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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

OR

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-31051

SMTC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

635 Hood Road

Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 4N6

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(905) 479-1810

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether SMTC Corporation: (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 defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes  ¨    No  x

As of May 7, 2004, SMTC Corporation had 24,375,718 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and one share of special voting stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding. As of May 7, 2004, SMTC Corporation’s subsidiary, SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of Canada, had 4,314,061 exchangeable shares outstanding, each of which is exchangeable into one share of common stock of SMTC Corporation.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficiency)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Three months ended April 4, 2004

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been presented on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business for a reasonable period of time. As a consequence, the consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

SMTC Corporation (the “Company”) has incurred significant losses in fiscal 2001, 2002 and 2003, including costs associated with the restructuring of its operations resulting in a deficiency in shareholders’ equity at April 4, 2004. The Company’s long-term debt has been classified as a current liability at April 4, 2004 due to the maturity of the debt on October 1, 2004 (note 5), resulting in a significant working capital deficiency as at April 4, 2004. In addition, the Company believes that it is unlikely that it will be in compliance with the existing financial covenants in the current credit agreement in the second quarter of 2004. Should the Company not be able to refinance the debt, subject to reasonable and achievable covenants, the Company expects that it will not be able to satisfy its indebtedness and other obligations. If the Company is unable to repay such amounts, the lenders could proceed against any collateral granted to them to secure the indebtedness. Substantially all of the Company’s assets have been pledged to the lenders as collateral for the Company’s obligations under the senior facility.

On February 17, 2004, the Company announced a proposed recapitalization, as described below. The effect of this recapitalization would be to lower the Company’s overall indebtedness by approximately $37,000, extend the term of the majority of the remaining indebtedness and provide additional liquidity. The proposed transactions are subject to the receipt of all necessary shareholder, regulatory and stock exchange approvals and definitive agreements and other customary conditions. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern and to realize the carrying value of its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business is dependent upon the Company being able to refinance its existing debt as described above. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will complete the proposed recapitalization and, accordingly, may not have sufficient working capital to fund future operations.

These consolidated financial statements do not reflect adjustments that would be necessary if the going concern assumption were not appropriate. If the going concern basis was not appropriate for these financial statements, then adjustments would be necessary in the carrying value of assets and liabilities, the reported revenue and expenses, and the balance sheet classifications used.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

The proposed recapitalization consists of three main components: a private placement of equity securities, a new secured credit facility and a transaction with the Company’s current lenders to repay a portion of and restructure a portion of the Company’s existing debt obligations, as follows:

On March 3, 2004 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed a private placement, fully underwritten by a syndicate of Canadian investment dealers (the “Underwriters”), of 33,350,000 Special Warrants (each a “Special Warrant” and collectively, the “Special Warrants”) of SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of Canada (“SMTC Canada”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Offering”). Each Special Warrant was issued at a price of Cdn. $1.20 per Special Warrant (approximately U.S. $0.92 per Special Warrant based on the exchange rate on February 17, 2004), resulting in aggregate proceeds of Cdn. $40,020 (approximately U.S. $30,600 based on the exchange rate on February 17, 2004).

Each Special Warrant is exercisable for one unit, consisting of one exchangeable share of SMTC Canada, and one-half of a warrant to purchase an exchangeable share of SMTC Canada. Each whole warrant will be exercisable for one exchangeable share of SMTC Canada at an exercise price of Cdn. $1.85 per share (approximately U.S. $1.41 based on the exchange rate on February 17, 2004) for a period of 60 months following the Closing Date of the Offering.

Subject to the satisfaction of applicable legal requirements, each exchangeable share of SMTC Canada can be exchanged on a one-for-one basis for one share of the common stock of the Company. Each exchangeable share of SMTC Canada, as nearly as practicable, is intended to be the economic equivalent of a share of common stock of the Company and holders of the exchangeable shares of SMTC Canada are able to exercise essentially the same voting rights with respect to the Company as they would have if they had exchanged their exchangeable shares of SMTC Canada for common stock of the Company. On or after July 27, 2015, subject to certain adjustment and acceleration provisions, SMTC Canada will redeem all of the outstanding exchangeable shares by delivering common shares of the Company on a one-for-one basis.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

The exchangeable shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange, and the common shares of the Company are traded on the NASDAQ market. As such the Company has filed a preliminary prospectus with the applicable securities regulatory authorities in Canada to qualify the issuance and distribution of the units within 90 days of the Closing Date of the Offering, which has not yet been cleared for final and has filed a U.S. registration statement to register the underlying common shares within 120 days of the Closing Date of the Offering, which has not yet been declared effective. In the event that the prospectus is not qualified within 90 days of the Closing Date of the Offering or the U.S. registration statement is not effective within 120 days of the Closing Date of the Offering, each Special Warrant will be exercisable into 1.1 units without payment of additional consideration.

The Company completed the private placement of Special Warrants, which closed into escrow on March 3, 2004. The proceeds of the Offering, net of commissions to the Underwriters and expenses of the Underwriters were placed into escrow pending receipt of shareholder approval. The proceeds from the Offering will be used to repay a portion of the existing debt.

The Company has signed a letter of intent to enter into a new, 3-year $40,000 revolving credit and term loan facility (the “New Credit Facility”) which is to be used to repay a portion of the existing debt and for future working capital needs. The availability under the New Credit Facility is subject to certain borrowing base conditions based on the eligible inventory and accounts receivable of the Company. The New Credit Facility will be secured by the present and future assets of the Company, and will require the Company to be in compliance with financial covenants during the term of the facility. The initial term of the New Credit Facility is three years, with a one-year renewal period at the option of the lender, at which time the facility would become annually renewable.

The Company has signed a binding letter of intent with the current lenders under which the Company will satisfy its debt by:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

The proposed transactions are subject to the receipt of all necessary shareholder, regulatory and stock exchange approvals and definitive agreements and other customary conditions. In the event the Company’s stockholders do not approve the recapitalization transactions, all of the escrowed funds will be returned to the purchasers of the Special Warrants, and the Company will not be entitled to a refund of the commission and expenses paid to the underwriters.

The Company’s accounting principles are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet as at April 4, 2004, unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three month periods ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003, unaudited consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity (deficit) for the three month period ended April 4, 2004, and unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows for the three month periods ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003 have been prepared on substantially the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements. Management believes the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three month period ended April 4, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the entire year. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2003.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

The Company accounts for stock options issued to employees using the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25. Compensation expense is recorded on the date stock options are granted only if the current fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price. The Company has provided the pro forma disclosures required by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“Statement 123”), as amended by FASB Statement No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure (“Statement 148”).

The table below sets out the pro forma amounts of net loss per share that would have resulted if the Company had accounted for its employee stock plans under the fair value recognition provisions of Statement 123.

No compensation expense has been recorded in the statement of operations for the quarters ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003.

The estimated fair value of options is calculated at the date of grant, is amortized over the vesting period, on a straight-line basis, and was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with assumptions made as to the risk-free interest rate, dividend yield, expected life and volatility. There were no options granted during the three month periods ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003. During the three months ended April 4, 2004, the Company recorded a recovery of pro-forma stock-based compensation of $25 for unvested stock options that were forfeited during the period.

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SMTC CORPORATION

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

During November 2003, the Company and its lending group executed an amendment to the credit agreement with an effective date of November 17, 2003 (the “November 2003 Amendment”), providing for a waiver of certain events of default, if any, arising prior to this date. The Company and its lending group also amended the credit agreement to provide for term loans of $11,942 and $80,000 of revolving credit loans, swing-line loans and letters of credit with an extension of the maturity date of the revolving credit facilities to October 1, 2004, and amendments of certain financial and other covenants based on the Company’s then current business plan. During the amendment period, the facility bears interest at the U.S. base rate plus 0.25% to 2.5%.

The Company is in compliance with the financial covenants of the current credit agreement at April 4, 2004. The Company believes that it is unlikely that it will be in compliance with the existing financial covenants in the current credit agreement in the second quarter of 2004. In the event of non-compliance, the Company’s lenders have the right to demand repayment of all outstanding amounts under the amended credit facility. If the Company were unable to repay such amounts, the lenders could proceed against any collateral granted to them to secure the indebtedness. Substantially all of the Company’s assets have been pledged to the lenders as collateral for the Company’s obligations under the senior credit facility.

The Company’s revolving credit facility matures on October 1, 2004 and, accordingly, as at April 4, 2004, this amount has been classified as a current liability. On February 17, 2004, the Company announced a proposed recapitalization of the Company under which a portion of the debt would be repaid and a portion would be refinanced, as described in note 1. As the proposed transactions are subject to the receipt of shareholder, regulatory and stock exchange approvals and definitive agreements and other customary conditions, the Company will continue to operate under the terms of the current credit agreement until these approvals are received and the conditions are satisfied. Should the Company not be able to refinance the debt prior to

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

October 1, 2004, the Company expects that it will be unable to repay the full amount of the debt upon maturity (note 1).

The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

For the three months ended April 4, 2004, the calculation of weighted average shares—diluted did not include 912,392 options and 2,199,804 warrants, as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

During the quarter ended April 4, 2004, the Company recorded income tax expense of $123 on earnings before income taxes of $76, resulting in an effective tax rate of 162%. The majority of the income tax expense relates to minimum taxes in certain jurisdictions thereby increasing the Company’s effective income tax rate.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

The Company derives its revenue from one dominant industry segment, the electronics manufacturing services industry. The Company is operated and managed geographically and has facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Company monitors the performance of its geographic operating segments based on EBITA (earnings before interest, taxes and amortization) before restructuring charges, discontinued operations and the effects of a change in accounting policies. Discontinued operations relate to the Appleton manufacturing operations, previously included in the results of the United States segment (note 10). Intersegment adjustments reflect intersegment sales that are generally recorded at prices that approximate arm’s-length transactions. Information about the operating segments is as follows:

EBITA (before discontinued operations, restructuring charges and the cumulative effect of a change in accounting policy):

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quanties and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

The following enterprise-wide information is provided. Geographic revenue information reflects the destination of the product shipped. Long-lived assets information is based on the principal location of the asset.

The Company manufactures a limited number of products for each customer. If the Company loses any of its largest customers or any product line manufactured for one of its largest customers, it could experience a significant reduction in revenue. Also, the insolvency of one or more of its largest customers or the inability of one or more of its largest customers to pay for its orders could decrease revenue. As many costs and operating expenses are relatively fixed, a reduction in net revenue can decrease profit margins and adversely affect business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

The following table details the components of the restructuring and other charges including the write-down of intangible assets:

During 2001, in response to excess capacity caused by the slowing technology end market, the Company commenced a restructuring program aimed at reducing its cost structure (the “2001 Plan”). Accordingly, the Company recorded restructuring and other charges related to the 2001 Plan of $67,231, consisting of a write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets, the costs associated with exiting or resizing facilities and the write-down of inventory related to the closure of a facility. In addition, the Company recorded other charges of $23,953 related primarily to accounts receivable, inventory and asset impairment charges. During 2003, the Company recorded an additional charge for lease and other contract obligations related to the 2001 Plan of $2,178 due to a revision in the estimate of sub-lease recoveries associated with the facility lease in Monterrey, Mexico. The Company also recorded an adjustment to other facility exit costs of $219 during 2003 related to the 2001 Plan due to the settlement of certain obligations for less than the original estimated amounts.

The following table details the related amounts included in accrued liabilities as at April 4, 2004 relating to the 2001 Plan:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

2002 plan:

In response to the continuing industry economic downturn, the Company took further steps to realign its cost structure and plant capacity (the “2002 Plan”) and announced third and fourth quarter net restructuring charges of $36,900 related to the cost of exiting equipment and facility leases, severance costs asset impairment charges, inventory exposures and other facility exit costs and other charges of $2,135 primarily related to the costs associated with the disengagement of a customer and the continued downturn. During fiscal year 2003, the Company recorded an additional charge for lease and other contract obligations of $326 primarily associated with the idling of equipment leases at the Donegal facility and recorded an adjustment to lease and other contract obligations related to the 2002 Plan of $4,123 for the expected or actual settlement of the amounts, including the Austin facility lease, for less than the originally estimated amounts. Also during fiscal year 2003, the Company recorded severance costs of $2,418 related to the additional severance for the closure or resizing of facilities pursuant to the 2002 Plan, and the change in senior management during the year. Of this amount, $239 was recorded during the first quarter of 2003 and related to severance costs associated with the closure of the Austin facility and the resizing of other facilities. The first quarter severance costs related to 58 plant and operational employees, primarily at the Austin and Mexico facilities. The Company also recorded during 2003 other facility exit costs of $96 related to additional costs incurred associated with the closure of the Charlotte facility. The Company also recorded an adjustment to other facility exit costs of $701 due to the settlement of certain obligations for less than the original estimated amounts.

The following table details the related amounts included in accrued liabilities as at April 4, 2004 in respect of the 2002 Plan:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share quantities and per share amounts)

Three months ended April 4, 2004 and March 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

During the first quarter of 2004 the Company received proceeds of $287 from the sale of an asset previously written off. This amount has been recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.

During the third quarter of 2003, the Company sold the manufacturing operations of the Appleton facility for cash proceeds of $3,058 and recorded a loss on disposition of $235. The Appleton facility has historically been included in the results of the United States segment (note 8).

The following information included in discontinued operations relates to the sale of the Appleton manufacturing operations:

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

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The consolidated financial statements and our selected consolidated financial data have been prepared in accordance with United States GAAP.

Consolidated Statement of Operations Data(a):

(in millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

The Company has incurred significant losses in fiscal 2001, 2002 and 2003, including costs associated with the restructuring of its operations resulting in a deficiency in shareholders’ equity at April 4, 2004. The Company’s long-term debt has been classified as a current liability at April 4, 2004 due to the maturity of the debt on October 1, 2004 (Refer to note 5 to our April 4, 2004 interim consolidated financial statements), resulting in a significant working capital deficiency as at April 4, 2004. In addition, absent the completion of the recapitalization (described below), the Company believes that it is unlikely that it will be in compliance with the existing financial covenants in the current credit agreement in the second quarter of 2004. Should the Company be unable to refinance the debt, subject to reasonable and achievable covenants, the Company expects that it will not be able to satisfy its indebtedness and other obligations. If the

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Company were unable to repay such amounts, the lenders could proceed against any collateral granted to them to secure the indebtedness. Substantially all of the Company’s assets have been pledged to the lenders as collateral for the Company’s obligations under the senior facility.

On February 17, 2004, the Company announced a proposed recapitalization, as described in note 1 to our April 4, 2004 interim consolidated financial statements. The effect of this recapitalization would be to lower the Company’s overall indebtedness at closing by approximately $37.0 million, extend the term of the majority of the remaining indebtedness and provide additional liquidity. The proposed transactions are subject to the receipt of all necessary stockholder, regulatory and stock exchange approvals and definitive agreements and other customary conditions. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern and to realize the carrying value of its assets and the discharge of its liabilities in the normal course of business is dependent upon the Company being able to refinance its existing debt as described above. However, there can be no assurances that the Company will be successful in its refinancing efforts and, accordingly, may not have sufficient working capital to fund future operations.

Our consolidated financial statements do not reflect adjustments that would be necessary if the going concern assumption were not appropriate. If the going concern basis was not appropriate for our financial statements, then adjustments would be necessary in the carrying value of assets and liabilities, the reported revenue and expenses, and the balance sheet classifications used.

The Company recorded an adjustment to other charges of $0.3 million during the first quarter of 2004 relating to proceeds from the sale of an asset previously written off. This amount has been recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. Refer to note 9 to our April 4, 2004 interim consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

(in millions)

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

We provide advanced electronics manufacturing services, or EMS, to electronics industry original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, primarily in the industrial, enterprise computing and networking, and communications market segments. We currently service our customers through five manufacturing and technology centers strategically located in key technology corridors in the United States, Canada and the cost-effective location of Mexico. Our full range of value-added supply chain services include product design, procurement, prototyping, advanced cable and harness interconnect, high-precision enclosures, printed circuit board assembly, test, final system build, comprehensive supply chain management, packaging, global distribution and after sales support.

As the technology sector grew rapidly in the years 1999 and 2000, we sought to take advantage of such growth and completed several acquisitions, including Zenith Electronics’ facility in Chihuahua, W.F. Wood’s high precision enclosure manufacturing site in Boston, Massachusetts, Pensar Corporation, an EMS company specializing in design engineering and headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin and Qualtron Teoranta, a provider of specialized cable and harness interconnect assemblies, based in Donegal, Ireland with a subsidiary in Haverhill, Massachusetts. When the technology sector declined, we found ourselves with significant excess capacity and incurred significant operating losses. As a result, in fiscal year 2001, we began an operational restructuring that is substantially complete today and involved closing six and selling one of our manufacturing facilities. As a result of the restructuring of our business, the debt outstanding under our existing credit facility cannot be supported by our current business model. Accordingly, we have negotiated a restructuring of the debt under our existing credit agreement as part of an overall recapitalization of the Company that is subject to stockholder approval.

In 2002, we began pursuing a plan to restructure, refinance and restore profitability and growth to the Company, which we continued to execute during 2003. The first phase involved a major operational restructuring that aligned our cost structure with expected revenue and focused operations in key cost-effective geographic locations. This phase was substantially completed in the fall of 2003 and involved the closure of our sites in Donegal, Ireland, Austin, Texas, Charlotte, North Carolina and the sale of our Appleton, Wisconsin manufacturing operations. Our operational restructuring plan has been substantially completed, and we expect to incur limited additional charges related to its implementation.

In late 2003, we initiated the second phase to recapitalize the Company through several refinancing transactions that, upon closing, we believe would strengthen our balance sheet and provide additional financial flexibility. The proposed recapitalization of the Company consists of three main components: a private placement of equity securities that closed into escrow pending stockholder approval, a new secured credit facility and a transaction with the Company’s current lenders to repay a portion of the Company’s existing debt and restructure the balance of the Company’s existing debt. We refer to the proposed recapitalization in this report as the “Recapitalization Transaction.” The closing of the Recapitalization Transaction is subject to stockholder approval and certain other conditions.

The following summary briefly describes the material terms of the Recapitalization Transaction.

Private Placement of Equity Securities

The private placement consisted of a committed private placement fully underwritten by a syndicate of Canadian investment dealers comprised of Orion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., GMP Securities Limited and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”) of 33,350,000 Special Warrants of SMTC Canada (each a “Special Warrant” and, collectively, the “Special Warrants”) to qualified investors at a price of Cdn$1.20 (approximately US$0.90) per Special Warrant, representing an aggregate amount of issue of Cdn$40.02 million, Cdn$37.3 million net of underwriting expenses, or approximately US$28.7 million, US$26.7 million net of underwriting expenses, based on the exchange rate on March 3, 2004) (the “Offering”). The Company completed the private placement of Special Warrants on March 3, 2004 (the “Closing Date”). The net proceeds from the Offering are being held in escrow pending receipt of stockholder approval and satisfaction of certain other conditions and, upon release from escrow, will be used for debt reduction, as part of a concurrent agreement with the Company’s lenders, and working capital. The private placement includes the following terms:

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Agreement with the Company’s Current Lenders

The proposed Recapitalization Transaction includes an agreement with the Company’s current lenders, for which a binding term sheet has been signed, under which the Company will satisfy its debt under its existing credit facility by:

In addition, all warrants in connection with the current credit facility issued and to be issued to the current lenders (the “Lender Warrants”) will be cancelled. The Company agreed to issue such Lender Warrants to purchase our common stock if we did not meet certain EBITDA (earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) targets in connection with an amendment to our existing credit facility in December 2002. As a result of our shortfall in achieving such EBITDA targets, we have issued, or are currently obligated to issue, a total of 2,199,804 warrants with exercise prices ranging from $0.61 per share to $1.04 per share.

Our existing credit facility, which we are seeking to refinance in connection with an agreement with current lenders, consists of a revolving credit facility of $80 million and a term loan with an outstanding balance of $6,941,694 at April 4, 2004, which bear interest at the U.S. base rate plus 0.25% to 2.50%. The existing credit facility also contains several financial and other covenants, including minimum cumulative consolidated EBITDA and maximum total revolving extensions of credit which were based on a business plan for the Company that is inconsistent with the Company’s current capacity. The existing credit facility was entered into at a time when the Company operated six facilities and had revenue of $527 million for the prior fiscal year. In response to the general economic downturn in 2001 and 2002, the Company undertook a restructuring program aimed at reducing its cost structure. The Company now operates only five facilities and had revenue of $306.1 million

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during fiscal 2003. As a result, the Company has repeatedly found itself in violation of the covenants under the current credit agreement and has repeatedly required amendments to and waivers of such covenants. Absent approval of proposals related to the Recapitalization Transaction by our stockholders at our 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will allow the consummation of the Recapitalization Transaction, the Company expects it will violate covenants under its current credit agreement by June 2004, including the minimum availability and maximum revolver covenants. The minimum availability covenant measures the spread between the Company’s borrowing base and borrowings under the revolver. Prior to June 30, 2004, the Company is not required to maintain any spread, but following June 30, 2004 it will be required to maintain a $3 million spread, at which point the Company expects it will violate the covenant. The maximum revolver covenant measures the total permitted borrowings under the revolver, which are limited to $77 million. While the Company is currently in compliance with this covenant, it anticipates violating the covenant in June 2004 when it is required to make a $4 million amortization payment on its term loans.

New Secured Credit Facility

In connection with the proposed Recapitalization Transaction, the Company intends to enter into new asset-based credit facilities with Congress Financial Corporation and its affiliates for which letters of intent have been signed. The new credit facilities will be available to the Company’s U.S. and Canadian operating entities in a maximum amount of $40 million (to be allocated as between Canada and the U.S. as agreed to by the Company and Congress). The new credit facilities will include a term loan of up to $2 million, which will bear interest at the reference rate plus 1.00% and a revolving loan that will bear interest at the reference rate plus 0.50%. The reference rate will be the Canadian prime rate for the loans in Canada and the U.S. prime rate for the loans in the United States. The new credit facilities will provide for customary fees, including a 1.00% closing fee, an unused line fee and a termination fee of up to 2.00%.

The terms of the new credit facilities described above are based on the letter of intent and the current state of negotiations, but are subject to continued negotiation.

Certain Effects of the Recapitalization Transaction

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the majority of the remaining indebtedness and provide additional liquidity. The level of indebtedness under the existing lenders’ facility at April 4, 2004 was $70.5 million.

Need for the Recapitalization Transaction

Our Board of Directors has approved the proposal for the Recapitalization Transaction. We believe that the Recapitalization Transaction is in the best interests of the Company and the stockholders due to:

We believe that the likely outcome for the Company if the Recapitalization Transaction is not completed would be negative. If the Recapitalization Transaction had not been agreed to with the Company’s lenders prior to the issuance of the Company’s financial results for fiscal year 2003, the Company believes that suppliers and customers would have reacted negatively to the going concern qualification in the Company’s accountants’ audit opinion. Further, the Company will likely be in default of other covenants under the terms of its existing credit agreement no later than the end of June 2004. Absent the agreement with the current lenders on the Recapitalization Transaction, upon an event of default, the lenders could have decided to resort to their collateral, consisting of substantially all of the Company’s assets and in which event reorganization proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code could have been one of the possible consequences. If the Recapitalization Transaction is not approved by the stockholders, the Company will likely face a high probability of an event of default with its current lenders no later than the end of June 2004.

As a result of the restructuring of the Company and market conditions in the period 2001 to 2002, we incurred significant operating losses. As a result of the late stages of the restructuring of the Company, the continued downturn in the technology sector and the over-leveraged capital structure of the Company, the Company continued to experience losses during fiscal 2003. The losses from fiscal 2001 through 2003 resulted in our repeated non-compliance with certain financial covenants contained in our credit agreement and repeated amendments to our credit agreement. The Company was in compliance with the amended financial covenants at December 31, 2003 and April 4, 2004. Continued compliance with the amended financial covenants through October 1, 2004, the term of the existing credit facility, is unlikely. In the event of non-compliance (and absent the completion of the Recapitalization Transaction), the Company’s lenders have the ability to demand repayment of the outstanding amounts under the existing credit facility.

Corporate History

SMTC Corporation is the result of the July 1999 combination of Surface Mount and HTM. Surface Mount was established in Toronto, Ontario in 1985. HTM was established in Denver, Colorado in 1990. SMTC was established in Delaware in 1998. After the combination, we purchased Zenith Electronics’ facility in Chihuahua, Mexico, which expanded our cost-effective manufacturing capabilities in an important geographic region. In September 1999, we established a manufacturing presence in the Northeastern United States and expanded our value-added services to include high precision enclosure capabilities by acquiring Boston, Massachusetts based W.F. Wood. In July 2000, we acquired Pensar Corporation, an EMS company specializing in design engineering and headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin. On July 27, 2000, we consummated an initial public offering of 6,625,000 shares of our common stock and 4,375,000 exchangeable shares of our subsidiary

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SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of Canada, or SMTC Canada. Each exchangeable share of SMTC Canada is exchangeable at the option of the holder at any time into one share of our common stock, subject to compliance with applicable securities laws. On August 18, 2000, we sold an additional 1,650,000 shares of common stock upon exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. In November 2000, we acquired Qualtron Teoranta, a provider of specialized cable and harness interconnect assemblies, based in Donegal, Ireland and with a subsidiary in Haverhill, Massachusetts. In fiscal 2001, we closed our facilities in Denver, Colorado and Haverhill, Massachusetts. In fiscal 2002, we closed our facility in Cork, Ireland. In fiscal 2003, we closed our facilities in Donegal, Ireland, Austin, Texas and Charlotte, North Carolina and sold the majority of our operations in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Results of Operations

Our contractual arrangements with our key customers generally provide a framework for our overall relationship with our customer. Revenue from the sale of products is recognized when goods are shipped to customers since title has passed to the customer, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, performance has occurred, all customer-specified test criteria have been met and the earnings process is complete. The Company also derives revenue from engineering and design services. Service revenue is recognized as services are performed. Actual production volumes are based on purchase orders for the delivery of products. Typically, these orders do not commit to firm production schedules for more than 30 to 90 days in advance. To minimize inventory risk, generally we order materials and components only to the extent necessary to satisfy existing customer forecasts or purchase orders. Fluctuations in material costs typically are passed through to customers. We may agree, upon request from our customers, to temporarily delay shipments, which causes a corresponding delay in our revenue recognition.

Our fiscal year end is December 31. The consolidated financial statements of SMTC are prepared in accordance with United States GAAP, which conforms in all material respects to Canadian GAAP, except as disclosed in Note 19 to the December 31, 2003 annual consolidated financial statements. In 2001 the amortization and the write-down of goodwill related to the Qualtron Teoranta acquisition are $0.2 million and $2.2 million lower, respectively, under Canadian GAAP. Under United States GAAP, the shares issued as consideration in the Qualtron Teoranta acquisition were valued using the share price at the announcement date of the acquisition and under Canadian GAAP, the shares were valued on the consummation date. In 2002, the transitional goodwill impairment charge of $55.6 million was recognized in opening retained earnings under Canadian GAAP. Under United States GAAP, the cumulative adjustment was recognized in earnings during 2002. There were no Canadian GAAP differences in 2003.

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The following table sets forth certain operating data as a percentage of revenue for the periods ended:

(Unaudited)

Quarter ended April 4, 2004 compared to quarter ended March 30, 2003

Revenue decreased $12.1 million, or 14.9%, from $81.5 million for the first quarter of 2003 to $69.4 million for the first quarter of 2004. The decline in revenue primarily resulted from lower production volume from Alcatel as certain programs near completion resulting in approximately $9.0 million in lower revenue in the quarter. Revenue was also lower from IBM, which was partially offset by increases from Square D and Ingenico. During the first quarter of 2004 the Company continued its focus on the industrial sector resulting in a substantial change to the product mix from the first quarter of 2003. The industrial sector represented 58% of total sales for the first quarter of 2004, compared to 51% for the same period in 2003. The proportion of sales to both the enterprise computing and networking and the communications sectors declined to 29% and 13% respectively during the first quarter of 2004 from 35% and 14% respectively for the same period in 2003.

During the first quarter of 2004 we recorded approximately $2.1 million of sales of raw materials inventory to customers, which carried no margin, compared to $2.2 million for the same period in 2003. The Company purchases raw materials based on customer purchase orders. To the extent the customer requires these orders to be altered or changed, the customer is generally obligated to purchase the original on-order raw material.

Due to changes in market conditions, the life cycle of products, the nature of specific programs and other factors, customer volumes produced by the Company typically vary from quarter to quarter. Through the course of the current year, we expect that business for certain customers is likely to grow as customer programs ramp up to meet market demand. Conversely, we also expect business for certain customers to decline as certain product programs near completion. For the first quarter, the Company’s ten largest customers represented approximately 88% of revenue. Revenue from our three largest customers was $13.8 million from IBM, $11.8 million from Ingenico and $11.1 million from Square D representing 19.9%, 17.1% and 16.0%, respectively, of total revenue for the period. This compares with revenue from IBM of $20.0 million, Alcatel of $15.8 million and Ingenico of $10.3 million for the first quarter of 2003 representing 24.5%, 15.8% and 10.3%, respectively, of total revenue for the period. No other customers represented more than 10% of revenue in either period. Through the balance of the current year, we expect the revenue mix from our various customers to change such that Square D is likely not to represent over 10% of our revenues in the latter half of the year as its major program with SMTC nears completion. We also expect growth from a number of current and new customers through the last two quarters although there can be no assurance such growth will be achieved.

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The Company operates in a highly competitive and dynamic marketplace in which current and prospective customers from time to time seek to lower their costs through a competitive tendering process among EMS providers. This process creates an opportunity to increase revenue to the extent we are successful in the tender process, however there is also the potential for revenue decline to the extent we are unsuccessful in this process. Furthermore, even if we are successful, there is potential for our margins to decline. If we lose any of our larger product lines manufactured for one of our customers, we could experience further declines in revenue.

During the first quarter of 2004, 26.6% of our revenue was produced from operations in Mexico, 20.7% from Canada, and 52.7% from the United States. For the first quarter of 2003, 43.0% of our revenue produced from operations in the United States, 33.1% from Mexico, 22.1% from Canada and 1.8% from Europe. We expect to continue to increase the portion of revenue attributable to our Chihuahua, Mexico and Markham, Ontario, Canada facilities, with the transfer of certain production from other facilities. We terminated manufacturing in Europe during the second quarter of 2003.