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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"><i>Basis of Presentation </i>— The fiscal year of Foster Wheeler AG ends on December 31 of each calendar year. Foster Wheeler AG's fiscal quarters end on the last day of March, June and September. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> Foster Wheeler AG's consolidated financial results for the fiscal quarter represent the period from April 1 through June 30 for both fiscal years 2010 and 2009; and the fiscal six months represent the period from January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010 and December 27, 2008 through June 30, 2009 in fiscal years 2010 and 2009, respectively. Please refer to Note 1 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 ("2009 Form 10-K"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2010, for further information on our fiscal year end and related change of country of domicile from Bermuda to Switzerland in February 2009. As part of our change of country of domicile, we cancelled our common shares and issued registered shares. In January 2010, we relocated our principal executive offices to Geneva, Switzerland. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> The consolidated financial results include our U.S. operations, which have a fiscal year that is the <font class="_mt">52- or 53- week</font> annual accounting period ending the last Friday in December, and our non-U.S. operations, which have a fiscal year ending December 31. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements have been included. Such adjustments only consisted of normal recurring items. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> The financial statements and notes are presented in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and do not contain certain information included in our 2009 Form 10-K. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 was derived from the audited financial statements included in our 2009 Form 10-K, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual consolidated financial statements. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.</div></div></div>
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<div class="MetaData"><i>Principles of Consolidation </i>— The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Foster Wheeler AG and all significant U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries as well as certain entities in which we have a controlling interest. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> Comprehensive income is comprised of net income, as well as adjustments for foreign currency translation, derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and pension and other postretirement benefits. Comprehensive income for Foster Wheeler AG, noncontrolling interests and total equity were as follows: </div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued authoritative guidance to amend the manner in which entities evaluate whether consolidation is required for variable interest entities ("VIE"). The model for determining which enterprise has a controlling financial interest and is the primary beneficiary of a VIE has changed under the new guidance. Furthermore, the new guidance requires an ongoing reconsideration of the primary beneficiary and also amends the events that trigger a reassessment of whether an entity is a VIE. This revised guidance also requires enhanced disclosures about how a company's involvement with a VIE affects its financial statements and exposure to risks. This guidance, which became effective for us on January 1, 2010, did not result in any change to the entities previously included in our consolidated financial statements.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<div><i>Variable Interest Entities </i>— We sometimes form separate legal entities such as corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies in connection with the execution of a single contract or project. Upon formation of each separate legal entity, we perform an evaluation to determine whether the new entity is a VIE, and whether we are the primary beneficiary of the new entity, which would require us to consolidate the new entity in our financial results. We reassess our initial determination on whether the entity is a VIE and whether we are the primary beneficiary upon the occurrence of certain events as outlined in current accounting guidelines. If the entity is not a VIE, we determine the accounting for the entity under the voting interest accounting guidelines.
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> As of June 30, 2010, we participated in certain entities determined to be VIEs, including a gas-fired cogeneration facility in Martinez, California, a waste-to-energy facility in Camden, New Jersey and a refinery/electric power generation project in Chile. We consolidate the operations of both the Martinez and Camden projects while we record our participation in the Chile based project on the equity method of accounting. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> Please see Note 3 for further information on our participation in these projects.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> <i>Use of Estimates </i>— The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Changes in estimates are reflected in the periods in which they become known. Significant estimates are used in accounting for long-term contracts including estimates of total costs, progress toward completion and customer and vendor claims, employee benefit plan obligations and share-based compensation plans. In addition, we also use estimates when accounting for uncertain tax positions and deferred taxes, asbestos liabilities and expected recoveries and when assessing goodwill for impairment, among others. </div></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"><i>Revenue Recognition on Long-Term Contracts </i>— Revenues and profits on long-term contracts are recorded under the percentage-of-completion method. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> Progress towards completion on fixed-price contracts is measured based on physical completion of individual tasks for all contracts with a value of $<font class="_mt">5,000</font> or greater. For contracts with a value less than $<font class="_mt">5,000</font>, progress toward completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to total estimated contract costs (the cost-to-cost method). </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> Progress towards completion on cost-reimbursable contracts is measured based on the ratio of quantities expended to total forecasted quantities, typically man-hours. Incentives are also recognized on a percentage-of-completion basis when the realization of an incentive is assessed as probable. We include flow-through costs consisting of materials, equipment or subcontractor services as both operating revenues and cost of operating revenues on cost-reimbursable contracts when we have overall responsibility as the contractor for the engineering specifications and procurement or procurement services for such costs. There is no contract profit impact of flow-through costs as they are included in both operating revenues and cost of operating revenues. </div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> At any point, we have numerous contracts in progress, all of which are at various stages of completion. Accounting for revenues and profits on long-term contracts requires estimates of total estimated contract costs and estimates of progress toward completion to determine the extent of revenue and profit recognition. These estimates may be revised as additional information becomes available or as specific project circumstances change. We review all of our material contracts on a monthly basis and revise our estimates as appropriate for developments such as earning project incentive bonuses, incurring or expecting to incur contractual liquidated damages for performance or schedule issues, providing services and purchasing third-party materials and equipment at costs differing from those previously estimated and testing completed facilities, which, in turn, eliminates or confirms completion and warranty-related costs. Project incentives are recognized when it is probable they will be earned. Project incentives are frequently tied to cost, schedule and/or safety targets and, therefore, tend to be earned late in a project's life cycle. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> Changes in estimated final contract revenues and costs can either increase or decrease the final estimated contract profit. In the period in which a change in estimate is recognized, the cumulative impact of that change is recorded based on progress achieved through the period of change. There were <font class="_mt">25</font> and <font class="_mt">19</font> separate projects that had final estimated contract profit revisions whose impact on contract profit exceeded $<font class="_mt">1,000</font> during the fiscal six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The changes in final estimated contract profit resulted in net increases of $<font class="_mt">8,600</font> and $<font class="_mt">33,700</font> to reported contract profit in the fiscal quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, relating to the revaluation of work performed on contracts in prior periods. The changes in final estimated contract profit resulted in net increases of $<font class="_mt">20,200</font> and $<font class="_mt">26,200</font> to reported contract profit in the fiscal quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, relating to the revaluation of work performed on contracts in prior periods. Please see Note 11 for further information related to changes in final estimated contract profit. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> Claims are amounts in excess of the agreed contract price (or amounts not included in the original contract price) that we seek to collect from customers or others for delays, errors in specifications and designs, contract terminations, disputed or unapproved change orders as to both scope and price or other causes of unanticipated additional costs. We record claims as additional contract revenue if it is probable that the claims will result in additional contract revenue and if the amount can be reliably estimated. These two requirements are satisfied by the existence of all of the following conditions: the contract or other evidence provides a legal basis for the claim; additional costs are caused by circumstances that were unforeseen at the contract date and are not the result of deficiencies in our performance; costs associated with the claim are identifiable or otherwise determinable and are reasonable in view of the work performed; and the evidence supporting the claim is objective and verifiable. If such requirements are met, revenue from a claim may be recorded only to the extent that contract costs relating to the claim have been incurred. Costs attributable to claims are treated as costs of contract performance as incurred and are recorded in contracts in process. As of June 30, 2010, our consolidated financial statements assumed recovery of commercial claims of approximately $<font class="_mt">15,700</font>, of which approximately $<font class="_mt">4,000</font> had yet to be expended. As of December 31, 2009, our consolidated financial statements assumed recovery of commercial claims of approximately $<font class="_mt">18,700</font>, of which $<font class="_mt">1,200</font> had yet to be expended. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> In certain circumstances, we may defer pre-contract costs when it is probable that these costs will be recovered under a future contract. Such deferred costs would then be included in contract costs upon execution of the anticipated contract. We had approximately $<font class="_mt">200</font> and $<font class="_mt">1,200</font> of deferred pre-contract costs as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> Certain special-purpose subsidiaries in our global power business group are reimbursed by customers for their costs, including amounts related to repayments of non-recourse project debt, for building and operating certain facilities over the lives of the corresponding service contracts.</div></div></div></div></div>
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<div class="MetaData"><i>Intangible Assets </i>— Intangible assets consist principally of goodwill, trademarks and patents. Goodwill is allocated to our reporting units on a relative fair value basis at the time of the original purchase price allocation. Patents and trademarks are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods of <font class="_mt"><font class="_mt">3</font> to <font class="_mt">40</font> years</font>. Customer relationships, pipeline and backlog are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods of <font class="_mt"><font class="_mt">1</font> to <font class="_mt">13</font> years</font>.
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> We test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is defined as the components one level below or operating segments, because these components constitute businesses for which discrete financial information is available and segment management regularly reviews the operating results of those components. Presently, goodwill exists in two of our reporting units — one within our Global Power Group business segment and one within our Global Engineering and Construction Group, which we refer to as our Global E&C Group, business segment. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> The goodwill impairment test is a two-step process. The first step of the goodwill impairment test, used to identify potential impairment, compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value exceeds the carrying amount, goodwill is not considered impaired. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, the second step must be performed to measure the amount of the impairment loss, if any. The second step compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. In the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, we evaluate goodwill at each reporting unit to assess recoverability, and impairments, if any, are recognized in earnings. An impairment loss would be recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the carrying amount of the goodwill over the implied fair value of the goodwill. As of December 31, 2009, the estimated fair value of each of the reporting units was sufficiently in excess of its carrying values even after conducting various sensitivity analyses on key assumptions, such that no adjustment to the carrying values of goodwill was required. </div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> We do not make a provision for incremental income taxes on subsidiary earnings, which have been retained in the subsidiary's country of domicile, if we expect such earnings to be indefinitely reinvested in that jurisdiction. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. </div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate fair value: </div>
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<td>Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash — The carrying value of our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash approximates fair value because of the demand nature of many of our deposits or short-term maturity of these instruments.</td></tr></table></div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> <u>Financial instruments valued within the fair value hierarchy:</u> </div>
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<td>Short-term Investments — Short-term investments primarily consist of deposits with maturities in excess of three months but less than one year. Short-term investments are carried at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value.</td></tr>
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<td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td>
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<td>Long-term Debt — We estimate the fair value of our long-term debt (including current installments) based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered for debt of the same remaining maturities using level 2 inputs.</td></tr>
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<td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td>
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<td>Foreign Currency Forward Contracts — We estimate the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts by obtaining quotes from financial institutions or market transactions in either the listed or over-the-counter markets, which we further corroborate with observable market data using level 2 inputs.</td></tr>
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<tr style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;" valign="top"><td style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%;" width="3%"> </td>
<td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td>Interest Rate Swaps — We estimate the fair value of our interest rate swaps based on quotes obtained from financial institutions, which we further corroborate with observable market data using level 2 inputs.</td></tr>
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<tr style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;" valign="top"><td style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%;" width="3%"> </td>
<td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td>
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<td>Defined Benefit Pension Plan Assets — We estimate the fair value of our defined benefit pension plan assets at each fiscal year end based on quotes obtained from financial institutions, which we further corroborate with observable market data using level 1 and 2 inputs.</td></tr></table></div></div></div>
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<div><i>Retirement of Shares under Share Repurchase Program </i>— On September 12, 2008, we announced a share repurchase program pursuant to which our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $<font class="_mt">750,000</font> of our outstanding shares and the designation of the repurchased shares for cancellation. Based on the aggregate share repurchases under our program through June 30, 2010, we are authorized to repurchase up to $<font class="_mt">264,773</font> of our outstanding shares. Any repurchases will be made at our discretion in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in compliance with applicable securities laws and other legal requirements and will depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions, share price and other factors. The program does not obligate us to acquire any particular number of shares. The program has no expiration date and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> Shares retired under the share repurchase program reduce the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period when calculating earnings per share, as described below.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to Foster Wheeler AG by the combination of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period and the impact of dilutive securities, if any, such as outstanding stock options, warrants to purchase shares and the non-vested portion of restricted awards to the extent such securities are dilutive. </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> In profitable periods, outstanding stock options and warrants have a dilutive effect under the treasury stock method when the average share price for the period exceeds the assumed proceeds from the exercise of the warrant or option. The assumed proceeds include the exercise price, compensation cost, if any, for future service that has not yet been recognized in the consolidated statement of operations, and any tax benefits that would be recorded in paid-in capital when the option or warrant is exercised. Under the treasury stock method, the assumed proceeds are assumed to be used to repurchase shares in the current period. The dilutive impact of the non-vested portion of restricted awards is determined using the treasury stock method, but the proceeds include only the unrecognized compensation cost and tax benefits as assumed proceeds. </div></div></div></div></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> The computations of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows: </div>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="6" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Fiscal Quarters Ended</b></td>
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<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="6" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Fiscal Six Months Ended</b></td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>June 30,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>June 30,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>June 30,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>June 30,</b></td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2010</b></td>
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<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2009</b></td>
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<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2009</b></td>
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<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Basic earnings per share:</b></div></td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Net income attributable to Foster Wheeler AG</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">58,858</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">122,204</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">130,918</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">195,067</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Weighted-average number of shares outstanding for basic earnings per share</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">127,519,766</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">126,344,093</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">127,497,450</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">126,304,157</td>
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<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
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<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
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<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Basic earnings per share</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.46</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.97</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1.03</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1.54</td>
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<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
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<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
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<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
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<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"><b>Diluted earnings per share:</b></div></td>
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<td> </td>
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<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Net income attributable to Foster Wheeler AG</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">58,858</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">122,204</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">130,918</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">195,067</td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Weighted-average number of shares outstanding for basic earnings per share</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">127,519,766</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">126,344,093</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">127,497,450</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">126,304,157</td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Effect of dilutive securities:</div></td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 30px;">Options to purchase shares</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">185,598</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">47,465</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">243,292</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">21,821</td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 30px;">Warrants to purchase shares</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">478,728</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">474,067</td>
<td> </td></tr>
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<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 30px;">Non-vested portion of restricted awards</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">173,912</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">184,892</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">119,136</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">67,237</td>
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<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;"> </div></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
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<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Weighted-average number of shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">127,879,276</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">127,055,178</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">127,859,878</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">126,867,282</td>
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<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td>
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<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="background: #cceeff;" valign="bottom"><td>
<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Diluted earnings per share</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.46</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.96</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1.02</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1.54</td>
<td> </td></tr>
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<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td width="1%"> </td>
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<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="6" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Fiscal Quarters Ended</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="6" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Fiscal Six Months Ended</b></td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>June 30,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>June 30,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>June 30,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>June 30,</b></td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt;" valign="bottom"><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>2009</b></td>
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<div style="text-indent: -15px; margin-left: 15px;">Share issuable under outstanding options not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the assumed proceeds were greater than the average share price for the period</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,551,052</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,448,119</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,551,052</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,008,199</td>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"><i>Share-Based Compensation Plans </i>— We estimate the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. We then recognize the grant date fair value of each option as compensation expense ratably using the straight-line attribution method over the service period (generally the vesting period). The Black-Scholes model incorporates the following assumptions: </div>
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<td>Expected volatility — we estimate the volatility of our share price at the date of grant using historical volatility adjusted for periods of unusual stock price activity.</td></tr></table></div>
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<td>Expected term — we estimate the expected term using the "simplified" method, as outlined in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, "Share-Based Payment."</td></tr></table></div></div>
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<td>Risk-free interest rate — we estimate the risk-free interest rate using the U.S. Treasury yield curve for periods equal to the expected term of the options in effect at the time of grant.</td></tr></table></div>
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<td>Dividends — we use an expected dividend yield of zero because we have not declared or paid a cash dividend since July 2001 and we do not have any plans to declare or pay any cash dividends.</td></tr></table></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> We estimate the fair value of restricted awards using the market price of our shares on the date of grant. We then recognize the fair value of each restricted award as compensation cost ratably using the straight-line attribution method over the service period (generally the vesting period). </div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> We estimate pre-vesting forfeitures at the time of grant using a combination of historical data and demographic characteristics, and we revise those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. We record share-based compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest.</div></div></div></div></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt;" align="left"> <i>Recent Accounting Developments </i>— In July 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") No. 2010-20, "Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses." This ASU requires specific disclosures related to the credit quality of an entity's financing receivables and its allowance for credit losses. Financing receivable is defined in the ASU as a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the entity's statement of financial position. New disclosures are required for finance receivables and the related allowance for credit losses on a disaggregated basis, which the standard defines as portfolio segment and class of financing receivable. ASU No. 2010-20 is effective for financial statements issued for interim or annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2010. We will amend our disclosures accordingly beginning with our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2010.</div></div></div> </div>1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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