ACQUISITIONS AND PURCHASE ACCOUNTING

The company operates in a highly fragmented industry and has completed numerous acquisitions over the past several years as a component of its growth strategy. The company has acquired industry leading brands and technologies to position itself as a leader in the commercial foodservice equipment, food processing equipment and residential kitchen equipment industries.

The company has accounted for all business combinations using the acquisition method to record a new cost basis for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed has been recorded as goodwill in the financial statements. The results of operations are reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the company from the dates of acquisition.

Baker

On March 14, 2012, the company completed its acquisition of certain assets of Turkington USA, LLC (now known as Baker Thermal Solutions "Baker"), a manufacturer of automated baking ovens for the food processing industry, for a purchase price of approximately $10.3 million.

The final allocation of cash paid for the Baker acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):



	(as initially reported) Mar 14, 2012			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Mar 14, 2012
Current assets	$	4,617		$	(2,236	)	$	2,381
Property, plant and equipment	221			—			221
Goodwill	5,797			1,481			7,278
Other intangibles	—			750			750
Current liabilities	(385		)	5			(380		)

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	10,250		$	—		$	10,250

The goodwill is subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350 "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other." Other intangibles includes $0.8 million allocated to customer relationships, which are being amortized over 5 years. Goodwill of Baker is allocated to the Food Processing Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Stewart

On September 5, 2012, the company completed its acquisition of certain assets of Stewart Systems Global, LLC ("Stewart"), a manufacturer of automated proofing and oven baking systems for the food processing industry, for a purchase price of approximately $27.8 million. An additional payment is also payable upon the achievement of certain financial targets. During the second quarter of 2013, the company finalized the working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement resulting in a refund from the seller of $1.3 million. Subsequent to the acquisition of Stewart, the company purchased intangible assets from a third party company previously associated with Stewart. These assets consist of the trade name, Spooner Vicars, and have been allocated to Stewart.

The final allocation of cash paid for the Stewart acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):



	(as initially reported) Sept 5, 2012			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Sept 5, 2012
Cash	$	—		$	244		$	244
Current assets	11,839			(1,922		)	9,917
Property, plant and equipment	653			583			1,236
Goodwill	17,886			(2,140		)	15,746
Other intangibles	6,850			4,030			10,880
Current liabilities	(5,228		)	(1,511		)	(6,739		)
Other non-current liabilities	(4,000		)	(587		)	(4,587		)

Consideration paid at closing	$	28,000		$	(1,303	)	$	26,697

Contingent consideration	4,000			587			4,587

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	32,000		$	(716	)	$	31,284

The goodwill and $4.6 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also includes $5.9 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.4 million allocated to backlog, which are being amortized over periods of 5 years and 6 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Stewart are allocated to the Food Processing Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The Stewart purchase agreement includes an earnout provision providing for a contingent payment due the sellers to the extent certain financial targets are exceeded. This earnout is payable within the first quarter of 2015 if Stewart exceeds certain sales and earnings targets for fiscal 2014. The contractual obligation associated with the contingent earnout provision recognized on the acquisition date is $4.6 million.

Nieco

On October 31, 2012, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Nieco Corporation, ("Nieco"), a leading manufacturer of automated broilers for the commercial foodservice industry, for a purchase price of approximately $23.9 million, net of cash acquired. An additional payment is also payable upon the achievement of certain financial targets. During the second quarter of 2013, the company finalized the working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement resulting in no adjustment to the original purchase price.

The final allocation of cash paid for the Nieco acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):



	(as initially reported) Oct 31, 2012			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Oct 31, 2012
Cash	$	140		$	—		$	140
Current assets	4,011			—			4,011
Property, plant and equipment	268			—			268
Goodwill	18,855			(3,473		)	15,382
Other intangibles	5,620			4,060			9,680
Current liabilities	(1,836		)	—			(1,836		)
Other non-current liabilities	(3,058		)	(587		)	(3,645		)

Consideration paid at closing	$	24,000		$	—		$	24,000

Contingent consideration	3,058			587			3,645

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	27,058		$	587		$	27,645

The goodwill and $3.1 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also includes $6.5 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.1 million allocated to backlog, which are being amortized over periods of 4 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Nieco are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The Nieco purchase agreement includes an earnout provision providing for a contingent payment due the sellers to the extent certain financial targets are exceeded. This earnout is payable within the first quarter of 2015 if Nieco exceeds certain sales and earnings targets for fiscal 2013 and 2014. The contractual obligation associated with the contingent earnout provision recognized on the acquisition date is $3.6 million.

Viking

On December 31, 2012 (subsequent to the 2012 fiscal year end), the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Viking Range Corporation ("Viking"), a leading manufacturer of kitchen equipment for the residential market, for a purchase price of approximately $361.7 million, net of cash acquired. During the third quarter of 2013, the company finalized the working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement resulting in a return from the seller of $11.2 million.

The final allocation of cash paid for the Viking acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):



	(as initially reported) Dec 31, 2012			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Dec 31, 2012
Cash	$	6,900		$	(121	)	$	6,779
Current assets	40,794			(2,385		)	38,409
Property, plant and equipment	76,693			(20,446		)	56,247
Goodwill	144,833			(32,752		)	112,081
Other intangibles	152,500			44,500			197,000
Other assets	12,604			865			13,469
Current liabilities	(52,202		)	(886		)	(53,088		)
Other non-current liabilities	(2,386		)	(1		)	(2,387		)

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	379,736		$	(11,226	)	$	368,510

The goodwill and $151.0 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also includes $44.0 million allocated to customer relationships and $2.0 million allocated to backlog which are being amortized over periods of 6 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Viking are allocated to the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Certain acquired assets included in other assets were classified as held for sale at the date of acquisition and were sold during the second quarter of 2013.

Viking Distributors 2013

Subsequent to the acquisition of Viking, the company, through Viking, purchased certain assets of four of Viking's former distributors ("Viking Distributors 2013"). The aggregate purchase price of these transactions as of June 29, 2013 was approximately $23.6 million. This included $8.7 million in forgiveness of liabilities owed to Viking resulting from pre-existing relationships with Viking.

The final allocation of cash paid for the Viking Distributors 2013 is summarized as follows (in thousands):



	(as initially reported) Jun 29, 2013			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Jun 29, 2013
Current assets	$	21,390		$	(3,599	)	$	17,791
Property, plant and equipment	1,318			—			1,318
Goodwill	1,709			3,599			5,308
Current liabilities	(804		)	—			(804		)

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	23,613		$	—		$	23,613

Forgiveness of liabilities owed to Viking	(8,697		)	—			(8,697		)

Consideration paid at closing	$	14,916		$	—		$	14,916

The goodwill is subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Goodwill of these Distributor 2013 purchases is allocated to the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Celfrost

On October 15, 2013, the company completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Celfrost Innovations Pvt. Ltd. ("Celfrost"), a preferred commercial foodservice equipment supplier in India with a broad line of cold side products such as professional refrigerators, coldrooms, ice machines and freezers marketed under the Celfrost brand for a purchase price of approximately $11.2 million. An additional deferred payment of $0.4 million was made in the fourth quarter of 2014 as provided for in the purchase agreement. Additional deferred payments of approximately $0.7 million in aggregate are also due to the seller in equal installments on the second and third anniversary of the acquisition.

The final allocation of cash paid for the Celfrost acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):



	(as initially reported) Oct 15, 2013			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Oct 15, 2013
Current assets	$	5,638		$	(124	)	$	5,514
Property, plant and equipment	182			—			182
Goodwill	5,943			1,718			7,661
Other intangibles	4,333			—			4,333
Other assets	4			—			4
Current liabilities	(3,979		)	(1,594		)	(5,573		)
Other non-current liabilities	(875		)	—			(875		)

Consideration paid at closing	$	11,246		$	—		$	11,246

Deferred payments	1,067			—			1,067

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	12,313		$	—		$	12,313

The goodwill and $2.3 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also includes $1.9 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.1 million allocated to backlog which are being amortized over periods of 7 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Celfrost are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Wunder-Bar

On December 17, 2013, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Automatic Bar Controls, Inc. ("Wunder-Bar") a leading manufacturer of beverage dispensing systems for the commercial foodservice industry, for a purchase price of approximately $74.1 million, net of cash acquired. During the third quarter of 2014, the company finalized the working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement resulting in a return from the seller of $0.1 million. In 2014, the company purchased additional assets related to Wunder-Bar for approximately $0.8 million. An additional deferred payment of $0.6 million is also payable to the seller pursuant to the purchase agreement.

The final allocation of cash paid for the Wunder-Bar acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):



	(as initially reported) Dec 17, 2013			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Dec 17, 2013
Cash	$	857		$	—		$	857
Current deferred tax asset	50			188			238
Current assets	13,127			656			13,783
Property, plant and equipment	1,735			(312		)	1,423
Goodwill	45,056			(3,251		)	41,805
Other intangibles	30,000			3,060			33,060
Other assets	—			290			290
Current liabilities	(5,013		)	865			(4,148		)
Long-term deferred tax liability	(10,811		)	(1,280		)	(12,091		)
Other non-current liabilities	(1		)	(365		)	(366		)

Consideration paid at closing	$	75,000		$	(149	)	$	74,851

Additional assets acquired post closing	—			848			848
Deferred payments	—			586			586

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	75,000		$	1,285		$	76,285

The current deferred tax assets and long term deferred tax liabilities amounted to $0.2 million and $12.1 million, respectively. These net assets are comprised of $0.2 million of assets arising from the difference between the book and tax basis of tangible asset and liability accounts, net of $12.1 million of deferred tax liabilities related to difference between the book and tax basis of identifiable intangible assets.

The goodwill and $12.7 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also includes $20.2 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.2 million allocated to backlog which is to be amortized over a period of 14 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Wunder-Bar are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Market Forge

On January 7, 2014, the company completed its acquisition of certain assets of Market Forge Industries, Inc. (“Market Forge”), a leading manufacturer of steam cooking equipment for the commercial foodservice industry, for a purchase price of approximately $7.0 million. During the first quarter of 2014, the company finalized the working capital provision provided for by the purchase agreement resulting in an additional payment to the seller of $0.2 million. Additional deferred payments of $3.0 million in aggregate were paid to the seller during the second and third quarters of 2014. An additional payment is also due upon the achievement of certain financial targets.

The final allocation of cash paid for the Market Forge acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):



	(as initially reported) Jan 7, 2014			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Jan 7, 2014
Current assets	$	2,051		$	(100	)	$	1,951
Property, plant and equipment	120			—			120
Goodwill	5,252			654			5,906
Other intangibles	4,191			—			4,191
Current liabilities	(4,374		)	(554		)	(4,928		)

Consideration paid at closing	$	7,240		$	—		$	7,240

Deferred payments	3,000			—			3,000
Contingent consideration	1,374			126			1,500

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	11,614		$	126		$	11,740

The goodwill and $2.9 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also includes $1.1 million allocated to customer relationships, $0.2 million allocated to developed technology and less than $0.1 million allocated to backlog, which are to be amortized over periods of 4 years, 5 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Market Forge are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The Market Forge purchase agreement includes an earnout provision providing for a contingent payment due the sellers to the extent certain financial targets are exceeded. This earnout is payable within the first quarter of 2015 if Market Forge exceeds certain sales targets for fiscal 2014. The contractual obligation associated with the contingent earnout provision recognized on the acquisition date is $1.5 million.

Viking Distributors 2014

The company, through Viking, purchased certain assets of two of Viking's former distributors ("Viking Distributors 2014"). The aggregate purchase price of these transactions as of January 31, 2014 was approximately $44.5 million. This included $6.0 million in forgiveness of liabilities owed to Viking resulting from pre-existing relationships with Viking.

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):



	(as initially reported) Jan 31, 2014			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Jan 31, 2014
Current assets	$	35,909		$	(8,101	)	$	27,808
Property, plant and equipment	2,000			(291		)	1,709
Goodwill	7,552			8,647			16,199
Current liabilities	(1,005		)	(255		)	(1,260		)

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	44,456		$	—		$	44,456

Forgiveness of liabilities owed to Viking	(5,971		)	—			(5,971		)

Consideration paid at closing	$	38,485		$	—		$	38,485

The goodwill is subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350 and is allocated to the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. This asset is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The company believes that information gathered to date provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed but the company is waiting for additional information necessary to finalize those fair values. Thus, the provisional measurements of fair value set forth above are subject to change. The company expects to complete the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable but no later than one year from the acquisition dates.

Processing Equipment Solutions

On March 31, 2014, the company completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Processing Equipment Solutions, Inc. ("PES"), a leading manufacturer of water jet cutting equipment for the food processing industry, for a purchase price of approximately $15.0 million. An additional payment is also due upon the achievement of certain financial targets. During the third quarter of 2014, the company finalized the working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement resulting in no adjustment to the original purchase price.



	(as initially reported) Mar 31, 2014			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Mar 31, 2014
Current assets	$	2,211		$	(153	)	$	2,058
Property, plant and equipment	3,493			—			3,493
Goodwill	10,792			269			11,061
Other intangibles	1,600			—			1,600
Other assets	21			—			21
Current liabilities	(3,117		)	(116		)	(3,233		)

Consideration paid at closing	$	15,000		$	—		$	15,000

Contingent consideration	2,301			116			2,417

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	17,301		$	116		$	17,417

The goodwill is subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles includes $0.9 million allocated to customer relationships, $0.6 million allocated to developed technology and $0.1 million allocated to backlog, which are being amortized over periods of 3 years, 7 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of PES are allocated to the Food Processing Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The PES purchase agreement includes an earnout provision providing for a contingent payment due the sellers to the extent certain financial targets are exceeded. This earnout is payable within the first quarter of 2017 if PES exceeds certain sales targets for fiscal 2014, 2015 and 2016. The contractual obligation associated with the contingent earnout provision recognized on the acquisition date is $2.4 million.

Concordia

On September 8, 2014, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Concordia Coffee Company, Inc. ("Concordia"), a leading manufacturer of automated and self-service coffee and espresso machines for the commercial foodservice industry, for a purchase price of approximately $12.5 million, net of cash acquired. An additional payment is also due upon the achievement of certain financial targets. The purchase price is subject to adjustment based upon a working capital provision with the purchase agreement. The company expects to finalize this in the first quarter of 2015.



	(as initially reported) Sep 8, 2014			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Sep 8, 2014
Cash	$	345		$	—		$	345
Current deferred tax asset	—			424			424
Current assets	3,767			(489		)	3,278
Goodwill	11,255			(4,594		)	6,661
Other intangibles	4,500			—			4,500
Long-term deferred tax asset	—			1,981			1,981
Current liabilities	(2,296		)	16			(2,280		)
Other non-current liabilities	(4,710		)	2,662			(2,048		)

Consideration paid at closing	$	12,861		$	—		$	12,861

Contingent consideration	4,710			(2,662		)	2,048

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	17,571		$	(2,662	)	$	14,909

The current and long term deferred tax assets amounted to $0.4 million and $2.0 million, respectively. These net assets are comprised of $3.5 million related to federal net operating loss carry forwards, $0.5 million of assets arising from the difference between the book and tax basis of tangible asset and liability accounts, net of $1.6 million of deferred tax liabilities related to the difference between the book and tax basis of identifiable intangible assets. Federal net operating loss carry forwards are subject to carry forward limitations for income tax purposes.

The goodwill and $3.0 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles includes $0.8 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.7 million allocated to developed technology, which are each being amortized over a period of 5 years. Goodwill and other intangibles of Concordia are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The Concordia purchase agreement includes an earnout provision providing for a contingent payment due the sellers to the extent certain financial targets are exceeded. This earnout is payable within the first quarter of 2017 if Concordia exceeds certain sales targets for fiscal 2015 and 2016. The contractual obligation associated with the contingent earnout provision recognized on the acquisition date is $2.0 million.

U-Line

On November 5, 2014, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of U-Line Corporation ("U-Line"), a leading manufacturer of premium residential built-in modular ice making, refrigeration and wine preservation products for the residential industry, for a purchase price of approximately $142.0 million, net of cash acquired.



	(as initially reported) Nov 5, 2014
Cash	$	12,764
Current deferred tax asset	657
Current assets	12,237
Property, plant and equipment	3,376
Other intangibles	57,500
Goodwill	89,501
Current liabilities	(6,032		)
Long-term deferred tax liabilty	(13,095		)
Other non-current liabilities	(2,111		)

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	154,797

The current deferred tax assets and long term deferred tax liabilities amounted to $0.7 million and $13.1 million, respectively. These net assets are comprised of $3.8 million related to federal and state net operating loss carry forwards, $1.3 million of assets arising from the difference between the book and tax basis of tangible asset and liability accounts, net of $17.5 million of deferred tax liabilities related to the difference between the book and tax basis of identifiable intangible assets. Federal and state net operating loss carry forwards are subject to carry forward limitations for income tax purposes.

The goodwill and $40.0 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles includes $17.5 million allocated to customer relationships, which are being amortized over a period of 7 years. Goodwill and other intangibles of U-Line are allocated to the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Pro forma financial information

In accordance with ASC 805 “Business Combinations”, the following unaudited pro forma results of operations for the years ended January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013, assumes the 2014 acquisitions of Market Forge, PES, Concordia and U-Line and the 2013 acquisitions of Celfrost and Wunder-Bar were completed on December 30, 2012 (first day of fiscal year 2013). The following pro forma results include adjustments to reflect additional interest expense to fund the acquisition, amortization of intangibles associated with the acquisition, and the effects of adjustments made to the carrying value of certain assets (in thousands, except per share data):



	January 3, 2015		December 28, 2013
Net sales	$	1,703,119	$	1,563,415
Net earnings	199,354		162,224

Net earnings per share:
Basic	3.54		2.91
Diluted	3.54		2.89

The supplemental pro forma financial information presented above has been prepared for comparative purposes and is not necessarily indicative of either the results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions of these companies been effective on December 30, 2012 nor are they indicative of any future results. Also, the pro forma financial information does not reflect the costs which the company has incurred or may incur to integrate Celfrost, Wunder-Bar, Market Forge, PES, Concordia and U-Line.