NOTE 12. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company operates in several foreign countries, which exposes it to market risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Company's risk management policy is to enter into cash flow hedges to reduce a portion of the exposure of the Company's foreign subsidiaries' revenues to fluctuations in currency rates using foreign currency forward contracts. The Company also enters into cash flow hedges for a portion of its forecasted inventory purchases to reduce the exposure of its Canadian and Australian subsidiaries' cost of sales to such fluctuations as well as cash flow hedges for a portion of its subsidiaries' forecasted Swiss franc operating costs. The principal currencies hedged are British pounds, Euros, Canadian dollars, Australian dollars and Swiss francs. The Company does not enter into derivative financial contracts for speculative or trading purposes. The Company's derivative financial instruments are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value determined using pricing models based on market prices or determined using valuation models that use as their basis readily observable market data that is actively quoted and can be validated through external sources, including independent pricing services, brokers and market transactions. Cash flows from derivative financial instruments are classified as cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Foreign currency contracts used to hedge forecasted revenues are designated as cash flow hedges. These contracts are used to hedge forecasted subsidiaries' revenues generally over approximately 12 to 24 months. Changes to fair value of the foreign currency contracts are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income within shareholders' equity to the extent such contracts are effective, and are recognized in net sales in the period in which the forecasted transaction affects earnings or the transactions are no longer probable of occurring. Changes to fair value of any contracts deemed to be ineffective would be recognized in earnings immediately. There were no amounts recorded in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 or in fiscal 2011 relating to foreign currency contracts used to hedge forecasted revenues resulting from hedge ineffectiveness. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had notional amounts of 15.5 million British pounds and 7.2 million Euros under foreign currency contracts used to hedge forecasted revenues that expire between April 30, 2012 and May 31, 2013.

Foreign currency contracts used to hedge forecasted cost of sales or operating costs are designated as cash flow hedges. These contracts are used to hedge forecasted Canadian and Australian subsidiaries' cost of sales or subsidiaries' Swiss franc operating costs generally over approximately 12 to 24 months. Changes to fair value of the foreign currency contracts are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income within shareholders' equity, to the extent such contracts are effective, and are recognized in cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses in the period in which the forecasted transaction affects earnings or the transactions are no longer probable of occurring. Changes to fair value of any contracts deemed to be ineffective would be recognized in earnings immediately. There were no amounts recorded in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 or in fiscal 2011 relating to foreign currency contracts used to hedge forecasted cost of sales or operating costs resulting from hedge ineffectiveness. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had notional amounts under foreign currency contracts of (i) 12.3 million Canadian dollars and 1.3 million Australian dollars used to hedge forecasted cost of sales, and (ii) 15.1 million Swiss francs to hedge forecasted operating costs that expire between April 30, 2012 and May 31, 2013.

When appropriate, the Company also enters into and settles foreign currency contracts for Euros, British pounds, Canadian dollars and Australian dollars to reduce exposure of the Company's foreign subsidiaries' balance sheets to fluctuations in foreign currency rates. These contracts are used to hedge balance sheet exposure generally over one month and are settled before the end of the month in which they are entered into. Changes to fair value of the forward contracts are recognized in selling, general and administrative expense in the period in which the contracts expire. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded a loss of $0.6 million and a gain of $11,000, respectively in selling, general and administrative expenses related to these contracts. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011, the Company recorded losses of $1.1 million and $2.9 million, respectively, in selling, general and administrative expenses related to these contracts. As of March 31, 2012, there were no such foreign currency contracts outstanding. There were no amounts recorded in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 or in fiscal 2011 relating to foreign currency contracts to hedge subsidiary balance sheets resulting from hedge ineffectiveness.

The following tables illustrate the fair value of outstanding foreign currency contracts and the gains (losses) associated with the settlement of these contracts:


*(Amounts in thousands)*	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments Designated as Effective Hedges
Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2012		June 30, 2011
Other assets	$	649	$	-

Other payables	$	498	$	1,978

(Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives, Net of Tax (Effective Portion)


*(Amounts in thousands)*	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	March 31, 2012			March 31, 2011			March 31, 2012			March 31, 2011
Currency Contracts-Sales	$	(778	)	$	(549	)	$	(213	)	$	(699	)
Currency Contracts - Cost of Sales		(186	)		(145	)		1,357			(1,311	)
Currency Contracts - Selling, general and administrative expenses		476			-			400			-
Total	$	(488	)	$	(694	)	$	1,544		$	(2,010	)

(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income (Effective Portion)


*(Amounts in thousands)*	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	March 31, 2012			March 31, 2011			March 31, 2012			March 31, 2011
Currency Contracts - Sales (1)	$	113		$	(255	)	$	180		$	(560	)
Currency Contracts - Cost of Sales (2)		(342	)		(717	)		(1,140	)		(1,413	)
Currency Contracts - Selling, general and administrative expenses (3)		13			-			13			-
Total	$	(216	)	$	(972	)	$	(947	)	$	(1,973	)

(1) Recorded in net sales on the consolidated statements of operations.

(2) Recorded in cost of sales on the consolidated statements of operations.

(3) Recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations.