-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SBb8hGffgoPaAghQIXSnYk/8v4EfyjMR5Yr/mg8Ru39CuovE9caL6wnWZrTImk/8 skZwEbAuiZBq/qrVomWyJA== 0001193125-06-049775.txt : 20060309 0001193125-06-049775.hdr.sgml : 20060309 20060309172130 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-049775 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 14 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060309 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060309 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001093082 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-LUMBER & OTHER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS [5030] IRS NUMBER: 430334550 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14982 FILM NUMBER: 06676921 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 240 CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63141 BUSINESS PHONE: 314-216-2600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 1041 CITY: CHESTERFIELD STATE: MO ZIP: 63006-1041 10-K 1 d10k.htm FORM 10-K Form 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

Form 10-K

 

(Mark One)

x

  

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

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

¨

   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 1-14982

 


 

HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   43-0334550

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation

or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

555 Maryville University Drive

Suite 240

St. Louis, Missouri 63141

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(314) 216-2600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

(Title of each class)


 

(Name of each exchange on which registered)


Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

Preferred Share Purchase Rights

 

New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨    No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 (d) of the Act. Yes ¨    No x

 

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 at least the past 90 days. Yes x    No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  x    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

 

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

 

The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day of the quarter ended June 30, 2005 was approximately $150,189,700. For purposes of this calculation only, the registrant has excluded stock beneficially owned by the registrants’ directors and officers. By doing so, the registrant does not admit that such persons are affiliates within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933 or for any other purposes.

 

The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on February 28, 2006 was 20,483,941 shares.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.

 

Parts of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 



PART I

 

ITEM 1—BUSINESS

 

General

 

Huttig Building Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1913, is one of the largest domestic distributors of millwork, building materials and wood products used principally in new residential construction and in home improvement, remodeling and repair work. We purchase from leading manufacturers and distribute our products through 46 wholesale distribution centers serving 48 states. Our distribution centers sell principally to building materials dealers, national buying groups, home centers and industrial users, including makers of manufactured homes. For the year ended December 31, 2005, we generated net sales of $1,097.2 million.

 

We conduct our business through a two-step distribution model. This means we resell the products we purchase from manufacturers to our customers, who then sell the products to the final end users, who are typically professional builders and independent contractors engaged in residential construction projects.

 

Our products fall into three categories: (i) millwork, which includes doors, windows, moulding, stair parts and columns, (ii) building materials, which include composite decking, connectors, fasteners, housewrap, roofing products and insulation, and (iii) wood products, which include engineered wood products, such as floor systems, as well as wood panels and lumber.

 

Doors and engineered wood products often require an intermediate value added service between the time the product leaves the manufacturer and before it is delivered to the final customer. Such services include pre-hanging doors and cutting engineered wood products from standard lengths to job-specific requirements, both of which services we perform on behalf of our customers. In addition, with respect to almost all of our products, we have the capability to buy in bulk and disaggregate these large shipments to meet individual customer requirements. For some products, we carry a depth and breadth of products that our customers cannot reasonably stock themselves. Our customers benefit from these services because they do not need to invest capital in door hanging facilities or cutting equipment, nor do they need to incur the costs associated with maintaining large inventories of products. Our size, broad geographic presence and extensive fleet and logistical capabilities enable us to purchase products in large volumes at favorable prices, stock a wide range of products for rapid delivery and manage inventory in a reliable, efficient manner.

 

We serve our customers, whether local dealers or national accounts, through our 46 wholesale distribution centers. This approach enables us to work with our customers and suppliers to ensure that local inventory levels, merchandising, purchasing and pricing are tailored to the requirements of each market. Except for our newly acquired facility in Dallas, Texas, each distribution center has access to our single-platform nation-wide inventory management system. This provides the local manager with real-time inventory availability and pricing information. We also support our distribution centers with credit and financial controls, training and marketing programs and human resources expertise. We believe that these distribution capabilities and efficiencies offer us a competitive advantage as compared to those of local and regional competitors.

 

In furtherance of our national focus, on January 11, 2005, we completed the acquisition of Texas Wholesale Building Materials of Dallas, Texas. Our Texas acquisition allows us to enter a market which had over 150,000 housing starts in 2005. Our geographic reach now enables us to cover areas which accounted for over 85% of U.S. new housing starts in 2005. Further, focusing on our two-step distribution business, we sold our mouldings manufacturer, American Pine Products, in August of 2004, and we sold our Builder Resource branches, which sold directly to end users, in three separate transactions in August and December of 2004, and in February of 2005.

 

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In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, when we refer to “Huttig,” the “Company”, “we” or “us,” we mean Huttig Building Products, Inc. and its subsidiaries and predecessors unless the context indicates otherwise.

 

Industry Characteristics and Trends

 

The residential building materials distribution industry is characterized by its substantial size, its highly fragmented ownership structure and an increasingly competitive environment. The industry can be broken into two categories: (i) new construction and (ii) home repair and remodeling.

 

Residential construction activity in both categories is closely linked to a variety of factors directly affected by general economic conditions, including employment levels, job and household formation, interest rates, housing prices, tax policy, availability of mortgage financing, prices of commodity wood products, immigration patterns, regional demographics and consumer confidence. We monitor a broad set of macroeconomic and regional indicators, including new housing starts and permit issuances, as indicators of our potential future sales volume.

 

New housing starts in the United States increased to approximately 2.10 million in 2005 from 1.95 million in 2004, including 1.71 million single family residences in 2005 versus 1.68 million in 2004, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, total spending on new residential construction in 2005 was $423 billion. The U.S. Census Bureau also estimates that aggregate expenditures for residential repair and remodeling were an additional $218 billion in 2005. We cover geographic markets that accounted for over 85% of U.S. new housing starts in 2005.

 

The residential building materials distribution industry has undergone significant changes over the last three decades. Prior to the 1970s, residential building products were distributed almost exclusively by local dealers, such as lumberyards and hardware stores. These channels served both the retail consumer and the professional builder. Dealers generally purchased their products from wholesale distributors and sold building products directly to homeowners, contractors and homebuilders. In the late 1970s and 1980s, substantial changes began to occur in the retail distribution of building products. The introduction of the mass retail, big box format by The Home Depot and Lowe’s began to alter this distribution channel, particularly in metropolitan markets. They began displacing local dealers by selling a broad range of competitively priced building materials to the homeowner and small home improvement contractor. We generally do not compete with building products mass retailers such as The Home Depot and Lowe’s. Their business model for building products is primarily suited to selling products that require little or no differentiation and that turn over in very high volumes. Conversely, a substantial portion of our product offering consists of products that typically require intermediate value-added handling and/or a large breadth of SKUs. Furthermore, we do not sell directly to retail customers.

 

We service large local, regional and national independent building products dealers who in turn sell to contractors and professional builders. These large local, regional and national building products dealers, often referred to as “pro dealers,” continue to distribute a significant portion of the residential building materials sold in the United States. These pro dealers operate in an increasingly competitive environment. Consolidation among building products manufacturers favors distributors that can buy in bulk and break down large production runs to specific local requirements. In addition, increasing scale and sophistication among professional builders and contractors places a premium on pro dealers that can make a wide variety of building products readily available at competitive prices. In response to the increasingly competitive environment for building products, many pro dealers have either consolidated or formed buying groups in order to increase their purchasing power and/or service levels.

 

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We believe the evolving characteristics of the residential building materials distribution industry, particularly the consolidation trend, favor companies like us that operate nationally and have significant infrastructure in place to accommodate the needs of customers across geographic regions. We are the only national distributor of millwork products. Because of our wide geographic presence, size, purchasing power, materials handling efficiencies, and investment in millwork services, we believe we are well positioned to serve the needs of the consolidating pro dealer community. During 2005, our sales to national accounts, including buying groups, were 31% of our total sales. Sales to our top 10 customers increased by approximately 17% in 2005. Our top 10 customers accounted for approximately 29% of our total sales in 2005, with no single customer over 10%.

 

Products

 

Our goal is to offer products that allow us to provide value to our customers, either by performing incremental services on the products before delivering them to customers, buying products in bulk and disaggregating them for individual customers, or carrying a depth and breadth of products that customers cannot reasonably stock themselves at each location. Our products can be broken into three main categories:

 

    Millwork, including exterior and interior doors, pre-hung door units, windows, patio doors, mouldings, frames, stair parts and columns. Key brands in this product category include Therma-Tru, Masonite, Woodgrain, Windsor, and L. J. Smith;

 

    General building products, such as roofing, siding, insulation, flashing, housewrap, connectors and fasteners, decking, drywall, kitchen and other miscellaneous building products. Key brands in this product category include Typar, Simpson Strong-Tie, Owens Corning, CertainTeed, Grace and TimberTech; and

 

    Wood products, which include engineered wood products, such as floor systems, and other wood products, such as lumber and wood panels. Within the wood products category, engineered wood continues to be a focus product for us. The engineered wood product line offers us the ability to provide our customers with value-added services, such as floor system take-offs, cut-to-length packages and just-in-time, cross-dock delivery capabilities.

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the percentage of our net sales from continuing operations represented by our principal product categories sold during each of the last three fiscal years. While the table below generally indicates the mix of our sales by product category, changes in the prices of commodity wood products and in unit volumes sold typically affect our product mix on a year-to-year basis.

 

     2005

    2004

    2003

 

Millwork

   53 %   51 %   54 %

General Building Products

   30 %   29 %   28 %

Wood Products

   17 %   20 %   18 %

 

Customers

 

During 2005, we served over 8,000 customers, with no single customer accounting for more than 8% of our sales. Building materials pro dealers represent our single largest customer group.

 

Within the pro dealer category, a growing number of our customers represent national accounts. These are large pro dealers that operate in more than one state or region. We sell to pro dealer national accounts such as 84 Lumber, Stock Building Supply, Lanoga, Strober, BMC West and Builders FirstSource. To a much lesser extent, we also sell to the home centers. We believe that our size, which lets us purchase in bulk, achieve operating efficiencies, operate on a national scale and offer competitive pricing, makes us well suited to service the consolidating pro dealer community.

 

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Organization

 

Huttig operates on a nation-wide basis. Customer sales are conducted principally through 46 distribution centers serving 48 states. Administrative and executive management functions are centralized in a headquarters office located in St. Louis, Missouri. We believe that this structure permits us to be closer to our customers and serve them better, while being able to take advantage of certain scale efficiencies that come from our size.

 

Each distribution center is operated as a distinct profit center. Operating responsibility resides with the general manager. The general manager assumes responsibility for daily operations, inventory management, on-site personnel and logistics. Each distribution center generally maintains its own separate sales and warehouse staffs supported by a small administrative team.

 

We divide our national operations into four geographic regions. Each region is headed by a regional vice president. Each distribution center’s general manager reports to a regional vice president.

 

Corporate functions reside at headquarters. Headquarter functions include those activities that can be shared across our full distribution platform. These include items such as treasury management, accounting, information technology, human resources, legal, internal audit and investor relations along with small corporate operations, marketing, and product management groups.

 

Sales

 

Sales and operational responsibility principally lie with general managers at our distribution centers. The sales function is generally divided into two channels: outside sales and inside sales. Our outside field representatives make on-site calls to local and regional customers. Our inside sales people generally receive telephone orders from customers. In addition, we maintain a national account sales team that serves customers that span multiple regions. Our sales force is generally compensated by a base salary plus commissions determined primarily on gross margin.

 

Distribution Strategy and Operations

 

We conduct our business through a two-step distribution model. This means that we resell the products that we purchase from manufacturers to our customers, who then sell the products to the final end user. Our principal customer is the pro dealer. To a much more limited extent, we also sell to the retail home centers and certain industrial users, such as makers of manufactured housing.

 

Despite our nation-wide reach, the local distribution center is still a principal focus of our operations, and we tailor our business to meet local demand and customer needs. We customize product selection, inventory levels, services provided and prices offered to meet local market requirements. We support this strategy through our single platform information technology system (except for our newly acquired location in Dallas). This system provides each distribution center’s general manager real-time access to pricing, inventory availability and margin analysis. This system provides product information both for that location and across the entire Huttig network of distribution centers. More broadly, our sales force, in conjunction with our product management teams, works with our suppliers and customers to get the appropriate mix, quantity and pricing of products suited to each local market.

 

We purchased products from more than 1,350 different suppliers in 2005. We generally negotiate with our major suppliers on a national basis to leverage our total volume purchasing power and obtain favorable payment terms and pricing, which we believe provides us with an advantage over our locally based competitors. The majority of our purchases are made from suppliers that offer payment discounts

 

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and volume related incentive programs. Although we generally do not have long-term or exclusive contracts with our key suppliers, we believe our national footprint, buying power and distribution network makes us an attractive distributor for many manufacturers. Moreover, we have long-standing relationships with many of our key suppliers.

 

We carefully and regularly evaluate opportunities to introduce new products. This is primarily done only when driven by customer demand or market requirements. We have found that customers generally welcome a greater breadth of product offering as it can improve their purchasing and operating efficiencies by providing for “one stop” shopping. Similarly, selectively broadening our product offering enables us to drive additional products through our distribution system, thereby increasing the efficiency of our operations by better utilizing our existing infrastructure.

 

We focus on selling respected, brand-name products. We believe that brand awareness is an increasingly important factor in building products purchasing decisions. We generally benefit from the quality levels, marketing initiatives, and product support provided by manufacturers of branded products. We also benefit by being associated with the positive attributes that customers typically equate with branded products.

 

We also continue to develop and strengthen the Huttig brand. We believe the Huttig name enjoys strong name recognition in the markets where we operate. This results, in part, from our long-standing operations in many markets, which we can trace back to as early as 1885. We have begun branding certain new products offered in our distribution centers with the Huttig name. This practice allows us to introduce new products in certain markets that may not otherwise be available from existing suppliers. We believe this private label arrangement allows us to augment our product offering without jeopardizing relationships with incumbent suppliers.

 

Competition

 

We compete with many local and regional building product distributors and dealers and, in certain markets and product categories, with national building product distributors and dealers. In certain markets we compete with national building materials suppliers with national distribution capability, such as BlueLinx, Boise Cascade and Weyerhaeuser. We also compete with product manufacturers that engage in direct sales, while at the same time distributing products for some of these manufacturers.

 

The principal factors on which we compete are pricing and availability of product, service and delivery capabilities, ability to assist with problem-solving, customer relationships, geographic coverage and breadth of product offerings.

 

Our size, geographic coverage and financial position are advantageous in obtaining and retaining distribution rights for brand name products. Our size also permits us to attract experienced sales and service personnel and gives us the resources to provide company-wide sales, product and service training programs. By working closely with our customers and suppliers and utilizing our single information technology platform, we believe our branches are well positioned to maintain appropriate inventory levels and to deliver completed orders on time.

 

Seasonality and Working Capital

 

Various cyclical and seasonal factors, such as general economic conditions and weather, historically have caused our results of operations to fluctuate from period to period. Our size, extensive nationwide operating model and the geographic diversity of our distribution centers to some extent mitigate our exposure to these cyclical and seasonal factors. These factors include levels of new construction, home

 

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improvement and remodeling activity, weather, interest rates and other local, regional and economic conditions. We anticipate that fluctuations from period to period will continue in the future. Our first and fourth quarters are generally adversely affected by winter weather patterns in the Midwest and Northeast, which typically result in seasonal decreases in levels of construction activity in these areas. Because much of our overhead and expenses remain relatively fixed throughout the year, our operating profits also tend to be lower during the first and fourth quarters. In addition, other weather patterns, such as hurricane season in the Southeast during the third and fourth quarters, can have an adverse impact on our profits in a particular period.

 

We depend on cash flow from operating activities and funds available under our secured credit facility to finance seasonal working capital needs, capital expenditures and any acquisitions that we may undertake. We typically generate cash from working capital reductions in the fourth quarter of the year and build working capital during the first quarter in preparation for our second and third quarters. Our working capital requirements are generally greatest in the second and third quarters, reflecting the seasonal nature of our business. The second and third quarters are also typically our strongest operating quarters, largely due to more favorable weather throughout many of our markets compared to the first and fourth quarters. We maintain significant inventories to meet rapid delivery requirements of our customers and to enable us to obtain favorable pricing, delivery and service terms with our suppliers. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, inventories constituted approximately 37% and 35% of our total assets, respectively. We closely monitor operating expenses and inventory levels during seasonally affected periods and, to the extent possible, manage variable operating costs to minimize seasonal effects on our profitability.

 

Credit

 

Huttig’s corporate management establishes an overall credit policy for sales to customers and then delegates responsibility for most credit decisions to credit managers located within our four regions. Our credit policies, together with careful monitoring of customer balances, have resulted in average bad debt expense of approximately 0.1% of net sales during each of the last three years. Approximately 98% of our sales in 2005 were made to customers to whom we had provided credit for those sales.

 

Backlog

 

Our customers generally order products on an as-needed basis. As a result, virtually all product shipments in a given fiscal quarter result from orders received in that quarter. Consequently, order backlog represents only a very small percentage of the product sales that we anticipate in a given quarter and is not indicative of actual sales for any future period.

 

Tradenames

 

Historically, Huttig has operated under various tradenames in the markets we serve, retaining the names of acquired businesses for a period of time to preserve local identification. To capitalize on our national presence, all of our distribution centers operate under the primary tradename “Huttig Building Products.” Huttig has no material patents, trademarks, licenses, franchises, or concessions other than the Huttig Building Products® name and logo, which are registered trademarks.

 

Environmental Matters

 

We are subject to federal, state and local environmental protection laws and regulations. We believe that we are in material compliance, or are taking action aimed at assuring material compliance, with applicable environmental protection laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that future environmental liabilities will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

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We have been identified as a potentially responsible party in connection with the cleanup of contamination at a formerly owned property in Montana and property currently owned in Oregon. See Part I, Item 3—“Legal Proceedings.”

 

In addition, some of our current and former distribution centers are located in areas of current or former industrial activity where environmental contamination may have occurred, and for which we, among others, could be held responsible. We currently believe that there are no material environmental liabilities at any of our distribution center locations.

 

Employees

 

As of December 31, 2005, we employed 2,146 persons, of which approximately 15% were represented by unions. We have not experienced any significant strikes or other work interruptions in recent years and have maintained generally favorable relations with our employees.

 

Available Information

 

Huttig files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission quarterly and annual reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, respectively, current reports on Form 8-K, and proxy statements pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in addition to other information as required. The public may read and copy our SEC filings at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549 and may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. We file this information with the SEC electronically, and the SEC maintains a website that contains periodic reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Our website address is http://www.huttig.com. We make available, free of charge at the “Investor Relations” section of our website, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act. This information is available on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file it with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Reports of beneficial ownership filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act are also available on our website.

 

ITEM 1A—RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the other information contained in this Form 10-K, the following risk factors should be considered carefully in evaluating the Company’s business. The Company’s business, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. Please note that additional risks not presently known to the Company or that the Company currently deems immaterial may also impair its business and operations.

 

Our sales and profitability depend significantly on new residential construction and home improvement activity in markets in which we compete.

 

Our sales depend heavily on the strength of national and local new residential construction and home improvement and remodeling markets. The strength of these markets depends on new housing starts and residential renovation projects, which are a function of many factors beyond our control. Some of these factors include employment levels, job and household formation, interest rates, housing prices, tax policy, availability of mortgage financing, prices of commodity wood products, immigration patterns, regional demographics and consumer confidence. Future downturns in the markets that we serve or in the economy generally could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition. Reduced levels of construction activity may result in intense price competition among building materials suppliers, which may adversely affect our gross margins.

 

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The industry in which we compete is highly cyclical, and any downturn resulting in lower demand or increased supply could have a materially adverse impact on our financial results.

 

The building products distribution industry is subject to cyclical market pressures caused by a number of factors that are out of our control, such as general economic and political conditions, levels of new construction, home improvement and remodeling activity, interest rates, weather and population growth. To the extent that cyclical market factors adversely impact overall demand for building products or the prices that we can charge for our products, our net sales and margins would likely decline. In addition, the unpredictable nature of the cyclical market factors that impact our industry make it difficult to forecast our operating results.

 

Our financial results reflect the seasonal nature of our operations.

 

Our first quarter revenues and, to a lesser extent, our fourth quarter revenues are typically adversely affected by winter construction cycles and weather patterns in colder climates as the level of activity in the new construction and home improvement markets decreases. Because much of our overhead and expense remains relatively fixed throughout the year, our operating profits also tend to be lower during the first and fourth quarters. In addition, other weather patterns, such as hurricane season in the Southeast region of the United States during the third and fourth quarters, can have an adverse impact on our profits in a particular period.

 

The building materials distribution industry is fragmented and competitive, and we may not be able to compete successfully with some of our existing competitors or new entrants in the markets we serve.

 

The building materials distribution industry is fragmented and competitive. Our competition varies by product line, customer classification and geographic market. The principal competitive factors in our industry are:

 

    pricing and availability of product;

 

    service and delivery capabilities;

 

    ability to assist with problem-solving;

 

    customer relationships;

 

    geographic coverage; and

 

    breadth of product offerings.

 

Also, financial stability is important to manufacturers in choosing distributors for their products.

 

We compete with many local, regional and, in some markets and product categories, national building materials distributors and dealers. In addition, some product manufacturers sell and distribute their products directly to our customers, and the volume of such direct sales could increase in the future. Additionally, manufacturers of products distributed by us may elect to sell and distribute directly to our customers in the future or enter into exclusive supplier arrangements with other two-step distributors. In addition, home center retailers, which have historically concentrated their sales efforts on retail consumers and small contractors, may intensify their marketing efforts to larger contractors and homebuilders. For example, The Home Depot has recently acquired some pro dealers, our primary customer. Some of our competitors have greater financial and other resources and may be able to withstand sales or price decreases better than we can. We also expect to continue to face competition from new market entrants. We may be unable to continue to compete effectively with these existing or new competitors, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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The termination of key supplier relationships may have an immediate adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

We distribute building materials that we purchase from a number of major suppliers. As is customary in our industry, most of our relationships with these suppliers are terminable without cause on short notice. Although we believe that relationships with our existing suppliers are strong and that in most cases we would have access to similar products from competing suppliers, the termination of key supplier relationships or any other disruption in our sources of supply, particularly of our most commonly sold items, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Supply shortages resulting from unanticipated demand or production difficulties could occur from time to time and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

If we are unable to meet the financial covenants under our credit facility, the lenders could elect to accelerate the repayment of the outstanding balance and, in that event, we would be forced to seek alternative sources of financing.

 

We are party to a credit agreement which provides for a secured term loan facility of $30 million and a secured revolving credit facility of up to $130 million and which contains various financial covenants, including covenants to maintain:

 

    a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio;

 

    a maximum senior debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) ratio;

 

    a minimum asset coverage ratio; and

 

    a minimum tangible net worth.

 

Our financial results may vary from those required by our credit facility covenants as a result of the risks we face in our business, and we can give no assurance that we will be able to achieve sufficient financial results necessary to satisfy our credit facility covenants. If we were unable to comply with these financial covenants, our lenders would have the right, but not the obligation, to terminate the loan commitments and accelerate the repayment of the entire amount outstanding under the credit facility. The lenders also could foreclose on our assets that secure our credit facility. In that event, we would be forced to seek alternative sources of financing, which may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.

 

Compliance with the restrictions and financial covenants under our credit agreement will likely limit, at least in the near term, the amount available to us for borrowing under that facility and may limit management’s discretion with respect to certain business matters.

 

Our credit agreement contains a covenant based on the amount of senior debt outstanding. Maintaining compliance with that financial covenant in the past has limited, and will likely continue to limit, at least in the near term, the amount available to us for borrowing under our revolving credit facility. At December 31, 2005, we had approximately $74.5 million of credit available under our revolving credit facility, in addition to the $7.6 million of borrowings and letters of credit then outstanding under that facility. Our credit agreement also contains restrictive covenants which limit our ability to, among other things, incur third-party debt, create liens on our assets, pay dividends, make certain acquisitions and sell assets. These restrictions may limit management’s ability to operate our business in accordance with management’s discretion, which could limit our ability to pursue certain strategic objectives.

 

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Fluctuation in prices of commodity wood and steel products that we buy and then resell may have a significant impact on our results of operations.

 

Changes in wood and steel commodity prices between the time we buy these products and the time we resell them have occurred in the past, and we expect fluctuations to occur again in the future. Such changes can adversely affect the gross margins that we realize on the resale of the products. We may be unable to manage these fluctuations effectively or minimize any impact of these changes on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

We may acquire other businesses, and, if we do, we may be unable to integrate them with our business, which may impair our financial performance.

 

If we find appropriate opportunities, we may acquire businesses that we believe provide strategic opportunities. If we acquire a business, the process of integration may produce unforeseen operating difficulties and expenditures and may absorb significant attention of our management that would otherwise be available for the ongoing development of our business. If we make future acquisitions, we may issue shares of stock that dilute other stockholders, expend cash, incur debt, assume contingent liabilities or create additional expenses relating to amortizing intangible assets with estimated useful lives, any of which might harm our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We face risks of incurring significant costs to comply with environmental regulations.

 

We are subject to federal, state and local environmental protection laws and regulations and may have to incur significant costs to comply with these laws and regulations in the future. We have been identified as a potentially responsible party in connection with the cleanup of contamination at a formerly owned property in Montana, where we are voluntarily remediating the property under the oversight of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Until the Montana DEQ selects and orders us to implement a final remedy, we can give no assurance as to the scope or cost to us of any final remediation order. We have been identified as a potentially responsible party in connection with the cleanup of possible contamination at a currently owned property in Oregon. We are voluntarily remediating this property under the oversight of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Until the Oregon DEQ selects a final remedy, we can give no assurance as to the scope or cost to us of any final remediation order. In addition, some of our current and former distribution centers are located in areas of current or former industrial activity where environmental contamination may have occurred, and for which we, among others, could be held responsible. As a result, we may incur material environmental liabilities in the future with respect to our current or former distribution center locations.

 

We face the risks that product liability claims and other legal proceedings relating to the products we distribute may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

As is the case with other companies in our industry, we face the risk of product liability and other claims of the type that are typical to our industry, such as asbestos and mold-related claims, in the event that the use of products that we have distributed causes personal injury or other damages. Product liability claims in the future, regardless of their ultimate outcome and whether or not covered under our insurance policies or indemnified by our suppliers, could result in costly litigation and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

Our failure to attract and retain key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our future success.

 

Our future success depends, to a significant extent, upon the continued service of our executive officers and other key management and sales personnel and on our ability to continue to attract, retain

 

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and motivate qualified personnel. The loss of the services of one or more key employees or our failure to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

A number of our employees are unionized, and any work stoppages by our unionized employees may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

Approximately 15% of our employees are represented by labor unions as of December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2005, we had 14 collective bargaining agreements. We may become subject to significant wage increases or additional work rules imposed by future agreements with labor unions representing our employees. Any such cost increases or new work rule implementation could increase our selling, general and administrative expenses to a material extent. In addition, although we have not experienced any strikes or other significant work interruptions in recent years and have maintained generally favorable relations with our employees, no assurance can be given that there will not be any work stoppages or other labor disturbances in the future, which could adversely impact our financial results.

 

Our retained accident risk is based on estimates, which may not be accurate.

 

We retain a portion of the accident risk under vehicle liability, workers’ compensation and other insurance programs. Loss accruals are based on our best estimate of the cost of resolution of these matters and are adjusted periodically as circumstances change. Due to limitations inherent in the estimation process, our estimates may change. Changes in the estimates of these accruals are charged or credited to earnings in the period determined.

 

Federal and state transportation regulations, as well as increases in the cost of fuel, could impose substantial costs on us, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

 

As of December 31, 2005, we use our own fleet of approximately 210 tractors, 80 trucks and 450 trailers to service customers throughout the United States. The U.S. Department of Transportation, or DOT, regulates our operations, and we are subject to safety requirements prescribed by the DOT. Vehicle dimensions and driver hours of service also are subject to both federal and state regulation. More restrictive limitations on vehicle weight and size, trailer length and configuration, or driver hours of service would increase our costs. In addition, increases in our fuel costs, such as those we experienced in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, could cause a reduction in our operating margins and net income if we are not able to pass these increased costs on to our customers.

 

ITEM 1B—UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

None

 

ITEM 2—PROPERTIES

 

Our corporate headquarters is located at 555 Maryville University Drive, Suite 240, St. Louis, Missouri 63141, in leased facilities. We lease approximately half of our distribution centers and own the remainder. Warehouse space at distribution centers aggregated to approximately 4.6 million square feet as of December 31, 2005. Distribution centers range in size from 21,100 square feet to 260,000 square feet. The types of facilities at these centers vary by location, from traditional wholesale distribution warehouses to facilities with broad product offerings and capabilities for a wide range of value added services such as pre-hung door operations. We believe that our locations are well maintained and adequate for their purposes.

 

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The following table sets forth the geographic location of our operating facilities as of December 31, 2005:

 

Region


   Number of
Locations


Midwest

   13

Northeast

   12

Southeast

   11

West

   10
    

Total

   46
    

 

ITEM 3—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are subject to federal, state and local environmental protection laws and regulations. We believe that we are in compliance, or are taking action aimed at assuring compliance, with applicable environmental protection laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that future environmental liabilities will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results or operations.

 

Environmental Matters

 

In 1995, Huttig was identified as a potentially responsible party in connection with the clean up of contamination at a formerly owned property in Montana that was used for the manufacture of wood windows. We are voluntarily remediating this property under the oversight of and in cooperation with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (Montana DEQ) and are complying with a 1995 unilateral administrative order of the Montana DEQ to complete a remedial investigation and feasibility study. The remedial investigation was completed and approved in 1998 by the Montana DEQ, which has issued its final risk assessment of this property. In March 2003, the Montana DEQ approved Huttig’s work plan for conducting a feasibility study to evaluate alternatives for cleanup. In July 2004, we submitted the feasibility study report, which evaluated several potential remedies, including continuation and enhancement of remedial measures already in place and operating. We also submitted plans for testing new technologies that could effectively remediate the site. The Montana DEQ will comment on the feasibility study report and its recommended remedy, and then will select a final remedy, publish a record of decision and negotiate with Huttig for an administrative order of consent on the implementation of the final remedy. Based on our experience to date in remediating this site, we believe that the scope of remediation that the Montana DEQ ultimately determines will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. We spent less than $0.3 million and $0.2 million on remediation costs at this site in the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The annual level of future remediation expenditures is difficult to estimate because of the uncertainty relating to the final remedy to be selected by the Montana DEQ. As of December 31, 2005, we have accrued $0.6 million for future costs of remediating this site. Until the Montana DEQ selects a final remedy, however, management can give no assurance as to the scope or cost to Huttig of the final remediation order.

 

In June 2004, as part of the due diligence conducted by a party interested in acquiring the American Pine Products facility in Prineville, Oregon, a previously unknown release of petroleum hydrocarbons and pentachlorophenol, or PCP, was discovered in soil and groundwater at the facility. Based on the initial investigation, we believe that the source of the contamination was a former wood-dipping operation on the property that was discontinued approximately 20 years ago, prior to our acquiring the facility. We voluntarily reported this discovery to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (Oregon DEQ) and agreed to participate in the Oregon DEQ’s voluntary cleanup program. Pursuant to this program, we have begun to remediate the property by product recovery under the oversight of the Oregon DEQ. We have substantially completed our investigation of the scope of contamination and have submitted a preliminary

 

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report describing that scope to the Oregon DEQ. We have placed previous owners of the facility on notice of the related claim against them and continue to review whether we can recover our costs from other possible responsible parties. We spent less than $0.2 million on remediation costs at this site in the year ended December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2005, we have accrued approximately $0.2 million for future costs of remediating this site. Until the Oregon DEQ selects a final remedy, however, management can give no assurance as to the scope or cost to Huttig of the final remediation order.

 

In addition, some of our current and former distribution centers are located in areas of current or former industrial activity where environmental contamination may have occurred, and for which we, among others, could be held responsible. We currently believe that there are no material environmental liabilities at any of our distribution center locations.

 

Bank of Tampa (Estate of Jerome Parker)

 

The Company and a former-employee driver have both been named as defendants in a wrongful death suit entitled Bank of Tampa (Estate of Jerome Parker) v. Huttig Building Products, Inc. and Noel Medina, Civil Action No. 8:05-CV-368, filed on or about January 28, 2005. The Plaintiff alleges liability for damages arising out of an accident that occurred on January 8, 2004 in Tampa, Florida. The case was filed in the Federal District Court, District of Florida, Middle District, Tampa Division. Defendants have denied liability for the claim. In February 2006, the parties entered into a settlement of this lawsuit. The settlement will be final upon approvals of the Hillsborough County Circuit Court, Probate Division, and the U.S. Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Programs. If approved, the settlement of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

 

ITEM 4—SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

No matters were submitted to a vote of our shareholders during the fourth quarter of 2005.

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5— MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol “HBP.”

 

At February 28, 2006, there were approximately 2,531 holders of record of our common stock. The following table sets forth the range of high and low sale prices of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape during each quarter of the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004:

 

     High

   Low

2005

         

First Quarter

   11.48    9.40

Second Quarter

   12.00    9.63

Third Quarter

   11.50    8.20

Fourth Quarter

   9.76    8.25

2004

         

First Quarter

   5.39    3.04

Second Quarter

   8.75    4.90

Third Quarter

   9.50    6.95

Fourth Quarter

   10.52    7.51

 

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We have never declared, nor do we anticipate at this time declaring or paying, any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future in order to make cash generated available for use in operations, debt reduction, stock repurchases and, if any, acquisitions. Provisions of our credit facility contain various covenants, which, among other things, limit our ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens, make certain types of acquisitions, declare or pay dividends or sell assets. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

 

See Part III, Item 12, for information on securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.

 

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ITEM 6—SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The following table summarizes certain selected financial data of continuing operations of Huttig for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2005. The information contained in the following table may not necessarily be indicative of our past or future performance. Such historical data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

 

    Year Ended December 31,

 
    2005(3)

    2004

    2003

    2002

    2001

 
    (In Millions, Except Per Share Data)  

Income Statement Data:(1)

                                       

Net sales

  $ 1,097.2     $ 938.4     $ 790.5     $ 751.3     $ 805.1  

Cost of sales

    884.7       756.4       639.5       608.7       643.5  

Gross margin

    212.5       182.0       151.0       142.6       161.6  

Operating expenses

    177.3       152.6       138.9       129.8       143.8  

Depreciation and amortization

    5.6       5.1       5.2       4.7       4.7  

Gain on disposal of capital assets

    (2.5 )     (4.6 )     (1.1 )     (0.4 )     (0.8 )

Operating profit

    32.1       28.9       8.0       8.8       13.9  

Interest expense, net

    4.6       4.6       6.5       9.4       10.0  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

    27.5       23.8       2.2       (0.4 )     2.2  

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

    10.4       8.2       0.8       (0.2 )     0.3  

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    17.1       15.6       1.4       (0.2 )     1.8  

Per share:

                                       

Net income (loss) from continuing operations (basic)

    0.85       0.80       0.07       (0.01 )     0.09  

Net income (loss) from continuing operations (diluted)

    0.84       0.78       0.07       (0.01 )     0.09  

Balance Sheet Data (at end of year):

                                       

Total assets

    266.8       215.0       226.0       233.5       246.3  

Debt—bank, capital leases and other obligations(2)

    33.2       37.5       67.8       67.9       73.6  

Total shareholders' equity

    114.9       91.0       72.2       68.2       79.1  

 


(1) Amounts have been restated to exclude operations classified as discontinued in 2004.
(2) Debt includes both current and long-term portions of bank debt and capital leases. See Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements.
(3) Texas Wholesale Buildings Materials, Inc. was acquired on January 11, 2005.

 

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ITEM 7—MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

Huttig is a distributor of building materials used principally in new residential construction and in home improvement, remodeling, and repair work. We distribute our products through 46 distribution centers serving 48 states and sell primarily to building materials dealers, national buying groups, home centers and industrial users, including makers of manufactured homes.

 

As part of our expansion strategy and national focus, on January 11, 2005, we complete the acquisition of Texas Wholesale Building Materials of Dallas, Texas. Accordingly, the results of the Dallas branch were included in our consolidated results for 2005. In addition, we opened a new branch in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the first quarter of 2005 and a new branch in Long Island, New York in the second quarter of 2005. In the third quarter of 2004, we opened a new branch in Atlanta, Georgia.

 

Industry Conditions

 

Various factors historically have caused our results of operations to fluctuate from period to period. These factors include levels of construction, home improvement and remodeling activity, weather, prices of commodity wood products, interest rates, competitive pressures, availability of credit and other local, regional and economic conditions. Many of these factors are cyclical or seasonal in nature. We anticipate that fluctuations from period to period will continue in the future. Our first quarter and fourth quarter are generally adversely affected by winter weather patterns in the Midwest and Northeast, which typically result in seasonal decreases in levels of construction activity in these areas. Because much of our overhead and expenses remain relatively fixed throughout the year, our operating profits tend to be lower during the first and fourth quarters.

 

We believe we have the product offerings, warehouse and builder support facilities, personnel, systems infrastructure and financial and competitive resources necessary for continued business success. Our future revenues, costs and profitability, however, are all likely to be influenced by a number of risks and uncertainties, including those in Item 1A—RISK FACTORS.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which require management to make estimates and assumptions. Management bases these estimates and assumptions on historical results and known trends as well as management forecasts. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions.

 

Accounts Receivable—Trade accounts receivable consist of amounts owed for orders shipped to customers and are stated net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Huttig’s corporate management establishes an overall credit policy for sales to customers and is responsible for all credit decisions. The reserve for bad debt is determined based on a number of factors including when customer accounts exceed 90 days past due or sooner depending on the credit strength of the customer. Our credit policies, together with monitoring of customer balances, have resulted in average bad debt expense of less than 0.1% of net sales during each of the last three years.

 

Inventory—Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. We review inventories on hand and record a provision for slow-moving and obsolete inventory based on historical and expected sales.

 

Valuation of Goodwill and Other Long-Lived Assets—We test the carrying value of our goodwill for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests in certain circumstances. The carrying value of goodwill is considered impaired when the fair market value is less than the carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of goodwill. We test the carrying value of other long-lived assets, including intangible and other tangible assets, for impairment when events and circumstances warrant such review. The carrying value of long-lived assets is

 

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considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flows from such assets are less than the carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved.

 

Contingencies—We accrue expenses when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred and we can reasonably estimate the expense. Contingencies for which we have made accruals include environmental, product liability and other legal matters. Based on management’s assessment of the most recent information available, management currently does not expect any of these contingencies to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or cash flow. It is possible, however, that future results of operations for any particular quarter or annual period and our financial condition could be materially affected by changes in assumptions or other circumstances related to these matters. We accrue an estimate of the cost of resolution of these matters and make adjustments to the amounts accrued as circumstances change.

 

Insurance—We carry insurance policies on insurable risks with coverages and other terms that we believe are appropriate. We generally have self-insured retention limits and have obtained fully insured layers of coverage above such self-insured retention limits. Accruals for self-insurance losses are made based on our claims experience. We accrue for these liabilities for existing and unreported claims when it is probable that future costs will be incurred and when we can estimate those costs.

 

Supplier Rebates—We enter into agreements with certain vendors providing for inventory purchase rebates upon achievement of specified volume purchasing levels. We record vendor rebates as a reduction of the cost of inventory purchased.

 

Income Taxes—We operate within multiple taxing jurisdictions and are subject to audit in these jurisdictions. These audits can involve complex issues, which may require an extended period of time to resolve. We regularly review our potential tax liabilities for tax years subject to audit. Changes in our tax liability occurred in 2005 and may occur in the future as our assessment changes based on the progress of tax examinations in various jurisdictions and/or changes in tax regulations. In management’s opinion, adequate provisions for income taxes have been made for all years presented.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax benefits or liabilities attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates would be recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. We regularly review our deferred tax assets for recoverability and establish a valuation allowance when we believe that such assets may not be recovered, taking into consideration historical operating results, expectations of future earnings, changes in operations and the expected timing of the reversal of existing temporary differences.

 

Results of Operations

 

Fiscal 2005 Compared to Fiscal 2004

 

Continuing Operations

 

Net sales from continuing operations were $1,097.2 million in 2005, which was $158.8 million, or approximately 17%, higher than 2004. Our branch in Dallas, which we acquired in January 2005, and to a lesser extent, our new branches in Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Long Island accounted for over one-half of the net sales increase in 2005. Same branch sales increased by approximately 7% in 2005 over 2004, primarily as a result of increased volume of millwork and building products sales.

 

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By product category, sales increased in millwork and building products compared to 2004 and remained relatively flat in wood products. Millwork sales increased 20% in 2005 to $577.4 million led by exterior and interior doors, windows and columns, which increases were partially offset by a decrease in moulding sales. Building product sales increased 22% in 2005 to $331.1 million led by connectors, decking and housewrap. Wood products remained relatively stable at $188.7 million in 2005 compared to $186.3 million in the prior year, with increased sales of engineered wood products offsetting decreased sales of other wood products.

 

By region, sales in the Southeast, excluding the new Dallas branch, and the West increased 23% and 9%, respectively, in 2005 as compared to 2004. Sales in the Northeast were flat and sales in the Midwest decreased 1% in 2005 as compared to 2004.

 

Gross margin increased approximately 17% to $212.5 million or 19.4% of sales in 2005 as compared to $182.0 million or 19.4% of sales in 2004. Gross margin as a percentage of sales in 2005 benefited from higher gross margins on exterior and interior doors, an improved product mix and higher vendor rebates, which was partially offset by lower gross margins on mouldings and lower gross margins at our new Dallas branch. The Dallas branch has a higher mix of lower margin direct sales and decreased our 2005 gross margin as a percentage of sales by .5%.

 

Operating expenses increased $24.7 million to approximately $177.3 million or 16.2% of sales in 2005, compared to approximately $152.6 million or 16.3% of sales in 2004. Dallas and the other new branches accounted for approximately $14.6 million of this increase. Same branch personnel expenses increased approximately $1.9 million reflecting higher wage and benefit costs, partially offset by reduced incentive compensation expense. Same branch non-personnel expenses increased approximately $7.8 million consisting of higher building and equipment rent, fuel, advertising, outside services, maintenance, travel costs, and property taxes. With the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, we estimate total stock-based compensation expense, which includes stock options and unvested stock awards to be recorded in 2006, will be approximately $2.2 million compared to $0.6 recorded in 2005.

 

In October 2005, the Company’s leased facility in Riviera Beach, Florida suffered significant damage as a result of Hurricane Wilma and is not expected to re-open until late summer or early fall in 2006. We recorded a $0.2 million loss in the 2005 fourth quarter due to damages to the Riviera Beach Facility and its contents. In 2006, we expect to record an additional insurance recovery on the inventory at this facility once our insurance claim is settled.

 

The results for the year ended December 31, 2005 included a gain on the sale of a facility of $2.5 million. In 2004, we recognized a $4.6 million gain on disposal of capital assets from the sale of facilities. In both years, we moved into larger, leased facilities.

 

Net interest expense was $4.6 million in 2005 and 2004. In addition, during the third quarter of 2004, we refinanced our previous credit agreement and recorded a non-cash charge of $0.5 million to write off the remaining unamortized loan fees related to this credit agreement.

 

Income taxes as a percentage of pre-tax income for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 were approximately 38% and 34%, respectively. The 2004 effective tax rate benefited from the favorable closure of multi-year tax audits.

 

As a result of the foregoing factors, income from continuing operations increased to $17.1 million in 2005 from $15.6 million in 2004.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Results from discontinued operations in the year ended December 31, 2005 reflect sales of $2.5 million by our Builder Resource one-step branches and an after-tax gain of $1.3 million on the February 1, 2005 divestiture of the remaining three one-step branches. Sales from discontinued operations in the year

 

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ended December 31, 2004 were $100.0 million, operating profit was $5.4 million, and net income was $3.3 million. Discontinued operating results in 2004 included American Pine Products, our former mouldings manufacturer, and all of the Builder Resource branches, some of which were sold later in 2004.

 

Fiscal 2004 Compared to Fiscal 2003

 

Continuing Operations

 

Net sales from continuing operations in 2004 were $938.4 million, which was $147.9 million, or 19%, higher than 2003. Same branch sales increased 20% in 2004 over 2003 and sales in all product categories achieved double-digit sales growth over the prior year. Millwork sales increased $58.6 million, or 14%, over the prior year to $481.5 million, with interior and exterior doors up 15% and 11%, respectively. Sales of other millwork products, primarily mouldings, columns and stairs, increased 27%. Sales of building products in 2004 increased $46.4 million, or 21%, 2003 to $270.6 million, led by increases in siding, decking and railings, fasteners and connectors, flashing, insulation, and housewrap. Wood products sales increased $42.9 million, or 30%, in 2004 to $186.3 million, with engineered wood product sales up 76%. Excluding the impact of wood and steel inflation, which contributed approximately $26.0 million to sales growth, primarily in the first nine months of 2004, sales from continuing operations increased 16% from 2003 to 2004. Increases in sales were achieved despite the impact of four hurricanes, which slowed construction in the third and fourth quarters in 2004 in the Southeast region. By the end of 2004, sales had begun rebounding in the affected regions and December sales were 30% higher than the previous year.

 

Gross margin increased $31.0 million, or 21%, to $182.0 million in 2004 from $151.0 million in 2003. Gross margin as a percentage of sales increased 30 basis points to 19.4% in 2004, including LIFO (last in, first out) inventory expense of $1.5 million, or 0.2%, resulting from inflation in wood and steel prices as compared to LIFO inventory income of $0.2 million in 2003. Higher commodity wood and steel prices contributed approximately $3.9 million, or 0.4%, to the total increase in 2004 gross profit margin over 2003.

 

Operating expenses as a percentage of sales decreased to 16.3% in 2004 compared to 17.6% in 2003. Operating expenses were $152.6 million in 2004, or $13.7 million higher than 2003. Personnel expense, which includes commissions, wages, benefits and bonuses, increased $9.2 million in 2004 over 2003, primarily associated with higher profitability and increased sales volume. Non-personnel expense increased $4.3 million, principally due to higher vehicle liability insurance reserves, outside service expenses, fuel costs, vehicle and machinery rent and maintenance, and supplies. Bad debt expense was $0.2 million higher in 2004 than 2003.

 

We recognized a $4.6 million gain on disposal of capital assets during 2004 from the sale of facilities, as we moved into larger, leased facilities. During 2003, we recorded a $1.1 million gain on the sale of two facilities.

 

Net interest expense was $4.6 million in 2004, which was $1.9 million less than 2003. The decrease reflects the reduction in our effective borrowing rate and average debt outstanding compared to 2003, resulting from entering into a new credit facility as stated in “Liquidity and Capital Resources”.

 

During 2004, we recorded a non-cash charge of $0.5 million to write off the remaining unamortized loan fees related to our previous credit facility, which we refinanced on September 24, 2004.

 

As a result of the foregoing factors, pretax income from continuing operations increased by $21.6 million to $23.8 million in 2004 compared to $2.2 million in 2003.

 

Income taxes as a percentage of pre-tax income were 34% and 38% for 2004 and 2003, respectively. The decrease in the rate in 2004 versus 2003 was due to closing audits of our federal and state tax returns related to the years 1999 to 2001.

 

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Discontinued Operations

 

Net sales from our discontinued operations of American Pine Products and Builder Resource branches were $100.0 million in 2004, compared with $118.8 million in 2003. The decrease in sales was due to the sale of American Pine Products on August 2, 2004 and the sale of the Builder Resource branches in the Kansas City area on August 30, 2004. Operating income from our discontinued operations was $5.4 million in 2004 compared with $3.2 million in 2003. The profit improvement over 2003 came from American Pine Products, which benefited from $4.9 million in additional sales and $2.0 million of additional gross margin caused from wood price inflation in 2004. The sale of these branches approximated net book value with a recorded gain on sale of these branches of less than $0.1 million.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We depend on cash flow from operations and funds available under our revolving credit facility to finance seasonal working capital needs, capital expenditures and any acquisitions that we may undertake. Our working capital requirements are generally greatest in the second and third quarters, which reflect the seasonal nature of our business. The second and third quarters are also typically our strongest operating quarters, largely due to more favorable weather throughout many of our markets compared to the first and fourth quarters. We typically generate cash from working capital reductions in the fourth quarter of the year and build working capital during the first quarter in preparation for our second and third quarters. We also maintain significant inventories to meet rapid delivery requirements of our customers and to enable us to obtain favorable pricing, delivery and service terms with our suppliers. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, inventories constituted approximately 37% and 35% of our total assets, respectively. We also closely monitor operating expenses and inventory levels during seasonally affected periods and, to the extent possible, manage variable operating costs to minimize seasonal effects on our profitability.

 

Operations. Cash provided from operating activities from continuing operations increased by $10.3 million to $15.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, from $5.5 million in 2004. The increase in cash provided by operating activities primarily reflects improved working capital as a percentage of sales compared to the year ended December 31, 2004. Accounts receivable increased by $9.9 million during 2005 compared to an increase of $11.9 million a year ago. Days sales outstanding improved slightly by 0.3 days to 29.4 days at December 31, 2005 from 29.7 days at December 31, 2004 based on annualized fourth quarter sales for the respective periods. Inventory increased during 2005 by $17.2 million compared to an increase of $7.9 million in 2004. The increase in inventory over 2004 was primarily to support higher sales volume as well as our new and expanded branches. Our inventory turns decreased to 8.0 turns in 2005 from 8.6 turns in 2004. Accounts payable increased by $24.6 million during 2005 compared to a $0.9 million decrease in the year ago period.

 

Cash used in discontinued operations during 2005 was $1.0 million compared to $0.4 million used by discontinued operations in 2004.

 

Investing. Cash used in investing activities of $7.9 million for 2005 reflects $15.0 million used for the acquisition of Texas Wholesale, and $6.5 million of capital expenditures for normal, continuing operating activities. The uses of cash in investing activities were partially offset by $10.8 million of proceeds from the disposition of our remaining Builder Resource locations in Alabama, Tennessee, and Kansas, $2.4 million of proceeds from the sale of our Manchester, New Hampshire facility and $0.4 million of proceeds from the sale of various other equipment. Cash provided by investing activities for 2004 reflects $20.7 million in proceeds from the disposition of American Pine Products and our Builder Resource locations in the Kansas City area and Baltimore and $6.2 million of proceeds from the sale of three facilities partially offset by cash used of $3.1 million for normal capital expenditures for continuing operating activities.

 

As of December 31, 2005, the Company has invested approximately $5.0 million in a new enterprise resource planning system, of which, approximately $3.7 million is related to software and consulting services financed directly by our vendor and considered non-cash financing. The balance of approximately $1.3 million relates primarily to internal costs capitalized in developing this system.

 

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Financing. Cash used in financing activities of $7.4 million for 2005 reflects $9.0 million of net payments on our term and revolving credit facilities and $1.4 million of payments for our capital lease obligations and other obligations, which were partially offset by $3.0 million of proceeds received from the exercise of stock options. Cash used in financing activities of $32.0 million for 2004 reflects $28.7 million of net payments on our term and revolving credit facilities, $1.5 million of payments for our capital lease obligations, and $1.8 million for debt issuance costs for our new credit agreement.

 

We have a credit agreement, which expires in September 2009, which provides for a term loan of $30 million and a revolving credit facility of up to $130 million. The revolving credit facility may be increased, subject to certain conditions, including bank approval, to a maximum availability of $180 million. As of December 31, 2005, we had revolving credit borrowings of $1.1 million, at a weighted average interest rate of 7.50% and $24.6 million outstanding on the term loan under the credit agreement. The interest rate in the credit agreement on the term loan is variable. However, we have an interest rate swap agreement, which will expire in September 2009, which mirrors the term loan and provides a fixed rate of interest of 3.76% plus an applicable borrowing spread of between 100 and 200 basis points above LIBOR, depending on the ratio of senior debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as defined (EBITDA) at the end of each quarter. This interest rate swap is used to hedge interest rate risks related to our variable rate term loan and is accounted for as a cash flow hedge. As of December 31, 2005, the effective interest rate on the term loan was 5.51%.

 

Compliance with the loan covenant in the credit agreement that is based on the amount of senior debt outstanding limits the amount available under our revolving credit facility. At December 31, 2005, we had approximately $74.5 million of credit available under the revolving credit facility, in addition to the amount outstanding, based on the senior debt to EBITDA covenant.

 

The term loan provides for quarterly principal payments of approximately $1.1 million. Subject to certain exceptions, we are required to repay amounts outstanding under the credit agreement from the cash proceeds of asset dispositions, debt or equity securities issuances and insurance claims related to real estate. We must also pay a commitment fee in the range of 0.25% to 0.40% per annum on the average daily-unused amount of the revolving credit commitment. The entire unpaid balance under the credit agreement is due and payable on September 23, 2009, the maturity date of the credit agreement.

 

The credit agreement contains financial covenants, including a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum senior debt to EBITDA ratio, a minimum asset coverage ratio, and minimum tangible net worth. The credit agreement also contains restrictive covenants pertaining to the management and operations of Huttig and its subsidiaries. The covenants include, among others, limitations on indebtedness, guarantees, letters of credit, liens, investments, dividends, acquisitions and asset sales. At December 31, 2005, we are in compliance with the credit agreement covenants.

 

The credit agreement is guaranteed by each of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, and is secured by (i) a pledge to the administrative agent of the capital stock of Huttig’s subsidiaries, and (ii) the grant of security interests and liens on substantially all of the consolidated assets of Huttig and our subsidiaries, excluding, among other things, certain specified real estate assets.

 

At December 31, 2005, we had letters of credit outstanding under the credit agreement totaling $7.6 million, primarily for health and workers’ compensation insurance.

 

We believe that cash generated from our operations and funds available under our credit facility will provide sufficient funds to meet our currently anticipated short-term and long-term liquidity and capital expenditure requirements.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

In addition to funds available from operating cash flows and our bank credit facility as described above, we use operating leases as a principal off balance sheet technique. Operating leases are employed

 

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as an alternative to purchasing certain property, plant and equipment. Future rental commitments, extending through the year 2020, under all non-cancelable operating leases in effect at December 31, 2005 total $92.8 million.

 

Divestitures

 

During 2005, we sold our remaining Builder Resource one-step branches, including certain assets of those branches, including accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and real property, for $10.8 million in cash and reported an after-tax gain of $1.3 million. The after-tax gain is included in net income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2005. We used the proceeds of the sale to pay down debt and trade payables. We reported these branches as discontinued operations and related assets were classified as held for sale effective December 31, 2004.

 

Acquisition

 

During the first quarter of 2005, we, through our wholly owned subsidiary, Huttig Texas Limited Partnership, completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Texas Wholesale Building Materials for $15.0 million in cash, $2.2 million in guaranteed payments to the former majority owner and the assumption of certain liabilities. The source of funds for the acquisition was our existing credit facility.

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

The table below summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2005:

 

          Payments Due by Period

     Total

   2006

   2007-
2008


   2009-
2010


   Beyond
2010


Long-term debt, including current portion(1)

   $ 31.7    $ 8.6    $ 9.9    $ 13.0    $ 0.2

Capital lease obligations

     1.5      1.1      0.4      —        —  

Operating lease obligations

     92.8      17.2      27.1      19.1      29.4

Guaranteed payments(4)

     2.3      .4      .8      .7      .4

Purchase obligations(2)

     45.0      45.0      —                

Capital equipment(3)

     0.9      0.9      —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 174.2    $ 73.2    $ 38.2    $ 32.8    $ 30.0
    

  

  

  

  


(1) Amounts represent the expected cash payments on our long-term debt and do not include any fair value adjustments. The estimated fair value of our long-term debt approximates book value because interest rates on nearly all of the outstanding borrowings are reset every 30 to 90 days.
(2) On August 2, 2004, we sold to Woodgrain Millwork, Inc. substantially all of the assets, but excluding the land, buildings and building improvements, of American Pine Products, a mouldings manufacturing facility in Prineville, Oregon. We also entered into a non-exclusive supply agreement with Woodgrain under which we have agreed to purchase mouldings, doors, windows, door frames and other millwork products from Woodgrain for a period of five years at market prices. For 2006, we agreed to purchase a minimum of $45 million of products. Thereafter, the supply agreement requires that we purchase a certain minimum unit volume of certain products from Woodgrain and that Woodgrain sell such products at competitive market prices. The minimum volume requirements represent less than half of our current overall requirements for such products. If Woodgrain is unable to meet our needs, we believe such products are readily available from other suppliers. If we do not meet the minimum purchase requirements in 2006, we will have to pay a penalty of up to $375,000.
(3) In addition to the amounts listed, at December 31, 2005, we had committed to lease 46 new semi-tractors. Upon delivery of a semi-tractor, we generally enter into an operating lease commitment for these semi-tractors with terms of up to 7 years and generally lease the semi-tractors under full-service leases. We expect the annual commitment for all 46 of these semi-tractors to be approximately $0.8 million for 7 years after the last semi-tractor is received.
(4) Amounts represent guaranteed payments related to the acquisition of Texas Wholesale Building Materials, Inc. on January 11, 2005.

 

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New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS No. 123R”), a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS No. 123”), which requires companies to measure all employee stock-based compensation awards using a fair value method and record such expense in their consolidated financial statements. The provisions of SFAS No. 123R are effective for the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. We have adopted this standard effective January 1, 2006 and elected the modified-prospective transition method. Under the modified-prospective transition method, awards that are granted, modified, repurchased or canceled after the date of adoption should be measured and accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 123R. Stock-based awards that are granted prior to the effective date should continue to be accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 123, except that stock option expense for unvested options must be recognized in the statement of operations. We believe the adoption of SFAS No. 123R will increase our operating expenses by approximately $0.8 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for 2006. This estimate may materially change because it will depend on, among other things, levels of share-based payments granted, the market value of our common stock as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, our stock price, volatility and employee stock option exercise behaviors and the related tax impact. Had we adopted SFAS No. 123R in prior periods, we believe the impact of that standard would have approximated the impact of SFAS No. 123 as described in the “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” disclosure of pro forma net income and earnings per share in Note 1 of our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

 

Cautionary Statement Relevant to Forward-looking Information for the Purpose of “Safe Harbor” Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K and our annual report to shareholders contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements regarding:

 

    our belief that cash generated from operations and funds available under our credit facility will be sufficient to meet our future liquidity needs;

 

    our belief that we have the product offerings, warehouse and builder support facilities, personnel, systems infrastructure and financial and competitive resources necessary for continued business success;

 

    our expectation about the effect of the adoption of SFAS No. 123R on our future results;

 

    our expectation that known contingencies, including risks relating to environmental and legal proceedings, will not have a material effect on our financial condition, or cash flow;

 

    the future impact of competition, our ability to maintain favorable terms with our suppliers and transition to alternative suppliers of building products, and the effects of slower economic activity on our results of operations;

 

    our liquidity and exposure to market risk;

 

    our expectation of an additional insurance recovery in 2006 on the inventory at our Riviera Beach facility;

 

    our estimate of future stock-based compensation expense; and

 

    cyclical and seasonal trends.

 

The words or phrases “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

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These statements present management’s expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding our future business and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are based on current projections, estimates, assumptions and judgments, and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to those set forth under Item 1A-Risk Factors.

 

ITEM 7A—QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We have exposure to market risk as it relates to effects of changes in interest rates. We had debt outstanding at December 31, 2005 under our revolving credit facility of $1.1 million and a term loan of $24.6 million.

 

In September 2004, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement, which will expire in September 2009, which mirrors the amortization of the $30.0 million term loan and provides a fixed rate of interest of 3.76% plus the applicable borrowing spread of between 100 and 200 basis points above LIBOR, depending on the ratio of senior debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as defined, at the end of each quarter. This interest rate swap is used to hedge interest rate risks related to our variable rate term loan and is accounted for as a cash flow hedge.

 

All of our debt under our revolving credit facility accrues interest at a floating rate basis of between 100 and 200 basis points above LIBOR. If market interest rates for LIBOR had been different by an average of 1% for the year ended December 31, 2005, our interest expense and income before taxes would have changed by $0.4 million. These amounts are determined by considering the impact of the hypothetical interest rates on our borrowing cost. This analysis does not consider the effects of any change in the overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment. Further, in the event of a change of such magnitude, management may take actions to further mitigate its exposure to the change. However, due to the uncertainty of the specific actions that would be taken and their possible effects, the sensitivity analysis assumes no changes in our financial structure.

 

We are subject to periodic fluctuations in the price of wood and steel commodities. Profitability is influenced by these changes as prices change between the time we buy and sell the wood or steel. In addition, to the extent changes in interest rates affect the housing and remodeling market, we would be affected by such changes.

 

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ITEM 8—FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Huttig Building Products, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Huttig Building Products, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2005. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Huttig Building Products, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2005 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated March 8, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment of, and the effective operation of, internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

St. Louis, Missouri

March 8, 2006

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders of Huttig Building Products, Inc.:

 

We have audited the consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2003 of Huttig Building Products, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”). These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of Huttig Building Products, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

St. Louis, Missouri

February 13, 2004

(March 14, 2005 as to Note 11)

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Huttig Building Products, Inc.:

 

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting that Huttig Building Products, Inc. (the Company) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

In our opinion, management’s assessment that Huttig Building Products, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO. Also, in our opinion, Huttig Building Products, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Huttig Building Products, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2005, and our report dated March 8, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

 

/s/ KPMG, LLP

 

St. Louis, Missouri

March 8, 2006

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In Millions, Except Per Share Data)

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2005

    2004

    2003

 

Net sales

   $ 1,097.2     $ 938.4     $ 790.5  

Cost of sales

     884.7       756.4       639.5  
    


 


 


Gross margin

     212.5       182.0       151.0  

Operating expenses

     177.3       152.6       138.9  

Depreciation and amortization

     5.6       5.1       5.2  

Gain on disposal of capital assets

     (2.5 )     (4.6 )     (1.1 )
    


 


 


Operating profit

     32.1       28.9       8.0  

Other expense:

                        

Interest expense, net

     (4.6 )     (4.6 )     (6.5 )

Write-off of unamortized loan fees

     —         (0.5 )     —    

Unrealized gain on derivatives

     —         —         0.7  
    


 


 


Total other expense, net

     (4.6 )     (5.1 )     (5.8 )

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     27.5       23.8       2.2  

Provision for income taxes

     10.4       8.2       0.8  
    


 


 


Income from continuing operations

     17.1       15.6       1.4  

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     1.3       3.3       2.0  
    


 


 


Net Income

   $ 18.4     $ 18.9     $ 3.4  
    


 


 


Net Income from Continuing Operations Per Share—Basic

   $ 0.85     $ 0.80     $ 0.07  

Net Income from Discontinued Operations Per Share—Basic

     0.07       0.17       0.10  
    


 


 


Net Income Per Share—Basic

   $ 0.92     $ 0.97     $ 0.17  
    


 


 


Net Income from Continuing Operations Per Share—Diluted

   $ 0.84     $ 0.78     $ 0.07  

Net Income from Discontinued Operations Per Share—Diluted

     0.06       0.17       0.10  
    


 


 


Net Income Per Share—Diluted

   $ 0.90     $ 0.95     $ 0.17  
    


 


 


 

see notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Millions)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,


         2005    

       2004    

ASSETS

             

CURRENT ASSETS:

             

Cash and equivalents

   $ 1.4    $ 1.9

Trade accounts receivable, net

     85.3      73.1

Inventories

     99.7      74.2

Assets held for sale

     —        7.9

Other current assets

     15.7      7.8
    

  

Total current assets

     202.1      164.9
    

  

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

             

Land

     5.8      5.8

Buildings and improvements

     31.6      29.2

Machinery and equipment

     33.8      26.3
    

  

Gross property, plant and equipment

     71.2      61.3

Less accumulated depreciation

     34.8      31.0
    

  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     36.4      30.3
    

  

OTHER ASSETS:

             

Goodwill, net

     19.1      13.6

Other

     7.9      4.1

Deferred income taxes

     1.3      2.1
    

  

Total other assets

     28.3      19.8
    

  

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 266.8    $ 215.0
    

  

 

 

see notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

                

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 9.7     $ 5.5  

Trade accounts payable

     88.5       58.9  

Deferred income taxes

     5.1       4.9  

Accrued compensation

     9.8       12.0  

Other accrued liabilities

     11.3       8.8  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     124.4       90.1  
    


 


NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:

                

Long-term debt, less current maturities

     23.5       32.0  

Other non-current liabilities

     4.0       1.9  
    


 


Total non-current liabilities

     27.5       33.9  
    


 


SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

                

Preferred shares; $.01 par (5,000,000 shares authorized)

     —         —    

Common shares; $.01 par (50,000,000 shares authorized; at December 31, 2005 and 2004—20,896,145 shares issued)

     0.2       0.2  

Additional paid-in capital

     35.2       33.4  

Retained earnings

     83.7       65.3  

Unearned compensation—restricted stock

     (0.7 )     —    

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     0.4       (0.2 )

Less: Treasury shares, at cost (728,319 shares at December 31, 2005 and 1,452,444 shares at December 31, 2004)

     (3.9 )     (7.7 )
    


 


Total shareholders’ equity

     114.9       91.0  
    


 


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 266.8     $ 215.0  
    


 


 

 

see notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In Millions)

 

    Common
Shares
Outstanding,
at Par Value


  Additional
Paid-In
Capital


    Retained
Earnings


  Unearned
Compensation—
Restricted Stock


    Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)


    Treasury
Shares,
at Cost


    Total
Shareholders’
Equity


 

Balance at January 1, 2003

  $ 0.2   $ 33.5     $ 43.0   $ (0.4 )   $ (0.6 )   $ (7.5 )   $ 68.2  

Net income

                  3.4                             3.4  

Fair market value adjustment of derivatives, net of tax

                  —               0.6               0.6  
                 

         


         


Comprehensive income

                  3.4             0.6               4.0  

Restricted stock issued, net of forfeitures and amortization expense

          (0.1 )           0.3               (0.2 )     —    
   

 


 

 


 


 


 


Balance at December 31, 2003

    0.2     33.4       46.4     (0.1 )     —         (7.7 )     72.2  

Net income

                  18.9                             18.9  

Fair market value adjustment of derivatives, net of tax

                  —               (0.2 )             (0.2 )
                 

         


         


Comprehensive income (loss)

                  18.9             (0.2 )             18.7  

Amortization expense of restricted stock issued

                        0.1                       0.1  
   

 


 

 


 


 


 


Balance at December 31, 2004

    0.2     33.4       65.3     —         (0.2 )     (7.7 )     91.0  

Net income

                  18.4                             18.4  

Fair market value adjustment of derivatives, net of tax benefit

                  —               0.6               0.6  
                 

         


         


Comprehensive income

                  18.4             0.6               19.0  

Restricted stock issued, net of forfeitures

          0.5             (1.0 )             0.5       —    

Amoritization expense

                        0.3                       0.3  

Stock options exercised, net of tax benefit

          1.3                             3.3       4.6  
   

 


 

 


 


 


 


Balance at December 31, 2005

  $ 0.2   $ 35.2     $ 83.7   $ (0.7 )   $ 0.4     $ (3.9 )   $ 114.6  
   

 


 

 


 


 


 


 

 

see notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Millions)

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2005

    2004

    2003

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

                        

Net income

   $ 18.4     $ 18.9     $ 3.4  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used in operations:

                        

Net income from discontinued operations

     (1.3 )     (3.3 )     (2.0 )

Depreciation and amortization

     6.0       5.7       6.0  

Write-off of unamortized loan fees

     —         0.5       —    

Gain on disposal of capital assets

     (2.5 )     (4.6 )     (1.1 )

Deferred income taxes

     0.3       3.8       (0.2 )

Unrealized gain on derivatives, net

     —         —         (0.7 )

Accrued post-retirement benefits

     (0.1 )     (0.2 )     (0.3 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                        

Trade accounts receivable

     (9.9 )     (11.9 )     (5.0 )

Inventories

     (17.2 )     (7.9 )     3.5  

Trade accounts payable

     24.6       (0.9 )     (1.4 )

Other

     (2.5 )     5.4       9.6  
    


 


 


Net cash provided from operating activities of continuing operations

     15.8       5.5       11.8  

Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations

     (1.0 )     (0.4 )     (7.4 )
    


 


 


Total cash provided from operating activities

     14.8       5.1       4.4  
    


 


 


Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

                        

Capital expenditures for continuing operations

     (6.5 )     (3.1 )     (1.7 )

Capital expenditures for discontinued operations

     —         —         (1.0 )

Acquisition of Texas operations

     (15.0 )     —         —    

Proceeds from disposition of capital assets

     2.8       6.2       1.7  

Proceeds from disposition of discontinued operations

     10.8       20.7       —    
    


 


 


Total cash provided from (used in) investing activities

     (7.9 )     23.8       (1.0 )
    


 


 


Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

                        

Payments of debt on term and revolving debt agreements

     (368.8 )     (744.7 )     (947.6 )

Borrowings of debt on term and revolving debt agreements

     359.8       716.0       946.1  

Repayment of capital lease and other obligations

     (1.4 )     (1.5 )     (1.3 )

Debt issuance costs

     —         (1.8 )     —    

Proceeds from sale-leaseback of equipment

     —         —         1.0  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     3.0       —         —    
    


 


 


Total cash used in financing activities

     (7.4 )     (32.0 )     (1.8 )
    


 


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Equivalents

     (0.5 )     (3.1 )     1.6  

Cash and Equivalents, Beginning of Period

     1.9       5.0       3.4  
    


 


 


Cash and Equivalents, End of Period

   $ 1.4     $ 1.9     $ 5.0  
    


 


 


Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

                        

Interest paid

   $ 4.2     $ 4.1     $ 5.8  

Income taxes paid (received)

   $ 7.3     $ 2.6     $ (2.1 )

Non-cash financing activities:

                        

Restricted stock issued in connection with compensation plans, net of forfeitures

   $ 0.9     $ —       $ (0.3 )

Equipment acquired with capital lease obligations

   $ —       $ —       $ 2.7  

Assets acquired with debt obligations

   $ 8.4     $ —       $ —    

 

see notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004 AND 2003

 

(In Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)

 

1.    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

Organization—Huttig Building Products, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Huttig”) is a distributor of building materials used principally in new residential construction and in home improvement, remodeling and repair work. Huttig’s products are distributed through 46 distribution centers serving 48 states and are sold primarily to building materials dealers, national buying groups, home centers and industrial users including makers of manufactured homes.

 

Principles of Consolidation—The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Huttig Building Products, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Revenue Recognition—Revenues are recorded when title passes to the customer, which occurs upon delivery of product, or when services are rendered less an allowance for returns, customer rebates and discounts for early payments. Returned products for which the Company assumes responsibility is estimated based on historical returns and are accrued as a reduction of sales and cost of sales at the time of the original sale.

 

Use of Estimates—The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Cash and EquivalentsThe Company considers all highly-liquid interest-earning investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The carrying value of cash and equivalents approximates their fair value.

 

Accounts Receivable—Trade accounts receivable consist of amounts owed for orders shipped to customers and are stated net of an allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

LIFO Inventories—Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. The Company’s entire inventory is comprised of finished goods. Approximately 83% of inventories were determined by using the LIFO (last-in, first-out) method of inventory valuation as of December 31, 2005 and 90% as of December 31, 2004. The LIFO percentage in 2005 decreased due to the acquisition of the Dallas branch in 2005, which utilizes the average cost method. The balance of all other inventories is determined by the average cost method, which approximates costs on a FIFO (first-in, first-out) method. The replacement cost would be higher than the LIFO valuation by $8.9 million in 2005 and $9.2 million in 2004.

 

Inventory—Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. The Company reviews inventories on hand and records a provision for slow-moving and obsolete inventory. The provision for slow-moving and obsolete inventory is based on historical and expected sales.

 

Supplier Rebates—The Company enters into agreements with certain vendors providing for inventory purchase rebates upon achievement of specified volume purchasing levels. The Company records vendor rebates as a reduction of the cost of inventory purchased.

 

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Property, Plant and Equipment—Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Buildings and improvements lives range from 3 to 25 years. Machinery and equipment lives range from 3 to 10 years.

 

Goodwill—The Company adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill is no longer amortized but is reviewed for impairment annually, or more frequently if certain indicators arise. In addition, the statement requires reassessment of the useful lives of previously recognized intangible assets. See Note 2, “Goodwill” for additional information.

 

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets—The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of its long-lived assets, including intangible and other tangible assets, when events and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of long-lived assets is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flows from such assets are less than the carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair market value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. During the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company wrote-off $0.6 million of unamortized trademarks and other intangibles related to the discontinued operations of its Builder Resource branches.

 

Shipping—Costs associated with shipping products to the Company’s customers are charged to operating expense. Shipping costs were $37.6 million, $31.8 million and $27.1 million in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

 

Income Taxes—Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and such amounts recognized for tax purposes using currently enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance would be established to reduce deferred income tax assets if it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

Net Income Per Share—Basic net income per share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by weighted average shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share reflects the effect of all other potentially dilutive common shares using the treasury stock method.

 

Accounting For Stock-Based Compensation—The Company currently accounts for its stock-based employee compensation plans under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations. At the time of grant, all options issued under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. During 2005, the Company recorded $0.3 million of non-cash compensation expense due to the early vesting and extension of the exercise period of previously granted options in connection with a severance agreement and additional non-cash compensation expense on unvested restricted stock of $0.2 million. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to stock-based employee compensation.

 

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Had the compensation cost for these plans been determined according to SFAS No. 123, the Company’s net income and earnings per share would have been the following pro forma amounts for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003:

 

     2005

    2004

    2003

 
     (Millions of dollars,
except per share amount)
 

Net income, as reported

   $ 18.4     $ 18.9     $ 3.4  

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects

     0.4       —         0.1  

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     (0.8 )     (0.3 )     (0.2 )
    


 


 


Net income, pro forma

   $ 18.0     $ 18.6     $ 3.3  
    


 


 


Basic income per share:

                        

As reported

   $ 0.92     $ 0.97     $ 0.17  

Pro forma

   $ 0.90     $ 0.94     $ 0.17  

Diluted income per share:

                        

As reported

   $ 0.90     $ 0.95     $ 0.17  

Pro forma

   $ 0.88     $ 0.92     $ 0.17  

 

Pro forma disclosures are not likely to be representative of the effects on reported net income for future years.

 

For purposes of the pro forma disclosure, the fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

     2005

    2004

    2003

 

Assumptions:

                        

Volatility

     50 %     52 %     50 %

Risk-free interest rate

     4.1 %     3.4 %     2.8 %

Dividend yield

     0 %     0 %     0 %

Expected life of options (years)

     6       5       5  

Weighted average fair value of options granted

   $ 5.18     $ 3.49     $ 1.15  

 

Concentration of Credit Risk—The Company is engaged in the distribution of building materials throughout the United States. The Company grants credit to customers, substantially all of whom are dependent upon the construction sector. The Company continuously evaluates its customers’ financial condition but does not generally require collateral. The concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is limited due to the Company’s large customer base located throughout the United States. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon the expected collectibility of its accounts receivable.

 

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—The Company has adopted SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended by SFAS No. 137, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133, and SFAS No. 138, Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities, which established accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments used for hedging activities. All derivative instruments, whether designated in hedging relationships or not, are required to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. If the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and are recognized in the statement of

 

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income when the hedged item affects earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are recognized in earnings. If the derivative is not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes, changes in fair value are immediately recognized in earnings.

 

In September 2004, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement, which will expire in September 2009, which mirrors the amortization of the $30.0 million term loan and provides a fixed rate of interest of 3.76% plus the applicable borrowing spread of between 100 and 200 basis points above LIBOR. This interest rate swap is used to hedge interest rate risks related to the Company’s variable rate term loan and is accounted for as a cash flow hedge.

 

At December 31, 2005, assets included the fair value of the swap of $0.6 million and shareholders’ equity includes $0.4 million net of tax, which was recorded as other comprehensive income. Fair value was determined by using discounted cash flows based on estimated forward 90-day LIBOR rates through the date of maturity, September 2009, of the swap.

 

Reclassifications—Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements—In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS No. 123R”), a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS No. 123”), which requires companies to measure all employee stock-based compensation awards using a fair value method and record such expense in their consolidated financial statements. The provisions of SFAS No. 123R are effective for the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. We have adopted this standard effective January 1, 2006 and elected the modified-prospective transition method. Under the modified-prospective transition method, awards that are granted, modified, repurchased or canceled after the date of adoption should be measured and accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 123R. Stock-based awards that are granted prior to the effective date should continue to be accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 123, except that stock option expense for unvested options must be recognized in the statement of operations. Had we adopted SFAS No. 123R in prior periods, we believe the impact of that standard would have approximated the impact of SFAS No. 123 as described in the “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” disclosure of pro forma net income and earnings per share above in this Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements.

 

2.    GOODWILL

 

The Company adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill is no longer amortized but is reviewed for impairment annually, or more frequently if certain indicators arise. In addition, the statement requires reassessment of the useful lives of previously recognized intangible assets.

 

SFAS No. 142 prescribes a two-step process for impairment testing of goodwill. As of December 31, 2005, the Company has one reporting unit due to the sale of the other two reporting units during 2004 (see Note 11—Discontinued Operations). With the adoption of SFAS No. 142, the Company ceased amortization of goodwill as of January 1, 2002. During the fourth quarter each of 2004 and 2005, the Company performed the annual test for impairment of the Company’s reporting units and there was no impairment of goodwill.

 

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3.    ALLOWANCES FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

The allowance for doubtful trade accounts receivable as of December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 consists of the following (in millions):

 

     2005

    2004

    2003

 

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 0.8     $ 0.6     $ 1.4  

Provision charged to expense

     0.2       0.9       0.4  

Write-offs, less recoveries

     (0.1 )     (0.7 )     (1.2 )
    


 


 


Balance at end of year

   $ 0.9     $ 0.8     $ 0.6  
    


 


 


 

4.    LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Debt as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

     2005

   2004

Revolving credit facility

   $ 1.1    $ 5.9

Term loan

     24.6      28.9

Capital lease and other obligations

     7.5      2.7
    

  

Total debt

     33.2      37.5

Less current portion

     9.7      5.5
    

  

Long-term debt

   $ 23.5    $ 32.0
    

  

 

Credit Agreement—The Company has a credit agreement, which expires in September 2009, which provides for a term loan facility of $30 million and a revolving credit facility of up to $130 million. The revolving credit facility may be increased, subject to certain conditions, including bank approval, to a maximum availability of $180 million. As of December 31, 2005, the Company had revolving credit borrowings of $1.1 million, at a weighted average interest rate of 7.5%, and $24.6 million outstanding on the term loan under the credit agreement. The interest rate in the credit agreement on the term loan is variable. However, the Company has an interest rate swap agreement, which will expire in September 2009, which mirrors the term loan facility and provides a fixed rate of interest of 3.76% plus an applicable borrowing spread of between 100 and 200 basis points above LIBOR depending on the ratio of senior debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as defined (EBITDA) at the end of each quarter. This interest rate swap is used to hedge interest rate risks related to the Company’s variable rate term loan and is accounted for as a cash flow hedge. As of December 31, 2005, the effective interest rate on the term loan was 5.51%.

 

Compliance with the loan covenant in the credit agreement that is based on the amount of senior debt outstanding limits the amount available to the Company under its revolving credit facility. At December 31, 2005, the Company had approximately $74.5 million of credit available under its revolving credit facility in addition to the amount outstanding, based on the senior debt to EBITDA covenant.

 

The term loan facility provides for quarterly principal payments of approximately $1.1 million. Subject to certain exceptions, the Company is required to repay amounts outstanding under the credit agreement from the cash proceeds of asset dispositions, debt or equity securities issuances and insurance claims related to its owned real estate. The Company must also pay a commitment fee in the range of 0.25% to 0.40% per annum on the average daily-unused amount of the revolving credit commitment. The entire unpaid balance under the credit agreement is due and payable on September 23, 2009, the maturity date of the credit agreement.

 

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The credit agreement contains financial covenants, including a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum senior debt to EBITDA ratio, a minimum asset coverage ratio, and minimum tangible net worth. The credit agreement also contains restrictive covenants pertaining to the management and operations of Huttig and its subsidiaries. The covenants include, among others, limitations on indebtedness, guarantees, letters of credit, liens, investments, dividends, acquisitions, and asset sales. At December 31, 2005, the Company is in compliance with the debt covenants.

 

The credit agreement is guaranteed by each of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, and is secured by (i) a pledge to the administrative agent of the capital stock of Huttig’s subsidiaries, and (ii) the grant of security interests and liens on substantially all of the consolidated assets of Huttig and our subsidiaries, excluding, among other things, certain specified real estate assets.

 

At December 31, 2005, the Company had letters of credit outstanding under the credit agreement totaling $7.6 million, primarily for health and workers’ compensation insurance.

 

Maturities—At December 31, 2005, the aggregate scheduled maturities of debt are as follows (in millions):

 

2006

   $ 9.7

2007

     6.0

2008

     4.3

2009

     12.9

2010

     0.1

Thereafter

     0.2
    

Total

   $ 33.2
    

 

The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt approximates book value since the interest rates on nearly all of the outstanding borrowings are frequently adjusted.

 

5.    PREFERRED SHARE PURCHASE RIGHTS

 

In December 1999, the Company adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan. The Company distributed one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of common stock at December 16, 1999. The preferred rights were not exercisable when granted and may only become exercisable under certain circumstances involving actual or potential acquisitions of the Company’s common stock by a person or affiliated persons. Depending upon the circumstances, if the rights become exercisable, the holder may be entitled to purchase shares of the Company’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. Preferred shares purchasable upon exercise of the rights will not be redeemable. Each preferred share will be entitled to preferential rights regarding dividend and liquidation payments, voting power, and, in the event of any merger, consolidation or other transaction in which common shares are exchanged, preferential exchange rate. The rights will remain in existence until December 6, 2009 unless they are earlier terminated, exercised or redeemed. The Company has authorized 5 million shares of $0.01 par value preferred stock of which 250,000 shares have been designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.

 

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6.    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company leases with various third parties certain of its vehicles, equipment and warehouse and manufacturing facilities under capital and non-cancelable operating leases with various terms. Certain leases contain renewal or purchase options. Future minimum payments, by year, and in the aggregate, under these leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more consisted of the following at December 31, 2005 (in millions):

 

    

Capital

Leases


    Non-cancelable
Operating
Leases


  

Minimum

Sublease

Income


    Net

2006

   $ 1.1     $ 17.2    $ (0.8 )   $ 17.5

2007

     0.4       14.7      (0.4 )     14.7

2008

     —         12.4      (0.2 )     12.2

2009

     —         10.4      (0.1 )     10.3

2010

     —         8.7      (0.1 )     8.6

Thereafter

     —         29.4      (0.1 )     29.3
    


 

  


 

Total minimum lease payments

     1.5     $ 92.8    $ (1.7 )   $ 92.6
            

  


 

Amount representing interest

     (0.1 )                     
    


                    

Present value of minimum lease payments

   $ 1.4                       
    


                    

 

The weighted average interest rate for capital leases is 10.3%. Operating lease obligations expire in varying amounts through 2020. Rental expense for all operating leases was $23.2 million, $18.5 million and $16.6 million in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

 

The cost of assets capitalized under leases is as follows at December 31, 2005 and 2004 (in millions):

 

     2005

   2004

Land, buildings and improvements

   $ 7.2    $ 7.5

Less accumulated depreciation

     5.2      4.3
    

  

Cost of leased assets—net

   $ 2.0    $ 3.2
    

  

 

The Company carries insurance policies on insurable risks with coverage and other terms that it believes to be appropriate. The Company generally has self-insured retention limits and has obtained fully insured layers of coverage above such self-insured retention limits. Accruals for self-insurance losses are made based on claims experience. Liabilities for existing and unreported claims are accrued for when it is probable that future costs will be incurred and can be reasonably estimated.

 

In 1995, Huttig was identified as a potentially responsible party in connection with the clean up of contamination at a formerly owned property in Montana that was used for the manufacture of wood windows. Huttig is voluntarily remediating this property under the oversight of and in cooperation with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”), and is complying with a 1995 unilateral administrative order of the MDEQ to complete a remedial investigation and feasibility study. The remedial investigation was completed and approved in 1998 by the MDEQ, which has issued its final risk assessment of this property. In March 2003, the MDEQ approved Huttig’s work plan for conducting a feasibility study to evaluate alternatives for cleanup. In July 2004, Huttig submitted the feasibility study report, which evaluated several potential remedies, including continuation and enhancement of remedial measures already in place and operating. Huttig also submitted plans for testing new technologies that could effectively remediate the site. The MDEQ will comment on the feasibility study report and its recommended remedy, and then will select a final remedy, publish a record of decision and negotiate with

 

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Huttig for an administrative order of consent on the implementation of the final remedy. Based on experience to date in remediating this site, the Company believes that the scope of remediation that the MDEQ ultimately determines will not have a material adverse effect on its results of operations or financial condition. The Company spent less than $0.3 million and $0.2 million on remediation costs at this site in both the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The annual level of future remediation expenditures is difficult to estimate because of the uncertainty relating to the final remedy to be selected by the MDEQ. As of December 31, 2005, the Company has accrued $0.6 million for future costs of remediating this site. Until the MDEQ selects a final remedy, however, management can give no assurance as to the scope or cost to Huttig of the final remediation order.

 

In June 2004, as part of the due diligence conducted by a party interested in acquiring the American Pine Products facility in Prineville, Oregon, a previously unknown release of petroleum hydrocarbons and pentachlorophenol, or PCP, was discovered in soil and groundwater at the facility. Based on the initial investigation, the Company believes that the source of the contamination was a former wood-dipping operation on the property that was discontinued approximately 20 years ago, prior to Huttig acquiring the facility. The Company has voluntarily reported this discovery to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) and has agreed to participate in the ODEQ’s voluntary cleanup program. Pursuant to this program, the Company has begun to remediate the property by product recovery under the oversight of the ODEQ. The Company has substantially completed its investigation of the scope of contamination and has submitted a preliminary report describing that scope to the ODEQ. The Company has placed previous owners of the facility on notice of the related claim against them and continues to review whether it can recover its costs from other possible responsible parties. The Company spent less than $0.2 million on remediation costs at this site in the year ended December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2005, the Company has accrued approximately $0.2 million for future costs of remediating this site. Until the ODEQ selects a final remedy, however, management can give no assurance as to the scope or cost to Huttig of the final remediation order.

 

The Company and a former-employee driver have both been named as defendants in a wrongful death suit entitled Bank of Tampa (Estate of Jerome Parker) v. Huttig Building Products, Inc. and Noel Medina, Civil Action No. 8:05-CV-368, filed on or about January 28, 2005. The Plaintiff alleges liability for damages arising out of an accident that occurred on January 8, 2004 in Tampa, Florida. The case was filed in the Federal District Court, District of Florida, Middle District, Tampa Division. Defendants have denied liability for the claim. In February 2006, the parties entered into a settlement of this lawsuit. The settlement will be final upon approvals of the Hillsborough County Circuit Court, Probate Division, and the U.S. Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Programs. If approved, the settlement of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

 

The Company accrues expenses for contingencies when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred and management can reasonably estimate the expense. Contingencies for which the Company has made accruals include environmental, product liability and other legal matters. Based on management’s assessment of the most recent information available, management currently does not expect any of these contingencies to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or cash flow. It is possible, however, that future results of operations for any particular quarter or annual period and our financial condition could be materially affected by changes in assumptions or other circumstances related to these matters.

 

7.    EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

Defined Benefit Plans—The Company participates in several multi-employer pension plans that provide benefits to certain employees under collective bargaining agreements. Total contributions to these plans were $0.6 million, $0.6 million, and $0.5 million in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

 

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Defined Contribution Plans—The Company sponsors a qualified defined contribution plan covering substantially all its employees. The plan provides for Company matching contributions based upon a percentage of the employee’s voluntary contributions. The Company’s matching contributions were $1.2 million for the year ended December 2005 and $1.4 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.

 

The Company has established a nonqualified deferred compensation plan to allow for the deferral of employee voluntary contributions that are limited under the Company’s existing qualified defined contribution plan. The plan provides for deferral of up to 50% of an employee’s total compensation and matching contributions based upon a percentage of the employee’s voluntary contributions. The Company’s matching contributions were $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million to this plan in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

 

8.    STOCK AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS

 

1999 Stock Incentive Plan

 

The Company’s 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1999 Plan”) allowed the Company to grant awards to key employees, including restricted stock awards, stock options and stock appreciation rights, subject primarily to the requirement of continuing employment. Upon adoption of the 2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan as described below, no further awards may be made under the 1999 Plan. Stock options issued under the 1999 Plan by the Company become exercisable for up to 50% of the shares one year after grant, 75% two years after grant, and 100% three years after grant, and expire ten years from the date of grant. The exercise price of stock options is the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant. No monetary consideration was paid by employees who receive restricted stock. Restricted stock was granted without performance restrictions.

 

2001 Stock Incentive Plan

 

The Company’s Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2001 Plan”) authorized the issuance of incentive awards up to 1,000,000 shares of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company. Upon adoption of the 2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan described below, no further awards may be made under the 2001 Plan. The 2001 Plan allowed the Company to grant awards to key employees, including restricted stock awards and stock options, subject primarily to the requirement of continued employment. Stock options issued by the Company under the 2001 Plan are exercisable for up to 50% of the shares one year after grant, 75% two years after grant, and 100% three years after grant, and expire ten years from the date of grant. The exercise price of stock options is the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant. In 2004, the Company granted 432,500 options under the 2001 Plan with an exercise price of $7.23, and in 2003, the Company granted 607,500 options under the 2001 Plan, with an exercise price ranging from $2.30 to $2.98 per share.

 

Restricted stock granted under the 2001 Plan vests ratably over three years. No monetary consideration was paid by employees who received restricted stock. In 2004, the Company did not grant any shares of restricted stock under the 2001 Plan. In 2003, the Company granted 45,000 shares of restricted stock, net of forfeitures, under the 2001 Plan at a market value of $2.735 per share. The total market value of the shares granted were recorded as unearned compensation in the Statement of Shareholders’ Equity. The unearned compensation is being amortized to expense over a three-year vesting period.

 

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2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan

 

In 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted and the Company’s stockholders approved the 2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2005 Plan”) under which incentive awards of up to 675,000 shares of common stock may be granted. The 2005 Plan allows the Company to grant awards to key employees, including restricted stock awards and stock options, subject primarily to the requirement of continued employment. The awards for the 2005 Plan are available for grant over a ten-year period unless terminated earlier by the Board of Directors. In 2005, the Company granted 142,000 options with a weighted average exercise price of $10.05 under the 2005 Plan. The options vest 50% on the first anniversary of the date of grant, 25% on the second anniversary and the remaining 25% on the third anniversary and expire ten years from the date of grant. In 2005, the Company granted 64,000 and 25,000 shares of restricted stock, net of forfeitures, at a market value of $10.09 and $11.00 per share, respectively under the 2005 Plan. The restricted shares vest ratably over three years. The total market value of the shares granted was recorded as unearned compensation in the Statement of Shareholders’ Equity. The unearned compensation is being amortized to expense over a three-year vesting period. No monetary consideration is paid by employees who receive restricted stock. Restricted stock can be granted with or without performance restrictions. Upon adoption of the 2005 Plan, no further awards may be issued under either the 1999 Plan or the 2001 Plan; however, shares forfeited under those plans are available for subsequent issuance under the 2005 Plan.

 

2005 NonEmployee Directors’ Restricted Stock Plan

 

In 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted and the Company’s stockholders approved the 2005 Nonemployee Directors’ Restricted Stock Plan (the “2005 Directors Plan”) providing for awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units to directors who are not employees of the Company. The 2005 Directors Plan replaces the 1999 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan. The 2005 Directors Plan authorizes the granting of up to 75,000 shares of restricted stock. The awards for the 2005 Directors Plan are available for grant over a ten year period unless terminated earlier by the Board of Directors.

 

EVA Incentive Compensation Plan

 

The Company’s EVA Incentive Compensation Plan (the “EVA Plan”) is intended to maximize shareholder value by aligning management’s interests with those of shareholders by rewarding management for sustainable and continuous improvement in operating results. Expense (benefit) recorded under the EVA Plan was $(0.4) million, $3.2 million and $1.4 million in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

 

Stock Appreciation Rights

 

In 2005, the Company issued 100,000 stock appreciation rights to an employee in connection with an employment agreement. These rights vest ratably over a four-year period; provided, that the unvested rights vest in full if the stock price appreciates by $5.00 per share above the base share price of $10.17. No compensation expense for these rights was recognized in 2005.

 

Accounting For Stock-Based Compensation

 

SFAS No. 123 (Revised), Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, sets forth a fair value based method of recognizing stock-based compensation expense starting with the first interim or annual reporting period of the registrant’s first fiscal year beginning on or after June 15, 2005. As stated in Note 1, the Company has elected to apply APB No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, to account for its stock-based compensation plans for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003.

 

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The following table summarizes the stock option transactions pursuant to the Company’s stock incentive plans for the three years ended December 31, 2005:

 

     Shares
(000’s)


   

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

Per Share


Options outstanding at January 1, 2003

   1,332     $ 4.70

Granted

   608       2.54

Exercised

   —         —  

Forfeited

   (480 )     4.95
    

     

Options outstanding at December 31, 2003

   1,460       3.72

Granted

   433       7.23

Exercised

   (8 )     2.98

Forfeited

   (44 )     6.42
    

     

Options outstanding at December 31, 2004

   1,841       4.49

Granted

   142       10.05

Exercised

   (635 )     4.72

Forfeited

   (56 )     5.81
    

     

Options outstanding at December 31, 2005

   1,292       4.90

Shares available for grant at December 31, 2005

   584        

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2005:

 

     OPTIONS OUTSTANDING

   OPTIONS EXERCISABLE

    Range of

Exercise Price


  

Number
Outstanding

(000’s)


  

Weighted Average

Remaining
Contractual Life
(Years)


  

Weighted Average

Exercise Price


  

Number
Exercisable

(000’s)


  

Weighted Average

Exercise Price


$2.30

   400    7.3    $ 2.30    400    $ 2.30

$2.98

   149    3.9      2.98    127      2.98

$4.29 – $4.40

   249    3.3      4.31    249      4.31

$4.85

   24    0.1      4.85    24      4.85

$7.23

   333    7.9      7.23    225      7.23

$9.08 – $10.09

   137    9.3      10.04    —        —  
    
  
  

  
  

Total

   1,292    6.4    $ 4.90    1,025    $ 4.01
    
  
  

  
  

 

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9.    INCOME TAXES

 

A reconciliation between income taxes based on the application of the statutory federal income tax rate to income taxes as set forth in the consolidated statements of continuing operations follows:

 

     2005

    2004

    2003

 

Federal statutory rate

   35.0 %   35.0 %   35.0 %

Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:

                  

State and local taxes

   1.7     3.9     5.1  

Accrual adjustment

   —       (4.4 )   —    

Other, including nondeductible items

   1.2     (0.2 )   (2.1 )
    

 

 

Effective income tax rate

   37.9 %   34.3 %   38.0 %
    

 

 

 

During 2004, the Company successfully closed audits of its federal and state tax returns related to the years 1999, 2000 and 2001. Based upon these events, the Company analyzed its income tax accrual position and reduced its previously provided income tax accruals by $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2004.

 

Deferred income taxes at December 31, 2005 and 2004 are comprised of the following (in millions):

 

     2005

   2004

     Assets

   Liabilities

   Assets

   Liabilities

Accelerated depreciation

   $ —      $ 1.0    $ —      $ 2.3

Goodwill

     —        0.4             0.2

Purchase price book and tax basis differences

     0.7      —        3.0      —  

Inventories

     —        7.5      —        7.7

Insurance related

     1.2      —        1.2      —  

Employee benefits related

     0.9      —        0.9      —  

Other accrued liabilities

     0.5      —        0.4      —  

Other

     1.8      —        1.9       
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ 5.1    $ 8.9    $ 7.4    $ 10.2
    

  

  

  

 

Included in the “Other” category are assets of $6.5 million related to state net operating loss carryforwards, presented net of valuation allowances of $5.0 million and $4.9 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. These state net operating loss carryforwards have expiration dates extending out to 2022. During 2005, $0.1 million of the deferred tax asset related to state net operating losses was utilized, reducing both the gross carryforward and the deferred tax asset. An additional $0.1 million deferred tax asset related to state net operating losses was generated during 2005, with a corresponding increase in the valuation allowance.

 

The total deferred income tax assets (liabilities) as presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are as follows (in millions):

 

     2005

    2004

 

Net current deferred tax liabilities

   $ (5.1 )   $ (4.9 )

Net long-term deferred tax assets

     1.3       2.1  

 

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The provision for income taxes, relating to continuing operations, is composed of the following (in millions):

 

     2005

   2004

   2003

 

Current:

                      

U.S. Federal tax

   $ 9.7    $ 3.1    $ 1.3  

State and local tax

     0.4      1.3      (0.3 )
    

  

  


Total current

     10.1      4.4      1.0  

Deferred:

                      

U.S. Federal tax

     0.2      3.7      (0.3 )

State and local tax

     0.1      0.1      0.1  
    

  

  


Total deferred

     0.3      3.8      (0.2 )
    

  

  


Total income tax

   $ 10.4    $ 8.2    $ 0.8  
    

  

  


 

10.    BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE

 

The following table sets forth the computation of net income per basic and diluted share (net income amounts in millions, share amounts in thousands, per share amounts in dollars):

 

     2005

   2004

   2003

Net income available to common shareholders

                    

Net income from continuing operations

   $ 17.1    $ 15.6    $ 1.4

Net income from discontinued operations

     1.3      3.3      2.0
    

  

  

Net income (numerator)

   $ 18.4    $ 18.9    $ 3.4
    

  

  

Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding

                    

(denominator)

     19,917      19,437      19,471
    

  

  

Net income per share—Basic

                    

Net income from continuing operations

   $ 0.85    $ 0.80    $ 0.07

Net income from discontinued operations

     0.07      0.17      0.10
    

  

  

Net income

   $ 0.92    $ 0.97    $ 0.17
    

  

  

Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding

     19,917      19,437      19,471

Effect of dilutive securities

     472      433      28
    

  

  

Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding

                    

(denominator)

     20,389      19,870      19,499
    

  

  

Net income per share—Diluted

                    

Net income from continuing operations

   $ 0.84    $ 0.78    $ 0.07

Net income from discontinued operations

     0.06      0.17      0.10
    

  

  

Net income

   $ 0.90    $ 0.95    $ 0.17
    

  

  

 

At December 31, 2005, stock options and restricted shares totaling 219,000 shares were anti-dilutive. At December 31, 2004, all stock options were dilutive. At December 31, 2003, stock options to purchase 1,060,400 shares were anti-dilutive. Anti-dilutive shares were not included in the computations of diluted income per share amounts in 2005 and 2003.

 

11.    DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

Huttig sold its mouldings manufacturer, American Pine Products in August of 2004, and its one-step or Builders Resource branches in three separate transactions in August and December of 2004, and in

 

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February of 2005. These operations are accounted for as discontinued operations. The sale of American Pine Products and the one-step branches in 2004 approximated net book value. In 2005, the sale generated an after-tax gain of approximately $1.3 million.

 

In January 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued, SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Asset. This statement addresses the accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. SFAS No. 144 broadens the presentation of discontinued operations to include a component of the Company, which comprises operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished from the rest of the Company. Based on SFAS No. 144, the Company has accounted for the 2004 and February 2005 dispositions of businesses as discontinued operations.

 

There were no other assets held for sale at December 31, 2005. The following are major classes of assets for the discontinued operations described above that were held for sale at December 31, 2004:

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,
2004


     (In millions)

ASSETS:

      

Trade accounts receivable

   $ 3.6

Inventories

     3.2

Property, plant, and equipment

     1.1
    

Net assets held for sale

   $ 7.9
    

 

Operating results of these discontinued operations are shown below:

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

     December 31,

 
     2005

    2004

    2003

 
     (In millions)  

Net Sales

   $ 2.5     $ 100.0     $ 118.8  
    


 


 


Income before Income Taxes (including gain on disposal of $2.2, $0.0, and $0.0, respectively)

   $ 2.1     $ 5.4     $ 3.2  

Provision for Income Taxes

     (0.8 )     (2.1 )     (1.2 )
    


 


 


Net Income

   $ 1.3     $ 3.3     $ 2.0  
    


 


 


 

12.    ACQUISITION

 

Effective January 1, 2005, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Huttig Texas Limited Partnership, completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Texas Wholesale Building Materials, Inc. (“Texas Wholesale”) for $15.0 million in cash, $2.2 million in guaranteed payments to the former majority owner and the assumption of certain liabilities. Texas Wholesale’s results of operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. The Texas Wholesale acquisition represents the Company’s first full line distribution operation in the state of Texas.

 

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The following table presents the allocation of the acquisition costs to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on fair values:

 

     (In millions)

Accounts receivable

   $ 5.3

Inventories

     8.4

Other current assets

     1.0

Property, plant, and equipment

     1.2

Intangible assets

     3.8

Goodwill

     5.5
    

Total assets acquired

     25.2
    

Accounts payable

     6.8

Other long-term liabilities

     1.5
    

Total liabilities assumed

     8.3
    

Net assets acquired

   $ 16.9
    

 

The purchase price was based on $15.0 million in cash and guaranteed payments discounted to $1.9 million payable over six years. The assets that make up the $3.8 million of acquired intangible assets include: customer relationships valued at $1.4 million (20-year weighted average useful life) and covenants not to compete valued at $2.4 million (6-year weighted average useful life). The residual purchase price of $5.5 million was assigned to goodwill.

 

The following tables reflect the acquisition of intangible assets and the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2005:

 

Acquired Amortizable Intangibles

 

     Gross Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


     (in millions)

Covenant not to compete

   $ 2.4    $ 0.4

Customer relationships

     1.4      0.1
    

  

Total

   $ 3.8    $ 0.5
    

  

 

Estimated amortization expense:

      

2006

   $ 0.5

2007

   $ 0.5

2008

   $ 0.5

2009

   $ 0.5

2010

   $ 0.5

Thereafter

   $ 0.8

 

Goodwill

 

     (in millions)

Balance as of December 31, 2004, net of accumulated amortization

   $ 13.6

Goodwill acquired effective January 1, 2005

     5.5
    

Balance as of December 31, 2005

   $ 19.1
    

 

The pro forma effects of the Texas Wholesale acquisition on the Company’s statement of operations as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2004 were not material.

 

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13.    SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

 

The following table provides selected consolidated financial information from continuing operations on a quarterly basis for each quarter of 2005 and 2004. The Company’s business is seasonal and particularly sensitive to weather conditions. Interim amounts are therefore subject to significant fluctuations (in millions, except per share data).

 

     First
Quarter


   Second
Quarter


    Third
Quarter


   Fourth
Quarter


   

Full

Year


2005

                                    

Net sales

   $ 249.4    $ 281.4     $ 301.9    $ 264.5     $ 1,097.2

Gross profit

     47.5      52.9       58.5      53.6       212.5

Operating profit

     7.7      6.9       11.4      6.1       32.1

Net income from continuing operations

     3.9      3.6       6.3      3.3       17.1

Net income from discontinued operations

     1.4      (0.1 )     —        —         1.3

Net income per share—Diluted

                                    

Net income from continuing operations

   $ 0.20    $ 0.18     $ 0.31    $ 0.16     $ 0.84

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

     0.07      (0.01 )     —        —         0.06
    

  


 

  


 

Net income

   $ 0.27    $ 0.17     $ 0.31    $ 0.16     $ 0.90
    

  


 

  


 

2004

                                    

Net sales

   $ 213.9    $ 242.7     $ 257.0    $ 224.8     $ 938.4

Gross profit

     41.8      48.2       49.7      42.3       182.0

Operating profit

     4.5      7.8       9.3      7.3       28.9

Net income from continuing operations

     2.1      5.0       4.7      3.8       15.6

Net income from discontinued operations

     0.5      1.8       1.3      (0.3 )     3.3

Net income per share—Diluted

                                    

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 0.11    $ 0.25     $ 0.23    $ 0.19     $ 0.78

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

     0.03      0.09       0.07      (0.02 )     0.17
    

  


 

  


 

Net income

   $ 0.14    $ 0.34     $ 0.30    $ 0.17     $ 0.95
    

  


 

  


 

 

ITEM 9—CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9A—CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures—The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of our Disclosure Committee and management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of December 31, 2005 in all material respects in (a) causing information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to be recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (b) causing such information to be accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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There were no changes in the Company’s internal control on financial reporting during the Company’s fiscal fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Control systems must reflect resource constraints and be cost-effective, can be undercut by simple errors and misjudgments, and can be circumvented by individuals within an organization. Because of these and other inherent limitations in all control systems, no matter how well they are designed, our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls can provide reasonable, but not absolute, protection from error and fraud.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting—The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of Huttig Building Products, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. Management reviewed the results of its assessment with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2005. Our management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 has been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein. See Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” for additional information.

 

ITEM 9B—OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

PART III

 

ITEM 10—DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

 

The information regarding executive officers and directors of Huttig is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2006 Proxy Statement”) under the caption “Executive Officers” and “Election of Directors”, respectively, and is incorporated herein by reference. Information regarding Section 16(a) beneficial ownership reporting compliance is set forth in the 2006 Proxy Statement under the caption “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information regarding the Company’s “audit committee financial expert” and identification of the members of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors is set forth in the 2006 Proxy Statement under the caption “Board of Directors and Committees of the Board of Directors—Board Committees” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

In May 2003, the Company adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all directors and employees, including the principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on the Company’s website at

 

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www.huttig.com. The contents of the Company’s website are not part of this Annual Report. Stockholders may request a free copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics from:

 

Huttig Building Products, Inc.

Attention: Corporate Secretary

555 Maryville University Dr.

Suite 240

St. Louis, Missouri 63141

(314) 216-2600

 

The Company intends to post on its website any amendments to, or waivers from, its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics within two days of any such amendment or waiver.

 

ITEM 11—EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The information required by Item 11 is set forth in the 2006 Proxy Statement under the captions “Board of Directors and Committees of the Board of Directors—Compensation of Directors”, “Executive Compensation,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Stock Price Performance Graph” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12—SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

Except as set forth below, the information required by Item 12 is set forth in the 2006 Proxy Statement under the captions “Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock by Directors and Management” and “Principal Stockholders of the Company, “ and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

The following table presents information, as of December 31, 2005, for equity compensation plans under which Huttig’s equity securities are authorized for issuance.

 

Plan Category


  

Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights

(a)


   

Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights

(b)


  

Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))

(c)


 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

   1,116,725     $ 4.99    584,000 (1)

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

   275,000 (2)   $ 6.44    0  
    

 

  

Total

   1,391,775     $ 5.28    584,000  
    

 

  


(1) To the extent such shares are not issued pursuant to future option grants, 509,000 of such shares are available for issuance in the form of awards of restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, performance units, covered employee annual incentive awards and other stock-based awards under the Company’s 2005 Executive Compensation Incentive Plan and 75,000 of such shares are available for awards of restricted stock or restricted stock units under the Company’s 2005 Non-Employee Directors’ Restricted Stock Plan.

 

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(2) Includes options to purchase 100,000 shares at a per share price of $4.29 granted on January 24, 2000 to Mr. Evans, a director of the Company. Includes options to purchase 20,000 shares at a per share exercise price of $4.34 granted on January 22, 2001 to each of Messrs. Bigelow, Forté and Gardner, all of whom are directors of the Company. Includes options to purchase 15,000 shares at a per share price of $4.34 granted on January 22, 2001 to Mr. Tullis, a former director of the Company. Each of these options vests 50% on the first anniversary on the date of grant, an additional 25% on the second anniversary and the remaining 25% on the third anniversary. Includes 100,000 stock appreciation rights at a per share price of $10.17 granted on January 1, 2005 to Mr. Cornett, an employee of the Company. These rights vest ratably over a four-year period; provided that the unvested rights vest in full if the stock price appreciates to $15.17.

 

ITEM 13—CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

The information required by Item 13 is set forth in the 2006 Proxy Statement under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 14—PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

The information required by Item 14 is set forth in the 2006 Proxy Statement under the caption “Principal Accounting Firm Services and Fees,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15—EXHIBITS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:

 

  1. Financial Statements:

 

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2005 and 2004

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

  2. Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description


3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10 filed with the Commission on September 21, 1999.)
3.2    Bylaws of the Company as amended as of September 28, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 4, 2005.)
4.1    Rights Agreement dated December 6, 1999 between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (the “1999 Form 10-K”).)
4.2    Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholders Services, L.L.C. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.)
4.3    Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement, dated February 25, 2005, by and between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 3, 2005.)
4.4    Amendment No. 3 to Rights Agreement, dated April 14, 2005, by and between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 18, 2005.)
4.5    Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the 1999 Form 10-K.)
4.6    Credit Agreement, dated September 24, 2004, by and among the Company, certain of its domestic subsidiaries, LaSalle National Bank Association, as agent, and the lending institutions named therein (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.)
4.7    First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated December 3, 2004, by and among the Company, certain of its domestic subsidiaries, LaSalle National Bank Association, as agent, and the lending institutions named therein. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Company’s Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed with the Commission on August 8, 2005)

 

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4.8    Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated August 5, 2005, by and among the Company and LaSalle National Bank Association, as agent and the lending institutions therein (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.)
4.9    Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated January 31, 2006, by and among the Company and LaSalle National Bank Association, as agent and the lending institutions therein
10.1    Tax Allocation Agreement by and between Crane and the Company dated December 16, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 1999 Form 10-K.)
10.2    Employee Matters Agreement between Crane and the Company dated December 16, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 1999 Form 10-K.)
*10.3    1999 Stock Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Amendment No. 4 to the Form 10 filed with the Commission on December 6, 1999.)
*10.4    Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Company’s 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the 1999 Form 10-K.)
*10.5    Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002.).
*10.6    Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 (the “2001 Form 10-K”).)
*10.7    Form of Indemnification Agreement for Executive Officers and Directors. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 4, 2005.)
10.8    Registration Rights Agreement by and between The Rugby Group PLC and the Company dated December 16, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the 1999 Form 10-K.)
10.9    Letter Agreement dated August 20, 2001 between the Company and The Rugby Group Limited. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 29, 2001).
*10.10    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for awards under the Company’s 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the 2001 Form 10-K.)
*10.11    Executive Employment Contract dated May 1, 2003, between the Company and Michael A. Lupo (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003)
10.12    Master Supply Agreement, dated August 2, 2004, between the Company and Woodgrain Millwork, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004)+

 

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10.13    Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated January 11, 2005, between Huttig Texas Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of the Company and Texas Wholesale Building Materials, Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the “2004 10-K”))
10.14    Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated January 11, 2005, between the Company and Hendricks Companies, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the 2004 Form 10-K)
10.15    Settlement Agreement dated January 19, 2005, between the Company and The Rugby Group Ltd. and Rugby IPD Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Company’s Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed with the Commission on August 8, 2005)
10.16    Joint Defense Agreement dated January 19, 2005, between the Company and The Rugby Group Ltd. and Rugby IPD Corp (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the 2004 Form 10-K)+
*10.17    Separation Agreement dated February 4, 2005, between the Company and Nick H. Varsam (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the 2004 Form 10-K)
*10.18   

First Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael A. Lupo dated January 27, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended

March 31, 2004)

*10.19    Second Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael A. Lupo dated March 1, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the 2004 Form 10-K)
*10.20    Change of Control Agreement dated March 1, 2005, between the Company and Michael A. Lupo (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the 2004 Form 10-K)
*10.21    Amendment No. 1 to 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Company’s Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed with the Commission on August 8, 2005)
*10.22    Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Company’s Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed with the Commission on August 8, 2005)
*10.23    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Company’s Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed with the Commission on August 8, 2005)
*10.24    EVA Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended effective January 1, 2004) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Company’s Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 2) filed with the Commission on October 17, 2005)
*10.25    Deferred Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Company’s Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 2) filed with the Commission on October 17, 2005)
*10.26    Form of Change of Control Agreement by and between the Company and the Executive Officers, other than Michael A. Lupo (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 22, 2005)

 

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*10.27    Letter agreement dated May 5, 2005 between David L. Fleisher and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005)
*10.28    Letter agreement dated May 23, 2005 between Thomas S. McHugh and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005)
*10.29    2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005)
*10.30    2005 Nonemployee Directors’ Restricted Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005)
*10.31    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under 2005 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005)
*10.32    Form of Stock Option Agreement under 2005 Executive Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005)
*10.33    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2005 Nonemployee Directors’ Restricted Stock Plan
*10.34    Agreement between Carl Liliequist and the Company fully executed on December 22, 2005
*10.35    Compensation arrangements with outside directors
*10.36    Compensation arrangements with certain named executive officers
*10.37    Executive Incentive Plan for the Year 2006
21.1    List of Subsidiaries
23.1    Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.2    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer 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

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
+ Certain portions of this Exhibit have been omitted based on an order granting confidential treatment under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
By:   /S/    MICHAEL A. LUPO
    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: March 9, 2006

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature


  

Title


 

Date


/s/ MICHAEL A. LUPO


Michael A. Lupo

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

  March 9, 2006

/s/ DAVID L. FLEISHER


David L. Fleisher

  

Vice President – Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

  March 9, 2006

/s/ R. S. EVANS


R. S. Evans

  

Chairman of the Board

  March 9, 2006

/s/ E. THAYER BIGELOW, JR.


E. Thayer Bigelow, Jr.

  

Director

  March 9, 2006

/S/ RICHARD S. FORTÉ


Richard S. Forté

  

Director

  March 9, 2006

/s/ DORSEY R. GARDNER


Dorsey R. Gardner

  

Director

  March 9, 2006

/s/ PHILIPPE J. GASTONE


Philippe J. Gastone

  

Director

  March 9, 2006

/s/ DONALD L. GLASS


Donald L. Glass

  

Director

  March 9, 2006

/s/ J. KEITH MATHENEY


J. Keith Matheney

  

Director

  March 9, 2006

/s/ DELBERT H. TANNER


Delbert H. Tanner

  

Director

  March 9, 2006

/S/ STEVEN A. WISE


Steven A. Wise

  

Director

  March 9, 2006

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description


4.9    Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated January 31, 2006, by and among the Company and LaSalle National Bank Association, as agent and the lending institutions therein
*10.33    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2005 Nonemployee Directors’ Restricted Stock Plan
*10.34    Agreement between Carl Liliequist and the Company fully executed on December 22, 2005
*10.35    Compensation arrangements with outside directors
*10.36    Compensation arrangements with certain named executive officers
*10.37    Executive Incentive Plan for the Year 2006
21.1    List of Subsidiaries
23.1    Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.2    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer 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

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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EX-4.9 2 dex49.htm THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Third Amendment to Credit Agreement

EXHIBIT 4.9

THIRD AMENDMENT

to

CREDIT AGREEMENT

This THIRD AMENDMENT to CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of January 31, 2006, by and among Huttig Building Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), LaSalle Bank National Association (“LaSalle”), as Administrative Agent, and LaSalle and the other lenders listed on the signature page hereto (the “Lenders”).

Recitals:

 

A. The Company, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of September 24, 2004, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 3, 2004, and as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 5, 2005 but effective as of July 30, 2005 (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”).

 

B. The Company, Administrative Agent, and the Required Lenders have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement on the terms and conditions contained herein and grant the waiver to the Loan Agreement set forth herein on the terms and conditions contained herein.

Amendment

Therefore, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein and other sufficient consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. All references to the “Agreement” or the “Loan Agreement” in the Loan Agreement and in this Amendment shall be deemed to be references to the Loan Agreement as it is amended hereby and as it may be further amended, restated, extended, renewed, replaced, or otherwise modified from time to time. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given them in the Loan Agreement.

2. Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment. This Amendment shall become effective as of set forth above, but only if this Amendment has been executed by the Company, Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, and only if all of the documents listed on Exhibit A to this Amendment have been delivered and, as applicable, executed, sealed, attested, acknowledged, certified, or authenticated, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

3. Waiver of Default; No Other Waiver.

3.1. The Company has notified Administrative Agent that the Company has financed certain insurance premiums and granted a Lien on the unearned premiums and dividends on such financed insurance premiums to the Person financing such insurance premiums in violation of Section 11.1 (Debt) of the Loan Agreement and Section 11.2 (Liens) of the Loan Agreement, each of which such violations constitute an Event of Default under Section 13.1.5 (collectively, the “Subject Default”). The Company has requested that the Required Lenders waive the Subject Default.

3.2. The Required Lenders hereby waive the Subject Default if and only if any Liens granted on such unearned premiums and dividends on the financed insurance premiums to the Person financing such insurance premiums are subject to and junior in all respects to Administrative Agent’s rights as loss payee, mortgagee and additional insured under such insurance policies.

3.3. The waiver contained in this Section 3 is specific in intent and is valid only for the specific purpose for which given. Nothing contained herein obligates Administrative Agent or any Lender to agree to any


additional waivers of any provisions of any of the Loan Documents, including but not limited to Sections 11.1, 11.2. and 13.1.5 of the Loan Agreement. The waiver contained in this Section 3 is a waiver of only the Subject Default, and shall not operate as a waiver of Administrative Agent’s or any Lenders’ right to exercise remedies resulting from (i) any existing and/or continuing Unmatured Events of Defaults or Events of Default other than the Subject Default, or (ii) other future Unmatured Events of Defaults or Events of Default, in each case whether or not of a similar nature and whether or not known to Administrative Agent or any Lender.

4. Amendments to Loan Agreement.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the following amendments shall be made to the Loan Agreement:

4.1. Debt. A new subsection 11.1(j) is hereby added to the Loan Agreement as follows:

“(j) Indebtedness incurred to finance the premiums for the Company’s or any other Loan Party’s property, casualty and workers’ compensation insurance policies and the Person who finances such premiums may have a prior claim to any unearned premiums and dividends with regards to the premiums such Person has financed, but which such claims shall be subject to and junior in all respects to Administrative Agent’s rights as loss payee, mortgagee and additional insured under such insurance policies.”

4.2. Lien. A new subsection 11.2(i) is hereby added to the Loan Agreement as follows:

“Liens securing the Debt permitted by Section 11.1(j) of this Agreement.”

5. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and each Lender as of the date hereof, that (i) this Amendment and each of the other documents, agreements, certificates executed in connection herewith (the “Amendment Documents”) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, (ii) since September 24, 2004, the Company’s articles of incorporation have not been amended, restated or otherwise modified, and since September 28, 2005, the Company’s bylaws have not been amended, restated or otherwise modified, (iii) no consents are necessary from any third Person for the Company’s execution, delivery or performance of this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents which have not been obtained, (iv) this Amendment, the other Amendment Documents, the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents to which it is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity, (v) except as set forth in the disclosure schedules to the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the representations and warranties in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents were true and correct when made and are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), (vi) after giving effect to this Amendment, there exists no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and (vii) there are no proceedings of any kind, pending or to the knowledge of any Senior Officer, threatened against the Company or any other Loan Party which might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (viii) the modifications to the Company’s bylaws adopted by the Company’s board of directors on September 28, 2005 could not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the interests of the Lenders and such modifications to the Company’s bylaws are in compliance with Section 11.5 of the Loan Agreement .

6. Effect of Amendment. Except as set forth in Section 3 of this Amendment, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, or any Lender under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any existing Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default, nor act as a release or subordination of the Liens and security interests of Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Each reference in the Loan Agreement to “the Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import, shall be read as referring to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

 

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7. Reaffirmation. The Company hereby acknowledges and confirms that (i) except as expressly amended hereby the Loan Agreement and the Loan documents remain in full force and effect, (ii) the Company has no defenses to its obligations under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iii) the Liens and security interests of the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents secure all the Obligations, continue in full force and effect and have the same priority as before this Amendment, and (iv) the Company has no claim against Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender arising from or in connection with the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the Company hereby releases and waives and discharges forever any such claims it may have against Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender arising from or in connection with this Amendment the other Amendment Documents, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents. This Amendment and each of the other Amendment Documents are a part of the Loan Documents.

8. Fees and Expenses. The Company shall promptly pay to Administrative Agent all fees, expenses and other amounts owing to Administrative Agent under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents upon demand, including, without limitation, all reasonable fees, costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, and delivery of this Amendment.

9. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

10. Section Titles. Section captions used in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment.

11. Counterparts; Facsimile Transmissions. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Amendment. Receipt of an executed signature page to this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic transmission, shall constitute effective delivery thereof. Electronic records of executed Amendment maintained by the Lenders shall be deemed to be originals.

12. Incorporation By Reference. Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders, and the Company hereby agree that all of the terms of the Loan Documents are incorporated in and made a part of this Amendment by this reference.

13. Notice—Oral Commitments Not Enforceable. Nothing contained in the following notice shall be deemed to limit or modify the terms of the Loan Documents:

ORAL AGREEMENTS OR COMMITMENTS TO LOAN MONEY, EXTEND CREDIT OR TO FORBEAR FROM ENFORCING REPAYMENT OF A DEBT INCLUDING PROMISES TO EXTEND OR RENEW SUCH DEBT ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE. TO PROTECT COMPANY AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY (BORROWER) AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS (CREDITOR) FROM MISUNDERSTANDING OR DISAPPOINTMENT, ANY AGREEMENTS THE COMPANY AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS REACH COVERING SUCH MATTERS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS WRITING, WHICH IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US, EXCEPT AS WE MAY LATER AGREE IN WRITING TO MODIFY IT.

Company acknowledges that there are no other agreements between Administrative Agent, Lenders, Company and the Loan Parties, oral or written, concerning the subject matter of the Loan Documents, as amended hereby, and that all prior agreements concerning the same subject matter, including any proposal or commitment letter, are merged into the Loan Documents and thereby extinguished.

14. Notice—Insurance. The following notice is given pursuant to Section 10 of the Collateral Protection Act set forth in Chapter 815 Section 180/1 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (1996); nothing contained in such notice shall be deemed to limit or modify the terms of the Loan Documents:

 

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UNLESS THE COMPANY PROVIDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT WITH EVIDENCE OF THE INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIRED BY THIS AGREEMENT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT MAY PURCHASE INSURANCE AT THE COMPANY’S EXPENSE TO PROTECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S AND THE LENDERS’ INTERESTS IN THE COLLATERAL AND THE REAL ESTATE COLLATERAL. THIS INSURANCE MAY, BUT NEED NOT, PROTECT ANY LOAN PARTY’S INTERESTS. THE COVERAGE THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURCHASES MAY NOT PAY ANY CLAIM THAT IS MADE AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLATERAL AND THE REAL ESTATE COLLATERAL. THE COMPANY MAY LATER CANCEL ANY INSURANCE PURCHASED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, BUT ONLY AFTER PROVIDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT WITH EVIDENCE THAT THE COMPANY HAS OBTAINED INSURANCE AS REQUIRED BY THIS AGREEMENT. IF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURCHASES INSURANCE FOR THE COLLATERAL AND THE REAL ESTATE COLLATERAL, THE COMPANY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS OF THAT INSURANCE, INCLUDING INTEREST AND ANY OTHER CHARGES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE INSURANCE, UNTIL THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CANCELLATION OR EXPIRATION OF THE INSURANCE. THE COSTS OF THE INSURANCE MAY BE ADDED TO THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE LOANS OWING HEREUNDER. THE COSTS OF THE INSURANCE MAY BE MORE THAN THE COST OF THE INSURANCE THE LOAN PARTIES MAY BE ABLE TO OBTAIN ON THEIR OWN.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC., as the Company
By:  

/s/ DAVID L. FLEISHER

Title:   Vice President-Chief Financial Officer
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, as Issuing Lender and as a Lender
By:  

/s/ DAVID VAN DE VEN

Title:   Vice President
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE

Title:   Duly Authorized Signatory
HARRIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE

Title:   Vice President
NATIONAL CITY BANK OF THE MIDWEST, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ ILLEGIBLE HARTMAN

Title:   Vice President
FIRST BANK, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE

Title:   Senior Vice President
CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE

Title:   SVP
FIFTH THIRD BANK (SOUTHERN INDIANA), as a Lender
By:  

/s/ SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE

Title:   Vice President
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Administrator for Merritt CLO Holding LLC:
By:  

/s/ MARIE G. MOLLO

Title:   Duly Authorized Signatory

 

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REAFFIRMATION TO THIRD AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT

This Reaffirmation to Third Amendment to Loan Agreement is executed by Huttig, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Huttig Texas Limited Partnership, a Texas limited partnership, Huttig Building Materials, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Huttig Texas Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (individually and collectively, “Guarantor”) and is entered into as of January 31, 2006 (this “Reaffirmation”). Guarantor acknowledges and consents to all changes, terms and provisions set forth in the foregoing Third Amendment to the Loan Agreement among the Company, Administrative Agent, and the Required Lenders of even date with this Reaffirmation (the “Third Amendment”) and agrees that all such changes are in the best interests of the Company and Guarantor. In consideration of the financial accommodations granted and which may hereafter be granted to the Company by Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in consideration of Administrative Agent’s, the Issuing Lender’s and the Lenders’ reliance on the Guaranty and Collateral Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2004 by and among the Company, Guarantor and the Administrative Agent (as amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to time, the “Guaranty and Collateral Agreement”) and the other Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Guarantor, irrevocably and unconditionally reaffirms the Guaranty and Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and its continuing guarantee of the payment and performance of all current and future Obligations. Guarantor agrees that the validity and enforceability of the Guaranty and Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party is not and shall not be affected in any way or manner by any of the changes, terms and provisions set forth in the Third Amendment.

Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and each Lender as of the date hereof, that (i) this Reaffirmation has been duly authorized by an officer of the Guarantor or by the Guarantor’s board of directors, partners, board of managers, or members, as the case may be, (ii) since September 24, 2004, Guarantor’s articles of incorporation and bylaws have not been amended, restated or otherwise modified, (iii) no consents are necessary from any third Person for Guarantor’s execution, delivery or performance of this Reaffirmation which have not been obtained, (iv) this Reaffirmation and all other Loan Documents to which it is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity, (v) except as set forth in the disclosure schedules to the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the representations and warranties in the Loan Agreement were true and correct when made and are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), and (vi) after giving effect to the Third Amendment, there exists no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default under the Loan Agreement.

Guarantor hereby acknowledges and confirms that (i) the Loan Documents are in full force and effect, (ii) Guarantor has no defenses to its obligations under the Loan Documents, (iii) the Liens and security interests of the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents secure all the Obligations, continue in full force and effect and have the same priority as before the Third Amendment, and (iv) Guarantor has no claim against Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender arising from or in connection with the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and Guarantor hereby releases and waives and discharges forever any such claims it may have against Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender arising from or in connection with the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

{Reaffirmation continues on the next page; Signatures are on the next page}

Capitalized terms used in this Reaffirmation, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings set forth in the Third Amendment.

 

HUTTIG, INC.
By:  

/s/ DAVID L. FLEISHER

Title:   Treasurer

 

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HUTTIG TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:  

Huttig Building Materials, Inc.

its general partner

By:  

/s/ DAVID L. FLEISHER

Title:   Treasurer
HUTTIG BUILDING MATERIALS, INC.
By:  

/s/ DAVID L. FLEISHER

Title:   Treasurer
HUTTIG TEXAS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ DAVID L. FLEISHER

Title:   Treasurer

 

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EX-10.33 3 dex1033.htm FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.33

FORM OF

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.

2005 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

(Date)

The parties to this Restricted Stock Agreement (the “Agreement”) are Huttig Building Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”) and «First_Name_» «Last_Name_», a non-employee member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Participant”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Huttig Building Products, Inc. 2005 Nonemployee Directors’ Restricted Stock Plan (the “Plan”), the Corporation wishes to grant Restricted Stock Unit Awards to certain nonemployee members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) in consideration of their service on the Board.

1. DEFINITIONS.

Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings contained in the Plan.

2. AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

Subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the Corporation hereby awards to the Participant (#) Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”). Each RSU represents the obligation of the Corporation to transfer one share of common stock of the Corporation, $.01 par value (the “Common Stock”), at the time provided in this Agreement, provided such RSU is vested at that time.

3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(a) Vesting. The RSUs granted to the Participant hereunder shall vest in full on (DATE), immediately prior to the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders, provided that the Participant provides continuous service as a nonemployee director through such date. In addition, any unvested RSUs shall vest in full upon a Change in Control of the Corporation.

(b) Forfeiture Upon Termination of Service. All unvested RSUs shall be forfeited upon termination of Participant’s service on the Board for any reason prior to the vesting date specified in Paragraph 3(a).

4. DELIVERY OF SHARES

As soon as practicable after the Participant’s Separation from Service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) with the Board, the Corporation shall transfer shares of Common Stock to the Participant equal to the number of vested RSUs at the time of such Separation from Service, subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions as to the Common Stock, including, but not limited to, the payment by the Participant of any applicable withholding taxes (including, without limitation, in the discretion of the Corporation, withholding from the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise transferable to the Participant, a number of shares of Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the amount of such withholding taxes)

All shares of Common Stock delivered hereunder shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is then listed and any applicable federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions


5. NO SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS.

The Participant shall not have any of the rights of a shareholder of the Corporation with respect to RSUs, such as the right to vote or the right to receive dividends.

6. ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION OF PLAN AND AGREEMENT

All terms, conditions and restrictions of the Plan are incorporated herein and made apart hereof as if stated herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall prevail. The Management Organization and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board shall have full authority and discretion, subject only to the terms of the Plan, to decide all matters relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan and this Agreement, and all such action by the Committee shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon the Corporation and the Participant.

This Agreement is deemed to be issued in, the award evidenced hereby is deemed to be granted in, and both shall be governed by the laws of, the State of Delaware. There have been no representations to the Participant other than those contained herein.

7. UNITS NOT TRANSFERABLE.

RSUs awarded hereunder shall not be transferable by the Participant. Except as may be required by the federal income tax withholding provisions of the Code or by the tax laws of any State, the interests of the Participant and his or her beneficiaries under this Agreement and the Plan are not subject to the claims of their creditors and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily sold, transferred, alienated, assigned, pledged, anticipated, or encumbered. Any attempt by the Participant or a Beneficiary to sell, transfer, alienate, assign, pledge, anticipate, encumber, charge or otherwise dispose of any right to benefits payable hereunder shall be void.

8. DEATH BENEFITS.

The Participant may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries (contingently or successively) to whom any benefit hereunder and under the Plan is to be paid in the event of his or her death and, from time to time, may change his or her designated beneficiary. A beneficiary designation shall be made in writing in a form prescribed by the Committee and delivered to the Corporation while the Participant is alive. If there is no designated beneficiary surviving at the death of the Participant, payment of any death benefit of the Participant shall be paid to the Participant’s executor, administrator or legal representative.

9. AMENDMENT

The terms of this Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, as the Plan may be amended from time to time by the Committee or the Board unless any such amendment by its terms or by its clear intent is inapplicable to this Agreement. The Committee shall have full authority and discretion to modify at any time the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding, no amendment of the Plan or the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall impair the rights of the Participant under any award previously granted, except to comply with law or with consent of the Participant.

10. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

By accepting this grant, the Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, and acknowledges that all decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Committee in respect of the Plan, this Agreement and the RSUs granted hereunder shall be final and conclusive.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective the day and year first above written.

 

HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.

 

By:  
Title:  
PARTICIPANT

 

«First_Name_» «Last_Name_»

EX-10.34 4 dex1034.htm RESIGNATION AGREEMENT Resignation Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.34

 

Huttig Building Products, Inc.   

Darlene K. Schroeder

Vice President – Human Resources

Huttig Building Products

555 Maryville University Drive

St. Louis, MO 63141

December 16, 2005

Mr. Carl A. Liliequist

18807 135th Avenue, SE

Renton, WA 98058

Dear Carl:

Subject: Resignation Agreement

This Resignation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into between Carl A. Liliequist (“you”) and Huttig Building Products, Inc. (the “Company”).

 

  1. Your Resignation. The Company and you acknowledge that you have resigned, effective December 31, 2005 (the “Resignation Date”), from your employment with the Company as its Executive Vice President, from all positions held by you as an officer or director of any affiliate of the Company and from all positions held by you with any of the Company’s or its unions’ benefit plans.

 

  2. Payment of Your EVA Bank Account Balance. In consideration and recognition of your past contributions to the Company and in exchange for your promises herein, the Company will, if this Agreement becomes effective, pay to you the entire balance of your EVA bank account under the Company’s EVA Incentive Compensation Plan, after crediting or offsetting any EVA bonus (positive or negative) earned by you during 2005, based on 2005 results. The payment of your EVA bank account balance shall be made following the determination by the Company’s Management Organization and Compensation Committee of any EVA bonus (positive or negative) earned by you in 2005. Such payment shall be subject to all withholding and deductions currently applicable to compensation received by employees of the Company.

Please note that any stock options granted to you under any of the Company’s equity compensation plans that are vested as of the Resignation Date shall remain exercisable for 90 days after the Resignation Date. Any stock options and restricted stock granted to you under the Company’s equity incentive plans that are not vested as of the Resignation Date shall be forfeited.

 

  3. Your Release of Claims. In consideration for the payment to be made to you under this Agreement, you, on behalf of yourself and your dependents, heirs, administrators, representatives, trustees, beneficiaries, executors, successors, assigns and any other person or entity, hereby unconditionally release and forever discharge the Company and its agents, officers, directors, employees, parents, attorneys, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, all their respective employee benefit plans and their administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries (severally and collectively called the “Released Parties”) from any and all manner of claims, demands, debts, rights, disputes, judgments, agreements, losses, costs, damages and liabilities of any kind whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that you or any person or entity acting for you now has or hereafter may have against any of the Released Parties for any acts, circumstances, omissions, or events up to and including the Resignation Date, it being your intention to effect a general release of all claims.


Mr. Carl A. Liliequist

Page 2

December 16, 2005

This general release includes, without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, all claims or causes of action arising out of or relating to your employment or termination of employment with the Company; and any claims arising from any alleged violation by any of the Released Parties of any federal, state or local statutes, ordinances, rules, Executive Orders or regulations, including, but not limited to, any of the following, as amended: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and every other source of legal rights and obligations which may be waived and/or released. You do not hereby waive any rights or claims that may arise after the Resignation Date.

 

  4. Confidentiality. Except as directed by the Board of Directors of the Company or as may be required by law, you shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any other person or entity at any time any of the business secrets or other confidential information regarding the Company and its affiliates, except to the extent that such information has become public knowledge through no fault of yours.

 

  5. Nonsolicitation. From the date hereof until two years after the Resignation Date, you shall not, directly or indirectly, offer or provide employment to, interfere with, induce or attempt to induce an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to accept employment or affiliation with any firm or corporation of which you are an officer, director, employee, partner, principal, agent, representative, consultant or otherwise affiliated.

 

  6. Consideration Period; Revocation Period. You acknowledge that you have been given at least twenty-one (21) days to study this Agreement before signing it, or that you have waived such period. You understand that you have the right to revoke this Agreement for seven (7) days after signing (the “Revocation Period”) by providing written notification to Darlene Schroeder, Vice President—Human Resources at 555 Maryville University Drive, Suite 240, St. Louis, Missouri, 63141. This Agreement shall become effective and enforceable only if you sign this Agreement and deliver it to the Company within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of this Agreement and do not revoke this Agreement within the Revocation Period.

 

  7. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Missouri, other than the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

 

  8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings with respect to such subject matter, and may be terminated or amended only by a writing signed by all of the parties to this Agreement.

We thank you for your years of dedicated service and wish you luck in your new position.

HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.,

 

By:  

/s/ Darlene K. Schroeder

  Vice President – Human Resources

Agreed to and accepted by:

 

/s/ Carl A. Liliequist

Date 12/22, 2005

EX-10.35 5 dex1035.htm COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS WITH OUTSIDE DIRECTORS Compensation Arrangements with Outside Directors

EXHIBIT 10.35

COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR OUTSIDE DIRECTORS

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. R.S. Evans, receives a cash retainer fee of $100,000 per year effective January 1, 2006. Mr. Evans receives no other compensation for his service on the Board and its Committees.

OTHER NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

Non-employee directors, other than Mr. Evans, receive the following compensation:

Cash Compensation

 

  $25,000 annual Board retainer

 

  $10,000 annual retainer for chairman of the Audit Committee

 

  $1,500 annual retainer for other Audit Committee members

 

  $3,000 annual retainer for chairman of the Management Organization and Compensation Committee

 

  $2,000 annual retainer for Executive Committee members

 

  $2,000 for each Board meeting and Committee meeting attended

Stock Compensation

Beginning in 2006, non-employee directors, other than Mr. Evans, shall be awarded, on the date of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, an annual grant of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for shares of Company common stock having a value of approximately $15,000 on the date of grant. The RSUs vest in full on the date of the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or upon a change in control of the Company. The shares of stock represented by vested RSUs are delivered to the director upon cessation of his service on the Board. All unvested RSUs are forfeited upon cessation of a director’s service on the Board for any reason. To put the non-employee directors, other than Mr. Evans, in a comparable position as if RSUs had been granted on the date of the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each non-employee director, other than Mr. Evans, received a grant of 1,710 RSUs on January 23, 2006, with a value of approximately $15,000, based on the fair market value of Company common stock on that date of $8.775. These RSUs vest on April 24, 2006, the date of the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

The Company reimburses its directors for reasonable expenses incurred in attending Board and Committee meetings.

EX-10.36 6 dex1036.htm COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS WITH EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Compensation Arrangements with Executive Officers

EXHIBIT 10.36

COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR

CERTAIN NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Set forth below is a summary of the compensation arrangements of the executive officers to be named in the Company’s 2006 Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, other than Mr. Michael A. Lupo, Chief Executive Officer, who is covered by a current employment agreement, as of the date of filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the “Form 10-K”), and Mr. Carl A. Liliequist, the Company’s former Executive Vice President, who resigned effective December 31, 2005.

Each of the executive officers named below is an employee at will whose compensation and employment status may be changed at any time in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Base Salaries. On February 28, 2006, the base salaries of the executive officers are as set forth below:

 

Name and Position

   Base Salary Amount

Jon P. Vrabely, Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

   $ 280,000

David L. Fleisher, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

   $ 275,000

Hank J. Krey, Vice President, Chief Information Officer

   $ 195,000

Base salaries are adjusted from time to time, generally annually on the officer’s anniversary date. Any such adjustments are approved by the Management Organization and Compensation Committee.

Bonuses and Equity Awards. These executive officers are also eligible to participate in the Company’s annual incentive compensation plans and equity incentive compensation plans, as provided in the terms of such plans. Such plans, and any forms of awards thereunder providing for material terms, are included as exhibits to the Form 10-K.

EX-10.37 7 dex1037.htm EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN FOR THE YEAR 2006 Executive Incentive Plan for the Year 2006

Exhibit 10.37

 

EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN

HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.

 

For the Year 2006

 

GENERAL

 

The 2006 Incentive Plan for The Executive Committee (the President/CEO and those executives reporting directly to the President/CEO) is based on the 2006 “Target Bonus Pool” generated by the EVA formula and results. The EVA formula and results shall be established and determined by Huttig’s Management Organization and Compensation Committee (the “Committee) in its sole discretion. The Target Bonus Pool is allocated to the eligible executives in the form of an incentive award as set forth below.

 

PRESIDENT/CEO INCENTIVE AWARD

 

The President/CEO shall receive a 2006 incentive award in an amount equal to thirty percent (30%) of the Target Bonus Pool. This incentive award shall be paid as set forth below.

 

INCENTIVE AWARD FOR NON-CEO PARTICIPANTS

 

The remaining seventy percent (70%) of the Target Bonus Pool shall be allocated to the other eligible participants (the “Non-CEO Participants”) as follows:

 

    Seventy-five percent (75%) of remaining Target Bonus Pool shall be allocated among the Non-CEO Participants based on their relative annual base salaries (each such allocation a “Company Performance Award”).
    Twenty-five percent (25%) of the remaining Target Bonus Pool shall be allocated to one or more of the Non-CEO Participants at the discretion of the President/CEO (each such allocation a “Discretionary Performance Award”). In making such allocations, the President/CEO shall take into account the achievement of individual goals and objectives and other factors that the President/CEO deems appropriate in his reasonable discretion.

 

The 2006 incentive award for each Non-CEO Participant shall be the sum of his or her Company Performance Award and any Discretionary Performance Award.

 

PAYMENT OF 2006 INCENTIVE AWARDS

 

    Current and Deferred Payments

 

The 2006 incentive awards, if any, will be paid as follows:

 

    Fifty percent (50%) of the 2006 incentive award will be paid in cash in the first quarter of 2007;
    Twenty-five percent (25%) of the 2006 incentive award will be paid in cash in the first quarter of 2008, subject to (a) any reduction based on 2007 results (see below) and (b) the participant’s continued employment with the Company through December 31, 2007; and


    Twenty-five percent (25%) of the 2006 incentive award will be paid in cash in the first quarter of 2009, subject to (a) any reduction based on 2008 results (see below) and (b) the participant’s continued employment with the Company through December 31, 2008.

 

    Interest

 

The portions of the 2006 incentive award deferred to 2008 and 2009, respectively, shall bear interest at the rate of 6% per annum until paid.

 

    Possible Reduction of Deferred Payments

 

If the Target Bonus Pool generated based on 2007 results is negative, then the portion of the negative 2007 Target Bonus Pool allocated to each Non-CEO Participant, shall reduce, but not below zero, the portion of all prior year incentive awards (including the 2006 incentive award) that are deferred to 2008. Likewise, if the Target Bonus Pool generated based on 2008 results is negative, then the portion of the negative 2008 Target Bonus Pool allocated to each Non-CEO Participant, shall reduce, but not below zero, the portion of all prior year incentive awards (including the 2006 incentive award) that are deferred to 2009. In the event of any reduction of the deferred 2006 incentive award, then each Non-CEO Participant shall also forfeit the accrued interest earned on the amount of the reduction.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the deferred portion of any 2006 incentive award payable to the President/CEO shall not be subject to reduction as provided above.

 

    Change of Control

 

In the event a Non-CEO Participant has entered into a Change of Control Agreement with the Company that provides for certain employment and other rights following a change of control of the Company (a “COC Agreement”), then, notwithstanding any other provision of the 2006 Incentive Plan, in the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the COC Agreement) of the Company, all incentive awards deferred under the 2006 Incentive Plan, together with all interest accrued thereon, shall be paid to the Non-Employee Participant on or promptly following the date on which the Change of Control occurs.

 

ADMINISTRATION OF THE 2006 INCENTIVE PLAN

 

    Committee Approval

 

All 2006 incentive awards under the 2006 Incentive Plan are subject to final approval by the Committee.

 

    Right to Change Plan

 

The Company reserves the right to modify or terminate the 2006 Incentive Plan at any time.

 

    No Contract of Employment

 

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as a contract of employment between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) and any participant, or as giving a right to any person to continue in the employment of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or as limiting the right of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to discharge any participant at any time, with or without cause.

EX-21.1 8 dex211.htm LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES List of Subsidiaries

EXHIBIT 21.1

 

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Name of Subsidiary


  

Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization


Huttig, Inc.    Delaware
Huttig FSC, Inc.    Barbados
Huttig Building Materials, Inc.    Delaware
Huttig Texas Holdings, Inc.    Delaware
Huttig Texas Limited Partnership    Texas
EX-23.1 9 dex231.htm CONSENT OF KPMG LLP, INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EXHIBIT 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors

Huttig Building Products, Inc.

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement Nos. 333-92495, 333-92497, 333-92499, 333-75610, 333-81410, and 333-131090 on Form S-8, and registration statement No. 333-130525 on Form S-3 of Huttig Building Products, Inc. of our reports dated March 8, 2006, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Huttig Building Products, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2005, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 which reports appear in the December 31, 2005 annual report on Form 10-K of Huttig Building Products, Inc.

 

/s/ KPMG, LLP

 

St. Louis, Missouri

March 8, 2006

EX-23.2 10 dex232.htm CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EXHIBIT 23.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-92495, 333-92497, 333-92499, 333-75610, 333-81410, and 333-131090 on Form S-8 and in Registration Statement No. 333-130525 on Form S-3 of our report dated February 13, 2004 (March 14, 2005 as to Note 11), appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Huttig Building Products, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP

St. Louis, Missouri

March 8, 2006

EX-31.1 11 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

Huttig Building Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries

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

 

I, Michael A. Lupo, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Huttig Building Products, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably like 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: March 9, 2006

 

/s/ Michael A. Lupo


       

Michael A. Lupo

       

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 12 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

Huttig Building Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries

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

 

I, David L. Fleisher, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Huttig Building Products, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  (e) 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;

 

  (f) 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; and

 

  (g) 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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  (a) 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: March 9, 2006

 

/s/ David L. Fleisher


    David L. Fleisher
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EX-32.1 13 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 Certification of CEO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of Huttig Building Products, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael A. Lupo, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

 

  1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Michael A. Lupo


Michael A. Lupo

Chief Executive Officer

March 9, 2006

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Huttig Building Products, Inc. and will be retained by Huttig Building Products, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2 14 dex322.htm CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 Certification of CFO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of Huttig Building Products, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David L. Fleisher, Vice President—Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

 

  1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  2 The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ David L. Fleisher


David L. Fleisher

Vice President—Chief Financial Officer

March 9, 2006

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Huttig Building Products, Inc. and will be retained by Huttig Building Products, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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