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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

 

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

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010

or

 

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

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 0-5286

 

 

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   38-0715562

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2700 West Front Street

Statesville, North Carolina

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

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

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

 

 

 

Title of Each Class

 

Name of Exchange on which registered

Common Stock $2.50 par value   Nasdaq Global Market

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 the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

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

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405) 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.  x

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

 

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

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

The aggregate market value of shares of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $25,912,482, based on the last reported sale price of the registrant’s Common Stock on October 30, 2009, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. Only shares beneficially owned by directors of the registrant (excluding shares subject to options) and each person owning more than 10% of the outstanding Common Stock of the registrant were excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

As of July 6, 2010, the registrant had outstanding 2,572,743 shares of Common Stock.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Those portions of the Company’s proxy statement for use in connection with Kewaunee Scientific Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held on August 25, 2010, indicated in this report are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.

 

 

 


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PART I

  
 

Item 1.

   Business    3
 

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors    5
 

Item 2.

   Properties    6
 

Item 3.

   Legal Proceedings    6

PART II

  
 

Item 5.

   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities    7
 

Item 6.

   Selected Financial Data    8
 

Item 7.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    9
 

Item 7A.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    14
 

Item 8.

   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data    14
 

Item 9.

   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure    35
 

Item 9A(T).

   Controls and Procedures    35
 

Item 9B.

   Other Information    35

PART III

  
 

Item 10.

   Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance of the Registrant    36
 

Item 11.

   Executive Compensation    37
 

Item 12.

   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters    38
 

Item 13.

   Certain Relationships, Related Transactions, and Director Independence    38
 

Item 14.

   Principal Accounting Fees and Services    38

PART IV

  
 

Item 15.

   Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules    39
SIGNATURES    40
EXHIBIT INDEX    41

 

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PART I

Item 1. Business

GENERAL

Our principal business is the design, manufacture, and installation of laboratory and technical furniture products. Laboratory furniture products include both steel and wood cabinetry, fume hoods, flexible systems, and worksurfaces. Technical furniture products include workstations, workbenches, computer enclosures, and network storage systems.

Our products are sold primarily through purchase orders and contracts submitted by customers through our dealers and commissioned agents and a national distributor, as well as through competitive bids submitted by us and our subsidiaries in India and Singapore. Products are sold principally to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, chemical, and commercial research laboratories, educational institutions, healthcare institutions, governmental entities, manufacturing facilities, and users of networking furniture. We consider the markets in which we compete to be highly competitive, with a significant amount of the business involving competitive public bidding.

It is common in the laboratory furniture industry for customer orders to require delivery at extended future dates, as products are frequently to be installed in buildings yet to be constructed. Changes or delays in building construction may cause delays in delivery of the orders and our recognition of the sale. Since prices are normally quoted on a firm basis in the industry, we bear the burden of possible increases in labor and material costs between quotation of an order and delivery of the product. The impact of such possible increases is considered when determining the sales price.

Our need for working capital and our credit practices are comparable to those of other companies manufacturing, selling, and installing similar products in similar markets. Since our products are used in building construction projects, in many cases payments for our laboratory products are received over longer periods of time than payments for many other types of manufactured products, thus requiring increased working capital. In addition, payment terms associated with certain projects provide for a retention amount until completion of the project, thus also increasing required working capital. On average, payments for our products are received during the quarter following shipment, with the exception of the retention amounts which are collected at the completion of the project.

The principal raw materials and products manufactured by others and used by us in our products are cold-rolled carbon and stainless steel, hardwood lumber and plywood, paint, chemicals, resins, hardware, plumbing, and electrical fittings. Such materials and products are purchased from multiple suppliers and are typically readily available.

We hold various patents and patent rights, but do not consider that our success or growth is dependent upon our patents or patent rights. Our business is not dependent upon licenses, franchises, or concessions.

Our business is not generally cyclical, although sales are sometimes lower during our third quarter because of slower construction activity in certain areas of the country during the winter months. Our business is not dependent on any one or a few customers; however, sales to our national distributor, VWR International, LLC, represented approximately 10 percent of sales in fiscal year 2010 and approximately 13 percent of our total sales in each of fiscal years 2009 and 2008.

Our order backlog at April 30, 2010 was $68.9 million, as compared to $62.7 million at April 30, 2009 and $58.7 million at April 30, 2008. All but $16.6 million of the backlog at April 30, 2010 was scheduled for shipment during fiscal year 2011; however, it may reasonably be expected that delays in shipments will occur because of customer rescheduling or delay in completion of projects which involve the installation of our products. Based on scheduled shipment dates and past experience, we estimate that more than 70 percent of our order backlog at April 30, 2010 will be shipped during fiscal year 2011.

 

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SEGMENT INFORMATION

See Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for information concerning our Domestic and International business segments.

COMPETITION

We consider the industries in which we compete to be highly competitive and believe that the principal competitive factors are price, product performance, and customer service. A significant portion of our business is based upon competitive public bidding.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The amount spent and expensed by us during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010 on research and development activities related to new or re-designed products was $1,296,000. The amounts spent for similar purposes in the fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and 2008 were $1,108,000 and $1,192,000, respectively.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

In the last three fiscal years, compliance with federal, state, or local provisions enacted or adopted regulating the discharge of materials into the environment has had no material effect on us. There is no material capital expenditure anticipated for such purposes, and accordingly, such regulation is not expected to have a material effect on our earnings or competitive position.

EMPLOYEES

At April 30, 2010, we had 462 domestic and 116 international full-time employees.

OTHER INFORMATION

Our Internet address is www.kewaunee.com. We make available, free of charge through this web site, our annual report to stockholders. Our Form 10-K and 10-Q financial reports may be obtained by stockholders by writing the Secretary of the Company, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation, P.O. Box 1842, Statesville, NC 28687-1842. The public may also obtain information on our reports, proxy, and information statements at the SEC Internet site www.sec.gov.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

Certain statements included and referenced in this report, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could significantly impact results or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting our operations, markets, products, services, and prices, as well as prices for certain raw materials and energy. The cautionary statements made by us pursuant to the Reform Act herein and elsewhere should not be construed as exhaustive. We cannot always predict what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. In addition, readers are urged to consider statements that include the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “plans,” “objectives,” “anticipates,” “intends” or the like to be uncertain and forward-looking.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Included in Part III, Item 10(b) of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the following risks before you decide to buy shares of our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, results of operations, or financial condition would likely suffer. In such case, the trading price of our common stock would decline, and you may lose all or part of the money you paid to buy our stock.

This and other public reports may contain forward-looking statements based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections about us and our industry. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, as more fully described below and elsewhere in our public reports. We do not undertake to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reasons, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.

Disruptions in the financial markets have created uncertainty and deteriorating economic conditions may adversely affect our customers and our business.

The financial markets in the United States, Europe, and Asia continue to be volatile. The tightening of credit in financial markets, continuation or worsening of the current economic conditions, a prolonged global, national or regional economic recession or other similar events could have a material adverse effect on the demand for our products and on our sales, pricing and profitability. We are unable to predict the likely duration of these adverse economic conditions and the impact these events may have on our operations and the laboratory furniture industry in general.

If we fail to compete effectively, our revenue and profit margins could decline.

We face a variety of competition in all of the markets in which we participate. Competitive pricing, including price competition or the introduction of new products, could have material adverse effects on our revenues and profit margins.

Our ability to compete effectively depends to a significant extent on the specification or approval of our products by architects, engineers, and customers. If a significant segment of those communities were to decide that the design, materials, manufacturing, testing, or quality control of our products is inferior to that of any of our competitors, our sales and profits would be materially and adversely affected.

If we lose a large customer, our sales and profits would decline.

We have substantial sales to one large customer. That distributor accounted for approximately 10% of our net sales in fiscal year 2010. Loss of all or a part of our sales to a large customer would have a material effect on our revenues and profits.

An increase in the price of raw materials and energy could negatively affect our sales and profits.

It is common in the laboratory furniture industry for customers to require delivery at extended future dates, as products are frequently to be installed in buildings yet to be constructed. Since prices are normally quoted on a firm basis in the industry, we bear the burden of possible increases in labor, material, and energy costs between the quotation of an order and the delivery of the products. Our principal raw materials are steel, including stainless steel, wood, and epoxy resin. Numerous factors beyond our control, such as general economic conditions, competition, worldwide demand, labor costs, energy costs, and import duties and other trade restrictions, influence prices for our raw materials. We have not always been able, and in the future we might not be able, to increase our product prices in amounts that correspond to increases in costs of raw materials, without materially and adversely affecting our sales and profits. Where we are not able to increase our prices, increases in our raw material costs will adversely affect our profitability.

Our future growth may depend on our ability to penetrate new international markets.

International laws and regulations, construction customs, standards, techniques, and methods differ from those in the United States. Significant challenges of conducting business in foreign countries include, among other factors, local acceptance of our products, political instability, currency controls, changes in import and export regulations, changes in tariff and freight rates, and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.

 

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Events outside our control may affect our operating results.

We have little control over the timing of our customer shipments. Shipments that we anticipate in one quarter may occur in another quarter, affecting both quarters’ results. Weather conditions, such as unseasonably warm, cold, or wet weather, can affect and sometimes delay projects. Political and economic events can also affect our revenues. When sales do not meet our expectations, our operating results will be reduced for the relevant quarters.

Our principal markets are in the laboratory building construction industry. This industry is subject to significant volatility due to various factors, none of which is within our control. Declines in construction activity or demand for our products could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.

We depend on key management and technical personnel, the loss of whom could harm our business.

We depend on certain key management and technical personnel. The loss of one or more key employees may materially and adversely affect us. Our success also depends on our ability to attract and retain additional highly qualified technical, marketing, and management personnel necessary for the maintenance and expansion of our activities. We might not be able to attract or retain such personnel.

Our stock price is likely to be volatile and could drop.

The trading price of our Common Stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarter-to-quarter variation in operating results, announcement of technological innovations or new products by us or our competitors, general conditions in the construction and construction materials industries, relatively low trading volume in our common stock, and other events or factors. In addition, in recent years, the stock market has experienced extreme price fluctuations. This volatility has had a substantial effect on the market prices of securities issued by many companies for reasons unrelated to the operating performance of those companies. Securities market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

We are subject to a number of significant risks that might cause our actual results to vary materially from our forecasts, targets, or projections, including:

 

 

Failing to anticipate, appropriately invest in and effectively manage the human, information technology, and logistical resources necessary to support our business, including managing the costs associated with such resources;

 

 

Failing to generate sufficient future positive operating cash flows and, if necessary, secure adequate external financing to fund our growth; and

 

 

Interruptions in service by common carriers that ship goods within our distribution channels.

Item 2. Properties

We own and operate three adjacent manufacturing facilities in Statesville, North Carolina. These facilities also house our corporate offices, as well as sales and marketing, administration, engineering and drafting personnel. These facilities together comprise approximately 382,000 square feet and are located on approximately 20 acres of land. In addition, at April 30, 2010, we leased our primary distribution facility and other warehouse facilities totaling 220,000 square feet in Statesville, North Carolina. In Bangalore, India we also lease and operate a manufacturing facility comprising 55,000 square feet, a warehouse facility comprising 10,000 square feet, and a facility comprising 7,000 square feet that houses sales and administrative offices.

All of the facilities which we own are held free and clear of any encumbrances. We believe our facilities are suitable for their respective uses and are adequate for our current needs.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in disputes and litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the ordinary course of business. Further, we are periodically subject to government audits and inspections. We believe that any such matters presently pending will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock is traded in the Nasdaq Global Market, under the symbol KEQU. The following table sets forth the quarterly high and low prices reported on the Nasdaq Global Market.

 

     First
Quarter
   Second
Quarter
   Third
Quarter
   Fourth
Quarter

2010

           

High

   $ 12.60    $ 16.00    $ 15.88    $ 16.42

Low

   $ 9.20    $ 12.00    $ 12.80    $ 13.01

Close

   $ 11.90    $ 13.25    $ 14.37    $ 13.19

2009

           

High

   $ 18.80    $ 15.98    $ 11.75    $ 9.50

Low

   $ 9.76    $ 7.00    $ 6.50    $ 7.40

Close

   $ 11.16    $ 9.05    $ 9.18    $ 9.38

As of July 6, 2010, we estimate there were approximately 1,000 stockholders of our common shares, of which 208 were stockholders of record. We paid cash dividends of $0.38, $0.32, and $0.28 for fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. We expect to pay dividends in the future in line with our actual and anticipated future operating results.

 

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SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

See Item 12 in this Form 10-K for a discussion of securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following table sets forth our selected consolidated financial information for each of the years ended April 30, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006; this information is derived from our audited Consolidated Financial Statements, the most recent three years of which appear elsewhere herein. The data presented below should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes thereto and “Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere herein.

 

     Years Ended April 30  

$ and shares in thousands, except per share amounts

   2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

OPERATING STATEMENT DATA:

          

Net sales

   $ 99,093      $ 103,978      $ 89,510      $ 81,441      $ 84,071   

Costs of products sold

     77,690        82,605        70,338        66,355        71,663   
                                        

Gross profit

     21,403        21,373        19,172        15,086        12,408   

Other operating income

     —          —          —          —          884   

Operating expenses

     15,576        14,289        13,559        11,728        12,175   
                                        

Operating earnings

     5,827        7,084        5,613        3,358        1,117   

Other income (expense)

     1        (28     47        53        50   

Interest expense

     (157     (280     (294     (670     (470
                                        

Earnings before income taxes

     5,671        6,776        5,366        2,741        697   

Income tax expense

     1,921        2,264        1,733        902        288   
                                        

Net earnings

     3,750        4,512        3,633        1,839        409   

Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

     178        265        499        299        216   
                                        

Net earnings attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

   $ 3,572      $ 4,247      $ 3,134      $ 1,540      $ 193   
                                        

Weighted average shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     2,564        2,555        2,530        2,493        2,492   

Diluted

     2,575        2,561        2,557        2,495        2,493   
                                        

PER SHARE DATA:

          

Net earnings attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

          

Basic

   $ 1.39      $ 1.66      $ 1.24      $ 0.62      $ 0.08   

Diluted

     1.39        1.66        1.23        0.62        0.08   

Cash dividends

     0.38        0.32        0.28        0.28        0.28   

Year-end book value

     11.83        10.54        10.56        9.64        10.25   
                                        
     As of April 30  

$ in thousands

   2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

BALANCE SHEET DATA:

          

Current assets

   $ 38,582      $ 37,545      $ 33,182      $ 28,514      $ 31,398   

Current liabilities

     18,497        18,663        17,262        16,183        20,373   

Net working capital

     20,085        18,882        15,920        12,331        11,025   

Net property, plant and equipment

     13,815        11,369        11,825        11,255        11,163   

Total assets

     56,621        52,529        50,606        45,240        50,472   

Total borrowings/long-term debt

     5,073        6,141        5,027        4,325        9,059   

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Stockholders’ equity

     30,433        26,953        26,947        24,048        25,546   
                                        

OTHER DATA:

          

Capital expenditures

   $ 4,239      $ 1,500      $ 2,546      $ 1,724      $ 1,886   

Year-end stockholders of record

     208        212        214        225        243   

Year-end employees (domestic)

     462        466        448        433        471   
                                        

 

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this document constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could significantly impact results or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting our operations, markets, products, services, and prices. The cautionary statements made pursuant to the Reform Act herein and elsewhere by us should not be construed as exhaustive. We cannot always predict what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. In addition, readers are urged to consider statements that include the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “plans,” “objectives,” “anticipates,” “intends,” or the like to be uncertain and forward-looking. Over time, our actual results, performance, or achievements will likely differ from the anticipated results, performance or achievements that are expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements, and such difference might be significant and harmful to our stockholders’ interest. Many important factors that could cause such a difference are described under the caption “Risk Factors,” in Item 1A of this Annual Report, which you should review carefully.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

INTRODUCTION

We are a recognized leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of laboratory and technical furniture products. Laboratory furniture products include both steel and wood cabinetry, fume hoods, flexible systems, and worksurfaces. Technical furniture products include workstations, workbenches, computer enclosures, and network storage systems. Our headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in Statesville, North Carolina. We also have subsidiaries in Singapore and Bangalore, India that serve the Asian and Middle East markets. Although only approximately 12% of our sales were through our international subsidiaries in fiscal year 2010, these sales are considered an important part of our long-term growth strategy.

Our products are primarily sold through purchase orders and contracts submitted by customers through our dealers and commissioned agents, a national distributor, and through competitive bids submitted by us and our subsidiaries. Products are sold principally to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, chemical, and commercial research laboratories, educational institutions, healthcare institutions, governmental entities, manufacturing facilities, and users of networking furniture. We consider the markets in which we compete to be highly competitive, with a significant amount of the business involving competitive public bidding.

It is common in the laboratory furniture industry for customer orders to require delivery at extended future dates, as products are frequently to be installed in buildings yet to be constructed. Changes or delays in building construction may cause delays in delivery of the orders and our recognition of the sale. Since prices are normally quoted on a firm basis in the industry, we bear the burden of possible increases in labor and material costs between quotation of an order and delivery of the product. The impact of such possible increases is considered when determining the sales price. The principal raw materials and products manufactured by others used in our products are cold-rolled carbon and stainless steel, hardwood lumbers and plywood, paint, chemicals, resins, hardware, plumbing and electrical fittings. Such materials and products are purchased from multiple suppliers and are typically readily available.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

In the ordinary course of business, we have made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of results of operations and financial position in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. We believe that the following discussion addresses our most critical accounting policies, which are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations, and require management’s most difficult, subjective, and complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

Revenue Recognition

A portion of our product sales result from fixed-price construction contracts that involve a signed contract for a fixed price to provide our laboratory furniture and fume hoods for a construction project. We are usually in the role of a subcontractor, but in some cases may enter into a contract directly with the end-user of the products. Our contract arrangements normally do not contain a general right of return relative to the delivered items. Product sales resulting from fixed-price construction contracts are generated from multiple-element arrangements that require separate units of accounting and estimates regarding the fair value of individual elements. The Company has determined that its multiple-element arrangements that qualify as separate units of accounting are (1) product sales and (2) installation services. There is objective and reliable evidence of fair value for both the product sales and installation services, and allocation of arrangement consideration for each of these units is based on their relative fair values. Each of these elements represents

 

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individual units of accounting, as the delivered item has value to a customer on a stand-alone basis. The Company’s products are regularly sold on a stand-alone basis to customers which provides vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value. The fair value of installation services is separately calculated using expected costs of installation services. Many times the value of installation services is calculated using price quotations from subcontractors to the Company, who perform installation services on a stand-alone basis. Assuming all other criteria for revenue recognition have been met, we recognize revenue for product sales at the date of shipment. Product sales resulting from purchase orders involve a purchase order received by us from our dealers or our stocking distributor. This category includes product sales for standard products, as well as products which require some customization. These sales are recognized under the terms of the purchase order which generally are freight on board (“FOB”) shipping point and do not include rights of return. Accordingly, these sales are recognized at the time of shipment.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Evaluation of the allowance for doubtful accounts involves management judgments and estimates. We evaluate the collectability of our trade accounts receivable based on a number of factors. In circumstances where management is aware of a customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to us, or a project dispute makes it unlikely that all of the receivable owed by a customer will be collected, a specific reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded to reduce the recognized receivable to the estimated amount we believe will ultimately be collected. In addition to specific customer identification of potential bad debts, a general reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded based on our recent past loss history and an overall assessment of past due trade accounts receivable amounts outstanding.

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. The cost of the majority of inventories is measured on the last in, first out (“LIFO”) method. The LIFO method allocates the most recent costs to cost of products sold, and, therefore, recognizes into operating results fluctuations in raw materials and other inventory costs more quickly than other methods. Inventories at our international subsidiaries are measured at actual cost.

Pension Benefits

We sponsor pension plans covering all employees who met eligibility requirements as of April 30, 2005. In February 2005, our pension plans were amended as of April 30, 2005. No further benefits have been, or will be, earned under the plans subsequent to the amendment date, and no additional participants have been, or will be, added to the plans. Several statistical and other factors, which attempt to anticipate future events, are used in calculating the expense and liability related to the pension plans. These factors include assumptions about the discount rate used to calculate and determine benefit obligations and expected return on plan assets within certain guidelines. The actuarial assumptions used by us may differ materially from actual results due to changing market and economic conditions, higher or lower withdrawal rates, or longer or shorter life spans of participants. These differences may significantly affect the amount of pension income or expense recorded by us in future periods.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Sales for fiscal year 2010 were $99.1 million, a decrease of 4.7% from fiscal year 2009 sales of $104.0 million. Domestic Operations sales for the year were $87.6 million, a decrease of 3.0% from the prior year. The sales decline resulted from lower sales of small and mid-sized projects, as customers deferred placing these orders due to the recession, and lower sales from International Operations. International Operations sales for the year were $11.5 million, a decrease of 16.0% from the prior year. The international laboratory furniture marketplace was hit particularly hard by the economic slowdown, but appeared to show signs of recovery late in the year as quotation activity increased.

Our order backlog was $68.9 million at April 30, 2010, as compared to $62.7 million at April 30, 2009, and $58.7 million at April 30, 2008.

Sales for fiscal year 2009 were $104.0 million, an increase of 16% from fiscal year 2008 sales of $89.5 million. Domestic Operations sales for fiscal year 2009 were $90.3 million, an increase of 22% from the prior year. International Operations sales for fiscal year 2009 were $13.7 million, a decrease of 13% from the prior year.

Gross profit represented 21.6%, 20.6%, and 21.4% of sales in fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. The increase in gross profit margin in fiscal year 2010 from fiscal year 2009 was primarily due to savings from alternative sources of raw materials and components, cost improvements, and increased manufacturing efficiencies in the first half of the year associated with higher production volumes. The decrease in gross profit margin in fiscal year 2009 from fiscal year 2008 was primarily due to higher costs for certain key raw materials, higher energy and transportation costs, and increased competitive pricing in the marketplace.

Operating expenses were $15.6 million, $14.3 million, and $13.6 million in fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively, and 15.7%, 13.7%, and 15.1% of sales, respectively. The increase in operating expenses for fiscal year 2010 as compared to fiscal year

 

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2009 resulted primarily from an increase of $1.0 million in pension expense, an increase of $219,000 in sales and marketing expenses, and an increase of $98,000 in deprecation expense. The pension expense increase primarily resulted from the prior fiscal year’s decline in the market value of pension investments. The impact of these items was partially offset by a decrease of $596,000 in compensation earned under performance incentive plans. The increase in operating expenses for fiscal year 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008 included an increase of $161,000 in pension expense, an increase of $175,000 in depreciation expense for computer systems, and an increase of $116,000 in sales commissions due to the increase in sales.

Other income was $1,000 in fiscal year 2010. Other expense was $28,000 in fiscal year 2009 and other income was $47,000 in fiscal year 2008.

Interest expense was $157,000, $280,000, and $294,000 in fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. The decrease in interest expense in fiscal year 2010 from fiscal year 2009 was primarily from lower levels of bank borrowings. The decrease in interest expense in fiscal year 2009 from fiscal year 2008 resulted primarily from lower interest rates.

Income tax expense of $1,921,000, or 33.9% of pretax earnings, was recorded in fiscal year 2010. Income tax expense of $2,264,000, or 33.4% of pretax earnings, was recorded in fiscal year 2009. Income tax expense of $1,733,000, or 32.3% of pretax earnings, was recorded in fiscal year 2008. The effective tax rate for each of these years is lower than the statutory rate due to the favorable impact of tax rates for the Company’s international subsidiaries and the impact of state and federal tax credits.

Net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest related to our two subsidiaries that are not 100% owned by the Company were $178,000, $265,000, and $499,000, for fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. The changes in the net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest for each year were due to changes in the levels of net income of the subsidiaries.

Net earnings in fiscal year 2010 were $3,572,000, or $1.39 per diluted share. Net earnings in fiscal year 2009 were $4,247,000, or $1.66 per diluted share. Net earnings in fiscal year 2008 were $3,134,000, or $1.23 per diluted share.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal sources of liquidity have historically been funds generated from operating activities, supplemented as needed by borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Additionally, certain machinery and equipment are financed by non-cancelable operating leases or capital leases. We believe that these sources of funds, along with long-term bank financing, will be sufficient to support ongoing business requirements, including capital expenditures, through fiscal year 2011.

At April 30, 2010, we had advances of $4.9 million outstanding under our unsecured $14 million revolving credit facility. The credit facility matures in July 2012. See Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information concerning our credit facility.

During fiscal year 2009, we entered into capital lease arrangements related to costs of $307,000 associated with a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that was implemented in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008. These lease arrangements, as well as most of our leases for machinery and equipment, provide us with renewal and purchase options and certain early cancellation rights.

The following table summarizes the cash payment obligations including interest, if applicable, for our lease arrangements as of April 30, 2010:

PAYMENTS DUE BY PERIOD

($ in thousands)

 

Contractual Obligations

   Total    1 Year    2-3 Years    4-5 Years    After 5 years

Operating Leases

   $ 7,713    $ 1,981    $ 3,041    $ 1,345    $ 1,346

Capital Leases

     220      94      126      —        —  
                                  

Total Contractual Cash Obligations

   $ 7,933    $ 2,075    $ 3,167    $ 1,345    $ 1,346
                                  

We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements at April 30, 2010.

Operating activities provided cash of $4.5 million in fiscal year 2010, primarily from operating earnings and an increase in accounts payable and other accrued expenses, partially offset by increases in accounts receivable and inventory. Operating activities provided cash of $2.1 million in fiscal year 2009, primarily from operating earnings and a decrease in prepaid income taxes, partially offset by increases in accounts receivable and inventory. Operating activities provided cash of $3.4 million in fiscal year 2008, primarily from operating earnings and an increase in accounts payable, partially offset by increases in accounts receivable and inventory, and a decrease in deferred revenue. The majority of the April 30, 2010 accounts receivable balances are expected to be collected during the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, with the exception of retention amounts on fixed-price contracts which are collected when the entire construction project is completed and all retention funds are paid by the owner.

 

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As discussed above, no further benefits have been, or will be, earned under our pension plans after April 30, 2005, and no additional participants have been, or will be, added to the plans. We did not make any contributions to the plans in fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008. The Company anticipates that contributions in the amount of $672,000 will be required for fiscal year 2011.

Capital expenditures were $4.2 million, $1.5 million, and $2.5 million in fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. The increase in expenditures in fiscal year 2010 as compared to fiscal year 2009 was primarily attributable to the expansion of the Company’s India operations and Statesville facilities. Capital expenditures in fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, were funded primarily from cash generated by operating activities. Capital assets related to the new ERP system in the amounts of $307,000 were funded under capital leases in fiscal years 2009. Fiscal year 2011 capital expenditures are anticipated to be approximately $5.5 million, with the majority of these expenditures related to the completion of the Statesville facilities expansion. The fiscal year 2011 expenditures are expected to be funded primarily by long-term bank financing.

Working capital increased to $20.1 million at April 30, 2010, from $18.9 million at April 30, 2009, and the ratio of current assets to current liabilities increased to 2.1-to-1 at April 30, 2010, from 2.0-to-1 at April 30, 2009. The increase in working capital for fiscal year 2010 was primarily due to increases in accounts receivable and inventory, and a decrease in short-term borrowings, partially offset by increases in accounts payable and other accrued expenses.

We paid cash dividends of $0.38. $0.32 and $0.28 per share in fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. We expect to pay dividends in the future in line with our actual and anticipated future operating results.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

New Accounting Standards In December 2007, the FASB issued revised guidance for the accounting for business combinations. The revised guidance, which is now part of FASB ASC 805, requires the fair value measurement of assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, at the acquisition date with limited exceptions. Previously, a cost allocation approach was used to allocate the cost of the acquisition based on the estimated fair value of the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The cost allocation approach treated acquisition-related costs and restructuring costs that the acquirer expected to incur as a liability on the acquisition date as part of the cost of the acquisition. Under the revised guidance those costs are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations separately from the business combination. In April 2009, FASB amended the guidance on the initial recognition measurement and subsequent accounting for contingencies arising in business combinations. The revised guidance applies to business combinations for acquisitions occurring on or after January 1, 2009. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In December 2007, the FASB issued new accounting and reporting guidance for noncontrolling interest. The new guidance, which is part of FASB ASC 810, “Consolidation,” established accounting and reporting standards for noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It requires that noncontrolling interests be displayed in the balance sheet as a separate component of stockholders’ equity and that net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests be identified and presented in the statement of operations. In addition, changes in ownership interests where the parent retains a controlling interest are to be reported as equity transactions. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance prospectively effective May 1, 2009 and applied retrospectively, as required, the provisions in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

In March 2009, the FASB issued new guidance on the disclosure of derivative instruments and hedging activities. The new guidance, which is now part of FASB ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” requires enhanced disclosures for derivative instruments and hedging activities, including (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments; (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for; and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The Company adopted this guidance effective May 1, 2009.

In December 2008, the FASB issued new guidance regarding disclosures about plan assets of defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. This guidance, which is now part of FASB ASC 715, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits,” is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009, and was adopted by the Company during the current fiscal year. See Note 8, “Retirement Benefits” for the new disclosures required by this guidance.

In April 2009, the FASB issued new guidance related to the disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments. The new guidance, which is now part of FASB ASC 825, “Financial Instruments” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments in all interim financial statements. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168 (“SFAS No. 168”), “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162.” This statement modified the GAAP hierarchy by establishing only two levels of GAAP, authoritative and nonauthoritative. SFAS No. 168 also established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ as the source of authoritative accounting principles

 

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recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States. All guidance contained in the Codification carries an equal level of authority. Effective July 1, 2009, the Codification superseded all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification is nonauthoritative. SFAS No. 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All accounting references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been updated and, accordingly, references to prior accounting standards have been replaced with FASB ASC references as appropriate.

In August 2009, the FASB issued Update No. 2009-05, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) – Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value” (“ASU 2009-05”). The revised guidance provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more of the following techniques: (i) the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset, (ii) quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets, or (iii) other valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of “Topic 820.” ASU 2009-05 was effective for reporting periods beginning after issuance. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In October 2009, the FASB issued Update No. 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) – Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements – a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force” (“ASU 2009-13”). It updates the existing multiple-element revenue arrangements guidance currently included under FASB ASC 605-25, “Revenue Recognition, Multiple-element Arrangements.” The revised guidance primarily provides two significant changes: (i) eliminates the need for objective and reliable evidence of fair value for the undelivered element in order for a delivered item to be treated as a separate unit of accounting, and (ii) eliminates the residual method to allocate the arrangement consideration. In addition, the guidance expands the disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. ASU 2009-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company has not yet determined the effect, if any, that the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In January 2010, the FASB issued Update No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) – Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.” This update requires the following new disclosures: (i) the amounts of significant transfer in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and a description of the reasons for the transfer and (ii) a reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), including separate information about purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements. The update also clarifies existing requirements about fair value measurement disclosures and disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the reconciliation of Level 3 activity, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company will adopt this standard in fiscal year 2011. The Company has not yet determined the effect, if any, that the adoption of this standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

OUTLOOK

Our current expectations are that fiscal year 2011 will again be profitable for the Company. However, we are unable to predict the timing and strength of the global economic recovery and its short-term and long-term impact on our operations and the laboratory furniture industry in general. The future demand for our products also continues to be limited given the Company’s role as subcontractor or supplier to dealers for subcontractors. In addition to the above factors affecting the Company and our markets, demand for our products is also dependent upon the number of laboratory construction projects planned and/or current progress in projects already under construction. Our earnings are also impacted by increased costs of raw materials, including stainless steel, wood, and epoxy resin, and whether we are able to increase product prices to customers in amounts that correspond to such increases without materially and adversely affecting sales. Additionally, since prices are normally quoted on a firm basis in the industry, we bear the burden of possible increases in labor and material costs between the quotation of an order and delivery of a product.

 

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk in the area of interest rates. This exposure is associated with advances outstanding under our bank line of credit and certain lease obligations for production machinery, all of which are priced on a floating rate basis. Advances outstanding under the bank line of credit were $4.9 million at April 30, 2010. In July 2009, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement whereby the interest rate payable by the Company on $2 million of outstanding advances under the revolving credit facility effectively converted to a fixed interest rate of 3.9% for the period beginning August 3, 2009, and ending August 1, 2012. The Company entered into this interest rate swap to mitigate future interest rate risk associated with advances under the credit facility. We believe that our exposure to market risk is not material.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

     Page

Consolidated Financial Statements

  

Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

   15

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P.

   16

Consolidated Statements of Operations – Years ended April 30, 2010, 2009, and 2008

   17

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity – Years ended April 30, 2010, 2009, and 2008

   18

Consolidated Balance Sheets – April 30, 2010 and 2009

   19

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Years ended April 30, 2010, 2009 and, 2008

   20

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   21

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   35

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

   39

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REPORT OF MANAGEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of Management and Directors of the Company; and (iii) 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 consolidated financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. In addition, 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.

Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of 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. Based on this evaluation, Management concluded the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2010.

 

/s/ William A. Shumaker

President
Chief Executive Officer

/s/ D. Michael Parker

Senior Vice President, Finance
Chief Financial Officer

July 16, 2010

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of April 30, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended April 30, 2010. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index at Item 15(a). These consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule 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, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and 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 consolidated financial position of the Company as of April 30, 2010 and 2009, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended April 30, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule when considered in relation to the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We were not engaged to examine management’s assertion about the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2010 included in the accompanying “Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting,” and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion thereon.

 

/s/ CHERRY, BEKAERT & HOLLAND, L.L.P.
Charlotte, North Carolina

July 16, 2010

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Years Ended April 30    Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

 

$ and shares in thousands, except per share amounts

   2010     2009     2008  

Net sales

   $ 99,093      $ 103,978      $ 89,510   

Costs of products sold

     77,690        82,605        70,338   
                        

Gross profit

     21,403        21,373        19,172   

Operating expenses

     15,576        14,289        13,559   
                        

Operating earnings

     5,827        7,084        5,613   

Other income (expense)

     1        (28     47   

Interest expense

     (157     (280     (294
                        

Earnings before income taxes

     5,671        6,776        5,366   

Income tax expense

     1,921        2,264        1,733   
                        

Net earnings

     3,750        4,512        3,633   

Less: net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     178        265        499   
                        

Net earnings attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

   $ 3,572      $ 4,247      $ 3,134   
                        

Net earnings per share attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation stockholders

      

Basic

   $ 1.39      $ 1.66      $ 1.24   

Diluted

   $ 1.39      $ 1.66      $ 1.23   
                        

Weighted average number of Common shares outstanding

      

Basic

     2,564        2,555        2,530   

Diluted

     2,575        2,561        2,557   
                        

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

 

$ in thousands,

except per share amounts

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

Balance at April 30, 2007

   $ 6,550    $ 155    $ 19,947      $ (1,833   $ (771   $ 24,048   

Net earnings

     —        —        3,134        —          —          3,134   

Cash dividends declared, $.28 per share

     —        —        (708     —          —          (708

Stock options exercised, 56,400 shares

     —        309      —          —          347        656   

Stock options granted, 36,100 shares

     —        25      —          —          —          25   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     —        —        —          64        —          64   

Change in unrecognized actuarial loss, defined benefit plans, net of tax

     —        —        —          (272     —          (272
                                              

Balance at April 30, 2008

     6,550      489      22,373        (2,041     (424     26,947   

Net earnings

     —        —        4,247        —          —          4,247   

Cash dividends declared, $.32 per share

     —        —        (818     —          —          (818

Stock options exercised, 21,000 shares

     —        55      —          —          130        185   

Stock options granted, 38,500 shares

     —        70      —          —          —          70   

Purchase of treasury stock 15,968 shares

     —        —        —          —          (198     (198

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     —        —        —          (633     —          (633

Change in unrecognized actuarial loss, defined benefit plans, net of tax

     —        —        —          (2,847     —          (2,847
                                              

Balance at April 30, 2009

     6,550      614      25,802        (5,521     (492     26,953   

Net earnings

     —        —        3,572        —          —          3,572   

Cash dividends declared, $.38 per share

     —        —        (976     —          —          (976

Stock options exercised, 37,500 shares

     —        121      —          —          316        437   

Stock options granted, 47,200 shares

     —        120      —          —          —          120   

Purchase of treasury stock 20,959 shares

     —        —        —          —          (296     (296

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     —        —        —          307        —          307   

Change in fair value of cash flow hedge, net of tax

     —        —        —          (31     —          (31

Change in unrecognized actuarial loss, defined benefit plans, net of tax

     —        —        —          347        —          347   
                                              

Balance at April 30, 2010

   $ 6,550    $ 855    $ 28,398      $ (4,898   $ (472   $ 30,433   
                                              

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

April 30

   Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

 

$ and shares in thousands, except per share amounts

   2010     2009  

ASSETS

    

Current Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,722      $ 3,559   

Restricted cash

     544        456   

Receivables, less allowance: $259 (2010 and 2009)

     26,169        24,526   

Inventories

     8,350        7,839   

Deferred income taxes

     390        309   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,407        856   
                

Total Current Assets

     38,582        37,545   

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

     13,815        11,369   
                

Other Assets

    

Deferred income taxes

     663        351   

Other

     3,561        3,264   
                

Total Other Assets

     4,224        3,615   
                

Total Assets

   $ 56,621      $ 52,529   
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities

    

Short-term borrowings

   $ 4,872      $ 5,720   

Current obligations under capital leases

     82        220   

Accounts payable

     9,540        8,812   

Employee compensation and amounts withheld

     1,358        1,709   

Deferred revenue

     586        1,298   

Other accrued expenses

     2,059        904   
                

Total Current Liabilities

     18,497        18,663   

Obligations under capital leases

     119        201   

Accrued employee benefit plan costs

     6,333        5,406   
                

Total Liabilities

     24,949        24,270   
                

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)

    

Stockholders’ Equity

    

Common stock, $2.50 par value, Authorized- 5,000 shares; Issued- 2,620 shares; Outstanding- 2,573 shares (2010); 2,556 shares (2009)

     6,550        6,550   

Additional paid-in-capital

     855        614   

Retained earnings

     28,398        25,802   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (4,898     (5,521

Common stock in treasury, at cost: 47 shares (2010); 64 shares (2009)

     (472     (492
                

Total Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Stockholders’ Equity

     30,433        26,953   
                

Noncontrolling Interest

     1,239        1,306   
                

Total Equity

     31,672        28,259   
                

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 56,621      $ 52,529   
                

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

Years Ended April 30

   Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

 

$ in thousands

   2010     2009     2008  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

      

Net earnings

   $ 3,750      $ 4,512      $ 3,633   

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

      

Depreciation

     2,348        2,263        1,981   

Bad debt provision

     163        139        192   

Provision for deferred income tax expense

     (393     547        940   

Decrease (increase) in prepaid income taxes

     9        803        (812

(Increase) decrease in receivables

     (1,806     (4,578     (1,218

Increase in inventories

     (511     (855     (1,115

Increase in prepaid pension cost

     —          (297     (297

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other accrued expenses

     977        (296     1,059   

(Decrease) increase in deferred revenue

     (712     631        (1,005

Other, net

     708        (769     33   
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     4,533        2,100        3,391   
                        

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

      

Capital expenditures

     (4,239     (1,500     (2,546

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash

     (88     24        (108
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (4,327     (1,476     (2,654
                        

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

      

Dividends paid

     (976     (818     (708

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries

     (383     (504     —     

Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings

     (848     1,169        1,062   

Payments of capital leases

     (220     (362     (360

Purchase of treasury stock

     (296     (198     —     

Proceeds from exercise of stock options (including tax benefit)

     437        255        681   
                        

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (2,286     (458     675   
                        

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, net

     243        (391     141   
                        

(Decrease) increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     (1,837     (225     1,553   

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year

     3,559        3,784        2,231   
                        

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year

   $ 1,722      $ 3,559      $ 3,784   
                        

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

      

Interest paid

   $ 157      $ 291      $ 307   

Income taxes paid

   $ 1,308      $ 994      $ 1,109   

Purchase of fixed assets under capital leases

   $ —        $ 307      $ —     

Fixed assets in accounts payable

   $ 555      $ —        $ —     
                        

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) is a manufacturer of laboratory and technical furniture, including steel and wood laboratory cabinetry, fume hoods, flexible systems, worksurfaces, workstations, workbenches, and computer enclosures. The Company’s sales are made through purchase orders and contracts submitted by customers, dealers and agents, a national stocking distributor, competitive bids submitted by the Company, and its subsidiaries located in Singapore and Bangalore, India. The majority of the Company’s products are sold to customers located in North America, primarily within the United States. The Company’s laboratory products are used in chemistry, physics, biology, and other general science laboratories in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, chemical, commercial, educational, government, and health care markets. Technical products are used in facilities manufacturing computers and light electronics, and by users of computer and networking furniture.

Principles of Consolidation The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation and its four international subsidiaries. A brief description of each subsidiary, along with the amount of the Company’s controlling financial interests, is as follows: (1) Kewaunee Labway Asia Pte. Ltd., a dealer for the Company’s products in Singapore, is 51% owned by the Company; (2) Kewaunee Labway India Pvt. Ltd., a dealer for the Company’s products in Bangalore, India, is 91% owned by Kewaunee Labway Asia, Pte. Ltd.; (3) Kewaunee Scientific Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. in Bangalore, India, a manufacturing and assembly operation, is 100% owned by the Company, and (4) Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Singapore Pte. Ltd., a holding company in Singapore, is 100% owned by the Company. All intercompany balances, transactions, and profits have been eliminated. Included in the consolidated financial statements are net assets of $6,906,000 and $4,423,000 at April 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, of the Company’s subsidiaries. Net sales by the Company’s subsidiaries in the amount of $11,532,000, $13,728,000, and $15,742,000 were included in the consolidated statements of operations for fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.

Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. During the years ended April 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company had cash deposits in excess of FDIC insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses from such deposits.

Restricted Cash Restricted cash includes bank deposits of a subsidiary used for performance guarantees against customer orders.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts The Company evaluates the collectability of its trade accounts receivable based on a number of factors. In circumstances where management is aware of a customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to the Company, or a project dispute makes it unlikely that all of the receivable owed by a customer will be collected, a specific reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded to reduce the recognized receivable to the estimated amount the Company believes will ultimately be collected. In addition to specific customer identification of potential bad debts, a general reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded based on the customer’s recent past loss history and an overall assessment of past due trade accounts receivable amounts outstanding. Accounts are written off when it is clearly established that the receivable is a bad debt. Recoveries of receivables previously written off are recorded when received.

Inventories Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. The cost of the majority of inventories is measured on the last in, first out (“LIFO”) method. The LIFO method allocates the most recent costs to cost of products sold; and, therefore, recognizes into operating results fluctuations in costs of raw materials more quickly than other methods. Inventories at our international subsidiaries are measured at actual cost.

Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is determined for financial reporting purposes principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the individual assets or, for leaseholds, over the terms of the related leases, if shorter. Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following at April 30:

 

$ in thousands

   2010     2009     Useful Life

Land

   $ 41      $ 41      N/A

Building and improvements

     10,321        10,140      10-40 years

Machinery and equipment

     32,838        29,117      5-10 years
                    

Total

     43,200        39,298     

Less accumulated depreciation

     (29,385     (27,929  
                  

Net property, plant and equipment

   $ 13,815      $ 11,369     
                  

 

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Management reviews the carrying value of property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever changes in circumstances or events indicate that such carrying value may not be recoverable. If projected undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of the potentially impaired asset, the carrying value is reduced to estimated fair value. At April 30, 2010 and 2009, equipment financed under capital leases with a cost of $477,000 and $1,627,000, respectively, was included in machinery and equipment.

Other Assets Other assets at April 30, 2010 and 2009 included $3,461,000 and $2,917,000, respectively, of assets held in a trust account for non-qualified benefit plans and $100,000 and $159,000, respectively, of cash surrender values of life insurance policies. Life insurance policies are recorded at the amount that could be realized under the insurance contract as of the date of the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The change in cash surrender or contract value is recorded as income or expense during each period. Other assets at April 30, 2009 also included $188,000 for the noncurrent portion of notes receivable.

Use of Estimates The presentation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Significant estimates impacting the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable, inventory valuation, and pension liabilities.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments A financial instrument is defined as cash equivalents, evidence of an ownership interest in an entity, or a contract that creates a contractual obligation or right to deliver or receive cash or another financial instrument from another party. The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and equivalents, notes receivable, mutual funds, cash surrender value of life insurance policies, capital lease obligations, and short-term borrowings. The carrying value of these assets and liabilities approximate their fair value.

Effective May 1, 2008, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification “ASC 820,” which provides a framework for measuring fair value under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The adoption of this statement had an immaterial impact on our consolidated financial statements. The Company also adopted the deferral provisions, which delayed the effective date of ASC 820 for all nonrecurring fair value measurements of non-financial assets and liabilities until our fiscal year ended April 30, 2010.

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also expands disclosures about instruments measured at fair value and establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value as follows:

 

Level 1

  Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

Level 2

  Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

Level 3

  Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The following tables summarize the Company’s fair value hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis as of April 30, 2010 and 2009:

 

     2010
     Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total
Financial Assets (in thousands)            

Trading securities held in deferred compensation plan (1)

   $ 3,461    $ —      $ —      $ 3,461

Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (1)

     —        100      —        100

Note receivable

     —        —        314      314
                           

Total

   $ 3,461    $ 100    $ 314    $ 3,875

Financial Liabilities (in thousands)

           

Deferred compensation plans (2)

   $ —      $ 3,667    $ —      $ 3,667

Interest rate swap derivative

     —        49      —        49
                           

Total

   $ —      $ 3,716    $ —      $ 3,716

 

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     2009
     Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total
Financial Assets (in thousands)            

Trading securities held in deferred compensation plan (1)

   $ 2,917    $ —      $ —      $ 2,917

Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (1)

     —        159      —        159

Note receivable

     —        —        415      415
                           

Total

   $ 2,917    $ 159    $ 415    $ 3,491

Financial Liabilities (in thousands)

           

Deferred compensation plans (2)

   $ —      $ 3,071    $ —      $ 3,071
                           

Total

   $ —      $ 3,071    $ —      $ 3,071

 

(1) The Company maintains an executive compensation plan which includes investment assets in a rabbi trust. These assets consist of marketable securities, which are valued using quoted market prices multiplied by the number of shares owned, and the cash surrender value of life insurance policies.
(2) The deferred compensation plan liability is equal to the individual participants’ account balances under the plan.

Revenue Recognition Product sales and installation revenue are recognized when all of the following criteria have been met: (1) products have been shipped, or customers have purchased and accepted title to the goods, but because of construction delays, have requested that the Company temporarily store the finished goods on the customer’s behalf; service revenue for installation of products sold is recognized as the installation services are performed, (2) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (3) the price to the customer is fixed, and (4) collectability is reasonably assured.

Deferred revenue consists of customer deposits and advance billings of the Company’s products where sales have not yet been recognized. Accounts receivable includes retainage in the amounts of $2,557,000 and $2,270,000 at April 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales. Because of the nature and quality of the Company’s products, any warranty issues are determined in a relatively short period after the sale and are infrequent in nature, and as such, warranty costs are immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations and are expensed as incurred.

Product sales resulting from fixed-price construction contracts involve a signed contract for a fixed price to provide the Company’s laboratory furniture and fume hoods for a construction project. The Company is usually in the role of a subcontractor, but in some cases may enter into a contract directly with the end-user of the products. Contract arrangements normally do not contain a general right of return relative to the delivered items. Product sales resulting from fixed-price construction contracts are generated from multiple-element arrangements that require separate units of accounting and estimates regarding the fair value of individual elements. The Company has determined that its multiple-element arrangements that qualify as separate units of accounting are (1) product sales and (2) installation services. There is objective and reliable evidence of fair value for both the product sales and installation services, and allocation of arrangement consideration for each of these units is based on their relative fair values. Each of these elements represent individual units of accounting, as the delivered item has value to a customer on a stand-alone basis. The Company’s products are regularly sold on a stand-alone basis to customers which provides vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value. The fair value of installation services is separately calculated using expected costs of installation services. Many times the value of installation services is calculated using price quotations from subcontractors to the Company who performs installation services on a stand-alone basis.

Product sales resulting from purchase orders involve a purchase order received by the Company from its dealers or its stocking distributor. This category includes product sales for standard products, as well as products which require some customization. Any customization requirements are approved by the customer prior to manufacture of the customized product. Sales from purchase orders are recognized under the terms of the purchase order which generally are freight on board (“FOB”) shipping point and do not include rights of return. Accordingly, these sales are recognized at the time of shipment.

Credit Concentration Credit risk is generally not concentrated with any one customer or industry, although the Company does enter into large contracts with individual customers from time to time. The Company performs credit evaluations of its customers. Revenues from the Company’s national stocking distributor, VWR International, LLC, represented approximately 10% of the Company’s total sales in fiscal year 2010 and approximately 13% of the Company’s total sales in fiscal years 2009 and 2008.

Income Taxes In accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” the Company uses the liability method in measuring the provision for income taxes and recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. ASC 740 clarifies the financial statement recognition threshold and measurement attribute of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Under ASC 740, the Company applies a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold for all tax uncertainties. ASC 740 only allows the recognition of those tax benefits that have a greater than 50% likelihood of being sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities.

 

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Research and Development Costs Research and development costs are charged to expense in the periods incurred. Expenditures for research and development costs were $1,296,000, $1,108,000, and $1,192,000 for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.

Advertising Costs Advertising costs are expensed as incurred, and include trade shows, training materials, sales samples, and other related expenses. Advertising costs for the years ended April 30, 2010, 2009, and 2008 were $347,000, $249,000, and $300,000, respectively.

Derivative Financial Instruments The Company records derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value and establishes criteria for designation and effectiveness of hedging relationships. The nature of the Company’s business activities involves the management of various financial and market risks, including those related to changes in interest rates. The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes. In July 2009, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement whereby the interest rate payable by the Company on $2 million of outstanding advances under the revolving credit facility will effectively convert to a fixed interest rate of 3.9% for the period beginning August 3, 2009, and ending August 1, 2012. The Company entered into this interest rate swap to mitigate future interest rate risk associated with advances under the credit facility. There were no derivative financial instruments as of April 30, 2009.

Foreign Currency Translation The financial statements of subsidiaries located outside the United States are measured using the local currency as the functional currency. Assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated into United States dollars at year-end exchange rates. Sales, expenses, and cash flows are translated at weighted average exchange rates for each period. Net translation gains or losses are included in other comprehensive income, a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The Company does not provide for U.S. income taxes on foreign currency translation adjustments, since it does not provide for taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions of these subsidiaries are included in net earnings.

Earnings Per Share Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share reflects the assumed exercise and conversion of outstanding options under the Company’s stock option plans, except when options have an antidilutive effect. Options to purchase 73,725 shares of common stock at prices of $14.69 to $14.90 outstanding at April 30, 2010 had an antidilutive effect, and options to purchase 153,050 shares of common stock at a price of $9.10 outstanding at April 30, 2009 had an antidilutive effect. These options were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the option exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares at that date, and accordingly, such options would have an antidilutive effect. There were no options outstanding at April 30, 2008 that had an antidilutive effect. The following is a reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands):

 

     2010    2009    2008

Weighted average common shares outstanding

        

Basic

   2,564    2,555    2,530

Dilutive effect of stock options

   10    6    27
              

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

   2,574    2,561    2,557
              

Accounting for Stock Options Compensation costs related to all stock awards granted by the Company are charged against income during their vesting period, under ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” for stock options. The Company granted stock options for 47,200, 38,500 and 36,100 shares during fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively (See Note 5).

Reclassifications Certain 2009 and 2008 amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2010 presentation in the consolidated statements of operations, balance sheets, and statements of cash flows. Such reclassifications had no impact on net earnings.

New Accounting Standards In December 2007, the FASB issued revised guidance for the accounting for business combinations. The revised guidance, which is now part of FASB ASC 805, requires the fair value measurement of assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, at the acquisition date with limited exceptions. Previously, a cost allocation approach was used to allocate the cost of the acquisition based on the estimated fair value of the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The cost allocation approach treated acquisition-related costs and restructuring costs that the acquirer expected to incur as a liability on the acquisition date as part of the cost of the acquisition. Under the revised guidance those costs are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations separately from the business combination. In April 2009, FASB amended the guidance on the initial recognition measurement and subsequent accounting for contingencies arising in business combinations. The revised guidance applies to business combinations for acquisitions occurring on or after January 1, 2009. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

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In December 2007, the FASB issued new accounting and reporting guidance for noncontrolling interest. The new guidance, which is part of FASB ASC 810, “Consolidation,” established accounting and reporting standards for noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It requires that noncontrolling interests be displayed in the balance sheet as a separate component of stockholders’ equity and that net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests be identified and presented in the statement of operations. In addition, changes in ownership interests where the parent retains a controlling interest are to be reported as equity transactions. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance prospectively effective May 1, 2009 and applied retrospectively, as required, the provisions in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

In March 2009, the FASB issued new guidance on the disclosure of derivative instruments and hedging activities. The new guidance, which is now part of FASB ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” requires enhanced disclosures for derivative instruments and hedging activities, including (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments; (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for; and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The Company adopted this guidance effective May 1, 2009.

In December 2008, the FASB issued new guidance regarding disclosures about plan assets of defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. This guidance, which is now part of FASB ASC 715, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits,” is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009, and was adopted by the Company during the current fiscal year. See Note 8, “Retirement Benefits” for the new disclosures required by this guidance.

In April 2009, the FASB issued new guidance related to the disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments. The new guidance, which is now part of FASB ASC 825, “Financial Instruments,” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments in all interim financial statements. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168 (“SFAS No. 168”), “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162.” This statement modified the GAAP hierarchy by establishing only two levels of GAAP, authoritative and nonauthoritative. SFAS No. 168 also established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States. All guidance contained in the Codification carries an equal level of authority. Effective July 1, 2009, the Codification superseded all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification is nonauthoritative. SFAS No. 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All accounting references in this Annual Repot on Form 10-K have been updated and, accordingly, references to prior accounting standards have been replaced with FASB ASC references as appropriate.

In August 2009, the FASB issued Update No. 2009-05, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) – Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value” (“ASU 2009-05”). The revised guidance provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more of the following techniques: (i) the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset, (ii) quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets, or (iii) other valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of “Topic 820.” ASU 2009-05 was effective for reporting periods beginning after issuance. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In October 2009, the FASB issued Update No. 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) – Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements – a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force” (“ASU 2009-13”). It updates the existing multiple-element revenue arrangements guidance currently included under FASB ASC 605-25, “Revenue Recognition, Multiple-element Arrangements.” The revised guidance primarily provides two significant changes: (i) eliminates the need for objective and reliable evidence of fair value for the undelivered element in order for a delivered item to be treated as a separate unit of accounting, and (ii) eliminates the residual method to allocate the arrangement consideration. In addition, the guidance expands the disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. ASU 2009-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company has not yet determined the effect, if any, that the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

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In January 2010, the FASB issued Update No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) – Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.” This update requires the following new disclosures: (i) the amounts of significant transfer in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and a description of the reasons for the transfer; and (ii) a reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), including separate information about purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements. The update also clarifies existing requirements about fair value measurement disclosures and disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the reconciliation of Level 3 activity, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company will adopt this standard in fiscal year 2011. The Company has not yet determined the effect, if any, that the adoption of this standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Note 2—Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following at April 30:

 

$ in thousands

   2010    2009

Finished goods

   $ 2,199    $ 1,756

Work-in-process

     1,237      1,461

Materials and components

     4,914      4,622
             

Total inventories

   $ 8,350    $ 7,839
             

If inventories had been determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method at April 30, 2010 and 2009, reported inventories would have been $1.7 million and $1.9 million greater, respectively. During fiscal years 2010 and 2009, the LIFO index was less than 100% due to lower prices paid for certain materials. This reduction resulted in a liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities carried at higher costs prevailing in prior years as compared with the cost of purchases in fiscal years 2010 and 2009, the effect of which decreased the cost of sales by $248,000 and $13,000, respectively.

Note 3—Long-term Debt and Other Credit Arrangements

In July 2009, the Company amended its unsecured $14 million revolving credit facility to extend the facility’s expiration date to July 31, 2012, and modify the variable rate component of the interest calculation. Monthly interest payments under the facility, as amended, are payable calculated at the 30-day LIBOR Market Interest Rate plus a variable rate ranging from 1.575% to 2.175%. The borrowing rate at April 30, 2010 was 1.85%, including a variable rate adjustment of 1.575%. At April 30, 2010, there were advances of $4,872,000 outstanding under the facility. The credit facility includes financial covenants with respect to certain ratios, including (a) debt-to-net worth, (b) fixed charge coverage, and (c) asset coverage. At April 30, 2010, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants.

In July 2009, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement whereby the interest rate payable by the Company on $2 million of outstanding advances under the revolving credit facility effectively converted to a fixed rate of 3.9% for the period beginning August 3, 2009, and ending August 1, 2012.

Obligations for leases classified as capital leases were $201,000 at April 30, 2010; scheduled lease payments for the capital leases, including interest, are $94,000 for fiscal year 2011.

 

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Note 4—Income Taxes

Income tax expense consisted of the following:

 

$ in thousands

   2010     2009    2008  

Current tax expense (benefit):

       

Federal

   $ 1,680      $ 1,072    $ 148   

State and local

     419        233      39   

Foreign

     226        413      446   
                       

Total current tax expense

     2,325        1,718      633   
                       

Deferred tax expense (benefit):

       

Federal

     (611     420      1,002   

State and local

     78        111      116   

Foreign

     129        15      (18
                       

Total deferred tax expense

     (404     546      1,100   
                       

Net income tax expense

   $ 1,921      $ 2,264    $ 1,733   
                       

The reasons for the differences between the above net income tax expense and the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rates to earnings before income taxes are as follows:

 

$ in thousands

   2010     2009     2008  

Income tax expense at statutory rate

   $ 1,928      $ 2,304      $ 1,824   

State and local taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (expense)

     234        189        193   

Tax credits (state, net of federal benefit)

     (227     (265     (77

Effects of differing US and foreign tax rates

     48        (36     (140

Decrease in valuation allowance

     —          (8     (93

Other items, net

     (62     80        26   
                        

Net income tax expense

   $ 1,921      $ 2,264      $ 1,733   
                        

Significant items comprising deferred tax assets and liabilities as of April 30 were as follows:

 

$ in thousands

   2010     2009  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Accrued employee benefit expenses

   $ 254      $ 174   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     101        97   

Deferred compensation

     1,426        1,151   

Tax credits

     481        533   

Unrecognized actuarial loss, defined benefit plans

     3,109        3,139   

Other

     (69     24   
                

Total deferred tax assets

     5,302        5,118   
                

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Book basis in excess of tax basis of property, plant and equipment

     (2,149     (2,174

Prepaid pension

     (2,072     (2,263

Other

     (28     (21
                

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (4,249     (4,458
                

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   $ 1,053      $ 660   
                

At April 30, 2010, the Company had federal tax credit carryforwards in the amount of $63,000 expiring beginning in 2020 and state tax credit carryforwards in the amount of $417,000, net of federal benefit, expiring beginning in 2011. Due to the expiration schedule of the tax credits and a review of future taxable income required to utilize such credits before their expiration, no valuation allowance was recorded at April 30, 2010.

 

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Note 5—Stock Options and Share-Based Compensation

During fiscal year 2009, the stockholders approved the 2008 Key Employee Stock Option Plan (the “2008 Plan”), which allowed the Company to grant options on 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. This plan replaced the Company’s previous stock option plans, but certain unexercised options previously granted under the old plans remain outstanding. Under all plans, options are granted at not less than the fair market value at the date of grant and options are exercisable in such installments, for such terms (up to 10 years), and at such times, as the Board of Directors may determine at the time of the grant. At April 30, 2010, there were 221,375 shares available for future grants under the 2008 Plan.

During fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, the Company granted stock options on 47,200, 38,500 and 36,100 shares, respectively. No options were granted in fiscal year 2007. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in accordance with ASC 718. In order to determine the fair value of stock options on the date of grant, the Company applied the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Inherent in the model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, option life, risk-free interest rate, and dividend yield. For stock options granted during the fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, the Company believes that its historical share option experience does not provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term. The stock options granted have the “plain-vanilla” characteristics as defined in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107). The Company utilized the Safe Harbor option “Simplified Method” to determine the expected term of these options in accordance with the guidance of SAB 107 for options granted. The Company intends to continue to utilize the “Simplified Method” for future grants in accordance with the guidance of SAB 110 until such time that the Company believes that its historical share option experience will provide a reasonable basis to estimate expected term. The fair value of the options granted as shown below was estimated using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:

 

     2010     2009     2008  

Weighted average expected stock – price volatility

     46.02     39.04     29.66

Expected option life

     6.25 years        6.25 years        6.25 years   

Average risk-free interest rate

     2.76     2.81     4.48

Average dividend yield

     3.22     1.82     2.73

Estimated fair value of each option

   $ 4.42      $ 5.16      $ 4.12   

The stock-based compensation expense is recorded over the vesting period (4 years) for the options granted, net of tax. The Company recorded $70,000, $46,000 and $16,000 compensation expense net of $51,000, $24,000 and $9,000 deferred income tax benefit in fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. The remaining compensation expense of $330,000, net of $128,000 deferred income tax benefit, will be recorded over the remaining vesting periods.

The Company utilized treasury stock to satisfy stock options exercised during fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008. Stock option activity and weighted average exercise price is summarized as follows:

 

     2010    2009    2008
     Options     Price    Options     Price    Options     Price

Outstanding at beginning of year

   153,050      $ 12.25    136,550      $ 11.50    157,350      $ 10.03

Granted

   47,200        12.66    38,500        14.69    36,100        14.90

Canceled

   (3,825     11.77    (1,000     12.00    (500     8.13

Exercised

   (37,500     10.22    (21,000     11.86    (56,400     9.61
                                      

Outstanding at end of year

   158,925        12.86    153,050        12.25    136,550        11.50
                                      

Exercisable at end of year

   66,656        11.67    87,475        10.35    100,450        10.28
                                      

The number of options outstanding and the number of options exercisable and their weighted average exercise price were within the following price ranges at April 30, 2010 are as follows:

 

Exercise price range

   $ 9.10-$12.66    $ 14.69-$14.90
             

Options outstanding

     85,200      73,725

Weighted average exercise price

   $ 11.19    $ 14.79

Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)

     5.76      7.84

Aggregate intrinsic value

   $ 170,409    $ —  

Options exercisable

     39,200      27,456

Weighted average exercise price

   $ 9.46    $ 14.83

Aggregate intrinsic value

   $ 147,029    $ —  

 

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Note 6—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The Company’s other comprehensive income (loss) consists of unrealized gains and losses on the translation of the assets, liabilities, and equity of its foreign subsidiaries, changes in the fair value of its cash flow hedge, and additional minimum pension liability adjustments, net of income taxes. The before tax income (loss), related income tax effect, and accumulated balances are as follows:

 

$ in thousands

   Cash Flow
Hedge
    Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
    Minimum
Pension
Liability
Adjustment
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 

Balance at April 30, 2007

   $ —        $ 279      $ (2,112   $ (1,833

Other comprehensive income

     —          64        —          64   

Unrecognized actuarial loss, defined benefit plans

     —          —          (433     (433

Income tax effect

     —          —          161        161   
                                

Balance at April 30, 2008

     —          343        (2,384     (2,041

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —          (633     —          (633

Unrecognized actuarial loss, defined benefit plans

     —          —          (4,568     (4,568

Income tax effect

     —          —          1,721        1,721   
                                

Balance at April 30, 2009

     —          (290     (5,231     (5,521

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —          307        —          307   

Change in fair value of cash flow hedge

     (49     —          —          (49

Unrecognized actuarial loss, defined benefit plans

     —          —          377        377   

Income tax effect

     18        —          (30     (12
                                

Balance at April 30, 2010

   $ (31   $ 17      $ (4,884   $ (4,898
                                

The Company’s total comprehensive income for fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008 is summarized as follows:

 

$ in thousands

   2010    2009     2008

Net earnings

   $ 3,572    $ 4,247      $ 3,134

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     276      (633     64
                     

Total comprehensive income

   $ 3,848    $ 3,614      $ 3,198
                     

Note 7—Commitments and Contingencies

The Company entered into a 10-year operating lease for a new distribution center in fiscal year 2003. During fiscal years 2009 and 2007, the Company entered into several leases related to a new Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) that were classified as capital leases. The Company also leases some of its machinery and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. Most of these leases provide the Company with renewal and purchase options, and most leases of machinery and equipment have certain early cancellation rights. Rent expense for these operating leases was $2,380,000, $1,928,000, and $1,923,000 in fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. Future minimum payments under the above non-cancelable lease arrangements for the years ended April 30 are as follows:

 

$ in thousands

   Operating    Capital  

2011

   $ 1,981    $ 94   

2012

     1,848      89   

2013

     1,193      37   

2014

     737      —     

2015

     608      —     

Thereafter

     1,346      —     
               

Total minimum lease payments

     7,713      220   

Less: amount representing interest

     —        (19
               

Capital lease obligation

   $ 7,713    $ 201   
               

During fiscal year 2010, the Company entered into a construction contract for approximately $3,300,000 to expand the existing Statesville facilities. As of April 30, 2010, the Company had incurred approximately $682,000 of costs on the contract. The Company is involved in certain claims and legal proceedings in the normal course of business which management believes will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

 

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Note 8—Retirement Benefits

Defined Benefit Plans

The Company has non-contributory defined benefit pension plans covering a significant number of salaried and hourly employees. These plans were amended as of April 30, 2005; no further benefits have been, or will be, earned under the plans subsequent to the amendment date, and no additional participants will be added to the plans. The defined benefit plan for salaried employees provides pension benefits that are based on each employee’s years of service and average annual compensation during the last 10 consecutive calendar years of employment as of April 30, 2005. The benefit plan for hourly employees provides benefits at stated amounts based on years of service as of April 30, 2005. The Company uses an April 30 measurement date for its defined benefit plans. The change in projected benefit obligations and the change in fair value of plan assets for the non-contributory defined benefit pension plans for each of the years ended April 30 are summarized as follows:

 

$ in thousands

   2010     2009  

Accumulated Benefit Obligation, April 30

   $ 15,775      $ 13,421   
                

Change in Projected Benefit Obligations

    

Projected benefit obligations, beginning of year

   $ 13,421      $ 13,851   

Interest cost

     951        895   

Actuarial loss

     2,122        (698

Actual benefits paid

     (719     (627
                

Projected benefit obligations, end of year

     15,775        13,421   
                

Change in Plan Assets

    

Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year

     11,086        15,787   

Actual return (loss) on plan assets

     2,743        (4,074

Actual benefits paid

     (719     (627
                

Fair value of plan assets, end of year

     13,110        11,086   
                

Funded status – over (under)

   $ (2,665   $ (2,335
                

Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:

    

Noncurrent assets

   $ —        $ —     

Noncurrent liabilities

     (2,665     (2,335
                

Net amount recognized

   $ (2,665   $ (2,335
                

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consist of:

    

Net actual loss

   $ 7,993      $ 8,370   

Deferred tax benefit

     (3,109     (3,139
                

After-tax actuarial loss

   $ 4,884      $ 5,231   
                

Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations at April 30

    

Discount rate

     6.00     7.04

Rate of compensation increase

     N/A        N/A   

Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Years Ended April 30

    

Discount rate

     7.04     6.80

Expected long-term return on plan assets

     8.75     8.75

Rate of compensation increase

     N/A        N/A   

 

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The components of the net periodic pension cost (income) for each of the fiscal years ended April 30 are as follows:

 

$ in thousands

   2010     2009     2008  

Interest cost

   $ 951      $ 895      $ 858   

Expected return on plan assets

     (938     (1,353     (1,459

Recognition of net loss

     694        161        143   
                        

Net periodic pension income

   $ 707      $ (297   $ (458
                        

The estimated net actuarial loss for the defined benefit pension plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost during the fiscal year 2011 is $597,000.

The Company’s funding policy is to contribute to the plans when pension laws and economics either require or encourage funding. No contributions were made to the plans in fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008. The Company anticipates that contributions in the amount of $672,000 will be required for fiscal year 2011.

The following benefit payments are expected to be paid from the benefit plans in the fiscal years ended April 30:

 

$ in thousands

   Amount

2011

   $ 792

2012

   $ 857

2013

   $ 919

2014

   $ 979

2015

   $ 1,036

2016-2020

   $ 5,779

The Company employs a building block approach in determining the long-term rate of return for plan assets. Historical markets are studied and long-term historical relationships between equities and fixed-income securities are preserved consistent with the widely accepted capital market principle that assets with higher volatility generate a greater return over the long-term. Current market factors such as inflation and interest rates are evaluated before long-term capital market assumptions are determined. The expected long-term portfolio return is established via a building block approach with proper consideration of diversification and rebalancing. Peer data and historical returns are also reviewed to check for reasonability and appropriateness.

In fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008 the Company used a Yield Curve technique methodology to determine its GAAP discount rate. Under this approach, future benefit payment cash flows are projected from the pension plan on a projected benefit obligation basis. The payment stream is discounted to a present value using an interest rate applicable to the timing of each respective cash flow. The graph of these time-dependent interest rates is known as a yield curve. For the 2010 fiscal year, the interest rates comprising the Yield Curve are determined through a statistical analysis performed by the IRS and issued each month in the form of a pension discount curve. For this purpose, the universe of possible bonds consists of a set of bonds which are designated as corporate, have high quality ratings (AAA, AA, or A) from nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, and have at least $250 million in par amount outstanding on at least one day during the reporting period. A 1% increase/decrease in the discount rate for fiscal years 2010 and 2009 would decrease/increase pension expense by approximately $108,000 and $115,000, respectively.

The Company employs a total return investment approach, whereby a mix of equities and fixed-income investments are used to attempt to maximize the long-term return on plan assets for a prudent level of risk. Risk tolerance is established through careful consideration of plan liabilities, plan funded status, and corporate financial condition. The investment portfolio contains a diversified blend of equity and fixed-income investments. Furthermore, equity investments are diversified across U.S. and non-U.S. stocks, as well as growth, value, and small and large capitalizations. The target allocations based on the Company’s investment policy was 65% in equity securities and 35% in fixed-income securities at April 30, 2010 and 2009. A 1% increase/decrease in the expected return on assets for fiscal years 2010 and 2009 would decrease/increase pension expense by approximately $107,000 and $155,000, respectively.

 

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Plan assets by asset categories as of April 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

$ in thousands

   2010    2009

Asset Category

   Amount    %    Amount    %

Equity securities

   $ 8,827    67    $ 6,254    56

Fixed income securities

     3,994    30      4,630    42

Cash and cash equivalents

     289    3      202    2
                       

Totals

   $ 13,110    100    $ 11,086    100
                       

The following table presents the fair value of the assets in our defined benefit pension plans at April 30, 2010:

 

Asset Category

   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3

Equity securities

   $ 8,827    $ —      $ —  

Fixed income securities

     3,994      —        —  

Cash and cash equivalents

     289      —        —  
                    

Totals

   $ 13,110    $ —      $ —  
                    

Level 1 retirement plan assets include United States currency held by a designated trustee and equity funds of common and preferred securities issued by domestic and foreign corporations. These equity funds are traded actively on exchanges and price quotes for these shares are readily available.

Defined Contribution Plan

The Company has a defined contribution plan covering substantially all salaried and hourly employees. The plan provides benefits to all employees who have attained age 21, completed three months of service, and who elect to participate. The plan provides that the Company make matching contributions equal to 100% of the employee’s qualifying contribution up to 3% of the employee’s compensation, and make matching contributions equal to 50% of the employee’s contributions between 3% and 5% of the employee’s compensation, resulting in a maximum employer contribution equal to 4% of the employee’s compensation. Additionally, the plan provides that the Company make a non-matching contribution for participants employed by the Company on December 31 of each year equal to 1% of the participant’s qualifying compensation for that calendar year. The Company’s contributions to the plan in fiscal years 2010, 2009, and 2008 were $862,000, $853,000, and $759,000, respectively.

 

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Note 9—Segment Information

The Company’s operations are classified into two business segments: Domestic Operations and International Operations. The Domestic Operations segment principally designs, manufactures, and installs scientific and technical furniture, including steel and wood laboratory cabinetry, fume hoods, flexible systems, worksurfaces, workstations, workbenches, and computer enclosures. The International Operations segment, which consists of four foreign subsidiaries as identified in Note 1, provides both the Company’s products and services, including facility design, detailed engineering, construction, and project management from the planning stage through testing and commissioning of laboratories.

Intersegment transactions are recorded at normal profit margins. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain corporate expenses shown below have not been allocated to the business segments.

The following table shows revenues, earnings, and other financial information by business segment for each of the three years ended April 30:

 

$ in thousands

   Domestic
Operations
   International
Operations
   Corporate     Total

Fiscal Year 2010

          

Revenues from external customers

   $ 87,561    $ 11,532    $ —        $ 99,093

Intersegment revenues

     1,630      448      (2,078     —  

Depreciation

     2,219      129      —          2,348

Operating earnings (loss) before income taxes

     8,138      902      (3,369     5,671

Income tax expense (benefit)

     2,618      354      (1,051     1,921

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

     —        178      —          178

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

     5,520      370      (2,318     3,572

Segment assets

     46,348      10,273      —          56,621

Expenditures for segment assets

     2,575      1,664      —          4,239

Revenues (excluding intersegment) to customers in foreign countries

     2,385      11,532      —          13,917

Fiscal Year 2009

          

Revenues from external customers

   $ 90,250    $ 13,728    $ —        $ 103,978

Intersegment revenues

     2,362      1,031      (3,393     —  

Depreciation

     2,221      42      —          2,263

Operating earnings (loss) before income taxes

     8,141      1,366      (2,731     6,776

Income tax expense (benefit)

     2,743      428      (907     2,264

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

     —        265      —          265

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

     5,398      673      (1,824     4,247

Segment assets

     45,598      6,931      —          52,529

Expenditures for segment assets

     1,438      62      —          1,500

Revenues (excluding intersegment) to customers in foreign countries

     668      13,728      —          14,396

Fiscal Year 2008

          

Revenues from external customers

   $ 73,768    $ 15,742    $ —        $ 89,510

Intersegment revenues

     2,042      527      (2,569     —  

Depreciation

     1,925      56      —          1,981

Operating earnings (loss) before income taxes

     6,349      1,670      (2,653     5,366

Income tax expense (benefit)

     2,256      428      (951     1,733

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

     —        499      —          499

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

     4,093      743      (1,702     3,134

Segment assets

     41,179      9,427      —          50,606

Expenditures for segment assets

     2,519      27      —          2,546

Revenues (excluding intersegment) to customers in foreign countries

     1,242      15,742      —          16,984

 

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Note 10—Consolidated Quarterly Data (Unaudited)

Selected quarterly financial data for fiscal years 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

$ in thousands, except per share amounts

   First
Quarter
   Second
Quarter
   Third
Quarter
   Fourth
Quarter
 

Fiscal Year 2010

           

Net sales

   $ 26,249    $ 27,088    $ 21,814    $ 23,942   

Gross profit

     5,764      6,210      4,685      4,744   

Net earnings

     1,168      1,444      654      484   

Less: net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     97      92      33      (44

Net earnings attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

     1,071      1,352      621      528   

Net earnings per share attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

           

Basic

     0.42      0.53      0.24      0.20   

Diluted

     0.42      0.53      0.24      0.20   

Cash dividends per share

     0.08      0.10      0.10      0.10   

Fiscal Year 2009

           

Net sales

   $ 25,395    $ 27,732    $ 26,023    $ 24,828   

Gross profit

     5,351      6,019      4,934      5,069   

Net earnings

     1,097      1,501      960      954   

Less: net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     116      37      78      34   

Net earnings attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

     981      1,464      882      920   

Net earnings per share attributable to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

           

Basic

     0.38      0.57      0.35      0.36   

Diluted

     0.38      0.57      0.35      0.36   

Cash dividends per share

     0.08      0.08      0.08      0.08   

 

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-18417, No. 333-98963, and No. 333-160276) of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation of our report dated July 16, 2010 relating to the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule, which report appears in this Form 10-K.

 

/s/ CHERRY, BEKAERT & HOLLAND, L.L.P.
Charlotte, North Carolina

July 16, 2010

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None

Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are intended to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act filings is properly and timely recorded, processed, summarized, and reported. Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures as of April 30, 2010 pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that we are able to collect, process, record, and disclose, within the required time periods, the information we are required to disclose in the reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In designing disclosure controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving desired control objectives, and that management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Nevertheless, we believe that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of 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. Based on this evaluation, Management concluded the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2010.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. In addition, 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.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our fourth fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

 

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PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

 

  (a) The information appearing in the sections entitled “Election of Directors” and “Meetings and Committees of the Board” included in our Proxy Statement for use in connection with our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on August 25, 2010 (the “ Proxy Statement”) is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC within 120 days of our most recently completed fiscal year.

 

  (b) The names and ages of our executive officers as of July 6, 2010 and their business experience during the past five years are set forth below:

Executive Officers

 

Name

       Age       

Position

     
William A. Shumaker    62    President and Chief Executive Officer   
D. Michael Parker    58    Senior Vice President, Finance,   
      Chief Financial Officer,   
      Treasurer and Secretary   
K. Bain Black    64    Vice President, General Manager   
      Technical Furniture Group   
Dana L. Dahlgren    54    Vice President, Sales and Marketing   
      Laboratory Products Group   
Elizabeth D. Phillips    33    Vice President, Human Resources   
David M. Rausch    51    Vice President, Construction Services   
Kurt P. Rindoks    52    Vice President, Engineering   
      and Product Development   
Keith D. Smith    41    Vice President, Manufacturing   
Sudhir K. (Steve) Vadehra    63    Vice President,   
      International Operations   

William A. Shumaker has served as President of the Company since August 1999 and Chief Executive Officer since September 2000. He was elected a director of the Company in February 2000 and Chairman of the Board in February 2010. He served as the Chief Operating Officer from August 1998, when he was also elected as Executive Vice President, until September 2000. Mr. Shumaker served as Vice President and General Manager of the Laboratory Products Group from February 1998 to August 1998. He joined the Company in December 1993 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

D. Michael Parker joined the Company in November 1990 as Director of Financial Reporting and Accounting and was promoted to Corporate Controller in November 1991. Mr. Parker has served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since August 1995. He was elected Vice President of Finance in August 1995 and Senior Vice President of Finance in August 2000.

K. Bain Black joined the Company in August 2004 as the General Sales Manager for the Technical Products Group. He was elected Vice President and General Manager of the Technical Products Group, effective July 1, 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Black was Director of Marketing for Newton Instrument Company, a manufacturer of products for the telecom industry, from 2001 to 2003. Prior thereto, he was a partner and President of TechMetals, LLC beginning in 1997.

 

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Dana L. Dahlgren joined the Company in November 1989 as a Regional Sales Manager and was promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing of the Laboratory Products Group in September 1998. Mr. Dahlgren was elected Vice President of Sales and Marketing of the Laboratory Products Group in June 2004.

Elizabeth D. Phillips joined the Company in August 2006 as Human Resources and Training Manager. She was promoted to Director of Human Resources in June 2007 and was elected Vice President of Human Resources in June 2009. Prior to joining the Company, she was Director of Human Resources for Vanguard Furniture Co., Inc., a manufacturer of household furniture, from April 2004 until August 2006.

David M. Rausch joined the Company in March 1994 as Manager of Estimating and was promoted to Southeast Regional Sales Manager in December 1996, then to Director of Sales for Network Storage Systems products in May 2000. In August 2001, he was promoted to Project Sales Manager, and in this position, he also had direct management responsibility for the Estimating Department. Mr. Rausch was elected Vice President of Construction Services in June 2007.

Kurt P. Rindoks joined the Company in January 1985 as an engineer. He was promoted to Director of Product Development in August 1991 and assumed the additional responsibilities of Director of Engineering in July 1995. He has served as Vice President of Engineering and Product Development since September 1996. Additionally, from May 1998 through October 2001, he served as General Manager of the Company’s Resin Materials Division.

Keith D. Smith joined the Company in 1993 as a department supervisor in the Metal Plant and served as Resin Plant Manager from 1995 until April 2001 when he was promoted to Wood Plant Manager. He served as Wood Plant Manager until he assumed the position of Director of Manufacturing in November 2003, a position he held until he was promoted to Vice President of Manufacturing, effective July 1, 2005.

Sudhir K. (Steve) Vadehra joined the Company in October 1999. He was elected Vice President of International Operations in June 2004. He also has served as the Managing Director of Kewaunee Labway Asia Pte. Ltd., the Company’s joint venture subsidiary in Singapore, since the subsidiary’s formation in June 1998.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

The information appearing in the section entitled “Securities Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners – Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Code of Ethics

A copy of our code of ethics that applies to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, entitled “Ethics Obligations for Chief Executive Officer and Employees with Financial Reporting Responsibilities,” is available free of charge through our website at www.kewaunee.com.

Audit Committee

The information appearing in the section entitled “Election of Directors – Meetings and Committees of the Board” in our Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information appearing in the sections entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Compensation Tables,” “Agreements with Certain Executives,” and “Election of Directors – Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information appearing in the sections entitled “Security Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers” and “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

The following table sets forth certain information as of April 30, 2010 with respect to compensation plans under which our 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:

        

1991 Key Employee Stock Option Plan

   4,950    $ 10.13    —  

2000 Key Employee Stock Option Plan

   74,975    $ 12.36    —  

2008 Key Employee Stock Option Plan

   79,000    $ 13.51    221,375

Equity Compensation Plans not approved by Security Holders:

   —        —      —  

Refer to Note 5 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The information appearing in the sections entitled “Election of Directors” and “Agreements with Certain Executives” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information appearing in the section entitled “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Audit Fees and Non-Audit Fees” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

The following documents are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Annual Report:

 

         

Page

(a)(1)    Consolidated Financial Statements   
   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P.    16
   Consolidated Statements of Operations – Years ended April 30, 2010, 2009, and 2008    17
   Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity – Years ended April 30, 2010, 2009, and 2008    18
   Consolidated Balance Sheets – April 30, 2010 and 2009    19
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Years ended April 30, 2010, 2009, and 2008    20
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    21
   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    35
(a)(2)    Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule   

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Years Ended April 30, 2010, 2009, and 2008

(in thousands)

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:

  

Balance April 30, 2007

   $ 262   

Bad Debt Provision

     192   

Doubtful accounts written off (net)

     (180
        

Balance April 30, 2008

     274   

Bad Debt Provision

     139   

Doubtful accounts written off (net)

     (154
        

Balance April 30, 2009

     259   

Bad Debt Provision

     163   

Doubtful accounts written off (net)

     (163
        

Balance April 30, 2010

   $ 259   
        

 

   All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted.
(a)(3)    Exhibits   
   Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Exhibit Index, which is attached hereto at pages 41 through 43 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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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.

 

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ William A. Shumaker

  William A. Shumaker
  President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: July 16, 2010

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

 

(i)   Principal Executive Officer    )   
     )   
 

/s/ William A. Shumaker

   )   
  William A. Shumaker    )   
  President and Chief Executive Officer    )   
     )   
(ii)   Principal Financial and Accounting Officer    )   
     )   
 

/s/ D. Michael Parker

   )   
  D. Michael Parker    )   
  Senior Vice President, Finance    )   
  Chief Financial Officer,    )   
  Treasurer and Secretary    )   
     )   
(iii)   A majority of the Board of Directors:    ) July 16, 2010   
     )   

 

      )   

/s/ Margaret B. Pyle

  

/s/ Silas Keehn

   )   
Margaret B. Pyle    Silas Keehn    )   
      )   
      )   

/s/ John C. Campbell, Jr.

  

/s/ Eli Manchester, Jr.

   )   
John C. Campbell, Jr.    Eli Manchester, Jr.    )   
      )   
      )   

/s/ Wiley N. Caldwell

  

/s/ James T. Rhind

   )   
Wiley N. Caldwell    James T. Rhind    )   
      )   
      )   

/s/ William A. Shumaker

  

/s/ David S. Rhind

   )   
William A. Shumaker    David S. Rhind    )   
      )   
      )   

/s/ Patrick L. McCrory

  

/s/ Ross W. McCanless

   )   
Patrick L. McCrory    Ross W. McCanless    )   

 

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KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

Exhibit Index

 

              

Page Number

(or Reference)

 
3    Articles of incorporation and by-laws   
   3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended)    (2
   3.3    By-Laws (as amended as of April 23, 2010)    (17
10    Material Contracts   
   10.1*    Re-Established Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (as amended and restated effective as of May 1, 2007)    (15
   10.1A*    First Amendment to the Re-Established Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation    (15
   10.1B*    Second Amendment to the Re-Established Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation    (1
   10.2    Re-Established Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (as amended and restated effective as of May 1, 2007)    (15
   10.2A    First Amendment to the Re-Established Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation    (15
   10.2B    Second Amendment to the Re-Established Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation    (1
   10.19*    Kewaunee Scientific Corporation 1991 Key Employee Stock Option Plan    (3
   10.19A*    First Amendment dated August 28, 1996 to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation 1991 Key Employee Stock Option Plan    (4
  

10.19B*

   Second Amendment to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation 1991 Key Employee Stock Option Plan    (5
  

10.19C*

   Third Amendment to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation 1991 Key Employee Stock Option Plan    (11
  

10.19D*

   Fourth Amendment to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation 1991 Key Employee Stock Option Plan    (15
  

10.30*

   Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Executive Severance Pay Policy    (8
  

10.34*

   401(K) Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (as amended and restated effective September 1, 2009)    (1
  

10.38*

   Change of Control Employment Agreement restated as of December 4, 2008 between William A. Shumaker and the Company    (15
  

10.39*

   Change of Control Employment Agreement restated as of December 4, 2008 between D. Michael Parker and the Company    (15
  

10.40*

   Change of Control Employment Agreement restated as of December 4, 2008 between Dana L. Dahlgren and the Company    (15
  

10.41*

   Change of Control Employment Agreement restated as of December 4, 2008 between Kurt P. Rindoks and the Company    (15
   10.43*    Employment Letter Agreement dated as of August 2, 2004 between K. Bain Black and the Company    (7
   10.44*    Change of Control Employment Agreement restated as of December 4, 2008 between Keith D. Smith and the Company    (15
   10.45*    Kewaunee Scientific Corporation 2000 Key Employee Stock Option Plan    (6
   10.45A*    First Amendment to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation 2000 Key Employee Stock Option Plan    (11

 

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Page Number

(or Reference)

 
   10.45B*    Second Amendment to Kewaunee Scientific Corporation 2000 Key Employee Stock Option Plan    (15
   10.46*    Change of Control Employment Agreement restated as of December 4, 2008 between David M. Rausch and the Company    (15
   10.47*    Change of Control Employment Agreement restated as of December 4, 2008 between K. Bain Black and the Company    (15
   10.50*    Fiscal Year 2011 Incentive Bonus Plan    (18
   10.51*    Kewaunee Scientific Corporation 2008 Key Employee Stock Option Plan    (12
   10.52*    Fiscal Year 2010 Incentive Bonus Plan    (14
   10.53*    Change of Control Employment Agreement restated as of December 4, 2008 between Elizabeth D. Phillips and the Company    (15
   10.54    Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 10, 2007 between Bank of America, N.A. and the Company    (9
   10.55    Amendment dated October 28, 2008 to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 10, 2007 between Bank of America, N.A. and the Company    (13
   10.56    Amendment dated July 31, 2009 to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 10, 2007 between Bank of America, N.A. and the Company    (16
   21.1    Subsidiaries of the Company    (1
   23.1    Consent dated July 16, 2010 of Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (incorporated by reference to page 35 of this Report on Form 10-K)    (1
   31.1    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)    (1
   31.2    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)    (1
   32.1    Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002    (1
   32.2    Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002    (1

 

* The referenced exhibit is a management contract or compensatory plan, or arrangement.

(All other exhibits are either inapplicable or not required.)

 

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Footnotes

 

(1) Filed with this Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(2) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) for the fiscal year ended April 30, 1985, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(3) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Proxy Statement dated July 26, 1991, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(4) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Proxy Statement dated July 31, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(5) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) for the fiscal year ended April 30, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(6) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Proxy Statement dated July 20, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(7) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(8) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Quarterly Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 0-5286) for the quarterly period ended October 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(9) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Quarterly Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 0-5286) for the quarterly period ended October 31, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(10) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) filed on July 14, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(11) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(12) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) filed on September 3, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(13) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Quarterly Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 0-5286) for the quarterly period ended October 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(14) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) filed on June 26, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(15) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(16) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Quarterly Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 0-5286) for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(17) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) filed on April 23, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(18) Filed as an exhibit to the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-5286) filed on June 28, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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EX-10.1(B) 2 dex101b.htm SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE RE-ESTABLISHED RETIREMENT PLAN Second Amendment to the Re-Established Retirement Plan

Exhibit 10.1(B)

SECOND AMENDMENT

To The

RE-ESTABLISHED RETIREMENT PLAN FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES OF

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

(As Amended and Restated Effective as of May 1, 2007)

THIS AMENDMENT, made and executed by Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”):

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Re-Established Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Plan”), which was most recently amended and restated in its entirety by an instrument effective as of May 1, 2007; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12.2 of the Plan, the Company reserved the right to amend the Plan, from time to time, in its discretion as long as such amendment does not cause assets of the Trust Fund to be diverted or used for purposes other than the exclusive benefit of participants, to favor highly compensated employees or to amend the Plan in a manner which would reduce accrued benefits in violation of Section 411(d)(6) of the Code; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 12.2 of the Plan, the Board of Directors of the Company has found desirable to make certain changes in order to satisfy the requirements of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008, but to continue otherwise to operate the Plan according to its terms and to maintain the Plan in accordance with all applicable laws.

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority reserved to the Company under Section 12.2 of the Plan, the Plan be and hereby is amended as set forth below effective as provided herein.

1. Effective April 6, 2007, Section 2.33(a) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), any order (including a judgment, a decree or an approval of a property settlement agreement entered by any court) which the Committee determines (i) is made pursuant to any state domestic relations law (including a community property law), (ii) relates to the provision of child support, alimony payments or marital property rights of a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of a Participant or other person deemed financially dependent on a Participant (an “Alternate Payee”), (iii) creates or recognizes the existence of an Alternate Payee’s right, or assigns to an Alternate Payee the right, to receive all or a portion of the benefits payable to a Participant under the Plan, and (iv) clearly specifies (A) the name and last known mailing address of the Participant and the name and last known mailing address of the Alternate Payee covered by the order, (B) the amount or percentage of the Participant’s benefits to be paid by the Plan to each Alternate Payee, or the manner in which such amount or percentage is to be determined, (C) the number of payments or period to which such order applies, and (D) the employee benefit


plan to which such order applies. An order that otherwise satisfies the foregoing requirements will not fail to be a Qualified Domestic Relations Order solely because the order is issued after or revises another order or Qualified Domestic Relations Order, or because of the time when the order is issued, including after the Participant’s annuity starting date or death.

2. Effective May 1, 2007, Section 5.7 is added to the Plan to read as follows:

5.7 Military Service. The survivors of a Participant who dies on or after May 1, 2007 while performing qualified military service shall be entitled to any additional benefit that is provided under the Plan had the Participant resumed and then terminated employment on account of his death, but only to the extent required by Section 401(a)(37) of the Code.

3. Effective May 1, 2008, Section 7.1(a) of the Plan as amended to read as follows:

(a) A Participant who is eligible for a Normal Retirement Pension under Section 5.1 or an Early Retirement Pension under Section 5.2 and who has a Spouse (as defined in paragraph (i) below) shall receive his Pension in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension, unless the Participant elects otherwise in writing in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.4. The Participant’s Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension shall be paid in accordance with subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii) below, as elected by the Participant; provided, however, that if no such election is made by the Participant his Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension shall be paid in accordance with subparagraph (iii) below.

 

  (i) 100% Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension. A Participant shall receive a reduced Pension during his lifetime and, upon his death, 100% of such reduced Pension shall be paid to the Participant’s Spouse, if surviving, for the remainder of the Spouse’s lifetime.

 

  (ii) 75% Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension. A Participant shall receive a reduced Pension during his lifetime and, upon his death, 75% of such reduced Pension shall be paid to the Participant’s Spouse, if surviving, for the remainder of the Spouse’s lifetime (the so-called “qualified optional survivor annuity”).

 

  (iii) 50% Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension. A Participant shall receive a reduced Pension during his lifetime and, upon his death, 50% of such reduced Pension shall be paid to the Participant’s Spouse, if surviving, for the remainder of the Spouse’s lifetime.

 

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4. Effective May 1, 2008, Section 7.3(a)(i) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

  (i) Contingent Annuitant Option. A married Participant may elect to receive a reduced Pension payable during his lifetime, with the provision that if his contingent annuitant survives him, payment of the Pension in an amount equal to 100%, 75% or 50% of the Participant’s reduced Pension (as elected by the Participant) shall continue to the contingent annuitant after his death, with the last payment to be made as of the first day of the month in which the death of the contingent annuitant occurs. A Participant who is unmarried as of the end of the election period referenced in Section 7.4 shall not be entitled to elect the optional form of benefit described under this Section 7.3(a)(i).

5. Effective May 1, 2008, Section 7.5(c) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

(c) The present value of a single (lump sum) Pension under this Section 7.5 shall be determined using the applicable interest rate and the applicable mortality table. For this purpose, the “applicable interest rate” shall be the adjusted first, second and third segment rates that would be determined under Section 430(h)(2)(C) of the Code for the second month before the first day of the Plan Year in which the distribution occurs, or such other time as may be prescribed in applicable regulations, if (i) Section 430(h)(2)(D) of the Code were applied by substituting the average yield for the month described in Section 430(h)(2)(C)(ii) of the Code for the average yield for the 24-month period described in Section 430(h)(2)(D)(i) of the Code, (ii) Section 430(h)(2)(G)(i)(II) of the Code were applied by substituting “section 417(e)(3)(A)(ii)(II)” for “section 412(b)(5)(B)(ii)(II),” and (iii) the applicable percentage under Section 430(h)(2)(G) of the Code were determined in accordance with the following table:

 

In case of Plan Years beginning in:

  

The applicable percentage is:

2008

   20%

2009

   40%

2010

   60%

2011

   80%

For this purpose, the “applicable mortality table” shall be a mortality table, modified as appropriate by the Secretary of the Treasury, based on the mortality table specified for the Plan Year under Section 430(h)(3)(A) of the Code (without regard to Section 430(h)(3)(C) or (D) of the Code).

 

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6. Effective May 1, 2010, Section 7.5(d)(ii) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

  (ii) The term “Distributee” means a Participant or Former Participant, the Participant’s or Former Participant’s surviving Spouse or Spouse or former Spouse who is the Alternate Payee under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, and a Participant’s or former Participant’s non-Spouse Beneficiary (but solely in the case of a direct transfer to an individual retirement plan described in Section 408(a) or (b) of the Code or a Roth IRA described in Section 408A of the Code established for the purpose of the distribution).

7. Effective January 1, 2008, Section 7.5(d)(iii) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

  (iii) The term “Eligible Retirement Plan” shall mean an individual retirement account described in Section 408(a) of the Code, an individual retirement annuity described in Section 408(b) of the Code, a Roth IRA described in Section 408A of the Code (for distributions made after December 31, 2007), an annuity plan described in Section 403(a) of the Code, an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code, an eligible plan under Section 457(b) of the Code that is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state that agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from this Plan, or a qualified trust described in Section 401(a) of the Code that accepts a Distributee’s Eligible Rollover Distribution.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Second Amendment to the Re-Established Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation is hereby properly executed on the      day of             , 2010.

 

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
By:    
 

Senior Vice President, Finance

On behalf of the Board of Directors

 

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EX-10.2(B) 3 dex102b.htm SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE RE-ESTABLISHED RETIREMENT PLAN Second Amendment to the Re-Established Retirement Plan

Exhibit 10.2(B)

SECOND AMENDMENT

To The

RE-ESTABLISHED RETIREMENT PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

(As Amended and Restated Effective as of May 1, 2007)

THIS AMENDMENT, made and executed by Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”):

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Re-Established Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Plan”), which was most recently amended and restated in its entirety by an instrument effective as of May 1, 2007; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12.2 of the Plan, the Company reserved the right to amend the Plan, from time to time, in its discretion as long as such amendment does not cause assets of the Trust Fund to be diverted or used for purposes other than the exclusive benefit of participants, to favor highly compensated employees or to amend the Plan in a manner which would reduce accrued benefits in violation of Section 411(d)(6) of the Code; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 12.2 of the Plan, the Board of Directors of the Company has found desirable to make certain changes in order to satisfy the requirements of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008, but to continue otherwise to operate the Plan according to its terms and to maintain the Plan in accordance with all applicable laws.

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority reserved to the Company under Section 12.2 of the Plan, the Plan be and hereby is amended as set forth below effective as provided herein.

1. Effective April 6, 2007, of Section 2.30(a) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), any order (including a judgment, a decree or an approval of a property settlement agreement entered by any court) which the Committee determines (i) is made pursuant to any state domestic relations law (including a community property law), (ii) relates to the provision of child support, alimony payments or marital property rights of a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of a Participant or other person deemed financially dependent on a Participant (an “Alternate Payee”), (iii) creates or recognizes the existence of an Alternate Payee’s right, or assigns to an Alternate Payee the right, to receive all or a portion of the benefits payable to a Participant under the Plan, and (iv) clearly specifies (A) the name and last known mailing address of the Participant and the name and last known mailing address of the Alternate Payee covered by the order, (B) the amount or percentage of the Participant’s benefits to be paid by the Plan to each Alternate Payee, or the manner in


which such amount or percentage is to be determined, (C) the number of payments or period to which such order applies, and (D) the employee benefit plan to which such order applies. An order that otherwise satisfies the foregoing requirements will not fail to be a Qualified Domestic Relations Order solely because the order is issued after or revises another order or Qualified Domestic Relations Order, or because of the time when the order is issues, including after the Participant’s annuity starting date or death.

2. Effective May 1, 2007, Section 5.7 is added to the Plan to read as follows:

5.7 Military Service. The survivors of a Participant who dies on or after May 1, 2007 while performing qualified military service shall be entitled to any additional benefit that is provided under the Plan had the Participant resumed and then terminated employment on account of his death, but only to the extent required by Section 401(a)(37) of the Code.

3. Effective May 1, 2008, Section 7.1(a) of the Plan as amended to read as follows:

(a) A Participant who is eligible for a Normal Retirement Pension under Section 5.1 or an Early Retirement Pension under Section 5.2 and who has a Spouse (as defined in paragraph (i) below) shall receive his Pension in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension, unless the Participant elects otherwise in writing in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.4. The Participant’s Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension shall be paid in accordance with subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii) below, as elected by the Participant; provided, however, that if no such election is made by the Participant his Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension shall be paid in accordance with subparagraph (iii) below.

 

  (i) 100% Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension. A Participant shall receive a reduced Pension during his lifetime and, upon his death, 100% of such reduced Pension shall be paid to the Participant’s Spouse, if surviving, for the remainder of the Spouse’s lifetime.

 

  (ii) 75% Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension. A Participant shall receive a reduced Pension during his lifetime and, upon his death, 75% of such reduced Pension shall be paid to the Participant’s Spouse, if surviving, for the remainder of the Spouse’s lifetime (the so-called “qualified optional survivor annuity”).

 

  (iii) 50% Qualified Joint and Survivor Pension. A Participant shall receive a reduced Pension during his lifetime and, upon his death, 50% of such reduced Pension shall be paid to the Participant’s Spouse, if surviving, for the remainder of the Spouse’s lifetime.

 

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4. Effective May 1, 2008, Section 7.3(a)(i) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

  (i) Contingent Annuitant Option. A married Participant may elect to receive a reduced Pension payable during his lifetime, with the provision that if his contingent annuitant survives him, payment of the Pension in an amount equal to 100%, 75% or 50% of the Participant’s reduced Pension (as elected by the Participant) shall continue to the contingent annuitant after his death, with the last payment to be made as of the first day of the month in which the death of the contingent annuitant occurs. A Participant who is unmarried as of the end of the election period referenced in Section 7.4 shall not be entitled to elect the optional form of benefit described under this Section 7.3(a)(i).

5. Effective May 1, 2008, Section 7.5(c) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

(c) The present value of a single (lump sum) Pension under this Section 7.5 shall be determined using the applicable interest rate and the applicable mortality table. For this purpose, the “applicable interest rate” shall be the adjusted first, second and third segment rates that would be determined under Section 430(h)(2)(C) of the Code for the second month before the first day of the Plan Year in which the distribution occurs, or such other time as may be prescribed in applicable regulations, if (i) Section 430(h)(2)(D) of the Code were applied by substituting the average yield for the month described in Section 430(h)(2)(C)(ii) of the Code for the average yield for the 24-month period described in Section 430(h)(2)(D)(i) of the Code, (ii) Section 430(h)(2)(G)(i)(II) of the Code were applied by substituting “section 417(e)(3)(A)(ii)(II)” for “section 412(b)(5)(E)(ii)(II),” and (iii) the applicable percentage under Section 430(h)(2)(G) of the Code were determined in accordance with the following table:

 

In case of Plan Years beginning in:

  

The applicable percentage is:

2008

   20%

2009

   40%

2010

   60%

2011

   80%

For this purpose, the “applicable mortality table” shall be a mortality table, modified as appropriate by the Secretary of the Treasury, based on the mortality table specified for the Plan Year under Section 430(h)(3)(A) of the Code (without regard to Section 430(h)(3)(C) or (D) of the Code).

 

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6. Effective May 1, 2010, Section 7.5(d)(ii) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

  (ii) The term “Distributee” means a Participant or Former Participant, the Participant’s or Former Participant’s surviving Spouse or Spouse or former Spouse who is the Alternate Payee under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, and a Participant’s or former Participant’s non-Spouse Beneficiary (but solely in the case of a direct transfer to an individual retirement plan described in Section 408(a) or (b) of the Code or a Roth IRA described in Section 408A of the Code established for the purpose of the distribution).

7. Effective January 1, 2008, Section 7.5(d)(iii) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

  (iii) The term “Eligible Retirement Plan” shall mean an individual retirement account described in Section 408(a) of the Code, an individual retirement annuity described in Section 408(b) of the Code, a Roth IRA described in Section 408A of the Code (for distributions made after December 31, 2007), an annuity plan described in Section 403(a) of the Code, an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code, an eligible plan under Section 457(b) of the Code that is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state that agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from this Plan, or a qualified trust described in Section 401(a) of the Code that accepts a Distributee’s Eligible Rollover Distribution.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Second Amendment to the Re-Established Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation is hereby properly executed on the      day of             , 2010.

 

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
By:  

 

 

Senior Vice President, Finance

On behalf of the Board of Directors

 

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EX-10.34 4 dex1034.htm 401(K) INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN 401(K) Incentive Savings Plan

Exhibit 10.34

SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION

401(k) Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried and Hourly

Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation


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

 

SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION    1
I.      BASIC PLAN INFORMATION    2
  A.       ACCOUNT    2
  B.       BENEFICIARY    2
  C.       DEFERRAL CONTRIBUTION    2
  D.       EMPLOYEE    2
  E.       EMPLOYER    2
  F.       ERISA    2
  G.       HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE    2
  H.       NON-HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE    2
  I.       PARTICIPANT    2
  J.       PLAN TYPE    3
  K.       PLAN ADMINISTRATOR    3
  L.       PLAN NUMBER    3
  M.       PLAN SPONSOR    3
  N.       PLAN YEAR    3
  O.       SERVICE OF PROCESS    3
  P.       TRUSTEE    3
II.      PARTICIPATION    3
  A.       ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS    3
III.      CONTRIBUTIONS    4
  A.       COMPENSATION    4
  B.       EMPLOYEE DEFERRAL CONTRIBUTIONS    4
     1.       Regular Deferral Contributions    4
     2.       Age 50 and Over Catch-Up Contributions    5
  C.       EMPLOYEE AFTER-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS    5
  D.       EMPLOYER MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS    5
     1.       Safe Harbor Matching Contributions    5
  E.       NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS    5
     1.       Fixed Nonelective Contributions    5
  F.       QUALIFIED NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS    5
  G.       LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS    6
  H.       ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS    6
IV.      INVESTMENTS    6
  A.       INVESTMENTS    6
  B.       FIDELITY® PORTFOLIO ADVISORY SERVICE AT WORK    7
  C.       STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT    7
  D.       ELECTION    7
V.      VESTING    8
VI.      PARTICIPANT LOANS    8
  A.       GENERAL LOAN RULES    8
  B.       SPECIFIC LOAN PROCEDURES    8
     1.       Loan Application    8
     2.       Loan Amount    8
     3.       Number of Loans    9
     4.       Interest Rate    9
     5.       Loan Repayments and Loan Maturity    9
     6.       Default or Termination of Employment    9
VII.      IN SERVICE WITHDRAWALS    9
  A.       HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS    9

 

 

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  B.       WITHDRAWALS AFTER AGE 70 1 /2    10
  C.       WITHDRAWALS AFTER NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE    10
  D.       WITHDRAWALS OF AFTER-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS    10
  E.       WITHDRAWALS OF QUALIFIED VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS    10
  F.       WITHDRAWALS OF ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS    10
VIII.      DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS    10
  A.       ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS    10
  B.       DISTRIBUTABLE EVENTS    11
     1.       Death    11
     2.       Disability    11
     3.       Retirement    11
     4.       Minimum Required Distributions    11
     5.       Termination of Employment    11
  C.       FORM OF PAYMENTS    12
     1.       Lump Sum Distributions    12
        a)       Non-rollover Distribution    12
        b)       Direct Rollover Distribution    12
        c)       Combination Non-rollover Distribution and Direct Rollover Distribution    12
     2.       Installment Distributions    13
IX.      MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION    13
  A.       BENEFITS NOT INSURED    13
  B.       ATTACHMENT OF YOUR ACCOUNT    13
  C.       PLAN-TO-PLAN TRANSFER OF ASSETS    13
  D.       PLAN AMENDMENT    13
  E.       PLAN TERMINATION    13
  F.       INTERPRETATION OF PLAN    14
  G.       ELECTRONIC DELIVERY    14
X.      INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TESTS    14
  A.       NON-DISCRIMINATION TESTS    14
  B.       TOP HEAVY TEST    14
XI.      PARTICIPANT RIGHTS    14
  A.       CLAIMS    14
     1.       Claims Procedures    14
     2.       Review Procedures (For Appeal of an Adverse Benefit Determination)    15
  B.       STATEMENT OF ERISA RIGHTS    16
XII.      SERVICES AND FEES    17
APPENDIX A.        INVESTMENT OPTIONS    18

 

 

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SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION

401(K) INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN FOR SALARIED AND HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF KEWAUNEE

SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

The 401(k) Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Plan”) of Kewaunee Scientific Corp. has been amended as of 09/01/2009 (the “Effective Date”). This Plan is intended to be a qualified retirement plan under the Internal Revenue Code.

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

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

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

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

 

 

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I. Basic Plan Information

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

 

A. Account

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

 

B. Beneficiary

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

 

C. Deferral Contribution

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

 

D. Employee

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

 

E. Employer

The name and address of your Employer is:

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.

2700 West Front Street

Statesville, NC 28677

(704) 871-3201

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

 

F. ERISA

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

 

G. Highly Compensated Employee

An Employee is considered a highly compensated Employee if (i) at anytime during the current or prior year you own, or are considered to own, at least five percent of your Employer, or (ii) received compensation from your Employer during the prior year in excess of $105,000, as adjusted.

 

H. Non-Highly Compensated Employee

An Employee who is not a Highly Compensated Employee.

 

I. Participant

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

 

 

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J. Plan Type

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

 

K. Plan Administrator

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

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.

2700 West Front Street

Statesville, NC 28677

(704) 871-3201

 

L. Plan Number

The three digit IRS number for the Plan is 006.

 

M. Plan Sponsor

Your Employer is the sponsor of the Plan.

 

N. Plan Year

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

 

O. Service of Process

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

 

P. Trustee

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

Fidelity Management Trust Company

82 Devonshire Street

Boston, MA 02109

II. Participation

 

A. Eligibility Requirements

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

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

 

   

a resident of Puerto Rico

 

   

covered by a collective bargaining agreement for which retirement benefits have been the subject of good faith negotiations

 

   

a Leased Employee

 

   

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

 

 

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

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

 

Contribution type

  

Age Requirement

  

Service Requirement

  

Entry Date

All Sources

   20    3 month(s)    First day of each month

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

III. Contributions

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

 

A. Compensation

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

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

 

Source

  

Exclusion (s)

Employee Deferral Contributions, Employee After-Tax Contributions, Safe Harbor Match and Qualified Nonelective Contributions    No Exclusions.
Employer Nonelective Contributions    No Exclusions.

Compensation for your first year of eligible Plan participation will be measured only for that portion of your initial Plan Year that you are eligible. Tax laws limit the amount of compensation that may be taken into account each Plan Year; the maximum amount for the 2010 Plan Year is $245,000.

 

B. Employee Deferral Contributions

 

  1. Regular Deferral Contributions

You may elect to defer a percentage of your eligible compensation into the Plan after you satisfy the Plan’s eligibility requirements. The percentage of your eligible compensation you elect will be withheld from each payroll and contributed to an Account in the Plan on your behalf. For pre-tax contributions being withheld from your compensation, the percentage you defer is subject to an annual limit of the lesser of 60% of eligible compensation or $16,500 (in 2010; thereafter as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury) in a calendar year.

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

 

 

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

 

  2. Age 50 and Over Catch-Up Contributions

The Plan provides that participants who are projected to be age 50 or older by the end of the calendar year and who are making Deferral Contributions to the Plan may also make a catch-up contribution of up to $5,500 (in 2009; thereafter as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury).

 

C. Employee After-Tax Contributions

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

 

D. Employer Matching Contributions

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

 

  1. Safe Harbor Matching Contributions

Your Employer has elected to make matching contributions to all Participants in an amount equal to 100% of the first three percent of your eligible compensation, and 50% of the next two percent of your eligible compensation, contributed to the Plan as Deferral Contributions. These contributions satisfy certain Internal Revenue Code requirements and eliminate the need for the Plan to perform certain non-discrimination annual tests. You will be 100% vested in these contributions when made. These contributions may be distributed under the same circumstances which allow your Deferral Contributions to be distributed (i.e., death, disability, separation from service, and termination of the plan without the establishment of a successor plan) but you may not request a hardship withdrawal of these contributions. In addition, prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, your Employer will provide written notice to you describing your rights and obligations under the Plan. Your Employer will provide this notice to you at least 30 days (but no more than 90 days) before the beginning of each Plan Year for which this election to make Safe Harbor Matching contributions continues to apply. If you become eligible to participate during the Plan Year, the notice will be provided no more than 90 days before you become eligible (and no later than the date you become eligible).

 

E. Nonelective Contributions

 

  1. Fixed Nonelective Contributions

You must be employed as of the last day of the Plan Year to be eligible for any nonelective contributions that may be made for that Plan Year. You do not need to satisfy this requirement if you die, become disabled or retire during the Plan Year. Your Employer will make a contribution on your behalf in an amount equal to 1% of your compensation for the Plan Year.

 

F. Qualified Nonelective Contributions

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

 

 

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G. Limit on Contributions

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

$49,000 (or such amount as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury); or

100% of your annual compensation.

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

 

H. Rollover Contributions

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

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

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

IV. Investments

 

A. Investments

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) imposes certain duties on the parties who are responsible for the operation of the Plan. These parties, called fiduciaries, have a duty to invest Plan assets in a prudent manner. However, an exception exists for plans that comply with ERISA Section 404(c) and permit a Participant to exercise control over the assets in his/her Account and choose from a broad range of investment alternatives. This Plan is intended to be a Section 404(c) plan. To the extent that you have directed the investment of assets in your Account under the Plan, you are responsible for the investment decisions you made relating to those assets and the Plan fiduciaries are not responsible for any losses resulting from your investment instructions. In addition, you have the right to direct the trustee regarding mutual fund proxy voting based on the number of shares you own. Please see Appendix A for a list of the investments currently available under the Plan. If you want additional information about any investment alternative, you may request any of the following information by contacting Fidelity by calling 1-800-835-5097 or by accessing NetBenefits® at www.401k.com:

 

   

A description of the annual operating expenses of each investment fund (e.g., investment management fees, administrative fees, transaction costs) which reduce the rate of return to you, and the aggregate amount of such expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets of the designated investment alternative;

 

 

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Prospectuses, financial statements and reports, plus any other material provided to the Plan which relates to the available investment alternatives;

 

   

A list of the assets comprising the portfolio of each investment fund that constitute plan assets within the meaning of 29 CFR 2510.3-101, the value of each such asset (or the proportion of the investment fund which it comprises), and with respect to each such asset which is a fixed rate investment contract issued by a bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, the name of the issuer of the contract, the term of the contract and the rate of return on the contract;

 

   

Information concerning the value of shares or units of the investment funds available to you under the Plan, as well as the past investment performance of such funds, determined net of expenses, on a reasonable and consistent basis; and

 

   

Information concerning the value of shares or units in the investment funds held in your Plan account.

 

B.

Fidelity® Portfolio Advisory Service at Work

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

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

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

 

C. Statement of Account

The assets in the Plan are invested in available investment options and a separate Account is established for each Participant who receives and/or makes a contribution. The value of your Account is updated each business day to reflect any contributions, exchanges between investment options, investment earnings or losses for each investment option and withdrawals. Your account statement is available online through NetBenefits® at www.401k.com. You can view and print a statement for any time period up to 24 previous months. A statement is also available to be automatically mailed to you every three months. You can initiate these mailings by logging on to NetBenefits® and selecting Mail Preferences under the Accounts tab.

 

D. Election

The Plan is intended to qualify as a Participant-directed plan under Section 404(c) of ERISA. This means that you are responsible for your investment decisions under the plan and any resulting investment activity. The plan fiduciaries, including, but not limited to, Fidelity Management Trust Company and Kewaunee Scientific Corp., are not responsible for any losses incurred as a result of your investment decisions.

 

 

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V. Vesting

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

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

Additional Vesting Schedule

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

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

 

Years of Service

   Vesting Percentage

less than 2

   0

2

   20

3

   40

4

   60

5

   80

6

   100

VI. Participant Loans

 

A. General Loan Rules

Loans shall be made available to all qualifying Participants on a reasonably equivalent basis. However, loans may not be made to an eligible Employee who makes a rollover contribution and who has not satisfied the Plan’s age, service and entry date requirements. Loans are not considered distributions and are not subject to Federal or state income taxes, provided they are repaid as required. While you do have to pay interest on your loan, both the principal and interest are deposited in your Account.

 

B. Specific Loan Procedures

 

  1. Loan Application

If you have met the Plan’s eligibility and entry date requirements, you may apply for a loan by calling the Fidelity Retirement Benefits Line, 1-800-835-5097 or by accessing the NetBenefits® web site at www.401k.com. All telephone calls will be recorded. You may apply for only one loan each calendar year. All loans have been pre-approved by the Plan Administrator based on the criteria outlined in the Plan’s loan procedures. Loans will be allowed for any purpose. A loan set up fee of $75 will be deducted from your Account for each new loan processed.

 

  2. Loan Amount

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

 

 

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  3. Number of Loans

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

 

  4. Interest Rate

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

 

  5. Loan Repayments and Loan Maturity

All loans must be repaid in level payments through after-tax payroll deductions on at least a quarterly basis over a five year period unless it is for the purchase of your principal residence in which case the loan repayment period may not extend beyond 10 years from the date of the loan. If repayment is not made by payroll deduction, a loan shall be repaid to the Plan by payment to the Employer. You will be assessed an annual fee of $25 for each outstanding loan. The level repayment requirement may be waived for a period of one year or less if you are on a leave of absence, however, your loan must still be repaid in full on the maturity date. If you are on a military leave of absence, the repayment schedule may be waived for the entire length of the time missed on leave. Your loan will accrue interest during this time, and upon return from a military leave of absence, your loan will be reamortized to extend the length of the loan by the length of the leave. If a loan is not repaid within its stated period, it will be treated as a taxable distribution to you.

 

  6. Default or Termination of Employment

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

VII. In Service Withdrawals

The following types of withdrawals are available under the Plan:

 

A. Hardship Withdrawals

If you are an Employee and request a hardship withdrawal and it is approved by the Plan Administrator, you may withdraw certain contributions to satisfy any of the following immediate and heavy financial needs: (1) medical expenses for you, your spouse, children or dependents; (2) the purchase of your principal residence; (3) to prevent your eviction from, or foreclosure on, your principal residence; (4) to pay for post-secondary education expenses (tuition, related educational fees, room and board) for you, your spouse, children or dependents for the next twelve months; (5) to make payments for burial or funeral expenses for your deceased parent, spouse, child or dependent; (6) to pay expenses for the repair of damage to your principal residence that would qualify for the casualty deduction under Section 165 of the Internal Revenue Code (without regard to whether the loss exceeds 10% of adjusted gross income); or any other immediate and heavy financial need as determined based on Internal Revenue Service regulations. In accordance with Internal Revenue Service regulations, you must first exhaust all other assets reasonably available to you prior to obtaining a hardship withdrawal. This includes obtaining a withdrawal of any after-tax contribution in your Account and a loan from this Plan and any other qualified plan maintained by your Employer. Your Deferral Contributions to this Plan, and any other Employer-sponsored qualified or non-qualified plan, will be suspended for six months after your receipt of the hardship withdrawal. The minimum hardship withdrawal is $500. Hardship withdrawals will be subject to the 10% nonperiodic income tax withholding rate unless you elect out of the withholding. Contributions available to withdraw under the terms of this section are:

 

   

Employee Deferral

 

 

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B.

Withdrawals After Age 70 1/ 2

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

 

C. Withdrawals After Normal Retirement Age

You may elect to withdraw your vested Account balance after you reach the Plan’s normal retirement age, 65, or delay it until you retire. Notwithstanding the above, by law certain contributions including employee deferral, qualified matching, safe harbor matching, qualified nonelective, and safe harbor nonelective contributions cannot be withdrawn prior to age 59 1/2.

 

D. Withdrawals of After-Tax Contributions

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

 

E. Withdrawals of Qualified Voluntary Employee Contributions

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

 

F. Withdrawals of Rollover Contributions

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

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

The Plan Administrator will notify you of the appropriate procedures to make a withdrawal from the Plan. Consult your Plan Administrator for more information.

VIII. Distribution of Benefits

 

A. Eligibility For Benefits

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

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

 

 

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

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

You should consult with your tax advisor to determine the financial impact of your situation before you request a distribution. You may apply for a distribution by calling the Fidelity Retirement Benefits Line at 1-800-835-5097 and/or by accessing the NetBenefits® web site at www.401k.com. All telephone calls will be recorded. Most distributions have been pre-approved by the Plan Administrator.

 

B. Distributable Events

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

 

  1. Death

If you are a Participant in the Plan and die, your vested Account balance, if any, will be paid to your designated Beneficiary or Beneficiaries. You may designate a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries on a designation form that must be properly signed and filed with the Plan Administrator. If you are married and want to designate someone other than your spouse as your primary Beneficiary, your spouse must consent to this designation by signing the form. His/her signature must be witnessed by a Plan representative or a notary public. You should contact the Plan Administrator to obtain a designation of beneficiary form.

 

  2. Disability

If you become disabled while you are employed by your Employer or a Related Employer, so that you are eligible for disability benefits under your Employer’s Long-Term Disability Plan or determined disabled by a physician selected by the Plan Administrator, the full value of your Account balance may be distributed to you upon request. You may request a distribution of your Account balance only if you terminate your employment with your Employer or Related Employer.

 

  3. Retirement

You do not have to terminate your employment with your Employer just because you attain your normal retirement age of 65.

 

  4. Minimum Required Distributions

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

 

  5. Termination of Employment

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

 

 

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C. Form of Payments

 

  1. Lump Sum Distributions

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

 

  a) Non-rollover Distribution

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

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

 

  b) Direct Rollover Distribution

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  c) Combination Non-rollover Distribution and Direct Rollover Distribution

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

You will pay income tax on the amount of any taxable distribution you receive from the Plan unless it is rolled into an IRA or your new employer’s qualified Plan. A 10% IRS premature distribution penalty tax may also apply to your taxable distribution unless it is rolled into an IRA or another qualified plan. The 20% Federal income tax withheld under this section may not cover your entire income tax liability. In the

 

 

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case of a combination distribution, if any portion of the eligible rollover distribution consists of after-tax contributions, the amount paid directly to you will be considered to consist completely of after-tax contributions before any after-tax contributions are attributed to the portion paid as a direct rollover. Consult with your tax advisor for further details.

 

  2. Installment Distributions

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

IX. Miscellaneous Information

 

A. Benefits Not Insured

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

 

B. Attachment of Your Account

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

 

C. Plan-to-Plan Transfer Of Assets

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

 

D. Plan Amendment

Your Employer reserves the authority to amend certain provisions of the Plan by taking the appropriate action. However, any amendment may not eliminate certain forms of benefits under the Plan or reduce the existing vested percentage of your Account balance derived from Employer contributions. If you have three or more years of service with your Employer and a Related Employer and the vesting schedule is amended, then you will be given a choice to have the vested percentage of future Employer contributions made to your Account computed under the new or the old vesting schedule. The Plan Administrator will provide you with the appropriate information to make an informed decision if the Plan’s vesting schedule is amended.

 

E. Plan Termination

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

 

 

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F. Interpretation of Plan

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

 

G. Electronic Delivery

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

X. Internal Revenue Code Tests

 

A. Non-Discrimination Tests

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

 

B. Top Heavy Test

The Plan is subject to the Internal Revenue Code “top-heavy” test. Each Plan Year, the Plan Administrator tests this Plan, together with any other Employer-sponsored qualified plans that cover one or more key employees, to ensure that no more than 60% of the benefits are for key employees. If this Plan is top-heavy, then your Employer may be required to make a minimum annual contribution on your behalf to this, or another Employer sponsored plan, if you are employed as of Plan Year-end. In addition, the following vesting schedule will be used instead of the one previously listed in the vesting section of this Summary Plan Description.

 

Years of Service

   Vesting Percentage

less than 1

   100

1

   100

XI. Participant Rights

 

A. Claims

 

  1. Claims Procedures

A plan participant or beneficiary may make a claim for benefits under the Plan. Any such claim you file must be submitted to the Plan Administrator in a form and manner acceptable to the Plan Administrator. Contact your Plan Administrator for more information. Generally, the Plan Administrator will provide you with written notice of the disposition of your claim within 90 days after receipt of your claim by the Plan. If the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time to process your claim, the Plan Administrator will furnish written notice of the extension to the claimant prior to the expiration of the initial 90-day

 

 

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period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 90 days from the end of the initial period the Plan Administrator had to dispose of your claim. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Plan expects to render the benefit determination. (A different procedure applies for disability related claims – see the next paragraph). In the event the claim is denied, the Plan Administrator will disclose to you in writing the specific reasons for the denial, a reference to the specific provisions of the Plan on which the determination is based, a description of additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why it is required, and information about the steps that must be taken to submit a timely request for review, including a statement of your right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following as adverse determination upon review.

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

 

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

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

If your initial claim was for disability benefits under the Plan and has been denied by the Plan Administrator, you have 180 days from the date you receive notice of your denial in which to appeal that decision. Your review will be handled completely independently of the findings and decision made regarding your initial claim and will be processed by an individual who is not a subordinate of the individual who denied your initial claim. If your claim requires medical judgment, the individual handling your appeal will consult with a medical professional who was not consulted regarding your initial claim and who is not a subordinate of anyone consulted regarding your initial claim and identify that medical professional to you. The Plan Administrator must notify you in writing within 45 days after you have filed your claim in order to deny it. If the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time to process your claim, the Plan Administrator will furnish written notice of the extension to the claimant prior to the expiration of the initial 45-day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 45 days from the end of the initial period the Plan Administrator had to dispose of your claim. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Plan expects to render the benefit determination.

 

 

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

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

 

B. Statement of ERISA Rights

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

Receive Information About Your Plan and Benefits

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

Prudent Actions by Fiduciaries

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

Enforce Your Rights

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

 

 

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

Assistance with Your Questions

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

XII. Services and Fees

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

 

 

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Appendix A. Investment Options

You have the opportunity to direct the investments of your Account among the following investment funds:

 

Name

  

Ticker Symbol

  

Fund Code

  

Fund Objective

Fidelity Retirement Money Market Portfolio    FRTXX    0630    Seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of principal and liquidity.
Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund    FDLXX    0415    Seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of principal and liquidity.
Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund    FBIDX    0651    Seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return of the bonds in the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund    FSICX    0368    Seeks to provide a high level of current income. The fund may also seek capital appreciation.
Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund    FSHBX    0450    Seeks to provide a high level of current income that is consistent with the preservation of capital.
Fidelity Puritan Fund    FPURX    0004    Seeks to provide income and capital growth consistent with reasonable risk.
American Century Large Company Value Fund Investor Class    ALVIX    OSBA    Seeks to provide long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective.
Fidelity Value Fund    FDVLX    0039    Seeks to provide capital appreciation.
Northern Small Cap Value Fund    NOSGX    OKHE    The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Any income received is incidental to this objective.
Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund    FDEQX    0315    Seeks to provide capital growth.
Neuberger Berman Partners Fund Trust Class    NBPTX    OFN5    Seeks to provide capital growth.
Spartan® 500 Index Fund Investor Class    FUSEX    0650    Seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return (i.e., the combination of capital changes and income) performance of common stocks publicly traded in the United States.
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund    FBGRX    0312    Seeks to provide growth of capital over the long term.
Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund    FDCAX    0307    Seeks to provide capital appreciation.
Fidelity Contrafund®    FCNTX    0022    Seeks to provide capital appreciation.
Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity Portfolio    RIMSX    OF2W    Seeks to provide long-term capital growth.
Baron Small Cap Fund    BSCFX    OQQY    Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Fidelity International Discovery Fund    FIGRX    0305    Seeks to provide long-term growth of capital.

 

 

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Spartan® International Index Fund    FSIIX    0399    Seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total returns of foreign stock markets.
Fidelity Freedom Income Fund®    FFFAX    0369    The fund is designed for those investors already in retirement. The fund seeks to provide high current income and, as a secondary objective, some capital appreciation. Additionally, it seeks to maintain a stable asset allocation from year to year.
Fidelity Freedom 2000 Fund®    FFFBX    0370    The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The fund seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
Fidelity Freedom 2005 Fund®    FFFVX    1312    The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The fund seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund®    FFFCX    0371    The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The fund seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
Fidelity Freedom 2015 Fund®    FFVFX    1313    The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The fund seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund®    FFFDX    0372    The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The fund seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund®    FFTWX    1314    The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The fund seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.

 

 

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Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund®    FFFEX    0373    The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The fund seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
Fidelity Freedom 2035 Fund®    FFTHX    1315    The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The fund seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund®    FFFFX    0718    The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The fund seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
Fidelity Freedom 2045 Fund®    FFFGX    1617    The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The fund seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
Fidelity Freedom 2050 Fund®    FFFHX    1618    The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The fund seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.

If you have not supplied investment instructions, your Employer has directed that your contributions to the plan will be invested, based upon your date of birth, in the Fidelity Freedom Funds described in the above table of this Appendix A. These funds are subject to the volatility of the financial markets and may be subject to the additional risks associated with investing in high yield, small cap and foreign securities including the risk of loss of your principal investment.

You may redirect the investment of your future contributions or exchange your existing Account balance among available investment options by calling 1-800-835-5097 on any business day between 8:30 AM (ET) and 8:00 PM (ET). This is an automated telephone service and you should follow the telephonic instructions or you can press the appropriate number if you want to talk to a Fidelity telephone representative. All representative-assisted calls will be recorded for your protection. You may call the telephone number virtually 24 hours a day, seven days a week to check Account balances, prices, yields or obtain investment information. You may also use the internet to redirect the investment or your future contributions or exchange your existing Account balance by logging onto NetBenefits® at www.401k.com. Please contact the Plan Administrator for further information.

 

 

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Exchanges received and confirmed before the close of the market (usually 4:00 PM (ET)) will be posted on that business day based upon the closing price of the affected investment(s). Exchanges received and confirmed after the market close will be processed on the next business day based upon the closing price of the affected investment(s) on that next business day. The minimum exchange is the lesser of $250 or 100% of your Account balance in the investment option. If your exchange is less than $250 then it may only be exchanged into one investment option. A confirmation of your change in the investment of your future contributions or your exchange of an existing fund will be sent to you within five business days or an online confirmation will be displayed on NetBenefits®. Fidelity reserves the right to change, restrict, or terminate exchange procedures to protect mutual fund shareholders.

If you are enrolled in the Fidelity Portfolio Advisory Service at Work described in Article IV, you will be unable to change how your Account is invested.

 

 

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EX-21.1 5 dex211.htm SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY Subsidiaries of the Company

Exhibit 21.1

 

Name of Subsidiary

   Jurisdiction of Organization    Percentage Ownership

Kewaunee Labway Asia Pte. Ltd.

   Singapore    51%

Kewaunee Labway India Pvt. Ltd.

   India    *

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.

   India    100%

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Singapore Pte. Ltd.

   Singapore    100%

 

* Kewaunee Labway India Pvt. Ltd. is 91% owned by Kewaunee Labway Asia Pte. Ltd.
EX-31.1 6 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER Certification of Principal Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, William A. Shumaker, certify that :

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

/s/ William A. Shumaker

William A. Shumaker
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: July 16, 2010

EX-31.2 7 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, D. Michael Parker, certify that :

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

/s/ D. Michael Parker

D. Michael Parker

Senior Vice President, Finance and

Chief Financial Officer

Date: July 16, 2010

EX-32.1 8 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER Certification of Principal Executive Officer

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Annual Report of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, William A. Shumaker, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

  (1) Such Form 10-K of the Company for the period ended April 30, 2010, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

 

  (2) the information contained in such Form 10-K of the Company for the period ended April 30, 2010, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: July 16, 2010

 

/s/ William A. Shumaker

William A. Shumaker

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2 9 dex322.htm CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

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

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Annual Report of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, D. Michael Parker, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

  (1) such Form 10-K of the Company for the period ended April 30, 2010, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

 

  (2) the information contained in such Form 10-K of the Company for the period ended April 30, 2010, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: July16, 2010

 

/s/ D. Michael Parker

D. Michael Parker

Senior Vice President, Finance and

Chief Financial Officer

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