Chart Industries 10-Q
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
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 000-50412
CHART INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
     
Delaware   34-1712937
     
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation or Organization)    
One Infinity Corporate Centre Drive, Suite 300, Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (440) 753-1490
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 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 þ  No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o           Accelerated filer o           Non-accelerated filer þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
Yes o  No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13, or 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.
Yes þ  No o
At October 31, 2006, there were 25,588,043 outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
 
 

 


 

CHART INDUSTRIES, INC.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
CHART INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2006     2005  
    (Unaudited)          
ASSETS
               
Current Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 22,958     $ 15,433  
Accounts receivable, net
    66,642       62,463  
Inventories, net
    60,888       53,132  
Unbilled contract revenue
    37,233       21,305  
Other current assets
    20,173       15,589  
Assets held for sale
    3,084       3,084  
 
           
Total Current Assets
    210,978       171,006  
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
    77,777       64,265  
Goodwill
    245,706       236,742  
Identifiable intangible assets, net
    150,723       154,063  
Other assets, net
    13,588       13,672  
 
           
 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 698,772     $ 639,748  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 50,289     $ 34,435  
Customer advances and billings in excess of contract revenue
    36,181       24,683  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    45,499       41,001  
Short-term debt
          2,304  
 
           
Total Current Liabilities
    131,969       102,423  
 
               
Long-term debt
    290,000       345,000  
Other long-term liabilities
    76,142       75,995  
Shareholders’ Equity
               
Common stock, par value $.01 per share - 150,000,000 shares authorized, and 25,588,043 and 7,952,180 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively
    256       80  
Additional paid-in capital
    179,829       117,304  
Retained earnings
    17,780       (506 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    2,796       (548 )
 
           
 
    200,661       116,330  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 698,772     $ 639,748  
 
           
The balance sheet at December 31, 2005 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CHART INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                   
    Successor Company       Reorganized Company  
    Three Months     Nine Months       Three Months     Nine Months  
    Ended     Ended       Ended     Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,       September 30,     September 30,  
    2006     2006       2005     2005  
Sales
  $ 142,825     $ 393,032       $ 105,787     $ 290,678  
Cost of sales
    103,385       280,492         75,686       205,747  
 
                         
 
                                 
Gross profit
    39,440       112,540         30,101       84,931  
 
                                 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    18,208       53,372         15,507       44,005  
Amortization expense
    4,290       11,385         978       2,520  
Transaction expenses
                  1,018       1,018  
Employee separation and plant closure costs
    73       304         200       1,005  
Gain on sale of assets
                  108       1,347  
 
                         
 
                                 
 
    22,571       65,061         17,595       47,201  
 
                         
 
                                 
Operating income
    16,869       47,479         12,506       37,730  
 
                                 
Other (expenses) income:
                                 
Interest expense, net
    (6,125 )     (19,256 )       (1,313 )     (3,934 )
Financing costs amortization
    (393 )     (1,132 )              
Foreign currency (expense) income
    26       177         (402 )     (550 )
 
                         
 
                                 
 
    (6,492 )     (20,211 )       (1,715 )     (4,484 )
 
                         
Income from operations before income taxes and minority interest
    10,377       27,268         10,791       33,246  
 
                                 
Income tax expense
    3,372       8,862         3,534       11,480  
 
                         
 
                                 
Income from operations before minority interest
    7,005       18,406         7,257       21,766  
 
                                 
Minority interest, net of taxes
    73       120         29       85  
 
                         
 
                                 
Net income
  $ 6,932     $ 18,286       $ 7,228     $ 21,681  
 
                         
 
                                 
Net income per common share — basic
  $ 0.34     $ 1.45       $ 1.35     $ 4.04  
 
                         
 
                                 
Net income per common share — diluted
  $ 0.34     $ 1.40       $ 1.28     $ 3.88  
 
                         
 
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — basic
    20,245       12,579         5,372       5,363  
 
                         
 
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — diluted
    20,398       13,107         5,626       5,593  
 
                         
See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CHART INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
                   
    Successor       Reorganized  
    Company       Company  
    Nine Months       Nine Months  
    Ended       Ended  
    September 30, 2006       September 30, 2005  
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                 
Net income
  $ 18,286       $ 21,681  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                 
(Gain) on settlement or sale of assets
            (1,347 )
Depreciation and amortization
    16,383         5,970  
Employee stock and stock option related compensation expense
    1,428         1,799  
Other non-cash operating activities
    15         1,779  
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                 
Accounts receivable
    (421 )       (11,731 )
Inventory
    (4,541 )       (5,182 )
Unbilled contract revenues and other current assets
    (21,608 )       (5,990 )
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
    13,683         7,337  
Customer advances and billings in excess of contract revenue
    10,338         4,799  
 
             
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities
    33,563         19,115  
 
                 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                 
Capital expenditures
    (13,497 )       (10,208 )
Proceeds from settlement or sale of assets
            1,819  
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
    (15,840 )       (12,085 )
Other investing activities
    (31 )       (121 )
 
             
Net Cash (Used In) Investing Activities
    (29,368 )       (20,595 )
 
                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                 
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities
            18,880  
Payments on revolving credit facilities or short-term debt
    (2,354 )       (11,916 )
Principal payments on long-term debt
    (55,000 )       (2,353 )
Proceeds from initial public offering — net
    172,512          
Cash dividend paid
    (150,313 )        
Proceeds from sale of stock
    39,237         873  
Payment of deferred financing costs
    (854 )        
 
             
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities
    3,228         5,484  
 
             
 
                 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    7,423         4,004  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    102         (140 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    15,433         14,814  
 
             
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 22,958       $ 18,678  
 
             
See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CHART INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — September 30, 2006
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE A — Basis of Preparation
     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Chart Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006.
     Principles of Consolidation: The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Investments in affiliates where the Company’s ownership is between 20 percent and 50 percent, or where the Company does not have control, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over operations or financial policy, are accounted for under the equity method.
     Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
     Nature of Operations: The Company is a leading global supplier of standard and custom-engineered products and systems serving a wide variety of low-temperature and cryogenic applications. The Company has developed an expertise in cryogenic systems and equipment, which operate at low temperatures sometimes approaching absolute zero. The majority of the Company’s products, including vacuum-insulated containment vessels, heat exchangers, cold boxes and other cryogenic components, are used throughout the liquid-gas supply chain for the purification, liquefaction, distribution, storage and use of industrial gases and hydrocarbons. The Company has domestic operations located in eight states, including its principal executive offices located in Cleveland, Ohio and an international presence in Australia, China, the Czech Republic, Germany and the United Kingdom.
     Basis of Presentation: The consolidated financial statements have been adjusted as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 to give effect to the 4.6263-for-one stock split of the Company’s common stock that occurred on July 20, 2006, and related adjustments to its capital structure and stock options that were effected upon the completion of the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) on July 31, 2006. In May 2006, FR X Chart Holdings LLC, controlling shareholder of the Company and an affiliate of First Reserve Fund X, L.P., exercised a warrant for 2,651 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $14.00 per share resulting in cash proceeds of $37,103 to the Company. On August 2, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement and plan of merger (“Merger Agreement”) with First Reserve Fund X, L.P. (“First Reserve”) and CI Acquisition, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Reserve). The Merger Agreement provided for the sale of shares of common stock of the Company to CI Acquisition (the “Stock Purchase”) and the merger of CI Acquisition with and into the Company (which is referred to after the merger as the (“Successor Company”), with the Company surviving the merger as a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of First Reserve. On October 17, 2005 (“Closing Date”), the merger and the Stock Purchase (the “Acquisition”) took place under the terms of the Merger Agreement. The Acquisition was accounted for at October 17, 2005 in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations.”
     On July 31, 2006, the Company completed its IPO of 12,500 shares of its common stock for net proceeds of $175,313. As a result of the IPO, First Reserve is no longer the controlling shareholder of the Company. On August 1, 2006, the Company used $25,000 of the net proceeds to repay a portion of the term loan portion of the senior secured credit facility. The remaining $150,313 of net proceeds was used to pay a dividend to the stockholders existing immediately prior to the completion of the IPO, consisting of affiliates of First Reserve and certain members of management. On August 25, 2006, following expiration of the underwriters’ over-allotment option without its being exercised, a stock dividend of 1,875 shares was issued to the stockholders existing immediately prior to the completion of the IPO.
     Reclassifications: Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
     These financial statements and accompanying notes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 are for the Successor Company and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 are for the Reorganized Company, as defined in the notes to the December 31, 2005 audited financial statements contained in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-133254).

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CHART INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — September 30, 2006
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE A — Basis of Preparation — Continued
     Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market with cost being determined by the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. The components of inventory are as follows:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2006     2005  
Raw materials and supplies
  $ 28,023     $ 26,385  
Work in process
    18,514       13,003  
Finished goods
    14,351       13,744  
 
           
 
  $ 60,888     $ 53,132  
 
           
     Revenue Recognition: For the majority of the Company’s products, revenue is recognized when products are shipped, title has transferred and collection is reasonably assured. For these products, there is also persuasive evidence of an arrangement, and the selling price to the buyer is fixed or determinable. For heat exchangers, cold boxes, liquefied natural gas fueling stations and engineered tanks, the Company uses the percentage of completion method of accounting. Earned revenue is based on the percentage that incurred costs to date bear to total estimated costs at completion after giving effect to the most current estimates. The cumulative impact of revisions in total cost estimates during the progress of work is reflected in the period in which these changes become known. Earned revenue reflects the original contract price adjusted for agreed upon claims and change orders, if any. Losses expected to be incurred on contracts in process, after consideration of estimated minimum recoveries from claims and change orders, are charged to operations as soon as such losses are known. Change orders resulting in additional revenue and profit are recognized upon approval by the customer based on the percentage that incurred costs to date bear to total estimated costs at completion. Timing of amounts billed on contracts varies from contract to contract and could cause a significant variation in working capital requirements.
     Product Warranties: The Company provides product warranties with varying terms and durations for the majority of its products. The Company records warranty expense in cost of sales. The changes in the Company’s consolidated warranty reserve during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:
                   
              Reorganized  
    Successor Company       Company  
    Three Months       Three Months  
    Ended       Ended  
    September 30, 2006       September 30, 2005  
Balance as of July 1
  $ 4,206       $ 2,954  
Warranty expense
    929         933  
Warranty usage
    (868 )       (402 )
 
             
Balance as of September 30
  $ 4,267       $ 3,485  
 
             
                   
              Reorganized  
    Successor Company       Company  
    Nine Months       Nine Months  
    Ended       Ended  
    September 30, 2006       September 30, 2005  
Balance as of January 1
  $ 3,598       $ 2,812  
Warranty expense
    2,640         2,197  
Warranty usage
    (1,971 )       (1,524 )
 
             
Balance as of September 30
  $ 4,267       $ 3,485  
 
             
     Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets: In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations,” and SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” the Company does not amortize goodwill or other indefinite lived intangible assets, but reviews them at least annually for impairment using a measurement date of October 1st. The Company amortizes intangible assets that have finite useful lives.

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CHART INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — September 30, 2006
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE A — Basis of Preparation — Continued
     SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis. Under SFAS No. 142, a company determines the fair value of any indefinite lived intangible assets, compares the fair value to its carrying value and records an impairment loss if the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Goodwill is tested utilizing a two-step approach. After recording any impairment losses for indefinite lived intangible assets, a company is required to determine the fair value of each reporting unit and compare the fair value to its carrying value, including goodwill, of such reporting unit (step one). If the fair value exceeds the carrying value, no impairment loss would be recognized. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the goodwill of the reporting unit may be impaired. The amount of the impairment, if any, would then be measured in step two, which compares the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill.
     The following table displays the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for all intangible assets.
                                         
            September 30, 2006     December 31, 2005  
            Gross             Gross        
    Estimated     Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying     Accumulated  
    Useful Life     Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amortization  
Finite-lived assets:
                                       
Unpatented technology
  9 years   $ 9,400     $ (1,082 )   $ 9,400     $ (235 )
Patents
  7 years     8,138       (1,038 )     8,138       (298 )
Product names
  20 years     940       (45 )     940       (10 )
Backlog
  12 months     6,720       (5,036 )     5,440       (1,110 )
Non-compete agreements
  4 years     3,474       (758 )     1,344       (280 )
Licenses and certificates
  18 months     103       (47 )     48       (20 )
Customer relations
  13 years     101,066       (6,812 )     96,906       (1,480 )
 
                               
 
          $ 129,841     $ (14,818 )   $ 122,216     $ (3,433 )
 
                               
 
                                       
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
                                       
Goodwill
          $ 245,706               236,742          
Trademarks and trade names
            35,700               35,280          
 
                                   
 
          $ 281,406             $ 272,022          
 
                                   
     Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $4,290 and $978 for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $11,385 and $2,520 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and is estimated to be approximately $15,300 for 2006 and $10,300 for fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
     Employee Stock Options: On October 17, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) “Share-Based Payments”, using the modified prospective method, which requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company followed the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related interpretations in accounting for its employee stock options.
     In November 2005, March 2006, April 2006 and May 2006, the Company granted 2,175, 100, 67 and 100 stock options (“New Options”), respectively, under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (“Stock Incentive Plan”) to certain management employees. In addition, in October 2005 under the Company’s 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (“2004 Plan”) certain management employees rolled over 610 stock options (“Rollover Options”). The New Options are exercisable over a period of ten years and have two different vesting schedules. The time-based options (“Time-based Options”) vest in equal installments over a five-year period and the performance-based options (“Performance-based Options”) vest based upon specified actual returns on First Reserve’s investment in the Company. Furthermore, certain of the Rollover Options were vested on the Closing Date of the Acquisition and the remaining unvested Rollover Options vest based upon the performance criteria as outlined in the 2004 Plan and related options agreements. In April 2006, the Board of Directors took action to vest all remaining Rollover Options that had not previously vested, and, accordingly, recorded a charge of $159 to accelerate the unrecognized compensation expense related to such options. In May 2006, the Rollover Options were exercised at an exercise price of $3.50 per share resulting in the issuance of 610 shares of common stock, and in cash proceeds of $2,134. In addition, all of the 2004 stock options (“2004 Options”) of the Reorganized Company, except the Rollover Options described above, were deemed to be exercised in conjunction with the Acquisition on October 17, 2005.

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CHART INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — September 30, 2006
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE A — Basis of Preparation — Continued
     On September 30, 2006, there were 861 Time-based Options and 1,581 Performance-based Options outstanding under the Stock Incentive Plan. As of September 30, 2005, there were 345 time-based options and 130 performance-based options outstanding under the 2004 Plan. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded $477 and $1,229, respectively, in compensation expense related to the Time-based Options. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded $270 and $809, respectively, in compensation expense related to the time-based options and $159 and $990, respectively, in compensation expense related to the performance-based options. As of September 30, 2006, the total share-based compensation expected to be recognized over the weighted average period of approximately 4.3 years is $2,796. Further, the Company may also record additional stock-based compensation expense in future periods related to the 1,581 Performance-based Options, granted under the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan to certain members of management, if it becomes probable that any of the future performance criteria will be achieved. The amount of the expense relating to the Performance-based Options cannot be estimated at this time.
     The Company’s 2005 pro forma disclosures showing the estimated fair value of employee stock options, amortized to expense over their vesting periods, are as follows:
                 
    Three Months     Nine Months  
    Ended     Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2005     2005  
Reported net income
  $ 7,228     $ 21,681  
Add: Share-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effect
    279       1,170  
Deduct: Total share-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value method for all awards, net of related tax effect
    (651 )     (1,955 )
 
           
Pro-forma net income
  $ 6,856     $ 20,896  
 
           
 
               
Basic earnings per share:
               
Reported net income
  $ 1.35     $ 4.04  
Add: Share-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effect
    0.05       0.22  
Deduct: Total share-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value for all awards, net of related tax effect
    (0.12 )     (0.37 )
 
           
Pro-forma net income
  $ 1.28     $ 3.89  
 
           
 
               
Diluted earnings per share:
               
Reported net income
  $ 1.28     $ 3.88  
Add: Share-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax expense
    0.05       0.21  
Deduct: Total share-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value method for all awards, net of related tax effect
    (0.12 )     (0.35 )
 
           
Pro-forma net income
  $ 1.21     $ 3.74  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average shares — basic
    5,372       5,363  
Weighted average shares — diluted
    5,626       5,593  
     In July and August 2006, the Company granted restricted stock units covering 11 and 5 shares of common stock, respectively, to the non-employee directors. Each of the six grants of restricted stock units had a fair market value of $40 on the date of grant. The restricted stock units are expected to fully vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant or earlier in the event of a change in control as defined in the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded $40 in director compensation expense related to the restricted stock units.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — September 30, 2006
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE A — Basis of Preparation — Continued
     Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48. “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing thresholds and attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and disclosure. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting FIN 48 on its financial position and results of operations.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS No. 157) which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value to be applied to U.S. GAAP guidance requiring use of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 157 on its financial position and results of operations.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Pension Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Plans”. This statement requires recognition on the balance sheet of the underfunded or overfunded status of pension and postretirement benefit plans. SFAS No. 158 also requires the recognition of changes in the funded status through other comprehensive income in the year that the changes occur. The amount of net periodic benefit cost recognized in an entity’s results of operation will not change. SFAS No. 158 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this statement on its consolidated financial statements. Application of SFAS No. 158 at December 31, 2005 would have resulted in an increase of approximately $400 to the Company’s pension liability.
     Other. During the three months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded in selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses $2,500 of insurance proceeds related to claims filed for Hurricane Rita losses offset by storm costs of $176 incurred at an Energy & Chemicals segment project site. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded in SG&A expenses $2,500 of insurance proceeds related to claims filed for Hurricane Rita losses offset by storm costs incurred of $951 related to Hurricane Rita at its New Iberia, LA facility and an Energy & Chemicals segment project site. During the three months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses a $1,049 charge for losses related to damage caused by Hurricane Rita at its New Iberia, Louisiana facility and also $1,018 of transaction expenses related to the acquisition by First Reserve as described in Note A. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded a $1,100 settlement of a finder’s fee claim asserted by a former shareholder of the Company. During the same period, the Company also recorded a $1,700 gain on the settlement of a promissory note receivable related to the 2003 sale of its former Greenville Tube, LLC stainless tubing business.
NOTE B — Debt and Credit Arrangements
     In connection with the Acquisition, the Company entered into a senior secured credit facility (the “Senior Credit Facility”) and completed a $170,000 offering of 9 1/8% senior subordinated notes (the “Subordinated Notes”). The Company repaid the then existing credit facility of the Reorganized Company and certain other debt on or before the Closing Date of the Acquisition. The Senior Credit Facility consists of a $180,000 term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) and a $115,000 revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”), of which $55,000 may be used for letters of credit extending beyond one year from their date of issuance. The Term Loan and the Subordinated Notes were fully funded on the Closing Date. The Term Loan matures on October 17, 2012 and the Revolver matures on October 17, 2010. As a result of four voluntary principal repayments totaling $60,000 made in December 2005, and March, June and August 2006, the Term Loan does not require any principal payments prior to the maturity date. The interest rate under the Senior Credit Facility is, at the Company’s option, the Alternative Base Rate (“ABR”) plus 1.0% or LIBOR plus 2.0% on the Term Loan and ABR plus 1.5% or LIBOR plus 2.5% on the Revolver. The applicable interest margin on the Revolver could decrease based upon the leverage ratio calculated at each fiscal quarter end. In addition, the Company is required to pay an annual administrative fee of $100, a commitment fee of 0.5% on the unused Revolver balance, a letter of credit participation fee of 2.5% per annum on the letter of credit exposure and a letter of credit issuance fee of 0.25%. The obligations under the Senior Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the capital stock of the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries.
     The Subordinated Notes are due in 2015 with interest payable semi-annually on April 15th and October 15th. The registration rights agreement required the Company to file an Exchange Offer Registration Statement and complete the exchange offer for the Subordinated Notes by August 14, 2006. Since the exchange offer was not completed, additional interest at a rate of 0.25% will be paid to holders of the notes for the 90-day period ending November 11, 2006. Additional interest will accrue in further increments of 0.25%, up to a maximum of 1.0%, each subsequent 90-day period until the exchange offer is completed. The Company expects the interest rate to increase an additional 0.25% on November 12, 2006 and to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement within the next 90 days. Any of the Subordinated Notes may be redeemed solely at the Company’s option beginning on October 15, 2010. The initial redemption price is 104.563% of

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — September 30, 2006
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE B — Debt and Credit Arrangements — Continued
the principal amount, plus accrued interest. Also, any of the notes may be redeemed solely at the Company’s option at any time prior to October 15, 2010, plus accrued interest and a “make-whole” premium. In addition, before October 15, 2008, up to 35% of the Subordinated Notes may be redeemed solely at the Company’s option at a price of 109.125% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, using the proceeds from the sales of certain kinds of capital stock. The Subordinated Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and are subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future senior debt of the Company, including the Senior Credit Facility, pari passu in right of payment with all future senior subordinated indebtedness of the Company, and senior in right of payment with any future indebtedness of the Company that expressly provides for its subordination to the Subordinated Notes. The Subordinated Notes are unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally by substantially all of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries.
     The Senior Credit Facility agreement and provisions of the indenture governing the Subordinated Notes contain a number of customary covenants, including but not limited to restrictions on the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens or other encumbrances, sell assets, enter into sale and lease-back transactions, make certain payments, investments, loans, advances or guarantees, make acquisitions, engage in mergers or consolidations, pay dividends or distributions, and make capital expenditures. The Senior Credit Facility also includes financial covenants relating to leverage and interest coverage. As of September 30, 2006, there was $120,000 outstanding under the Term Loan, $170,000 outstanding under the Subordinated Notes and letters of credit and bank guarantees totaling $27,297 supported by the Revolver.
     Chart Ferox, a.s. (“Ferox”), a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, maintains secured revolving credit facilities with borrowing capacity, including overdraft protection, of up to $9,600, of which $4,400 is available only for letters of credit and bank guarantees. Under the revolving credit facilities, Ferox may make borrowings in Czech Korunas, Euros and U.S. dollars. Borrowings in Koruna are at PRIBOR, borrowings in Euros are at EUROBOR and borrowings in U.S. dollars are at LIBOR, each with a fixed margin of 0.6 percent. Ferox is not required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders under the revolving credit facilities in respect to the unutilized commitments thereunder. Ferox must pay letter of credit and guarantee fees equal to 0.75% on the face amount of each guarantee. Ferox’s land and buildings and accounts receivable secure $4,600 and $2,500, respectively, of the revolving credit facilities. As of September 30, 2006, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Ferox revolving credit facilities. However, there were $2,015 of bank guarantees supported by the Ferox revolving credit facilities.
NOTE C — Earnings per Share
     The following table presents calculations of net income per share of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:
                                   
    Successor Company       Reorganized Company  
    Three Months     Nine Months       Three Months     Nine Months  
    Ended     Ended       Ended     Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,       September 30,     September 30,  
    2006     2006       2005     2005  
Net income
  $ 6,932     $ 18,286       $ 7,228     $ 21,681  
Net income per common share — basic
  $ 0.34     $ 1.45       $ 1.35     $ 4.04  
Net income per common share — diluted
  $ 0.34     $ 1.40       $ 1.28     $ 3.88  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — basic
    20,245       12,579         5,372       5,363  
Incremental shares issuable upon assumed exercise of stock warrant
          237         66       60  
Incremental shares issuable upon assumed conversion and exercise of stock options
    153       291         188       170  
 
                         
Total shares — diluted
    20,398       13,107         5,626       5,593  
 
                         

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — September 30, 2006
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE D — Comprehensive Income (Loss)
     The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2006     2005  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
  $ 3,058     $ (286 )
Minimum pension liability adjustments, net of taxes
    (262 )     (262 )
 
           
 
  $ 2,796     $ (548 )
 
           
     Comprehensive income for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $7,054 and $7,794, respectively. Comprehensive income for the nine months period ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $21,630 and $19,356, respectively.
NOTE E — Employee Separation and Plant Closure Costs
     For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded employee separation and plant closure costs of $73 and $304, respectively, primarily related to the closure of the Distribution and Storage segment’s idle Plaistow, New Hampshire facility. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded employee separation and plant closure costs of $200 and $1,005, respectively, related to the closure of the BioMedical facility in Burnsville, Minnesota and relocation of the manufacturing operation to Canton, Georgia, closure of the Distribution and Storage segment’s idle facility in Plaistow, New Hampshire, and general headcount reductions throughout the Company. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company also recorded non-cash inventory valuation charges of $378 and $579, respectively, included in cost of sales, for the impairment of inventory at the BioMedical facility in Burnsville, Minnesota.
     The following table summarizes the Company’s employee separation and plant closure costs activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005.
                                         
    Successor Company  
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2006  
    Energy &     Distribution                    
    Chemicals     & Storage     BioMedical     Corporate     Total  
     
One-time employee termination costs
  $     $     $     $       $  
Other associated costs
          73                     73  
     
Employee separation and plant closure costs
          73                   73  
Reserve usage
          (73 )     (5 )           (78 )
     
Change in reserve
                (5 )           (5 )
Reserves as of July 1, 2006
    1,557       190       137             1,884  
     
Reserves as of September 30, 2006
  $ 1,557     $ 190     $ 132     $     $ 1,879  
     
                                         
    Reorganized Company  
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2005  
    Energy &     Distribution &                    
    Chemicals     Storage     BioMedical     Corporate     Total  
     
One-time employee termination costs
  $     $ 7     $     $     $ 7  
Other associated costs
    5       159       28       1       193  
     
Employee separation and plant closure costs
    5       166       28       1       200  
Inventory valuation in cost of sales
                378             378  
     
 
    5       166       406       1       578  
Reserve usage
    (5 )     (166 )     (438 )     (86 )     (695 )
     
Change in reserve
                (32 )     (85 )     (117 )
Reserves as of July 1, 2005
    1,557       305       140       103       2,105  
     
Reserves as of September 30, 2005
  $ 1,557     $ 305     $ 108     $ 18     $ 1,988  
     

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — September 30, 2006
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE E — Employee Separation and Plant Closure Costs — Continued
                                         
    Successor Company  
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006  
    Energy &     Distribution                    
    Chemicals     & Storage     BioMedical     Corporate     Total  
     
One-time employee termination costs
  $     $     $     $     $  
Other associated costs
    9       295                   304  
     
Employee separation and plant closure costs
    9       295                   304  
Reserve usage
    (9 )     (295 )     (107 )           (411 )
     
Change in reserve
                (107 )           (107 )
Reserves as of January 1, 2006
    1,557       190       239             1,986  
     
Reserves as of September 30, 2006
  $ 1,557     $ 190     $ 132     $     $ 1,879  
     
                                         
    Reorganized Company  
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005  
    Energy &     Distribution &                    
    Chemicals     Storage     BioMedical     Corporate     Total  
     
One-time employee termination costs
  $     $ 40     $     $     $ 40  
Other associated costs
    83       459       541       (118 )     965  
     
Employee separation and plant closure costs
    83       499       541       (118 )     1,005  
Inventory valuation in cost of sales
                579             579  
     
 
    83       499       1,120       (118 )     1,584  
Reserve usage
    (83 )     (535 )     (1,384 )     (357 )     (2,359 )
     
Change in reserve
          (36 )     (264 )     (475 )     (775 )
Reserves as of January 1, 2005
    1,557       341       372       493       2,763  
     
Reserves as of September 30, 2005
  $ 1,557     $ 305     $ 108     $ 18     $ 1,988  
     
     The employee separation and plant closure costs reserve of $1,879 at September 30, 2006 was for one-time employee termination costs. The employee separation and plant closure costs reserve of $1,988 at September 30, 2005 consisted of $18 for contract termination and facility-related closure costs and $1,970 for one-time termination and other associated costs.
NOTE F — Acquisitions
     On May 26, 2006, the Company acquired the common stock of Cooler Service Company, Inc. (“CSC”) based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The consideration paid was $15,840, net of cash acquired, including transaction costs. The acquisition was funded with cash on hand. The estimated fair value of the net assets acquired and goodwill at the date of acquisition was $8,050 and $8,567, respectively. The purchase price allocation is preliminary, and subject to adjustment following the completion of the tangible and intangible asset valuations. CSC designs and manufactures air cooled heat exchangers for multiple markets, including hydrocarbon, petrochemical and industrial gas processing. CSC has been included in the Company’s Energy and Chemical segment and contributed $11,650 of sales to the 2006 operating results from the date of acquisition through September 30, 2006.
     On May 16, 2005, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interest in Changzhou CEM Cryo Equipment Co., Ltd. (CEM), a foreign owned enterprise established under the laws of the People’s Republic of China. The purchase price was $13,644, including cash of $12,198 and a promissory note of $1,466 payable to the seller, which was paid in the second quarter of 2006. The acquisition was funded with debt borrowed under the revolving credit line portion of the 2003 Credit Facility and cash on hand. The estimated fair value of the net assets acquired and goodwill at the date of acquisition was $8,894 and $4,770, respectively. CEM has been included in the Company’s Distribution and Storage segment.
NOTE G — Assets Held for Sale
     The Company continues to pursue the sale of the idle building and a parcel of land at its Plaistow, New Hampshire facility. The Plaistow facility is classified as assets held for sale on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2006 and the audited consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005 based on the estimated value of $3,084.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — September 30, 2006
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE H — Employee Benefit Plans
     The Company has four defined benefit pension plans covering certain U.S. hourly and salary employees. All of these plans were frozen as of February 28, 2006. The defined benefit plans provide benefits based primarily on the participants’ years of service and compensation.
     The following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:
                                   
    Successor Company       Reorganized Company  
    Three Months     Nine Months       Three Months     Nine Months  
    Ended     Ended       Ended     Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,       September 30,     September 30,  
    2006     2006       2005     2005  
Service cost
  $     $       $ 65     $ 195  
Interest cost
    510       1,530         492       1,476  
Expected return on plan assets
    (618 )     (1,854 )       (570 )     (1,710 )
Recognized actuarial gain
                  (47 )     (141 )
 
                         
Total pension (benefit) cost
  $ (108 )   $ (324 )     $ (60 )   $ (180 )
 
                         
NOTE I — Reporting Segments
     The structure of the Company’s internal organization is divided into the following three reportable segments: Energy and Chemicals (“E&C”), Distribution and Storage (“D&S”) and BioMedical. The Company’s reportable segments are business units that offer different products and are each managed separately because they manufacture and distribute distinct products with different production processes and sales and marketing approaches. The E&C segment sells heat exchangers, cold boxes and liquefied natural gas vacuum-insulated pipe used by major natural gas, petrochemical processing and industrial gas companies in the production of their products. The D&S segment sells cryogenic bulk storage systems, cryogenic packaged gas systems, cryogenic systems and components, beverage liquid CO2 systems and cryogenic services to various companies for the storage and transportation of both industrial and natural gases. The BioMedical segment sells medical respiratory products, biological storage systems, liquid oxygen tanks and magnetic resonance imaging cryostat components. Due to the nature of the products that each segment sells, there are no intersegment sales. Corporate headquarters includes operating expenses for executive management, accounting, tax, treasury, human resources, information technology, legal, internal audit, risk management and stock-based compensation expenses that are not allocated to the reporting segments.
     The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on operating income or loss before gain on sale of assets, net interest expense, financing costs amortization expense, derivative contracts valuation expense, foreign currency loss, income taxes and minority interest. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.
Information for the Company’s three reportable segments and its corporate headquarters is presented below:
                                         
    Successor Company  
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2006  
    Energy     Distribution                    
    and Chemicals     and Storage     BioMedical     Corporate     Total  
     
Sales
  $ 54,411     $ 67,953     $ 20,461     $     $ 142,825  
Operating income (loss)
    5,462       13,491       4,365       (6,449 )     16,869  
                                         
    Reorganized Company  
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2005  
    Energy     Distribution                    
    and Chemicals     and Storage     BioMedical     Corporate     Total  
     
Sales
  $ 31,832     $ 55,068     $ 18,887     $     $ 105,787  
Operating income (loss)
    5,204       9,630       3,537       (5,865 )     12,506  

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — September 30, 2006
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE I — Reporting Segments — Continued
                                         
    Successor Company  
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006  
    Energy     Distribution                    
    and Chemicals     and Storage     BioMedical     Corporate     Total  
     
Sales
  $ 138,075     $ 194,783     $ 60,174     $     $ 393,032  
Operating income (loss)
    11,738       39,605       12,855       (16,719 )     47,479  
                                         
    Reorganized Company  
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005  
    Energy     Distribution                    
    and Chemicals     and Storage     BioMedical     Corporate     Total  
     
Sales
  $ 80,562     $ 155,047     $ 55,069     $     $ 290,678  
Operating income (loss)
    13,228       30,012       9,068       (14,578 )     37,730  

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Overview
     Chart Industries, Inc. (the “Company,” “Chart,” or “we”) is a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment used in the production, storage and end-use of hydrocarbon and industrial gases. We supply engineered equipment used throughout the liquid supply chain globally. The largest portion of end-use applications for our products is energy-related. We are a leading manufacturer of standard and engineered equipment primarily used for low temperature and cryogenic applications. We have developed an expertise in cryogenic systems and equipment, which operate at low temperatures sometimes approaching absolute zero (0 kelvin; -273° Centigrade; - 459° Fahrenheit). The majority of our products, including vacuum-insulated containment vessels, heat exchangers, cold boxes and other cryogenic components are used throughout the liquid gas supply chain for the purification, liquefaction, distribution, storage and use of hydrocarbon and industrial gases.
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we experienced growth in our sales and operating income compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005, primarily due to growth in the global hydrocarbon processing and industrial gas markets served by our Energy and Chemicals (“E&C”) and Distribution and Storage (“D&S”) segments and growth and penetration of the biological storage markets and international medical respiratory therapy served by our BioMedical segment. Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $393.0 million compared to sales of $290.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, reflecting an increase of $102.3 million, or 35.2%. Our gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $112.5 million, or 28.6% of sales, as compared to $84.9 million, or 29.2% of sales, for the same period in 2005. In addition, our operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $47.5 million compared to $37.7 million for the same period in 2005. Increased sales volume in all three of our operating segments, manufacturing productivity improvements in our D&S and Biomedical segments, sales mix shift to higher margin products and product price increases in our D&S segment, were contributing factors to the growth in our gross profit in the first nine months of 2006.
     As a result of the continued growth in many of the markets we serve, our present and anticipated customer order trends, our backlog level of $260.0 million as of September 30, 2006, and our focus on energy-related industries, we presently expect to experience continued sales and operating income growth for the remaining three months of 2006 as compared to the same period in 2005. We also believe that our cash flow from operations, available cash and available borrowings under the senior secured credit facility should be adequate to meet our working capital, capital expenditure, debt service and other funding requirements for the remaining three months of 2006.

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
     The following table sets forth sales, gross profit, gross profit margin and operating income or loss for our three operating segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:
                                   
    Successor Company       Reorganized Company  
    Three Months     Nine Months       Three Months     Nine Months  
    Ended     Ended       Ended     Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,       September 30,     September 30,  
    2006     2006       2005     2005  
               
Sales
                                 
E&C
  $ 54,411     $ 138,075       $ 31,832     $ 80,562  
D&S
    67,953       194,783         55,068       155,047  
Biomedical
    20,461       60,174         18,887       55,069  
               
Total
  $ 142,825     $ 393,032       $ 105,787     $ 290,678  
               
 
                                 
Gross Profit
                                 
E&C
  $ 10,222     $ 28,083       $ 8,759     $ 21,766  
D&S
    21,813       62,791         15,540       46,054  
Biomedical
    7,405       21,666         5,802       17,111  
               
Total
  $ 39,440     $ 112,540       $ 30,101     $ 84,931  
               
 
                                 
Gross Profit Margin
                                 
E&C
    18.8 %     20.3 %       27.5 %     27.0 %
D&S
    32.1 %     32.2 %       28.2 %     29.7 %
Biomedical
    36.2 %     36.0 %       30.7 %     31.1 %
Total
    27.6 %     28.6 %       28.5 %     29.2 %
 
                                 
Operating Income (Loss)
                                 
E&C
    5,462       11,738         5,204       13,228  
D&S
    13,491       39,605         9,630       30,012  
Biomedical
    4,365       12,855         3,537       9,068  
Corporate
    (6,449 )     (16,719 )       (5,865 )     (14,578 )
               
Total
  $ 16,869     $ 47,479       $ 12,506     $ 37,730  
               
     Sales
     Sales for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $142.8 million compared to $105.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, reflecting an increase of $37.0 million, or 35.0%. E&C segment sales were $54.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with sales of $31.8 million for three months ended September 30, 2005, which reflected an increase of $22.6 million or 71.1%. This increase in sales resulted primarily from higher volume, particularly large heat exchanger and process systems projects, which were driven by continued growth in the liquid natural gas (“LNG”) and natural gas segments of the hydrocarbon processing market and $9.8 million of air cooled heat exchanger sales from Cooler Service Company, Inc. (“CSC”), which was acquired in the second quarter of 2006. D&S segment sales increased $12.8 million, or 23.4%, to $67.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 from $55.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Sales of bulk storage systems and packaged gas systems increased $8.6 million and $4.2 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 primarily due to higher volume as a result of continued growth in the global industrial gas market, and to a lesser extent price increases to absorb escalating raw material costs. BioMedical segment sales for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $20.5 million compared to $18.9 million for the same period in 2005, which reflected an increase of $1.6 million or 8.5%. Medical respiratory product sales increased $2.9 million, due to higher demand in international markets. Biological storage system sales growth was approximately the same level for the three months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to the same period in 2005. Other products sales in the BioMedical segment decreased $1.3 million primarily due to delays in orders.

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     Gross Profit and Margin
     Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was $39.4 million, or 27.6% of sales, versus $30.1 million, or 28.5% of sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and reflected an increase of $9.3 million. E&C segment gross profit increased $1.5 million while its margin decreased 8.7 percentage points, primarily due to lower margins on certain process system projects, including two long-term field installation projects. The increase in gross profit for the E&C segment is primarily due to the inclusion of air cooled heat exchanger sales in 2006. Gross profit for the D&S segment increased $6.3 million, or 3.9 percentage points, in the 2006 period compared to the 2005 period primarily due to higher sales volume, manufacturing productivity improvements, sales mix shifts to higher margin products, and to a lesser extent the timing of product price increases in both bulk storage and packaged gas systems to absorb escalating raw material costs. BioMedical gross profit increased $1.6 million, or 5.5 percentage points, in the 2006 period compared to the 2005 period primarily due to higher sales volume and improved manufacturing productivity, particularly for the medical respiratory product line. In 2005, higher manufacturing costs were incurred as result of transitioning this product line’s manufacturing from our closed Burnsville, Minnesota facility to our Canton, Georgia facility.
     Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)
     SG&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $18.2 million, or 12.7% of sales, compared to $15.5 million, or 14.7% of sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2005. SG&A expenses for the E&C segment were $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, a decrease of $1.8 million. This decrease in SG&A expenses for the E&C segment was primarily the result of $2.5 million of income related to the settlement of a Hurricane Rita insurance claim for losses at its New Iberia, Louisiana facility offset by storm costs of $0.2 million incurred at a customer’s project site. For the same period in 2005, the E&C segment recorded $1.0 million of costs and losses associated with Hurricane Rita. Excluding hurricane and storm related transactions, the E&C segment SG&A expenses increased $1.5 million primarily due to higher employee-related and infrastructure costs to support business growth and higher medical expenses. D&S segment SG&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $6.9 million compared to $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, an increase of $1.8 million. This increase was primarily attributable to higher employee-related and infrastructure costs to support business growth and higher medical expenses. SG&A expenses for the BioMedical segment were $2.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $0.5 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2005. Corporate SG&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $6.4 million compared to $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. This increase of $2.1 million was primarily attributable to higher employee-related and infrastructure expenses to support business growth and Sarbanes-Oxley implementation costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2006.
     Amortization Expense
     Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was $4.3 million, or 3.0% of sales, compared to $1.0 million, or 0.9% of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The increase of $3.3 million was due to higher amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets that were recorded at fair value on October 17, 2005 as a result of the Acquisition. The increase in amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 was $2.1 million and $1.2 million for the E&C and D&S segments, respectively.
     Transaction Expenses
     During the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, Corporate recorded $0.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, of transaction expenses related to the Acquisition, which consisted primarily of legal, accounting and investment banking fees.
     Employee Separation and Plant Closure Costs
     For the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, employee separation and plant closure costs were $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The costs for the 2006 period were related to the idle Plaistow, New Hampshire facility that is being held for sale, while the costs for the 2005 period were for the closure of both the Burnsville, Minnesota and Plaistow, New Hampshire facilities. The sale of the Burnsville, Minnesota facility was completed in 2004 and was vacated in 2005.

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     Operating Income
     As a result of the foregoing, operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was $16.9 million, or 11.8% of sales, an increase of $4.4 million compared to operating income of $12.5 million, or 11.8% of sales, for the same period in 2005.
     Net Interest Expense
     Net interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $6.1 million and $1.3 million, respectively. This increase in interest expense of $4.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 was primarily attributable to increased long-term debt outstanding as a result of our entering into the new senior secured credit facility and issuing the senior subordinated notes on October 17, 2005 in conjunction with the Acquisition.
     Other Expense and Income
     For the three months ended September 30, 2006, financing costs amortization expense was $0.4 million, an increase of $0.4 million compared to the same period in 2005. This increase in amortization expense was attributable to deferred loan costs incurred for the senior secured credit facility and senior subordinated notes entered into on October 17, 2005 as a result of the Acquisition.
     For the three months ended September 30, 2006, foreign currency gains were $0.02 million as compared to foreign currency losses of $0.4 million for the same period in 2005. This increase in income was the result of the timing of transactions in currencies other than functional currencies primarily in the D&S and BioMedical segments.
     Income Tax Expense
     Income tax expense of $3.4 million and $3.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, represents taxes on both domestic and foreign earnings at an effective income tax rate of 32.5% and 32.8%, respectively.
     Net Income
     As a result of the foregoing, reported net income for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $6.9 million and $7.2 million, respectively.
Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
     Sales
     Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $393.0 million compared to $290.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, reflecting an increase of $102.3 million, or 35.2%. E&C segment sales were $138.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared with sales of $80.6 million for the same period in 2005 which represented a $57.5 million increase, or 71.3%. This increase in sales resulted primarily from higher volume, particularly from large heat exchanger and process systems projects, which were driven by continued growth in the LNG and natural gas segments of the hydrocarbon processing market, and $11.7 million of air cooled heat exchanger sales from CSC. D&S segment sales increased $39.7 million, or 25.6% to $194.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 from $155.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Bulk storage and packaged gas systems sales increased $31.4 million and $8.3 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. These increases were driven primarily by increased volume due to continued growth in the global industrial gas market and to a lesser extent price increases to absorb escalating raw material costs. BioMedical segment sales increased $5.1 million, or 9.3% to $60.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $55.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Biological storage systems sales increased $3.0 million as a result of higher volume in the U.S. and international markets. Medical respiratory product sales increased $1.9 million as a result of higher volume in international markets partially offset by a decrease in the U.S. market due to U.S. government reimbursement reductions for liquid oxygen therapy systems announced in late 2005. Other product sales in the BioMedical segment increased $0.2 million due to higher volume.
     Gross Profit and Margin
     Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $112.5 million, or 28.6% of sales versus $84.9 million, or 29.2% of sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and reflected an increase of $27.6 million. E&C segment gross profit increased $6.3 million in the 2006 period compared to the 2005 period primarily due to the increased

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sales volume, in particular large heat exchanger and process systems projects and the inclusion of air cooled heat exchanger sales. The E&C segment gross profit margin decreased 6.7 percentage points in 2006 primarily due to lower margins on primarily two long-term field installation process systems projects. Gross profit for the D&S segment increased $16.7 million, or 2.5 percentage points, in the 2006 period compared to the 2005 period primarily due to higher sales volume, manufacturing productivity improvements, sales mix shifts to higher margin products, and to a lesser extent the timing of product price increases to absorb higher raw material costs in bulk storage and packaged gas systems. BioMedical gross profit increased $4.6 million, or 4.9 percentage points, in the 2006 period compared to the 2005 period primarily due to higher sales volume and improved manufacturing productivity, particularly for the medical respiratory product line. In 2005, higher manufacturing costs were incurred as result of transitioning this product line’s manufacturing from our closed Burnsville, Minnesota facility to our Canton, Georgia facility.
     SG&A
     SG&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $53.4 million, or 13.6% of sales, compared to $44.0 million, or 15.1% of sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. SG&A expenses for the E&C segment were $10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $8.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, an increase of $1.5 million. The increase for the E&C segment was primarily the result of higher employee-related and infrastructure expenses to support business growth and higher medical costs. Also during the nine month 2006 period, the E&C segment recorded $2.5 million of income related to the settlement of a Hurricane Rita insurance claim for losses at its New Iberia, Louisiana facility offset by $1.0 million of storm-related costs incurred at its New Iberia, Louisiana facility related to Hurricane Rita and at one of its customer project sites. During the same period in 2005, the Company recorded $1.0 million of costs and losses related to Hurricane Rita. D&S segment SG&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $18.7 million compared to $14.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, an increase of $4.5 million. This increase was primarily attributable to higher employee-related and infrastructure expenses to support business growth and higher medical costs. SG&A expenses for the BioMedical segment were $7.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $1.0 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Corporate SG&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $16.7 million compared to $14.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. This increase of $2.3 million is primarily attributable to higher employee-related and infrastructure expenses to support business growth and Sarbanes-Oxley implementation costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
     Amortization Expense
     Amortization expense was $11.4 million and $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. This increase of $8.9 was due to higher amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets that were recorded at fair value on October 17, 2005 as a result of the Acquisition. The increase in amortization expense in the 2006 nine month period compared to the same period in 2005 was $4.7 million, $4.1 million and $0.1 million for the E&C, D&S and BioMedical segments, respectively.
     Transaction Expenses
     During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, Corporate recorded $0.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in transaction expenses related to the Acquisition, which consisted primarily of legal, accounting and investment banking fees.
     Employee Separation and Plant Closure Costs
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, employee separation and plant closure costs were $0.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively. The costs for the 2006 period were related to the idle Plaistow, New Hampshire facility which is being held for sale, while the costs for the 2005 period were for the closure of both the Burnsville, Minnesota and Plaistow, New Hampshire facilities. The sale of the Burnsville, Minnesota facility was completed in 2004 and was vacated in 2005.
     Operating Income
     As a result of the foregoing, operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $47.5 million, or 12.1% of sales, an increase of $9.8 million compared to operating income of $37.7 million, or 13.0% of sales, for the same period in 2005.
     Net Interest Expense
     Net interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $19.3 million and $3.9 million, respectively. This increase in interest expense of $15.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 was primarily attributable to increased long-term debt outstanding as a result of entering

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into the new senior secured credit facility and issuing the senior subordinated notes on October 17, 2005 in conjunction with the Acquisition.
     Other Expenses and Income
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, financing costs amortization expense was $1.1 million, an increase of $1.1 million compared to the same period in 2005. This increase in amortization expense was attributable to deferred loan costs incurred for the senior secured credit facility and senior subordinated notes entered into on October 17, 2005 as a result of the Acquisition.
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 foreign currency gains were $0.2 million as compared to foreign currency losses of $0.6 million for the same period in 2005. This increase in income of $0.8 million was the result of the timing of transactions in currencies other than functional currencies primarily in the D&S and BioMedical segments.
     Income Tax Expense
     Income tax expense of $8.9 million and $11.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, represents taxes on both domestic and foreign earnings at an estimated annual effective income tax rate of 32.5% and 34.5%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the 2006 period as compared to the same period in 2005 was primarily attributable to lower statutory tax rates in certain foreign countries and a higher expected mix of foreign earnings.
     Net Income
     As a result of the foregoing, reported net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $18.3 million and $21.7 million, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
     On July 31, 2006, we completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) of 12,500,000 shares of our common stock for net proceeds of approximately $175.3 million. We used $25.0 million of the net proceeds to repay a portion of the term loan under our senior secured credit facility. The remaining $150.3 million of net proceeds was used to pay a dividend to our stockholders existing immediately prior to the IPO, consisting of affiliates of First Reserve and certain members of management. On August 25, 2006, following expiration of the underwriters’ over-allotment option without its being exercised, a stock dividend of 1,875,000 shares was issued to the stockholders existing immediately prior to the completion of the IPO. In addition, the senior secured credit facility was amended upon the completion of the IPO. The amendment primarily increased the size of the revolving credit facility by $55.0 million to $115.0 million and increased the amount available for letters of credit extending beyond one year from their issuance date to $55.0 million from $35.0 million.
     Debt Instruments and Related Covenants
     As of September 30, 2006, the Company had $120.0 million outstanding under the term loan portion of the senior secured credit facility, $170.0 million outstanding under the senior subordinated notes and $27.3 million of letters of credit and bank guarantees supported by the revolving portion of the senior secured credit facility. The Company believes that it is in compliance with all covenants, including its financial covenants, under the senior secured credit facility.
     The registration rights agreement related to the senior subordinated notes required the Company to file an Exchange Offer Registration Statement and complete the exchange offer for the senior subordinated notes by August 14, 2006. Since the exchange offer was not completed, additional interest at a rate of 0.25% will be paid to holders of the notes for the 90-day period ending November 11, 2006. Additional interest will accrue in further increments of 0.25%, up to a maximum of 1.0%, each subsequent 90-day period until the exchange offer is completed. The Company expects the interest rate to increase another 0.25% on November 12, 2006 and to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement within the next 90 days.
     Sources and Use of Cash
     Cash provided by operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $33.6 million compared with cash provided by operations of $19.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in cash provided by operations in the 2006 period compared to the 2005 period was primarily attributable to increased net income before changes in operating assets and liabilities, and improved working capital management. Also, in the 2005 period, the E&C segment working capital was negatively impacted by the timing of billings and payment terms under certain contracts entered into in 2004.

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     Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $29.4 million compared to $20.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. In 2006, $15.8 million, of cash, net of cash acquired, was used to purchase CSC, and for the same period in 2005, $12.0 million of cash was used to acquire CEM. Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $13.5 million compared with $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were primarily for E&C segment heat exchanger and process system facility expansions in LaCrosse, Wisconsin and Houston, Texas and D&S segment bulk tank facility expansions in New Prague, Minnesota and Decin, Czech Republic to support business growth. Capital expenditures during the same period in 2005 were primarily for expansion of existing facilities and construction of a new manufacturing facility in China to support growth in business.
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, cash provided by financing activities was $3.2 million and $5.5 million, respectively. In May 2006, we received $37.1 and $2.1 in cash proceeds, respectively, from the exercise of warrants for 2,651,012 shares and Rollover Options for 609,851 shares of common stock. On July 31, 2006, our IPO offering was completed and we received $175.3 in net proceeds. A cash dividend of $150.3 was paid to stockholders existing immediately prior to the completion of the IPO. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we made $55.0 million in voluntary principal prepayments under the term loan portion of our senior secured credit facility, $0.8 million of payments under the Ferox revolving credit facilities and a $1.5 million payment on the seller note related to the CEM acquisition. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we made $2.4 million of scheduled principal payments under the term loan portion of the 2003 Credit Facility and borrowed $12.0 million under the revolving credit portion of the 2003 Credit Facility to purchase CEM.
      Cash Requirements
     The Company does not anticipate any unusual cash requirements for working capital needs for the remaining three months of 2006. We expect to use $8.0 to $10.0 million of cash for capital expenditures. A significant portion of the capital expenditures will be used for facility expansions to increase capacity in the E&C and D&S segments. Management believes that these expansions are necessary to support our current backlog levels and our expected growth due to an increase in global demand for our products.
     For the remaining three months of 2006, cash requirements for debt service are forecasted to be approximately $10.2 million for scheduled interest payments under our senior secured credit facility and the senior subordinated notes. We are not required to make any scheduled principal payments during the remaining three months of 2006 under the term loan portion of the senior secured credit facility due to the voluntary principal payments that have been made to date. For the remaining three months of 2006, we expect to use approximately $4.0 million of cash for both U.S. and foreign income taxes and contribute approximately $0.3 million of cash to our four defined benefit pension plans to meet ERISA minimum funding requirements.
Orders and Backlog
     We consider orders to be those for which we have received a firm signed purchase order or other written contractual commitment from the customer. Backlog is comprised of the portion of firm signed purchase orders or other written contractual commitments received from customers that the Company has not recognized as revenue under the percentage of completion method or based upon shipment. Backlog can be significantly affected by the timing of orders for large projects, particularly in the E&C segment, and it is not necessarily indicative of future backlog levels or the rate at which backlog will be recognized as sales. Backlog as of September 30, 2006 was $260.0 million, which includes $20.2 million of acquired backlog of air-cooled heat exchangers from the CSC acquisition.

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     The following table sets forth orders by segment for the three months ended September 30 and June 30, 2006 and backlog by segment as of September 30, 2006 and June 30, 2006:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    September 30, 2006     June 30, 2006  
Orders
               
Energy and Chemicals
  $ 34,530     $ 53,967  
Distribution and Storage
    69,622       75,069  
BioMedical
    23,271       21,036  
 
           
Total
  $ 127,423     $ 150,072  
 
           
 
               
Backlog
               
Energy and Chemicals
  $ 149,226     $ 168,243  
Distribution and Storage
    102,524       103,071  
BioMedical
    8,265       5,543  
 
           
Total
  $ 260,015     $ 276,857  
 
           
     E&C orders for the three months ended September 30, 2006 totaled $34.5 million, compared with $54.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. E&C backlog totaled $149.2 million at September 30, 2006, compared with $168.2 million of backlog at June 30, 2006. This decrease in orders of $19.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2006 is primarily due to the timing of large process system orders. During the three months ended June 30, 2006, there were two large process system orders totaling $22.0 million. This decrease in orders was partially offset by a $4.0 million increase in air cooled heat exchanger orders in the three months ended September 30, 2006 as a result of the CSC acquisition in May 2006.
     D&S orders for the three months ended September 30, 2006 totaled $69.6 million compared with $75.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. D&S backlog totaled $102.5 million at September 30, 2006 compared with $103.1 million of backlog at June 30, 2006. Orders for bulk storage systems decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2006 by $8.0 million due to lower LNG tank orders. Packaged gas system orders increased by $2.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2006 due to higher demand across all product lines.
     BioMedical orders for the three months ended September 30, 2006 totaled $23.3 million compared with $21.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. BioMedical backlog totaled $8.3 million at September 30, 2006 compared with $5.5 million of backlog at June 30, 2006. Orders for medical respiratory products and biological storage systems for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $0.6 million below the three months ended June 30, 2006, but remained at strong levels due to continued growth in the international markets. Orders for other BioMedical products increased $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 due primarily to stronger demand for liquid oxygen tanks.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
     The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. As such, some accounting policies have a significant impact on amounts reported in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. A summary of those significant accounting policies can be found in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-133254), filed on July 20, 2006, in Note A of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. In particular, judgment is used in areas such as revenue recognition for long-term contracts, determining the allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation reserves, goodwill, indefinite lived intangibles, environmental remediation obligations, product warranty costs, debt covenants, pensions and deferred tax assets. There have been no significant changes in accounting policies since December 31, 2005.
Forward-Looking Statements
     The Company is making this statement in order to satisfy the “safe harbor” provisions contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements”. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to our business. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements contained herein (including future cash contractual obligations) or in other statements made by us are made based on management’s

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expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We believe that the following factors, among others, could affect our future performance and the liquidity and value of our securities and cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf:
    The cyclicality of the markets which we serve;
 
    the loss of, or a significant reduction in purchases by, our largest customers;
 
    competition in our markets;
 
    our compliance obligations with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
 
    general economic, political, business and market risks associated with our non-U.S. operations;
 
    our ability to successfully manage our growth;
 
    the loss of key employees;
 
    the pricing and availability of raw materials and our ability to manage our fixed-price contract exposure;
 
    our ability to successfully acquire or integrate companies that provide complementary products or technologies;
 
    our ability to continue our technical innovation in our product lines;
 
    the impairment of our goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets;
 
    the costs of compliance with environmental, health and safety laws and responding to potential liabilities under these laws;
 
    the insolvency of our formerly consolidated subsidiary, Chart Heat Exchangers Limited, or CHEL, and CHEL’s administration proceedings in the United kingdom, including claims that may be asserted against us with respect to CHEL’s obligations;
 
    litigation and disputes involving us, including the extent of product liability, warranty, pension and severance claims asserted against us;
 
    labor costs and disputes;
 
    our relations with our employees;
 
    our funding requirements in connection with our defined benefit pension plans;
 
    fluctuations in foreign currency exchange and interest rates;
 
    disruptions in our operations due to hurricanes;
 
    our ability to protect our intellectual property and know-how;
 
    regulations governing the export of our products;
 
    risks associated with our substantial indebtedness, leverage, debt service and liquidity; and
 
    other factors described in our definitive prospectus filed on July 27, 2006 pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act of 1933.
     There may be other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
     All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in our definitive prospectus filed on July 27, 2006 pursuant to Rule 424b of the Securities Act of 1933. We undertake no obligation to

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update or revise forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
     In the normal course of business, the Company’s operations are exposed to continuing fluctuations in foreign currency values and interest rates that can affect the cost of operating and financing. Accordingly, the Company addresses a portion of these risks through a program of risk management.
     The Company’s primary interest rate risk exposure results from the various floating rate pricing mechanisms on the senior credit facility. If interest rates were to increase 200 basis points (2 percent) from September 30, 2006 rates, and assuming no changes in debt from the September 30, 2006 levels, the additional annual expense would be approximately $2.4 million on a pre-tax basis. Effective August 15, 2006, the interest rate on the senior subordinated notes increased 0.25% and is expected to increase an additional 0.25% on November 12, 2006.
     The Company has assets, liabilities and cash flows in foreign currencies creating exposure to foreign currency exchange fluctuations in the normal course of business. Chart’s primary exchange rate exposure is with the Euro, the British pound, the Czech koruna and the Chinese yuan. Monthly measurement, evaluation and forward exchange rate contracts are employed as methods to reduce this risk. The Company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge anticipated and firmly committed foreign currency transactions. Chart does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. The terms of the contracts are one year or less. The Company held immaterial positions in foreign exchange forward contracts at September 30, 2006.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
     As of September 30, 2006, an evaluation was performed, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, such officers concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
     There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
     On July 8, 2003, we and all of our then majority-owned U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to implement an agreed upon senior debt restructuring plan through a pre-packaged plan of reorganization. None of the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries were included in the filing in the Bankruptcy Court. On September 15, 2003, we and all of our then majority-owned U.S. subsidiaries emerged from Chapter 11 proceedings pursuant to the Amended Joint Prepackaged Reorganization Plan of Chart Industries, Inc. and Certain Subsidiaries, dated September 3, 2003. We have resolved proofs of claim asserted in the bankruptcy proceedings, including the settlement in July 2005 of a finders’ fee claim in the amount of $1.1 million asserted by one of our former shareholders, against which we had filed an objection in the Bankruptcy Court. All bankruptcy proceedings were closed in May 2006.
     We are a party to other legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of its business. Based on our historical experience in litigating these actions, as well as our current assessment of the underlying merits of the actions and applicable insurance, management believes that the final resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse affect on our financial position, liquidity, cash flows or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
     Use of Proceeds from the Sale of Registered Securities
     On July 31, 2006, we completed our initial public offering of our common stock pursuant to our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-133254) declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2006. The managing underwriters for the offering were Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Lehman Brothers, Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Natexis Bleidrocher Inc., Simmons & Company International and Howard Weil Incorporated. Pursuant to the registration statement, we sold 12,500,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $15.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $175.3 million. We incurred additional related expenses of approximately $2.8 million. We used $25.0 million of the net proceeds from the offering to repay certain indebtedness. The remaining $150.3 million of net proceeds was used to pay a dividend to our stockholders existing immediately prior to the offering.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Prior to completion of our initial public offering, we solicited the written consent of our stockholders pursuant to Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware in connection with the following proposals: (i) the approval, confirmation and ratification of the Chart Industries, Inc. 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended, the Amended and Restated Chart Industries, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2006 Chart Executive Incentive Compensation Plan and the Chart Industries, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan; (ii) the approval, confirmation and ratification of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Chart Industries, Inc., which was to become, and later became, effective prior to the closing of our initial public offering; (iii) the approval, confirmation and ratification, by written action in lieu of an annual meeting, of the election of Timothy H. Day, Ben A. Guill, Kenneth W. Moore and Samuel F. Thomas to serve as Directors of the Company; and (iv) the election of Steven W. Krablin to the Company’s Board of Directors, which was to become, and later became, effective immediately prior to the effectiveness of our Registration Statement on Form S-1 for our initial public offering.
We received unanimous written consent to the foregoing proposals from our stockholders in a consent dated July 18, 2006.
Item 6. Exhibits
     The following exhibits are filed with this report:
     
3.1
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-133254))
 
   
3.2
  Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-133254))
 
   
4.0
  Form of Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 4 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-133254))
 
   
10.1
  Underwriting Agreement, dated July 25, 2006, among Chart Industries, Inc. and the several underwriters named therein
 
   
10.2
  Form of Amended and Restated Management Stockholders Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Amendment No 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-133254))
 
   
10.3
  Stockholder Agreement, dated July 25, 2006, by and between Chart Industries, Inc. and FR X Chart Holdings, LLC
 
   
10.4
  Amended and Restated Chart Industries, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-133254))
 
   
10.5
  Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement dated July 31, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006)
 
   
10.6
  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (for non-employee directors) under the Amended and Restated Chart Industries, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-133254))
 
   
10.7
  Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-133254))
 
   
31.1
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31.2
  Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
   
32.1
  Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
 
   
32.2
  Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

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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.
         
 
  Chart Industries, Inc.    
 
 
 
(Registrant)
   
 
       
Date: November 14, 2006
  /s/ Michael F. Biehl    
 
 
 
Michael F. Biehl
   
 
  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer    
 
  (Principal Financial Officer)    
 
  (Duly Authorized Officer)    

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