Background and Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Background and Basis of Presentation

Background and Basis of Presentation

Note 1.  Background and Basis of Presentation

Background

Neenah Paper, Inc. (“Neenah” or the “Company”), is a Delaware corporation incorporated in April 2004. The Company has two primary operations: its technical products business and its fine paper business.

The technical products business is an international producer of transportation and other filter media; durable, saturated and coated substrates for a variety of end uses and nonwoven wall coverings. The fine paper business is a producer of premium writing, text, cover and specialty papers used in a variety of high-end commercial print applications, including marketing materials, corporate identity packages, personal stationery, labels and high-end packaging.

In March 2010, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Neenah Paper Company of Canada (“Neenah Canada”) sold approximately 475,000 acres of woodland assets in Nova Scotia (the “Woodlands”) to Northern Timber Nova Scotia Corporation, an affiliate of Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation (collectively, “Northern Pulp”). The sale resulted in the substantially complete liquidation of the Company’s investment in Neenah Canada.  In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 830, Foreign Currency Matters (“ASC Topic 830”), cumulative currency translation adjustments attributable to the Company’s Canadian subsidiaries were reclassified into earnings and recognized as part of the gain on sale. See Note 4, “Discontinued Operations.”

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, discontinued operations reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations include the gain on sale of the Woodlands, the reclassification of cumulative currency translation adjustments attributable to the Company’s Canadian subsidiaries into earnings and certain costs related to our former Canadian operations.  See Note 4, “Discontinued Operations.”

Basis of Consolidation and Presentation

These statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and, in accordance with those rules and regulations, do not include all information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  Management believes that the disclosures made are adequate for a fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the interim periods presented herein.  The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make extensive use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures.  Actual results may vary from these estimates.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.  The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year.  The Company’s investments in marketable securities are accounted for as “available-for-sale securities” in accordance with ASC Topic 320, Investments—Debt and Equity Securities (“ASC Topic 320”).  Pursuant to ASC Topic 320, marketable securities are reported at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheet and unrealized holding gains and losses are reported in other comprehensive income until realized upon sale. As of June 30, 2011, the cost and fair value of the Company’s marketable securities was $7.2 million and $7.3 million, respectively.

The condensed consolidated financial statements of Neenah and its subsidiaries included herein are unaudited, except for the December 31, 2010 condensed consolidated balance sheet, which was derived from audited financial statements.  The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.

Earnings (Loss) per Share (“EPS”)

The Company computes basic earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share (“ASC Topic 260”).  In accordance with ASC Topic 260, share-based awards with non-forfeitable dividends are classified as participating securities. In calculating basic earnings per share, this method requires net income to be reduced by the amount of dividends declared in the current period for each participating security and by the contractual amount of dividends or other participation payments that are paid or accumulated for the current period. Undistributed earnings for the period are allocated to participating securities based on the contractual participation rights of the security to share in those current earnings assuming all earnings for the period are distributed. Holders of restricted stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) have contractual participation rights that are equivalent to those of common stockholders. Therefore, the Company allocates undistributed earnings to restricted stock, RSUs and common stockholders based on their respective average ownership percentages for the period.

ASC Topic 260 also requires companies with participating securities to calculate diluted earnings per share using the “Two-Class” method. The “Two-Class” method requires the denominator to include the weighted average basic shares outstanding along with the additional share equivalents from the assumed conversion of stock options calculated using the “Treasury Stock” method, subject to the anti-dilution provisions of ASC Topic 260.

Diluted EPS was calculated to give effect to all potentially dilutive common shares using the “Treasury Stock” method. Outstanding stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARS”) and target performance unit awards (“Performance Units”) represent the only potentially dilutive non-participating security effects on the Company’s weighted-average shares.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 approximately 1,340,000 and 1,358,000 potentially dilutive stock-based compensation awards, respectively, were excluded from the computation of dilutive common shares because the exercise price of such options exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the period the options were outstanding.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 approximately 1,510,000 and 1,565,000 potentially dilutive stock-based compensation awards, respectively, were excluded from the computation of dilutive common shares.

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted EPS (dollars in millions except per share amounts, shares in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010		2011			2010
Income from continuing operations	$	7.8		$	6.3	$	14.8		$	13.6
Distributed and undistributed amounts allocated to participating securities	(0.1		)	—		(0.2		)	(0.1		)
Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders	7.7			6.3		14.6			13.5
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	—			—		(0.1		)	134.6
Undistributed amounts allocated to participating securities	—			—		—			(0.5		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	7.7		$	6.3	$	14.5		$	147.6
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding	14,943			14,735		14,899			14,715
Add: Assumed incremental shares under stock compensation plans	708			792		698			652
Weighted-average diluted shares	15,651			15,527		15,597			15,367
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
Basic
Continuing operations	$	0.52		$	0.43	$	0.98		$	0.92
Discontinued operations	—			—		(0.01		)	9.11
	$	0.52		$	0.43	$	0.97		$	10.03
Diluted
Continuing operations	$	0.49		$	0.41	$	0.94		$	0.88
Discontinued operations				—		(0.01		)	8.73
	$	0.49		$	0.41	$	0.93		$	9.61