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: June 30, 2009

 

 

 

OR

 

 

o

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: 1-13429

 

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

94-3196943

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation

 

(I.R.S. Employer

or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

5956 W. Las Positas Blvd., Pleasanton, CA 94588

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code):  (925) 560-9000

 

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 days.  Yes x  No o

 

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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o  No o

 

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.

 

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x

 

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2009:  49,049,791

 

 

 



 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, unaudited)

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

169,132

 

$

162,098

 

$

170,750

 

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

118,646

 

139,162

 

76,005

 

Inventories

 

190,153

 

232,575

 

251,878

 

Deferred income taxes

 

12,153

 

11,262

 

11,995

 

Assets held for sale

 

7,887

 

7,887

 

8,387

 

Other current assets

 

10,686

 

6,335

 

8,582

 

Total current assets

 

508,657

 

559,319

 

527,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

193,958

 

199,055

 

193,318

 

Goodwill

 

79,858

 

69,500

 

68,619

 

Intangible assets, net

 

33,050

 

23,392

 

23,453

 

Equity method investment

 

 

 

214

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

14,374

 

18,817

 

16,999

 

Total assets

 

$

829,897

 

$

870,083

 

$

830,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line of credit

 

$

27

 

$

3,177

 

$

26

 

Trade accounts payable

 

22,574

 

46,362

 

21,675

 

Accrued liabilities

 

33,855

 

39,549

 

34,102

 

Income taxes payable

 

1,370

 

1,637

 

 

Accrued profit sharing trust contributions

 

3,718

 

5,228

 

9,541

 

Accrued cash profit sharing and commissions

 

4,436

 

10,581

 

2,264

 

Accrued workers’ compensation

 

4,279

 

4,116

 

4,286

 

Total current liabilities

 

70,259

 

110,650

 

71,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

9,659

 

12,076

 

9,280

 

Total liabilities

 

79,918

 

122,726

 

81,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, at par value

 

491

 

486

 

490

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

138,839

 

128,541

 

136,867

 

Retained earnings

 

598,412

 

590,510

 

605,950

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

12,237

 

27,820

 

5,719

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

749,979

 

747,357

 

749,026

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

829,897

 

$

870,083

 

$

830,200

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

2



 

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands except per-share amounts, unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

165,923

 

$

219,263

 

$

285,246

 

$

386,919

 

Cost of sales

 

104,686

 

135,398

 

193,295

 

246,796

 

Gross profit

 

61,237

 

83,865

 

91,951

 

140,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development and other engineering

 

5,161

 

5,610

 

10,025

 

10,713

 

Selling

 

16,852

 

22,134

 

32,877

 

41,942

 

General and administrative

 

20,315

 

23,767

 

40,478

 

41,641

 

 

 

42,328

 

51,511

 

83,380

 

94,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

18,909

 

32,354

 

8,571

 

45,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss in equity method investment, before tax

 

(21

)

 

(214

)

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

(38

)

505

 

64

 

1,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

18,850

 

32,859

 

8,421

 

47,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

8,167

 

12,478

 

6,147

 

18,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

10,683

 

$

20,381

 

$

2,274

 

$

28,733

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.22

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.59

 

Diluted

 

$

0.22

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.10

 

$

0.10

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

49,016

 

48,593

 

49,001

 

48,584

 

Diluted

 

49,114

 

48,936

 

49,099

 

48,933

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

3



 

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2009 and December 31, 2008

(In thousands except per-share amounts, unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Par Value

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income (Loss)

 

Total

 

Balance, January 1, 2008

 

48,552

 

$

485

 

$

126,119

 

$

571,499

 

$

25,297

 

$

723,400

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

28,733

 

 

28,733

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation adjustment, net of tax of $5

 

 

 

 

 

2,523

 

2,523

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,256

 

Stock options exercised

 

38

 

1

 

741

 

 

 

742

 

Stock compensation

 

 

 

1,541

 

 

 

1,541

 

Tax benefit of options exercised

 

 

 

(107

)

 

 

(107

)

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.20 per share)

 

 

 

 

(9,722

)

 

(9,722

)

Common stock issued at $26.59 per share for stock bonus

 

9

 

 

247

 

 

 

247

 

Balance, June 30, 2008

 

48,599

 

486

 

128,541

 

590,510

 

27,820

 

747,357

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

25,201

 

 

25,201

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation adjustment, net of tax of $707

 

 

 

 

 

(22,101

)

(22,101

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,100

 

Stock options exercised

 

372

 

4

 

6,135

 

 

 

6,139

 

Stock compensation

 

 

 

1,708

 

 

 

1,708

 

Tax benefit of options exercised

 

 

 

483

 

 

 

483

 

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.20 per share)

 

 

 

 

(9,761

)

 

(9,761

)

Balance, December 31, 2008

 

48,971

 

490

 

136,867

 

605,950

 

5,719

 

749,026

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

2,274

 

 

2,274

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation adjustment, net of tax of ($38)

 

 

 

 

 

6,518

 

6,518

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,792

 

Stock options exercised

 

69

 

1

 

1,125

 

 

 

1,126

 

Stock compensation

 

 

 

791

 

 

 

791

 

Tax benefit of options exercised

 

 

 

(244

)

 

 

(244

)

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.20 per share)

 

 

 

 

(9,812

)

 

(9,812

)

Common stock issued at $27.76 per share for stock bonus

 

10

 

 

300

 

 

 

300

 

Balance, June 30, 2009

 

49,050

 

$

491

 

$

138,839

 

$

598,412

 

$

12,237

 

$

749,979

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

4



 

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands, unaudited)

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,274

 

$

28,733

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

(Gain) loss on sale of assets

 

71

 

(17

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

14,599

 

15,007

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(448

)

177

 

Noncash compensation related to stock plans

 

1,043

 

1,856

 

Loss in equity method investment

 

214

 

 

Excess tax benefit of options exercised

 

(19

)

(45

)

Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts

 

1,594

 

(559

)

Provision for obsolete inventory

 

570

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

(39,970

)

(48,164

)

Inventories

 

64,612

 

(7,193

)

Trade accounts payable

 

(818

)

17,469

 

Income taxes payable

 

3,061

 

3,027

 

Accrued profit sharing trust contributions

 

(5,853

)

(3,414

)

Accrued cash profit sharing and commissions

 

2,142

 

6,436

 

Other current assets

 

(4,444

)

(121

)

Accrued liabilities

 

(1,789

)

303

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

3,254

 

1,802

 

Accrued workers’ compensation

 

(8

)

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

(1,903

)

(2,010

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

38,182

 

13,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(9,509

)

(6,745

)

Proceeds from sale of capital assets

 

612

 

2,668

 

Asset acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(23,670

)

(26,087

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(32,567

)

(30,164

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Line of credit borrowings

 

842

 

3,242

 

Repayment of debt and line of credit borrowings

 

(842

)

(1,237

)

Issuance of common stock

 

1,126

 

742

 

Excess tax benefit of options exercised

 

19

 

45

 

Dividends paid

 

(9,798

)

(9,716

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(8,653

)

(6,924

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

1,420

 

(243

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,618

)

(24,044

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

170,750

 

186,142

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

169,132

 

$

162,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncash activity during the period

 

 

 

 

 

Noncash capital expenditures

 

$

194

 

$

95

 

Dividends declared but not paid

 

$

4,915

 

$

4,860

 

Issuance of Company’s common stock for compensation

 

$

300

 

$

247

 

Noncash asset acquisition

 

$

 

$

1,568

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

5



 

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1.             Basis of Presentation

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”). Investments in 50% or less owned affiliates are accounted for using either cost or the equity method. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

 

Interim Period Reporting

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These interim statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (the “2008 Annual Report”).

 

The unaudited quarterly condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to state fairly the financial information set forth therein, in accordance with GAAP. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data were derived from audited financial statements, but do not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The Company’s quarterly results fluctuate. As a result, the Company believes the results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.

 

Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated the financial statements for subsequent events through August 7, 2009, the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q. See Note 11 “Subsequent Events.”

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue when the earnings process is complete, net of applicable provision for discounts, returns and incentives, whether actual or estimated based on the Company’s experience. This generally occurs when products are shipped to the customer in accordance with the sales agreement or purchase order, ownership and risk of loss pass to the customer, collectibility is reasonably assured and pricing is fixed or determinable. The Company’s general shipping terms are F.O.B. shipping point, where title is transferred and revenue is recognized when the products are shipped to customers. When the Company sells F.O.B. destination point, title is transferred and the Company recognizes revenue on delivery or customer acceptance, depending on terms of the sales agreement. Service sales, representing after-market repair and maintenance, engineering activities and software sales and service, though significantly less than 1% of net sales and not material to the consolidated financial statements, are recognized as the services are completed or the software products and services are delivered. If actual costs of sales returns, incentives and discounts were to significantly exceed the recorded estimated allowance, the Company’s sales would be adversely affected.

 

Net Income Per Common Share

 

Basic net income per common share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Potentially dilutive securities, using the treasury stock method, are included in the diluted per-share calculations for all periods when the effect of their inclusion is dilutive.

 

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The following is a reconciliation of basic earnings per share (“EPS”), to diluted EPS:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended,

 

Three Months Ended,

 

 

 

June 30, 2009

 

June 30, 2008

 

(in thousands, except

 

 

 

 

 

Per

 

 

 

 

 

Per

 

per-share amounts)

 

Income

 

Shares

 

Share

 

Income

 

Shares

 

Share

 

Basic EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income available to common stockholders

 

$

10,683

 

49,016

 

$

0.22

 

$

20,381

 

48,593

 

$

0.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of Dilutive Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

 

98

 

 

 

343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income available to common stockholders

 

$

10,683

 

49,114

 

$

0.22

 

$

20,381

 

48,936

 

$

0.42

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended,

 

Six Months Ended,

 

 

 

June 30, 2009

 

June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per

 

 

 

 

 

Per

 

 

 

Income

 

Shares

 

Share

 

Income

 

Shares

 

Share

 

Basic EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income available to common stockholders

 

$

2,274

 

49,001

 

$

0.05

 

$

28,733

 

48,584

 

$

0.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of Dilutive Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

 

98

 

 

 

349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income available to common stockholders

 

$

2,274

 

49,099

 

$

0.05

 

$

28,733

 

48,933

 

$

0.59

 

 

Anti-dilutive shares attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share. For the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, 1.1 million shares and 1.0 million shares, respectively, subject to stock options were anti-dilutive. For the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, 1.1 million shares subject to stock options were anti-dilutive.

 

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company maintains two stock option plans under which it may grant incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options, although the Company has granted only non-qualified stock options under these plans. The Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan (the “1994 Plan”) is principally for the Company’s employees, and the Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. 1995 Independent Director Stock Option Plan (the “1995 Plan”) is for its independent directors. The Company generally grants options under each of the 1994 Plan and the 1995 Plan once each year. The exercise price per share of each option granted in February 2009, February 2008 and April 2008 under the 1994 Plan equaled the closing market price per share of the Company’s common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on the day preceding the day that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors met to approve the grant of the options. The exercise price per share under each option granted under the 1995 Plan is at the fair market value on the date specified in the 1995 Plan. Options vest and expire according to terms established at the grant date. There were no options granted under the 1995 Plan in 2009 or 2008.

 

Under the 1994 Plan, no more than 16 million shares of the Company’s common stock may be sold (including shares already sold) pursuant to all options granted under the 1994 Plan. Under the 1995 Plan, no more than 320 thousand shares of common stock may be sold (including shares already sold) pursuant to all options granted under the 1995 Plan. Shares of common stock issued on exercise of stock options under both of the plans are registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Options granted under the 1994 Plan typically vest evenly over the requisite service period of four years and have a term of seven years. The vesting of options granted under the 1994 Plan will be accelerated if the grantee ceases to be employed by the Company after reaching age 60 or if there is a change in control of the Company. Options granted under the 1995 Plan are fully vested on the date of grant.

 

7



 

The following table represents the Company’s stock option activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense recognized in operating expenses

 

$

397

 

$

801

 

$

845

 

$

1,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax benefit of stock option expense in provision for income taxes

 

135

 

316

 

283

 

672

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense, net of tax

 

$

262

 

$

485

 

$

562

 

$

1,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of shares vested

 

$

398

 

$

776

 

$

791

 

$

1,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds to the Company from the exercise of stock options

 

$

998

 

$

234

 

$

1,126

 

$

742

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options, including windfall (shortfall) tax benefits

 

$

(59

)

$

42

 

$

(244

)

$

113

 

 

 

 

At June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option cost capitalized in inventory

 

$

47

 

$

91

 

 

The amounts included in cost of sales, research and development and other engineering, selling, or general and administrative expense depend on the job functions performed by the employees to whom the stock options were granted.

 

The assumptions used to calculate the fair value of options granted are evaluated and revised, as necessary, to reflect market conditions and the Company’s experience.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

As of June 30, 2009, the Company’s investments consisted of only United States Treasury securities and money market funds aggregating $59.5 million, which are maintained in cash equivalents and are carried at cost, approximating fair value, based on Level 1 inputs. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157.

 

Income Taxes

 

In general, the Company is required to use an estimated annual effective tax rate to measure the tax benefit or tax expense recognized in an interim period. The income tax expense for the first and second quarters of 2009, however, has been computed based on those quarters as discrete periods due to the uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to reliably estimate pre-tax income for the remainder of the year. The effective tax rate was 19.4% in the first quarter of 2009, which, as a result of the loss before taxes in the first quarter of 2009, resulted in income tax benefit of $2.0 million. The effective tax rate was 43.3% in the second quarter of 2009 which resulted in income tax expense of $8.2 million. The Company cannot reliably estimate pre-tax income for the remainder of 2009 or for the full year, primarily due to the continued uncertainty in the construction markets in which the Company operates. The income tax provision for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, was calculated using estimated annual effective tax rates.

 

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Acquisitions

 

Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations.” SFAS No. 141(R) requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the full fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction (whether a full or partial acquisition); establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; requires expensing of most transaction and restructuring costs; and requires the acquirer to disclose to investors and other users the information needed to evaluate and understand the nature and financial effect of the business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) applies to all transactions or other events in which the Company obtains control of one or more businesses, including combinations achieved without the transfer of consideration, such as by contract alone or through the lapse of minority veto rights. SFAS No. 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January 1, 2009, except that resolution of certain tax contingencies and adjustments to valuation allowances related to business combinations, which previously were adjusted to goodwill, will be adjusted to income tax expense for all such adjustments after January 1, 2009, regardless of the date of the original business combination. While this statement did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements on adoption, the effects on future periods will depend on the nature and significance of future business combinations subject to this statement.

 

In January 2009, the Company acquired the business of RO Design Corp, a Florida corporation doing business as DeckTools, which licenses deck design and estimation software. The software provides professional deck builders, home centers and lumber yards a simple, graphics-driven solution for designing decks and estimating material and labor costs for the project. Payments under the purchase agreement total $4.0 million in cash, including $2.5 million to be paid in the future, which will be treated as compensation expense to the principal officer of RO Design Corp, who is now employed by the Company. As a result of the acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $0.4 million and intangible assets subject to amortization of $1.1 million in the connector products segment.

 

In April 2009, the Company’s subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Europe EURL, purchased the equity of Agence Internationale Commerciale et Industrielle, S.A.S. (“Aginco”). Aginco manufactures a line of high-quality builder products and distributes them in France. The purchase price (subject to post-closing adjustments) was $21.9 million in cash. As a result of the acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $12.1 million and intangible assets subject to amortization of $7.4 million in the connector products segment. Net tangible assets, including machinery and equipment, inventory and trade accounts receivable, accounted for the balance of the purchase price. Through this acquisition, the Company increased its presence in the connector market in France. The Company believes that the additional presence will further its position in the construction products market. This factor contributed to a purchase price in excess of fair market value of Aginco’s net tangible and intangible assets acquired, and as a result, the Company has recorded goodwill in connection with the transaction.

 

The Company has not finalized the purchase price allocation for the RO Design Corp and Aginco acquisitions, as the Company is still obtaining information and analyzing the fair value of certain acquired assets and liabilities. The results of operations of the businesses acquired in 2009 are included in the Company’s consolidated results of operations since the dates of the acquisitions and, for periods prior to 2009, were not material to the Company. Accordingly, pro forma results of operations have not been presented.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In April 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) Financial Accounting Standard (“FAS”) 141(R)-1, “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies.” FSP FAS 141(R)-1 applies to all assets and liabilities assumed in a business combination that would be within the scope of SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” if not acquired in a business combination, except for assets or liabilities arising from contingencies that are subject to specific guidance in SFAS No. 141(R). An acquirer must recognize at fair value, at the acquisition date, an asset or liability assumed in a business combination that arises from a contingency if the acquisition-date fair value of that asset or liability can be determined during the measurement period.  If the acquisition-date fair value of an asset acquired or liability assumed in a business combination that arises from a contingency cannot be determined during the measurement period, an asset or liability must be recognized at the acquisition date if both information is available before the end of the measurement period indicates that it is probable that an asset existed or that a liability had been incurred at the acquisition date and the amount of the assets or liability can be reasonably estimated. FSP FAS 141(R)-1 became effective for the Company for business combinations for which the acquisition date was on or after January 1, 2009, and is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events,” which establishes general standards of accounting for, and disclosures of, events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. SFAS No. 165 requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009.  The Company adopted the new disclosure requirements in its June 30, 2009, condensed consolidated financial statements and the adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” This statement clarifies the characteristics that identify a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and changes how a reporting entity identifies a primary beneficiary that would consolidate the VIE from a quantitative risks and rewards calculation to a qualitative approach based on which variable interest holder has controlling financial interest and the ability to direct the most significant activities that affect the VIE’s economic performance.  SFAS No. 167 requires the primary beneficiary assessment to be performed on a continuous basis and also requires additional disclosures about an entity’s involvement with the VIE, restrictions on the VIE’s assets and liabilities that are included in the reporting entity’s consolidated balance sheet, significant risk exposures due to the entity’s involvement with the VIE, and how its involvement with a VIE affects the reporting entity’s consolidated financial statements. SFAS No.167 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009.  The Company will adopt SFAS No. 167 on January 1, 2010, and has not yet determined the effect, if any, on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162(“Codification”). The Codification does not change GAAP but becomes the sole source of authoritative GAAP for companies that are registered under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. Once effective, the Codification will supersede existing GAAP and become the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB. This Statement only requires a change in disclosure and will not affect the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

2.             Trade Accounts Receivable, Net

 

Trade accounts receivable consist of the following:

 

 

 

At June 30,

 

At December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2009

 

2008

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

$

126,686

 

$

144,313

 

$

81,929

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(5,469

)

(2,080

)

(4,368

)

Allowance for sales discounts and returns

 

(2,571

)

(3,071

)

(1,556

)

 

 

$

 118,646

 

$

139,162

 

$

76,005

 

 

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3.                                       Inventories

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

 

 

At June 30,

 

At December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2009

 

2008

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

$

62,041

 

$

83,616

 

$

92,638

 

In-process products

 

23,670

 

26,161

 

26,371

 

Finished products

 

104,442

 

122,798

 

132,869

 

 

 

$

190,153

 

$

232,575

 

$

251,878

 

 

4.                                       Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

 

Property, plant and equipment, net, consist of the following:

 

 

 

At June 30,

 

At December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2009

 

2008

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

23,489

 

$

21,305

 

$

23,989

 

Buildings and site improvements

 

140,431

 

133,920

 

135,992

 

Leasehold improvements

 

4,395

 

4,523

 

4,287

 

Machinery and equipment

 

224,752

 

221,005

 

219,641

 

 

 

393,067

 

380,753

 

383,909

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(205,833

)

(188,662

)

(193,639

)

 

 

187,234

 

192,091

 

190,270

 

Capital projects in progress

 

6,724

 

6,964

 

3,048

 

 

 

$

193,958

 

$

199,055

 

$

193,318

 

 

The Company’s vacant facility in San Leandro, California, remained classified as an asset held for sale as of June 30, 2009, consistent with the classification at December 31, 2008. This facility is associated with the connector segment. In 2007 and 2008, environmental analyses of the San Leandro property indicated that it had contamination related to spilled fuel that would require an estimated $0.7 million to remediate. The clean-up is expected to be completed in 2009. The Company expects to sell the San Leandro property after the remediation is completed.

 

5.                                       Investments

 

Equity Method Investment

 

The Company has a 35% equity interest in Keymark Enterprises, LLC (“Keymark”), for which the Company accounts using the equity method. Keymark develops software that assists in designing and engineering residential structures. The Company’s relationship with Keymark includes the specification of the Company’s products in the Keymark software. The Company has no obligation to make any additional capital contributions to Keymark.

 

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6.                                       Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

 

Goodwill and intangible assets, net, by segment were as follows:

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

Intangible Assets, net

 

 

 

at

 

at

 

at

 

at

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

Connector products

 

$

75,423

 

$

64,205

 

$

30,599

 

$

20,889

 

Venting products

 

4,435

 

4,414

 

2,451

 

2,564

 

Total

 

$

79,858

 

$

68,619

 

$

33,050

 

$

23,453

 

 

Intangible assets, net, were as follows:

 

 

 

At June 30, 2009

 

At December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

(in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Connector products

 

$

45,194

 

$

14,595

 

$

32,669

 

$

11,780

 

Venting products

 

3,291

 

840

 

2,962

 

398

 

Total

 

$

48,485

 

$

15,435

 

$

35,631

 

$

12,178

 

 

Intangible assets consist primarily of customer relationships, patents, unpatented technology and non-compete agreements. Amortization expense for intangible assets during the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, was $2.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively, and during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, was $3.3 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

 

At June 30, 2009, estimated future amortization of intangible assets, including the second half of 2009, was as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

$

2,720

 

2010

 

4,327

 

2011

 

4,289

 

2012

 

3,530

 

2013

 

2,508

 

2014

 

2,381

 

Thereafter

 

13,295

 

 

 

$

33,050

 

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and intangible assets from December 31, 2008 to June 30, 2009, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible

 

(in thousands)

 

Goodwill

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2008

 

$

68,619

 

$

23,453

 

Acquisitions

 

10,209

 

8,493

 

Amortization

 

 

(3,258

)

Reclassifications

 

(4,144

)

3,891

 

Adjustments due to recognition of deferred tax assets

 

3,706

 

 

Foreign exchange

 

1,468

 

471

 

Balance at June 30, 2009

 

$

79,858

 

$

33,050

 

 

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7.                                       Debt

 

Outstanding debt at June 30, 2009 and 2008, and December 31, 2008, and the available lines of credit at June 30, 2009, consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Available

 

Debt Outstanding

 

 

 

Credit at

 

at

 

at

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

2009

 

2009

 

2008

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving line of credit, interest at LIBOR plus 0.27% (at June 30, 2009, LIBOR plus 0.27% was 0.57%), expires October 2012, commitment fees payable at the annual rate of 0.08% on the unused portion of the facility

 

$

200,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving line of credit, interest at the bank’s base rate plus 3% (at June 30, 2009, the bank’s base rate plus 3% was 3.50%), expires October 2009

 

415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving lines of credit, interest rates between 1.48% and 3.86%

 

5,448

 

27

 

3,177

 

26

 

Line of credit

 

 

 

$

27

 

$

3,177

 

$

26

 

Available credit

 

$

205,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.                                       Commitments and Contingencies

 

Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2008 Annual Report provides information concerning commitments and contingencies. From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings and other matters arising in the normal course of business. The resolution of claims and litigation is subject to inherent uncertainty and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

 

The Company’s policy with regard to environmental liabilities is to accrue for future environmental assessments and remediation costs when information becomes available that indicates that it is probable that the Company is liable for any related claims and assessments and the amount of the liability is reasonably estimable. The Company does not believe that these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. See Note 4 “Property, Plant and Equipment, Net.”

 

Corrosion, hydrogen enbrittlement, cracking, material hardness, wood pressure-treating chemicals, misinstallations, misuse, environmental conditions or other factors can contribute to failure of fasteners, connectors, tools and venting products. On occasion, some of the fasteners and connectors that the Company sells have failed, although the Company has not incurred any material liability resulting from those failures. The Company attempts to avoid such failures by establishing and monitoring appropriate product specifications, manufacturing quality control procedures, inspection procedures and information on appropriate installation methods and conditions. The Company subjects its products to extensive testing, with results and conclusions published in Company catalogues and on its websites. Based on test results to date, the Company believes that, generally, if its products are appropriately selected, installed and used in accordance with the Company’s guidance, they may be reliably used in appropriate applications.

 

9.                                       Stock Option Plans

 

The Company currently has two stock option plans (see Note 1 “Basis of Presentation — Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”). Participants are granted stock options only if the applicable Company-wide or profit-center operating goals, or both, established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors at the beginning of the year, are met.

 

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The fair value of each option award was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Expected volatility is based on historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock measured monthly over a term that is equivalent to the expected life of the option. The expected term of options granted is estimated based on the Company’s prior exercise experience and future expectations of the exercise and termination behavior of the grantees. The risk-free rate is based on the yield of United States Treasury zero-coupon bonds with maturities comparable to the expected life in effect at the time of grant. The dividend yield is based on the expected dividend yield on the grant date.

 

Black-Scholes option pricing model assumptions for options granted in 2009 and 2008 are as follows:

 

Number

 

 

 

Risk-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

of Options

 

 

 

Free

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Granted

 

Grant

 

Interest

 

Dividend

 

Expected

 

 

 

 

 

Fair

 

(in thousands)

 

Date

 

Rate

 

Yield

 

Life

 

Volatility

 

Exercise Price

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1994 Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

02/23/09

 

2.08

%

2.48

%

6.5 years

 

30.9

%

$

16.10

 

$

4.06

 

29

 

02/04/09

 

2.17

%

1.88

%

6.5 years

 

30.9

%

$

21.25

 

$

5.86

 

14

 

04/23/08

 

3.15

%

1.55

%

6.0 years

 

27.1

%

$

25.74

 

$

6.92

 

40

 

02/13/08

 

2.90

%

1.68

%

6.0 years

 

27.1

%

$

23.78

 

$

6.16

 

 

No options were granted under the 1995 Plan in 2009 or 2008.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

Average

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Remaining

 

Intrinsic

 

 

 

Shares

 

Exercise

 

Contractual

 

Value *

 

Non-Qualified Stock Options

 

(in thousands)

 

Price

 

Life (in years)

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2009

 

2,250

 

$

29.70

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

53

 

18.92

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(69

)

16.45

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(55

)

36.83

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2009

 

2,179

 

$

29.67

 

2.4

 

$

1,222

 

Outstanding and expected to vest at June 30, 2009

 

2,168

 

$

29.68

 

2.4

 

$

1,212

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2009

 

1,965

 

$

29.53

 

2.1

 

$

1,091

 

 


* The intrinsic value represents the amount, if any, by which the fair market value of the underlying common stock exceeds the exercise price of the option, using the closing price per share of $21.62 as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2009.

 

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, was $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

 

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A summary of the status of unvested options as of June 30, 2009, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2009, are presented below:

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Shares

 

Grant-Date

 

Unvested Options

 

(in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested at January 1, 2009

 

258

 

$

11.58

 

Granted

 

53

 

5.04

 

Vested

 

(94

)

12.08

 

Forfeited

 

(3

)

13.68

 

Unvested at June 30, 2009

 

214

 

$

9.71

 

 

As of June 30, 2009, $1.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost was related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements under the 1994 Plan. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.28 years. Options granted under the 1995 Plan are fully vested and are expensed on the date of grant.

 

 

10.                                 Segment Information

 

The Company is organized into two primary operating segments. The segments are defined by types of products manufactured, marketed and distributed to the Company’s customers. The two product segments are connector products and venting products. These segments are differentiated in several ways, including the types of materials, the production processes, the distribution channels and the product applications. Transactions between the two segments were immaterial for each of the periods presented.

 

The following table illustrates certain measurements used by management to assess the performance of the segments described above as of or for the following periods:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connector products

 

$

152,197

 

$

205,714

 

$

261,341

 

$

359,882

 

Venting products

 

13,726

 

13,549

 

23,905

 

27,037

 

Total

 

$

165,923

 

$

219,263

 

$

285,246

 

$

386,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connector products

 

$

20,637

 

$

36,396

 

$

13,552

 

$

52,903

 

Venting products

 

(1,011

)

(2,813

)

(4,271

)

(5,638

)

Administrative and all other

 

(717

)

(1,229

)

(710

)

(1,438

)

Total

 

$

18,909

 

$

32,354

 

$

8,571

 

$

45,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

 

 

At June 30,

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2009

 

2008

 

2008

 

Total Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connector products

 

$

636,105

 

$

628,308

 

$

612,733

 

Venting products

 

72,858

 

77,494

 

77,218

 

Administrative and all other

 

120,934

 

164,281

 

140,249

 

Total

 

$

829,897

 

$

870,083

 

$

830,200

 

 

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Cash collected by the Company’s subsidiaries is routinely transferred into the Company’s cash management accounts and, therefore, has been included in the total assets of “Administrative and all other.” Cash and cash equivalent balances in the “Administrative and all other” segment were $136.1 million, $137.2 million, and $136.2 million, as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, and December 31, 2008, respectively.

 

11.                                 Subsequent Events

 

In July 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share, a total currently estimated at $4.9 million, to be paid on October 22, 2009, to stockholders of record on October 1, 2009.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

This document contains forward-looking statements, based on numerous assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it does not and cannot give any assurance that its beliefs and expectations will prove to be correct. Many factors could significantly affect the Company’s operations and cause the Company’s actual results to be substantially different from the Company’s expectations. See “Part II, Item 1A - Risk Factors.Actual results might differ materially from results suggested by any forward-looking statements in this report. The Company does not have an obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, the occurrence of future events or otherwise.

 

The following is a discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. The following should be read in conjunction with the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes appearing elsewhere herein.

 

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009, Compared with the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

 

Net sales decreased 24.3% from $219.3 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $165.9 million in the second quarter of 2009. Net income decreased 47.6% from $20.4 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $10.7 million in the second quarter of 2009. Diluted net income per common share was $0.22 in the second quarter of 2009 compared to diluted net income per common share of $0.42 in the second quarter of 2008.

 

In the second quarter of 2009, sales declined throughout the United States. California and the western and southeastern regions had the largest decreases in sales. Sales during the quarter also decreased throughout Europe, with the exception of France, and decreased in the United Kingdom and Canada. Sales in France were flat, primarily due to the acquisition of Agence Internationale Commerciale et Industrielle, S.A.S. (“Aginco”) in April 2009. Sales in Asia, although relatively small, have increased as Simpson Strong-Tie has recently expanded its presence in the region. Simpson Strong-Tie’s second quarter sales decreased 26.0% from the same quarter last year, while Simpson Dura-Vent’s sales increased 1.3%. Simpson Strong-Tie’s sales to dealer distributors and contractor distributors decreased significantly as homebuilding activity, and general economic conditions, remain weak. Sales to home centers decreased slightly. Sales decreased across all of Simpson Strong-Tie’s major product lines, particularly those used in new home construction. Sales of Simpson Dura-Vent’s Direct-Vent and gas vent product lines decreased, but the decrease was offset by increases in sales of chimney and pellet vent products, as well as an increase in sales of special gas vent and relining products resulting from the acquisition of ProTech Systems, Inc. (“ProTech”) in June 2008.

 

Income from operations decreased 41.6% from $32.4 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $18.9 million in the second quarter of 2009. Gross margins decreased from 38.2% in the second quarter of 2008 to 36.9% in the second quarter of 2009. The decrease in gross margins was primarily due to reduced absorption of fixed overhead, as a result of lower production volumes, as well as higher manufacturing costs, including higher costs of material and labor. The decline in steel prices slowed in the second quarter of 2009. The Company expects steel prices to increase as demand returns to the market. Through the first half of 2009, the Company had focused on reducing inventories, which decreased by 24.5%.

 

Research and development expense decreased 8.0% from $5.6 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $5.2 million in the second quarter of 2009. This decrease was primarily due to a $0.3 million decrease in personnel-related expenses. Selling expense decreased 23.9% from $22.1 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $16.9 million in the second quarter of 2009. The decrease resulted primarily from a $3.1 million decrease in expenses associated with sales and marketing personnel, most of which was related to cost-cutting measures, and a $1.8 million decrease in promotional expenditures. General and administrative expense decreased 14.5% from $23.8 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $20.3 million in the second quarter of 2009. The decrease was the result of several factors, including a $3.0 million decrease in cash profit sharing, a $0.8 million decrease in administrative personnel expenses, related in part to cost-cutting measures, and a $0.7 million decrease in legal and professional service expenses. These decreases were partly offset by a $0.9 million increase in amortization of intangible assets, primarily related to the businesses acquired since June 2008. The Company had interest expense in excess of interest income, primarily related to maintenance fees on its line of credit, in the second quarter of 2009, as compared to interest income in the second quarter of 2008. Interest income decreased primarily due to lower interest rates. The effective tax rate was 43.3% in the second quarter of 2009, up from 38.0% in the second quarter of 2008. The effective tax rate is higher than the statutory rate primarily due to the valuation allowances taken on foreign losses and a reduced

 

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benefit from the reduction or loss of enterprise zone tax credits at two of the Company’s facilities in California. In general, the Company is required to use an estimated annual effective tax rate to measure the tax benefit or tax expense recognized in an interim period. The income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2009, however, has been computed based on the three months ended June 30, 2009, as a discrete period due to the uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to reliably estimate pre-tax income for the remainder of the year. The Company cannot reliably estimate pre-tax income for the remainder of 2009 or for the full year, primarily due to the continued uncertainty in the construction markets in which the Company operates. The income tax provision for the three months ended June 30, 2008, was calculated using estimated annual effective tax rates.

 

Connector Products — Simpson Strong-Tie

 

Simpson Strong-Tie’s net sales decreased 26.0% from $205.7 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $152.2 million in the second quarter of 2009. Simpson Strong-Tie accounted for 91.7% of the Company’s total net sales in the second quarter of 2009, down from 93.8% in the second quarter of 2008. The decrease in net sales at Simpson Strong-Tie resulted primarily from a decrease in sales volume, some of which was offset by increases from newly acquired businesses, although average prices increased 18.0% as compared to the second quarter of 2008. In the second quarter of 2009, Simpson Strong-Tie’s sales declined throughout the United States. California and the western and the southeastern regions had the largest decrease in sales. Simpson Strong-Tie’s sales during the quarter also decreased throughout Europe, with the exception of France, and decreased in the United Kingdom and Canada. Sales in France were flat, primarily due to the acquisition of Aginco in April 2009. Sales in Asia, although relatively small, have increased as Simpson Strong-Tie has recently expanded its presence in the region. Simpson Strong-Tie’s sales to dealer distributors and contractor distributors decreased significantly as homebuilding activity, and general economic conditions, remain weak. Sales decreased across all of Simpson Strong-Tie’s major product lines, particularly those used in new home construction.

 

Simpson Strong-Tie’s income from operations decreased 43.3% from $36.4 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $20.6 million in the second quarter of 2009. Gross margin decreased from 41.0% in the second quarter of 2008 to 38.8% in the second quarter of 2009. This decrease was primarily due to reduced absorption of fixed overhead, as a result of lower production volumes, as well as higher manufacturing costs, including higher costs of material and labor.

 

Simpson Strong-Tie’s research and development expense decreased 9.5% from $5.4 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $4.9 million in the second quarter of 2009. This decrease was primarily due to a $0.3 million decrease in expenses related to personnel. Simpson Strong-Tie’s selling expense decreased 25.4% from $20.7 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $15.4 million in the second quarter of 2009. The decrease resulted primarily from a $3.0 million decrease in expenses associated with sales and marketing personnel, most of which was related to cost-cutting measures, and a $1.9 million decrease in promotional expenditures. Simpson Strong-Tie’s general and administrative expense decreased 17.9% from $21.9 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $18.0 million in the second quarter of 2009. The decrease was primarily due to a $2.2 million decrease in cash profit sharing, a $1.3 million decrease in administrative personnel expenses, a $0.5 million decrease in information technology expenditures and a $0.4 million decrease in home office administrative allocations. The decrease was partly offset by an increase of $0.7 million in amortization of intangible assets, primarily related to the businesses acquired since June 2008.

 

For its European operations, Simpson Strong-Tie recorded losses from operations of $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared to income from operations of $2.6 million in the second quarter of 2008.

 

Simpson Strong-Tie has continued to adjust production levels downward at various facilities in the United States, and as a result, has reduced its labor force at these facilities.

 

Venting Products — Simpson Dura-Vent

 

Simpson Dura-Vent’s net sales increased 1.3% to $13.7 million in the second quarter of 2009 from $13.5 million in the second quarter of 2008. Simpson Dura-Vent accounted for 8.3% of the Company’s total net sales in the second quarter of 2009, an increase from 6.2% in the second quarter of 2008. The increase in net sales at Simpson Dura-Vent resulted primarily from average price increases of 6.9% as compared to the second quarter of 2008, offset by a decrease in sales volume even with the increase from ProTech. In the second quarter of 2009, Simpson Dura-Vent’s sales increased primarily in the southeast and northeast, but those increases were largely

 

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offset by decreases elsewhere, primarily in California, resulting from the weakness in new home construction. Sales were mixed across Simpson Dura-Vent’s product lines, with sales increases of chimney, pellet vent, special gas vent and relining products offset by decreases in gas vent and Direct-Vent products.  The increase in special gas vent and relining products was a result of the acquisition of ProTech in June 2008.

 

Simpson Dura-Vent’s loss from operations decreased from $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2008 to $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2009. Simpson Dura-Vent’s gross profit increased to $2.2 million in the second quarter of 2009 from a loss of $0.2 million in the second quarter of 2008. This increase was primarily due to lower fixed overhead, labor and shipping costs, offset slightly by higher costs of material.

 

Simpson Dura-Vent’s general and administrative expense increased 48.1% to $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2009 from $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2008. This increase was primarily due to a $0.1 million increase in expenses associated with administrative personnel, including those at businesses acquired in 2008, and a $0.3 million increase in intangible asset amortization expense.

 

Administrative and All Other (Company)

 

Interest income is generated on the Company’s cash and cash equivalents balances. Interest income decreased primarily as a result of lower interest rates and was more than offset by interest expense, which includes interest, account maintenance fees and bank charges.

 

Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009, Compared with the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

 

Net sales decreased 26.3% from $386.9 million in the first half of 2008 to $285.2 million in the first half of 2009. Net income decreased 92.1% from $28.7 million in the first half of 2008 to $2.3 million in the first half of 2009. Diluted net income per common share was $0.05 in the first half of 2009 compared to diluted net income per common share of $0.59 in the first half of 2008.

 

In the first half of 2009, sales declined throughout the United States. California and the western and southeastern regions had the largest decreases in sales. Sales during the period also decreased throughout Europe, the United Kingdom and Canada. Simpson Strong-Tie’s first half sales decreased 27.4% from the same period last year, while Simpson Dura-Vent’s sales decreased 11.6%. Simpson Strong-Tie’s sales to dealer distributors and contractor distributors decreased significantly as a result of the weakness in the U.S. housing market. Sales to home centers decreased slightly. Sales decreased across all of Simpson Strong-Tie’s major product lines, particularly those used in new home construction. Sales of Simpson Dura-Vent’s Direct-Vent and gas vent product lines decreased, but the decrease was partly offset by an increase in sales of pellet vent products, as well as an increase in sales of special gas vent and relining products resulting from the acquisition of ProTech in June 2008.

 

Income from operations decreased 81.3% from $45.8 million in the first half of 2008 to $8.6 million in the first half of 2009. Gross margins decreased from 36.2% in the first half of 2008 to 32.2% in the first half of 2009. The decrease in gross margins was primarily due to reduced absorption of fixed overhead, as a result of lower production volumes, as well as higher manufacturing costs, including higher costs of material and labor.

 

Research and development expense decreased 6.4% from $10.7 million in the first half of 2008 to $10.0 million in the first half of 2009. This decrease was primarily due to a $0.4 million decrease in professional service fees and a $0.1 million decrease in personnel-related expenses. Selling expense decreased 21.6% from $41.9 million in the first half of 2008 to $32.9 million in the first half of 2009. The decrease resulted primarily from a $5.1 million decrease in expenses associated with sales and marketing personnel, most of which was related to cost-cutting measures, and a $2.8 million decrease in promotional expenditures. General and administrative expense decreased 2.8% from $41.6 million in the first half of 2008 to $40.5 million in the first half of 2009. The decrease resulted from a $4.5 million decrease in cash profit sharing, partly offset by a $2.2 million increase in bad debt charges in the first quarter of 2009 and a $1.0 million increase in amortization of intangible assets, primarily related to the businesses acquired since June 2008. Interest income decreased 96.1% from $1.6 million in the first half of 2008 to $0.1 million in the first half of 2009, primarily due to lower interest rates and maintenance fees on the Company’s line of credit. The effective tax rate was 73.0% in the first half of 2009, up from 39.5% in the first half of 2008. The effective tax rate is higher than the statutory rate primarily due to the valuation allowances taken on foreign losses and a reduced benefit from the reduction or loss of enterprise zone tax credits at two of the Company’s facilities in California. The income tax expense for the first half of 2009, however, has been computed based on the first and second quarters of 2009 as discrete periods due to the uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to reliably estimate pre-tax income for the

 

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remainder of the year. The effective tax rate was 19.4% in the first quarter of 2009, which, as a result of the loss before taxes in the first quarter of 2009, resulted in income tax benefit of $2.0 million. The effective tax rate was 43.3% in the second quarter of 2009 which resulted in income tax expense of $8.2 million. The Company cannot reliably estimate pre-tax income for the remainder of 2009 or for the full year, primarily due to the continued uncertainty in the construction markets in which the Company operates. The income tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2008, was calculated using estimated annual effective tax rates.

 

Connector Products — Simpson Strong-Tie

 

Simpson Strong-Tie’s net sales decreased 27.4% from $359.9 million in the first half of 2008 to $261.3 million in the first half of 2009. Simpson Strong-Tie accounted for 91.6% of the Company’s total net sales in the first half of 2009, a decrease from 93.0% in the first half of 2008. The decrease in net sales at Simpson Strong-Tie resulted primarily from a decrease in sales volume, partly offset by increases from newly acquired businesses and increases in prices averaging 19.6% from the first half of 2008. In the first half of 2009, Simpson Strong-Tie’s sales declined throughout the United States. California, the western states and the southeastern states had the largest decrease in sales. Simpson Strong-Tie’s sales during the first half of 2009 also decreased throughout Europe, the United Kingdom and Canada. Sales in Asia, although relatively small, have increased as Simpson Strong-Tie has recently expanded its presence in the region. Simpson Strong-Tie’s sales to dealer distributors and contractor distributors decreased significantly as a result of the weakness in the U.S. housing market. Sales decreased across all of Simpson Strong-Tie’s major product lines, particularly those used in new home construction.

 

Simpson Strong-Tie’s income from operations decreased 74.4% from $52.9 million in the first half of 2008 to $13.6 million in the first half of 2009. Gross margin decreased from 39.0% in the first half of 2008 to 34.3% in the first half of 2009. This decrease was primarily due to reduced absorption of fixed overhead, as a result of lower production volumes, as well as slightly higher manufacturing costs, including higher costs of material, labor and distribution.

 

Simpson Strong-Tie’s research and development expense decreased 8.2% from $10.2 million in the first half of 2008 to $9.4 million in the first half of 2009. This decrease was primarily due to a $0.5 million decrease in professional services and a $0.2 million decrease in personnel-related expenses. Simpson Strong-Tie’s selling expense decreased 22.4% from $38.8 million in the first half of 2008 to $30.1 million in the first half of 2009. The decrease resulted primarily from a $4.9 million decrease in expenses associated with sales and marketing personnel, most of which was related to cost-cutting measures, a $2.8 million decrease in promotional expenditures and a $0.4 million decrease in professional services. Simpson Strong-Tie’s general and administrative expense decreased 4.7% from $38.4 million in the first half of 2008 to $36.6 million in the first half of 2009. The decrease was primarily due to a $3.7 million decrease in cash profit sharing that resulted from lower operating income, a $0.9 million decrease in administrative personnel expenses, and a $0.7 million decrease in information technology expenditures, which were partly offset by a $2.2 million increase in the provision for bad debt, primarily related to one customer, and a $0.9 million increase in home office administrative allocations.

 

For its European operations, Simpson Strong-Tie recorded losses from operations of $5.6 million in the first half of 2009 compared to income from operations of $1.6 million in the first half of 2008.

 

Simpson Strong-Tie has continued to adjust production levels downward at various facilities in the United States and, as a result, has reduced its labor force at these facilities.

 

Venting Products — Simpson Dura-Vent

 

Simpson Dura-Vent’s net sales decreased 11.6% from $27.0 million in the first half of 2008 to $23.9 million in the first half of 2009. Simpson Dura-Vent accounted for 8.4% of the Company’s total net sales in the first half of 2009, an increase from 7.0% in the first half of 2008. The decrease in net sales at Simpson Dura-Vent resulted primarily from a decrease in sales volume, partly offset by the addition of ProTech sales and increases in prices averaging 8.1% from the first half of 2008. In the first half of 2009, Simpson Dura-Vent’s sales decreased throughout the United States, with the largest decreases in California and the western region, resulting from the weakness in new home construction. These decreases were offset slightly by increases in the southeastern and northeastern regions. Sales of Simpson Dura-Vent’s Direct-Vent and gas vent product lines decreased, while sales of its pellet vent products increased, as did sales of its special gas vent and relining products resulting from the acquisition of ProTech in June 2008.

 

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Simpson Dura-Vent’s loss from operations decreased from $5.6 million in the first half of 2008 to $4.3 million in the first half of 2009. Simpson Dura-Vent’s gross profit increased to $2.3 million in the first half of 2009 from a loss of $55 thousand in the first half of 2008. This increase was primarily due to lower fixed overhead and labor costs, offset slightly by higher material costs.

 

Simpson Dura-Vent’s research and development expense increased 33.8% to $0.7 million in the first half of 2009 from $0.5 million in the first half of 2008, which resulted primarily from an increase of $0.1 million in professional service expenses and a $0.1 million increase in personnel costs.  Simpson Dura-Vent’s selling expense decreased 10.9% from $3.1 million in the first half of 2008 to $2.8 million in the first half of 2009. This decrease resulted primarily from a $0.2 million decrease in agent commissions and a $0.1 million decrease in expenses associated with sales and marketing personnel. Simpson Dura-Vent’s general and administrative expense increased 58.2% to $3.1 million in the first half of 2009 from $2.0 million in the first half of 2008. This increase was primarily due to a $0.3 million increase in expenses associated with administrative personnel, including those at businesses acquired in 2008, and a $0.4 million increase in intangible asset amortization expense.

 

Administrative and All Other (Company)

 

Interest income is generated on the Company’s cash and cash equivalents balances. In the first half of 2009, interest income decreased primarily as a result of lower interest rates and was nearly offset by interest expense, which includes interest, account maintenance fees and bank charges.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The Company did not make any significant changes to its critical accounting policies and estimates during the three or six months ended June 30, 2009, from those disclosed in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation — Recently Issued Accounting Standards,” to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements regarding recently issued accounting standards.

 

Liquidity and Sources of Capital

 

As of June 30, 2009, working capital was $438.4 million as compared to $448.7 million at June 30, 2008, and $455.7 million at December 31, 2008. The decrease in working capital from December 31, 2008, was primarily due to a $61.7 million decrease in inventories, a $1.6 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents, a $2.2 million increase in accrued cash profit sharing and commissions and a $1.4 million increase in income taxes payable. Raw material inventories decreased 33.0% from December 31, 2008, while in-progress and finished goods inventories decreased 19.5% over the same period. The decrease in raw material inventories resulted from lower purchasing activity during the quarter, and the decreases in in-progress and finished goods inventories resulted from higher sales and lower production volumes at the Company’s manufacturing facilities. Partly offsetting the decreases in working capital were a $42.6 million increase in net trade accounts receivable, a $2.1 million increase in other current assets, and a $5.8 million decrease in accrued profit sharing contributions. Net trade accounts receivable increased 56.1% from December 31, 2008, as a result of increased sales in the latter part of the second quarter of 2009 compared to the latter part of the fourth quarter of 2008. The balance of the change in working capital was due to the fluctuation of various other asset and liability accounts, none of which was individually material. The working capital change and changes in noncurrent assets and liabilities, combined with net income of $2.3 million and noncash expenses, primarily depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation charges totaling $15.6 million, resulted in net cash provided by operating activities of $38.2 million. As of June 30, 2009, the Company had unused credit facilities available of $205.9 million.

 

In January 2009, the Company acquired the business of RO Design Corp, a Florida corporation doing business as DeckTools, which licenses deck design and estimation software. The software provides professional deck builders, home centers and lumber yards a simple, graphics-driven solution for designing decks and estimating material and labor costs for the project. Payments under this agreement total $4.0 million in cash, including $2.5 million to be paid in the future, which will be treated as compensation expense to the principal officer of RO Design Corp, who is now employed by the Company. The Company recorded goodwill of $0.4 million and intangible assets subject to amortization of $1.1 million in the connector products segment as a result of the acquisition, but the purchase price allocation has not been finalized.

 

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In April 2009, the Company’s subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Europe EURL, purchased the equity of Aginco, which manufactures a line of high-quality builder products and distributes them in France. The purchase price (subject to post-closing adjustments) was $21.9 million in cash. The Company recorded goodwill of $12.1 million and intangible assets subject to amortization of $7.4 million in the connector products segment as a result of the acquisition. Net tangible assets, including machinery and equipment, inventory and trade accounts receivable, accounted for the balance of the purchase price, but the purchase price allocation has not been finalized.

 

The Company used $32.6 million in its investing activities, primarily for the acquisitions of the RO Design Corp and Aginco businesses and capital expenditures mainly at its facilities in Europe and Asia. The Company estimates that its full-year capital spending will total $16.0 million in 2009.

 

The Company has classified its vacant facility in San Leandro, California, as an asset held for sale. In 2007 and 2008, environmental analyses of the San Leandro property indicated that it had contamination related to spilled fuel that would require an estimated $0.7 million to remediate. The clean-up is expected to be completed in 2009. The Company expects to sell the San Leandro property after the remediation is completed.

 

The Company’s financing activities used net cash of $8.7 million. The payment of cash dividends in the amount of $9.8 million was the primary financing activity use of cash. Cash provided by financing activities was primarily from the issuance of the Company’s common stock through the exercise of stock options totaling $1.1 million. In July 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share, a total currently estimated at $4.9 million, to be paid on October 22, 2009, to stockholders of record on October 1, 2009.

 

The Company believes that cash generated by operations and borrowings available under its credit facility will be sufficient for the Company’s working capital needs and planned capital expenditures for the next 12 months. Depending, however, on the Company’s future growth and possible acquisitions, it may become necessary to secure additional sources of financing, which may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all.

 

The Company believes that the effect of inflation on the Company has not been material in recent years, as general inflation rates have remained relatively low. Because, however, the Company’s main raw material is steel, increases in steel prices may adversely affect the Company’s gross margins if it cannot recover the higher costs through price increases.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

The Company has foreign exchange rate risk in its international operations, primarily Europe and Canada, and through purchases from foreign vendors. The Company does not currently hedge this risk. If the exchange rate were to change by 10% in any one country where the Company has operations, the change in net income would not be material to the Company’s operations as a whole. The translation adjustment resulted in an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income of $12.3 million and $6.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, primarily due to the effect of the weakening of the United States dollar in relation to the Canadian dollar and most European currencies.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of June 30, 2009, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the chief executive officer (“CEO”) and the chief financial officer (“CFO”). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and the CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that date, at the reasonable assurance level, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and in seasonably alerting them to material information required to be included in this report.

 

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The Company’s management, including the CEO and the CFO, does not expect that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures or the Company’s internal control over financial reporting will necessarily prevent all fraud and material errors.  An internal control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.  In addition, the design of a control system must reflect the facts that there are resource constraints and that the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.  The inherent limitations in an internal control system include the realities that judgments can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.  Controls also can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control.  The design of any system of internal control is also based in part on assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future events and conditions.  Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in circumstances, or the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. During the three months ended June 30, 2009, the Company made no changes to its internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings and other matters arising in the normal course of business. The Company is not engaged in any legal proceedings as of the date hereof, which the Company expects individually or in the aggregate to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. The resolution of claims and litigation is, however, subject to inherent uncertainty and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

We are affected by risks specific to us, as well as risks that affect all businesses operating in global markets. Some of the significant factors that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results appear in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (available at www.simpsonmfg.com/docs/10K-2008.pdf or www.sec.gov), but we have changed the risk factor titled “Impairment charges on goodwill or other intangible assets would adversely affect our financial position and results of operations,” to read as follows:

 

Impairment charges on goodwill or other intangible assets would adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.

 

We are required to perform impairment tests on our goodwill and other intangible assets annually or at any time when events occur that could affect the value of our business segments.  To determine whether a goodwill impairment has occurred, we compare fair value of each of our reporting units with its carrying value.  Significant and unanticipated changes in circumstances, such as significant adverse changes in business climate, adverse actions by regulatory authorities, unanticipated competition, loss of key customers or changes in technology or markets, can require a charge for impairment that can materially and adversely affect our reported net income and our stockholders’ equity.  For example, in 2008, our annual impairment test resulted in goodwill impairment charge of $3.0 million associated with assets acquired in England in 1999 as part of our U.K. reporting unit.  Our U.K. reporting unit’s carrying value exceeded its fair value, primarily due to reduced future expected net cash flows. If current adverse conditions in the home-building industry, the financial markets or the economy generally should continue longer than we anticipate, we may need to take further charges for impairment, which we are not now able to estimate, but which may be substantial.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

In December 2008, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $50.0 million of the Company’s common stock. This replaced the $50.0 million repurchase authorization from December 2007. The authorization will remain in effect through the end of 2009. The Company did not repurchase any of its common stock in the first half of 2009.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) was held on April 17, 2009. The following nominees were elected as directors by the votes indicated:

 

 

 

Total Votes

 

Total Votes

 

 

 

 

 

for Each

 

Withheld from

 

Term

 

Name

 

Director

 

Each Director

 

Expires*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclay Simpson

 

32,015,862

 

13,395,857

 

2012

 

Jennifer A. Chatman

 

45,052,436

 

359,282

 

2012

 

Robin G. MacGillivray

 

44,911,009

 

500,709

 

2012

 

 


* The term expires on the date of the Annual Meeting in the year indicated.

 

The terms as directors of Peter N. Louras, Jr., Gary M. Cusumano, Earl F. Cheit, Thomas J Fitzmyers and Barry Lawson Williams continued after the meeting.

 

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The following proposals were also adopted at the Annual Meeting by the votes indicated:

 

Proposal

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To ratify the correction of a clerical error in the previously approved Company’s 1994 Stock Option Plan

 

42,863,893

 

2,495,064

 

52,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2009

 

44,451,649

 

945,904

 

14,165

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are either incorporated by reference into this report or filed with this report, as indicated below. Any representation, warranty or other statement of purported fact in any such exhibit that is a contract, agreement or similar instrument may not be true or complete, either at the date of such instrument or at any later time.  Even if such statements were accurate when made, they may not be accurate now.  The parties to such instruments did not intend such statements to establish any facts, but intended such statements to allocate contractual risk between the parties.  Such instruments may be subject to standards of materiality that differ from the standards applicable to this report.  No one other than the parties to the instrument is entitled to rely or should rely on any statement in such instrument for any purpose.  Such statements were provided for the private purposes of the parties to the instruments and may have been qualified by schedules and other disclosures that have not been filed with (or incorporated by reference into) this or any other report or document.  Only the parties to any such instrument are entitled to enforce it.

 

3.1                     Certificate of Incorporation of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., as amended, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

 

3.2                     Bylaws of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., as amended through August 1, 2008, are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of its Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 4, 2008.

 

4.1                   Amended Rights Agreement dated as of June 15, 2009, between Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., which includes as Exhibit B the form of Rights Certificate, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated June 15, 2009.

 

4.2                   Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Participating Preferred Stock of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., dated July 30, 1999, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of its Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated August 4, 1999.

 

10.1             Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended through February 13, 2008, is incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

 

10.2             Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. 1995 Independent Director Stock Option Plan, as amended through November 18, 2004, is incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.2 of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

 

10.3             Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. Executive Officer Cash Profit Sharing Plan, as amended through February 25, 2008, is incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.3 of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

 

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10.4             Credit Agreement dated as of October 10, 2007, among Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. as Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank as Agent, and Simpson Dura-Vent Company, Inc., Simpson Strong Tie Company Inc., and Simpson Strong-Tie International, Inc. as Guarantors, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 15, 2007.

 

10.5             Form of Indemnification Agreement between Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. and its directors and executive officers, as well as the officers of Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. and Simpson Dura-Vent Company, Inc., is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

10.6               Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of July 23, 2007, between Hobart K. Swan and Reliance Trust Company, solely in its capacity as independent trustee of the Swan Secure Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, on the one hand, and Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. and Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., on the other hand, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 24, 2007.

 

31                        Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications are filed herewith.

 

32                        Section 1350 Certifications are filed herewith.

 

99.1               Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. 1994 Employee Stock Bonus Plan, as amended through November 18, 2004, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE:

August 7, 2009

 

By

/s/Karen Colonias

 

 

 

Karen Colonias

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

(principal accounting and financial officer)

 

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