(Mark One)
Commission File No. 1 - 9102
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DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
77-0100596 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
245
South Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, California 91101-3638
(Address of principal executive offices)
(626) 683-4000
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes /x/ No / /
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as indicated in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes/x/ No / /
The number of shares outstanding of Common Stock, $2.50 par value, was
8,467,580
on May 29, 2005. No other class of Common Stock exists.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Income 3
Consolidated Balance Sheets 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations 13
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Market Risk Disclosure 18
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 18 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings 19 Item 2. Changes in Securities 20 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 20 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 21 INDEX OF EXHIBITS 22 SIGNATURE PAGE 23 AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS 24 CERTIFICATIONS 32 |
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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May 29, May 30, May 29, May 30,
2005 2004 2005 2004
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Sales $ 176,205 $ 150,516 $ 315,017 $ 280,184
Cost of Sales (131,387) (113,930) (237,187) (213,659)
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Gross Profit 44,818 36,586 77,830 66,525
Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses (40,024) (31,630) (72,999) (64,946)
Other Income, Net 809 1,488 1,976 2,054
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Income before Interest, Income Taxes
and Equity in Earnings of Joint Venture 5,603 6,444 6,807 3,633
Interest Expense, Net (1,110) (1,498) (2,488) (3,269)
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Income before Income Taxes and Equity in
Earnings of Joint Venture 4,493 4,946 4,319 364
Provision for Income Taxes (1,745) (1,464) (1,684) (120)
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Income before Equity in Earnings of Joint Venture 2,748 3,482 2,635 244
Equity in Earnings of Joint Venture, Net of Taxes 2,522 3,391 3,116 3,876
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Net Income $ 5,270 $ 6,873 $ 5,751 $ 4,120
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Net Income per Share (Basic) $ .63 $ .83 $ .69 $ .50
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Net Income per Share (Diluted) $ .62 $ .82 $ .68 $ .49
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Weighted-Average Shares (Basic) 8,365,139 8,250,462 8,353,738 8,206,941
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Weighted-Average Shares (Diluted) 8,500,827 8,410,028 8,510,343 8,404,628
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Cash Dividends per Share $ .20 $ .20 $ .40 $ .40
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May 29, November 30,
2005 2004
( Unaudited )
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ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 22,688 $ 30,124
Receivables, Less Allowances of $7,717
in 2005 and $7,984 in 2004 162,757 162,636
Inventories 107,042 90,297
Deferred Income Taxes 15,526 15,526
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets 10,961 11,032
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Total Current Assets 318,974 309,615
Investments in Joint Ventures
Equity Method 15,066 16,042
Cost Method 5,922 5,922
Property, Plant and Equipment
Land 38,512 38,875
Buildings 86,223 87,159
Machinery and Equipment 286,257 286,769
Construction in Progress 15,665 8,812
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Total Property, Plant and Equipment at Cost 426,657 421,615
Accumulated Depreciation (272,030) (267,964)
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Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 154,627 153,651
Deferred Income Taxes 6,028 6,029
Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization
of $10,368 in 2005 and $10,550 in 2004 13,544 13,795
Other Assets 42,884 38,883
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Total Assets $ 557,045 $ 543,937
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt $ 18,333 $ 18,333
Trade Payables 57,111 49,156
Accrued Liabilities 52,178 53,221
Income Taxes Payable 3,478 8,092
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Total Current Liabilities 131,100 128,802
Long-Term Debt, Less Current Portion 85,015 75,349
Other Long-Term Liabilities 63,693 60,619
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Total Liabilities 279,808 264,770
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Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock, Par Value $2.50 per Share,
Authorized 24,000,000 Shares, Outstanding
8,467,580 Shares in 2005 and 8,431,471
in 2004, Net of Treasury Shares 27,873 27,745
Additional Paid-In Capital 22,813 21,903
Unearned Restricted Stock (3,004) (2,300)
Retained Earnings 303,386 301,013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (24,556) (20,420)
Treasury Stock (2,681,811 Shares
in 2005 and 2,666,670 in 2004) (49,275) (48,774)
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Total Stockholders' Equity 277,237 279,167
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 557,045 $ 543,937
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Six Months Ended
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May 29, May 30,
2005 2004
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net Income $ 5,751 $ 4,120
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash
(Used in)/Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation 9,518 9,211
Amortization 105 115
Provision for Deferred Income Taxes 147 34
Net Earnings and Distributions from Joint Ventures 898 (204)
Gain from Sale of Assets (18) (84)
Stock Compensation Expense 178 370
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables (2,186) 6,949
Inventories (17,579) 2,364
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (73) (869)
Other Assets (3,980) (897)
Trade Payables 8,118 3,691
Accrued Liabilities and Income Taxes Payable (4,771) 9,098
Other Long-Term Liabilities 2,941 (13,333)
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Net Cash (Used in)/Provided by Operating Activities (951) 20,565
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Proceeds from Sale of Assets 399 218
Additions to Investments, Property,
Plant and Equipment (12,529) (7,793)
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Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (12,130) (7,575)
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Issuance of Debt 18,553 81
Repayment of Debt (8,882) (366)
Dividends on Common Stock (3,378) (3,329)
Issuance of Common Stock 155 3,199
Change in Treasury Stock (501) (251)
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Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Financing Activities 5,947 (666)
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Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
on Cash and Cash Equivalents (302) 84
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Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents (7,436) 12,408
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period 30,124 20,390
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $ 22,688 $ 32,798
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Ameron International Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars In Thousands Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Basis Of Presentation
Consolidated financial statements for the interim periods included herein are unaudited; however, they contain all adjustments, including normal recurring accruals, which in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position of Ameron International Corporation and all wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Ameron" or the "Registrant") at May 29, 2005, and consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended May 29, 2005 and May 30, 2004. Accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year-end. Results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
For accounting consistency, the quarter ends on the Sunday closest to the end of the relevant calendar month. Ameron's fiscal year ends on November 30, regardless of the day of the week. Each quarter consists of approximately 13 weeks, but the number of days per quarter can change from period to period.
The consolidated financial statements do not include certain footnote disclosures and financial information normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in Ameron's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2004 ("2004 Annual Report").
Certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.
Note 2. New Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Staff Position ("FSP") regarding Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions." FSP 106-1, "Accounting and Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003," discusses the effect of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (the "Act") enacted on December 8, 2003. FSP 106-1 considers the effect of the two new features introduced in the Act in determining accumulated postretirement benefit obligation ("APBO") and net periodic postretirement benefit costs, which may serve to reduce a company's postretirement benefit costs. Companies may elect to defer accounting for this benefit or may attempt to reflect the best estimate of the impact of the Act on net periodic costs currently. The Company has chosen to defer accounting for the benefit until the FASB issues final accounting guidance due to various uncertainties related to this legislation and the appropriate accounting. The Company's measures of APBO and net periodic postretirement benefit costs as of and for the period ended May 29, 2005 do not reflect the effect of the Act.
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, "Inventory Costs," which clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted material. SFAS No. 151 will be effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS No. 151 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based Payments." SFAS No. 123 (R) requires companies to measure all employee stock-based compensation awards using a fair-value method and record such expense in its consolidated financial statements. The adoption of SFAS No. 123 (R) will require additional accounting related to the income tax effects and additional disclosure regarding the cash flow effects resulting from share-based payment arrangements. SFAS 123 (R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The effect of the adoption of SFAS No. 123 (R) is expected to be comparable to the effect disclosed on a pro forma basis as a result of applying the current fair-value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 as shown in Note 13 herein.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 152, "Accounting for Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactions." The FASB issued this statement as a result of guidance provided in American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position 04-2, "Accounting for Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactions," which applies to all real estate time-sharing transactions. SFAS No. 152 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS No. 152 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
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Note 3. Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Inventories consisted of the following:
May 29, November 30,
2005 2004
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Finished Products $ 54,204 $ 52,489
Materials and Supplies 30,206 23,809
Products in Process 22,632 13,999
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$ 107,042 $ 90,297
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Note 4. Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Six Months Ended
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May 29, May 30,
2005 2004
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Interest Paid $ 1,306 $ 3,400
Income Taxes Paid $ 5,729 $ 4,958
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Note 5. Joint Ventures
Operating results of TAMCO, an investment which is accounted for under the equity
method, were as follows:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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May 29, May 30, May 29, May 30,
2005 2004 2005 2004
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Net Sales $ 66,695 $ 62,197 $ 113,880 $ 107,987
Gross Profit $ 11,603 $ 14,426 $ 16,179 $ 17,661
Net Income $ 5,561 $ 7,478 $ 7,159 $ 8,467
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Investments in Ameron Saudi Arabia, Ltd. ("ASAL"), Bondstrand, Ltd. ("BL") and Oasis-Ameron, Ltd. ("OAL") are accounted for under the cost method due to management's current assessment of the Company's influence over these joint ventures.
Earnings and dividends from the Company's joint ventures were as follows:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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May 29, May 30, May 29, May 30,
2005 2004 2005 2004
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Earnings from Joint Venture
TAMCO $ 2,781 $ 3,739 $ 3,436 $ 4,273
Dividends Received from Joint Ventures
TAMCO $ 2,832 $ 3,465 $ 4,334 $ 4,070
ASAL - - - -
BL - - - -
OAL - 97 - 97
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Earnings from ASAL, BL, and OAL, if
any, are included in other income.
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Note 6. Net Income Per Share
Basic net income per share is computed on
the basis of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during
the periods presented. Diluted net income per share is computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding,
including restricted shares, plus the effect of
outstanding stock options, using
the treasury stock method. For the three months and six months ended May 29, 2005,
options to purchase 21,000 common shares were anti-dilutive. For the three months ended May 30, 2004, options to purchase
45,000 common shares were anti-dilutive, while options to purchase 21,000
common shares were anti-dilutive for the six months ended May 30, 2004.
Following is a reconciliation of the
weighted-average number of shares used in the computation of basic and
diluted net income per share:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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May 29, May 30, May 29, May 30,
2005 2004 2005 2004
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Basic Average Common
Shares Outstanding 8,365,139 8,250,462 8,353,738 8,206,941
Dilutive Effect of
Common Stock Equivalents 135,688 159,566 156,605 197,687
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Diluted Average Common
Shares Outstanding 8,500,827 8,410,028 8,510,343 8,404,628
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Note 7. Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income was as follows:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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May 29, May 30, May 29, May 30,
2005 2004 2005 2004
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Net Income $ 5,270 $ 6,873 $ 5,751 $ 4,120
Foreign Currency Translation
Adjustment (4,481) (3,347) (4,057) 1,913
Comprehensive (Loss)/Income from
Joint Venture (56) 418 (79) 796
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Comprehensive Income $ 733 $ 3,944 $ 1,615 $ 6,829
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Note 8. Debt
The Company's long-term debt consisted of the following:
May 29, November 30,
2005 2004
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Fixed-rate notes, bearing interest
at 7.92%, payable in annual principal
installments of $8,333 $ 16,667 $ 16,667
Fixed-rate notes, bearing interest
at 5.36%, payable in annual principal
installments of $10,000 beginning in 2005 50,000 50,000
Variable-rate industrial development bonds,
payable in 2016 (3.19% at May 29, 2005) 7,200 7,200
Variable-rate industrial development bonds,
payable in 2021 (3.19% at May 29, 2005) 8,500 8,500
Variable-rate bank revolving credit
facilities - domestic, payable in 2008 (4.47% at May 29, 2005) 20,000 10,400
Variable-rate bank revolving credit
facilities - foreign, payable in 2006 (6.24% at May 29, 2005) 981 915
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Total long-term debt 103,348 93,682
Less current portion (18,333) (18,333)
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Long-term debt, less current portion $ 85,015 $ 75,349
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The Company maintains a $100,000 revolving credit facility with six banks (the "Revolver"). Under the Revolver, the Company may, at its option, borrow at floating interest rates based on specified margins over money market rates, at any time until June 2008, when all borrowings under the Revolver must be repaid. The lending agreements contain various restrictive covenants, including the requirement to maintain specified amounts of net worth and restrictions on cash dividends, borrowings, liens, investments and guarantees. The Revolver, the 5.36% term notes and the 7.92% term notes are collateralized by substantially all of the Company's assets. The industrial revenue bonds are supported by standby letters of credit that are issued under the Revolver. Certain note agreements contain provisions regarding the Company's ability to grant security interests or liens in association with other debt instruments. If the Company grants such a security interest or lien, then such notes will be collateralized equally and ratably as long as such other debt shall be collateralized.
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Note 9. Segment Information
The Company provides certain information
about operating segments in accordance with SFAS No. 131,
"Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information." In accordance with SFAS No. 131, the Company has
determined that it has four operating segments: Performance
Coatings & Finishes, Fiberglass-Composite Pipe, Water
Transmission, and Infrastructure Products. Each of these segments
has a dedicated management team and is managed separately, primarily because
of differences in products. The
Company allocates certain selling, general and administrative expenses to
operating segments utilizing assumptions believed to be appropriate in the
circumstances. Adjustments to reflect inventory balances of certain steel
inventories under the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method, certain unusual legal
costs and expenses, interest expense and income taxes are not allocated to the
reportable segments. Following is information related to each operating segment included in, and in a manner consistent
with, internal management reports:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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May 29, May 30, May 29, May 30,
2005 2004 2005 2004
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Sales
Performance Coatings & Finishes $ 54,067 $ 53,268 $ 96,012 $ 97,622
Fiberglass-Composite Pipe 32,333 31,042 58,765 58,876
Water Transmission 46,085 36,608 81,063 65,320
Infrastructure Products 43,794 29,812 79,329 58,699
Eliminations (74) (214) (152) (333)
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Total Sales $ 176,205 $ 150,516 $ 315,017 $ 280,184
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Income/(Loss) Before Interest
and Income Taxes
Performance Coatings & Finishes $ 835 $ 1,081 $ (1,683) $ 109
Fiberglass-Composite Pipe 5,959 5,929 9,955 10,173
Water Transmission 6,623 2,565 9,313 2,502
Infrastructure Products 5,557 2,381 8,976 4,112
Corporate & Unallocated (13,371) (5,512) (19,754) (13,263)
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Total Income Before Interest
and Income Taxes $ 5,603 $ 6,444 $ 6,807 $ 3,633
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May 29, November 30,
2005 2004
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Assets
Performance Coatings & Finishes $ 170,404 $ 173,807
Fiberglass-Composite Pipe 165,873 155,390
Water Transmission 136,869 120,921
Infrastructure Products 84,380 74,623
Corporate & Unallocated 197,535 198,797
Eliminations (198,016) (179,601)
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Total Assets $ 557,045 $ 543,937
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Note 10. Commitments & Contingencies
The Company is one of numerous defendants in various asbestos-related personal injury lawsuits. These cases generally seek unspecified damages for asbestos-related diseases based on alleged exposure to products previously manufactured by the Company and others, and at this time the Company is generally not aware of the extent of injuries allegedly suffered by the individuals or the facts supporting the claim that injuries were caused by the Company's products. Based upon the information available to it at this time, the Company is not in a position to evaluate its potential exposure, if any, as a result of such claims. Hence, no amounts have been accrued for loss contingencies related to these lawsuits in accordance with SFAS No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies." The Company continues to vigorously defend all such lawsuits. As of May 29, 2005, the Company was a defendant in asbestos-related cases involving 10,378 claimants, compared to 14,873 claimants as of February 27, 2005. The Company is not in a position to estimate the number of additional claims that may be filed against it in the future. For the quarter ended May 29, 2005, there were no new claimants, dismissals and/or settlements involving 4,495 claimants and no judgments. No net costs and expenses were incurred by the Company during the quarter ended May 29, 2005 in connection with asbestos-related claims.
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The Company is one of numerous defendants in various silica-related personal injury lawsuits. These cases generally seek unspecified damages for silica-related diseases based on alleged exposure to products previously manufactured by the Company and others, and at this time the Company is not aware of the extent of injuries allegedly suffered by the individuals or the facts supporting the claim that injuries were caused by the Company's products. Based upon the information available to it at this time, the Company is not in a position to evaluate its potential exposure, if any, as a result of such claims. Hence, no amounts have been accrued for loss contingencies related to these lawsuits in accordance with SFAS No. 5. The Company continues to vigorously defend all such lawsuits. As of May 29, 2005, the Company was a defendant in silica-related cases involving 8,188 claimants, compared to 8,684 claimants as of February 27, 2005. The Company is not in a position to estimate the number of additional claims that may be filed against it in the future. For the quarter ended May 29, 2005, there were 540 new claimants, dismissals and/or settlements involving 1,036 claimants and no judgments. Net costs and expenses incurred by the Company during the quarter ended May 29, 2005 in connection with silica-related claims were $371.
In April 2003, the Company was served with a complaint in an action brought by J. Ray McDermott, Inc., J. Ray McDermott, S.A. and SparTEC, Inc. (collectively "McDermott") in the District Court of Harris County, Texas against the Company and two co-defendants, in connection with certain coatings supplied by the defendants in 2002 for an offshore production facility known as a SPAR being constructed by McDermott for Dominion Exploration and Production, Inc. and Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (collectively "Dominion"). McDermott alleged that the Company's co-defendants improperly supplied coatings which contained lead and/or lead chromate and that as a result the Company and its co-defendants were liable to McDermott for all costs associated with removal and replacement of those coatings. The Company reached a settlement with McDermott in May 2005. In May 2003, Dominion brought a separate action against the Company in Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Louisiana as owners of the SPAR seeking damages allegedly sustained by Dominion resulting from delays in McDermott's delivery of the SPAR caused by the removal and replacement of coatings containing lead and/or lead chromate. Dominion contends that the Company made certain misrepresentations and warranties to Dominion concerning the lead-free nature of those coatings. Dominion's petition as filed alleged a claim for damages in an unspecified amount; however, Dominion's economic expert subsequently estimated Dominion's damages at approximately $128,000, a figure which the Company contests. This matter is in discovery and no trial date has yet been established. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to this action. Based upon the information available to it at this time, the Company is not in a position to evaluate the ultimate outcome of this matter; and no amounts have been accrued for a loss contingency related to this lawsuit. Legal costs and expenses related to these suits totaled $4,900 in the quarter ended May 29, 2005.
In addition, certain other claims, suits and complaints that arise in the ordinary course of business, have been filed or are pending against the Company. Management believes that these matters are either adequately reserved, covered by insurance, or would not have a material effect on the Company's financial position or its results of operations if disposed of unfavorably.
The Company is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning the environment and is currently participating in administrative proceedings at several sites under these laws. While the Company finds it difficult to estimate with any certainty the total cost of remediation at the several sites, on the basis of currently available information and reserves provided, the Company believes that the outcome of such environmental regulatory proceedings will not have a material effect on the Company's financial position or its results of operations.
Note 11. Product Warranties and Guarantees
The Company's product warranty accrual reflects management's estimate of probable liability associated with product warranties. Management establishes product warranty accruals based on historical experience and other currently available information.
Changes in the product warranty accrual were as follows:
Six Months Ended
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May 29, May 30,
2005 2004
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Balance, Beginning of Period $ 4,297 $ 3,770
Payments (2,176) (1,080)
Warranty Accruals During the Period 1,619 1,684
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Balance, End of Period $ 3,740 $ 4,374
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Note 12. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Changes in the Company's carrying amount of goodwill by business segment were as follows:
Foreign Currency
Translation
Segment November 30, 2004 Adjustments May 29, 2005
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Performance Coatings & Finishes $ 11,909 $ (142) $ 11,767
Fiberglass-Composite Pipe 1,440 - 1,440
Infrastructure Products 201 - 201
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Total $ 13,550 $ (142) $ 13,408
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May 29, 2005 November 30, 2004
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Gross Intangible Accumulated Gross Intangible Accumulated
Assets Amortization Assets Amortization
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Trademarks $ 2,174 $ (2,093) $ 2,227 $ (2,121)
Non-Compete Agreements 2,105 (2,050) 2,105 (1,966)
Patents 212 (212) 212 (212)
Leasehold Interests 1,930 (1,930) 1,930 (1,930)
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Total $ 6,421 $ (6,285) $ 6,474 $ (6,229)
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All of the Company's intangible assets, other than goodwill, are subject to amortization. Amortization expense for the three and six months ended May 29, 2005 was $54 and $105, respectively. Amortization expense for the three and six months ended May 30, 2004 was $52 and $115, respectively. At May 29, 2005, estimated future amortization expense was as follows: $77 for the remaining six months of 2005, $46 for 2006, and $13 for 2007.
Note 13. Incentive Stock Compensation Plans
The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and related interpretations in accounting for its various stock option plans. The Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," and SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure." The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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May 29, May 30, May 29, May 30,
2005 2004 2005 2004
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Reported Net Income $ 5,270 $ 6,873 $ 5,751 $ 4,120
Add/(Deduct): Stock-Based Employee Compensation Expense/
(Benefit) Included in Reported Net Income, Net of Tax 91 (311) 109 248
Deduct: Stock-Based Employee Compensation
Expense Determined under SFAS No. 123,
Net of Tax (312) (258) (548) (413)
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Pro Forma Net Income $ 5,049 $ 6,304 $ 5,312 $ 3,955
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Basic Net Income Per Share:
As Reported $ .63 $ .83 $ .69 $ .50
Pro Forma $ .60 $ .76 $ .64 $ .48
Diluted Net Income Per Share:
As Reported $ .62 $ .82 $ .68 $ .49
Pro Forma $ .59 $ .74 $ .62 $ .47
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Note 14. Employee Benefit Plans
For the three and six months ended May 29, 2005 and May 30, 2004, net pension and postretirement costs were comprised of the following:
U.S. Postretirement Pension Benefits Health Care
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U.S. Plans Non U.S. Plans
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Three Months Ended May 29 and May 30,
--------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Service Cost $ 797 $ 862 $ 349 $ 307 $ 30 $ 28 Interest Cost 2,484 2,723 484 450 51 50 Expected Return on Plan Assets (2,815) (2,629) (362) (339) (8) (8) Amortization of Unrecognized Prior Service Cost 25 217 172 160 (4) (4) Amortization of Unrecognized Net Transition Obligation - - - - 18 18 Amortization of Accumulated Loss 1,144 1,538 - - 15 12 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net Periodic Cost $ 1,635 $ 2,711 $ 643 $ 578 $ 102 $ 96
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Six Months Ended May 29 and May 30,
--------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Service Cost $ 1,594 $ 1,724 $ 698 $ 614 $ 60 $ 56 Interest Cost 4,968 5,446 968 900 102 100 Expected Return on Plan Assets (5,631) (5,258) (724) (678) (16) (16) Amortization of Unrecognized Prior Service Cost 50 434 344 320 (8) (8) Amortization of Unrecognized Net Transition Obligation - - - - 36 36 Amortization of Accumulated Loss 2,288 3,076 - - 30 24 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net Periodic Cost $ 3,269 $ 5,422 $ 1,286 $ 1,156 $ 204 $ 192
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The Company's policy is to make pension plan contributions to the extent such contributions are mandatory, actuarially determined and tax deductible. The Company contributed $1,105 and $870 to the U.S. pension plans in the first and second quarters of 2005, respectively; and the Company expects to contribute $870 in each remaining quarter of 2005.
Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
Ameron
International Corporation and Subsidiaries
May 29, 2005
INTRODUCTION
Ameron International Corporation
("Ameron" or the "Company") is a multinational manufacturer of
highly-engineered products and materials for the chemical, industrial, energy,
transportation and infrastructure markets. Ameron is a leading producer of water transmission lines;
high-performance coatings and finishes for the protection of metals and
structures; fiberglass-composite pipe for transporting oil, chemicals and
corrosive fluids and specialized materials and products used in infrastructure
projects. The Company operates
businesses in North America, South America, Europe, Australasia and Asia.
The Company has four operating segments.
The Performance Coatings & Finishes Group manufactures and markets
high-performance industrial and marine coatings.
The Fiberglass-Composite Pipe Group manufactures and markets
filament-wound and molded composite fiberglass pipe, tubing, fittings and well
screens. The Water Transmission
Group manufactures and supplies concrete and steel pressure pipe, concrete
non-pressure pipe, protective linings for pipe, and fabricated steel products.
The Infrastructure Products Group manufactures and sells ready-mix
concrete, sand and aggregates, concrete pipe and culverts, and concrete and
steel lighting and traffic poles. The
markets served by the Performance Coatings & Finishes Group and the
Fiberglass-Composite Pipe Group are worldwide in scope.
The Water Transmission Group serves primarily the western U.S. The Infrastructure Products Group's quarry and ready-mix
business operates exclusively in Hawaii, and poles are sold throughout the
U.S. Ameron also participates in
several joint-venture companies, directly in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, and
indirectly in Kuwait and Egypt.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the same discussion included in the Company's 2004 Annual Report. Reference should also be made to the financial statements included in this Form 10-Q for comparative consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Liquidity and Capital Resources and Results of Operations are based upon the Company's consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities during the reporting periods. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Company's significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's 2004 Annual Report. Management believes the following accounting policies affect the more significant estimates used in preparing the consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ameron International Corporation and all wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The functional currencies for the Company's foreign operations are the applicable local currencies. The translation from the applicable foreign currencies to U.S. dollars is performed for balance sheet accounts using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using a weighted-average exchange rate during the period. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company advances funds to certain foreign subsidiaries that are not expected to be repaid in the foreseeable future. Translation adjustments arising from these advances are also included in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The timing of repayments of intercompany advances could materially impact the Company's consolidated financial statements. Additionally, earnings of foreign subsidiaries are often reinvested outside the U.S. Unforeseen repatriation of such earnings could result in significant unrecognized U.S. tax liability. Gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in other income.
Revenue for the Performance Coatings & Finishes, Fiberglass-Composite Pipe and Infrastructure Products segments is recognized when risk of ownership and title pass, primarily at the time goods are shipped, provided that an agreement exists between the customer and the Company, the price is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. In limited circumstances within the Performance Coatings & Finishes Group, revenue recognition associated with shipment of coatings for marine dry dockings is delayed until product returns are processed. Revenue is recognized for the Water Transmission Group primarily under the percentage-of-completion method, typically based on completed units of production, since products are manufactured under enforceable and binding construction contracts, typically are designed for specific applications, are not interchangeable between projects, and are not manufactured for stock. In some cases, if products are manufactured for stock or are not related to specific construction contracts, revenue is recognized under the same criteria used by the other three segments. Revenue under the percentage-of-completion method is subject to a greater level of estimation, which affects the timing of revenue recognition, costs and profits. Estimates are reviewed on a consistent basis and are adjusted periodically to reflect current expectations.
The Company expenses environmental clean-up costs related to existing conditions resulting from past or current operations on a site-by-site basis. Liabilities and costs associated with these matters, as well as other pending litigation and asserted claims arising in the ordinary course of business, require estimates of future costs and judgments based on the knowledge and experience of management and its legal counsel. When estimates of the Company's exposure can be reasonably estimated and are probable, liabilities and expenses are recorded. The ultimate resolution of any such exposure to the Company may differ due to subsequent developments.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market with cost determined principally on the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method. Certain steel inventories used by the Water Transmission Group are valued using the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method. Reserves are established for excess, obsolete and rework inventories based on age, estimates of salability and forecasted future demand. Management records an allowance for doubtful accounts receivable based on historical experience and expected trends. A significant reduction in demand or significant worsening of customer credit quality could materially impact the Company's consolidated financial statements. Property, plant and equipment is stated on the basis of cost and depreciated principally on a straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the related assets, generally three to 40 years.
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures or affiliates ("joint ventures") over which the Company has significant influence are accounted for under the equity method of accounting, whereby the investment is carried at the cost of acquisition, plus the Company's equity in undistributed earnings or losses since acquisition. Investments in joint ventures over which the Company does not have the ability to exert significant influence over the investee's operating and financing activities are accounted for under the cost method of accounting. The Company's investment in TAMCO is accounted for under the equity method. Investments in Ameron Saudi Arabia, Ltd., Bondstrand, Ltd. and Oasis-Ameron, Ltd. are accounted for under the cost method due to management's current assessment of the Company's influence over these joint ventures.
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The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. If the estimated future, undiscounted cash flows from the use of an asset are less than its carrying value, a write-down is recorded to reduce the related assets to estimated fair value. The Company also reviews intangible assets for impairment at least annually, based on the estimated future, discounted cash flows associated with such assets. Actual cash flows may differ significantly from estimated cash flows. Additionally, current estimates of future cash flows may differ from subsequent estimates of future cash flows. Changes in estimated or actual cash flows could materially impact the Company's consolidated financial statements.
The Company is self insured for a portion of the losses and liabilities primarily associated with workers' compensation claims and general, product and vehicle liability. Losses are accrued based upon the Company's estimates of the aggregate liability for claims incurred using historical experience and certain actuarial assumptions followed in the insurance industry. The estimate of self insurance liability includes an estimate of incurred but not reported claims, based on data compiled from historical experience. Actual experience could differ significantly from these estimates and could materially impact the Company's consolidated financial statements.
The Company follows the guidance of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions," and SFAS No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions," when accounting for pension and other postretirement benefits. Under these accounting standards, assumptions are made regarding the valuation of benefit obligations and the performance of plan assets that are controlled and invested by third-party fiduciaries. Delayed recognition of differences between actual results and expected or estimated results is a guiding principle of these standards. Such delayed recognition provides a gradual recognition of benefit obligations and investment performance over the working lives of the employees who benefit under the plans, based on various assumptions. Assumed discount rates are used to calculate the present values of benefit payments which are projected to be made in the future, including projections of increases in employees' annual compensation and health care costs. Management also projects the future return on invested assets based principally on prior performance. These projected returns reduce the net benefit costs the Company records in the current period. Actual results could vary significantly from projected results, and such deviation could materially impact the Company's consolidated financial statements. Management consults with its actuaries when determining these assumptions. Unforecasted program changes, including termination, freezing of benefits or acceleration of benefits, could result in an immediate recognition of unrecognized benefit obligations; and such recognition could materially impact the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Management incentive compensation is accrued based on current estimates of the Company's ability to achieve short-term and long-term performance targets.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities. Such deferred income tax asset and liability computations are based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to periods in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. Quarterly income taxes are estimated based on the mix of income by jurisdiction forecasted for the full fiscal year. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for tax-related matters. The Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities in various jurisdictions. Matters raised upon audit may involve substantial amounts and could be material.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
During the six months ended May 29, 2005, the Company's operating activities used cash of $1.0 million, compared to generating $20.6 million in the same period in 2004. The lower operating cash flow in 2005 was primarily due to increased inventories and receivables. Inventories and receivables grew in large part due to the backlog of orders within the Water Transmission Group and the increased level of activity in the Infrastructure Products Group.
Net cash used in investing activities totaled $12.1 million during the six months ended May 29, 2005, compared to $7.6 million in the same period in 2004. In 2005, net cash used in investing activities consisted of proceeds from the sale of assets of $.4 million, offset by capital expenditures of $12.5 million. Capital expenditures were primarily for normal replacement and upgrades of machinery and equipment and for a new fiberglass pipe plant in Malaysia. During the year ending November 30, 2005, the Company anticipates spending between $25 and $35 million on capital expenditures. Capital expenditures are expected to be funded by existing cash balances, cash generated from operations or additional borrowings.
Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $5.9 million during the six months ended May 29, 2005, compared to $.7 million used in the same period in 2004. The net cash provided by financing activities in 2005 consisted of net borrowings of $9.7 million, common stock dividends of $3.4 million, and treasury stock purchases of $.5 million used to pay withholding taxes on vested restricted shares. Issuance of common stock related to exercised stock options, which generated cash of $.2 million in 2005.
The Company utilizes a $100 million revolving credit facility with six banks (the "Revolver"). Under the Revolver, the Company may, at its option, borrow at floating interest rates based on specified margins over money market rates, at any time until June 2008, when all borrowings under the Revolver must be repaid.
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The Company's lending agreements contain various restrictive covenants, including the requirement to maintain specified amounts of net worth and restrictions on cash dividends, borrowings, liens, investments and guarantees. The Company is required to maintain consolidated net worth of $181.4 million plus 50% of net income and 75% of the proceeds from any equity issued after January 24, 2003. The Company's consolidated net worth exceeded the covenant amount by $72.4 million as of May 29, 2005. The Company is required to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") of no more than 2.5 times. As of May 29, 2005, the Company maintained a debt leverage ratio of 2.1 times EBITDA. Lending agreements require that the Company maintain qualified consolidated tangible assets at least equal to the outstanding secured funded indebtedness. As of May 29, 2005, qualifying tangible assets equaled 1.9 times funded indebtedness. Under the most restrictive fixed charge coverage ratio, the sum of EBITDA and rental expense less cash taxes must be at least 1.5 times the sum of interest expense, rental expense, dividends and scheduled funded debt payments. As of May 29, 2005, the Company maintained a ratio of 1.9 times.
Cash and cash equivalents at May 29, 2005 totaled $22.7 million, a decrease of $7.4 million from November 30, 2004. At May 29, 2005, the Company had total debt outstanding of $103.3 million and approximately $98.2 million in unused committed and uncommitted credit lines available from foreign and domestic banks. The Company's highest borrowing and the average borrowing levels during 2005 were $116.9 million and $102.2 million, respectively.
Management believes that cash flow from operations and current cash balances, together with currently available lines of credit, will be sufficient to meet operating requirements in 2005. Cash available from operations could be affected by any general economic downturn or any decline or adverse changes in the Company's business, such as a loss of customers or significant raw material price increases. Management does not believe it likely that business or economic conditions will worsen or that costs will increase sufficiently to impact short-term liquidity.
The Company's contractual obligations and commercial commitments at May 29, 2005 are summarized as follows (in thousands):
Payments Due by Period
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Less than 1 - 3 3 - 5 After 5
Contractual Obligations Total 1 year years years years
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Long-Term Debt (a) $103,348 $ 18,333 $ 28,334 $40,981 $15,700
Operating Leases 38,151 4,376 6,759 6,532 20,484
Purchase Obligation (b) 2,333 2,000 333 - -
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Total Contractual Obligations (c) $143,832 $ 24,709 $ 35,426 $47,513 $36,184
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Commitments Expiring
Per Period
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Less than 1 - 3 3 - 5 After 5
Commercial Commitments Total 1 year years years years
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standby Letters of Credit (d) $ 2,303 $ 2,303 $ - $ - $ -
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Total Commercial Commitments (c) $ 2,303 $ 2,303 $ - $ - $ -
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(a) Included in long-term debt is $981 outstanding under a revolving credit facility, supported by the Revolver,
due in 2008.
(b) Obligation to purchase sand used in the Company's ready-mix operations in Hawaii.
(c) The Company has no capitalized lease obligations, guarantees, or standby repurchase obligations.
(d) Not included are standby letters of credit totaling $16,067 supporting industrial development bonds with
principal of $15,700. The principal amount of the industrial development bonds is included in long-term debt.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
General
Net income totaled $5.3 million, or $.62 per diluted share, on sales of $176.2 million for the quarter ended May 29, 2005, compared to net income of $6.9 million, or $.82 per diluted share, on sales of $150.5 million for the same period in 2004. All operating segments had higher sales. Much of the improvement in sales came from the Water Transmission and Infrastructure Product Groups which were affected by labor strikes in the first half of 2004. Segment operating profits increased $7.0 million in the second quarter of 2005, compared to the same period in 2004, as all operating segments other than Performance Coatings & Finishes Group had higher segment income. Net income declined, however, as the increased operating profits were offset by higher legal costs and expenses of approximately $6.1 million. Additionally, income after taxes from TAMCO, Ameron's 50%-owned steel venture in California, declined almost $.9 million in the second quarter, compared to the second quarter of 2004.
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Net income totaled $5.8 million, or $.68 per diluted share, on sales of $315.0 million for the six months ended May 29, 2005. The Company earned $4.1 million, or $.49 per diluted share, on sales of $280.2 million in the first half of 2004. The Water Transmission and Infrastructure Products Groups had higher sales and profits due in large part to disruption caused by labor disputes in 2004. The Performance Coatings & Finishes and Fiberglass-Composite Pipe Groups had lower sales and profits primarily due to market conditions. Year-to-date net income was constrained by unusual legal costs and lower earnings from TAMCO.
Sales
Sales increased $25.7 million in the second quarter of 2005, compared to the same period in 2004. Year-to-date sales increased $34.8 million in 2005, compared to the first six months of 2004. Second-quarter and year-to-date sales were lower in 2004 primarily due to the strikes in California and Hawaii that adversely impacted the Water Transmission and Infrastructure Product Groups. Additionally, sales of both groups increased due to improved demand.
Performance Coatings & Finishes' sales increased $.8 million in the second quarter and decreased $1.6 million in the first half of 2005, compared to the same periods in 2004. Sales increased due to the appreciation of foreign currencies. Throughout 2005, shipments to heavy-duty industrial and marine markets in the U.S. and Europe were flat, while sales of lighter-duty product finishes in Australia and New Zealand grew. The relative strength of the euro and the British pound reduced exports of Ameron's European operations. Sales of marine coatings declined primarily due to the loss in the middle of 2004 of a contract to supply coatings to the U.S. Navy. The outlook for the coatings business remains dependent on the recovery of marine and industrial markets in the U.S. and Europe. Orders for industrial coatings in the U.S. are increasing, and both the industrial and marine markets show signs of improvement.
Fiberglass-Composite Pipe's sales increased $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2005. Year-to-date sales were relatively flat, compared to the same period in the prior year. Sales increased due to the demand for onshore oilfield piping and for marine piping supplied by Asian operations. Sales of piping supplied by Ameron's operations in Europe declined due to market conditions and the impact of the appreciated euro on exports into the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. The backlog remains robust. The strength of demand for oilfield and marine piping continues to be driven by the high oil prices and the high cost of steel piping, the principal substitute for fiberglass pipe. While there are signs that the price of steel is moderating, the outlook for the Fiberglass-Composite Pipe Group remains positive.
The Water Transmission Group's sales increased $9.5 million in the second quarter and $15.7 million in the first half of 2005, compared to the same periods in 2004. In 2004, the Group's operations were affected in the second quarter by the lingering impact of strikes in the first quarter. Prior year's results were also lower due to weak market conditions and lower-margin bridge work. Revenue is recognized in the Water Transmission Group primarily under the percentage of completion method and is subject to a certain level of estimation, which affects the timing of revenue recognition, costs and profits. Estimates are reviewed on a consistent basis and are adjusted when actual results are expected to significantly differ from those estimates. The Water Transmission Group entered 2005 with a healthy backlog based on two large projects in California. Production of the backlog was the main driver of second-quarter results. Market conditions remain mixed; however, based on the current backlog, the Group should continue to perform well for all of 2005.
Infrastructure Products' sales increased $14.0 million in the second quarter and $20.6 million in the first six months of 2005, compared to the same periods in 2004. Hawaiian sales were lower due to a labor dispute at the Company's principal aggregates and ready-mix concrete operations on Oahu which lasted from February to April 2004. Both the Hawaiian and Pole Products' operations benefited from the level of construction in the U.S. throughout 2005, spurred by low interest rates. The forecast for the Infrastructure Products Group remains positive.
Gross Profit
Gross profit in the second quarter of 2005 was $44.8 million, or 25.4% of sales, compared to $36.6 million, or 24.3% of sales, in the second quarter of 2004. Gross profit in the first six months of 2005 was $77.8 million, or 24.7% of sales. The corresponding profit and margin in the first half of 2004 was $66.5 million and 23.7%. Gross profit increased $8.2 million in the second quarter and $11.3 million in the first six months due to higher sales and slightly higher margins. Margins improved due to the mix of projects and better plant utilization.
Gross profit of the Performance Coatings & Finishes Group decreased $.1 million in the second quarter and $1.4 million in the first half of 2005, compared to the same periods in 2004, on lower profit margins. Profit margins were adversely impacted by higher raw material costs and underutilization of plant capacity. Additionally, margins on sales from operations in Europe into dollar-based markets in the Middle East and the former Soviet Union were impacted by the weaker U.S. dollar.
Fiberglass-Composite Pipe's gross profit decreased $.7 million in the second quarter and $.8 million in the first six months of 2005, compared to 2004. Profit margins declined in 2005 primarily due to higher raw material costs and lower plant utilization in Europe.
Water Transmission's gross profit increased $6.0 million in the second quarter and $8.7 million in the first half, compared to 2004. The increases were due primarily to higher sales, improved plant utilization and a change in product mix. Profits were impacted in 2004 by inefficient plant utilization caused by the strikes, higher workers' compensation costs and weak market conditions.
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Gross profit of the Infrastructure Products Group increased $3.6 million in the second quarter and $5.2 million in the first half of 2005, compared to the same periods in 2004. The increases were due primarily to higher sales and improved plant utilization in Hawaii, which was impacted by the labor dispute in 2004.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses totaled $40.0 million, or 22.7% of sales, in the second quarter of 2005, compared to $31.6 million, or 21.0% of sales, in the second quarter of 2004. The $8.4 million increase included higher legal fees and settlement costs of $6.1 million, higher incentive compensation expense of $1.6 million and higher stock compensation expense of $.6 million. Higher SG&A related to appreciated foreign currencies of approximately $.8 million was offset by lower pension expense of $.9 million, which resulted from the termination of two executive benefit plans in 2004.
For the first six months of 2005, SG&A totaled $73.0 million, or 23.2% of sales. Corresponding expenses totaled $64.9 million, or 23.2% of sales, in 2004. The $8.1 million increase included higher incentive compensation expense of $1.0 million, severance costs of $1.3 million and legal costs of $6.1 million, offset by lower pension expense of $1.8 million. Additionally, the appreciation of foreign currencies increased SG&A of foreign operations by approximately $1.4 million.
Other Income
Other income declined from $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2004 to $.8 million in the second-quarter of 2005. Other income declined from $2.1 million in the first half of 2004 to $2.0 million in 2005. Other income included royalties and fees from licensees, foreign currency transaction losses, and other miscellaneous income. The second-quarter decrease in other income was primarily due to higher income in 2004 from scrap sales related to the anticipated disposition of the South Gate property.
Interest
Net interest expense totaled $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2005, compared to $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2004. Net interest expense was $2.5 million in the first half of 2005, compared to $3.3 million in the first half of 2004. The decrease reflected a higher usage of the lower-rate Revolver following repayment of a portion of the Company's fixed-rate debt.
Provision for Income Taxes
Income taxes increased to $1.7 million in the second quarter of 2005 from $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2004. Income taxes increased to $1.7 million in the first half of 2005, compared to $.1 million in the comparable period of 2004. The effective tax rate increased to 39% in 2005 from 30% in 2004. The effective tax rate was higher due to higher forecasted full-year earnings from domestic operations and the anticipated mix of domestic and foreign earnings. Income from certain foreign operations and joint ventures is taxed at rates that are lower than the U.S. statutory tax rates.
Equity in Earnings of Joint Venture, Net of Taxes
Equity in earnings of joint venture decreased to $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2005 compared to $3.4 million in 2004. Equity income decreased to $3.1 million in the first half of 2005 compared to $3.9 million in 2004. Equity income decreased due to TAMCO, Ameron's 50%-owned mini-mill in California. TAMCO's second-quarter profits declined, as greater volumes and improved pricing were more than offset by higher scrap and energy costs. TAMCO benefited throughout 2004 and the first half of 2005 from strong demand for rebar and high worldwide steel prices. Steel prices appear to be moderating, which will likely preclude TAMCO from reaching record levels of 2004. Nevertheless, TAMCO continues to forecast healthy profits in the second half of 2005.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Market Risk DisclosureNo material changes have occurred in the quantitative and qualitative market risk disclosure of the Company as presented in Ameron's 2004 Annual Report.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of May 29, 2005 pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company's periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings. No significant changes were made in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to May 29, 2005.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
Any of the above statements that refer to the Company's forecasted, estimated or anticipated future results are forward-looking and reflect the Company's current analysis of existing trends and information. Actual results may differ from current expectations based on a number of factors affecting Ameron's businesses, including competitive conditions and changing market conditions. Matters affecting the economy generally, including the state of economies worldwide, can affect the Company's results. These forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment only as of the date of this report. Since actual results could differ materially, the reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. Moreover, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward looking statements.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company is one of numerous defendants in various asbestos-related personal injury lawsuits. These cases generally seek unspecified damages for asbestos-related diseases based on alleged exposure to products previously manufactured by the Company and others, and at this time the Company is generally not aware of the extent of injuries allegedly suffered by the individuals or the facts supporting the claim that injuries were caused by the Company's products. Based upon the information available to it at this time, the Company is not in a position to evaluate its potential exposure, if any, as a result of such claims. Hence, no amounts have been accrued for loss contingencies related to these lawsuits in accordance with SFAS No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies." The Company continues to vigorously defend all such lawsuits. As of May 29, 2005, the Company was a defendant in asbestos-related cases involving 10,378 claimants, compared to 14,873 claimants as of February 27, 2005. The Company is not in a position to estimate the number of additional claims that may be filed against it in the future. For the quarter ended May 29, 2005, there were no new claimants, dismissals and/or settlements involving 4,495 claimants and no judgments. No net costs and expenses were incurred by the Company during the six months ended May 29, 2005 in connection with asbestos-related claims.
The Company is one of numerous defendants in various silica-related personal injury lawsuits. These cases generally seek unspecified damages for silica-related diseases based on alleged exposure to products previously manufactured by the Company and others, and at this time the Company is not aware of the extent of injuries allegedly suffered by the individuals or the facts supporting the claim that injuries were caused by the Company's products. Based upon the information available to it at this time, the Company is not in a position to evaluate its potential exposure, if any, as a result of such claims. Hence, no amounts have been accrued for loss contingencies related to these lawsuits in accordance with SFAS No. 5. The Company continues to vigorously defend all such lawsuits. As of May 29, 2005, the Company was a defendant in silica-related cases involving 8,188 claimants, compared to 8,684 claimants as of February 27, 2005. The Company is not in a position to estimate the number of additional claims that may be filed against it in the future. For the quarter ended May 29, 2005, there were 540 new claimants, dismissals and/or settlements involving 1,036 claimants and no judgments. Net costs and expenses incurred by the Company during the quarter ended May 29, 2005 in connection with silica-related claims were less than $.4 million.
In April 2003, the Company was served with a complaint in an action brought by J. Ray McDermott, Inc., J. Ray McDermott, S.A. and SparTEC, Inc. (collectively "McDermott") in the District Court of Harris County, Texas against the Company and two co-defendants, in connection with certain coatings supplied by the defendants in 2002 for an offshore production facility known as a SPAR being constructed by McDermott for Dominion Exploration and Production, Inc. and Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (collectively "Dominion"). McDermott alleged that the Company's co-defendants improperly supplied coatings which contained lead and/or lead chromate, and that as a result the Company and its co-defendants were liable to McDermott for all costs associated with removal and replacement of those coatings. The Company reached a settlement with McDermott in May 2005.
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Item 2. Changes in Securities
Terms of lending agreements place restrictions on cash dividends, stock repurchases, borrowings, investments and guarantees. Under the most restrictive provisions of these agreements, approximately $7.0 million of consolidated retained earnings were not restricted at May 29, 2005.
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period
(a)
Total
Number of
Shares (or
Units)
Purchased
(b)
Average
Price
Paid per
Share (or
Unit
(c)
Number of
Shares (or
Units)
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
(d)
Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares (or
Units) that
May Yet Be
Purchased under
the Plans or
Programs **
2/28/05 thru 3/31/05
7,541*
33.28
-
N/A
4/1/05 thru 4/30/05
-
N/A
-
N/A
5/1/05 thru 5/29/05
-
N/A
-
N/A
*Represents
shares repurchased by the Company from certain recipients of restricted stock
to pay their taxes applicable to the vesting of their restricted stock.
**Shares
may be repurchased by the Company to pay taxes
applicable to the vesting of employee's restricted stock. However,
because neither the amount of such taxes nor the share price on the date of
such repurchases are known at this time, it is not possible to estimate the
numbers of such shares that would be so repurchased.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The following matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the Company's annual meeting of shareholders held on March 23, 2005 and the results were as follows:
Votes
Cast ForVotes
Withheld------------------ -----------------
1.
Election of Directors: James S. Marlen
David Davenport6,960,094
6,891,929540,036
608,201
Other directors whose terms of office continued after the meeting are: Peter K. Barker,
Terry L. Haines, J. Michael Hagan, Dennis C. Poulsen and John E. Peppercorn.
2.
Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as registered public accountants. For:
Against:
Abstentions:
7,419,208
67,653
13,268
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Item 6. Exhibit
See Index of Exhibits
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS Number and Description
of Exhibit
* A
signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by
the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request. |
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Signature Page
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Ameron International Corporation
Date: June 24, 2005
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Gary
Wagner |
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Exhibit 3ii
AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
(Restated with
amendments
through March
23, 2005)
ARTICLE I
Offices
SECTION 1.01. Registered Office. The registered office of AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (hereinafter called the Corporation) in the State of Delaware shall be at 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, and the name of the registered agent in charge thereof shall be The Corporation Trust Company.
SECTION 1.02. Other Offices. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other place or places, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors (hereinafter called the Board) may from time to time determine or as the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
Meetings of Stockholders
SECTION 2.01. Annual Meetings. Annual Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other proper business as may come before such meetings may be held at such time, date and place as the Board shall determine by resolution.
SECTION 2.02. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for any purpose may only be called in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
SECTION 2.03. Place of Meetings. All meetings of the stockholders shall be held at such places, within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by the Board.
SECTION 2.04. Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise required by law, notice of each meeting of the stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting by delivering a typewritten or printed notice thereof to him personally, or by depositing such notice in the United States mail, in a postage prepaid envelope, directed to him at his post office address furnished by him to the Secretary of the Corporation for such purpose or, if he shall not have furnished to the Secretary his address for such purpose, then at his post office address last known to the Secretary, or by transmitting a notice thereof to him at such address by telegraph, cable, or wireless. Except as otherwise expressly required by law, no publication of any notice of a meeting of the stockholders shall be required. Every notice of a meeting of the stockholders shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, shall also state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall not be required to be given to any stockholder to whom notice may be omitted pursuant to applicable Delaware law or who shall have waived such notice and such notice shall be deemed waived by any stockholder who shall attend such meeting in person or by proxy, except as a stockholder who shall attend such meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Except as otherwise expressly required by law, notice of any adjourned meeting of the stockholders need not be given if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.
SECTION 2.05. Quorum. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of record of a majority in voting interest of the shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to be voted thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation or any adjournment thereof. In the absence of a quorum at any meeting or any adjournment thereof, a majority in voting interest of the stockholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereat or, in the absence therefrom of all the stockholders, any officer entitled to preside at, or to act as secretary of, such meeting may adjourn such meeting from time to time. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.
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SECTION 2.06. Voting.
(a) Each stockholder shall, at each meeting of the stockholders, be entitled to vote in person or by proxy each share or fractional share of the stock of the Corporation having voting rights on the matter in question and which shall have been held by him and registered in his name on the books of the Corporation:
(i) on the date fixed pursuant to Section 6.05 of these Bylaws as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting, or
(ii) if no such record date shall have been so fixed, then (a) at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice of the meeting shall be given or (b) if notice of the meeting shall be waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting shall be held.
(b) Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors in such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes. Persons holding stock of the Corporation in a fiduciary capacity shall be entitled to vote such stock. Persons whose stock is pledged shall be entitled to vote, unless in the transfer by the pledgor on the books of the Corporation he shall have expressly empowered the pledges to vote thereon, in which case only the pledges, or his proxy, may represent such stock and vote thereon. Stock having voting power standing of record in the names of two or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants in common, tenants by entirety or otherwise, or with respect to which two or more persons have the same fiduciary relationship, shall be voted in accordance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
(c) Any such voting rights may be exercised by the stockholder entitled thereto in person or by his proxy appointed by an instrument in writing, subscribed by such stockholder or by his attorney thereunto authorized and delivered to the secretary of the meeting; provided, however, that no proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date unless said proxy shall provide for a longer period. The attendance at any meeting of a stockholder who may theretofore have given a proxy shall not have the effect of revoking the same unless he shall in writing so notify the secretary of the meeting prior to the voting of the proxy. At any meeting of the stockholders all matters, except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, in these Bylaws or by law, shall be decided by the vote of a majority in voting interest of the stockholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereat and thereon, a quorum being present. The vote at any meeting of the stockholders on any question need not be by ballot, unless so directed by the chairman of the meeting. On a vote by ballot each ballot shall be signed by the stockholder voting, or by his proxy, if there be such proxy, and it shall state the number of shares voted.
SECTION 2.07. List of Stockholders. The Secretary of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.
SECTION 2.08. Judges. If at any meeting of the stockholders a vote by written ballot shall be taken on any question, the chairman of such meeting may appoint a judge or judges to act with respect to such vote. Each judge so appointed shall first subscribe an oath faithfully to execute the duties of a judge at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. Such judges shall decide upon the qualifications of the voters and shall report the number of shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on such question, shall conduct and accept the votes, and, when the voting is completed, shall ascertain and report the number of shares voted respectively for and against the question. Reports of judges shall be in writing and subscribed and delivered by them to the Secretary of the Corporation. The judges need not be stockholders of the Corporation, and any officer of the Corporation may be a judge on any question other than a vote for or against a proposal in which he shall have a material interest.
SECTION 2.09. Action Without Meeting. No action shall be taken by the stockholders except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders. No action shall be taken by stockholders by written consent.
SECTION 2.10 Notice of Stockholder Business. At any annual stockholders' meeting, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual stockholders' meeting, business must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder. For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder's notice must be received at the principal office of the Corporation not less than sixty (60) days nor more than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior
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to the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the first public disclosure (whether by mailing of a notice to shareholders, press release or otherwise) of the date of the meeting is made less than sixty‑five (65) days prior to the date of the meeting, notice by the stockholder will be timely if received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such first public disclosure was made. A stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth, as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, (i) the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (ii) the name and address as they appear on the Corporation's stock register, of the stockholder proposing such business; (iii) the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder; and (iv) any material interest of the stockholder in such business. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, no business shall be conducted at an annual stockholders' meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.10. If the presiding officer of an annual stockholders' meeting determines and declares that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.10, any such business shall not be transacted.
ARTICLE III
Board of Directors
SECTION 3.01. General Powers. The property, business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board.
SECTION 3.02. Number and Term of Office. The number of directors shall not be less than six (6) nor more than eleven (11), the exact number of which shall be fixed by Bylaw duly adopted by the Board. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be seven (7). The Board shall be divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III. Such classes shall be as nearly equal in number of directors as possible. Each director shall serve for a term ending on the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected; provided, however, that the directors first elected to Class I shall serve for a term ending at the annual meeting to be held in 1987, the directors first elected to Class II shall serve for a term ending at the annual meeting to be held in 1988 and the directors first elected to Class III shall serve for a term ending at the annual meeting to be held in 1989. Directors need not be stockholders. Each of the directors of the Corporation shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall qualify or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided.
SECTION 3.03. Election of Directors. In any election of directors of the Corporation, a holder of any class or series of stock then entitled to vote in such election shall be entitled to as many votes as shall equal (i) the number of votes which (except for this Section as to cumulative voting) he would be entitled to cast for the election of directors with respect to his shares of stock multiplied by (ii) the number of directors to be elected in the election in which his class or series of shares is entitled to vote, and each stockholder may cast all of such votes for a single director or for any two or more of them as he may see fit.
SECTION 3.04. Resignations. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board or to the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, or, if the time be not specified, it shall take effect immediately upon its receipt; and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
SECTION 3.05. Vacancies. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any vacancy in the Board, whether because of death, resignation, disqualification, an increase in the number of directors, or any other cause, may be filled by vote of the majority of the remaining directors, although less than a quorum. Each director so chosen to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired term of his predecessor or until his successor shall have been elected and shall qualify or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided.
SECTION 3.06. Place of Meeting, Etc. The Board may hold any of its meetings at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as the Board may from time to time by resolution designate or as shall be designated by the person or persons calling the meeting or in the notice or a waiver of notice of any such meeting. Directors may participate in any regular or special meeting of the Board by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment pursuant to which all persons participating in the meeting of the Board can hear each other, and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
SECTION 3.07. First Meeting. The Board shall meet as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors and notice of such first meeting shall not be required.
SECTION 3.08. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board may be held at such times as the Board shall from time to time by resolution determine. If any day fixed for a regular meeting shall be a legal holiday at the place where the meeting is to be held, then the meeting shall be held at the same hour and place on the next succeeding business day not a legal holiday. Except as provided by law, notice of regular meetings need not be given.
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SECTION 3.09. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board shall be held whenever called by the Chairman of the Board, the President or a majority of the authorized number of directors. Except as otherwise provided by law or by these Bylaws, notice of
the time and place of each such special meeting shall be mailed to each director, addressed to him at his residence or usual place of business, at least five (5) days before the day on which the meeting is to be held, or shall be sent to him at such place by telegraph or cable or be delivered personally not less than twenty‑four (24) hours before the time at which the meeting is to be held. Except where otherwise required by law or by these Bylaws, notice of the purpose of a special meeting need not be given. Notice of any meeting of the Board shall not be required to be given to any director who is present at such meeting, except a director who shall attend such meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convene
SECTION 3.10. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or by law, the presence of a majority of the number of directors then currently specified as the size of the Board pursuant to Section 3.02 of these Bylaws shall be required to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board, and all matters shall be decided at any such meeting, a quorum being present, by the affirmative votes of a majority of the directors present. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of directors present at any meeting may adjourn the same from time to time until a quorum shall be present. Notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given. The directors shall act only as a Board, and the individual directors shall have no power as such.
SECTION 3.11. Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a written consent thereto is signed by all members of the Board or of such committee, as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
SECTION 3.12. Removal of Directors. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, a director may be removed at any time, for cause only.
SECTION 3.13. Compensation. The directors shall receive only such compensation for their services as directors as may be allowed by resolution of the Board. The Board may also provide that the Corporation shall reimburse each such director for any expense incurred by him on account of his attendance at any meetings of the Board or Committees of the Board. Neither the payment of such compensation nor the reimbursement of such expenses shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation or its subsidiaries in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
SECTION 3.14. Committees. The Board may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board and except as otherwise limited by law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Any such committee shall keep written minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board at the next regular meeting of the Board. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of such absent or disqualified member.
SECTION 3.15. Notice of Director Nominations. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.15 shall be eligible for election as Director at annual meeting of the stockholders. Nominations of candidates for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation at any annual meeting may be made only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by a stockholder entitled to vote at such annual meeting. All such nominations, except those made by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation of the stockholder's intention to make such nomination. To be timely, any such notice must be received at the principal office of the Corporation not less than sixty (60) no more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of such annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the first public disclosure (whether by mailing of a notice to stockholders, press release or otherwise) of the date of such annual meeting is made less than sixty‑five (65) days prior to the date of such annual meeting, notice by the stockholder will be timely if received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such first public disclosure was made. Such stockholder's notice with respect to a proposed nomination shall set forth (i) the name, age, business and residence address and principal occupation or employment of each nominee proposed in such notice; (ii) the name and address of the stockholder giving the notice as the same appears in the Corporation's stock register; (iii) the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by each such nominee and by such stockholder; and (iv) such other information concerning each such nominee as would be required, under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of such nominee. Such notice must also include a signed consent of each such nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation, if elected.
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In the event that a person is validly designated as a nominee in accordance with the procedures specified above and shall thereafter become unable or unwilling to stand for election to the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors or the stockholder who proposed such nominee, as the case may be, may designate a substitute nominee; provided, however, that in the case of persons not nominated by the Board of Directors, such a substitution may only be made if notice as provided above in this Section 3.15 is received at the principal office of the Corporation not later than the later of (i) thirty (30) days prior to the date of the annual meeting or (ii) five (5) days after the stockholder proposing the original nominee first learned that such original nominee has become unable or unwilling to stand for election.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
SECTION 4.01. Officers, Election and Removal. The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The Corporation may also have at the discretion of the Board of Directors an Executive Vice President, one or more additional Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers as may be elected by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person except that the office of President and the office of Secretary may not be held by the same person.
The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at their first meeting after the annual meeting of the stockholders and, unless they shall sooner resign, be removed or become disqualified, shall hold office until their respective successors shall be elected and qualify.
The Chairman of the Board and the President shall be elected from among the Directors but the other officers need not be Directors.
Any officer may be removed either with or without cause by a majority of the Directors at the time in office at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.02. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if there shall be one, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. He shall, ex officio, be a member of the Executive Committee, if there be one.
SECTION 4.03. President, Executive Vice President and Vice President. The President shall be responsible to the Board of Directors for all actions and activities of the Corporation.
The Executive Vice President, if there shall be one, shall act for the President in the President's absence. He shall have such other powers and be required to perform such other duties as the President and the Board of Directors shall prescribe.
The Vice President, or if there shall be more than one such officer elected, shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to him or them by the President or the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.04. Secretary. The Secretary shall issue notices for all meetings, shall keep their minutes, shall have charge of the seal and the Corporate books, and shall make such reports and perform such other duties as are incident to his office, or are properly required of him by the Board of Directors. He shall also keep at the principal office of the corporation or cause to be kept at the office of the Corporation's transfer agent, a stock transfer book, and he shall keep or cause to be kept by the Corporation's registrar, a share registry book. The Secretary may be required to perform such duties of the Treasurer as may be assigned to him from time to time.
SECTION 4.05. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of all moneys and securities of the Corporation and shall keep regular books of account. He shall disburse the funds of the Corporation in payment of the just demands against the Corporation or as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and to the Board of Directors from time to time as may be required of him, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform all other duties incident to his office or that are properly required of him by the Board. He shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum, and with one or more sureties, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement, or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.
SECTION 4.06. Incapacity. In case of the absence or inability of any officer of the Corporation to act and of any person
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herein authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of such officer to any other officer or any Director or other person whom they may select.
SECTION 4.07. Vacancies. Vacancies in any office arising from any cause may be filled by the Directors at any regular or special meeting.
SECTION 4.08. Other officers. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary or expedient, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.09. Salaries. The salaries of all officers and agents of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. Nothing contained herein shall preclude any officer from serving the Corporation, or any subsidiary corporation, in any other capacity and receiving proper compensation therefor.
ARTICLE V
Contracts, Checks, Drafts, Bank Accounts, Etc.
SECTION 5.01. Execution of Contracts. The Board, except as in these Bylaws otherwise provided, may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances; and unless so authorized by the Board or by these Bylaws, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or in any amount.
SECTION 5.02. Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidence of indebtedness, issued in the name of or payable to the Corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by such person or persons and in such manner as, from time to time, shall be determined by resolution of the Board. Each such officer, assistant, agent or attorney shall give such bond, if any, as the Board may require.
SECTION 5.03. Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board may select, or as may be selected by any officer or officers, assistant or assistants, agent or agents, or attorney or attorneys of the Corporation to whom such power shall have been delegated by the Board and shall be drawn out only by check signed by persons designated, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 5.04. General and Special Bank Accounts. The Board may from time to time authorize the opening and keeping of general and special bank accounts with such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board may select or as may be selected by any officer or officers, assistant or assistants, agent or agents, or attorney or attorneys of the Corporation to whom such power shall have been delegated by the Board. The Board may make such special rules and regulations with respect to such bank accounts, not inconsistent with the provisions of these Bylaws, as it may deem expedient.
ARTICLE VI
Shares and Their Transfer
SECTION 6.01. Certificates for Stock. Every owner of stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate or certificates, to be in such form as the Board shall prescribe, certifying the number and class of shares of the stock of the Corporation owned by him. The certificates representing shares of such stock shall be numbered in the order in which they shall be issued and shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. Any of or all of the signatures on the certificates may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon, any such certificate, shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, such certificate may nevertheless be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as though the person who signed such certificate, or whose facsimile signature shall have been placed thereupon, were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. A record shall be kept of the respective names of the persons, firms or corporations owning the stock represented by such certificates, the number and class of shares represented by such certificates, respectively, and the respective dates thereof, and in case of cancellation, the respective dates of cancellation. Every certificate surrendered to the Corporation for exchange or transfer shall be cancelled, and no new certificate or certificates shall be issued in exchange for any existing certificate until such existing certificate shall have been so cancelled, except in cases provided for in Section 6.04.
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SECTION 6.02. Transfers of Stock. Transfers of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by the registered holder thereof, or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary, or with a transfer clerk or a transfer agent appointed as provided in Section 6.03, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and the payment of all taxes thereon. The person in whose name shares of stock stand on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed the owner thereof for all purposes as regards the Corporation. Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, such fact shall be so expressed in the entry of transfer if, when the certificate or certificates shall be presented to the Corporation for transfer, both the transferor and the transferee request the Corporation to do so.
SECTION 6.03. Regulations. The Board may make such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient, not inconsistent with these Bylaws, concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of the stock of the Corporation. It may appoint, or authorize any officer or officers to appoint, one or more transfer clerks or one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars, and may require all certificates for stock to bear the signature or signatures of any of them.
SECTION 6.04. Lost, Stolen, Destroyed, and Mutilated Certificates. In any case of loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place upon proof of such loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation and upon the giving of a bond of indemnity to the Corporation in such form and in such sum as the Board may direct; provided, however, that a new certificate may be issued without requiring any bond when, in the judgment of the Board, it is proper so to do.
SECTION 6.05. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any other change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action. If in any case involving the determination of stockholders for any purpose other than notice of or voting at a meeting of stockholders, the Board shall not fix such a record date, the record date for determining stockholders for such purpose shall be the close of business on the day on which the Board shall adopt the resolution relating thereto. A determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of such meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
ARTICLE VII
Indemnification
SECTION 7.01. (DELETED MARCH 30, 1987)
ARTICLE VIII
Executive Committee
SECTION 8.01. Members and Powers. The Board, by resolution adopted by majority of its total number, may annually elect three or more of its number to constitute an Executive Committee of the Board to have authority to exercise to the extent permitted by law, in the intervals between meetings of the Board, all powers of the Board, except to amend or repeal these Bylaws, or to fill vacancies in its own membership or in the Board, or to declare dividends. The actions of the Executive Committee shall be ratified at the next succeeding meeting of the Board.
SECTION 8.02. Meetings. The Executive Committee may adopt rules governing the method of the notice of the time and place of its meetings and the conduct of the proceedings thereat; but, in the absence of such rules, meetings of the Executive Committee may be called by any member of the Committee. Notice to each member, regarding the time and place of holding the proposed meeting, shall be given to each member verbally or by mail at least twenty‑four (24) hours before the time of the meeting. No notice of a meeting will be required if all members of the Committee are in attendance, or if notice is waived. The Executive Committee shall keep a record of its acts and proceedings.
SECTION 8.03. Quorum. To constitute a quorum of the Executive Committee for the transaction of business at any meeting, a majority shall be present and the act of a majority of the whole Committee shall be necessary to constitute the act of the Committee.
SECTION 8.04. Removal of Members. Any member of the Executive Committee may be removed with or without cause by resolution of the Board, adopted by a majority of its total number then in office.
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SECTION 8.05. Vacancies. Vacancies in the Executive Committee shall be filled in the same manner as for the original appointment to membership.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. Seal. The Corporate seal of the Corporation shall consist of two concentric circles, between which is the name of the Corporation, and in the center shall be inscribed the year of its incorporation and the words, "Corporate Seal, Delaware."
SECTION 9.02. Waiver of Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given by these Bylaws or the Certificate of Incorporation or by law, the person entitled to said notice may waive such notice in writing, either before or after the time stated therein, and such waiver shall be deemed equivalent to notice.
SECTION 9.03. Amendments. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or any of them, may be altered, amended, repealed or rescinded and new Bylaws may be adopted, (i) by the Board, or (ii) by the stockholders, at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders, provided that notice of such proposed alteration, amendment, repeal, rescission or adoption is given in the notice of meeting.
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Exhibit 31.1
SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, James S. Marlen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ameron International Corporation (the "Registrant"), certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
June 24, 2005
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Exhibit 31.2
SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Gary Wagner, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ameron International Corporation (the "Registrant"), certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
June 24, 2005
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Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002*
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ameron International Corporation (the "Company") for the fiscal quarter ended May 29, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, James S. Marlen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and I, Gary Wagner, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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* A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Ameron International Corporation and will be retained by Ameron International Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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