 

N. Plan Sponsor

The Plan’s Sponsor is the first Employer listed under the definition of Employer above.

 

O. Plan Year

The Plan Year is the twelve-month period ending on the last day of December. The Plan Sponsor may only change or have changed the Plan Year by amending and restating to a new Plan Document.

 

P. Qualified Military Service

Qualified Military Service is service in the uniformed services of the United States for a period of greater than 30 days that results in the Participant having a right of reemployment with the Employer under federal law.

 

Q. Service of Process

The plan’s agent for service of legal process is the Plan Administrator.

 

R. Trustee

The trustee is responsible for trusteeing the Plan’s assets. The trustee’s duties are identified in the trust agreement and relate only to the assets in its possession. The name and address of the Plan’s Trustee are:

Fidelity Management Trust Company

82 Devonshire Street

Boston, MA 02109

 

 

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II. P ARTICIPATION

 

A. Eligibility Requirements

You are eligible to participate in the Plan if you are an Employee.

However, you are not eligible to participate if you are:

 

    a resident of Puerto Rico

 

    covered by a collective bargaining agreement, unless the agreement requires the employees to be included under the Plan.

 

    a leased Employee

 

    a nonresident alien with no income from a U.S. source.

You are also not eligible to participate if you are an individual who is a signatory to a contract, letter of agreement, or other document that acknowledges your status as an independent contractor not entitled to benefits under the Plan and you are not otherwise classified by the Employer as a common law employee or the Employer does not withhold income taxes, file Form W-2 (or any replacement form), or remit Social Security payments to the Federal government for you, even if you are later adjudicated to be a common law employee.

You will become eligible to participate in the Plan according to the table below:

 

Contribution type

  Age Requirement   Service Requirement   Entry Date
All Sources   20.00   3.00 month(s)   First day of each month

Once you become a Participant you are eligible to participate in the Plan until you terminate your employment with your Employer or become a member of a class of Employees excluded from the Plan. If you terminate your employment after you have met the eligibility requirements, and are later re-employed by your Employer, you will again be eligible to participate in the Plan when you complete one hour of service.

 

III. C ONTRIBUTIONS

After you satisfy the participation requirements in Section II of this Summary Plan Description, you will be eligible to make Deferral Contributions and after-tax contributions. In addition, your Employer may make matching and nonelective contributions to your Account. The type(s) of contributions available under the Plan are described in this section.

 

A. Compensation

Compensation must be defined to compute contributions under the Plan. For purposes of determining contributions, only Compensation paid to you for services you performed while employed as an Eligible Employee shall be considered. Eligible compensation for computing contributions under the Plan is the taxable compensation for a Plan Year reportable by your Employer on your IRS Form W-2, excluding reimbursements or other expense allowances, fringe benefits, moving expenses, deferred compensation, any payments made to an Employee performing Qualified Military Service in lieu of wages the individual would have received from the Employer if the individual were performing service for the Employer, unused leave, and welfare benefits and including salary reduction contributions you made to an Employer sponsored cafeteria, qualified transportation fringe, simplified employee pension, 401(k), 457(b) or 403(b) plan.

 

 

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The definition of compensation for your plan for purposes of computing contributions also excludes certain amounts as indicated in the table below.

 

Source

  

Exclusion (s)

Employee Deferral Contributions, Employee After-Tax Contributions, Safe Harbor Match and Qualified Nonelective Contributions    Differential Wages
Employer Nonelective Contributions    Differential Wages

Compensation for your first year of eligible Plan participation will be measured only for that portion of your initial Plan Year that you are eligible. Tax laws limit the amount of compensation that may be taken into account each Plan Year; the maximum amount for the 2015 Plan Year is $265,000.

 

B. Contributions

 

  1. Regular Deferral Contributions

You may elect to defer a percentage of your eligible compensation into the Plan after you satisfy the Plan’s eligibility requirements. The percentage of your eligible compensation you elect will be withheld from each payroll and contributed to an Account in the Plan on your behalf. For pre-tax contributions being withheld from your compensation, the percentage you defer is subject to an annual limit of the lesser of 60.00% of eligible compensation or $18,000 (in 2015; thereafter as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury) in a calendar year.

All Deferral Contributions will be withheld from your pay on a pre-tax basis (for federal income tax purposes).

Your Deferral Contributions cannot be forfeited for any reason, however, there are special Internal Revenue Code rules that must be satisfied and may require that some of your contributions be returned to you. The Plan Administrator will notify you if any of your contributions will be returned. You may increase or decrease the amount you contribute as of the first day of each month. You may also completely suspend your contributions which you may resume as of the first day of each month. If you want to increase, decrease, suspend, or resume your Deferral Contributions, you must call the Fidelity Retirement Benefits Line at 1-800-835-5097 or access the NetBenefits ® web site at www.401k.com .

You may create an annual increase program to gradually raise your contribution rate each year.

 

  2. Age 50 and Over Catch-Up Contributions

The Plan provides that participants who are projected to be age 50 or older by the end of the taxable year and who are making Deferral Contributions to the Plan may also make a catch-up contribution of up to $6,000 (2015; thereafter as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury).

 

  3. Employee After-Tax Contributions

After you satisfy the Plan’s eligibility and entry date requirements, you may elect to contribute a percentage of your eligible compensation into the Plan on an after-tax basis. You may contribute a percentage of eligible compensation up to an annual maximum of 100%. However, there are special Internal Revenue Code rules which must be satisfied and the maximum amount you may contribute may be a lower percentage. The Plan Administrator will notify you if any of your contributions will be returned. Your Employer may refuse to accept your after-tax contributions if they will have an adverse effect on the Plan’s non-discrimination tests. Your after-tax contributions belong to you and cannot be forfeited for any reason.

 

 

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  4. Employer Matching Contributions

You become eligible for matching contributions only if you make Deferral Contributions. For purposes of determining your matching contributions under the Plan, your Contributions will not include Age 50 and Over Catch-Up Contributions, except in unusual circumstances where otherwise required by the safe harbor matching contributions formula. Employer matching contributions must be allocated to your Account in the Plan within prescribed legal time limits.

Non-discretionary Matching Contributions

Non-discretionary matching contributions will be computed by your Employer based on your eligible compensation contributed to the Plan each Plan Year.

 

  a. Safe Harbor Matching Contributions

Your Employer has elected to make matching contributions to all eligible Participants in an amount equal to 100% of the first three percent of your eligible compensation, and 50% of the next two percent of your eligible compensation, contributed to the Plan as Deferral Contributions.

These contributions satisfy certain Internal Revenue Code requirements and eliminate the need for the Plan to perform certain non-discrimination annual tests. You will be 100% vested in these contributions when made. These contributions may be distributed under the same circumstances which allow your Deferral Contributions to be distributed (i.e., death, disability, separation from service, and termination of the plan without the establishment of a successor plan) but you may not request a hardship withdrawal of these contributions. Your Employer will provide written notice to you describing your rights and obligations under the Plan generally 30 days to 90 days prior to the beginning of Plan Years for which these contributions will be made. If you become eligible to participate during the Plan Year, the notice will be provided no more than 90 days before you become eligible.

 

  5. Discretionary Nonelective Contributions

Your Employer may make discretionary nonelective contributions in an amount to be determined by the Board of Directors for each Plan Year. You must be employed as of the last day of the Plan Year to be eligible for any nonelective contributions that may be made for that Plan Year. You do not need to satisfy this requirement if you die (including death while performing Qualified Military Service), become disabled or retire during the Plan Year.

 

  a. Percentage of Compensation

Discretionary nonelective contributions, if any, made to the Plan by your Employer will be allocated to your Account in the ratio that your eligible compensation bears to the total eligible compensation paid to all eligible Participants.

 

  6. Other Contributions and Limitations

 

  a. Qualified Nonelective Contributions

Your Employer may designate all or a portion of any nonelective contributions for a Plan Year as “qualified nonelective contributions” and allocate them to certain Non-Highly Compensated Employees to help the Plan pass one or more annually required Internal Revenue Code non-discrimination test(s). You will be 100% vested in these contributions and may not request a hardship withdrawal of these contributions.

 

  b. Limit on Contributions

Federal law requires that amounts contributed by you and on your behalf by your Employer for a given limitation year generally may not exceed the lesser of:

$53,000 (or such amount as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury); or

100.00% of your annual compensation.

The limitation year for purposes of applying the above limits is the twelve month period ending December 31st. Contributions under this Plan, along with Employer contributions under any other Employer-sponsored defined contribution plans, may not exceed the above limits. If this does occur, then excess contributions in your Account may be forfeited or refunded to you based on the provisions of the Plan document. You will be notified by the Plan Administrator if you have any excess contributions. Income tax consequences may apply on the amount of any refund you receive.

 

 

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  7. Rollover Contributions

You can roll over part or all of an eligible rollover distribution you receive from an eligible retirement plan into this Plan even if you have not yet satisfied the age and service Eligibility requirements described in Section II above; however you will not become a Participant in the Plan until you have met the Plan’s eligibility and entry date requirements. An eligible retirement plan is a qualified plan under Section 401(a), a 403(a) annuity plan, a 403(b) annuity contract, an eligible 457(b) plan maintained by a governmental employer, and an individual retirement Account and individual retirement annuity. An eligible rollover distribution includes any distribution from an eligible retirement plan, except any distribution from an individual retirement Account or an individual retirement annuity consisting of nondeductible contributions or any distribution from a 403(b) annuity contract consisting of after-tax employee contributions. Making Rollover Contributions to the Plan that consist of assets other than qualified 401(a) plan assets may result in the loss of favorable capital gains or ten year income averaging tax treatment that may otherwise be available with respect to a lump sum distribution to you from the Plan. The loss of this favorable tax treatment may also occur if you make a Rollover Contribution to the Plan that consists of qualified 401(a) plan assets under certain circumstances. If you may be eligible for this special tax treatment, you should consult your tax advisor and carefully consider the impact of making a Rollover Contribution to the Plan.

The Plan Administrator determines which Rollover Contributions are acceptable and if any Rollover Contribution fails to meet the requirements of the Plan and must be distributed. If your Rollover Contribution to the Plan is not a direct rollover (i.e., you received a cash distribution from your eligible retirement plan), then it must be received by the Trustee within 60 days of your receipt of the distribution. Rollover Contributions may only be made in the form of cash, allowable fund shares, or (if the Plan allows new loans in accordance with the terms of this SPD) promissory notes from an eligible retirement plan. Your Rollover Contributions Account will be subject to the terms of this Plan and will always be fully vested and nonforfeitable. In general, if you receive an eligible rollover distribution as a surviving spouse of a participant or as a spouse or former spouse who is an “alternate payee” pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (“QDRO”), you may also make a Rollover Contribution to the Plan.

The Plan will not accept a Rollover Contribution of any amounts attributable to Roth (after-tax deferral) contributions made to another plan.

 

IV. I NVESTMENTS

 

A. Investments

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) imposes certain duties on the parties who are responsible for the operation of the Plan. These parties, called fiduciaries, have a duty to invest Plan assets in a prudent manner. However, an exception exists for plans that comply with ERISA Section 404(c) and permit a Participant to exercise control over the assets in his/her Account and choose from a broad range of investment alternatives. This Plan is intended to be a Section 404(c) plan. To the extent that you have directed the investment of assets in your Account under the Plan, you are responsible for the investment decisions you made relating to those assets and the Plan fiduciaries are not responsible for any losses resulting from your investment instructions. To assist you in making informed investment decisions, your Plan Administrator is required to provide you with certain disclosures required under the Department of Labor’s participant disclosure regulation (See DOL Regulation §2550.404a-5) initially and on an annual basis. You should contact your Plan Administrator with any questions regarding these disclosures. Fidelity is assisting your Plan Administrator in complying with this regulation and will make this disclosure notice available for you to review and access via Fidelity’s website.

 

B. Fidelity ® Portfolio Advisory Service at Work

Fidelity ® Portfolio Advisory Service at Work (the “Service”) is a managed account service that invests your workplace savings plan Account in one of several model portfolios created from a mix of your plan’s eligible investment options. The Service is managed by Strategic Advisers, Inc., a registered investment adviser and a Fidelity Investments company. The investment options selected are spread among broadly diversified investment types designed to help enhance growth and manage risk. When you enroll in the Service, you are assigned to a model portfolio based on either your investment time horizon, or on your financial situation, risk tolerance, and investment time horizon, depending upon what you choose during enrollment. Once enrolled, your current workplace savings account balance will be reallocated to align with the investment allocation of your assigned model portfolio; future contributions will also be invested according to this model portfolio.

 

 

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While enrolled in the Service, you are delegating the ongoing management of your Account to the Service. In return for ongoing management, your account will incur an advisory fee for the Service as described in the Pricing Supplement. This fee will be paid from your Account. You will not be able to make any exchanges among investment options or otherwise direct or restrict the management of your account. The Service will allocate and, when appropriate, reallocate the assets in your Account to ensure that it stays in balance with the model portfolio’s current mix of investments. Whenever your Account is reallocated or rebalanced to fit your model portfolio, you will receive a confirmation detailing the transactions. You will also receive prospectuses for any investment option you did not previously own.

For more information regarding Fidelity ® Portfolio Advisory Service at Work, or to enroll, log onto NetBenefits ® at https://netbenefits.fidelity.com/pas or call a Fidelity Representative at 866-811-6041.

 

C. Statement of Account

The assets in the Plan are invested in available investment options and a separate Account is established for each Participant who receives and/or makes a contribution. The value of your Account is updated each business day to reflect any contributions, exchanges between investment options, investment earnings or losses for each investment option and withdrawals. Your account statement is available online through NetBenefits ® , you can view and print a statement for any time period up to 24 previous months. A statement is also available to be automatically mailed to you every three months. You can initiate these mailings by logging on to NetBenefits ® and selecting Mail Preferences under the Accounts tab.

 

V. V ESTING

The term “vesting” refers to your nonforfeitable right to the money in your Account. You receive vesting credit for the number of years that you have worked for your Employer.

If you terminate your employment with your Employer, you may be able to receive a portion or all of your Account based on your vested percentage. You are always 100% vested in your Rollover Contributions, Employer Nonelective Contributions, After-Tax Contributions, Qualified Nonelective Contributions, Deferral Contributions, Safe Harbor Matching Employer Contributions and any earnings thereon.

 

A. Additional Vesting Schedule

Employees who are members of certain class(es), specified below, receive a different vesting schedule for the below-specified contribution:

Your Pre 5/1/05 ER Match contributions will be subject to the vesting schedule appearing immediately below if you are a member of the following class: The following vesting schedule applies to Participants who were terminated or retired before 5/1/05.

 

Years of Service

  

Vesting Percentage

less than 2

   0

2

   20.00

3

   40.00

4

   60.00

5

   80.00

6

   100.00

7

   100.00

 

 

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VI. I N S ERVICE W ITHDRAWALS A ND L OANS

You may contact Fidelity to take a withdrawal or loan from the Plan. The amount of any taxable withdrawal other than the return of your after-tax contributions that is not rolled over into an Individual Retirement Account or another qualified employer retirement plan will be subject to Federal and state, if applicable, income taxes. In general, the amount of any taxable withdrawal that is not rolled over into an Individual Retirement Account or another qualified employer retirement plan will be subject to 20% Federal Income Tax and any applicable State Income Tax. A 10% Internal Revenue Code early withdrawal penalty tax may apply to the amount of your withdrawal if you are under the age of 59  1 2 and do not meet one of the Internal Revenue Code exceptions.

The following types of withdrawals are available under the Plan:

 

A. Hardship Withdrawals

As an Employee, you may apply to withdraw certain contributions to satisfy specific and heavy financial needs. In accordance with Internal Revenue Service regulations, you must first exhaust all other assets reasonably available to you prior to obtaining a hardship withdrawal. This includes obtaining any in-service withdrawal(s) available from your Account and a loan from this Plan and any other qualified plan maintained by your Employer. Your Deferral Contributions to this Plan, and any other Employer-sponsored qualified or non-qualified plan, will be suspended for six months after your receipt of the hardship withdrawal. The minimum hardship withdrawal is $500. Hardship withdrawals will be subject to the 10% nonperiodic income tax withholding rate unless you elect out of the withholding.

If you qualify, you may apply for a hardship withdrawal to satisfy the following needs: (1) medical expenses for you, your spouse, children, dependents or a primary beneficiary designated by you under the Plan; (2) the purchase of your principal residence; (3) to prevent your eviction from, or foreclosure on, your principal residence; (4) to pay for post-secondary education expenses (tuition, related educational fees, room and board) for you, your spouse, children, dependents or a primary beneficiary designated by you under the Plan for the next twelve months; (5) to make payments for burial or funeral expenses for your deceased parent, spouse, child, dependent or a primary beneficiary designated by you under the Plan; (6) to pay expenses for the repair of damage to your principal residence that would qualify for the casualty deduction under Section 165 of the Internal Revenue Code (without regard to whether the loss exceeds 10% of adjusted gross income); or any other immediate and heavy financial need as determined based on Internal Revenue Service regulations.

Contributions available to withdraw under the terms of this section are:

 

    Employee Deferral

 

B. Withdrawals After Age 70  1 2

Starting in the calendar year in which you reach age 70  1 2 , you may elect to receive distributions calculated in the same manner as Minimum Required Distributions. For more information, please refer to the paragraph so entitled under the Distributable Events subsection of this SPD’s section on Distribution of Benefits below.

 

C. Withdrawals After Normal Retirement Age

You may elect to withdraw your vested Account balance after you reach the Plan’s normal retirement age, 65.00, or delay it until you retire. Notwithstanding the above, by law certain contributions including employee deferral, qualified matching, safe harbor matching, qualified nonelective, and safe harbor nonelective contributions cannot be withdrawn prior to age 59  1 2 .

 

D. Withdrawals of After-Tax Contributions

If you have previously made after-tax contributions then you may elect to withdraw all or a portion of your contributions. There is no limit on the number of withdrawals of this type.

 

E. Withdrawals of Qualified Voluntary Employee Contributions

Prior to 1987, the Plan allowed you to make qualified voluntary employee contributions. These were tax deductible Individual Retirement Account contributions that were contributed to the Plan. You may elect while you are employed by your Employer to withdraw all or a portion of your qualified voluntary employee contributions Account.

 

F. Withdrawals of Rollover Contributions

If you have a balance in your rollover contributions Account, you may elect to withdraw all or a portion of it. There is no limit on the number of withdrawals of this type.

 

 

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G. Withdrawal for Participants Performing Qualified Military Service

If you are performing Qualified Military Service, you may elect to withdraw your Deferral Contributions, Safe Harbor Matching contributions and Qualified Nonelective Contributions during your active duty period. You will be suspended from making any contributions for 6 months following the distribution and the withdrawal may be subject to the 10% early withdrawal penalty tax.

 

H. Participant Loans

Loans from your vested Account balance shall be made available to all qualifying Participants on a reasonably equivalent basis. Loans are not considered distributions and are not subject to Federal or state income taxes, provided they are repaid as required. While you do have to pay interest on your loan, both the principal and interest are deposited in your Account. You can obtain more information about loans in the Plan’s Loan Procedures supplied by your Plan Administrator (which may be attached at the end of this Summary Plan Description).

 

VII. D ISTRIBUTION O F B ENEFITS

 

A. Eligibility For Benefits

A distribution can be made to you if you request one due to your disability, retirement or termination of employment from your Employer and any Related Employer. Your Beneficiary or Beneficiaries may request a distribution of your vested Account balance in the event of your death. The value of your Account balance will continue to increase or decrease, as appropriate, based on the investment returns until it is distributed.

You may defer receipt of your distribution until a later date. However, you cannot postpone it if your vested Account balance is $5,000 or less in which case the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee that any amount exceeding $1,000 be distributed to an Individual Retirement Account or Annuity (“IRA”) for your benefit. If your vested Account balance is $1,000 or less, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute it to you as a lump sum distribution without your consent. Prior to such distribution you still have the right to request that the amount be distributed directly to you in the form of a lump sum payment or to request that it be rolled-over to a different IRA provider or another retirement plan eligible to receive rollover contributions.

If you fail to request a different treatment of an automatic distribution under the Plan’s Cash-Out Provision, your distribution will be paid over to an IRA provider chosen by the Plan Administrator and invested in a product designed to preserve the principal of that distribution while still providing a reasonable rate of return and preserving liquidity. The fees assessed against this newly established IRA by its provider will be paid by the participant.

If you have questions regarding the Plan’s automatic rollover rules, the Plan’s IRA provider for automatic rollovers, or the fees and expenses applicable to the automatic rollover IRA, please contact the Plan Administrator. Your consent will be required for any distribution if your vested Account balance is greater than $5,000.

You should consult with your tax advisor to determine the financial impact of your situation before you request a distribution. You may apply for a distribution by calling the Fidelity Retirement Benefits Line at 1-800-835-5097. All telephone calls will be recorded. Most distributions have been pre-approved by the Plan Administrator.

 

B. Distributable Events

You are eligible to request a distribution of your vested Account balance based on any of the following events:

 

  1. Death

If you are a Participant in the Plan and die, your vested Account balance, if any, will be paid to your designated Beneficiary or Beneficiaries. You may designate a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries online at www.401k.com on a designation form that must be properly signed and filed with the Plan Administrator. If you are married and want to designate someone other than your spouse as your primary Beneficiary, you must print a form from the website and your spouse must consent to this designation by signing the form. His/her signature must be witnessed by a Plan representative or a notary public. Alternatively, if you do not wish to designate your Beneficiary online, you may contact the Plan Administrator to obtain a paper designation of beneficiary form or by contacting Fidelity at 1-800-835-5097.

 

 

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  2. Disability

Under your Plan, you are disabled if you meet the following criteria: you are eligible for disability benefits under your Employer’s Long-Term Disability Plan, or you are determined disabled by a physician selected by the Plan Administrator.

If you become disabled while you are employed by your Employer or a Related Employer and then terminate your employment, you will become 100% vested in your Account balance if you are not already fully vested. You may request a distribution of your Account balance only if you terminate your employment with your Employer or Related Employer.

 

  3. Retirement

You do not have to terminate your employment with your Employer just because you attain your normal retirement age of 65.00. You will automatically become 100% vested in your Account balance upon meeting the retirement requirements.

 

  4. Minimum Required Distributions

You are required by law to receive a minimum required distribution from the Employer’s Plan, unless you are a five percent owner of the Employer, no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year you turn 70  1 2 or terminate your employment, whichever is later. If you are a five percent owner of the Employer, you must start receiving your distribution no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year you turn 70  1 2 . Once you start receiving your minimum required distribution, you should receive it at least annually until all assets in your Account are distributed. If you have any questions about your minimum required distributions, please contact your Plan Administrator.

 

  5. Termination of Employment

Generally, if you terminate your employment with your Employer and all Related Employers, you may elect to receive a distribution of your vested Account balance from the Plan.

 

C. Form of Payments

 

  1. Lump Sum Distributions

Your entire vested Account balance will be paid to you in a single distribution or other distribution that you elect.

 

  2. Non-rollover Distribution

Any distribution paid directly to you will be subject to mandatory Federal income tax withholding of 20% of the taxable distribution and the remaining amount will be paid to you. You cannot elect out of this tax withholding but you can avoid it by electing a direct rollover distribution as described below. This withholding is not a penalty but a prepayment of your Federal income taxes.

You may rollover the taxable distribution you receive to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or your new employer’s qualified plan, if it accepts rollover contributions and you roll over this distribution within 60 days after receipt. You will not be taxed on any amounts timely rolled over into the IRA or your new employer’s qualified Plan until those amounts are later distributed to you. Any amounts not rolled over may also be subject to certain early withdrawal penalties prescribed under the Internal Revenue Code.

 

  3. Direct Rollover Distribution

As an alternative to a non-rollover distribution, you may request that your entire distribution be rolled directly into a Fidelity IRA, a non-Fidelity IRA or to your new employer’s qualified plan if it accepts rollover contributions. Federal income taxes will not be withheld on any direct rollover distribution.

When you call the Fidelity Retirement Benefits Line to take a withdrawal, you will be asked whether you will be rolling over any part of your distribution. If you wish to have any part of your distribution rolled over to an IRA or another qualified plan, you will need to speak to a Fidelity representative.

 

  a. Rollover to Fidelity IRA - You will be asked whether you have received a Fidelity Service for Exiting Employees (‘SEE’) Rollover IRA Kit. If you haven’t received a SEE Kit, the Fidelity representative will send out one. Then, your rollover request will be entered on the system and will pend (for up to 90 days) until the Rollover IRA Account is set up. You must return the signed Rollover IRA application to Fidelity’s Retail Customer Service Department (in Dallas, TX) in order to set up the Rollover IRA Account. Once the Rollover IRA account has been set up, your vested Account balance will be transferred to the Fidelity Rollover IRA.

 

 

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  b. Rollover to Non-Fidelity IRA - A check will be issued by the Trustee payable to the IRA custodian or trustee for your benefit. The check will contain the notation ‘Direct Rollover’ and it will be mailed directly to you. You will be responsible for forwarding it on to the custodian or trustee. You must provide the Plan Administrator with complete information to facilitate your direct rollover distribution.

 

  c. Rollover to your New Employer’s Qualified Plan – You should check with your new employer to determine if its plan will accept rollover contributions. If allowed, then a check will be issued by the Trustee payable to the trustee of your new employer’s qualified plan. The check will contain the notation ‘Direct Rollover’ and it will be mailed directly to you. You will be responsible for forwarding it on to the new trustee. You must provide the plan Administrator with complete information to facilitate your direct rollover distribution.

 

  4. Combination Non-rollover Distribution and Direct Rollover Distribution

You may request that part of your distribution be paid directly to you and the balance rolled into an IRA, your new employer’s retirement plan, or a 403(a) annuity. Any part of the distribution paid directly to you will be subject to the Federal income tax withholding rules referred to in subsection a) above and any direct rollover distribution will be made in accordance with section b) above. Your direct rollover distribution must be at least $500.

You will pay income tax on the amount of any taxable distribution you receive from the Plan unless it is rolled into an IRA or your new employer’s qualified Plan. A 10% IRS premature distribution penalty tax may also apply to your taxable distribution unless it is rolled into an IRA or another qualified plan. The 20% Federal income tax withheld under this section may not cover your entire income tax liability. In the case of a combination distribution, if any portion of the eligible rollover distribution consists of after-tax contributions, the amount paid directly to you will be considered to consist completely of after-tax contributions before any after-tax contributions are attributed to the portion paid as a direct rollover. Consult with your tax advisor for further details.

 

  5. Installment Distributions

Your vested Account balance will be paid to you in substantially equal amounts over a period of time. You may elect annual or more frequent installments. You may elect to receive a lump sum distribution after you start to receive installment distributions, by completing the appropriate documentation. The direct rollover distribution rules referred to in the lump sum distribution section also apply to installment distributions.

 

VIII. M ISCELLANEOUS I NFORMATION

 

A. Benefits Not Insured

Benefits provided by the Plan are not insured or guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 because the insurance provisions under ERISA are not applicable to this particular Plan. You will only be entitled to the vested benefits in your Account based upon the provisions of the Plan and the value of your Account will be subject to investment gains and losses.

 

B. Attachment of Your Account

Your Account may not be attached, garnished, assigned or used as collateral for a loan outside of this Plan except to the extent required by law. Your creditors may not attach, garnish or otherwise interfere with your Account balance except in the case of a proper Internal Revenue Service tax levy or a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO). A QDRO is a special order issued by the court in a divorce, child support or similar proceeding. In this situation, your spouse, or former spouse, or someone other than you or your Beneficiary, may be entitled to a portion or all of your Account balance based on the court order. Participants and Beneficiaries can obtain, without a charge, a copy of QDRO procedures either by accessing the qdro.fidelity.com website, or by calling Fidelity. A fee will be assessed for each new QDRO order, please reference the QDRO procedures documentation for a description of the fee.

 

C. Plan-to-Plan Transfer Of Assets

The Plan Sponsor may direct the Trustee to transfer all or a portion of the assets in the Account of designated Participants to another plan or plans maintained by your Employer or other employers subject to certain restrictions. The plan receiving the Trust Funds must contain a provision allowing the transfer and preserve any benefits required to be protected under existing laws and regulations. In addition, a Participant’s vested Account balance may not be decreased as a result of the transfer to another plan.

 

 

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D. Plan Amendment

The Plan Sponsor reserves the authority to amend certain provisions of the Plan by taking the appropriate action. However, any amendment may not eliminate certain forms of benefits under the Plan or reduce the existing vested percentage of your Account balance derived from Employer contributions.

 

E. Plan Termination

The Plan Sponsor has no legal or contractual obligation to make annual contributions to or to continue the Plan. The Plan Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time by taking appropriate action as circumstances may dictate, with the approval of the Board of Directors. In the event the Plan should terminate, each Participant affected by such termination shall have a vested interest in his Account of 100 percent. The Plan Administrator will facilitate the distribution of Account balances in single lump sum payments to each Participant in accordance with Plan provisions until all assets have been distributed by the Trustee.

 

F. Interpretation of Plan

The Plan Administrator has the power and discretionary authority to construe the terms of the Plan based on the Plan document, existing laws and regulations and to determine all questions that arise under it. Such power and authority include, for example, the administrative discretion necessary to resolve issues with respect to an Employee’s eligibility for benefits, credited services, disability, and retirement, or to interpret any other term contained in Plan documents. The Plan Administrator’s interpretations and determinations are binding on all Participants, Employees, former Employees, and their Beneficiaries.

 

G. Electronic Delivery

This Summary Plan Description and other important Plan information may be delivered to you through electronic means. This Summary Plan Description contains important information concerning the rights and benefits of your Plan. If you receive this Summary Plan Description (or any other Plan information) through electronic means you are entitled to request a paper copy of this document, free of charge, from the Plan Administrator. The electronic version of this document contains substantially the same style, format and content as the paper version.

 

IX. I NTERNAL R EVENUE C ODE T ESTS

 

A. Non-Discrimination Tests

The Plan must pass Internal Revenue Code non-discrimination tests as of the last day of each Plan Year to maintain a qualified Plan. These tests are intended to ensure that the amount of contributions under the Plan do not discriminate in favor of Highly Compensated Employees. In order to meet the tests, your Employer encourages participation from all eligible Employees. Depending upon the results of the tests, the Plan Administrator may have to refund Deferral Contributions contributed to the Plan and vested matching contributions to certain Highly Compensated Employees, as determined under Internal Revenue Service regulations. Deferral Contributions or matching contributions will be refunded to you from applicable investment options. You will be notified by the Plan Administrator if any of your contributions will be refunded to you. The Plan may be subject to additional types of non-discrimination testing depending upon the benefits available under the Plan.

 

B. Top Heavy Test

The Plan may be subject to the Internal Revenue Code “top-heavy” test. In that circumstance, the Plan Administrator tests this Plan, together with any other Employer-sponsored qualified plans that cover one or more key employees, to ensure that no more than 60% of the benefits are for key employees. If this Plan is top-heavy, then your Employer may be required to make a minimum annual contribution on your behalf to this, or another Employer sponsored plan, if you are employed as of Plan Year-end. You will be vested for these contributions in accordance with the vesting shown for nonelective contributions within the Vesting section of this SPD.

 

 

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X. P ARTICIPANT R IGHTS

 

A. Claims

 

  1. Claims Procedures

A plan participant or beneficiary may make a claim for benefits under the Plan. Any such claim you file must be submitted to the Plan Administrator in a form and manner acceptable to the Plan Administrator. Contact your Plan Administrator for more information. Generally, the Plan Administrator will provide you with written notice of the disposition of your claim within 90 days after receipt of your claim by the Plan. If the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time to process your claim, the Plan Administrator will furnish written notice of the extension to the claimant prior to the expiration of the initial 90-day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 90 days from the end of the initial period the Plan Administrator had to dispose of your claim. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Plan expects to render the benefit determination. (A different procedure applies for disability related claims – see the next paragraph). In the event the claim is denied, the Plan Administrator will disclose to you in writing the specific reasons for the denial, a reference to the specific provisions of the Plan on which the determination is based, a description of additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why it is required, and information about the steps that must be taken to submit a timely request for review, including a statement of your right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following as adverse determination upon review.

If your claim concerns disability benefits under the Plan, the Plan Administrator must notify you in writing within 45 days after you have filed your claim in order to deny it. If special circumstances require an extension of time to process your claim, the Plan Administrator must notify you before the end of the 45-day period that your claim may take up to 30 days longer to process. If special circumstances still prevent the resolution of your claim, the Plan Administrator may then only take up to another 30 days after giving you notice before the end of the original 30-day extension. If the Plan Administrator gives you notice that you need to provide additional information regarding your claim, you must do so within 45 days of that notice.

 

  2. Review Procedures (For Appeal of an Adverse Benefit Determination)

You may appeal the denial of your claim made under the procedures described above within 60 days after the date following your receipt of notification of the denied claim (a different procedure applies for disability related claims – see the next paragraph) by filing a written request for review with the Plan Administrator. This written request may include comments, documents, records, and other information relating to your claim for benefits. You shall be provided, upon your request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to your claim for benefits. The review will take into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by you relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. Generally, the Plan Administrator will provide you with written notice of the disposition of your claim on review within 60 days after receipt of your appeal by the Plan. If the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time to process your claim, the Plan Administrator will furnish written notice of the extension to the claimant prior to the expiration of the initial 60-day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 60 days from the end of the initial period the Plan Administrator had to dispose of your claim. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Plan expects to render the benefit determination. (A different procedure applies for disability related claims – see the next paragraph). In the event the claim on review is denied, the Plan Administrator will disclose to you in writing the specific reasons for the denial, a reference to the specific provisions of the Plan on which the determination is based, a description of additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why it is required, and information about the steps that must be taken to submit a timely request for review, including a statement of your right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following as adverse determination upon review.

If your initial claim was for disability benefits under the Plan and has been denied by the Plan Administrator, you have 180 days from the date you receive notice of your denial in which to appeal that decision. Your review will be handled completely independently of the findings and decision made regarding your initial claim and will be processed by an individual who is not a subordinate of the individual who denied your initial claim. If your claim requires medical judgment, the individual handling your appeal will consult with a medical professional who was not consulted regarding your initial claim and who is not a subordinate of anyone consulted regarding your initial claim and identify that medical professional to you. The Plan Administrator must notify you in writing within 45 days after you have filed your claim in order to deny it. If the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time to process

 

 

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your claim, the Plan Administrator will furnish written notice of the extension to the claimant prior to the expiration of the initial 45-day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 45 days from the end of the initial period the Plan Administrator had to dispose of your claim. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Plan expects to render the benefit determination.

The Plan Administrator shall notify you of the Plan’s benefit determination on review within a reasonable period of time, but not later than 60 days after receipt of your request for review by the Plan, unless the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim. If the Plan Administrator determines that an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to you prior to the termination of the initial 60-day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 60 days from the end of the initial period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Plan expects to render the determination on review.

The Plan Administrator shall provide you with written notification of a plan’s benefit determination on review. In the case of an adverse benefit determination, the notification shall set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by you – the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determinations, reference to the specific plan provisions on which the benefit determination is based, a statement that you are entitled to receive, upon your request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to your claim for benefits.

 

B. Statement of ERISA Rights

As a Participant in the Plan, you are entitled to certain rights and protections under ERISA. ERISA provides that all Plan Participants shall be entitled to:

 

  1. Receive Information About Your Plan and Benefits

 

    Examine, without charge, at the Plan Administrator’s office and at other specified locations, such as worksites and union halls, all documents governing the Plan, including insurance contracts and collective bargaining agreements, and a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by the Plan with the U.S. Department of Labor and available at the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

 

    Obtain, upon written request to the Plan Administrator, copies of documents governing the operation of the plan, including insurance contracts and collective bargaining agreements, and copies of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series) and updated Summary Plan Description. The Plan Administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies.

 

    Receive a summary of the Plan’s annual financial report. The Plan Administrator is required by law to furnish each Participant with a copy of this Summary Annual Report each year.

 

    Obtain a statement telling you the fair market value of your vested, accrued benefit, as of the date for which the benefits are reported, if you stop working under the Plan now. If you do not have a right to a benefit under the plan, the statement will tell you how many more years you have to work to get a right to a benefit. This statement must be requested in writing and is not required to be given more than once every twelve (12) months. The Plan must provide the statement free of charge.

 

  2. Prudent Actions by Fiduciaries

In addition to creating rights for Plan Participants, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the employee benefit plan. The people who operate your Plan, called “fiduciaries” of the Plan, have a duty to do so prudently and in the interest of you, other Plan Participants and Beneficiaries. No one, including your Employer, your union, or any other person, may fire you or otherwise discriminate against you in any way to prevent you from obtaining a retirement benefit or exercising your rights under ERISA.

 

  3. Enforce Your Rights

If your claim for a benefit under the Plan is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you have a right to know why this was done, to obtain copies of documents relating to the decision without charge, and to appeal any denial, all within certain time schedules. Under ERISA, there are steps you can take to enforce the above rights. For instance, if you request a copy of plan documents or the latest annual report from the Plan and do not receive them within 30 days, you may file suit in a Federal court. The Plan’s agent for legal service of process in the event of a lawsuit is the Plan Administrator. In such a case, the court may require the Plan Administrator to provide the materials and pay you up to $110 a day until you receive the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Plan Administrator.

 

 

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If you have a claim for benefits which is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you may file suit in a state or Federal court. In addition, if you disagree with the Plan’s decision or lack thereof concerning the qualified status of a domestic relations order, you may file suit in Federal court. If it should happen that Plan fiduciaries misuse the Plan’s money, or if you are discriminated against for asserting your rights, you may seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor, or you may file suit in a Federal court. The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If you are successful, the court may order the person you have sued to pay these costs and fees. If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs and fees, for example, if it finds your claim frivolous.

 

  4. Assistance with Your Questions

If you have any questions about your Plan, you should contact the Plan Administrator. If you have any questions about this statement or your rights under ERISA, or if you need assistance in obtaining documents from the Plan Administrator, you should contact the nearest office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, listed in your telephone directory or the Division of Technical Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. You may also obtain certain publications about your rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

 

C. When to Bring an Action in Court

You may file a lawsuit regarding the denial of an appeal after following the claims and review procedures above. You must file any lawsuit within 12 months after the date the Plan Administrator issued its final decision on an appeal. If you do not file a claim or exhaust the claims review process for any reason, any lawsuit must be filed within 12 months of the date of the conduct at issue in the lawsuit (which includes, among other things, the date you became entitled to any Plan benefits at issue in the lawsuit). If you fail to file a lawsuit within these timeframes, you will lose your right to bring the lawsuit at any later time.

 

XI. S ERVICES A ND F EES

Fees and expenses charged under your Account will impact your retirement savings, and fall into three basic categories . Investment fees are generally assessed as a percentage of assets invested, and are deducted directly from your investment returns. Investment fees can be in the form of sales charges, loads, commissions, 12b-1 fees, or management fees. Certain of these Investment fees may not apply depending upon the funds and share classes available in the Plan. You can obtain more information about such fees from the documents (e.g., a prospectus) that describe the investments available under your Plan. Plan administration fees cover the day-to-day expenses of your Plan for recordkeeping, accounting, legal and trustee services, as well as additional services that may be available under your Plan, such as daily valuation, telephone response systems, internet access to plan information, retirement planning tools, and educational materials. In some cases, these costs are covered by investment fees that are deducted directly from investment returns. In other cases, these administrative fees are either paid directly by your Employer, or are passed through to the participants in the Plan, in which case a recordkeeping fee will be deducted from your Account. Transaction-based fees are associated with optional services offered under your Plan, and are charged directly to your Account if you take advantage of a particular plan feature that may be available, such as a Plan loan. For more information on fees associated with your Account, refer to your Account statement or speak with your Plan Administrator.

 

 

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XII. LOAN PROCEDURES FOR 401(k) Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

 

  1. Loan Application

You may apply for a loan by contacting Fidelity. You may apply for only one loan each calendar year. All loans have been pre-approved by the Plan Administrator based on the criteria outlined in the Plan’s loan procedures. Loans will be allowed for any purpose. A loan set up fee of $75.00 will be deducted from your Account for each new loan processed.

 

  2. Loan Amount

The minimum loan is $1,000 and the maximum amount is the lesser of one-half of your vested Account balance or $50,000 reduced by the highest outstanding loan balance in your Account during the prior twelve month period. All of your loans from plans maintained by your Employer or a Related Employer will be considered for purposes of determining the maximum amount of your loan. Up to 50% of your vested Account balance may be used as collateral for any loan.

 

  3. Number of Loans

You may only have 1 loan outstanding at any given time. If you have an existing loan you may not apply for another loan until the existing loan is paid in full.

 

  4. Interest Rate

All loans shall bear a reasonable rate of interest as determined by the Plan Administrator based on the prevailing interest rates charged by persons in the business of lending money for loans which would be made under similar circumstances. The interest rate shall remain fixed throughout the duration of the loan.

 

  5. Loan Repayments and Loan Maturity

All loans must be repaid in level payments through after-tax payroll deductions on at least a quarterly basis over a five year period unless it is for the purchase of your principal residence in which case the loan repayment period may not extend beyond 10 years from the date of the loan. If repayment is not made by payroll deduction, a loan shall be repaid in accordance with procedures provided by your Plan Administrator. The level repayment requirement may be waived for a period of one year or less if you are on a leave of absence, however, your loan must still be repaid in full on the maturity date. If you are on a military leave of absence, the repayment schedule may be waived for the entire length of the time missed on leave. Your loan will accrue interest during this time, and upon return from a military leave of absence, your loan will be reamortized to extend the length of the loan by the length of the leave. If a loan is not repaid within its stated period, it will be treated as a taxable distribution to you.

 

  6. Default or Termination of Employment

The Plan Administrator shall consider a loan in default if any scheduled repayment remains unpaid as of the last business day of the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which a loan is initially considered past due. In the event of a default, the entire outstanding principal and accrued interest shall be immediately due and payable. However, if your termination of employment results from a corporate action on the part of your employer and you remain performing the same job after that corporate action, within 60 days of your termination of employment you may request that the Plan Administrator roll over your loan to your new employer’s retirement plan (if such new plan will accept your loan roll over). Unless you roll over your loan, any default in repayment to the Plan will result in the treating of the balance due for your loan as a taxable distribution from the Plan.

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, David M. Rausch, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Date: December 15, 2015

 

/s/ David M. Rausch

David M. Rausch

Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Thomas D. Hull III, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Date: December 15, 2015

 

/s/ Thomas D. Hull III

Thomas D. Hull III

Vice President, Finance and

Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended October 31, 2015, I, David M. Rausch, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

  (1) such Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended October 31, 2015, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) the information contained in such Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended October 31, 2015, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: December 15, 2015

 

/s/ David M. Rausch

David M. Rausch
Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended October 31, 2015, I, Thomas D. Hull III, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

  (1) such Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended October 31, 2015, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) the information contained in such Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended October 31, 2015, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: December 15, 2015

 

/s/ Thomas D. Hull III

Thomas D. Hull III

Vice President, Finance and

Chief Financial Officer