UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
 
x Quarterly Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
For the quarterly period ended October 4, 2009
 
OR
 
¨ Transition Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____
 
Commission file number: 0-24020
 
SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
61-1321992
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)

101 Bullitt Lane, Suite 450
 
Louisville, Kentucky 40222
(502) 329-2000
(Address of principal executive
(Registrant’s telephone number,
offices) (Zip code)
including area code)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 daysx Yes  o No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such reports). o Yes  o No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
o Large accelerated filer
o Accelerated filer
o Non-accelerated filer
x Smaller reporting company

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o  Yes x  No
 
As of November 10, 2009 the Registrant had 19,472,499 shares of common stock outstanding.
 

 
Table of Contents
 
Part I.
Financial Information
 
     
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
       
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended October 4, 2009 and September 28, 2008
2
       
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 4, 2009 and December 31, 2008
3
       
   
Consolidated Cash Flow Statements for the Nine Months Ended October 4, 2009 and September 28, 2008
4
       
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
5
       
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
19
       
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
25
       
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
25
       
Part II.
Other Information
 
     
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
26
       
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
26
       
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
26
       
 
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
26
       
 
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
26
       
 
Item 5.
Other Information
26
       
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
26
       
Signatures
27
 
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Part I.    Financial Information
 
Item 1.    Financial Statements
 
Sypris Solutions, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
(in thousands, except for per share data)
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
Net revenue:
                       
Outsourced services
  $ 48,650     $ 68,373     $ 153,899     $ 222,745  
Products
    14,066       17,719       45,904       52,697  
                                 
Total net revenue
    62,716       86,092       199,803       275,442  
                                 
Cost of sales:
                               
Outsourced services
    46,879       67,965       155,550       210,093  
Products
    10,615       14,587       34,034       44,394  
                                 
Total cost of sales
    57,494       82,552       189,584       254,487  
                                 
Gross profit
    5,222       3,540       10,219       20,955  
                                 
Selling, general and administrative
    6,861       8,118       21,601       24,532  
Research and development
    664       742       2,467       2,472  
Amortization of intangible assets
    28       42       84       125  
Nonrecurring expense, net
    1,528       655       5,241       655  
                                 
Operating loss
    (3,859 )     (6,017 )     (19,174 )     (6,829 )
                                 
Interest expense, net
    1,828       578       3,989       1,437  
Other (income) expense, net
    (7 )     1,047       (84 )     125  
                                 
Loss from continuing operations before taxes
    (5,680 )     (7,642 )     (23,079 )     (8,391 )
                                 
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (3,776 )     168       (3,009 )     107  
                                 
Loss from continuing operations
    (1,904 )     (7,810 )     (20,070 )     (8,498 )
                                 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    135       54       178       192  
                                 
Net loss
  $ (1,769 )   $ (7,756 )   $ (19,892 )   $ (8,306 )
                                 
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share:
                               
Loss per share from continuing operations
  $ (0.10 )   $ (0.43 )   $ (1.09 )   $ (0.46 )
Earnings per share from discontinued operations
    0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01  
                                 
Basic and diluted net loss per share
  $ (0.09 )   $ (0.42 )   $ (1.08 )   $ (0.45 )
                                 
Dividends declared per common share
  $     $ 0.03     $     $ 0.09  
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    18,478       18,369       18,463       18,354  
Diluted
    18,478       18,369       18,463       18,354  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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Sypris Solutions, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
   
October 4,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Note)
 
Assets
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 10,745     $ 13,717  
Restricted cash
    81       464  
Accounts receivable, net
    33,782       38,168  
Inventory, net
    32,379       46,800  
Other current assets
    8,800       11,597  
Assets held for sale - current
    27,227       29,592  
Total current assets
    113,014       140,338  
Investment in marketable securities
    22,641       2,769  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    81,761       91,097  
Goodwill
    6,900       6,900  
Other assets
    10,411       12,101  
Total assets
  $ 234,727     $ 253,205  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 33,760     $ 42,186  
Accrued liabilities
    23,490       27,363  
Notes payable
    40,730        
Liabilities held for sale - current
    2,774       3,529  
Total current liabilities
    100,754       73,078  
Long-term debt
    34,270       73,000  
Other liabilities
    42,846       47,142  
Total liabilities
    177,870       193,220  
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 975,150 shares authorized; no shares issued
           
Series A preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 24,850 shares authorized; no shares issued
           
Common stock, non-voting, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
           
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 30,000,000 shares authorized; 20,019,347 shares issued and 19,500,402 shares outstanding in 2009 and 19,496,620 shares issued and 19,296,003 shares outstanding in 2008
    200       195  
Additional paid-in capital
    147,262       146,741  
Retained deficit
    (87,020 )     (67,205 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (3,580 )     (19,744 )
Treasury stock, 518,945 and 200,617 shares in 2009 and 2008, respectively
    (5 )     (2 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    56,857       59,985  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 234,727     $ 253,205  

Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 2008 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for a complete set of financial statements.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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Sypris Solutions, Inc.
 
Consolidated Cash Flow Statements
 
(in thousands)
 
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net loss
  $ (19,892 )   $ (8,306 )
Income from discontinued operations
    178       192  
Loss from continuing operations
    (20,070 )     (8,498 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    11,511       16,403  
Noncash compensation expense
    619       901  
Other noncash items
    (3,343 )     (7,553 )
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    4,368       4,389  
Inventory
    12,921       1,803  
Other current assets
    2,758       6,273  
Accounts payable
    (8,950 )     7,842  
Accrued and other liabilities
    (2,129 )     (13,990 )
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities – continuing operations
    (2,315 )     7,570  
Net cash provided by operating activities – discontinued operations
    2,641       2,529  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    326       10,099  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (3,897 )     (7,574 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
    114       998  
Changes in nonoperating assets and liabilities
    366       51  
Net cash used in investing activities – continuing operations
    (3,417 )     (6,525 )
Net cash used in investing activities – discontinued operations
    (843 )     (1,910 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (4,260 )     (8,435 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Net change in debt under revolving credit agreements
    2,000        
Debt modification costs
    (652 )      
Cash dividends paid
    (386 )     (1,734 )
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    962       (1,734 )
                 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (2,972 )     (70 )
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    13,717       14,622  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 10,745     $ 14,552  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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Sypris Solutions, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
(1) 
Nature of Business
 
Sypris is a diversified provider of outsourced services and specialty products. The Company performs a wide range of manufacturing, engineering, design, testing, and other technical services, typically under multi-year, sole-source contracts with corporations and government agencies in the markets for truck components & assemblies and aerospace & defense electronics.
 
(2) 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sypris Solutions, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, Sypris or the Company), and have been prepared by the Company in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. These unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all material adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly state the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented, and the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Actual results for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, for the year ended December 31, 2008 as presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.  See Note 4, Discontinued Operations.
 
(3) 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-01, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (ASC 105) which establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the Codification or ASC) as the official single source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). All existing accounting standards are superseded. All other accounting guidance not included in the Codification will be considered non-authoritative. The Codification also includes all relevant Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidance organized using the same topical structure in separate sections within the Codification.
 
Following the Codification, the Board will not issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts. Instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates (ASU) which will serve to update the Codification, provide background information about the guidance and provide the basis for conclusions on the changes to the Codification.
 
The Codification is not intended to change GAAP, but it will change the way GAAP is organized and presented.  The Codification is effective for the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended October 4, 2009, and the principal impact on the financial statements is limited to disclosures as all future references to authoritative accounting literature will be referenced in accordance with the Codification.  In order to ease the transition to the Codification, the Company is providing the Codification cross-reference alongside the references to the standards issued and adopted prior to the adoption of the Codification.
 
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In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, now referred to as ASC 820.  The objective of ASC 820 is to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and to expand disclosures about fair value measurements.  ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  ASC 820 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and does not require any new fair value measurements.  ASC 820 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2008.  However, in February 2008, the FASB agreed to defer the effective date for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually).  The adoption of ASC 820 for financial assets and liabilities did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  The adoption of ASC 820 for non-financial assets and liabilities, effective January 1, 2009, did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment to ARB No. 51, now included within ASC 810 Consolidation.  ASC 810 requires all entities to report noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries as equity in the consolidated financial statements, but separate from the equity of the parent company.  ASC 810 further requires that consolidated net income be reported at amounts attributable to the parent and the noncontrolling interest, rather than expensing the income attributable to the minority interest holder.  This update also requires that companies provide sufficient disclosures to clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent company and the interests of the noncontrolling owners, including a disclosure on the face of the consolidated statements for income attributable to the noncontrolling interest holder.  The adoption of this update did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, now included within ASC 815.  ASC 815 applies to all derivative instruments and nonderivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments and requires entities to provide greater transparency through additional disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under ASC 815 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.  This update is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after November 15, 2008.  The adoption of this update did not have a significant impact on the Company’s disclosures included in its consolidated financial statements.
 
In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position SFAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (ASC 350-30-65-1).  This update amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset.  The adoption of this update on January 1, 2009 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s disclosures included in its consolidated financial statements.
 
In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities (ASC 260-10-65).  This update addresses whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions may be participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing basic earnings per share (EPS) pursuant to the two-class method described in paragraphs 60 and 61 of SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share.  A share-based payment award that contains a non-forfeitable right to receive cash when dividends are paid to common shareholders irrespective of whether that award ultimately vests or remains unvested shall be considered a participating security as these rights to dividends provide a non-contingent transfer of value to the holder of the share-based payment award.  Accordingly, these awards should be included in the computation of basic EPS pursuant to the two-class method.  The guidance in this update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those years.  Under the terms of the Company’s restricted stock awards, grantees are entitled to receive dividends on the unvested portions of their awards.  There is no requirement to return these dividends in the event the unvested awards are forfeited in the future.  Accordingly, the Company evaluated the impact of ASC 260-10-65 and determined that the impact was not material and determined the basic and diluted earnings per share amounts, as reported, are equivalent to the basic and diluted earnings per share amounts calculated under ASC 260-10-65.
 
In April 2009, the FASB staff issued FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (ASC 320-10-65).  This update amends SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial statements as well as in annual financial statements.  This update also amends Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require these disclosures in all interim financial statements.  The adoption of this update as of October 4, 2009 did not have a material impact on disclosures in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
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In April 2009, the FASB staff issued FSP FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly (ASC 820-10-65).  This update provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with FAS 157 when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased.  This update also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly (i.e., a forced liquidation or distressed sale).  The adoption of this update as of October 4, 2009 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events, now referred to as ASC 855, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.  ASC 855 provides guidance on the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements and the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date.  The Company adopted ASC 855 during the second quarter of 2009, and its application had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the accompanying financial statements were issued, which was November 17, 2009.
 
(4) 
Discontinued Operations
 
As of October 4, 2009, the Company determined that, pursuant to SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (ASC 205-20-45), the assets and liabilities of its Test & Measurement segment met the criteria for held for sale.  Accordingly, the results of the Test & Measurement segment have been reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented.  In accordance with the provisions of ASC 205-20-45-6 (formerly Allocation of Interest to Discontinued Operations EITF 87-24), interest expense incurred on the debt required to be repaid from the net proceeds of the sale has been allocated to discontinued operations.  During the three and nine months ended October 4, 2009, interest expense allocated to discontinued operations was $850,000 and $2,261,000, respectively, based on the $34,000,000 in debt required to be repaid as a result of the transaction.  During the three and nine months ended September 28, 2008, interest expense allocated to discontinued operations was $515,000 and $1,631,000, respectively.  The Company completed the sale of Test & Measurement during the fourth quarter of 2009.  See Note 17 “Subsequent Events” for further details.
 
The key components of income from discontinued operations related to the Test & Measurement segment were as follows (in thousands):
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
Net revenue
  $ 12,158     $ 14,065     $ 38,858     $ 41,327  
Cost of sales and operating expense
    11,088       13,462       36,306       39,382  
Allocated interest expense
    850       515       2,261       1,631  
Income before taxes
    220       88       291       314  
Income taxes
    85       34       113       122  
Income from discontinued operations
  $ 135     $ 54     $ 178     $ 192  
 
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The following assets and liabilities of the Test & Measurement segment have been segregated and included in assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale, as appropriate, in the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
 
   
October 4,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
Accounts receivable, net
  $ 6,130     $ 6,527  
Inventory, net
    1,301       1,594  
Other current assets
    462       412  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    12,397       14,122  
Goodwill
    6,937       6,937  
Total assets
  $ 27,227     $ 29,592  
                 
Accounts payable
  $ 1,745     $ 2,459  
Accrued and other liabilities
    1,029       1,070  
Total liabilities
  $ 2,774     $ 3,529  
 
(5) 
Dana Claim
 
On March 3, 2006, the Company’s largest customer, Dana Corporation (“Dana”), and 40 of its U.S. subsidiaries, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.  On August 7, 2007, the Company entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement with Dana (the “Settlement Agreement”) to resolve all outstanding disputes between the parties, terminate previously approved arbitration payments and replace three existing supply agreements with a single, revised contract running through 2014.  In addition, Dana provided the Company with an allowed general unsecured non-priority claim in the face amount of $89,900,000 (the “Claim”).

Sypris and Dana conducted a series of negotiations during the period beginning March 3, 2006 and ending on the settlement date of August 7, 2007.  The negotiations covered a wide range of commercial issues including compliance with the terms and conditions of past contractual matters and establishing terms and conditions for a new long-term supply agreement.  Throughout these negotiations, Sypris developed and maintained a discounted cash flow valuation methodology to determine the potential economic impact to Sypris of each commercial issue under negotiation and to assign a value to each issue.  The discounted cash flow valuation used the expected annual net cash flow from each commercial issue over the specific time period associated with the issue.  The commercial issues were tracked and valued individually, however the Company summarized the commercial issues into the following elements:

 
1.
Pricing concessions on future shipments of certain parts under a new supply agreement;
 
2.
The transfer of future production for certain parts from Sypris to Dana;
 
3.
Dana’s obligation under prior supply agreements to transfer the production of certain parts from Dana to Sypris;
 
4.
Dana’s obligation under prior supply agreements to transfer contractual production volumes for certain parts from Dana to Sypris; and
 
5.
A commitment by Sypris to relocate certain assets among Sypris’ existing facilities related to the production of certain parts under a new supply agreement.

The Claim provided to Sypris was agreed to by Sypris and Dana as consideration for the aggregate economic impact of the various elements the two parties were negotiating.  The Settlement Agreement did not specifically set forth values attributable to each of the above defined elements, nor did Sypris and Dana enter into any formal agreement as to the allocation of the Claim.  Therefore, after the aggregate Claim value of $89,900,000 was established, Sypris allocated the aggregate Claim value to each commercial issue included under the five defined elements based upon the estimated net present values determined by Sypris’ internal valuation methodology.
 
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Sypris recorded the Claim at the estimated fair value on August 7, 2007 in accordance with ASC 845-10 (formerly known as APB 29, Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions).  Since Dana was still in bankruptcy at that date, the estimated fair value for the Claim was calculated by estimating the aggregate residual value of Dana (the “Dana Residual Value”) available to all unsecured claim holders in the bankrupt Dana estate in relation to the aggregate amount of eligible unsecured claims (the “Eligible Claims”), which included Sypris’ Claim for $89,900,000.  The Dana Residual Value was calculated by applying a peer-group based market multiple to Dana’s expected earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and restructuring charges (EBITDAR), as adjusted for certain specific values associated with Dana’s Chapter 11 restructuring plan to arrive at a gross enterprise value. Dana’s anticipated net debt, convertible preferred shares and minority interests were deducted from gross enterprise value to arrive at the Dana Residual Value.  Sypris initially estimated the Dana Residual Value at $2,556,800,000 and the Eligible Claims at $3,000,000,000.  The ratio of Dana Residual Value to Total Claims of 85% ($2,556,800,000 divided by $3,000,000,000) represented the expected recovery rate for the Eligible Claims.  Sypris applied the estimated 85% recovery rate to its Claim of $89,900,000, resulting in an estimated fair value of $76,483,000 for the Claim.

Sypris allocated the estimated fair value of $76,483,000 to the commercial issues under each of the five elements related to the Claim. Sypris established the criteria for revenue recognition of each element of the Claim in accordance with ASC 605-10-99 (formerly known as Staff Accounting Bulletin 104, Revenue Recognition).  In accordance with ASC 605-10-99, each of those items which required the Company’s continued involvement was deferred and will be recognized over the applicable period of the involvement.

The claim entitled the Company to receive an initial distribution of 3,090,408 shares of common stock in Dana, the right to participate in additional distributions of reserved shares of common stock of Dana if certain disputed matters are ultimately resolved for less than Dana’s reserves for those matters (estimated by the Company to represent an additional 739,000 shares) and the right to receive a distribution of cash of $6,891,000.
 
Dana emerged from bankruptcy on January 31, 2008, and on February 1, 2008, the newly issued shares of Dana Holding Corporation began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.  On February 11, 2008, the Company received its initial distribution of common stock (3,090,408 shares), and on March 18, 2008 the Company received its cash distribution totaling $6,891,000.  On April 21, 2008, July 30, 2008 and October 10, 2008, the Company received 114,536, 152,506 and 384,931 of Dana common shares, respectively.
 
The aforementioned cash distribution of $6,891,000 was recorded as a reduction in the Company’s $76,483,000 recorded fair value basis in the Claim.  The remaining balance of the $69,592,000 was equivalent to approximately $18.17 per share of Dana common stock, based on the number of Dana shares that the Company expected to receive in consideration for the Claim.  This amount represented the Company’s cost basis in the initial distribution of Dana common stock and the stock to be received as consideration for the Claim.  For the first quarter of 2008, the $69,592,000 was allocated on a pro rata basis as follows: $56,162,000 was attributed to an initial distribution of 3,090,408 shares received by the Company on February 11, 2008, and the remaining $13,430,000 was attributed to the expected subsequent distribution of approximately 739,000 shares.  For the second quarter of 2008, the remaining $13,430,000 in recorded fair value was further allocated on a pro rata basis as follows: $2,081,000 was attributed to 114,536 additional shares actually received on April 21, 2008 and the remaining $11,349,000 was attributed to the expected subsequent distribution of approximately 624,000 shares.  For the third quarter of 2008, the remaining $11,349,000 in recorded fair value was further allocated on a pro rata basis as follows: $2,771,000 was attributed to 152,506 additional shares actually received on July 30, 2008 and the remaining $8,578,000 was attributed to the expected subsequent distribution of approximately 472,000 shares.  All of these allocations were based on $18.17 per share – the Company’s estimated cost basis in the shares based on the fair value of the claim when received and affirmed by the court.  There was no change in the number of shares expected to be received in the aggregate during this period.  As of October 4, 2009, the Company has received approximately 98% of the total common shares it expects to receive.

At the end of each of the first three quarters of 2008, the Company analyzed whether declines in the quoted market prices of Dana common stock were temporary or “other-than-temporary,” in accordance with the factors outlined in ASC 820-10 (formerly known as SFAS No. 157) and ASC 320-10-99 (formerly known as SAB Topic 5M).  Based on those factors, the Company determined these declines to be temporary during the first three quarters of 2008, and accordingly, the Company reported the differences between Dana’s stock price on the last day of each quarter and the initial estimated fair value of $18.17 as “other comprehensive loss” for that quarter.  As a result, the carrying value of the investment at the end of each fiscal quarter was recorded at the fair market value at each respective date in accordance with ASC 320-10 (formerly known as SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities).
 
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During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company initially continued to believe that the severe turmoil in the financial markets was a temporary phenomenon and that Dana stock in particular had been speculatively oversold in a manner that did not reflect its fundamental value, which was still believed to be supportive of the Company’s recorded value of $18.17 per share.  When the Company received an additional distribution of 384,931 shares of Dana stock on October 10, 2008, $6,995,000 of the remaining $8,578,000 in recorded value was attributed to those shares, while the final $1,583,000 in recorded value was attributed to the approximately 87,000 in additional shares (which the Company still expects to receive).

As the fourth quarter progressed, the financial markets continued to decline and Dana announced that it was revising its 2008 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) outlook down approximately 40% from its Plan of Reorganization and projected significantly lower revenues for 2009 than previously disclosed.  The market reacted negatively to this news and Dana’s stock price had plummeted to $0.74 per share by the end of December.  As a result of the severity and duration of the decline in fair value of the Dana stock and the financial condition and near-term prospects of Dana, the Company determined that its investment in Dana common stock was other-than-temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2008.  Accordingly, the Company recorded a $66,758,000 impairment charge during the fourth quarter.  The non-cash impairment was based on Dana’s closing stock price of $0.74 per share on December 31, 2008.
 
At October 4, 2009, the cost basis and fair value of the Company’s holdings of Dana common stock amounted to $2,769,000 and $22,641,000, respectively.  In accordance with ASC 320-10, the $19,872,000 increase in value was recorded as an unrealized holding gain, net of taxes of $3,500,000, in other comprehensive loss for the first nine months of 2009 (See Note 13).
 
At October 4, 2009, the Company’s right to participate in additional distributions of Dana common stock, presently estimated to be 87,000 additional shares, is carried at $64,000 in other assets.  Had these shares been received at October 4, 2009, the Company would have recorded an additional $462,000 unrealized holding gain to other comprehensive loss.
 
During the fourth quarter 2009, the Company liquidated its holdings in Dana common stock for approximately $21,024,000 in net cash proceeds.  The Company recognized a gain of approximately $18,255,000 on the sale (See Note 17).
 
(6) 
Restructuring, Impairments and Other Nonrecurring Charges
 
As announced during the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company committed to a restructuring program, which included the closure of its Kenton and Marion, Ohio facilities and the integration of its Electronics Group subsidiaries.  The purpose of the restructuring program is to reduce fixed costs, accelerate integration efficiencies, exit certain unprofitable product lines and significantly improve operating earnings on a sustained basis.  The restructuring activities are expected to result in $25,000,000 in annual savings.  The activities generating the expected savings are from the following: i) annual savings of $12,500,000 from facility closings, ii) annual savings of $7,500,000 from operational efficiencies expected to begin during the third quarter of 2009, iii) annual savings of $3,000,000 from product costing changes implemented during the first quarter of 2009, and iv) annual savings of $2,000,000 from various quality improvement initiatives expected to be implemented by the fourth quarter of 2009.  The Company expects to substantially complete its program by early 2010.  As a result of these initiatives, in 2008, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $45,086,000, or $2.45 per share.  For the three and nine months ended October 4, 2009, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $1,528,000, or $0.08 per share and $5,241,000, or $0.28 per share, respectively.  Of the $1,528,000 recorded in the third quarter, $675,000 was recorded within the Industrial Group and $853,000 was recorded within the Electronics Group.  Of these costs, $165,000 was for severance and benefit-related costs, $209,000 related to equipment relocation costs, $278,000 represented non-cash impairment costs and $876,000 represented other costs, primarily related to IT and process reengineering consultants.  Of the $5,241,000 recorded in the first nine months of 2009, $3,376,000 was recorded within the Industrial Group and $1,865,000 was recorded within the Electronics Group.  Of these costs, $1,037,000 was for severance and benefit-related costs, $1,298,000 related to equipment relocation costs, $1,150,000 represented non-cash impairment costs and $1,756,000 represented other costs, primarily related to IT and process reengineering consultants.  Of the aggregate $51,631,000 of pre-tax costs for the total program, the Company expects $13,997,000 will be cash expenditures, the majority of which has been spent at October 4, 2009.

 
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The total pre-tax costs of $51,631,000 expected to be incurred includes $22,408,000 within the Industrial Group and $29,223,000 within the Electronics Group.  The Company expects to incur additional pre-tax costs of $1,304,000 as outlined in the table below, including approximately $1,103,000 within the Industrial Group and $200,000 within the Electronics Group.
 
A summary of the pre-tax restructuring charges is as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Total
Program
   
Recognized
as of
October 4, 2009
   
Remaining
Costs to be
Recognized
 
Severance and benefit-related costs
  $ 3,878     $ 3,760     $ 118  
Asset impairments
    13,331       13,331        
Deferred contract costs write-offs
    16,102       16,102        
Inventory related charges
    7,895       7,895        
Equipment relocation costs
    1,775       1,537       238  
Asset retirement obligations
    1,500       1,500        
Contract termination costs
    3,209       3,209        
Other
    3,941       2,993       948  
    $ 51,631     $ 50,327     $ 1,304  
 
A summary of restructuring activity and related reserves at October 4, 2009 is as follows (in thousands):

   
Accrued
         
Cash
   
Accrued
 
   
Balance at
         
Payments
   
Balance at
 
   
December 31,
   
2009
   
or Asset
   
October 4,
 
   
2008
   
Charge
   
Write-Offs
   
2009
 
Severance and benefit related costs
  $ 2,045     $ 1,037     $ (2,560 )   $ 522  
Asset impairments
          1,150       (1,150 )      
Equipment relocation costs
          1,298       (1,298 )      
Asset retirement obligations
    1,500             (60 )     1,440  
Contract termination costs
    3,141             (2,562 )     579  
Other
          1,756       (1,756 )      
    $ 6,686     $ 5,241     $ (9,386 )   $ 2,541  

A summary of total charges by reportable segment is as follows (in thousands):

   
Industrial
Group
   
Electronics
Group
   
Total
 
Severance and benefit-related costs
  $ 2,617     $ 1,143     $ 3,760  
Asset impairments
    13,331             13,331  
Deferred contract costs write-offs
          16,102       16,102  
Inventory related charges
          7,895       7,895  
Equipment relocation costs
    1,537             1,537  
Asset retirement obligations
    1,500             1,500  
Contract termination costs
    1,868       1,341       3,209  
Other
    452       2,541       2,993  
    $ 21,305     $ 29,022     $ 50,327  
 
Severance and benefit-related costs tied to workforce reductions were recorded in accordance with ASC 420-10 (formerly known as SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities and SFAS No. 112, Employers’ Accounting for Postemployment Benefits).  Under ASC 420-10, one-time termination benefits that are conditioned on employment through a certain transition period are recognized ratably between the date employees are communicated the details of the one-time termination benefit and their final date of service.  Accordingly, the Company recorded $2,723,000 in 2008, $1,037,000 in the first nine months of 2009 and expects to record an additional $118,000 during the remainder of 2009.

 
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The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC 360-10-35 (formerly known as SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets).  The Company’s strategic decision to close certain facilities and transfer production among other facilities led to a $12,181,000 non-cash impairment charge in 2008 and a $1,150,000 non-cash charge in the first nine months of 2009.  The charges were based on the excess of carrying value of certain assets not expected to be redeployed over their respective fair value.  Fair values for these assets were determined based on appraisals and discounted cash flow analyses.  The additional charges in 2009 were for assets originally expected to be redeployed to other locations but later determined to not be economically feasible to move.  For assets to be redeployed to other Company locations, the Company incurred $239,000 in relocation costs in 2008, $1,298,000 in the first nine months of 2009 and expects to incur $238,000 in additional costs during the remainder of 2009 and early 2010.  The Company had originally estimated that total relocation costs would approximate $4,179,000.  However, the Company determined that it would not be economically feasible to relocate certain equipment, and these assets were later impaired.
 
Forecasted volumes for one of the Company’s link encryption products was significantly reduced during the fourth quarter of 2008 due to revised demand estimates from the National Security Agency.  The Company had incurred and deferred over $20,000,000 in pre-contract costs since 2005.  Based on this revision in demand, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $16,102,000 in 2008 to write off a portion of these deferred contract costs in accordance with ASC 605-35 (formerly known as Statement of Position No. 81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type Contracts).  Additionally, as a result of integration efforts within the Electronics Group and the exit from certain other non-core product lines, the Company recorded non-cash inventory charges totaling $7,895,000 for inventory determined to be excess or obsolete as of December 31, 2008.
 
Asset retirement obligations recorded during 2008 relate to the expected closure of two Industrial Group facilities.  Although the Company is indemnified for major environmental conditions that existed prior to the acquisition of these facilities, certain other matters, including emptying residual chemicals from remaining storage tanks, purging operating pipelines within the facilities, and filling pits following the relocation of strategic operating equipment to other facilities, remain the responsibility of the Company.  Such costs are estimated to be $1,500,000, of which $60,000 was expended during the first nine months of 2009.
 
In connection with the Company’s restructuring, certain property under operating leases ceased being used during the fourth quarter of 2008.  Aggregate discounted lease payments and a $915,000 lease termination payment made in the second quarter of 2009 were accrued in 2008 in accordance with ASC 420-10-25 (formerly SFAS No. 146).  Total lease contract termination costs amounted to $3,209,000 for 2008.
 
(7) 
Loss Per Common Share
 
On January 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASC 260-10-65 (formerly known as FSP EITF 03-6-1).  This update addresses determinations as to whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing earnings per share (EPS) under the two-class method described in ASC 260-10-45 (formerly paragraphs 60 and 61 of SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share).  Restricted stock awards granted to employees contain nonforfeitable dividend rights and, therefore, are now considered participating securities in accordance with ASC 260-10-65.  Accordingly, the Company evaluated the impact of ASC 260-10-65 and determined that the impact was not material and determined the basic and diluted earnings per share amounts, as reported, are equivalent to the basic and diluted earnings per share amounts calculated under ASC 260-10-65.

 
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A reconciliation of the weighted average shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic and diluted loss per common share is as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
   
October 5,
   
September 28,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited) 
 
Shares used to compute basic loss per common share
    18,478       18,369       18,463       18,354  
Dilutive effect of equity awards
                       
Shares used to compute diluted loss per common share
    18,478       18,369       18,463       18,354  
 
All outstanding stock options and restricted units were excluded in the diluted net loss per share calculation for the periods presented as the inclusion of such shares would have been antidilutive.
 
(8) 
Investment in Marketable Securities
 
The Company’s investment in marketable securities consists exclusively of shares in Dana common stock.  The Company’s investment in Dana common stock is classified as an available-for-sale security in accordance with ASC 320-10-25 (formerly known as SFAS No. 115) and measured at fair value as determined by a quoted market price (a level 1 valuation under ASC 820-10, formerly known as SFAS No. 157). The related unrealized holding gains are excluded from operations and recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets.  At October 4, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company owned 3,742,381 common shares of Dana with a market value of $6.05 per share and $0.74 per share, respectively.  At October 4, 2009, the gross unrealized gain was approximately $19,872,000.  There were no unrealized gains or losses at December 31, 2008.  Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary will be included in other expense, if and when recorded.  In accordance with ASC 820-10, the fair value of the shares was valued based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical shares at October 4, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
 
The following table summarizes marketable securities as of October 4, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (in thousands):
 
                     
Fair Value
 
                     
At Quoted
 
                     
Prices
 
         
Gross
   
Gross
   
in Active
 
         
Unrealized
   
Realized
   
Markets
 
   
Basis
   
Gain/(Loss)
   
Gain/(Loss)
   
(Level 1)
 
Marketable securities, October 4, 2009
  $ 2,769     $ 19,872     $     $ 22,641  
Marketable securities, December 31, 2008
  $ 2,769     $     $     $ 2,769  
 
Subsequent to the quarter end, the Company liquidated its holdings in Dana common stock for approximately $21,024,000 in net cash proceeds.  The Company recognized a gain of approximately $18,255,000 on the sale (See Note 17).
 

 
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(9)
Inventory
 
Inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
October 4,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
Raw materials, including perishable tooling of $277 and $737 in 2009 and 2008, respectively
  $ 4,102     $ 5,362  
Work in process
    5,572       8,366  
Finished goods
    3,518       7,742  
Costs relating to long-term contracts and programs, net of amounts attributed to revenue recognized to date
    20,824       27,020  
Progress payments related to long-term contracts and programs
          (781 )
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory
    (1,637 )     (909 )
    $ 32,379     $ 46,800  
 
(10) 
Debt
 
Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
October 4,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
Revolving Credit Agreement
  $ 45,000     $ 43,000  
Senior Notes
    30,000       30,000  
    $ 75,000     $ 73,000  
Classified as notes payable
  $ 40,730     $  
Classified as long-term debt
  $ 34,270     $ 73,000  
 
In March 2009, the Company’s Revolving Credit Agreement and Senior Notes were amended to, among other things, i) waive the defaults as of December 31, 2008, ii) limit total borrowings, iii) revise the maturity date for the Credit Agreement and Senior Notes to January 15, 2010, iv) revise certain financial covenants, v) restrict the payment of dividends, vi) require mandatory prepayment to the extent that marketable securities or other collateral is sold, and vii) increase the interest rate structure.  Maximum borrowings on the Revolving Credit Agreement were $50,000,000, and standby letters of credit up to a maximum of $15,000,000 may be issued under the Revolving Credit Agreement of which $2,274,000 were issued at October 4, 2009.
 
As a result of the aforementioned modifications, the Company deferred $652,000 of loan costs, which are being amortized from other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
 
On October 26, 2009, the Company amended its Revolving Credit Agreement and Senior Notes agreements.  The Loan Amendment extends the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Agreement from January 15, 2010 through January 15, 2012, while the Note Amendments implement the same maturity date for the Senior Notes.  The Company used certain net proceeds from the sale of the Test & Measurement business and of the Company’s holdings of Dana Holding Corporation common stock to reduce the lending commitments under the Revolving Credit Agreement from $50,000,000 to approximately $20,965,000 and under the Senior Notes from $30,000,000 to approximately $13,305,000.  The Amendments substituted new financial covenants regarding: quarterly minimum net worth and liquidity levels, cumulative quarterly “EBITDAR” levels (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and restructuring costs), cumulative quarterly fixed charge ratios and cumulative quarterly debt to EBITDAR ratios, among others.  The Amendments also commit the Company to obtain the consent of the Banks and the Noteholders before making any dividend payments and impose certain fees and interest rate increases.  To the extent that marketable securities or other collateral is sold outside of the ordinary course of business, the Amendments also provide for certain prepayments to the Banks and the Noteholders.  In accordance with ASC 470-10-45 (formerly known as SFAS No. 6, Classification of Short-Term Obligations Expected to be Refinanced), the Company has classified previously scheduled current maturities, in the amount of $34,270,000, as long-term debt in its consolidated balance sheet as of October 4, 2009.

 
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(11) 
Segment Data
 
The Company is organized into two business groups, the Industrial Group and the Electronics Group.  There was no intersegment net revenue recognized in any of the periods presented.  The following table presents financial information for the reportable segments of the Company (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
Net revenue from unaffiliated customers:
                       
Industrial Group
  $ 37,164     $ 57,969     $ 111,603     $ 196,884  
Electronics Group
    25,552       28,123       88,200       78,558  
    $ 62,716     $ 86,092     $ 199,803     $ 275,442  
Gross profit:
                               
Industrial Group
  $ 104     $ 306     $ (4,228 )   $ 12,468  
Electronics Group
    5,118       3,234       14,447       8,487  
    $ 5,222     $ 3,540     $ 10,219     $ 20,955  
Operating (loss) income:
                               
Industrial Group
  $ (2,627 )   $ (2,487 )   $ (14,688 )   $ 4,125  
Electronics Group
    1,093       (1,599 )     1,832       (4,344 )
General, corporate and other
    (2,325 )     (1,931 )     (6,318 )     (6,610 )
    $ (3,859 )   $ (6,017 )   $ (19,174 )   $ (6,829 )

   
October 4,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
Total assets:
           
Industrial Group
  $ 145,861     $ 146,964  
Electronics Group
    53,642       65,077  
General, corporate and other
    7,997       11,572  
Discontinued operations
    27,227       29,592  
    $ 234,727     $ 253,205  
 
(12) 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
The provision for estimated warranty costs is recorded at the time of sale and periodically adjusted to reflect actual experience. The Company’s warranty liability, which is included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying balance sheets, as of October 4, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $407,000 and $438,000, respectively.  The Company’s warranty expense for the nine months ended October 4, 2009 and September 28, 2008 was $136,000 and $433,000, respectively.
 
Additionally, the Company sells three and five-year extended warranties for one of its link encryption products.  The revenue from the extended warranties is deferred and recognized ratably over the contractual term.  As of October 4, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had deferred $1,183,000 and $476,000, respectively, related to extended warranties, which is included in other liabilities in the accompanying balance sheets.
 
The Company bears insurance risk as a member of a group captive insurance entity for certain general liability, automobile and workers’ compensation insurance programs and a self-insured employee health program.  The Company records estimated liabilities for its insurance programs based on information provided by the third-party plan administrators, historical claims experience, expected costs of claims incurred but not paid, and expected costs to settle unpaid claims.  The Company monitors its estimated insurance-related liabilities on a quarterly basis.  As facts change, it may become necessary to make adjustments that could be material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.  The Company believes that its present insurance coverage and level of accrued liabilities are adequate.
 
 
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The Company is involved in certain litigation and contract issues arising in the normal course of business.  While the outcome of these matters cannot, at this time, be predicted in light of the uncertainties inherent therein, management does not expect that these matters will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.
 
As of October 4, 2009, the Company had outstanding purchase commitments of approximately $14,621,000, primarily for the acquisition of inventory and manufacturing equipment.  As of October 4, 2009, the Company also had outstanding letters of credit of $2,274,000 primarily under a captive insurance program.
 
(13) 
Income Taxes
 
The provision for income taxes includes federal, state, local and foreign taxes.  The Company’s effective tax rate varies from period to period due to the proportion of foreign and domestic pre-tax income expected to be generated by the Company.  The Company provides for income taxes for its domestic operations at a statutory rate of 35% and for its foreign operations at a statutory rate of 28%.  The Company’s foreign operations are also subject to minimum income taxes in periods where positive cash flows exceed taxable income.  In the third quarter of 2009, minimum income taxes were required for the Company’s foreign operations.  Reconciling items between the federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate also include state income taxes, valuation allowances, intraperiod tax allocations and certain other permanent differences.
 
Generally, the amount of tax expense or benefit allocated to continuing operations is determined without regard to the tax effects of other categories of income or loss, such as Other Comprehensive Income (OCI).  However, an exception to the general rule is provided when there is a pre-tax loss from continuing operations and pre-tax income from other categories in the current year.  In such instances, income from other categories, such as OCI, must be considered in allocating the aggregate tax provision for the period among the various categories.  The intraperiod tax allocation rules in ASC 740-20 (formerly known as SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes) related to items charged directly to OCI can result in deferred tax assets or liabilities that remain in OCI until certain events occur.  Income tax benefit related to continuing operations for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2009 includes a benefit of $3,500,000 due to the required intraperiod tax allocation.  Conversely, OCI for the three and nine months ended October, 4, 2009 includes a charge of $3,500,000 related to the unrealized gain on marketable securities (see Note 8 and Note 15).
 
The Company recognizes liabilities or assets for the deferred tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets or liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes (formerly known as SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes).  These temporary differences will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years when the reported amounts of assets or liabilities are recovered or settled.  ASC 740 requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.  The Company evaluates its deferred tax position on a quarterly basis and valuation allowances are provided as necessary.  During this evaluation, the Company reviews its forecast of income in conjunction with other positive and negative evidence surrounding the realizability of its deferred tax assets to determine if a valuation allowance is needed.  Based on the Company’s current forecast, a valuation allowance of $2,401,000 and $9,387,000 was recorded through earnings for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2009, respectively; however, there can be no assurances that the Company’s forecasts are now, or in the future will be, accurate or that other factors impacting this deferred tax asset will not materially and adversely affect its business, results of operations and financial condition.  For the nine months ended September 28, 2008, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $4,067,000 through earnings.

 
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(14) 
Employee Benefit Plans
 
Pension expense (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
Service cost
  $ 8     $ 4     $ 44     $ 54  
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
    584       549       1,774       1,709  
Net amortizations, deferrals and other costs
    246       1       750       55  
Expected return on plan assets
    (583 )     (800 )     (1,757 )     (2,426 )
    $ 255     $ (246 )   $ 811     $ (608 )
 
(15) 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
The Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists of the accumulated net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, employee benefit related adjustments and foreign currency translation adjustments.
 
The components of comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, are as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
   
October 4,
   
September 28,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
Net loss
  $ (1,769 )   $ (7,756 )   $ (19,892 )   $ (8,306 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                               
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $3,500 for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2009 and  $276 and $4,178 for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2008, respectively
    13,902       (1,799 )     16,372       (38,673 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (972 )     (1,885 )     (208 )     485  
Total comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 11,161     $ (11,440 )   $ (3,728 )   $ (46,494 )
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
October 4,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
Foreign currency translation adjustments
  $ (6,145 )   $ (5,937 )
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax
    16,372        
Employee benefit related adjustments, net of tax
    (13,807 )     (13,807 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  $ (3,580 )   $ (19,744 )

 
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(16) 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
Cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are reflected in the consolidated financial statements at their carrying amount which approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of those instruments.  The carrying amount of debt outstanding at October 4, 2009 approximates fair value because borrowings are for terms of less than one year and have rates that reflect currently available terms and conditions for similar debt.
 
(17)
Subsequent Events
 
On October 26, 2009, the Company sold all of the issued and outstanding stock of its wholly owned subsidiary, Sypris Test & Measurement, for approximately $39,000,000, of which $3,000,000 was deposited in an 18 month escrow account in connection with certain customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnifications of the Company.  The Test & Measurement business provides technical services for the calibration, certification and repair of test & measurement equipment in and outside the U.S., and prior to the sale was part of the Company’s Electronics Group.  The Company used proceeds of $34,000,000 from the sale to reduce the amounts outstanding under its Revolving Credit Agreement and Senior Notes.  The Company anticipates recording a gain on this transaction in the fourth quarter.
 
Subsequent to the quarter end, the Company liquidated its holdings of Dana common stock for approximately $21,024,000 in net cash proceeds, which was used to pay down the Company’s outstanding debt.  The Company recognized a pre-tax gain of approximately $18,255,000 on the sale.
 
On October 26, 2009, the Company amended its Revolving Credit Agreement and Senior Notes agreements.  The Loan Amendment extends the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Agreement from January 15, 2010 through January 15, 2012, while the Note Amendments implement the same maturity date for the Senior Notes.  The Company used certain net proceeds from the sale of the Test & Measurement business and of the Company’s holdings of Dana Holding Corporation common stock to reduce the lending commitments under the Revolving Credit Agreement from $50,000,000 to approximately $20,965,000 and under the Senior Notes from $30,000,000 to approximately $13,305,000.  The Amendments substituted new financial covenants regarding: quarterly minimum net worth and liquidity levels, cumulative quarterly “EBITDAR” levels (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and restructuring costs), cumulative quarterly fixed charge ratios and cumulative quarterly debt to EBITDAR ratios, among others.  The Amendments also commit the Company to obtain the consent of the Banks and the Noteholders before making any dividend payments and impose certain fees and interest rate increases.  To the extent that marketable securities or other collateral is sold outside of the ordinary course of business, the Amendments also provide for certain prepayments to the Banks and the Noteholders.  The Company expects to be able to comply with the amended covenants.  However, no assurances can be given that changing business, regulatory or economic conditions might not cause the Company to violate one or more covenants which could result in default or acceleration of any debt under the Agreements.

 
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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Results of Operations
 
The tables presented below, which compare our results of operations for the three and nine month periods from 2009 to 2008, present the results for each period, the change in those results from 2009 to 2008 in both dollars and percentage change and the results for each period as a percentage of net revenue.
 
 
·
The first two data columns in the tables show the absolute results for each period presented.
 
 
·
The columns entitled “Year Over Year Change” and “Year Over Year Percentage Change” show the change in results, both in dollars and percentages.  These two columns show favorable changes as positive and unfavorable changes as negative.  For example, when our net revenue increases from one period to the next, that change is shown as a positive number in both columns.  Conversely, when expenses increase from one period to the next, that change is shown as a negative number in both columns.
 
 
·
The last two columns in the tables show the results for each period as a percentage of net revenue. In these two columns, the cost of sales and gross profit for each are given as a percentage of that segment’s net revenue.  These amounts are shown in italics.
 
In addition, as used in the table, “NM” means “not meaningful.”

 
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Three Months Ended October 4, 2009 Compared to Three Months Ended September 28, 2008

               
Year Over
       
         
Year Over
   
Year
   
Results as Percentage of
 
         
Year
   
Percentage
   
Net Revenue for the Three
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Change
   
Change
   
Months Ended
 
   
Oct. 4,
   
Sept. 28,
   
Favorable
   
Favorable
   
Oct. 4,
   
Sept. 28,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
(Unfavorable)
   
(Unfavorable)
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(in thousands, except percentage data)
 
Net revenue:
                                   
Industrial Group
  $ 37,164     $ 57,969     $ (20,805 )     (35.9 )%     59.3 %     67.3 %
Electronics Group
    25,552       28,123       (2,571 )     (9.1 )     40.7       32.7  
Total
    62,716       86,092       (23,376 )     (27.2 )     100.0       100.0  
                                                 
Cost of sales:
                                               
Industrial Group
    37,060       57,663       20,603       35.7       99.7       99.5  
Electronics Group
    20,434       24,889       4,455       17.9       80.0       88.5  
Total
    57,494       82,552       25,058       30.4       91.7       95.9  
                                                 
Gross profit:
                                               
Industrial Group
    104       306       (202 )     (66.0 )     0.3       0.5  
Electronics Group
    5,118       3,234       1,884       58.3       20.0       11.5  
Total
    5,222       3,540       1,682       47.5       8.3       4.1  
                                                 
Selling, general and administrative
    6,861       8,118       1,257       15.5       10.9       9.4  
Research and development
    664       742       78       10.5       1.1       0.9  
Amortization of intangible assets
    28       42       14       33.3              
Nonrecurring expense, net
    1,528       655       (873 )     (133.3 )     2.4       0.8  
                                                 
Operating loss
    (3,859 )     (6,017 )     2,158       35.9       (6.1 )     (7.0 )
                                                 
Interest expense, net
    1,828       578       (1,250 )     (216.3 )     2.9       0.7  
Other (income) expense, net
    (7 )     1,047       1,054       100.7             1.2  
                                                 
Loss from continuing operations before tax
    (5,680 )     (7,642 )     1,962       25.7       (9.0 )     (8.9 )
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (3,776 )     168       3,944    
NM
      (6.0 )     0.2  
                                                 
Loss from continuing operations
    (1,904 )     (7,810 )     5,906       75.6       (3.0 )     (9.1 )
                                                 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    135       54       81       150.0       0.2       0.1  
                                                 
Net loss
  $ (1,769 )   $ (7,756 )   $ 5,987       77.2       (2.8 )%     (9.0 )%

 
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Nine Months Ended October 4, 2009 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 28, 2008
 
               
Year Over
       
         
Year Over
   
Year
   
Results as Percentage of
 
         
Year
   
Percentage
   
Net Revenue for the Nine
 
   
Nine Months Ended
   
Change
   
Change
   
Months Ended
 
   
Oct. 4,
   
Sept. 28,
   
Favorable
   
Favorable
   
Oct.4,
   
Sept. 28,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
(Unfavorable)
   
(Unfavorable)
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(in thousands, except percentage data)
 
                                     
Net revenue:
                                   
Industrial Group
  $ 111,603     $ 196,884     $ (85,281 )     (43.3 )%     55.9 %     71.5 %
Electronics Group
    88,200       78,558       9,642       12.3       44.1       28.5  
Total
    199,803       275,442       (75,639 )     (27.5 )     100.0       100.0  
                                                 
Cost of sales:
                                               
Industrial Group
    115,831       184,416       68,585       37.2       103.8       93.7  
Electronics Group
    73,753       70,071       (3,682 )     (5.3 )     83.6       89.2  
Total
    189,584       254,487       64,903       25.5       94.9       92.4  
                                                 
Gross profit:
                                               
Industrial Group
    (4,228 )     12,468       (16,696 )     (133.9 )     (3.8 )     6.3  
Electronics Group
    14,447       8,487       5,960       70.2       16.4       10.8  
Total
    10,219       20,955       (10,736 )     (51.2 )     5.1       7.6  
                                                 
Selling, general and administrative
    21,601       24,532       2,931       11.9       10.8       8.9  
Research and development
    2,467       2,472       5       0.2       1.3       0.9  
Amortization of intangible assets
    84       125       41       32.8              
Nonrecurring expense, net
    5,241       655       (4,586 )     (700.2 )     2.6       0.3  
                                                 
Operating loss
    (19,174 )     (6,829 )     (12,345 )     (180.8 )     (9.6 )     (2.5 )
                                                 
Interest expense, net
    3,989       1,437       (2,552 )     (177.6 )     2.0       0.6  
Other (income) expense, net
    (84 )     125       209       167.2              
                                                 
Loss from continuing operations before taxes
    (23,079 )     (8,391 )     (14,688 )     (175.0 )     (11.6 )     (3.1 )
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (3,009 )     107       3,116    
NM
      (1.5 )      
                                                 
Loss from continuing operations
    (20,070 )     (8,498 )     (11,572 )     (136.2 )     (10.1 )     (3.1 )
                                                 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    178       192       (14 )     (7.3 )     0.1       0.1  
                                                 
Net loss
  $ (19,892 )   $ (8,306 )   $ (11,586 )     (139.5 )     (10.0 )%     (3.0 )%

Backlog. At October 4, 2009, backlog for our Electronics Group decreased $20.6 million to $81.4 million from $102.0 million at September 28, 2008, on a 21% decrease in net orders to $64.7 million in the first nine months of 2009 compared to $81.4 million in net orders in the first nine months of 2008.  We expect to convert approximately 83% of the backlog at October 4, 2009 to revenue during the next twelve months.
 
Net Revenue. The Industrial Group derives its revenue from manufacturing services and product sales.  Net revenue in the Industrial Group decreased $20.8 million and $85.3 million from the prior year third quarter and nine month periods, respectively.  Depressed market conditions for medium and heavy duty commercial trucks and light trucks have contributed to volume related reductions in net revenue of approximately $16.8 million and $57.6 million for the third quarter and nine month periods, respectively.  Volume declines for trailer axles also resulted in a $3.6 million and $16.4 million net revenue reduction from the prior year third quarter and nine month periods, respectively.  Revenue also declined $2.6 million and $15.3 million for the third quarter and nine month periods, respectively, due to the discontinued sale of axle shafts to a light truck customer.  Further, amortization of contractual settlements and pricing changes resulted in a $0.1 million revenue increase and a $4.4 million decrease for the three and nine month periods, respectively.  Partially offsetting the volume change is an increase in steel prices, which is contractually passed through to customers under certain contracts, resulting in an increase in net revenue of $2.2 million and $8.4 million for the third quarter and nine month periods, respectively.

 
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The Electronics Group derives its revenue from product sales and technical outsourced services.  Net revenue in the Electronics Group decreased $2.6 million for the third quarter primarily as a result of a reduction in sales of certain data recording products and a reduction in encryption products.  Net revenue in the Electronics Group increased $9.6 million from the prior year nine month period, primarily as a result of shipments of new electronic circuit card assemblies for the Bradley Combat System.
 
Gross Profit. The Industrial Group’s gross profit of $0.1 million and loss of $4.2 million in the third quarter and nine month periods of 2009, respectively, decreased from profit of $0.3 million and $12.5 million in the third quarter and nine month periods of 2008, respectively.  The significant decrease in sales volume and related loss of fixed overhead absorption resulted in a reduction in gross profit of approximately $4.3 million and $16.0 million for the third quarter and nine month periods, respectively.  The Industrial Group also realized a decline in gross profit of $0.1 million and $7.1 million for the third quarter and nine month periods, respectively, as a result of lower revenue from contractual settlements and pricing as compared to the prior year periods.  The decreases in gross profit were partially offset by productivity improvements attributable to restructuring activities of approximately $3.2 million and $6.8 million for the third quarter and nine month periods, respectively and favorable exchange rates experienced during the third quarter and nine month periods.
 
The Electronics Group’s gross profit increased $1.9 million and $6.0 million for the third quarter and nine month periods of 2009, respectively, primarily due to the redesign of a secured communication product and changes in product mix. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue also increased to 20.0% and 16.4% for the third quarter and nine month periods of 2009, respectively, from 11.5% and 10.8% for the third quarter and nine month periods of 2008 respectively.
 
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense decreased $1.3 million and $2.9 million for the third quarter and nine month periods of 2009, respectively, primarily due to reductions in compensation and employee benefit costs.
 
Research and Development. Research and development costs decreased $0.1 million in the third quarter of 2009 and remained flat for the nine months ended October 4, 2009.
 
Nonrecurring Expense, Net. In December 2008, we announced a restructuring program, which included the closure of the Industrial Group’s Kenton and Marion, Ohio facilities and the consolidation of Sypris Electronics and Sypris Data Systems into a single operation within the Electronics Group.  Additionally, we have exited several programs within the Electronics Group.  The purpose of the restructuring program is to reduce fixed costs, accelerate integration efficiencies, and significantly improve operating earnings on a sustained basis.  The restructuring activities are expected to result in $25.0 million in annual savings.  The activities generating the expected savings are from the following: i) annual savings of $12.5 million from facility closings, ii) annual savings of $7.5 million from operational efficiencies expected to begin during the third quarter of 2009, iii) annual savings of $3.0 million from product costing changes implemented during the first quarter of 2009, and iv) annual savings of $2.0 million from various quality improvement initiatives expected to be implemented by the fourth quarter of 2009.  As a result of these initiatives, we recorded, or expect to record in future periods, aggregate pre-tax expenses of approximately $51.6 million, consisting of the following: $3.9 million in severance and benefit costs, $13.3 million in non-cash asset impairments, $16.1 million in non-cash deferred contract costs write-offs, $7.9 million in inventory related charges, $1.8 million in equipment relocation costs, $1.5 million in asset retirement obligations, $3.2 million in contract termination costs and $3.9 million in other restructuring charges.  Of the aggregate $51.6 million in pre-tax costs, we expect $14.0 million will be cash expenditures, the majority of which has been spent at October 4, 2009.  The cash outflows related to these programs are expected to be funded from continuing operations and the existing revolving credit agreement and are not expected to have a material adverse impact on our liquidity. Of the total program, we recorded $1.5 million, or $0.08 per share, and $5.2 million or $0.28 per share related to these initiatives during the third quarter and nine months ended October 4, 2009, respectively, which is included in nonrecurring expense on the consolidated statement of operations.  The charge for the nine months ended October 4, 2009 consisted of $1.0 million for employee severance and benefit costs, $1.3 million in equipment relocation costs, $1.2 million in non-cash asset impairments, and $1.7 million in other various charges.  The additional non-cash asset impairments incurred during the first nine months of 2009 were for assets originally expected to be redeployed to other locations but later determined to not be economically feasible to move.  Additionally, we revised our estimate for equipment relocation costs to $1.8 million from the original estimate of $4.2 million, as we determined it would not be economically feasible to relocate certain equipment.  We expect to incur approximately $0.1 million in additional employee severance and benefit costs, approximately $0.2 million in additional equipment relocation costs, and approximately $1.0 million in other exit costs.  See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

 
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Interest Expense. Interest expense for the third quarter and nine months ended October 4, 2009 increased primarily due to an increase in the weighted average debt outstanding and an increase in interest rates resulting from the March 2009 modification of our Credit Agreement and Senior Notes.  Our weighted average debt outstanding increased to $75.1 million and $74.7 million for the third quarter and nine month periods of 2009, respectively, from $57.0 million and $55.4 million during the third quarter and nine month periods of 2008.  The weighted average interest rate was 7.9% and 7.3% for the third quarter and nine month periods of 2009, respectively, compared to 6.4% and 6.7% for the third quarter and nine month periods of 2008.
 
Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes in the third quarter and nine month periods of 2009 includes a benefit of $3.5 million due to the required intraperiod tax allocation resulting from the loss from continuing operations and income recorded in other comprehensive income.  The remaining provision recorded is associated with our foreign subsidiaries and includes minimum taxes required to be paid in Mexico.
 
Discontinued Operations. As of October 4, 2009, the Company concluded that it was probable within a 12 month time period that it would sell the operations associated with the Test & Measurement segment.  In accordance with requirements of ASC 205-20-45 (formerly known as SFAS No. 144 Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets), we classified this business as a discontinued operation in the third quarter of 2009.  This business was previously included within the Electronics Group.  Test & Measurement income was $0.1 million for the third quarter of 2009 and 2008.  For the nine months ended October 4, 2009 and September 28, 2008, Test & Measurement income was $0.2 million.  This operation was sold in late October 2009.
 
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Condition
 
On October 26, 2009, the Company amended its Revolving Credit Agreement and Senior Notes agreements.  The Loan Amendment extends the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Agreement from January 15, 2010 through January 15, 2012, while the Note Amendments implement the same maturity date for the Senior Notes.  The Company used certain net proceeds generated during the fourth quarter 2009 from the sale of the Test & Measurement business and of the Company’s holdings of Dana Holding Corporation common stock to reduce the lending commitments under the Revolving Credit Agreement from $50.0 million to approximately $21.0 million and under the Senior Notes from $30.0 million to approximately $13.3 million.  The Amendments substituted new financial covenants regarding: quarterly minimum net worth and liquidity levels, cumulative quarterly “EBITDAR” levels (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and restructuring costs), cumulative quarterly fixed charge ratios and cumulative quarterly debt to EBITDAR ratios, among others.  The Amendments also commit the Company to obtain the consent of the Banks and the Noteholders before making any dividend payments and impose certain fees and interest rate increases.  To the extent that marketable securities or other collateral is sold outside of the ordinary course of business, the Amendments also provide for certain prepayments to the Banks and the Noteholders.  The Company expects to be able to comply with the amended covenants.  However, no assurances can be given that changing business, regulatory or economic conditions might not cause the Company to violate one or more covenants which could result in default or acceleration of any debt under the Agreements.  As a result of the reduction in debt, interest expense is expected to be reduced by an estimated $4.0 million to $5.0 million on an annual basis.
 
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations was $2.3 million in the first nine months of 2009 as compared to net cash provided of $7.6 million for the first nine months of 2008.  Accounts receivable decreased in 2009 and provided $4.4 million as a result of a continued emphasis on collections with significant customers.  Inventory decreased in 2009 and provided $12.9 million, primarily due to bringing inventory levels down to meet current demand within the Industrial Group and a focus on improving inventory turns within the Electronics Group.  Other current assets decreased in 2009 and provided $2.8 million, primarily as a result of a $2.9 million tax refund for our Mexico operations.  Accounts payable decreased in 2009 and used $8.9 million primarily due to the timing of payments to our suppliers and reduced purchases by our Industrial Group.  Accrued and other liabilities decreased in 2009 and used $2.1 million, primarily due to payments for the various restructuring accruals including the payment of $0.9 million to terminate a lease for Sypris Data Systems and payments of $2.1 million in severance related to the shutdown of the Kenton and Marion, Ohio facilities.
 
 
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Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations decreased $3.1 million to $3.4 million for the first nine months of 2009, primarily due to lower capital expenditures.
 
Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.0 million in the first nine months of 2009, as compared to net cash used of $1.7 million in the first nine months of 2008.  We borrowed an additional $2.0 million on the Revolving Credit Agreement during the first nine months of 2009.  Additionally, we paid $0.7 million in financing fees in conjunction with the modification of our debt in March 2009.  During 2009, we suspended our dividend payment, which resulted in lower dividend payments of $1.3 million as compared to the prior year period.
 
We had total borrowings under our Revolving Credit Agreement of $45.0 million at October 4, 2009 and an unrestricted cash balance of $10.8 million.  Approximately $4.0 million of the unrestricted cash balance relates to our Mexican subsidiaries.  In March 2009, our Revolving Credit Agreement and Senior Notes were amended to, among other things, i) waive the defaults as of December 31, 2008, ii) limit total borrowings, iii) revise the maturity date for the Credit Agreement and Senior Notes to January 15, 2010, iv) revise certain financial covenants, v) restrict the payment of dividends, vi) require mandatory prepayment to the extent that marketable securities or other collateral is sold outside of the ordinary course of business, and vii) increase our interest rate structure.  As of October 4, 2009, we were in compliance with all covenants.  Maximum borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement were $50.0 million, and standby letters of credit up to a maximum of $15.0 million may be issued under the Revolving Credit Agreement, of which $2.3 million were issued at October 4, 2009.
 
We also had purchase commitments totaling approximately $14.6 million at October 4, 2009, primarily for inventory and manufacturing equipment.
 
We believe that sufficient resources will be available to satisfy our cash requirements for at least the next twelve months.  Cash requirements for periods beyond the next twelve months depend on our profitability, our ability to manage working capital requirements and our rate of growth.  If our largest customers experience financial difficulty, or if working capital and capital expenditure requirements exceed expected levels during the next twelve months or in subsequent periods, we may require additional external sources of capital.  There can be no assurance that any additional required financing will be available through bank borrowings, debt or equity financings or otherwise, or that if such financing is available, it will be available on terms acceptable to us.  If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
See the information concerning our critical accounting policies included under Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation - Critical Accounting Policies in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.  There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies during the nine month period ended October 4, 2009.
 
Forward-looking Statements
 
This quarterly report, and our other oral or written communications, may contain “forward-looking” statements.  These statements may include our expectations or projections about the future of our industries, business strategies, potential acquisitions or financial results and our views about developments beyond our control, including domestic or global economic conditions, trends and market developments.  These statements are based on management’s views and assumptions at the time originally made, and we undertake no obligation to update these statements, even if, for example, they remain available on our website after those views and assumptions have changed.  There can be no assurance that our expectations, projections or views will come to pass, and undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements.

 
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A number of significant factors could materially affect our specific business operations and cause our performance to differ materially from any future results projected or implied by our prior statements.  Many of these factors are identified in connection with the more specific descriptions contained throughout this report.  Other factors which could also materially affect such future results currently include: the effects of a continuing economic downturn which could reduce our revenues, negatively impact our customers or suppliers and materially, adversely affect our financial results; potential impairments, non-recoverability or write-offs of goodwill, assets or deferred costs, including deferred tax assets in the U.S. or Mexico; fees, costs or other dilutive effects of refinancing; compliance with covenants in, or acceleration of, our loan and other debt agreements; unexpected or increased costs, time delays and inefficiencies of restructuring our manufacturing capacity; breakdowns, relocations or major repairs of machinery and equipment; our inability to successfully launch new or next generation programs; the cost, efficiency and yield of our operations and capital investments, including working capital, production schedules, cycle times, scrap rates, injuries, wages, overtime costs, freight or expediting costs; cost and availability of raw materials such as steel, component parts, natural gas or utilities; volatility of our customers’ forecasts, financial conditions, market shares, product requirements or scheduling demands; adverse impacts of new technologies or other competitive pressures which increase our costs or erode our margins; failure to adequately insure or to identify environmental or other insurable risks; inventory valuation risks including obsolescence, shrinkage, theft, overstocking or underbilling; changes in government or other customer programs; reliance on major customers or suppliers, especially in the automotive or aerospace and defense electronics sectors; revised contract prices or estimates of major contract costs; dependence on, recruitment or retention of key employees; union negotiations; pension valuation, health care or other benefit costs; labor relations; strikes; risks of foreign operations; currency exchange rates; the costs and supply of debt, equity capital, or insurance (including the possibility that our common stock could cease to qualify for listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market due to a sustained decline in prices per share, or other regulatory compliance including, shareholder approval requirements, or that any reverse stock split or other restructuring of our debt or equity financing could be accompanied by the deregistration of our common stock or other “going private” transactions); changes in licenses, security clearances, or other legal rights to operate, manage our work force or import and export as needed; weaknesses in internal controls; the costs of compliance with our auditing, regulatory or contractual obligations; regulatory actions or sanctions; disputes or litigation, involving customer, supplier, lessor, landlord, creditor, stockholder, product liability or environmental claims; war, terrorism or political uncertainty; unanticipated or uninsured disasters, losses or business risks; inaccurate data about markets, customers or business conditions; or unknown risks and uncertainties and the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
 
In this quarterly report, we may rely on and refer to information and statistics regarding the markets in which we compete.  We obtained this information and these statistics from various third party sources and publications that are not produced for the purposes of securities offerings or reporting or economic analysis.  We have not independently verified the data and cannot assure the accuracy of the data we have included.

Item 3.        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
We are a smaller reporting company as defined in Item 10 of Regulation S-K and thus are not required to report the quantitative and qualitative measures of market risk specified in Item 305 of Regulation S-K.
 
Item 4.        Controls and Procedures
 
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) required by Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b), our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
(b) Changes in internal controls. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 
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Part II.      Other Information
 
Item 1.       Legal Proceedings
 
None.
 
Item 1A.    Risk Factors
 
Information regarding risk factors appears in “MD&A - Forward-Looking Statements,” in Part I - Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and in Part I - Item 1A of our Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
 
Item 2.       Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
None.
 
Item 3.       Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
None.
 
Item 4.       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
None.
 
Item 5.       Other Information
 
None.

Item 6.       Exhibits
 
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
     
31(i).1
 
CEO certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002.
31(i).2
 
CFO certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002.
32
 
CEO and CFO certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002.

 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
 
(Registrant)
     
Date: November 17, 2009
By:
/s/ Brian A. Lutes
   
(Brian A. Lutes)
   
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
     
Date: November 17, 2009
By:
/s/ Rebecca R. Eckert
   
(Rebecca R. Eckert)
   
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
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Exhibit 31(i).1
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Jeffrey T. Gill, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sypris Solutions, Inc.;
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
By:
/s/ Jeffrey T. Gill
   
Jeffrey T. Gill
   
President & Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 

 
Exhibit 31(i).2
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Brian A. Lutes, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarter report on Form 10-Q of Sypris Solutions, Inc.;
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
By:
/s/ Brian A. Lutes
   
Brian A. Lutes
   
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 

 

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Sypris Solutions, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending October 4, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), each of the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in his capacity as an officer of Sypris Solutions, Inc., that to his knowledge:

 
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

 
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
By:
/s/ Jeffrey T. Gill
   
Jeffrey T. Gill
   
President & Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: November 17, 2009
By:
/s/ Brian A. Lutes
   
Brian A. Lutes
   
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Sypris Solutions, Inc. and will be retained by Sypris Solutions, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Form 10-Q and shall not be considered filed as part of the Form 10-Q.