Form 10-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-K

 


 

x Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006

OR

 

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 1-13782

WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   25-1615902

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1001 Air Brake Avenue

Wilmerding, Pennsylvania 15148

  (412) 825-1000
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)   (Registrant’s telephone number)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Class

 

Name of Exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share   New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  þ    No  ¨.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  þ.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for at least the past 90 days.    Yes  þ    No  ¨.

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨.

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  þ   Accelerated filer  ¨   Non-accelerated filer  ¨

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

The registrant estimates that as of June 30, 2006, the aggregate market value of the voting shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $1.7 billion based on the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange for such stock.

As of February 23, 2007, 48,317,852 shares of Common Stock of the registrant were issued and outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the Proxy Statement for the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 16, 2007 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

 



Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page
     PART I     
Item 1.    Business    3
Item 1A.    Risk Factors    10
Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments    15
Item 2.    Properties    16
Item 3.    Legal Proceedings    17
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    17
   Executive Officers of the Company    18
     PART II     
Item 5.    Market for Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Repurchases of Common Stock    20
Item 6.    Selected Financial Data    22
Item 7.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    23
Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    38
Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data    39
Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure    39
Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures    39
Item 9B.    Other Information    40
     PART III     
Item 10.    Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant    40
Item 11.    Executive Compensation    40
Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters    40
Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions    40
Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services    40
     PART IV     
Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules    41

 

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PART I

 

Item 1. BUSINESS

General

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, doing business as Wabtec Corporation, is a Delaware corporation with headquarters at 1001 Air Brake Avenue in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania. Our telephone number is 412-825-1000, and our website is located at www.wabtec.com. All references to “we”, “our”, “us”, the “Company” and “Wabtec” refer to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation and its subsidiaries. Westinghouse Air Brake Company (“WABCO”) was formed in 1990 when it acquired certain assets and operations from American Standard, Inc. (ASI). The Company’s operations date back to 1869 when founded by George Westinghouse. In 1999, WABCO merged with MotivePower Industries, Inc. (“MotivePower”) and adopted the name Wabtec.

Today, Wabtec is one of the world’s largest providers of value-added, technology-based equipment and services for the global rail industry. We believe we hold about a 50% market share in North America for our primary braking-related equipment and a leading position in North America for most of our other product lines. Our highly engineered products, which are intended to enhance safety, improve productivity and reduce maintenance costs for customers, can be found on virtually all U.S. locomotives, freight cars and subway cars. In 2006, the Company had sales of approximately $1 billion and net income of approximately $85 million. Sales of aftermarket parts and services represented over 50% of total sales in 2006.

Management and insiders of the Company own approximately 6% of Wabtec’s outstanding shares, with the balance held by investment companies and individuals. Executive management incentive compensation focuses on earnings, cash flow, working capital and economic profit targets to align management interests with those of outside shareholders.

Industry Overview

The Company primarily serves the worldwide freight and passenger transit rail industries. The worldwide market for rail equipment has been estimated at about $70 billion annually. Our operating results are largely dependent on the level of activity, financial condition and capital spending plans of the global railroad industry. Many factors influence the industry, including general economic conditions; rail traffic, as measured by freight tonnage and passenger ridership; government investment in public transportation; and investment in new technologies by freight and passenger rail systems. Customers outside of North America accounted for about 22% of Wabtec’s sales in 2006.

In North America, railroads carry about 42% of intercity freight, as measured by ton-miles, which is more than any other mode of transportation. They are an integral part of the continent’s economy and transportation system, serving nearly every industrial, wholesale and retail sector. Through direct ownership and operating partnerships, U.S. railroads are part of an integrated network that includes railroads in Canada and Mexico, forming what is regarded as the world’s most-efficient and lowest-cost freight rail service. There are more than 500 railroads operating in North America, with the largest railroads, referred to as “Class I,” accounting for more than 90% of the industry’s revenues. Although the railroads carry a wide variety of commodities and goods, coal is the single-largest item, representing about 40% of carloadings in 2006. Intermodal traffic—the movement of trailers or containers by rail in combination with another mode of transportation—has been the railroads’ fastest-growing market segment in the past 10 years. Railroads operate in a competitive environment, especially with the trucking industry, and are always seeking ways to improve safety, cost and reliability. New technologies offered by Wabtec and others in the industry can provide some of these benefits.

Outside of North America, many of the rail systems have historically been focused on passenger transit, rather than freight. In recent years, however, railroads in countries such as Australia, India and China have been investing capital to expand and improve both their freight and passenger rail systems. Throughout the world,

 

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government-owned railroads are being sold to private owners, who often look to improve the efficiency of the rail system by investing in new equipment and new technologies. These investment programs represent additional opportunities for Wabtec to provide products and services.

Demand for our freight related products and services in North America is driven by a number of factors, including:

 

   

Rail traffic. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) compiles statistics that gauge the level of activity in the freight rail industry. Two important statistics are revenue ton-miles and carloadings, which are generally referred to as “rail traffic”. According to preliminary AAR estimates for U.S. railroads, 2006 was a record year, with revenue ton-miles increasing 2.5%, carloadings increasing 1.2% and intermodal units increasing 5.0%. As rail traffic increases, we believe that our customers will increase their level of spending on equipment and equipment maintenance.

 

   

Demand for new locomotives. Currently, the active locomotive fleet for Class I railroads in North America is about 23,000 units. The average number of new locomotives delivered over the past 10 years was about 1,100 annually. In 2006, about 1,200 new, heavy-haul locomotives were delivered, compared to about 1,100 in 2005.

 

   

Demand for new freight cars. Currently, the active freight car fleet in North America is about 1.3 million. The average number of new freight cars delivered over the past 10 years was about 53,000 annually. In 2006, about 75,000 new freight cars were delivered.

In the U.S., passenger transit is a $32 billion industry, dependent largely on funding from federal, state and local governments, and from fare box revenues. With about 40% of the nation’s passenger transit vehicles, New York City is the largest passenger transit market in the U.S., but most major cities offer either rail or bus transit services.

Demand for North American passenger transit products is driven by a number of factors, including:

 

   

Replacement, building and/or expansion programs of transit authorities. These programs are funded in part by U.S. federal, state and local government programs. In 2005, the U.S. federal government passed new legislation, known as SAFETEA-LU, which provides federal funding for transportation projects. The legislation authorizes funding of $45 billion from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2009, with average annual increases of about 8%. The average annual number of new transit car deliveries over the past 10 years was about 600 units. In 2006, 738 transit vehicles were delivered.

 

   

Ridership levels. Ridership provides fare box revenues to transit authorities, which use the funds primarily for equipment and system maintenance. Based on preliminary figures from the American Public Transportation Association, ridership on U.S. transit vehicles increased about 3.0% in 2006, the fourth consecutive year that ridership has increased. Given the strength of the U.S. economy and the high price of gasoline, the transit industry expects ridership to continue growing.

Business Segments and Products

We provide our products and services through two principal business segments, the Freight Group and the Transit Group. The Freight Group primarily manufactures and services components for new and existing freight cars and locomotives, builds new switcher locomotives and rebuilds freight locomotives. The Transit Group primarily manufactures and services components for new and existing passenger transit vehicles, typically subway cars and buses, builds new commuter locomotives and refurbishes subway cars. Both business segments serve original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and provide aftermarket sales and services, with the aftermarket accounting for over 50% of net sales. Some business units within the operating groups serve both freight rail and passenger transit rail customers. Beginning in 2006, the Company transferred certain operations between the Freight and Transit Groups to reflect a shift in the markets and customers served by those operations and to

 

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reflect the information used by the chief decision maker in evaluating the operations of the Company. All prior-period segment results have been adjusted for this reclassification. In 2006, the Freight Group accounted for 65% of our total net sales, and the Transit Group accounted for the remaining 35%. In 2006, the Freight Group generated 50% of its net sales from the aftermarket and 50% of its net sales from the OEMs. The Transit Group generated 58% of its net sales from the aftermarket and 42% of its net sales from OEMs. A summary of our leading product lines across both of our business segments is outlined below.

 

   

Braking equipment and related components

 

   

Brake assemblies

 

   

Draft gears, couplers and slack adjusters

 

   

Air compressors and dryers

 

   

Railway electronics, including train control systems, event recorders, monitoring equipment, and end of train devices

 

   

Friction products, including brake shoes

 

   

Rail and bus door assemblies

 

   

Heat exchangers and cooling systems

 

   

Commuter and switcher locomotives

We manufacture, sell and service high-quality electronics for railroads in the form of on-board systems and braking for locomotives and freight cars. We harden our products to protect them from severe conditions, including extreme temperatures and high-vibration environments. Recently, we have concentrated our new product development on extending electronic technology to braking equipment and control systems.

We have become a leader in the rail industry by capitalizing on the strength of our existing products, technological capabilities and new product innovation. Our new product development effort has focused on electronic technology for brakes and controls. Over the past several years, we introduced a number of significant new products including electronic brakes and train control equipment that encompasses onboard digital data and global positioning communication protocols. In early 2007, for example, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approved the use of our Electronic Train Management System®, which offers safety benefits to the rail industry. The Transit Group also focuses on new product development and has introduced a number of new products during the past several years. Supported by our technical staff of over 500 engineers and specialists, we have extensive experience in a broad range of product lines, which enables us to provide comprehensive, systems-based solutions for our customers. We currently own over 1,000 active patents worldwide and 500 U.S. patents. During the last three years, we have filed for more than 150 U.S. patents in support of our new and evolving product lines.

For additional information on our business segments, see Note 19 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

Competitive Strengths

Our key strengths include:

 

   

Leading market positions in core products. Dating back to 1869 and George Westinghouse’s invention of the air brake, we are an established leader in the development and manufacture of pneumatic braking equipment for freight and passenger transit vehicles. We have leveraged our leading position by focusing on research and engineering to expand beyond pneumatic braking components to supplying integrated parts and assemblies for the locomotive through the end of the train. We are a recognized leader in the development and production of electronic recording, measuring and communications

 

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systems, highly engineered compressors and heat exchange systems for locomotives and a leading manufacturer of freight car components, including electronic braking equipment, draft gears, brake shoes and electronic end-of-train devices. We are also the leading manufacturer of commuter locomotives and a leading provider of complete door assemblies and couplers for passenger and transit vehicles.

 

   

Breadth of product offering with a stable mix of OEM and aftermarket business. We believe that our substantial installed base of products to the OEMs is a significant competitive advantage for providing products and services to the aftermarket because end-users often look to purchase safety and performance-related replacement parts from the original supplier. In addition, we believe our product portfolio is one of the broadest in the rail industry, as we offer a wide selection of quality parts, components and assemblies across the entire train. Over the last several years, approximately 50% of our total net sales have come from our aftermarket products and services business.

 

   

Leading design and engineering capabilities. We believe a hallmark of our relationship with our customers has been our leading design and engineering practice, which has, in our opinion, assisted in the improvement and modernization of global railway equipment. We believe both our customers and the federal authorities value our technological capabilities and commitment to innovation, as we seek not only to enhance the efficiency and profitability of our customers, but also to improve the overall safety of the railways through continuous product improvement.

 

   

Significant barriers to entry. We believe that there are a number of company and industry specific factors that represent meaningful barriers to entry:

 

   

Proprietary product offering. We have an established record of product improvements and new product development. We have assembled a wide range of patented products, which we believe provides us with a competitive advantage. We currently own over 1,000 active patents worldwide and 500 U.S. patents. During the last three years, we have filed for more than 150 U.S. patents in support of our new and evolving product lines.

 

   

Substantial installed base. We believe our installed base presents a meaningful barrier to entry in both the new product market and the aftermarket. As OEMs and Class I railroad operators attempt to modernize fleets with new products designed to improve and maintain safety and efficiency, these products must be designed to be interoperable with existing equipment. We believe our dedicated research and development staff and comprehensive product offering enables us to leverage our installed base to maintain our leadership position with OEMs and the Class I railroads. Similarly, we believe our substantial installed base makes us a preferred supplier in the aftermarket, as end-users typically prefer to source performance and safety-related replacement parts and service from the original product supplier.

 

   

Regulatory nature of the rail industry. Oversight of the U.S. rail industry is governed by the AAR and by a number of federal regulatory agencies, including the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the FRA. These groups mandate rigorous manufacturer certification and new product testing and approval processes that we believe are difficult for new entrants to meet cost-effectively and efficiently without the scale and extensive experience we possess.

 

   

Experienced management team. Our executive management team has over 100 years of combined experience with the Company. The team implemented numerous initiatives that enabled us to manage the cyclical downturn in the rail supply market in 2001 and 2002. These initiatives include the Wabtec Performance System (WPS), an ongoing program that focuses on “lean manufacturing” principles and continuous improvement across all aspects of our business, including product development. As a result of these initiatives, our management team has improved our cost structure, operating leverage and financial flexibility and placed us in an excellent position to benefit from growth opportunities in an improving market environment.

 

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Business strategy

Using the Wabtec Performance System (WPS), we strive to generate sufficient cash to invest in our growth strategies, as outlined below. Through WPS, we believe we can build on what we consider to be a leading position as a low-cost producer in the industry while maintaining world-class product quality, technology and customer responsiveness. Through WPS and employee-directed initiatives such as Kaizen, a Japanese-developed team concept, we continuously strive to improve quality, delivery and productivity, and to reduce costs. These efforts enable us to streamline processes, improve product quality and customer satisfaction, reduce product cycle times and respond more rapidly to market developments. Over time, we expect these lean initiatives to enable us to increase profit margins, which would improve cash flow and strengthen our ability to invest in the following growth strategies:

 

   

Expand aftermarket sales. Historically, aftermarket sales are less cyclical than OEM sales because a certain level of aftermarket maintenance and service work must be performed, even during an industry slowdown. Wabtec provides aftermarket parts and services for its components, and the company is seeking to expand this business with new customers such as short-line and regional railroads, or with customers who currently perform the work in-house. In this way, we expect to take advantage of the rail industry trend toward outsourcing, as railroads and transit authorities focus on their core function of transporting goods and people, rather than maintaining and servicing their equipment.

 

   

Accelerate new product development. We continue to emphasize research and development funding to create new and improved products. We are focusing on technological advances, especially in the areas of electronics, braking products and other on-board equipment, as a means of new product growth. We seek to provide customers with incremental technological advances that offer immediate benefits with cost-effective investments.

 

   

Expand globally and into new markets. We believe that international markets represent a significant opportunity for future growth. In 2006, total international sales increased slightly to $370.1 million, including export sales from the Company’s U.S. operations of $134 million. We intend to increase our existing international sales through strategic acquisitions, direct sales of products through our existing subsidiaries and licensees, and joint ventures with railway suppliers having a strong presence in their local markets. We are specifically targeting markets that operate significant fleets of U.S.-style locomotives and freight cars, including Australia, China, India, Russia, South Africa, and select areas within Europe and South America.

 

   

Seek acquisitions. We intend to explore acquisition opportunities using a disciplined, selective approach and certain financial criteria. We will be focused on looking for companies that will help Wabtec to grow profitably, while helping to dampen any impact from potential cycles in the North American rail industry.

Recent Acquisitions

In 2006, Wabtec completed two acquisitions in support of its growth strategies. In October, the company acquired Schaefer Equipment, Inc. (Schaefer) a leading manufacturer of forged brake rigging components for freight cars, for approximately $36 million in cash. Schaefer, based in Warren, Ohio, has annual sales of approximately $30 million. Schaefer manufactures a variety of forged components for body-mounted and truck-mounted braking systems. In December, Wabtec acquired Becorit GmbH, (Becorit) a leading manufacturer of friction products for the European transit railway industry, for approximately $51 million in cash. Based in Germany, Becorit has annual sales of approximately $30 million. Becorit manufactures a variety of brake shoes, pads and friction linings for passenger transit cars, freight cars and locomotives, and also makes friction products for industrial markets such as mining and wind power generation.

Backlog

In 2006, over 50% of our sales came from aftermarket orders. Aftermarket orders typically carry lead times of less than 30 days, so they are not recorded in backlog for a significant period of time. As such, the Company’s backlog is primarily an indicator of future original equipment sales, not expected aftermarket activity.

 

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The Company’s contracts are subject to standard industry cancellation provisions, including cancellations on short notice or upon completion of designated stages. Substantial scope-of-work adjustments are common. For these and other reasons, completion of the Company’s backlog may be delayed or cancelled. The railroad industry, in general, has historically been subject to fluctuations due to overall economic conditions and the level of use of alternative modes of transportation.

The backlog of firm customer orders as of December 31, 2006, and December 31, 2005, and the expected year of completion are as follows.

 

    

Total
Backlog

12/31/06

   Expected Delivery   

Total
Backlog

12/31/05

   Expected Delivery

In thousands

      2007   

Other

Years

      2006   

Other

Years

Freight Group

   $ 261,794    $ 192,818    $ 68,976    $ 379,217    $ 199,924    $ 179,293

Transit Group

     779,357      346,837      432,520      447,264      189,254      258,010
                                         

Total

   $ 1,041,151    $ 539,655    $ 501,496    $ 826,481    $ 389,178    $ 437,303
                                         

Engineering and Development

To execute our strategy to develop new products, we invest in a variety of engineering and development activities. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, we invested about $32.7 million, $32.8 million and $33.8 million, respectively, on product development and improvement activities. Approximately 40% of these costs comprise activities solely devoted to new product development in any given year. These engineering and development expenditures, in total, represent about 3.0%, 3.2% and 4.1% of net sales for the same periods, respectively. Sometimes we conduct specific research projects in conjunction with universities, customers and other railroad product suppliers.

Our engineering and development program is largely focused upon train control and new braking technologies, with an emphasis on applying electronics to traditional pneumatic equipment. Electronic braking has been used in the transit industry for years, but freight railroads have been slower to accept the technology due to issues over interoperability, connectivity and durability. We are proceeding with efforts to enhance the major components for existing hard-wired braking equipment and development of new electronic technologies for the freight railroads.

We use our Product Development System (PDS) to develop and monitor new product programs. The system requires the product development team to follow consistent steps throughout the development process, from concept to launch, to ensure the product will meet customer expectations and internal profitability targets.

Intellectual Property

We have more than 1,000 active patents worldwide. We also rely on a combination of trade secrets and other intellectual property laws, nondisclosure agreements and other protective measures to establish and protect our proprietary rights in our intellectual property.

Certain trademarks, among them the name WABCO®, were acquired or licensed from American Standard Inc. in 1990 at the time of our acquisition of the North American operations of the Railway Products Group of American Standard. Other trademarks have been developed through the normal course of business, or acquired as a part of our ongoing merger and acquisition program.

We have entered into, as licensor and licensee, a variety of license agreements. We do not believe that any single license agreement is of material importance to our business or either of our business segments as a whole.

 

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We have issued licenses to the two sole suppliers of railway air brakes and related products in Japan, Nabtesco and Mitsubishi Electric Company. The licensees pay annual license fees to us and also assist us by acting as liaisons with key Japanese passenger transit vehicle builders for projects in North America. We believe that our relationships with these licensees have been beneficial to our core transit business and customer relationships in North America.

Customers

Our customers include railroads throughout North America, as well as in the United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, South Africa and India; manufacturers of transportation equipment, such as locomotives, freight cars, subway vehicles and buses; lessors of such equipment; and passenger transit authorities, primarily those in North America.

In 2006, about 78% of our sales were to customers in North America, but we also shipped products to 108 countries throughout the world. Over 50% of our sales were in the aftermarket, with the rest of our sales to OEMs of locomotives, freight cars, subway vehicles and buses.

Our top five customers, Electro-Motive Diesel, GE Transportation Systems, Trinity Industries, Union Pacific Railroad, and Bombardier accounted for 26% of our net sales in 2006. No one customer represents 10% or more of consolidated sales. We believe that we have strong relationships with all of our key customers.

Competition

We believe that we hold about a 50% market share in North America for our primary braking-related equipment and a leading market position in North America for most of our other product lines. Nonetheless, we operate in a highly competitive marketplace. Price competition is strong because we have a relatively small number of customers and they are very cost-conscious.

In addition to price, competition is based on product performance and technological leadership, quality, reliability of delivery, and customer service and support. Our principal competitors vary to some extent across product lines, but most competitors are smaller, privately held companies. Within North America, New York Air Brake Company, a subsidiary of the German air brake producer Knorr-Bremse AG, is our principal overall OEM competitor. Our competition for locomotive, freight and passenger transit service and repair is primarily from the railroads’ and passenger transit authorities’ in-house operations, Electro-Motive Diesel, GE Transportation Systems, and New York Air Brake/Knorr. We believe our key strengths, which include leading market positions in core products, breadth of product offering with a stable mix of OEM and aftermarket business, leading design and engineering capabilities, significant barriers to entry and an experienced management team enable us to compete effectively in this marketplace.

Employees

At December 31, 2006, we had 5,317 full-time employees, approximately 41% of whom were unionized. A majority of the employees subject to collective bargaining agreements are within North America and these agreements generally extend through 2007, 2008, and 2009.

We consider our relations with our employees and union representatives to be good, but cannot assure that future contract negotiations will be favorable to us.

Regulation

In the course of our operations, we are subject to various regulations of agencies and other entities. In the United States, these include principally the FRA and the AAR.

 

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The FRA administers and enforces federal laws and regulations relating to railroad safety. These regulations govern equipment and safety standards for freight cars and other rail equipment used in interstate commerce.

The AAR oversees a wide variety of rules and regulations governing safety and design of equipment, relationships among railroads with respect to railcars in interchange and other matters. The AAR also certifies railcar builders and component manufacturers that provide equipment for use on railroads in the United States. New products generally must undergo AAR testing and approval processes.

As a result of these regulations and those stipulated in other countries in which we derive our revenues, we must maintain certain certifications as a component manufacturer and for products we sell.

Effects of Seasonality

Our business is not typically seasonal, although the third quarter results may be impacted by vacation and plant shutdowns at several of our major customers during this period.

Environmental Matters

Information on environmental matters is included in Note 18 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

Available Information

We maintain an Internet site at www.wabtec.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to such reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as the annual report to stockholders and other information, are available free of charge on this site. The Internet site and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the charters of our Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, our Code of Conduct, which is applicable to all employees, and our Code of Ethics for Senior Officers, which is applicable to all of our executive officers, are also available free of charge on this site and are available in print to any shareholder who requests them.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

We are dependent upon key customers.

We rely on several key customers who represent a significant portion of our business. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, our top five customers, Electro-Motive Diesel, GE Transportation Systems, Trinity Industries, Union Pacific Railroad, and Bombardier, accounted for 26% of our net sales. While we believe our relationships with our customers are generally good, our top customers could choose to reduce or terminate their relationships with us. In addition, many of our customers place orders for products on an as needed basis and operate in cyclical industries and, as a result, their order levels have varied from period to period in the past and may vary significantly in the future. Such customer orders are dependent upon their markets and customers, and may be subject to delays and cancellations. As a result of our dependence on our key customers, we could experience a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition if we lost any one or more of our key customers or if there is a reduction in their demand for our products.

Our business operates in a highly competitive industry.

We operate in a competitive marketplace and face substantial competition from a limited number of established competitors in the United States and abroad, some of which may have greater financial resources than us. Price competition is strong and, coupled with the existence of a number of cost conscious purchasers, has

 

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historically limited our ability to increase prices. In addition to price, competition is based on product performance and technological leadership, quality, reliability of delivery and customer service and support. There can be no assurance that competition in one or more of our markets will not adversely affect us and our results of operations.

We intend to pursue future acquisition strategies that involve a number of inherent risks, any of which may cause us not to realize anticipated benefits.

One aspect of our business strategy is to selectively pursue acquisitions, joint ventures and other business combinations that we believe will improve our market position and realize operating synergies, operating expense reductions and overhead cost savings. Acquisitions, joint ventures and other business combinations involve inherent risks and uncertainties, any one of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations, including:

 

   

difficulties in achieving identified financial and operating synergies, including the integration of operations, services and products;

 

   

diversion of management attention from other business concerns;

 

   

the assumption of unknown liabilities; and

 

   

unanticipated changes in the market conditions, business and economic factors affecting such an acquisition.

We cannot assure you that we will be able to consummate any future acquisitions, joint ventures or other business combinations. If we are unable to identify suitable acquisition candidates or to consummate synergistic and strategic acquisitions, we may be unable to fully implement our business strategy and our business and results of operations may be adversely affected as a result. In addition, our ability to engage in strategic acquisitions will be dependent on our ability to raise substantial capital, and we may not be able to raise the funds necessary to implement our acquisition strategy on terms satisfactory to us, if at all.

As we introduce new products and services, a failure to predict and react to consumer demand could adversely affect our business.

We have dedicated significant resources to the development, manufacturing and marketing of new products. Decisions to develop and market new transportation products are typically made without firm indications of customer acceptance. Moreover, by their nature, new products may require alteration of existing business methods or threaten to displace existing equipment in which our customers may have a substantial capital investment. There can be no assurance that any new products that we develop will gain widespread acceptance in the marketplace or that such products will be able to compete successfully with other new products or services that may be introduced by competitors.

Our revenues are subject to cyclical variations in the railway and passenger transit markets and changes in government spending.

The railway industry historically has been subject to significant fluctuations due to overall economic conditions, the level of use of alternate methods of transportation and the levels of federal, state and local government spending on railroad transit projects. In economic downturns, railroads have deferred, and may defer, certain expenditures in order to conserve cash in the short term. Reductions in freight traffic may reduce demand for our replacement products.

The passenger transit railroad industry is also cyclical. New passenger transit car orders vary from year to year and are influenced greatly by major replacement programs and by the construction or expansion of transit systems by transit authorities. A substantial portion of our net sales has been, and we expect that a material

 

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portion of our future net sales may be, derived from contracts with metropolitan transit and commuter rail authorities and Amtrak. To the extent that future funding for proposed public projects is curtailed or withdrawn altogether as a result of changes in political, economic, fiscal or other conditions beyond our control, such projects may be delayed or cancelled, resulting in a potential loss of business for us, including transit aftermarket and new transit car orders. There can be no assurance that economic conditions will be favorable or that there will not be significant fluctuations adversely affecting the industry as a whole and, as a result, us.

Prolonged unfavorable economic and market conditions could adversely affect our business.

Unfavorable general economic and market conditions in the United States and internationally (including as a result of terrorist activities and the military response by the United States and other countries) could have a negative impact on our sales and operations. To the extent that these factors result in continued instability of capital markets, shortages of raw materials or component parts, longer sales cycles, deferral or delay of customer orders or an inability to market our products effectively, our business and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

A growing portion of our sales may be derived from our international operations, which exposes us to certain risks inherent in doing business on an international level.

In fiscal year 2006, 22% of our consolidated net sales were derived from sales outside of North America and we intend to continue to expand our international operations in the future. We currently conduct our international operations through a variety of wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico and the United Kingdom. As a result, we are subject to various risks, any one of which could have a material adverse effect on those operations and on our business as a whole, including:

 

   

lack of complete operating control;

 

   

lack of local business experience;

 

   

currency exchange fluctuations and devaluations;

 

   

foreign trade restrictions and exchange controls;

 

   

difficulty enforcing agreements and intellectual property rights;

 

   

the potential for nationalization of enterprises; and

 

   

economic, political and social instability and possible terrorist attacks against American interests.

In addition, certain jurisdictions have laws that limit the ability of non-U.S. subsidiaries and their affiliates to pay dividends and repatriate cash flows.

We may incur increased costs due to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

In the ordinary course of business, we are exposed to increases in interest rates that may adversely affect funding costs associated with variable-rate debt and changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We may seek to minimize these risks through the use of interest rate swap contracts and currency hedging agreements. There can be no assurance that any of these measures will be effective. Any material changes in interest or exchange rates could result in material losses to us.

We may have liability arising from asbestos litigation.

Claims have been filed against the Company and certain of its affiliates in various jurisdictions across the United States by persons alleging bodily injury as a result of exposure to asbestos-containing products. Since 2000, the number of such claims has increased and the resolution of these claims may take a significant period of

 

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time. Most of these claims have been made against our wholly owned subsidiary, Railroad Friction Products Corporation (RFPC), and are based on a product sold by RFPC prior to the time that the Company acquired any interest in RFPC. On April 17, 2005, a claim against the Company by a former stockholder of RFPC contending that the Company assumed that entity’s liability for asbestos claims arising from exposure to RFPC’s product was resolved in the Company’s favor.

Most of these claims, including all of the RFPC claims, are submitted to insurance carriers for defense and indemnity or to non-affiliated companies that retain the liabilities for the asbestos-containing products at issue. We cannot, however, assure that all these claims will be fully covered by insurance or that the indemnitors will remain financially viable. Our ultimate legal and financial liability with respect to these claims, as is the case with other pending litigation, cannot be estimated.

It is Management’s belief that the potential range of loss for asbestos-related bodily injury cases is not reasonably determinable at present for a variety of factors, including: (1) the limited asbestos case settlement history of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, RFPC; (2) the unpredictable nature of personal injury litigation in general; and (3) the uncertainty of asbestos litigation in particular. Despite this uncertainty, and although the results of the Company’s operations and cash flows for any given period could be adversely affected by asbestos-related lawsuits, Management believes that the final resolution of the Company’s asbestos-related cases will not be material to the Company’s overall financial position, results of operations and cash flows. In general, this belief is based upon: (1) Wabtec’s and RFPC’s limited history of settlements and dismissals of asbestos-related cases to date; (2) the inability of many plaintiffs to establish any exposure or causal relationship to RFPC’s product; and (3) the inability of many plaintiffs to demonstrate any identifiable injury or compensable loss.

More specifically, as to RFPC, Management’s belief that any losses due to asbestos-related cases would not be material is also based on the fact that RFPC owns insurance which provides coverage for asbestos-related bodily injury claims. To date, RFPC’s insurers have provided RFPC with defense and indemnity in these actions. As to Wabtec and its divisions, Management’s belief that asbestos-related cases will not have a material impact is also based on its position that it has no legal liability for asbestos-related bodily injury claims, and that the former owners of Wabtec’s assets retained asbestos liabilities for the products at issue. To date, Wabtec has been able to successfully defend itself on this basis, including two arbitration decisions and a judicial opinion, all of which confirmed Wabtec’s position that it did not assume any asbestos liabilities from the former owners of certain Wabtec assets. Although Wabtec has incurred defense and administrative costs in connection with asbestos bodily injury actions, these costs have not been material, and the Company has no information that would suggest these costs would become material in the foreseeable future.

We are subject to a variety of environmental laws and regulations.

We are subject to a variety of environmental laws and regulations governing discharges to air and water, the handling, storage and disposal of hazardous or solid waste materials and the remediation of contamination associated with releases of hazardous substances. We believe our operations currently comply in all material respects with all of the various environmental laws and regulations applicable to our business; however, there can be no assurance that environmental requirements will not change in the future or that we will not incur significant costs to comply with such requirements.

Our manufacturer’s warranties or product liability may expose us to potentially significant claims.

We warrant the workmanship and materials of many of our products. Accordingly, we are subject to a risk of product liability or warranty claims in the event that the failure of any of our products results in personal injury or death, or does not conform to our customers’ specifications. In addition, in recent years, we have introduced a number of new products for which we do not have the same level of historical warranty experience. Although we have not had any material product liability or warranty claims made against us and we currently

 

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maintain liability insurance coverage, we cannot assure you that product liability claims, if made, would not exceed our insurance coverage limits or that insurance will continue to be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. The possibility exists for these types of warranty claims to result in costly product recalls, significant repair costs and damage to our reputation.

Labor disputes may have a material adverse effect on our operations and profitability.

We collectively bargain with labor unions that represent approximately 41% of our employees. Our current collective bargaining agreements generally extend through 2007, 2008, and 2009. Failure to reach an agreement could result in strikes or other labor protests which could disrupt our operations. If we were to experience a strike or work stoppage, it would be difficult for us to find a sufficient number of employees with the necessary skills to replace these employees. We cannot assure you that we will reach any such agreement or that we will not encounter strikes or other types of conflicts with the labor unions of our personnel. Such labor disputes could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations, could cause us to lose revenues and customers and might have permanent effects on our business.

From time to time we are engaged in contractual disputes with our customers.

From time to time, we are engaged in contractual disputes with our customers regarding routine delivery and performance issues as well as adjustments for design changes and related extra work. These disputes are generally resolved in the ordinary course of business without having a material adverse impact on us.

Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health.

At December 31, 2006, we have total debt of $150 million. If it becomes necessary to access our available borrowing capacity under the Refinancing Credit Agreement, along with carrying the $150 million 6 7/8% senior notes, being indebted could have important consequences to us. For example, it could:

 

   

increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

   

require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

 

   

limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industries in which we operate;

 

   

place us at a disadvantage compared to competitors that have less debt; and

 

   

limit our ability to borrow additional funds.

The indenture for our $150 million 6 7/8% senior notes due 2013 and our Refinancing Credit Agreement contain various covenants that limit our management’s discretion in the operation of our businesses.

The indenture governing the notes and our credit agreement contain various covenants that limit our management’s discretion.

The Refinancing Credit Agreement limits the Company’s ability to declare or pay cash dividends and prohibits the Company from declaring or making other distributions, subject to certain exceptions. The Refinancing Credit Agreement contains various other covenants and restrictions including the following limitations: incurrence of additional indebtedness; mergers, consolidations and sales of assets and acquisitions; additional liens; sale and leasebacks; permissible investments, loans and advances; certain debt payments; capital expenditures; and imposes a minimum interest expense coverage ratio and a maximum debt to cash flow ratio.

 

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The indenture under which the senior notes were issued contains covenants and restrictions which limit among other things, the following: the incurrence of indebtedness, payment of dividends and certain distributions, sale of assets, change in control, mergers and consolidations and the incurrence of liens.

The integration of our recently completed acquisitions may not result in anticipated improvements in market position or the realization of anticipated operating synergies or may take longer to realize than expected.

In the fourth quarter of 2006 we completed the acquisition of 100% of the stock of Schaefer and Becorit for a combined $87.2 million, net of cash received. Although we believe that the acquisitions will improve our market position and realize positive operating results, including operating synergies, operating expense reductions and overhead cost savings, we cannot be assured that these improvements will be obtained. The management and acquisition of businesses involves substantial risks, any of which may result in a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations, including:

 

   

the uncertainty that an acquired business will achieve anticipated operating results;

 

   

significant expenses to integrate;

 

   

diversion of management attention;

 

   

departure of key personnel from the acquired business;

 

   

effectively managing entrepreneurial spirit and decision-making;

 

   

integration of different information systems;

 

   

unanticipated costs and exposure to unforeseen liabilities; and

 

   

impairment of assets.

 

Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

 

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Item 2. PROPERTIES

Facilities

The following table provides certain summary information about the principal facilities owned or leased by the Company. The Company believes that its facilities and equipment are generally in good condition and that, together with scheduled capital improvements, they are adequate for its present and immediately projected needs. Leases on the facilities are long-term and generally include options to renew. The Company’s corporate headquarters are located at the Wilmerding, PA site.

 

Location

  

Primary Use

  

Segment

  

Own/Lease

   Approximate
Square Feet
 

Domestic

           

Wilmerding, PA

   Manufacturing/Service    Freight    Own    365,000 (1)

Lexington, TN

   Manufacturing    Freight    Own    170,000  

Jackson, TN

   Manufacturing    Freight    Own    150,000  

Chicago, IL

   Manufacturing    Freight    Own    123,140  

Warren, OH

   Manufacturing    Freight    Own    102,650  

Greensburg, PA

   Manufacturing    Freight    Own    97,800  

Germantown, MD

   Manufacturing    Freight    Own    80,000  

Kansas City, MO

   Service Center    Freight    Lease    55,900  

Columbia, SC

   Service Center    Freight    Lease    40,250  

Cedar Rapids, IA

   Engineering    Freight    Lease    37,000  

Racine, WI

   Engineering/Office    Freight    Lease    32,500  

Carson City, NV

   Service Center    Freight    Lease    22,000  

Harvey, IL

   Service Center    Freight    Lease    19,200  

Jackson, TN

   Service Center    Freight    Lease    10,000  

Boulder, CO

   Engineering/Admin    Freight    Lease    3,400  

Omaha, NE

   Office    Freight    Lease    1,470  

Jacksonville, FL

   Office    Freight    Lease    250  

Boise, ID

   Manufacturing    Freight / Transit    Own    326,000  

Laurinburg, NC

   Manufacturing    Freight / Transit    Own    105,000  

Willits, CA

   Manufacturing    Freight / Transit    Own    70,000  

Spartanburg, SC

   Manufacturing/Service    Transit    Lease    183,600  

Buffalo Grove, IL

   Manufacturing    Transit    Lease    115,570  

Plattsburgh, NY

   Manufacturing    Transit    Lease    64,000  

Elmsford, NY

   Service Center    Transit    Lease    28,000  

Sun Valley, CA

   Service Center    Transit    Lease    4,000  

Atlanta, GA

   Sales Office    Transit    Lease    1,720  

San Pablo, CA

   Office    Transit    Lease    550  

Concord, PA

   Sales Office    Transit    Lease    355  

Baltimore, MD

   Sales Office    Transit    Lease    350  

Glastonbury, CT

   Engineering/Admin    Corporate    Lease    2,600  

Mountaintop, PA

   Vacant Land Available for Sale       Own    225,000  

International

           

Stoney Creek (Ontario), Canada

   Manufacturing/Service    Freight    Own    189,200  

Wallaceburg (Ontario), Canada

   Foundry    Freight    Own    117,600  

San Luis Potosi, Mexico

   Manufacturing    Freight    Own    90,000  

Kolkata, India

   Manufacturing    Freight    Lease    36,965  

Tottenham, Australia

   Manufacturing    Freight    Lease    26,900  

 

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Location

  

Primary Use

  

Segment

  

Own/Lease

   Approximate
Square Feet

Lachine (Quebec), Canada

   Service Center    Freight    Lease    17,000

Calgary (Alberta), Canada

   Service Center    Freight    Lease    14,400

Sydney, Australia

   Office    Freight    Lease    11,250

Rydalmere, Australia

   Office    Freight    Lease    7,300

Beijing, China

   Office    Freight    Lease    3,545

Shanghai, China

   Office    Freight    Lease    1,245

Doncaster, UK

   Manufacturing/Service    Freight / Transit    Own    330,000

Wetherill Park, Australia

   Manufacturing    Freight / Transit    Lease    70,600

Avellino, Italy

   Manufacturing/Office    Transit    Own    132,495

St. Laurent (Quebec), Canada

   Manufacturing    Transit    Own    106,000

Recklinghausen, Germany

   Manufacturing    Transit    Own    86,390

Schweighouse-sur-Moder, France

   Manufacturing    Transit    Lease    30,000

Sassuolo, Italy

   Manufacturing    Transit    Lease    30,000

Pointe-aux-Trembles (Quebec), Canada

   Manufacturing    Transit    Lease    20,000

Essen, Germany

   Office    Transit    Lease    1,615

Aachen, Germany

   Office    Transit    Lease    1,130

Vierzon, France

   Office    Transit    Lease    1,076

Derby, UK

   Office    Transit    Lease    850

Barcelona, Spain

   Office    Transit    Lease    110

Jiangsu, China

   Discontinued Operation       Own    80,000

(1) Approximately 250,000 square feet are currently used in connection with the Company’s corporate and manufacturing operations. The remainder is leased to third parties.

 

Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Information with respect to legal proceedings is included in Note 18 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

 

Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None.

 

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The following table provides information on our executive officers. They are elected periodically by our Board of Directors and serve at its discretion.

 

Officers

   Age   

Position

Albert J. Neupaver

   56    President and Chief Executive Officer

Alvaro Garcia-Tunon

   54    Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Anthony J. Carpani

   54    Vice President, Group Executive

R. Mark Cox

   38    Vice President, Corporate Development

Patrick D. Dugan

   40    Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller

Keith P. Hildum

   44    Vice President and Treasurer

Timothy J. Logan

   53    Vice President, Group Executive

Barry L. Pennypacker

   46    Vice President, Group Executive

David M. Seitz

   41    Senior Counsel and Assistant Secretary

George A. Socher

   58    Vice President, Internal Audit

Scott E. Wahlstrom

   43    Vice President, Human Resources

Timothy R. Wesley

   45    Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

Albert J. Neupaver was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in February, 2006. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Neupaver served in various positions at AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electric motors. Most recently he served as President of its Electromechanical Group for nine years.

Alvaro Garcia-Tunon has been Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company since March 2003. Mr. Garcia-Tunon was Senior Vice President, Finance of the Company from November 1999 until March 2003 and Treasurer of the Company from August 1995 until November 1999.

Anthony J. Carpani has been Vice President, Group Executive since June 2000. Previously, Mr. Carpani was Managing Director of our Australian-based subsidiary, F.I.P. Ltd. (formerly known as Futuris Brakes, International) from 1992 until June 2000.

R. Mark Cox was named Vice President, Corporate Development in September 2006. Prior to joining Wabtec, Mr. Cox served as Director of Business Development for the Electrical Group of Eaton Corporation since 2002. Prior to joining Eaton, Mr. Cox was an investment banker with UBS Warburg, Prudential and Stephens.

Patrick D. Dugan was named Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller in January 2007. He has served as Controller since November 2003. Prior to joining Wabtec, Mr. Dugan served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CWI International, Inc. from December 1996 to November 2003. Prior to 1996, Mr. Dugan was a Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Keith P. Hildum was named Vice President and Treasurer in October, 2006. He had been serving as Treasurer of the Company since 2001, and prior to that was Vice President, Finance and Administration – Railroad Operations. He has been with Wabtec since 1999, having held various positions with MotivePower Industries. Prior to MotivePower, Mr. Hildum was a Senior Manager with Deloitte & Touche.

Timothy J. Logan has been the Vice President, Group Executive since February 2006. He has been with the Company since August 1996, previously holding the position of Vice President, International. Previously, from 1987 until August 1996, Mr. Logan was Vice President, International Operations for Ajax Magnethermic Corporation and from 1983 until 1987 he was President of Ajax Magnethermic Canada, Ltd.

 

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Barry L. Pennypacker has been Vice President, Group Executive since February 2004. Previously, from 1999 until 2004, Mr. Pennypacker was Vice President of Quality and Performance Systems. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Pennypacker was director of manufacturing of Stanley Works. He has been a practitioner of lean manufacturing principles for almost 20 years in both private and public organizations.

David M. Seitz was promoted to executive officer in 2006. He has served as Senior Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Wabtec since 2000. Prior to joining Wabtec, Mr. Seitz was General Attorney and Assistant Secretary at Transtar, Inc. Prior to that, he was an electrical engineer with Westinghouse Electric Company.

George A. Socher is Vice President – Internal Audit. From November 1999 until December 2006 he was Vice President, Internal Audit and Taxation, of the Company. From July 1995 until November 1999, Mr. Socher was Vice President and Corporate Controller of the Company.

Scott E. Wahlstrom has been Vice President, Human Resources, since November 1999. Previously, Mr. Wahlstrom was Vice President, Human Resources & Administration of MotivePower Industries, Inc. from August 1996 until November 1999. From September of 1994 until August of 1996, Mr. Wahlstrom served as Director of Human Resources for MotivePower Industries, Inc.

Timothy R. Wesley has been Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications since November 1999. Previously, Mr. Wesley was Vice President, Investor and Public Relations of MotivePower Industries, Inc. from August 1996 until November 1999. From February 1995 until August 1996, he served as Director, Investor and Public Relations of MotivePower Industries, Inc. From 1993 until February 1995, Mr. Wesley served as Director, Investor and Public Relations of Michael Baker Corporation.

 

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PART II

 

Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The Common Stock of the Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of February 23, 2007, there were 48,317,852 shares of Common Stock outstanding held by 1,251 holders of record. The high and low sales price of the shares and dividends declared per share were as follows:

 

2006

   High    Low    Dividends

First Quarter

   $ 34.11    $ 26.06    $ 0.01

Second Quarter

   $ 40.08    $ 30.53    $ 0.01

Third Quarter

   $ 37.50    $ 24.75    $ 0.01

Fourth Quarter

   $ 33.88    $ 26.72    $ 0.01

2005

   High    Low    Dividends

First Quarter

   $ 21.53    $ 16.53    $ 0.01

Second Quarter

   $ 22.39    $ 18.57    $ 0.01

Third Quarter

   $ 27.65    $ 20.76    $ 0.01

Fourth Quarter

   $ 28.98    $ 24.92    $ 0.01

The Company’s credit agreement restricts the ability to make dividend payments, with certain exceptions. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and see Note 9 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

At the close of business on February 23, 2007, the Company’s Common Stock traded at $33.89 per share.

The following performance graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference to any future filings under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that Wabtec specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing. The graph below compares the total stockholder return through December 31, 2006, of Wabtec’s common stock, the S&P 500, our peer group of manufacturing companies consisting of the following publicly traded companies: The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., L.B. Foster Company, Trinity Industries, Portec Rail Products, Inc. and Freight Car America, Inc. and the peer group including Wabtec.

 

         2001    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006

Wabtec

   Return %      14.49    21.73    25.42    26.40    13.09
   Cum $   100.00    114.49    139.36    174.78    220.93    249.85

S&P 500 Index - Total Return

   Return %      -22.11    28.68    10.87    4.89    15.79
   Cum $   100.00    77.89    100.23    111.13    116.57    134.98

Peer Only

   Return %      -25.62    70.99    25.16    21.43    18.71
   Cum $   100.00    74.38    127.18    159.18    193.29    229.45

Peer + Wabtec

   Return %      -12.97    52.51    25.24    22.91    17.19
   Cum $   100.00    87.03    132.73    166.23    204.31    239.42

On July 31, 2006, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of the Company’s outstanding shares. The Company intends to purchase these shares on the open market or in negotiated or block trades. No time limit was set for the completion of the program which qualifies under the Refinancing Credit Agreement, as well as the 6 7/8% Senior Notes currently outstanding.

 

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During the third quarter 2006, 502,400 shares were repurchased at an average price of $26.90 per share. During the fourth quarter 2006, 171,500 shares were repurchased at an average price of $31.13 per share.

 

Period

   Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased
   Average
Price
Paid per
Share
   Number of
Shares
Purchased
for
Announced
Program
  

Approximate
Dollar Value
of Shares

that May

Yet Be
Purchased

October 1, 2006 to October 28, 2006

   —      $ —      —      $ 36,469,219

October 29, 2006 to November 25, 2006

   45,400      30.35    45,400      35,089,932

November 26, 2006 to December 31, 2006

   126,100      31.41    126,100      31,125,747
                       

Total

   171,500    $ 31.13    171,500      31,125,747

During the year ended December 31, 2005, there were no repurchases made by us or on our behalf or any “affiliated purchaser” of shares of our common stock registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table shows selected consolidated financial information of the Company and has been derived from audited financial statements. This financial information should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified by reference to, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and the Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

In thousands, except per share amounts

   2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

Income Statement Data

          

Net sales

   $ 1,087,620     $ 1,034,024     $ 822,018     $ 717,924     $ 696,195  

Gross profit (1)

     296,777       259,646       205,164       189,450       179,471  

Operating expenses (2)

     (167,217 )     (158,389 )     (149,759 )     (139,636 )     (132,741 )
                                        

Income from operations

   $ 129,560     $ 101,257     $ 55,405     $ 49,814     $ 46,730  
                                        

Interest expense, net

   $ (1,586 )   $ (8,686 )   $ (11,528 )   $ (11,118 )   $ (19,135 )

Other expense, net

     (1,417 )     (3,055 )     (1,020 )     (3,654 )     (3,691 )

Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change

     86,494       57,685       32,096       22,252       16,310  

(Loss) income from discontinued operations (net of tax) (3)

     (1,690 )     (1,909 )     349       451       (126 )
                                        

Income before cumulative effect of accounting change

     84,804       55,776       32,445       22,703       16,184  
                                        

Net income (loss) (4)

   $ 84,804     $ 55,776     $ 32,445     $ 22,703     $ (45,479 )
                                        

Diluted Earnings per Common Share

          

Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 1.76     $ 1.21     $ 0.70     $ 0.51     $ 0.37  

Net income (loss) (4)

   $ 1.73     $ 1.17     $ 0.71     $ 0.52     $ (1.04 )
                                        

Cash dividends declared per share

   $ 0.04     $ 0.04     $ 0.04     $ 0.04     $ 0.04  
                                        

Fully diluted shares outstanding

     49,108       47,595       45,787       43,974       43,617  
                                        
     As of December 31  
     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

Balance Sheet Data

          

Total assets

   $ 972,842     $ 836,357     $ 713,396     $ 656,305     $ 588,865  

Cash

     187,979       141,365       95,257       70,328       19,210  

Total debt

     150,000       150,000       150,107       190,225       195,151  

Shareholders’ equity

     469,889       379,207       312,426       248,293       199,262  

(1) In 2006, includes $6.3 million charge for restructuring and other expenses.

 

(2) In 2006, includes $541,000 charge for restructuring and other expenses. In 2004, includes $3.2 million charge for a litigation ruling.

 

(3) In 2006, includes $1.7 million relating to the sale of a non-core product division of Rütgers Rail, S.p.A. In 2005, includes $1.6 million relating to the liquidation of the bus door joint venture in China.

 

(4) Includes the items noted above, as well as the following: In 2006, a tax benefit of $5.3 million was recognized related to deferred taxes, primarily due to the reversal of previously established valuation allowances on deferred state tax assets. In 2006, 2004, and 2003, tax benefits of $700,000, $4.9 million, and $2.7 million were recognized, respectively, primarily related to resolving certain tax issues from prior years that have been closed from further regulatory examination, and in 2002, a $61.7 million, net of tax, cumulative effect of accounting change for goodwill.

 

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Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW

Wabtec is one of the world’s largest providers of value-added, technology-based products and services for the global rail industry. Our products are found on virtually all U.S. locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles, as well as in more than 100 countries throughout the world. Our products enhance safety, improve productivity and reduce maintenance costs for customers, and many of our core products and services are essential in the safe and efficient operation of freight rail and passenger transit vehicles. Wabtec is a global company with operations in 11 countries. In 2006, about 34% of the Company’s revenues came from outside the U.S. and about 22% came from outside of North America.

Management Review and Outlook

Wabtec’s long-term financial goals are to generate free cash flow in excess of net income, maintain a strong credit profile while minimizing our overall cost of capital, increase margins through strict attention to cost controls, and increase revenues through a focused growth strategy, including global and market expansion, new products and technologies, aftermarket products and services, and acquisitions. In addition, management monitors the Company’s short-term operational performance through measures such as quality and on-time delivery.

Freight rail industry statistics, such as carloadings and orders for new freight cars increased in 2006. Based on preliminary figures, deliveries of new freight cars increased 9% and orders increased 14%, compared to the same period in 2005. As a result, at December 31, 2006, the backlog of freight cars ordered was 85,826. Sales in our freight segment have benefited from that trend. Following are quarterly freight car statistics for the past three years:

 

     Orders    Deliveries    Backlog*

First quarter 2004

   17,962    10,012    42,242

Second quarter 2004

   19,770    10,071    51,446

Third quarter 2004

   20,315    11,790    61,052

Fourth quarter 2004

   12,244    14,419    58,677
            
   70,291    46,292   
            

First quarter 2005

   17,563    15,781    59,416

Second quarter 2005

   19,132    17,914    60,544

Third quarter 2005

   17,439    16,987    60,986

Fourth quarter 2005

   26,569    17,975    69,408
            
   80,703    68,657   
            

First quarter 2006

   35,991    18,542    86,857

Second quarter 2006

   18,190    19,466    85,692

Third quarter 2006

   21,466    19,008    88,116

Fourth quarter 2006

   15,819    17,927    85,826
            
   91,466    74,943   
            

Source: Railway Supply Institute and Management Estimates (* Figures that do not roll forward period to period reflect minor adjustments subsequent to that period from figures reported by the Railway Supply Institute.)

 

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Carloadings and Intermodal Units Originated have increased over the past three years reflecting higher rail traffic and ultimately better opportunities for maintenance and aftermarket sales for the Company:

Carloadings Originated (in thousands):

 

     1st
Quarter
   2nd
Quarter
   3rd
Quarter
   4th
Quarter
   Total

2004

   4,296    4,327    4,267    4,171    17,061

2005

   4,403    4,366    4,309    4,135    17,213

2006

   4,338    4,453    4,345    4,244    17,380

Intermodal Units Originated (in thousands):

 

     1st
Quarter
   2nd
Quarter
   3rd
Quarter
   4th
Quarter
   Total

2004

   2,585    2,750    2,810    2,849    10,994

2005

   2,781    2,885    2,992    3,036    11,694

2006

   2,937    3,093    3,173    3,079    12,282

Source: Association of American Railroads—Weekly Rail Traffic

Deliveries of transit cars were 738 and 918 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Deliveries of locomotives were 1,244 and 1,106 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

In 2007, the Company expects conditions to remain generally favorable in its freight rail and passenger transit rail markets. Demand for new locomotives is expected to be slightly higher than in 2006, while demand for new freight cars is expected to be slightly lower. Rail traffic volumes, which set a record in 2006, started off slightly lower in January 2007, due in part to weather conditions. In the passenger transit rail market, the Company believes that increases in ridership and federal funding will continue to have a positive effect on the demand for new equipment and aftermarket parts. In addition, the Company has a strong backlog of transit-related projects, some of which are expected to generate increased revenues in 2007.

In 2007 and beyond, we will continue to face many challenges, including increased costs for raw materials, higher costs for medical and insurance premiums, and foreign currency fluctuations. In addition, we face general economic risks, as well as the risk that our customers could curtail spending on new and existing equipment. Risks associated with our four-point growth strategy include the level of investment that customers are willing to make in new technologies developed by the industry and the Company, and risks inherent in global expansion. When necessary, we will modify our financial and operating strategies to reflect changes in market conditions and risks.

On July 19, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan to improve the profitability and efficiency of certain business units. As part of the plan, Wabtec downsized two of its Canadian plants, in Stoney Creek and Wallaceburg, by moving certain products to lower-cost facilities and outsourcing. Wabtec recorded expenses of $6.8 million, pre-tax, in 2006 for restructuring and other expenses, as a result of the approval of this plan. These expenses were comprised of the following components: $1.2 million for employee severance costs associated with approximately 240 salaried and hourly employees located at our Wallaceburg and Stoney Creek locations; $2.2 million of pension curtailment for those employees; $2.9 million related to asset impairments for structures, machinery, and equipment; and $541,000 for goodwill impairment specific to the Wallaceburg facility. As of December 31, 2006, the employees associated with the restructuring program had been terminated and none of the severance had been paid. Severance costs are contractual liabilities and payment is dependent on the waiver by or expiration of certain seniority rights of those employees.

The restructuring plan will result in additional charges in 2007 primarily for pension-related settlement charges. Pension funding will be subject to regulatory review and approval and funding is anticipated to be made in 2007.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table shows our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years indicated.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

In millions

   2006     2005     2004  

Net sales

   $ 1,087.6     $ 1,034.0     $ 822.0  

Cost of sales

     (790.8 )     (774.4 )     (616.9 )
                        

Gross profit

     296.8       259.6       205.1  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (130.3 )     (121.7 )     (112.6 )

Engineering expenses

     (32.7 )     (32.7 )     (33.8 )

Amortization expense

     (4.2 )     (3.9 )     (3.3 )
                        

Total operating expenses

     (167.2 )     (158.3 )     (149.7 )
                        

Income from operations

     129.6       101.3       55.4  

Interest expense, net

     (1.6 )     (8.7 )     (11.5 )

Other expense, net

     (1.4 )     (3.1 )     (1.0 )
                        

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     126.6       89.5       42.9  

Income tax expense

     (40.1 )     (31.8 )     (10.8 )
                        

Income from continuing operations

     86.5       57.7       32.1  

Discontinued operations (net of tax)

     (1.7 )     (1.9 )     0.3  
                        

Net income

   $ 84.8     $ 55.8     $ 32.4  
                        

2006 COMPARED TO 2005

The following table summarizes the results of operations for the period:

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

In thousands

   2006    2005    Percent
Change
 

Net sales

   $ 1,087,620    $ 1,034,024    5.2 %

Income from operations

     129,560      101,257    28.0 %

Net income

     84,804      55,776    52.0 %

Net sales increased by $53.6 million to $1,087.6 million in 2006 from $1,034.0 million in 2005. The increase is primarily related to increased sales from our services, radiator and electronics business units of about $41 million, increased sales from contracts to build locomotives of about $27 million, increased revenues of about $22 million related to higher industry freight car deliveries, incremental sales related to acquisitions consummated in the fourth quarter of about $10 million and increased transit sales of about $6 million as a result of increased spending by transit authorities. These increases were partially offset by volume decreases of about $30 million due to lower industry sales of intermodal cars, and about $21 million for certain U.K. operations primarily related to overhaul contracts. The Company did not realize any significant net sales improvement because of price increases or foreign exchange.

Net income for 2006 was $84.8 million or $1.73 per diluted share. Net income for 2005 was $55.8 million or $1.17 per diluted share. As part of a restructuring plan, Wabtec recognized $6.8 million, pre-tax, in 2006 for restructuring and other charges. Net income improved primarily due to sales increases, improvement in total operating costs as a percentage of sales, lower interest expense of $7.1 million, reduced other expense of $1.7 million, and a reduction of the overall effective income tax rate in 2006 to 31.7% from 35.6% in 2005 as a result of the reversal of previously established valuation allowances related to deferred state tax assets. Offsetting these improvements was an increase of about $5.9 million related to stock based compensation expense.

 

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Net sales by segment. Beginning in 2006, the Company transferred certain operations between the Freight and Transit Groups to reflect a shift in the markets and customers served by those operations. Prior period results have been adjusted for comparability purposes. The following table shows the Company’s net sales by business segment:

 

     For the year ended
December 31,

In thousands

   2006    2005

Freight Group

   $ 709,353    $ 677,096

Transit Group

     378,267      356,928
             

Net sales

   $ 1,087,620    $ 1,034,024
             

Industry deliveries of new freight cars for 2006 increased to 74,943 units as compared to 68,657 in 2005. Transit Group sales were higher due to increased commuter locomotive revenues.

Gross profit. Gross profit increased to $296.8 million in 2006 compared to $259.6 million in 2005. Gross profit is dependent on a number of factors including pricing, sales volume and product mix. In 2006, gross profit, as a percentage of sales, was 27% compared to 25% in 2005. The restructuring plan charges impacted gross margin, with $6.3 million being recorded in cost of sales. In addition, specific reserves for transit related excess and obsolete inventory of $3.6 million were also recorded in cost of sales in 2006. Gross profit improvement is due to a variety of factors including improved performance of a locomotive module contract which was profitable in 2006 compared to a loss in the prior year. The remaining improvement is due to cost savings realized from sourcing raw materials from lower cost suppliers, reduced labor costs, and continuing improvements in our manufacturing processes.

The provision for warranty expense was $3.1 million higher in 2006 compared to 2005, which negatively impacted gross profit. Part of the increase is due to $1.8 million of reductions in 2005 of specific reserves related to certain overhaul contracts and transit door components that we established in 2004, which were deemed to be no longer necessary. Also, specific reserves of $1.4 million were established in 2006 for bus door components for our North America operations. Overall, our warranty reserve increased at December 31, 2006 compared to December 31, 2005 by $1.2 million.

The following table shows our operating expenses:

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

In thousands

   2006    2005    Percent
Change
 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   $ 130,294    $ 121,696    7.1 %

Engineering expenses

     32,701      32,762    (0.2 )%

Amortization expense

     4,222      3,931    7.4 %
                    

Total operating expenses

   $ 167,217    $ 158,389    5.6 %
                    

Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased $8.8 million in 2006 as compared to 2005. These expenses were 15.4% and 15.3% of sales for 2006 and 2005, respectively. The increase is primarily due to an increase of $5.9 million in 2006 related to stock-based compensation expense as well as incremental costs associated with higher sales volumes. The increase in stock-based compensation expense in 2006 is primarily a result of $2.5 million of expense related to non-vested restricted stock granted in 2006, incremental expense of $1.8 million related to incentive stock awards and $1.3 million of expense incurred for stock options as a result of the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004) “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123 (R)). In addition, 2006 operating expenses included $657,000 related to our 2006 acquisitions that occurred in the fourth quarter.

 

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Income from operations. Income from operations totaled $129.6 million (or 11.9% of sales) in 2006 compared with $101.3 million (or 9.8% of sales) in 2005. Higher operating income resulted primarily from higher sales and improved operating performance in 2006.

Interest expense, net. Interest expense decreased 81.7% in 2006 as compared to 2005 primarily due to the Company’s lower debt level during 2006 and higher interest income due to improved cash balances.

Other expense, net. The Company recorded a foreign exchange loss of $1.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively, in 2006 and 2005, due to the effect of currency exchange rate changes on intercompany transactions that are non U.S. dollar denominated amounts and charged or credited to earnings.

Income taxes. The effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2006 was 31.7% compared to 35.6% for the year ended December 31, 2005. The lower effective rate in 2006 was primarily related to the reversal of previously established valuation allowances for deferred state tax assets.

Net income. Net income for 2006 increased $29.0 million, compared with 2005. The increase was due to in large part to higher sales and improved gross profit performance as a result of continuing improvements in our manufacturing process.

2005 COMPARED TO 2004

The following table summarizes the results of operations for the period:

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

In thousands

   2005    2004    Percent
Change
 

Net sales

   $ 1,034,024    $ 822,018    25.8 %

Income from operations

     101,257      55,405    82.8 %

Net income

     55,776      32,445    71.9 %

Net sales increased by $212 million from $822 million in 2004 to $1,034 million in 2005, primarily as a result of volume increases of about $85 million related to increasing freight car deliveries and strong demand for locomotive components, the acquisition of the friction product assets of Rutgers Rail S.p.A. (“CoFren”) resulting in additional sales of $25 million, and incremental sales of $48 million from the ramp-up of a locomotive module contract in 2005. Aftermarket parts sales also increased by $53 million because of strong carloadings and intermodal units originated. The Company did not realize any significant net sales improvement because of price increases or foreign exchange. Net income for 2005 was $55.8 million or $1.17 per diluted share. Net income for 2004 was $32.4 million or $0.71 per diluted share. This increase in net income was primarily due to increased sales.

Net sales by segment. Beginning in 2006, the Company transferred certain operations from the Freight to the Transit Group to reflect a shift in the markets and customers served by those operations. Prior period results have been adjusted for comparability purposes. The following table shows the Company’s net sales by business segment:

 

     For the year ended
December 31,

In thousands

   2005    2004

Freight Group

   $ 677,096    $ 500,789

Transit Group

     356,928      321,229
             

Net sales

   $ 1,034,024    $ 822,018
             

 

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Industry deliveries of new freight cars for 2005 increased to 68,657 units as compared to 46,292 in 2004. Transit Group sales were slightly higher mostly due to increased OEM demand.

Gross profit. Gross profit increased to $259.6 million in 2005 compared to $205.2 million in 2004. Gross profit is dependent on a number of factors including pricing, sales volume and product mix. The increase in gross profit is primarily due to increased sales related to both aftermarket sales increases and volume increases in freight car deliveries with gross profit of $41 million, the CoFren acquisition in the first quarter of 2005, and decreased warranty expense of $7 million. These positive factors were offset by reduced gross profit from the ramp-up of a locomotive modules contract of $2 million and certain discrete restructuring costs of $3.1 million. In 2005, gross profit, as a percentage of sales, was 25% compared to 25% in 2004.

The provision for warranty expense was $7.1 million lower than the prior-year, which positively impacted gross profit. The most significant reason for the reduction is due to non-recurring specific reserves established in 2004 for Canadian transit door contracts and certain electronic products. Overall, our warranty reserve decreased in 2005 by $1.3 million as claims were paid related to the 2004 specific reserves discussed above.

The following table shows our operating expenses:

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

In thousands

   2005    2004    Percent
Change
 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   $ 121,696    $ 112,621    8.1 %

Engineering expenses

     32,762      33,795    (3.1 )%

Amortization expense

     3,931      3,343    17.6 %
                    

Total operating expenses

   $ 158,389    $ 149,759    5.8 %
                    

Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased $8.6 million in 2005 as compared to 2004. Operating expenses are higher in 2005 due to the addition of CoFren, a $1 million reserve for a note receivable that is considered uncollectible and overall higher costs from inflation and sales activity of about $4 million. The year ended December 31, 2004 included a $3.2 million unfavorable litigation ruling in to GETS-GS which was settled in 2006. As a percentage of sales, total operating expense declined to 15.3% in 2005 from 18.2 % in 2004 due to the Company keeping operating expenses relatively consistent in 2005 when sales increased 26%.

Income from operations. Income from operations totaled $101.3 million (or 9.8% of sales) in 2005 compared with $55.4 million (or 6.7% of sales) in 2004. Higher operating income resulted primarily from higher sales in 2005.

Interest expense, net. Interest expense decreased 24.7% in 2005 as compared 2004 primarily due to the Company’s lower debt level during 2005 and higher interest income.

Other expense, net. The Company recorded a foreign exchange loss of $3.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively, in 2005 and 2004, due to the effect of currency exchange rate changes on intercompany transactions that are non U.S. dollar denominated amounts and charged or credited to earnings.

Income taxes. The effective income tax rate was 35.6% for 2005. In 2004, Wabtec recorded a $4.9 million tax benefit after resolving certain tax issues from prior years. Without this benefit, the overall effective income tax rate was 36.5% for 2004. The 2005 rate was lower due to increased income in lower tax jurisdictions.

Net income. Net income for 2005 increased $23.3 million, compared with 2004. The increase was due to higher sales.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is provided primarily by operating cash flow and borrowings under the Company’s unsecured credit facility with a consortium of commercial banks (“credit agreement”). The following is a summary of selected cash flow information and other relevant data:

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

In thousands

   2006     2005     2004  

Cash provided by (used for):

      

Operating activities

   $ 151,027     $ 84,321     $ 53,480  

Investing activities

     (104,762 )     (57,607 )     (17,808 )

Financing activities:

      

Debt paydown

     —         (129 )     (40,115 )

Stock repurchase

     (18,874 )     —         —    

Other

     17,067       27,904       20,963  

Operating activities. Operating cash flow in 2006 was $151.0 million as compared to $84.3 million in 2005. This $66.7 million increase was the result of increased earnings as well as certain changes in operating assets and liabilities. Net income for the Company increased $29.0 million as a result of higher sales volumes and gross profit. Accounts receivable increased cash flows in 2006 by $99.2 million primarily as a result of the collection of large milestone payments related to long-term locomotive contracts in 2006. Negatively impacting operating cash flows in 2006 is the use of cash of $46.1 million from accrued liabilities and customer deposits, the majority of which relate to the long-term locomotive contracts discussed above. Also, negatively impacting operating cash flows by $9.3 million is the result of increased inventory as compared to 2005.

Operating cash flow in 2005 was $84.3 million as compared to $53.5 million in 2004. This $30.8 million increase was the result of increased earnings as well as certain changes in operating assets and liabilities. Net income for the Company increased $23.4 million primarily as a result of the higher sales volume for 2005. Accrued income taxes increased operating cash flows by $16 million in 2005 due to the timing of tax payments in 2004. In particular, tax liabilities recognized in 2003, were liquidated in 2004. Accrued liabilities and customer deposits generated operating cash flows of $36.6 million more than the prior year. In particular, customer deposits from certain locomotive contracts accounted for the majority of this increase. Net other assets and liabilities generated approximately $13.9 million in cash related to increasing liability balances related to pensions, post retirement healthcare, and long term incentive plan liabilities. Negatively impacting operating cash flows were accounts receivable which used operating cash of $38.8 million and accounts payable decreased using cash of approximately $20.8 million. Accounts receivable had increased as a result of the correspondingly higher sales for 2005. Accounts payable decreased as the Company reduced trade payables.

Investing activities. In 2006 and 2005, cash used in investing activities was $104.8 million and $57.6 million, respectively. In 2006, we acquired 100% of the stock of Schaefer Equipment and Becorit for $36.3 million and $50.9 million, respectively, net of cash received. The remaining use of cash consisted almost entirely of capital expenditures, net of disposals. In 2005, we acquired the assets of Rutgers Rail S.p.A. for $35.9 million, net of cash received. The remaining use of cash consisted almost entirely of capital expenditures, net of disposals.

Capital expenditures for continuing operations were $20.9 million, $22.7 million and $19.3 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The majority of capital expenditures for these periods relates to upgrades to and replacement of existing equipment.

Financing activities. In 2006, cash used by financing activities was $1.8 million compared to cash provided by financing activities of $27.8 million in 2005. The decrease relates to reduced proceeds received related to stock option exercises in 2006 as a result of an overall decrease in options exercised in 2006 as compared to

 

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2005. Also, on July 31, 2006 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a repurchase of up to $50 million of the Company’s outstanding shares. Through December 31, 2006 the Company had repurchased 673,900 shares for an aggregate cost of $18.9 million.

The Company realized proceeds of $14.6 million and $29.8 million from the exercise of stock options during 2006 and 2005, respectively. During 2004, long term debt was reduced by $40.1 million. The Company also realized proceeds of $22.8 million from the exercise of stock options during 2004.

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu with all existing and future senior debt and senior to all our existing and future subordinated indebtedness of the Company. The indenture under which the Notes were issued contains covenants and restrictions which limit among other things, the following: the incurrence of indebtedness, payment of dividends and certain distributions, sale of assets, change in control, mergers and consolidations and the incurrence of liens. The Company is in compliance with these measurements and covenants and expects that these measurements will not be any type of limiting factor in executing our operating activities.

The following table shows outstanding indebtedness at December 31, 2006 and 2005. The revolving credit agreement and other term loan interest rates are variable and dependent on market conditions.

 

     December 31,

In thousands

   2006    2005

6.875% senior notes, due 2013

   $ 150,000    $ 150,000
             

Total

     150,000      150,000

Less—current portion

     —        —  
             

Long-term portion

   $ 150,000    $ 150,000
             

Cash balance at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $188.0 million and $141.4 million, respectively.

Refinancing Credit Agreement. In January 2004, the Company refinanced its existing unsecured revolving credit agreement with a consortium of commercial banks. This “Refinancing Credit Agreement” provided a $175 million five-year revolving credit facility expiring in January 2009. In November 2005, the Company entered into an amendment to the Refinancing Credit Agreement which, among other things, extended the expiration of the agreement until December 2010. At December 31, 2006, the Company had available bank borrowing capacity, net of $23.9 million of letters of credit, of approximately $151.1million, subject to certain financial covenant restrictions.

Refinancing Credit Agreement borrowings bear variable interest rates indexed to the indices described below. The Company did not borrow under the Refinancing Credit Agreement during the year ended December 31, 2006.

Under the Refinancing Credit Agreement, we may elect a base interest rate or an interest rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rates of Interest (“LIBOR”). The base interest rate is the greater of LaSalle Bank National Association’s prime rate or the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5% per annum. The LIBOR rate is based on LIBOR plus a margin that ranges from 62.5 to 175 basis points depending on the Company’s consolidated total indebtedness to cash flow ratios. The current margin is 62.5 basis points.

The Refinancing Credit Agreement limits the Company’s ability to declare or pay cash dividends and prohibits the Company from declaring or making other distributions, subject to certain exceptions. The Refinancing Credit Agreement contains various other covenants and restrictions including the following limitations: incurrence of additional indebtedness; mergers, consolidations and sales of assets and acquisitions; additional liens; sale and leasebacks; permissible investments, loans and advances; certain debt payments; capital expenditures; and imposes a minimum interest expense coverage ratio and a maximum debt to cash flow ratio.

 

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The Refinancing Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including payment defaults, failure of representations or warranties to be true in any material respect, covenant defaults, defaults with respect to other indebtedness of the Company, bankruptcy, certain judgments against the Company, ERISA defaults and “change of control” of the Company. The Refinancing Credit Agreement includes the following covenants: a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3, maximum debt to cash flow ratio of 3.25 and a minimum net worth of $180 million plus 50% of consolidated net income since September 30, 2003. The Company is in compliance with these measurements and covenants and expects that these measurements will not be any type of limiting factor in executing our operating activities. See Note 9 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

Management believes that based on current levels of operations and forecasted earnings, cash flow and liquidity will be sufficient to fund working capital and capital equipment needs as well as meeting debt service requirements. If sources of funds were to fail to satisfy the Company’s cash requirements, the Company may need to refinance our existing debt or obtain additional financing. There is no assurance that such new financing alternatives would be available, and, in any case, such new financing, if available, would be expected to be more costly and burdensome than the debt agreements currently in place.

The Company entered into an amendment to its Refinancing Credit Agreement in February 2007. Prior to the amendment, the Refinancing Credit Agreement prohibited the Company from making acquisitions past a certain dollar limit without the prior approval of the bank consortium. The Refinancing Credit Agreement now permits the Company to complete acquisitions as long as certain financial parameters and ratios are met.

Effects of Inflation

In general, inflation has not had a material impact on the Company’s results of operations. Some of our labor contracts contain negotiated salary and benefit increases and others contain cost of living adjustment clauses, which would cause our labor cost to automatically increase if inflation were to become significant. However, higher costs of metals have reduced gross margin. Other areas of higher costs include medical benefits for active and retired employees.

 

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Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company is obligated to make future payments under various contracts such as debt agreements, lease agreements and have certain contingent commitments such as debt guarantees. The Company has grouped these contractual obligations and off-balance sheet arrangements into operating activities, financing activities, and investing activities in the same manner as they are classified in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows to provide a better understanding of the nature of the obligations and arrangements and to provide a basis for comparison to historical information. The table below provides a summary of contractual obligations and off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2006:

 

In thousands

   Total    Less than
1 year
   1 – 3
years
   3 – 5
years
   More than
5 years

Operating activities:

              

Purchase obligations (1)

   $ 28,156    $ 17,738    $ 10,418    $ —      $ —  

Operating leases (2)

     30,108      6,719      10,069      6,420      6,900

Pension benefit payments (3)

     —        8,145      15,889      16,802      —  

Postretirement benefit payments (4)

     —        2,947      5,960      5,882      —  

Financing activities:

              

Interest payments (5)

     72,191      10,313      20,625      20,625      20,628

Long-term debt (6)

     150,000      —        —        —        150,000

Dividends to shareholders (7)

     —        —        —        —        —  

Investing activities:

              

Capital projects (8)

     23,000      23,000      —        —        —  

Other:

              

Standby letters of credit (9)

     23,899      14,091      8,620      1,188      —  
                                  

Total

      $ 82,953    $ 71,581    $ 50,917   
                                  

(1) Purchase obligations for the purposes of this disclosure have been defined as a contractual obligation that is in excess of $100,000 annually, and $200,000 in total.

 

(2) Future minimum payments for operating leases are disclosed by year in Note 15 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

 

(3) Annual payments to participants are expected to continue into the foreseeable future at the amounts or ranges noted. Pension benefit payments are based on actuarial estimates using current assumptions for discount rates, expected return on long-term assets and rate of compensation increases. The Company expects to contribute about $13.7 million to pension plan investments in 2007. See further disclosure in Note 10 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

 

(4) Annual payments to participants are expected to continue into the foreseeable future at the amounts or ranges noted. Postretirement payments are based on actuarial estimates using current assumptions for discount rates and health care costs. See further disclosure in Note 10 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

 

(5) Interest payments are payable January and July of each year at 6 7/8% of $150 million Senior Notes due in 2013.

 

(6) Scheduled principal repayments of outstanding loan balances are disclosed in Note 9 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

 

(7) Shareholder dividends are subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors, currently at an annual rate of approximately $1.9 million.

 

(8) The annual capital expenditure budget is subject to approval by the Board of Directors. The 2007 budget amount was approved at the December 2006 Board of Directors meeting.

 

(9) The Company has $23.9 million in outstanding letters of credit for performance and bid bond purposes, which expire in various dates through 2010.

 

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Obligations for operating activities. The Company has entered into $28.2 million of material long-term non-cancelable materials and supply purchase obligations. Operating leases represent multi-year obligations for rental of facilities and equipment. Estimated pension funding and post retirement benefit payments are based on actuarial estimates using current assumptions for discount rates, expected return on long-term assets, rate of compensation increases and health care cost trend rates. Benefits paid for pension obligations were $7.8 million and $7.5 million in 2006 and 2005, respectively. Benefits paid for post retirement plans were $2.2 million and $2.7 million in 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Obligations for financing activities. Cash requirements for financing activities consist primarily of long-term debt repayments, interest payments and dividend payments to shareholders. The Company has historically paid quarterly dividends to shareholders, subject to quarterly approval by our Board of Directors, currently at a rate of approximately $1.9 million annually.

The Company arranges for performance bonds to be issued by third party insurance companies to support certain long term customer contracts. At December 31, 2006, initial value of performance bonds issued on the Company’s behalf is about $103.3 million.

Obligations for investing activities. The Company typically spends approximately $15 million to $25 million a year for capital expenditures, primarily related to facility expansion efficiency and modernization, health and safety, and environmental control. The Company expects annual capital expenditures in the future will be within this range.

Forward Looking Statements

We believe that all statements other than statements of historical facts included in this report, including certain statements under “Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” may constitute forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Although we believe that our assumptions made in connection with the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that our assumptions and expectations are correct.

These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, including, among other things:

Economic and industry conditions

 

   

materially adverse changes in economic or industry conditions generally or in the markets served by us, including North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia;

 

   

demand for freight cars, locomotives, passenger transit cars, buses and related products and services;

 

   

reliance on major original equipment manufacturer customers;

 

   

original equipment manufacturers’ program delays;

 

   

demand for services in the freight and passenger rail industry;

 

   

demand for our products and services;

 

   

orders either being delayed, cancelled, not returning to historical levels, or reduced or any combination of the foregoing;

 

   

consolidations in the rail industry;

 

   

continued outsourcing by our customers; industry demand for faster and more efficient braking equipment; or

 

   

fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates;

 

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Operating factors

 

   

supply disruptions;

 

   

technical difficulties;

 

   

changes in operating conditions and costs;

 

   

increases in raw material costs;

 

   

successful introduction of new products;

 

   

performance under material long-term contracts;

 

   

labor relations;

 

   

completion and integration of acquisitions; or

 

   

the development and use of new technology;

Competitive factors

 

   

the actions of competitors;

Political/governmental factors

 

   

political stability in relevant areas of the world;

 

   

future regulation/deregulation of our customers and/or the rail industry;

 

   

levels of governmental funding on transit projects, including for some of our customers;

 

   

political developments and laws and regulations; or

 

   

the outcome of our existing or any future legal proceedings, including litigation involving our principal customers and any litigation with respect to environmental, asbestos-related matters and pension liabilities; and

Transaction or commercial factors

 

   

the outcome of negotiations with partners, governments, suppliers, customers or others.

Statements in this 10-K apply only as of the date on which such statements are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions regarding uncertainties that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Areas of uncertainty that require judgments, estimates and assumptions include the accounting for derivatives, environmental matters, warranty reserves, the testing of goodwill and other intangibles for impairment, proceeds on assets to be sold, pensions and other postretirement benefits, and tax matters. Management uses historical experience and all available information to make these judgments and estimates, and actual results will inevitably differ from those estimates and assumptions that are used to prepare the Company’s financial statements at any given time. Despite these inherent limitations, management believes that Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) and the

 

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financial statements and related footnotes provide a meaningful and fair perspective of the Company. A discussion of the judgments and uncertainties associated with accounting for derivatives and environmental matters can be found in Notes 2 and 18, respectively, in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

A summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies is included in Note 2 in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report. Management believes that the application of these policies on a consistent basis enables the Company to provide the users of the financial statements with useful and reliable information about the Company’s operating results and financial condition.

 

Description   Judgments and Uncertainties   Effect if Actual Results Differ From
Assumptions
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:          
The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts to cover anticipated losses on uncollectible accounts receivable.   The allowance for doubtful accounts receivable reflects our best estimate of probable losses inherent in our receivable portfolio determined on the basis of historical experience, specific allowances for known troubled accounts and other currently available evidence.   If our estimates regarding the collectibility of troubled accounts, and/or our actual losses within our receivable portfolio exceed our historical experience, we may be exposed to the expense of increasing our allowance for doubtful accounts.
Inventories:          

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market.

 

Inventory is reviewed to ensure that an adequate provision is recognized for excess, slow moving and obsolete inventories.

 

Cost is determined under the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Inventory costs include material, labor and overhead.

 

The Company compares inventory components to prior year sales history and current backlog and anticipated future requirements. To the extent that inventory parts exceed estimated usage and demand, a reserve is recognized to reduce the carrying value of inventory. Also, specific reserves are established for known inventory obsolescence.

 

If the market value of our products were to decrease due to changing market conditions, the Company could be at risk of incurring the cost of additional reserves to adjust inventory value to a market value lower than stated cost.

 

If our estimates regarding sales and backlog requirements are inaccurate, we may be exposed to the expense of increasing our reserves for slow moving and obsolete inventory.

 

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Description   Judgments and Uncertainties   Effect if Actual Results Differ From
Assumptions
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangibles:       
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles are required to be tested for impairment at least annually. The evaluation of impairment involves comparing the current fair value of the business to the recorded value (including goodwill).   We use a combination of a guideline public company market approach and a discounted cash flow model (“DCF model”) to determine the current fair value of the business. A number of significant assumptions and estimates are involved in the application of the DCF model to forecast operating cash flows, including markets and market share, sales volume and pricing, costs to produce and working capital changes.  

Management considers historical experience and all available information at the time the fair values of its business are estimated. However, actual amounts realized may differ from those used to evaluate the impairment of goodwill.

 

If actual results are not consistent with our assumptions and judgments used in estimating future cash flows and asset fair values, we may be exposed to additional impairment losses that could be material to our results of operations.

Warranty Reserves:          
The Company provides warranty reserves to cover expected costs from repairing or replacing products with durability, quality or workmanship issues occurring during established warranty periods.   In general, reserves are provided for as a percentage of sales, based on historical experience. In addition, specific reserves are established for known warranty issues and their estimable losses.   If actual results are not consistent with the assumptions and judgments used to calculate our warranty liability, the Company may be at risk of realizing material gains or losses.
Accounting for Pensions and Postretirement Benefits:       
These amounts are determined using actuarial methodologies and incorporate significant assumptions, including the rate used to discount the future estimated liability, the long-term rate of return on plan assets and several assumptions relating to the employee workforce (salary increases, medical costs, retirement age and mortality).  

Significant judgments and estimates are used in determining the liabilities and expenses for pensions and other postretirement benefits.

 

The rate used to discount future estimated liabilities is determined considering the rates available at year-end on debt instruments that could be used to settle the obligations of the plan. The long-term rate of return is estimated by considering historical returns and expected returns on current and projected asset allocations and is generally applied to a five-year average market value of assets.

  If assumptions used in determining the pension and other postretirement benefits change significantly, these costs can fluctuate materially from period to period.

 

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Description   Judgments and Uncertainties   Effect if Actual Results Differ From
Assumptions
Income Taxes:       
As a global company, Wabtec records an estimated liability or benefit for income and other taxes based on what it determines will likely be paid in various tax jurisdictions in which it operates.   The estimate of our tax obligations are uncertain because management must use judgment to estimate the exposures associated with our various filing positions, as well as realization of our deferred tax assets.  

Management uses its best judgment in the determination of these amounts. However, the liabilities ultimately realized and paid are dependent on various matters including the resolution of the tax audits in the various affected tax jurisdictions and may differ from the amounts recorded.

 

An adjustment to the estimated liability would be recorded through income in the period in which it becomes probable that the amount of the actual liability differs from the recorded amount.

 

A deferred tax valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Revenue Recognition:       

Revenue is recognized in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletins (SABs) 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements” and 104 “Revision of Topic 13.”

 

The Company recognizes revenues on long-term contracts based on the percentage of completion method of accounting. The units-of-delivery method or other input-based or output-based measures, as appropriate, are used to measure the progress toward completion of individual contracts. Contract revenues and cost estimates are reviewed and revised at a minimum quarterly and adjustments are reflected in the accounting period as such amounts are determined.

 

Certain pre-production costs relating to long term production and supply contracts have been deferred and will be recognized over the life of the contracts.

 

Revenue is recognized when products have been shipped to the respective customers, title has passed and the price for the product has been determined.

 

For long-term contracts, revenues and cost estimates are reviewed and revised at a minimum quarterly and adjustments are reflected in the accounting period as such amounts are determined.

 

 

Pre-production costs are recognized over the expected life of the contract usually based on the Company’s progress toward the estimated number of units expected to be delivered under the production or supply contract.

 

Should market conditions and customer demands dictate changes to our standard shipping terms, the Company may be impacted by longer than typical revenue recognition cycles.

 

Provisions are made currently for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts.

 

 

A charge to expense for unrecognized portions of pre-production costs could be realized if the Company’s estimate of the number of units to be delivered changes or the underlying contract is cancelled.

 

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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Risk

In the ordinary course of business, we are exposed to risks that increases in interest rates may adversely affect funding costs associated with variable-rate debt. There was no outstanding variable rate debt at December 31, 2006 and 2005. Management had entered into pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swap contracts that mitigated the impact of variable-rate debt interest rate increases. These interest rate swap contracts were terminated in 2004. In 2003, we had concluded that our swap contracts qualified for “special cash flow hedge accounting” which permitted recording the fair value of the swap and corresponding adjustment to other comprehensive income on the balance sheet.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

We occasionally enter into several types of financial instruments for the purpose of managing our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in countries in which we have significant operations. As of December 31, 2006, we had several such instruments outstanding to hedge currency rate fluctuation in 2007.

We entered into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the impact of changes in currency exchange rates. Forward contracts are agreements with a counterparty to exchange two distinct currencies at a set exchange rate for delivery on a set date at some point in the future. There is no exchange of funds until the delivery date. At the delivery date we can either take delivery of the currency or settle on a net basis. All outstanding forward contracts are for the sale of U.S. Dollars (USD) and the purchase of Canadian Dollars (CAD). As of December 31, 2006, we had forward contracts with a notional value of $48 million CAD (or $42.7 million U.S.), with an average exchange rate of $0.89 USD per $1 CAD, resulting in the recording of a current liability of $1.3 million and a corresponding offset in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $825,000, net of tax.

We are also subject to certain risks associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates to the extent our operations are conducted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. For the year ended December 31, 2006, approximately 66% of Wabtec’s net sales are in the United States, 10% in Canada, 2% in Mexico, 4% in Australia, 1% in Germany, 9% in the United Kingdom, and 8% in other international locations. (See Note 19 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report).

Our market risk exposure is not substantially different from our exposure at December 31, 2005.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that it has taken or expects to take on a tax return. FIN 48 is effective in the first quarter of 2007. The cumulative effects, if any, of applying this Interpretation will be recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this statement on its financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R),” (SFAS 158). SFAS 158 requires an employer to recognize the funded status of each of its defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans as a net asset or liability in its statement of financial position with an offsetting amount in accumulated other comprehensive income, and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which changes occur through comprehensive income. This Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS 158 as of December 31, 2006. The provisions of SFAS 158 are to be applied on a prospective basis; therefore, prior

 

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periods presented have not been restated. The adoption in 2006 had no effect on the computation of net periodic benefit expense for pensions and postretirement benefits. See Note 10 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report for the impact of the adoption on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2006.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of this standard apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS 157 becomes effective for Wabtec on January 1, 2008. Upon adoption, the provisions of SFAS 157 are to be applied prospectively with limited exceptions. The adoption of SFAS 157 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2006, Wabtec adopted SFAS 123 (R), which requires the company to recognize compensation expense for stock-based compensation based on the grant date fair value. This expense must be recognized ratably over the requisite service period following the date of grant. Wabtec has elected the modified prospective transition method for adoption, and prior periods financial statements have not been restated. Prior to January 1, 2006, Wabtec accounted for stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB 25), “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations. As a result of the adoption, stock-based compensation expense for 2006 includes $1.3 million of expense related to stock options that previously was not recognized under APB 25.

 

Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Financial statements and supplementary data are set forth in Item 15, of Part IV hereof.

 

Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

There have been no disagreements with our independent public accountants.

 

Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Wabtec’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer have evaluated the effectiveness of Wabtec’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of December 31, 2006. Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that Wabtec’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by Wabtec in the reports filed or submitted by it under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by Wabtec in such reports is accumulated and communicated to Wabtec’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal finance officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in Wabtec’s “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2006, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Wabtec’s internal control over financial reporting. Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting and the attestation report of the registered public accounting firm are included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

 

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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appears on page 44 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Ernst & Young’s attestation report on Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appears on page 46 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

Items 10 through 14.

In accordance with the provisions of General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K, the information required by Item 10 (Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance), Item 11 (Executive Compensation), Item 12 (Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters), Item 13 (Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence) and Item 14 (Principal Accountant Fees and Services) is incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 16, 2007, except for the Equity Compensation Plan Information required by Item 12, which is set forth in the table below. The definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after December 31, 2006. Information relating to the executive officers of the Company is set forth in Part I.

Wabtec has adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Officers which is applicable to all of our executive officers. As described in Item 1 of this report the Code of Ethics for Senior Officers is posted on our website at www.wabtec.com. In the event that we make any amendments to or waivers from this code, we will disclose the amendment or waiver and the reasons for such on our website.

This table provides aggregate information as of December 31, 2006 concerning equity awards under Wabtec’s compensation plans and arrangements.

 

     (a)    (b)    (c)

Plan Category

   Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options warrants
and rights
   Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance
under equity compensation
plans (excluding securities
reflected in column (a))

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders

   4,077,666    $ 13.52    2,702,012

Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders

   —        —      —  
                

Total

   4,077,666    $ 13.52    2,702,012
                

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

The financial statements, financial statement schedules and exhibits listed below are filed as part of this annual report:

 

               Page

(a)

  (1 )   Financial Statements and Reports on Internal Control   
   

Management’s Reports to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation Shareholders

   44
   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   45
   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

   46
   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005

   48
   

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

   49
   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

   50
   

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

   51
   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   52
  (2 )   Financial Statement Schedules   
    Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts    86

(b)

    Exhibits    Filing
Method
           
  2.1     Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended (originally included as Annex A to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus)    5
  3.1     Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated January 30, 1995, as amended March 30, 1995    2
  3.2     Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, effective January 5, 2006    12
  4.1(a)     Indenture with the Bank of New York as Trustee dated as of August 6, 2003    9
  4.1(b)     Resolutions Adopted July 23, 2003 by the Board of Directors establishing the terms of the offering of up to $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Notes due 2013    9
  4.2     Purchase Agreement, dated July 23, 2003, by and between the Company and the initial purchasers    9
  4.3     Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 6, 2003    9
  10.1     MotivePower Stock Option Agreement (originally included as Annex B to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus)    5
  10.2     Westinghouse Air Brake Stock Option Agreement (originally included as Annex C to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus)    5

 

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Filing

Method

  10.3    Voting Agreement dated as of September 26, 1999 among William E. Kassling, Robert J. Brooks, Harvard Private Capital Holdings, Inc., Vestar Equity Partners, L.P. and MotivePower Industries, Inc. (originally included as Annex D to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus)    5
  10.4    Indemnification Agreement dated January 31, 1995 between the Company and the Voting Trust Trustees    2
  10.5    Agreement of Sale and Purchase of the North American Operations of the Railway Products Group, an operating division of American Standard Inc., dated as of 1990 between Rail Acquisition Corp. and American Standard Inc. (only provisions on indemnification are reproduced)    2
  10.6    Letter Agreement (undated) between the Company and American Standard Inc. on environmental costs and sharing    2
  10.7    Purchase Agreement dated as of June 17, 1992 among the Company, Schuller International, Inc., Manville Corporation and European Overseas Corporation (only provisions on indemnification are reproduced)    2
  10.8    Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of January 23, 1995 among the Company, Pulse Acquisition Corporation, Pulse Electronics, Inc., Pulse Embedded Computer Systems, Inc. and the Pulse Shareholders (Schedules and Exhibits omitted)    2
  10.9    License Agreement dated as of December 31, 1993 between SAB WABCO Holdings B.V. and the Company    2
  10.10    Letter Agreement dated as of January 19, 1995 between the Company and Vestar Capital Partners, Inc.    2
  10.11    Westinghouse Air Brake Company 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended    4
  10.12    Westinghouse Air Brake Company 1995 Non-Employee Directors’ Fee and Stock Option Plan, as amended    14
  10.13    Letter Agreement dated as of January 1, 1995 between the Company and Vestar Capital Partners, Inc.    2
  10.14    Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Authorized Representatives    2
  10.15    Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 5, 1997 among the Company, Harvard, AIP and the Voting Trust    3
  10.16    1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan    4
  10.17    Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.    14
  10.18    Asset Purchase Agreement, by and between General Electric Company, through its GE Transportation Systems business and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, dated as of July 24, 2001    8
  10.19    Refinancing Credit Agreement by and among the Company, the Guarantors, various lenders, LaSalle Bank National Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank, The Bank of New York, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, National City Bank of Pennsylvania, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Trust Company and PNC Bank, National Association dated January 12, 2004    10

 

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Filing

Method

  10.20    Sale and Purchase Agreement, by and between Rütgers Rail S.p.A. and the Company, dated August 12, 2004.    11
  10.21    Amendment Agreement dated January 28, 2005 by and among Rütgers Rail S.p.A., the Company, CoFren S.r.l. and RFPC Holding Company to the Sale and Purchase Agreement dated August 12, 2004.    11
  10.22    Employment Agreement with Albert J. Neupaver, dated February 1, 2006.    13
  10.23    Restricted Stock Agreement with Albert J. Neupaver, dated February 1, 2006.    13
  10.24    Stock Purchase Agreement, by and among Wabtec Holding Company, certain shareholders of Schaefer Manufacturing, Inc. and CCP Limited Partnership, dated October 6, 2006.    15
  10.25    Share Purchase Agreement, by and between BBA Holding Deutschland GmbH and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, dated November 27, 2006 (Exhibits and Schedules omitted, but will be provided to the Commission upon request).    1
  21    List of subsidiaries of the Company    1
  23.1    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP    1
  31.1    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications    1
  32.1    Section 1350 Certifications    1
  99.1    Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 of the Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation Savings Plan    1

1 Filed herewith.

 

2 Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-90866).

 

3 Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1997.

 

4 Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1998.

 

5 Filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-88903).

 

6 Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1999.

 

7 Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2000.

 

8 Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 13, 2001.

 

9 Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-110600).

 

10 Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2003.

 

11 Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2004.

 

12 Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 5, 2006.

 

13 Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2006.

 

14 Filed as an Annex to the Company’s Schedule 14A Proxy Statement filed on April 13, 2006.

 

15 Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2006.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORTS TO WABTEC SHAREHOLDERS

Management’s Report on Financial Statements and Practices

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) were prepared by management, which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. The statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and include amounts that are based on management’s best judgments and estimates. The other financial information included in the 10-K is consistent with that in the financial statements.

Management also recognizes its responsibility for conducting the Company’s affairs according to the highest standards of personal and corporate conduct. This responsibility is characterized and reflected in key policy statements issued from time to time regarding, among other things, conduct of its business activities within the laws of host countries in which the Company operates and potentially conflicting outside business interests of its employees. The Company maintains a systematic program to assess compliance with these policies.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, management has conducted an assessment, including testing, using the criteria in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management has excluded Schaefer Equipment, Inc. (Schaefer) and Becorit GmbH (Becorit) from its assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 because Schaefer and Becorit were acquired by the Company in purchase business combinations effective October 6 and December 1, 2006, respectively. Schaefer and Becorit are wholly owned subsidiaries whose total assets and net sales represent 11.8% and 0.9%, respectively, of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Based on its assessment, management has concluded that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the COSO. Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.

Management’s Certifications

The certifications of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have been included in Exhibits 31 and 32 in the Company’s 10-K. In addition, in 2006, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer provided to the New York Stock Exchange the annual CEO certification regarding the Company’s compliance with the New York Stock Exchange’s corporate governance listing standards.

 

By   /S/    ALBERT J. NEUPAVER        
  Albert J. Neupaver,
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

By   /S/    ALVARO GARCIA-TUNON        
 

Alvaro Garcia-Tunon,
Senior Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

As explained in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements, at December 31, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88,106 and 132(R)”. As explained in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, for the year ended December 31, 2006 the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (R), “Share-Based Payment”.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 23, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

February 23, 2007

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON

INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation:

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

As indicated in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of Schaefer Equipment, Inc. and Becorit GmbH, which are included in the 2006 consolidated financial statements of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation and constituted 11.8% of total assets as of December 31, 2006 and 0.9% of net sales for the year then ended. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation also did not include an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of Schaefer Equipment, Inc. and Becorit GmbH.

In our opinion, management’s assessment that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO criteria. Also, in our opinion, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on the COSO criteria.

 

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We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006 and our report dated February 23, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

February 23, 2007

 

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WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,  

In thousands, except share and par value

   2006     2005  
Assets     

Current Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 187,979     $ 141,365  

Accounts receivable

     177,345       206,891  

Inventories

     145,481       110,873  

Deferred income taxes

     24,773       15,838  

Other

     11,613       7,959  
                

Total current assets

     547,191       482,926  

Property, plant and equipment

     390,178       358,759  

Accumulated depreciation

     (211,869 )     (197,158 )
                

Property, plant and equipment, net

     178,309       161,601  

Other Assets

    

Goodwill

     173,251       118,181  

Other intangibles, net

     44,494       39,129  

Deferred income taxes

     16,588       18,428  

Other noncurrent assets

     13,009       16,092  
                

Total other assets

     247,342       191,830  
                

Total Assets

   $ 972,842     $ 836,357  
                
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity     

Current Liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 92,624     $ 93,551  

Accrued income taxes

     4,491       4,427  

Customer deposits

     75,537       71,098  

Accrued compensation

     26,297       25,274  

Accrued warranty

     10,305       8,591  

Commitments and contingencies

     602       1,481  

Other accrued liabilities

     33,935       32,149  
                

Total current liabilities

     243,791       236,571  

Long-term debt

     150,000       150,000  

Reserve for postretirement and pension benefits

     74,511       41,769  

Deferred income taxes

     15,014       7,381  

Commitments and contingencies

     1,775       2,628  

Accrued warranty

     7,094       7,567  

Other long-term liabilities

     10,768       11,234  
                

Total liabilities

     502,953       457,150  

Shareholders’ Equity

    

Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued

     —         —    

Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized: 66,174,767 shares issued and 48,250,776 and 48,002,819 outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively

     662       662  

Additional paid-in capital

     314,752       294,209  

Treasury stock, at cost, 17,923,991 and 18,171,948 shares, at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively

     (232,823 )     (225,483 )

Retained earnings

     419,603       336,744  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (32,305 )     (26,925 )
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     469,889       379,207  
                

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 972,842     $ 836,357  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Year ended December 31,  

In thousands, except per share data

   2006     2005     2004  

Net sales

   $ 1,087,620     $ 1,034,024     $ 822,018  

Cost of sales

     (790,843 )     (774,378 )     (616,854 )
                        

Gross profit

     296,777       259,646       205,164  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (130,294 )     (121,696 )     (112,621 )

Engineering expenses

     (32,701 )     (32,762 )     (33,795 )

Amortization expense

     (4,222 )     (3,931 )     (3,343 )
                        

Total operating expenses

     (167,217 )     (158,389 )     (149,759 )

Income from operations

     129,560       101,257       55,405  

Other income and expenses

      

Interest expense, net

     (1,586 )     (8,686 )     (11,528 )

Other expense, net

     (1,417 )     (3,055 )     (1,020 )
                        

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     126,557       89,516       42,857  

Income tax expense

     (40,063 )     (31,831 )     (10,761 )
                        

Income from continuing operations

     86,494       57,685       32,096  

Discontinued operations (net of tax)

     (1,690 )     (1,909 )     349  
                        

Net income

   $ 84,804     $ 55,776     $ 32,445  
                        

Earnings Per Common Share

      

Basic

      

Income from continuing operations

   $ 1.79     $ 1.23     $ 0.71  

(Loss) income from discontinued operations

     (0.04 )     (0.04 )     0.01  
                        

Net income

   $ 1.75     $ 1.19     $ 0.72  
                        

Diluted

      

Income from continuing operations

   $ 1.76     $ 1.21     $ 0.70  

(Loss) income from discontinued operations

     (0.03 )     (0.04 )     0.01  
                        

Net income

   $ 1.73     $ 1.17     $ 0.71  
                        

Weighted average shares outstanding

      

Basic

     48,322       46,845       44,993  

Diluted

     49,108       47,595       45,787  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

In thousands

   2006     2005     2004  

Operating Activities

      

Net income

   $ 84,804     $ 55,776     $ 32,445  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operations:

      

Depreciation and amortization

     25,894       25,670       26,112  

Stock-based compensation expense

     9,191       3,302       1,434  

Deferred income taxes

     4,125       13,850       15,201  

Excess income tax benefits from exercise of stock options

     (4,382 )     —         —    

Discontinued operations

     1,425       1,598       (349 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions

      

Accounts receivable

     45,669       (53,580 )     (14,844 )

Inventories

     (17,811 )     (8,516 )     (6,885 )

Accounts payable

     (7,359 )     (6,012 )     14,832  

Accrued income taxes

     3,179       1,564       (14,657 )

Accrued liabilities and customer deposits

     5,024       51,156       14,580  

Other assets and liabilities

     1,268       (487 )     (14,389 )
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     151,027       84,321       53,480  

Investing Activities

      

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

     (20,942 )     (22,662 )     (19,262 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     1,933       975       1,454  

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

     (87,201 )     (35,916 )     —    

Discontinued operations

     1,448       (4 )     —    
                        

Net cash used for investing activities

     (104,762 )     (57,607 )     (17,808 )

Financing Activities

      

Repayments of credit agreements

     —         —         (40,000 )

Repayments of other borrowings

     —         (129 )     (115 )

Stock repurchase

     (18,874 )     —         —    

Proceeds from treasury stock from stock based benefit plans

     14,630       29,804       22,774  

Excess income tax benefits from exercise of stock options

     4,382       —         —    

Cash dividends

     (1,945 )     (1,900 )     (1,811 )
                        

Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities

     (1,807 )     27,775       (19,152 )

Effect of changes in currency exchange rates

     2,156       (8,381 )     8,409  
                        

Increase in cash

     46,614       46,108       24,929  

Cash, beginning of year

     141,365       95,257       70,328  
                        

Cash, end of year

   $ 187,979     $ 141,365     $ 95,257  
                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

In thousands

   Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Treasury
Stock
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 

Balance, December 31, 2003

     $ 662    $ 282,872    $ (267,586 )   $ 252,234     $ (19,889 )

Cash dividends ($0.04 dividend per share)

               (1,811 )  

Proceeds from treasury stock issued from the exercise of stock options and other benefit plans, net of tax

          3,822      19,565      

Net income

   $ 32,455               32,445    

Translation adjustment

     10,346                 10,346  

Unrealized gains on foreign exchange contracts, net of $1,925 tax

     3,350                 3,350  

Unrealized gains on derivatives designated and qualified as cash flow hedges, net of $119 tax

     207                 207  

Additional minimum pension liability, net of $(2,178) tax

     (3,791 )               (3,791 )
                    

Total comprehensive income

   $ 42,557              
                                              

Balance, December 31, 2004

     $ 662    $ 286,694    $ (248,021 )   $ 282,868     $ (9,777 )

Cash dividends ($0.04 dividend per share)

               (1,900 )  

Proceeds from treasury stock issued from the exercise of stock options and other benefit plans, net of tax

          7,515      22,538      

Net income

   $ 55,776               55,776    

Translation adjustment

     (8,297 )               (8,297 )

Unrealized losses on foreign exchange contracts, net of $(1,556) tax

     (2,708 )               (2,708 )

Additional minimum pension liability, net of $(3,531) tax

     (6,143 )               (6,143 )
                    

Total comprehensive income

   $ 38,628              
                                              

Balance, December 31, 2005

     $ 662    $ 294,209    $ (225,483 )   $ 336,744     $ (26,925 )

Cash dividends ($0.04 dividend per share)

               (1,945 )  

Proceeds from treasury stock issued from the exercise of stock options and other benefit plans, net of tax

          7,702      11,310      

Stock-based Compensation

          8,967      224      

Reclass of stock liability

          3,874       

Net income

   $ 84,804               84,804    

Translation adjustment

     12,504                 12,504  

Unrealized losses on foreign exchange contracts, net of $(978,000) tax

     (1,702 )               (1,702 )

Additional minimum pension liability, net of $2,424 tax

     6,752                 6,752  
                    

Stock Repurchase

             (18,874 )    
              

Total comprehensive income

   $ 102,358              
                                              

Adjustment to initially apply SFAS 158, net of $(14,889) tax

                 (22,934 )

Balance, December 31, 2006

     $ 662    $ 314,752    $ (232,823 )   $ 419,603     $ (32,305 )
                                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. BUSINESS

Wabtec is one of the world’s largest providers of value-added, technology-based products and services for the global rail industry. Our products are found on virtually all U.S. locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles, as well as in certain markets throughout the world. Our products enhance safety, improve productivity and reduce maintenance costs for customers, and many of our core products and services are essential in the safe and efficient operation of freight rail and passenger transit vehicles.

Wabtec is a global company with operations in 11 countries. In 2006, about 78% of the Company’s revenues came from its North American operations, and Wabtec also sold products or services in 108 countries around the world.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority owned subsidiaries. Such statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Sales between subsidiaries are billed at prices consistent with sales to third parties and are eliminated in consolidation.

Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts The allowance for doubtful accounts receivable reflects our best estimate of probable losses inherent in our receivable portfolio determined on the basis of historical experience, specific allowances for known troubled accounts and other currently available evidence. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $3.6 million and $4.1 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined under the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Inventory costs include material, labor and overhead.

Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment additions are stated at cost. Expenditures for renewals and improvements are capitalized. Expenditures for ordinary maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. The Company provides for book depreciation principally on the straight-line method. Accelerated depreciation methods are utilized for income tax purposes.

Leasing Arrangements The Company conducts a portion of its operations from leased facilities and finances certain equipment purchases through lease agreements. In those cases in which the lease term approximates the useful life of the leased asset or the lease meets certain other prerequisites, the leasing arrangement is classified as a capital lease. The remaining arrangements are treated as operating leases.

Intangible Assets Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized. Other intangibles (with definite lives) are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated economic lives. Goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are reviewed annually for impairment and more frequently when indicators of impairment are present. Amortizable intangible assets are reviewed for impairment when indicators of impairment are present.

The evaluation of impairment involves comparing the current fair value of the business to the recorded value (including goodwill). The Company uses a combination of a guideline public company market approach and a discounted cash flow model (“DCF model”) to determine the current fair value of the business. A number

 

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of significant assumptions and estimates are involved in the application of the DCF model to forecasted operating cash flows, including markets and market share, sales volume and pricing, costs to produce and working capital changes. Management considers historical experience and all available information at the time the fair values of its business are estimated. However, actual fair value that could be realized could differ from those used to evaluate the impairment of goodwill.

Warranty Costs Warranty costs are accrued based on management’s estimates of repair or upgrade costs per unit and historical experience. Warranty expense was $10.9 million, $7.8 million and $14.9 million for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Warranty reserves were $17.4 million and $16.2 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Income Taxes Income taxes are accounted for under the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws. The provision for income taxes includes federal, state and foreign income taxes.

Stock-Based Compensation Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 123 (R), “Share-Based Payment,” (SFAS) 123 (R)) which requires the Company to recognize compensation expense for stock-based compensation based on the grant date fair value. This expense must be recognized ratably over the requisite service period following the date of grant. Wabtec has elected the modified prospective transition method for adoption, and prior periods financial statements have not been restated. Prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB 25), “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations. See Note 13 for a detailed discussion of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans.

Pro Forma Effect Prior to the Adoption of SFAS 123 (R) The Company’s net income and earnings per share for 2005 and 2004 would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts shown below if compensation expense had been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates in accordance with SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”.

 

    

For the year Ended

December 31,

In thousands, except per share

   2005    2004

Net income

     

As reported

   $ 55,776    $ 32,445

Additional stock based compensation under FAS 123, net of tax

     1,135      1,722
             

Pro forma

     54,641      30,723

Basic earnings per share

     

As reported

   $ 1.19    $ 0.72

Pro forma

     1.17      0.68

Diluted earnings per share

     

As reported

   $ 1.17    $ 0.71

Pro forma

     1.15      0.67

Financial Derivatives and Hedging Activities The Company periodically enters into interest rate swap agreements to reduce the impact of interest rate changes on its variable rate borrowings. Interest rate swaps are agreements with a counterparty to exchange periodic interest payments (such as pay fixed, receive variable) calculated on a notional principal amount. The interest rate differential to be paid or received is recognized as

 

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interest expense. The Company has concluded its interest rate swap contracts qualify for “special cash flow hedge accounting” which permit recording the fair value of the swap and corresponding adjustment to other comprehensive income (loss) on the balance sheet. The Company’s last interest rate swaps matured in 2004.

The Company also entered into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the impact of changes in currency exchange rates. Forward contracts are agreements with a counterparty to exchange two distinct currencies at a set exchange rate for delivery on a set date at some point in the future. There is no exchange of funds until the delivery date. At the delivery date the Company can either take delivery of the currency or settle on a net basis. All outstanding forward contracts are for the sale of U.S. Dollars (USD) and the purchase of Canadian Dollars (CAD). The Company has also concluded that these foreign currency forward contracts qualify for cash flow hedge accounting which permits the recording of the fair value of the forward contract and corresponding adjustment to other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, on the balance sheet. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had forward contracts with a notional value of $48 million CAD (or $42.7 million U.S.), with an average exchange rate of $0.89 USD per $1 CAD, resulting in the recording of a current liability of $1.3 million and a corresponding offset in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $825,000, net of tax.

Foreign Currency Translation Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, except for the Company’s Mexican operations whose functional currency is the U.S. Dollar, are translated at the rate of exchange in effect on the balance sheet date while income and expenses are translated at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. Foreign currency gains and losses resulting from transactions, and the translation of financial statements are recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements based upon the provisions of SFAS No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation.” The effects of currency exchange rate changes on intercompany transactions and balances of a long-term investment nature are accumulated and carried as a component of shareholders’ equity. The effects of currency exchange rate changes on intercompany transactions that are non U.S. dollar denominated amounts are charged or credited to earnings. Foreign exchange intercompany transaction losses recognized in income were $1.1 million, $3.3 million and $1.2 million for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as net income and all other non-owner changes in shareholders’ equity. The Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists of foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency hedges, foreign exchange contracts and pension related adjustments.

Revenue Recognition Revenue is recognized in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletins (SABs) 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements” and 104 “Revision of Topic 13.” Revenue is recognized when products have been shipped to the respective customers, title has passed and the price for the product has been determined.

The Company recognizes revenues on long-term contracts based on the percentage of completion method of accounting. The units-of-delivery method or other input-based or output-based measures, as appropriate, are used to measure the progress toward completion of individual contracts. Contract revenues and cost estimates are reviewed and revised at a minimum quarterly and adjustments are reflected in the accounting period as such amounts are determined. Provisions are made currently for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts.

Certain pre-production costs relating to long-term production and supply contracts have been deferred and will be recognized over the life of the contracts. Deferred pre-production costs were $6.5 million, $4.9 million and $5.3 million at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Significant Customers and Concentrations of Credit Risk The Company’s trade receivables are primarily from rail and transit industry original equipment manufacturers, Class I railroads, railroad carriers and

 

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commercial companies that utilize rail cars in their operations, such as utility and chemical companies. No one customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated net sales in 2006, 2005 and 2004.

Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs All fees billed to the customer for shipping and handling are classified as a component of net revenues. All costs associated with shipping and handling is classified as a component of cost of sales.

Research and Development Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company incurred costs of approximately $32.7 million, $32.8 million and $33.8 million, respectively.

Employees As of December 31, 2006, approximately 41% of the Company’s workforce was covered by collective bargaining agreements. These agreements are generally effective through 2007, 2008 and 2009. Agreements expiring in 2007 cover approximately 19% of the Company’s workforce.

Earnings Per Share Basic earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income applicable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding adjusted for the assumed conversion of all dilutive securities (such as employee stock options).

Reclassifications Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified, where necessary, to conform to the current year presentation.

Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual amounts could differ from the estimates. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based on currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that it has taken or expects to take on a tax return. FIN 48 is effective in the first quarter of 2007. The cumulative effects, if any, of applying this Interpretation will be recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this statement on its financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R),” (SFAS 158). SFAS 158 requires an employer to recognize the funded status of each of its defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans as a net asset or liability in its statement of financial position with an offsetting amount in accumulated other comprehensive income, and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which changes occur through comprehensive income. This Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS 158 as of December 31, 2006. The provisions of SFAS 158 are to be applied on a prospective basis; therefore, prior periods presented have not been restated. The adoption in 2006 had no effect on the computation of net periodic benefit expense for pensions and postretirement benefits. See Note 10 for the impact of the adoption on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2006.

 

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In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of this standard apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS 157 becomes effective for Wabtec on January 1, 2008. Upon adoption, the provisions of SFAS 157 are to be applied prospectively with limited exceptions. The adoption of SFAS 157 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

3. ACQUISITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On October 6, 2006, the Company acquired 100% of the stock of Schaefer Equipment, Inc. (Schaefer), based in Warren, Ohio, a manufacturer of forged brake rigging components for freight cars. The purchase price was $36.3 million, net of cash received, resulting in additional goodwill of $23.9 million. Schaefer manufactures a variety of forged components for body-mounted and truck-mounted braking systems. In addition, on December 1, 2006, the Company acquired 100% of the stock of Becorit GmbH, (Becorit) a manufacturer of friction products for the European transit railway industry. The purchase price was $50.9 million, net of cash received, resulting in additional goodwill of $30.0 million. Becorit manufactures a variety of brake shoes, pads and friction linings for passenger transit cars, freight cars and locomotives, and also makes friction products for industrial markets such as mining and wind power generation.

On February 1, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of the assets of Rütgers Rail S.p.A, a business with operations in Italy, Germany, France and Spain. The company formed to hold the purchased assets of Rütgers Rail S.p.A. is named CoFren S.r.l. (“CoFren”). CoFren is a manufacturer of brake shoes, disc pads and interior trim components for rail applications in Europe. The purchase price was $35.9 million, net of cash received, resulting in additional goodwill of $5.7 million.

The acquisitions were accounted for as a purchase and accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the respective assets and liabilities based upon their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. Due to the timing of the acquisitions, we are still in the process of finalizing the valuations of the acquired assets and liabilities, and therefore the purchase price allocations are preliminary and subject to change once finalized. Operating results have been included in the consolidated statement of operations from the acquisition date forward.

 

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For the acquisitions that occurred in 2006, the following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:

 

     Schaefer    Becorit

In thousands

   October 6,
2006
   December 1,
2006

Current assets

   $ 13,300    $ 16,200

Property, plant & equipment

     3,800      15,300

Intangible assets

     4,200      10,400

Goodwill

     23,900      30,000

Other assets

     —        1,900
             

Total assets acquired

     45,200      73,800

Current liabilities

     1,900      3,400

Other liabilities

     4,100      17,500
             

Total liabilities assumed

     6,000      20,900
             

Net assets acquired

   $ 39,200    $ 52,900
             

For Schaefer, of the preliminary allocation of $4.2 million of acquired intangible assets, exclusive of goodwill, $1.9 million was assigned to customer relationships, $1.2 million was assigned to trademarks, and $1.1 million was assigned to energy supply contracts. The trademarks have been identified as infinite lived assets while the weighted average useful lives of the customer relationships and energy supply contracts is 20 years. For Becorit, of the preliminary allocation of $10.4 million of acquired intangible assets, exclusive of goodwill, $6.2 million was assigned to customer relationships, $3.2 million was assigned to the trade name, $700,000 was assigned to patents, and $300,000 was assigned to backlog. The trade name is considered to have an infinite useful life while the patents and customer relationships average useful life is 19 years.

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents income statement results as if all the acquisitions listed above had occurred January 1, 2005:

 

     For the year ended
December 31,

In thousands, except per share

   2006    2005

Net sales

     1,144,931      1,089,144

Gross profit

     316,966      287,651

Net income

     91,828      62,606

Diluted earnings per share

     

As reported

   $ 1.73    $ 1.17

Pro forma

   $ 1.87    $ 1.32

With the 2005 acquisition of Rütgers Rail, S.p.A., the Company decided to offer for sale a non-core product division. As part of the purchase accounting, the carrying value of this division had been adjusted to its estimated net realizable value and had been classified as assets held for sale, which is included in other noncurrent assets on the balance sheet.

At March 31, 2006, the sale of this division was completed for approximately $1.4 million in cash, including a working capital adjustment of approximately $600,000 which was established with the buyer in the fourth quarter 2006. The assets sold primarily included transit car interior products and services for customers located in

 

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Europe. This sale resulted in a loss of approximately $1.7 million including the working capital adjustment. This adjustment is subject to review through independent arbitration and a ruling is expected sometime in late 2007. Also, in the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company decided to liquidate its bus door joint venture in China, which resulted in an impairment charge approximating $1 million.

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, the operating results of these businesses have been classified as discontinued operations for all years presented and are summarized as of December 31, as follows:

 

    

For the year ended

December 31,

In thousands

   2006     2005     2004

Net sales

   $ 2,600     $ 10,735     $ —  

(Loss)/income before income taxes

     (1,504 )     (2,616 )     550

Income tax (benefit)/expense

     186       (707 )     201

(Loss)/income from discontinued operations

   $ (1,690 )   $ (1,909 )   $ 349

 

4. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES

 

    

For the year ended

December 31,

In thousands

   2006    2005    2004

Interest paid during the year

   $ 10,713    $ 10,692    $ 13,203

Income taxes paid during the year

     33,065      9,506      7,376

Business acquisitions:

        

Fair value of assets acquired

   $ 119,000    $ 46,700    $ —  

Liabilities assumed

     26,900      10,100      —  
                    

Cash paid

     92,100      36,600      —  

Less cash acquired

     4,900      700      —  
                    

Net cash paid

   $ 87,200    $ 35,900    $ —  
                    

On July 31, 2006, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of the Company’s outstanding shares. The Company intends to purchase these shares on the open market or in negotiated or block trades. No time limit was set for the completion of the program which qualifies under the Refinancing Credit Agreement, as well as the 6 7/8% Senior Notes currently outstanding. During 2006, 673,900 shares were repurchased at a total cost of $18.9 million.

 

5. RESTRUCTURING AND IMPAIRMENT CHARGES

On July 19, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan to improve the profitability and efficiency of certain business units. As part of the plan, Wabtec downsized two of its Canadian plants, in Stoney Creek and Wallaceburg, by moving certain products to lower-cost facilities and outsourcing. Wabtec recorded expenses of $6.8 million, pre-tax, in 2006 for restructuring and other expenses, as a result of the approval of this plan. These expenses were comprised of the following components: $1.2 million for employee severance costs associated with approximately 240 salaried and hourly employees located at our Wallaceburg and Stoney Creek locations; $2.2 million of pension and postretirement benefit curtailment for those employees; $2.9 million related to asset impairments for structures, machinery, and equipment; and $541,000 for goodwill impairment

 

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specific to the Wallaceburg facility. As of December 31, 2006, the employees associated with the restructuring program had been terminated and none of the severance had been paid. Severance costs are contractual liabilities and payment is dependent on the waiver by or expiration of certain seniority rights of those employees.

The restructuring plan will result in additional expenses in 2007, primarily for pension-related settlement charges. Pension funding will be subject to regulatory review and approval, and funding is anticipated to be made in 2007.

In the first six months of 2005, the Company recorded restructuring and asset impairment charges totaling $2.3 million related to consolidating two U.K. facilities into one, relocating a product line from Canada to the U.S., and completion of a data center migration. These charges consisted of severance costs of $593,000 for 43 employees, relocation and other costs of $469,000 and asset impairment of $1.2 million. All but $235,000 of these costs were paid for as of December 31, 2005 with the remaining costs paid in 2006.

In the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company recorded restructuring charges of about $800,000 relating to consolidating two Australian facilities into one. During 2006, an additional $74,000 of restructuring charges was recorded. The total charges consisted of severance costs of $647,000 for 14 employees, relocation and other costs of $71,000, and an asset impairment of $56,000. As of December 31, 2006 all but $527,000 of these costs have been paid, which includes $305,000 of unpaid employee severance costs.

 

6. INVENTORY

The components of inventory, net of reserves, were:

 

     December 31,

In thousands

   2006    2005

Raw materials

   $ 51,685    $ 38,724

Work-in-process

     64,229      54,953

Finished goods

     29,567      17,196
             

Total inventory

   $ 145,481    $ 110,873
             

 

7. PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

The major classes of depreciable assets are as follows:

 

     December 31,  

In thousands

   2006     2005  

Machinery and equipment

   $ 284,884     $ 259,219  

Buildings and improvements

     95,470       90,381  

Land and improvements

     7,686       6,995  

Locomotive leased fleet

     2,138       2,164  
                

PP&E

     390,178       358,759  

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (211,869 )     (197,158 )
                

Total

   $ 178,309     $ 161,601  
                

 

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The estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

 

     Years

Land improvements

   10 to 20

Buildings and improvements

   20 to 40

Machinery and equipment

   3 to 15

Locomotive leased fleet

   4 to 15

Depreciation expense was $21.7 million, $21.7 million and $22.8 million for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

8. INTANGIBLES

Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer amortized. Instead, they are subject to periodic assessments for impairment by applying a fair-value-based test. The fair value of these reporting units was determined using a combination of discounted cash flow analysis and market multiples based upon historical and projected financial information. Goodwill still remaining on the balance sheet is $173.3 million and $118.2 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company’s trademarks had a net carrying amount of $24.0 million and $19.9 million, respectively, and the Company believes these intangibles have an indefinite life. Intangible assets of the Company, other than goodwill and trademarks, consist of the following:

 

     December 31,

In thousands

   2006    2005

Patents and other, net of accumulated amortization of $27,901 and $24,923

   $ 9,245    $ 9,687

Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $387 and $145

     11,239      3,018

Covenants not to compete, net of accumulated amortization of $8,324 and $8,304

     —        20

Intangible pension asset

     —        6,457
             

Total

   $ 20,484    $ 19,182
             

The weighted average useful life of patents was 13 years, customer relationships was 20 years, and of covenants not to compete was five years. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $3.5 million, $3.1 million and $2.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. Amortization expense for the five succeeding years is as follows (in thousands):

 

2007

   $ 2,940

2008

   $ 2,872

2009

   $ 2,062

2010

   $ 1,491

2011

   $ 1,126

 

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The change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the year ended December 31, 2006 is as follows:

 

In thousands

   Freight
Group
    Transit
Group
   Total  

Balance at December 31, 2005

   $ 88,962     $ 29,219    $ 118,181  

Acquisitions

     23,886       29,951      53,837  

Goodwill Impairment

     (541 )     —        (541 )

Foreign currency impact

     684       1,090      1,774  
                       

Balance at December 31, 2006

   $ 112,991     $ 60,260    $ 173,251  
                       

 

9. LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,

In thousands

   2006    2005

6.875% Senior notes, due 2013

   $ 150,000    $ 150,000
             

Total

   $ 150,000    $ 150,000

Less—current portion

     —        —  
             

Long-term portion

   $ 150,000    $ 150,000
             

Refinancing Credit Agreement

In January 2004, the Company refinanced its existing unsecured revolving credit agreement with a consortium of commercial banks. This “Refinancing Credit Agreement” provided a $175 million five-year revolving credit facility expiring in January 2009. In November 2005, the Company entered into an amendment to the Refinancing Credit Agreement which, among other things, extended the expiration of the agreement until December 2010. At December 31, 2006, the Company had available bank borrowing capacity, net of $23.9 million of letters of credit, of approximately $151.1 million, subject to certain financial covenant restrictions.

Refinancing Credit Agreement borrowings bear variable interest rates indexed to the indices described below. The Company did not borrow under the Refinancing Credit Agreement during the year ended December 31, 2006.

Under the Refinancing Credit Agreement, we may elect a base interest rate or an interest rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rates of Interest (“LIBOR”). The base interest rate is the greater of LaSalle Bank National Association’s prime rate or the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5% per annum. The LIBOR rate is based on LIBOR plus a margin that ranges from 62.5 to 175 basis points depending on the Company’s consolidated total indebtedness to cash flow ratios. The current margin is 62.5 basis points.

The Refinancing Credit Agreement limits the Company’s ability to declare or pay cash dividends and prohibits the Company from declaring or making other distributions, subject to certain exceptions. The Refinancing Credit Agreement contains various other covenants and restrictions including the following limitations: incurrence of additional indebtedness; mergers, consolidations and sales of assets and acquisitions; additional liens; sale and leasebacks; permissible investments, loans and advances; certain debt payments; capital expenditures; and imposes a minimum interest expense coverage ratio and a maximum debt to cash flow ratio.

 

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The Refinancing Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including payment defaults, failure of representations or warranties to be true in any material respect, covenant defaults, defaults with respect to other indebtedness of the Company, bankruptcy, certain judgments against the Company, ERISA defaults and “change of control” of the Company. The Refinancing Credit Agreement includes the following covenants: a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3, maximum debt to cash flow ratio of 3.25 and a minimum net worth of $180 million plus 50% of consolidated net income since September 30, 2003. The Company is in compliance with these measurements and covenants.

The Company entered into an amendment to its Refinancing Credit Agreement in February 2007. Prior to the amendment, the Refinancing Credit Agreement prohibited the Company from making acquisitions past a certain dollar limit without the prior approval of the bank consortium. The Refinancing Credit Agreement now permits the Company to complete any acquisitions as long as certain financial parameters and ratios are met.

6.875% Senior Notes Due August 2013

In August 2003, the Company issued $150 million of Senior Notes due in 2013 (“the Notes”). The Notes were issued at par. Interest on the Notes accrues at a rate of 6.875% per annum and is payable semi-annually on January 31 and July 31 of each year. The proceeds were used to repay debt outstanding under the Company’s existing credit agreement, and for general corporate purposes. The principal balance is due in full at maturity.

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu with all existing and future senior debt and senior to all our existing and future subordinated indebtedness of the Company. The indenture under which the Notes were issued contains covenants and restrictions which limit among other things, the following: the incurrence of indebtedness, payment of dividends and certain distributions, sale of assets, change in control, mergers and consolidations and the incurrence of liens.

 

10. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Company sponsors various defined benefit plans including pension and post retirement benefits as disclosed below. In addition, as previously stated, the Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS 158 as of December 31, 2006, excluding the elimination of the early measurement date, which is not required until December 31, 2008. The provisions of SFAS 158 are to be applied on a prospective basis; therefore, prior periods presented have not been restated. The adoption in 2006 had no effect on the computation of net periodic benefit expense for pensions and postretirement benefits. The following table illustrates the incremental effect of applying SFAS 158 on individual items on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2006.

 

In thousands

   Before
Application
of SFAS 158
    Adjustments     After
Application
of SFAS 158
 

Deferred Income taxes

   $ 1,700     $ 14,888     $ 16,588  

Prepaid benefit cost

     3,243       (3,243 )     —    

Intangible assets

     4,378       (4,378 )     —    

Total Assets

   $ 965,575     $ 7,267     $ 972,842  

Reserve for postretirement benefits—current

     2,948       —         2,948  

Reserve for postretirement benefits—long term

     22,976       18,748       41,724  

Reserve for pension benefits—long term

     21,334       11,453       32,787  

Total Liabilities

     472,752       30,201       502,953  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (9,371 )     (22,934 )     (32,305 )

Total shareholders’ equity

     492,823       (22,934 )     469,889  

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 965,575     $ 7,267     $ 972,842  

 

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Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The Company sponsors defined benefit pension plans that cover certain U.S., Canadian, German and United Kingdom employees and which provide benefits of stated amounts for each year of service of the employee.

The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for the U.S., Canadian and German plans. The U.K. plan uses an October 31 measurement date. The following tables provide information regarding the Company’s defined benefit pension plans summarized by U.S. and international components.

Obligations and Funded Status

 

     U.S.     International  

In thousands

   2006     2005     2006     2005  

Change in projected benefit obligation

        

Obligation at beginning of year

   $ (49,770 )     (46,122 )     (103,578 )   $ (89,530 )

Service cost

     (354 )     (341 )     (3,658 )     (2,926 )

Interest cost

     (2,675 )     (2,670 )     (5,645 )     (5,156 )

Employee contributions

     —         —         (581 )     (576 )

Plan curtailments

     —         —         (701 )     —    

Special termination benefits

     —         (280 )     —         (409 )

Benefits paid

     4,036       3,949       3,737       3,506  

Expenses paid

     —         —         384       175  

Premiums paid

     —         —         199       —    

Acquisitions

     —         —         (9,769 )     —    

Actuarial loss (gain)

     357       (4,306 )     (3,501 )     (10,663 )

Effect of currency rate changes

     —         —         (6,381 )     2,001  
                                

Obligation at end of year

   $ (48,406 )   $ (49,770 )   $ (129,494 )   $ (103,578 )
                                

Change in plan assets

        

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

   $ 36,590       32,877     $ 83,700     $ 71,551  

Actual return on plan assets

     4,174       1,662       12,740       9,799  

Employer contributions

     2,460       6,000       8,720       7,065  

Employee contributions

     —         —         581       576  

Benefits paid

     (4,036 )     (3,949 )     (3,737 )     (3,506 )

Expenses paid

     —           (384 )     (175 )

Premiums paid

     —           (199 )     —    

Effect of currency rate changes

     —           4,504       (1,610 )
                                

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

   $ 39,188     $ 36,590     $ 105,925     $ 83,700  
                                

Funded status

        

Funded status at year end

   $ (9,218 )   $ (13,180 )   $ (23,569 )   $ (19,878 )

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

     21,647       24,840       22,585       26,143  

Unrecognized prior service cost

     436       495       3,798       4,948  

Unrecognized transition obligation

     —         —         2,891       2,908  
                                

Prepaid benefit cost

   $ 12,865     $ 12,155     $ 5,705     $ 14,121  
                                

Amounts recognized in the statement of financial position include:

        

Reserve for pension benefits—non current

   $ (9,218 )   $ (12,679 )   $ (23,569 )   $ (8,960 )

Intangible assets

     —         495       —         5,962  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     22,083       24,339       29,274       17,119  
                                

Prepaid benefit cost

   $ 12,865     $ 12,155     $ 5,705     $ 14,121  
                                

 

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The aggregate accumulated benefit obligation for the U.S. pension plan was $47.8 million and $49.3 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The aggregate accumulated benefit obligation for the international pension plans was $116.2 million and $92.8 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Benefit obligations exceeded plan assets for all pension plans at the end of both years.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

 

     U.S.     International  

In thousands

   2006     2005     2004     2006     2005     2004  

Service cost

   $ 354     $ 341     $ 347     $ 3,658     $ 2,926     $ 2,471  

Interest cost

     2,675       2,670       2,722       5,645       5,156       4,439  

Expected return on plan assets

     (2,912 )     (2,866 )     (2,571 )     (5,889 )     (5,057 )     (4,379 )

Amortization of initial net obligation

     —         —         —         247       243       246  

Amortization of prior service cost

     59       170       261       640       627       558  

Amortization of net loss

     1,575       1,031       755       1,209       898       609  

Curtailment loss recognized

     —         —         —         1,368       —         —    

Settlement loss recognized

     —         —         —         71       —         —    

Special termination benefit recognized

     —         280       —         —         409       —    
                                                

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 1,751     $ 1,626     $ 1,514     $ 6,949     $ 5,202     $ 3,944  
                                                

During 2006, the Company recorded decreases in the minimum liability, net of tax, for the U.S. plan and international plans of $3.1 million and $3.7 million, respectively reducing the accumulated other comprehensive loss. During 2005, the Company recorded increases in the minimum liability, net of tax, for the U.S. plan and international plans of $3.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively increasing accumulated other comprehensive loss.

The weighted average assumptions in the following table represent the rates used to develop the actuarial present value of the projected benefit obligation for the year listed and also the net periodic benefit cost for the following year.

 

     U.S.     International  
       2006         2005         2004         2006         2005         2004    

Discount rate

   5.80 %   5.50 %   6.00 %   5.11 %   5.07 %   5.83 %

Expected return on plan assets

   8.00 %   8.00 %   8.00 %   6.70 %   6.50 %   7.10 %

Rate of compensation increase

   3.00 %   3.00 %   3.00 %   3.62 %   3.68 %   3.74 %

The discount rate is based on settling the pension obligation with high grade, high yield corporate bonds, and the rate of compensation increase is based on actual experience. The expected return on plan assets is based on historical performance as well as expected future rates of return on plan assets considering the current investment portfolio mix and the long-term investment strategy.

As of December 31, 2006 the following table represents the amounts included in other comprehensive loss that are expected to be recognized as components of periodic benefit costs in 2007.

 

In thousands

   U.S.    International

Net transition asset

   $ —      $ 262

Prior service credit

     59      537

Net gain

     1,555      763
             
   $ 1,614    $ 1,562
             

 

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Pension Plan Assets

The composition of all plan assets consists primarily of equities, corporate bonds, governmental notes and temporary investments. This Plan’s target and actual asset allocations at the respective measurement dates for 2006 and 2005 by asset category are as follows:

 

     U.S.     International  
     Target       2006         2005       Target      2006         2005    

Equity securities

   60 %   60 %   60 %   52% - 74%    63 %   65 %

Debt securities

   40 %   39 %   39 %   27% - 41%    34 %   32 %

Other, including cash equivalents

   0 %   1 %   1 %   0% -   7%    3 %   3 %
                                   
   100 %   100 %   100 %   100%    100 %   100 %

Investment policies are determined by the respective Plan’s Pension Committee and set forth in its Investment Policy. Pursuant to the Investment Policy for the U.S., the investment strategy is to use passive index funds managed by the Bank of New York. The Company is evaluating allocation policies for its international plans. Rebalancing of the asset allocation occurs on a quarterly basis.

Cash Flows

The Company’s funding methods are based on governmental requirements and differ from those methods used to recognize pension expense, which is primarily based on the projected unit credit method applied in the accompanying financial statements. The Company expects to contribute $5.9 million to the U.S. plan and $7.8 million to the international plans during 2007.

Benefit payments expected to be paid to plan participants are as follows:

 

In thousands

   U.S.    International

Year ended December 31,

     

2007

   $ 3,850    $ 4,295

2008

     3,753      4,053

2009

     3,768      4,315

2010

     3,675      4,660

2011

     3,587      4,880

2012 through 2016

     18,657      32,319
             

Total

   $ 37,290    $ 54,522
             

Post Retirement Benefit Plans

In addition to providing pension benefits, the Company has provided certain unfunded postretirement health care and life insurance benefits for a portion of North American employees. In January 1995 the postretirement health care and life insurance benefits for U.S. salaried employees was modified to discontinue benefits for employees who had not attained the age of 50 by March 31, 1995. The Company is not obligated to pay health care and life insurance benefits to individuals who had retired prior to 1990.

The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for all post retirement plans. The following tables provide information regarding the Company’s post retirement benefit plans summarized by U.S. and international components.

 

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Obligations and Funded Status

 

     U.S.     International  

In thousands

   2006     2005     2006     2005  

Change in projected benefit obligation

        

Obligation at beginning of year

   $ (44,967 )     (38,789 )     (7,406 )     (6,524 )

Service cost

     (434 )     (698 )     (256 )     (236 )

Interest cost

     (2,247 )     (2,021 )     (377 )     (378 )

Plan amendments

     3,182       759       —         —    

Plan curtailments

     —         1,878       721       945  

Special termination benefits

     —         —         —         (72 )

Benefits paid

     2,026       2,564       200       161  

Acquisitions

     (1,599 )     —         —         —    

Actuarial loss (gain)

     6,167       (8,660 )     339       (1,066 )

Effect of currency rate changes

       —         (21 )     (236 )
                                

Obligation at end of year

   $ (37,872 )   $ (44,967 )   $ (6,800 )   $ (7,406 )
                                

Change in plan assets

        

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

Employer contributions

     2,026       2,564       200       161  

Benefits paid

     (2,026 )     (2,564 )     (200 )     (161 )
                                

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    
                                

Funded status

        

Funded status at year end

   $ (37,872 )   $ (44,967 )   $ (6,800 )   $ (7,406 )

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

     38,386       46,739       539       1,371  

Unrecognized prior service credit

     (23,034 )     (22,250 )     —         —    

Unrecognized transition obligation

     —         —         2,857       4,157  
                                

Accrued benefit cost

   $ (22,520 )   $ (20,478 )   $ (3,404 )   $ (1,878 )
                                

Amounts recognized in the statement of financial position
include:

        

Reserve for postretirement benefits—current portion

   $ (2,743 )   $ (2,026 )   $ (205 )   $ (200 )

Reserve for postretirement benefits

     (35,129 )     (18,452 )     (6,595 )     (1,678 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     15,352       —         3,396       —    
                                

Accrued benefit cost

   $ (22,520 )   $ (20,478 )   $ (3,404 )   $ (1,878 )
                                

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

 

     U.S.     International

In thousands

   2006     2005     2004     2006    2005    2004

Service cost

   $ 434     $ 698     $ 366     $ 256    $ 236    $ 218

Interest cost

     2,247       2,021       1,631       377      378      345

Amortization of initial net obligation

     —         —         —         284      336      350

Amortization of prior service cost

     (2,397 )     (2,212 )     (1,975 )     —        —        —  

Amortization of net loss

     2,185       2,513       3,610       24      —        —  

Curtailment loss recognized

     —         8       —         826      148      3
                                            

Total benefit cost

   $ 2,469     $ 3,028     $ 3,632     $ 1,767    $ 1,098    $ 916
                                            

 

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The weighted average assumptions in the following table represent the rates used to develop the actuarial present value of the projected benefit obligation for the year listed and also the net periodic benefit cost for the following year. The discount rate is based on settling the pension obligation with high grade, high yield corporate bonds.

 

     U.S.     International  
       2006         2005         2004         2006         2005         2004    

Discount rate

   5.80 %   5.50 %   6.00 %   5.25 %   5.00 %   6.00 %

As of December 31, 2006 the following table represents the amounts included in other comprehensive loss that are expected to be recognized as components of periodic benefit costs in 2007.

 

In thousands

   U.S.     International

Net transition asset

   $ —       $ 229

Prior service credit

     (2,420 )     —  

Net gain

     2,088       —  
              
   $ (332 )   $ 229
              

The assumed health care cost trend rate for the U.S. plans grades from an initial rate of 10% to an ultimate rate of 5% by 2011 and for international plans from 7.92% to 4.85% by 2013. A 1% increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate will increase the amount of expense recognized for the U.S. and international postretirement plans by approximately $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively, for 2007, and increase the service and interest cost components of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation by approximately $4.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively. A 1% decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate will decrease the service and interest cost components of the expense recognized for the U.S. and international postretirement plans by approximately $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, for 2007, and decrease the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation by approximately $3.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

Cash Flows

Benefit payments expected to be paid to plan participants are as follows:

 

In thousands

   U.S.    International

Year ended December 31,

     

2007

   $ 2,742    $ 206

2008

     2,713      231