Note 4 - Other Investments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 27, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Cost and Equity Method Investments Disclosure [Text Block]

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Other

Investments

The company’s other investments represent shares of Polytronics Technology Corporation Ltd. (“Polytronics”), a Taiwanese company. The Polytronics investment was acquired as part of the Heinrich Companies acquisition in 2004. The fair value of the Polytronics investment was €12.9million (approximately $14.5 million) at June 27, 2015 and €9.9 million (approximately $12.1 million) at December 27, 2014. Included in 2015 other comprehensive income is an unrealized gain of $3.4 million, due to the increase in fair market value of the Polytronics investment. The remaining movement was due to the impact of changes in exchange rates.