The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2012, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Comprehensive Income, Cash Flows and Shareholders' Equity for the thirteen week periods ended March 31, 2012 and March 26, 2011 have been prepared by the Company, without audit. In the opinion of management, all necessary adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) have been made to present fairly the financial statements as of March 31, 2012 and for all periods presented.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. The accounting policies and methods of computation followed in these interim financial statements are the same as those followed in the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011. The results of operations for the period ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

Approximately 37% and 40% of inventory is valued at the lower of cost, determined on the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method, or market as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. All other inventory is valued at the lower of cost, determined on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method or market. Finished goods and manufactured goods inventories include the costs of acquired raw materials and related factory labor and overhead charges required to convert raw materials to manufactured and finished goods. The excess of replacement cost of inventories over the LIFO value is approximately $52,062 and $49,536 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011

Raw materials and purchased parts	$	216,182	$	202,953
Work-in-process		30,342		28,053
Finished goods and manufactured goods		246,138		212,312

Subtotal		492,662		443,318
Less: LIFO reserve		52,062		49,536

	$	440,600	$	393,782

Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries for the thirteen week periods ended March 31, 2012 and March 26, 2011, were as follows:

	2012		2011

United States	$	62,695	$	26,117
Foreign		15,971		13,090

	$	78,666	$	39,207

The Company maintains stock-based compensation plans approved by the shareholders, which provide that the Human Resource Committee of the Board of Directors may grant incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, non-vested stock awards and bonuses of common stock. At March 31, 2012, 861,939 shares of common stock remained available for issuance under the plans. Shares and options issued and available are subject to changes in capitalization.

Under the plans, the exercise price of each option equals the market price at the date of the grant. Options vest beginning on the first anniversary of the grant in equal amounts over three to six years or on the fifth anniversary of the grant.

Expiration of grants is from six to ten years from the date of grant. The Company's compensation expense (included in selling, general and administrative expenses) and associated income tax benefits related to stock options for the thirteen week periods ended March 31, 2012 and March 26, 2011, were as follows:

	2012		2011

Compensation expense	$	1,245	$	1,252
Income tax benefits		479		482

The Company applies the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements ("ASC 820") which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of ASC 820 apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. As defined in ASC 820, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. Inputs refers broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

The categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value.

Trading Securities: The assets and liabilities recorded for the investments held in the Valmont Deferred Compensation Plan represent mutual funds, invested in debt and equity securities, classified as trading securities in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 320, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, considering the employee's ability to change investment allocation of their deferred compensation at any time. Quoted market prices are available for these securities in an active market and therefore categorized as a Level 1 input.

			Fair Value Measurement Using:

	Carrying Value March 31, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Trading Securities	$	21,491	$	21,491	$	—	$	—

			Fair Value Measurement Using:

	Carrying Value December 31, 2011		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Trading Securities	$	19,152	$	19,152	$	—	$	—

Comprehensive income includes net income, currency translation adjustments, certain derivative-related activity and changes in net actuarial gains/losses from a pension plan. Results of operations for foreign subsidiaries are translated using the average exchange rates during the period. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates in effect on the balance sheet dates. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011

Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	40,881		$	16,070
Actuarial gain in defined benefit pension plan		53,188			51,317
Loss on cash flow hedge		(3,235	)		(3,335	)

	$	90,834		$	64,052