CPI International Holding 10-Q 2015 Q2 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  

For the quarterly period ended April 3, 2015

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission file number: 333-173372-07

CPI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) 

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	90-0649687 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
811 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, California 94303 (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(650) 846-2900 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or 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 ¨ No ý

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ý No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨

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

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding for each of the registrant’s classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date: As of May 12, 2015, 1,110 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, all of which are owned by CPI International Holding LLC, the registrant’s parent holding company, are outstanding and are not publicly traded.

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10-Q REPORT

INDEX

			Page
Part I:	FINANCIAL INFORMATION		4
	Item 1.	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	4
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 3, 2015 and October 3, 2014	4
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the Three and Six Months Ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014	5
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014	6
		Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	31
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	42
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	43
Part II:	OTHER INFORMATION		44
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	44
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	44
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	44
	Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	44
	Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	44
	Item 5.	Other Information	44
	Item 6.	Exhibits	45

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CPI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORP.

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Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, readers can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected, expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risk factors include, without limitation, competition in our end markets; our significant amount of debt; changes or reductions in the United States defense budget; currency fluctuations; goodwill impairment considerations; customer cancellations of sales contracts; U.S. Government contracts; export restrictions and other laws and regulations; international laws; changes in technology; the impact of unexpected costs; the impact of a general slowdown in the global economy; the impact of environmental and zoning laws and regulations; and inability to obtain raw materials and components. All written and oral forward-looking statements made in connection with this document that are attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing risk factors and other cautionary statements included herein and in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this document to conform such statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

The information in this report is not a complete description of our business or the risks and uncertainties associated with an investment in our securities. Prospective investors should carefully consider the various risks and uncertainties that impact our business and the other information in this report and in our filings with the SEC before deciding to invest in our securities or to maintain or increase such investment.

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Part I:  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share data – unaudited) 

	April 3, 2015			October 3, 2014
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	48,266		$	50,617
Restricted cash	1,606			1,798
Accounts receivable, net	46,164			43,920
Inventories	102,091			97,156
Deferred tax assets	8,962			8,070
Prepaid and other current assets	7,752			7,960
Total current assets	214,841			209,521
Property, plant, and equipment, net	73,554			76,659
Deferred debt issue costs, net	11,288			12,557
Intangible assets, net	243,258			248,838
Goodwill	198,881			197,681
Other long-term assets	537			1,072
Total assets	$	742,359		$	746,328
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	3,100		$	3,100
Accounts payable	25,909			25,565
Accrued expenses	37,346			31,328
Product warranty	4,553			4,863
Income taxes payable	620			1,048
Advance payments from customers	14,826			15,448
Total current liabilities	86,354			81,352
Deferred income taxes, non-current	94,787			94,835
Long-term debt, less current portion	514,153			514,938
Other long-term liabilities	3,879			13,059
Total liabilities	699,173			704,184
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 2 shares authorized: 1 share issued and outstanding)	—			—
Additional paid-in capital	26,082			25,589
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,217		)	(653		)
Retained earnings	19,321			17,208
Total stockholders’ equity	43,186			42,144
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	742,359		$	746,328

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

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

(In thousands – unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014			April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014
Sales	$	107,964		$	121,159		$	218,638		$	245,038
Cost of sales, including $0, $0, $0 and $1,604 of utilization of net increase in cost basis of inventory due to purchase accounting, respectively	79,096			84,901			157,147			175,373
Gross profit	28,868			36,258			61,491			69,665
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	3,962			3,808			7,557			7,617
Selling and marketing	5,833			5,807			11,500			11,744
General and administrative	7,473			8,137			15,662			15,173
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	2,544			2,629			5,091			5,478
Total operating costs and expenses	19,812			20,381			39,810			40,012
Operating income	9,056			15,877			21,681			29,653
Interest expense, net	9,154			6,863			18,193			14,122
(Loss) income before income taxes	(98		)	9,014			3,488			15,531
Income tax expense	772			3,117			1,375			6,490
Net (loss) income	(870		)	5,897			2,113			9,041
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax	(888		)	(577		)	(1,564		)	(1,088		)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(888		)	(577		)	(1,564		)	(1,088		)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(1,758	)	$	5,320		$	549		$	7,953

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

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands – unaudited)

	Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	2,268		$	20,251
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(3,069		)	(3,125		)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired	—			(36,908		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,069		)	(40,033		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of borrowings under previous term loan facility	—			(5,500		)
Repayment of borrowings under Term Loan	(1,550		)	—
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,550		)	(5,500		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(2,351		)	(25,282		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	50,617			67,051
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	48,266		$	41,769
Supplemental cash flow disclosures
Cash paid for interest	$	16,159		$	12,431
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	$	3,220		$	4,962
(Increase) decrease in accrued capital expenditures	$	(49	)	$	239

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

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

1. The Company and a Summary of its Significant Accounting Policies

The Company

Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) “Holding LLC” refers to CPI International Holding LLC, (ii) “CPI International” or “Parent” refers to the issuer, CPI International Holding Corp., and (iii) “CPII” means CPI International, Inc. Holding LLC owns all of the outstanding common stock of CPI International, which in turn owns all of the outstanding common stock of CPII, which in turn owns all of the outstanding equity interests of Communications & Power Industries LLC (“CPI”) and Communications & Power Industries Canada Inc. (“CPI Canada”), CPI International’s main operating subsidiaries. The term “the Company” refers to CPI International and its direct and indirect subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Veritas Capital Fund IV, L.P. and its affiliates and certain members of CPII’s management beneficially own shares of CPI International’s common stock indirectly through their holdings in Holding LLC. Holding LLC, CPI International and CPII are holding companies with no material assets or operations other than their respective direct or indirect equity interests in CPI and CPI Canada and activities related thereto.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements represent the consolidated results and financial position of the Company. The Company develops, manufactures and globally distributes components and subsystems used in the generation, amplification, transmission and reception of microwave signals for a wide variety of systems including radar, electronic warfare and communications (satellite and point-to-point) systems for military and commercial applications, specialty products for medical diagnostic imaging and the treatment of cancer, as well as microwave and radio frequency (“RF”) energy generating products for various industrial and scientific pursuits. The Company has two reportable segments: RF products and satcom equipment (see Note 11, Segments, Geographic and Customer Information).

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The Company’s fiscal year is the 52- or 53-week period that ends on the Friday nearest September 30. Fiscal years 2015 and 2014 comprise the 52- and 53-week periods ending October 2, 2015 and October 3, 2014, respectively. Each of the three months ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014 included 13 weeks. The six months ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014 included 26 and 27 weeks, respectively. All other period references are to the Company’s fiscal periods unless otherwise indicated.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of April 3, 2015 and for the three and six months ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014 are unaudited and reflect all normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of such financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2014. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of October 3, 2014 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. The results of operations and cash flows for the interim period ended April 3, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances, transactions and stockholdings have been eliminated in consolidation.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

Immaterial Correction of Previously Provided Financial Information

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company identified three computational errors: (i) a $0.7 million overstatement of deferred tax assets associated with the Company's acquisition of its Malibu Division (“Malibu”) back in fiscal year 2008, (ii) a $0.9 million balance sheet misclassification between non-current deferred revenue and current advanced payments from customers in fiscal year 2014, and (iii) a $0.5 million understatement of deferred revenue associated with the Company's acquisition of Radant Technologies, Inc. (“Radant”) in fiscal year 2014. The Company corrected the errors in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 by (i) releasing the deferred tax asset, which is recorded as part of deferred income taxes, non-current,and recognizing additional goodwill associated with the Malibu acquisition of $0.7 million, (ii) appropriately reclassifying $0.9 million from non-current deferred revenue, which is recorded as part of other long-term liabilities, to current advance payment from customers, and (iii) increasing current deferred revenue, which is recorded as part of accrued liabilities, and goodwill associated with the Radant acquisition by $0.5 million. The correction of the misstatements is reflected within the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 3, 2015.

The original misstatements had no impact on the consolidated statement of comprehensive (loss) income or the consolidated statement of cash flows for any prior period, and the correction of the misstatements had no impact on the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income or the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows in the six months ended April 3, 2015. In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 99, Materiality, and SAB No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, the Company assessed the materiality of these errors for each of the prior quarterly and annual periods that were affected and determined that the errors were not material to any of the prior periods. Additionally, the Company concluded that the cumulative impact of the errors did not have a material impact on its financial results for the six months ended April 3, 2015 or its projected results for fiscal year 2015.

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of sales and costs and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to revenue recognition; inventory and inventory valuation; business combinations (including contingent consideration); recoverability and valuation of recorded amounts of long-lived assets and identifiable intangible assets, including goodwill; and recognition and measurement of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities. The Company bases its estimates on various factors and information, which may include, but are not limited to, history and prior experience, experience of other enterprises in the same industry, new related events, current economic conditions and information from third-party professionals 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 may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

2. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standard update that provides a single model for revenue arising from contracts with customers. This accounting standard update, which will supersede current revenue recognition guidance, requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of goods or services. The FASB has recently proposed a one-year deferral of the effective date of this accounting standard update. Under the proposal, this accounting standard update would be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. The proposal also provides public entities with an option to elect to adopt the accounting standard update as of the original effective date. If adopted as proposed, this accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The guidance permits companies to either apply the requirements retrospectively to all prior periods presented, or apply the requirements in the year of adoption, through a cumulative adjustment. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption will have on its consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method, nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

In April 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. This accounting standard update requires retrospective adoption and is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. This accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The Company expects the new accounting standard update will reduce other long-term assets and long-term debt on its consolidated balance sheets by amounts classified as deferred debt issuance costs and will have no impact on its consolidated results of operations or cash flows.

3. Supplemental Financial Information

Accounts Receivable: Accounts receivable are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts as follows: 

	April 3, 2015			October 3, 2014
Accounts receivable	$	46,225		$	43,942
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(61		)	(22		)
Accounts receivable, net	$	46,164		$	43,920

Inventories: The following table provides details of inventories: 

	April 3, 2015		October 3, 2014
Raw materials and parts	$	52,351	$	48,958
Work in process	36,087		33,649
Finished goods	13,653		14,549
Total inventories	$	102,091	$	97,156

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

Reserve for loss contracts: The following table summarizes the activity related to reserves for loss contracts during the periods presented: 

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014			April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014
Balance at beginning of period	$	4,978		$	5,314		$	5,008		$	4,992
Provision for loss contracts, charged to cost of sales	437			235			572			877
Credit to cost of sales upon revenue recognition	(68		)	(220		)	(233		)	(540		)
Balance at end of period	$	5,347		$	5,329		$	5,347		$	5,329

At the end of each period presented above, reserve for loss contracts was reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheet in the following accounts: 

	April 3, 2015		April 4, 2014
Inventories	$	5,342	$	5,225
Accrued expenses	5		104
Total reserves for loss contracts	$	5,347	$	5,329

Goodwill:    The following table sets forth goodwill by reportable segment:

	April 3, 2015		October 3, 2014
RF products	$	147,008	$	146,505
Satcom equipment	39,715		39,715
Other	12,158		11,461
Total goodwill	$	198,881	$	197,681

The increase of $0.5 million and $0.7 million in goodwill for RF products and Other segments, respectively, resulted from correction of certain computational errors on previously provided financial information as described in Note 1, The Company and a Summary of its Significant Accounting Policies.

Product Warranty: The following table summarizes the activity related to product warranty: 

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014			April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014
Beginning accrued warranty	$	4,649		$	4,692		$	4,863		$	4,706
Actual costs of warranty claims	(1,230		)	(1,112		)	(2,409		)	(2,323		)
Estimates for product warranty, charged to cost of sales	1,134			1,210			2,099			2,407
Ending accrued warranty	$	4,553		$	4,790		$	4,553		$	4,790

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

4. Financial Instruments

The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, including cash equivalents, available-for-sale securities, derivative instruments and contingent consideration. The following tables set forth financial instruments carried at fair value by level of fair value hierarchy: 

			Fair Value Measurements at April 3, 2015 Using
	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market and overnight U.S. Government securities1	$	38,180	$	38,180	$	—	$	—
Mutual funds2	298		298		—		—
Total assets at fair value	$	38,478	$	38,478	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward derivatives3	$	2,448	$	—	$	2,448	$	—
Contingent consideration liability4	8,700		—		—		8,700
Total liabilities at fair value	$	11,148	$	—	$	2,448	$	8,700
1 The money market and overnight U.S. Government securities are classified as part of cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
2 The mutual funds are classified as part of other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
3 The liability position of foreign currency derivatives is classified as part of accrued expenses ($2,382) and other long-term liabilities ($66) in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
4 The contingent consideration liability is classified as part of accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

			Fair Value Measurements at October 3, 2014 Using
	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market and overnight U.S. Government securities1	$	39,952	$	39,952	$	—	$	—
Mutual funds2	279		279		—		—
Total assets at fair value	$	40,231	$	40,231	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward derivatives3	$	759	$	—	$	759	$	—
Contingent consideration liability4	7,600		—		—		7,600
Total liabilities at fair value	$	8,359	$	—	$	759	$	7,600
1 The money market and overnight U.S. Government securities are classified as part of cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
2 The mutual funds are classified as part of other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
3 The liability position of foreign currency derivatives is classified as part of accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
4 The contingent consideration liability is classified as part of other long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

See Note 6, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, for information regarding the Company’s derivative instruments.

Contingent Consideration

In connection with, and as part of the consideration for, the October 2013 purchase of all of the outstanding stock of Radant, the Company will be obligated to make a maximum of $10.0 million in potential additional payments if certain financial targets are achieved by Radant over the two years following the acquisition. These potential earn-out payments are considered contingent consideration. The fair value of the contingent consideration is based on a probability-weighted calculation whereby the Company assigned estimated probabilities to achieving the earn-out targets and then discounted the total contingent consideration to net present value using Level 3 inputs. Key assumptions include a discount rate of 14% and a probability-adjusted level of Radant’s earnings before net interest expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) in aggregate for the two years following the acquisition. The Company believes the discount rate used to discount the earn-out payments reflects market participant assumptions.

The following table summarizes the activity related to contingent consideration during the periods presented: 

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015		April 4, 2014		April 3, 2015		April 4, 2014
Balance at beginning of period	$	8,100	$	4,300	$	7,600	$	—
Contingent consideration from Radant acquisition	—		—		—		4,300
Change in fair value included in earnings	600		300		1,100		300
Balance at end of period	$	8,700	$	4,600	$	8,700	$	4,600

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

The change in fair value of the contingent consideration since the date of Radant acquisition was primarily due to the passage of time and subsequent adjustments in the probability assumptions regarding Radant’s future EBITDA. Other assumptions used for determining the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration have not changed significantly from those used at the acquisition date.

As the potential earn-out payments are due in December 2015, the contingent consideration was reclassified from other long-term liabilities to current liabilities as accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 3, 2015.

Other Financial Instruments

The Company’s other financial instruments include cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and long-term debt. Except for long-term debt, the carrying value of these financial instruments approximates fair values because of their relatively short maturity. The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt as of April 3, 2015 and October 3, 2014 using Level 2 fair value inputs was $521.1 million and $521.3 million, respectively, compared to the carrying value of $517.3 million and $518.0 million, respectively.

5. Long-term Debt

The Company’s long-term debt comprises the following as of the dates presented:

	April 3, 2015		October 3, 2014
Term Loan, net of issue discount of $676 and $726	$	306,224	$	307,724
Senior Notes, net of issue discount of $3,971 and $4,686	211,029		210,314
	517,253		518,038
Less:  Current portion	3,100		3,100
Long-term portion	$	514,153	$	514,938
Standby letters of credit secured by Revolver	$	5,027	$	3,468

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

On April 7, 2014, CPII entered into new senior secured credit facilities (“Senior Credit Facilities”), which provide for (i) Term B Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $310.0 million (“Term Loan”), and (ii) a $30.0 million revolving credit facility (“Revolver”), with sub-limits for letters of credit and swingline loans. CPII immediately borrowed the entire $310.0 million available under the Term Loan. The revolving credit facility was undrawn at April 3, 2015 (other than for approximately $5.0 million of outstanding letters of credit).

Upon satisfaction of certain specified conditions, including pro forma compliance with a total leverage ratio, CPII may seek commitments for new term loans and revolving loans, not to exceed the sum of (i) $75.0 million, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all prepayments of Term Loans and permanent commitment reductions of the Revolver made prior to or simultaneously with the incurrence of new incremental commitments, plus (iii) such additional amounts to the extent CPII maintains a first lien leverage ratio of 3.50:1 or less on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such incremental commitments (“Incremental Cap”). In addition, instead of incremental commitments of term loans or revolving loans under the Senior Credit Facilities, CPII may utilize the Incremental Cap at any time by issuing or incurring incremental equivalent debt, outside of the Senior Credit Facilities, which may be in the form of secured or unsecured debt securities or loans, in each case upon satisfaction of certain specified conditions, including maintaining certain leverage ratios.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

Except as noted below, the Term Loan will mature on November 17, 2017 and the Revolver will mature on August 19, 2017. However, if (i) in the case of the Term Loan, on or before November 17, 2017, and, in the case of the Revolver, on or before August 19, 2017, CPII has repaid or refinanced 65% of its Senior Notes due 2018, or (ii) the first lien leverage ratio as of August 19, 2017 is 2.50:1 or less on a pro forma basis, then the Term Loan will mature on April 7, 2021 and the Revolver will mature on April 7, 2019.

Borrowings under the Senior Credit Facilities bear interest, at CPII’s option, at a rate equal to a margin over either (i) a LIBOR rate or (ii) a base rate. LIBOR and base rate borrowings under the Term Loan are subject to a 1.00% and 2.00% “floor,” respectively. As of April 3, 2015, the variable interest rate on the term loan was 4.25%. The Senior Secured Credit Facilities are subject to amortization and prepayment requirements and contain customary representations and warranties, covenants, events of default and other provisions.

Senior Notes due 2018

In February 2011, CPII issued an aggregate of $215 million of Senior Notes due 2018 (“Senior Notes”) originally bearing interest at the rate of 8.0% per year. The outstanding notes are CPII’s senior unsecured obligations. Parent and each of CPII’s existing and future restricted subsidiaries (as defined in the indenture governing the Senior Notes) guarantee the Senior Notes on a senior unsecured basis. Interest rate on the Senior Notes increased from 8.00% to 8.75% per annum in April 2014. Interest is payable in cash. The indenture governing the Senior Notes limits, subject to certain exceptions, CPII and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred stock; pay dividends and make other restricted payments; make certain investments; sell assets; create liens; consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of CPII’s assets; enter into transactions with affiliates and designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries.

At any time, or from time to time, on or after February 15, 2016, CPII, at its option, may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning February 15 of the years indicated:

Year	Optional Redemption Price
2016	104%
2017 and thereafter	101%

In addition, at any time prior to February 15, 2016, CPII may redeem all or a part of the Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed plus an applicable premium (as defined in the indenture governing the Senior Notes) plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the redemption date.

Upon a change of control, CPII may be required to purchase all or any part of the Senior Notes for a cash price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

Debt Maturities:    As of April 3, 2015, maturities on long-term debt were as follows: 

Fiscal Year	Term Loan		Senior Notes		Total
2015 (remaining six months)	$	1,550	$	—	$	1,550
2016	3,100		—		3,100
2017	3,100		—		3,100
2018	299,150		215,000		514,150
2019	—		—		—
Thereafter	—		—		—
	$	306,900	$	215,000	$	521,900

The above table assumes (i) that the respective debt instruments will be outstanding until their scheduled maturity dates, and (ii) a debt level based on mandatory repayments according to the contractual amortization schedule of the Senior Credit Facilities. The above table excludes any optional and excess cash flow prepayments on the Term Loan. The table also excludes the effect of the Company’s contractual right to repay or refinance the Senior Notes by November 17, 2017, which would extend the maturity date for the Term Loan from November 2017 to April 2021.

Covenants

As of April 3, 2015, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the agreements governing CPII’s new Senior Credit Facilities and the indentures governing the Senior Notes.

Deferred Debt Issuance Costs

CPII incurred debt issuance costs, excluding issue discount, of $8.7 million associated with its new Senior Credit Facilities and $8.0 million associated with the Senior Notes. As of April 3, 2015, the unamortized deferred debt issuance costs related to CPII’s debt were $11.3 million, net of $5.5 million accumulated amortization. As of October 3, 2014, the unamortized deferred debt issuance costs related to CPII’s prior senior credit facilities and the Senior Notes were $12.6 million, net of $4.2 million accumulated amortization.

6. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts: Although the majority of the Company’s revenue and expense activities are transacted in U.S. dollars, the Company does transact business in foreign countries. The Company’s primary foreign currency cash flows are in Canada and several European countries. In an effort to reduce its foreign currency exposure to Canadian dollar-denominated expenses, the Company enters into Canadian dollar forward contracts to hedge the Canadian dollar-denominated costs for its manufacturing operation in Canada. The Company does not engage in currency speculation.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

The Company’s Canadian dollar forward contracts in effect as of April 3, 2015 have durations of seven to 19 months. These contracts are designated as a cash flow hedge and are considered highly effective. Unrealized gains and losses from foreign exchange forward contracts are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. At April 3, 2015, the unrealized loss, net of tax of $0.8 million, was $2.3 million. At October 3, 2014, the unrealized loss, net of tax of $0.3 million, was $0.8 million. The Company anticipates recognizing the entire unrealized gain or loss in operating earnings within the next seven fiscal quarters. Changes in the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts due to changes in time value are excluded from the assessment of effectiveness and are immediately recognized in general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. The time value was not material for all periods presented. If the transaction being hedged fails to occur, or if a portion of any derivative is ineffective, then the Company immediately recognizes the gain or loss on the associated financial instrument in general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. No ineffective amounts were recognized due to hedge ineffectiveness in the three and six months ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014.

As of April 3, 2015, the Company had entered into Canadian dollar forward contracts for nominal values of approximately $40.1 million (Canadian dollars), or approximately 49% of estimated Canadian dollar denominated expenses for April 2015 through September 2016, at an average rate of approximately 0.85 U.S. dollars to one Canadian dollar.

The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges were in a liability position on April 3, 2015 and October 3, 2014 as shown in the following table: 

	Liability Derivatives
		Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	April 3, 2015		October 3, 2014
Derivative designated as hedging instruments
Forward contracts	Accrued expenses	$	2,382	$	759
Forward contracts	Other long-term liabilities	66		—
Total derivative designated as hedging instruments		$	2,448	$	759

As of April 3, 2015 and October 3, 2014, the Company had no derivative instruments that were classified as non-hedging instruments. The Company’s derivatives are reported on a gross basis. The Company has no master netting arrangements with its derivative counterparties that would allow for net settlement.

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(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

The following table summarizes the effect of derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income for the periods of fiscal years 2015 and 2014 presented:

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)						Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective and Excluded Portion)	Amount of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective and Excluded Portion)
	Three Months Ended							Three Months Ended							Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014				April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014				April 3, 2015		April 4, 2014
Forward contracts	$	(1,670	)	$	(1,128	)	Cost of sales	$	(291	)	$	(284	)	General and administrative(a)	$	12	$	29
							Research and development	(100		)	(39		)
							Selling and marketing	(44		)	(17		)
							General and administrative	(52		)	(20		)
Total	$	(1,670	)	$	(1,128	)		$	(487	)	$	(360	)		$	12	$	29
(a)The amount recognized in income for each period presented represents a gain related to the amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)						Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective and Excluded Portion)	Amount of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective and Excluded Portion)
	Six Months Ended							Six Months Ended							Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014				April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014				April 3, 2015		April 4, 2014
Forward contracts	$	(2,824	)	$	(2,132	)	Cost of sales	$	(527	)	$	(520	)	General and administrative(b)	$	87	$	120
							Research and development	(108		)	(82		)
							Selling and marketing	(48		)	(36		)
							General and administrative	(56		)	(43		)
Total	$	(2,824	)	$	(2,132	)		$	(739	)	$	(681	)		$	87	$	120
(b)The amount recognized in income for each period presented represents a gain related to the amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

7. Contingencies

From time to time, the Company may be subject to claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, all such matters involve amounts that would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows if unfavorably resolved.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

8. Related-party Transactions

A former major stockholder of Radant, which was acquired in October 2013, was retained by the Company to serve as president of the division (the “Radant president”). In connection with, and as part of the consideration for, the Radant acquisition, the Company will be obligated to make a maximum of $10.0 million in potential additional payments to the former stockholders of Radant including the Radant president and certain of his relatives if certain financial targets are achieved by Radant over the two years following the acquisition. Also in connection with the acquisition, the Company has entered into a lease agreement for a property in Stow, Massachusetts, that contains a manufacturing plant and office facilities owned by a company controlled by the Radant president. The Company records rent expense for the Stow lease on an arm’s length basis. The Company recorded a rent expense for such lease of $0.1 million for each of the three months ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014 and $0.2 million for each of the six months ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014.

9. Income Taxes

The condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income reflect the following income tax expense:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014			April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014
(Loss) income before income taxes	$	(98	)	$	9,014		$	3,488		$	15,531
Income tax expense	$	772		$	3,117		$	1,375		$	6,490
Effective income tax rate	(787.8		)%	34.6		%	39.4		%	41.8		%

The Company’s 787.8% effective tax rate for the three months ended April 3, 2015 differs from the federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily due to an income tax expense for an uncertain tax position as a result of an intercompany sale of assets and an increase in the Company's estimated annual tax rate due to foreign tax credit limitations. The Company’s 34.6% effective tax rate for the three months ended April 4, 2014 is similar to the federal statutory rate of 35.0%.

The Company’s 39.4% effective tax rate for the six months ended April 3, 2015 differs from the federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily due to foreign tax credit limitations and income tax expense for an uncertain tax position as a result of an intercompany sale of assets, partially offset by tax benefits from a California income tax refund for prior year amended income tax returns and tax benefits for a tax provision to tax return true-up of U.S and Canada tax returns. The Company’s 41.8% effective tax rate for the six months ended April 4, 2014 differs from the federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily due to income tax expense for a change in state deferred tax liabilities due to an increase in the blended state tax rate with the inclusion of Radant, non-deductible expenses related to the Radant acquisition, and a provision to tax return true-up charge from filing the Canadian subsidiaries fiscal year 2013 income tax return.

The Company files a U.S. federal income tax return and state income tax returns in California, Massachusetts and several other U.S. states. The Company also files income tax returns in Canada and other foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to examination by the various taxing authorities for fiscal years prior to 2010. The Company has income tax audits in progress in several jurisdictions in which it operates, including an audit by the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The Company’s policy is to classify interest, foreign exchange rate changes and penalties, if any, on unrecognized tax benefits as components of income tax expense.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

The total liability for gross unrecognized tax benefits was $3.2 million at April 3, 2015 and $7.6 million at April 4, 2014. For the three months ended April 3, 2015 the total liability for gross unrecognized tax benefits increased by $0.6 million primarily due to an uncertain tax position as a result of an intercompany sale of assets. For the six months ended April 3, 2015, the total liability for gross unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $1.6 million primarily due to settlement of the Company's California tax audit for fiscal years 2005 through 2007, partially offset by an uncertain tax position as a result of an intercompany sale of assets. The total liability for gross unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would reduce the effective tax rate on income from continuing operations. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that, in the next 12 months, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits related to the resolution of federal, state and foreign matters could be reduced by $0.3 million as statutes expire and tax payments are made.

10. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table provides the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the condensed consolidated balance sheets: 

	April 3, 2015			October 3, 2014
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(772) and $(251), respectively	$	(2,317	)	$	(753	)
Unrealized actuarial gain and prior service credit for pension liability, net of tax of $33 and $33, respectively	100			100
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(2,217	)	$	(653	)

The following table provides changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets for the three and six months ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014 (amounts in parentheses indicate debits):

	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2015								April 4, 2014
	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Defined Benefit Pension Items		Total			Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Defined Benefit Pension Items		Total
Balance at beginning of period	$	(1,429	)	$	100	$	(1,329	)	$	(519	)	$	94	$	(425	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(1,253		)	—		(1,253		)	(846		)	—		(846		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	365			—		365			269			—		269
Net current-period other comprehensive loss	(888		)	—		(888		)	(577		)	—		(577		)
Balance at end of period	$	(2,317	)	$	100	$	(2,217	)	$	(1,096	)	$	94	$	(1,002	)

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

	Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015								April 4, 2014
	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Defined Benefit Pension Items		Total			Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Defined Benefit Pension Items		Total
Balance at beginning of period	$	(753	)	$	100	$	(653	)	$	(8	)	$	94	$	86
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(2,118		)	—		(2,118		)	(1,599		)	—		(1,599		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	554			—		554			511			—		511
Net current-period other comprehensive loss	(1,564		)	—		(1,564		)	(1,088		)	—		(1,088		)
Balance at end of period	$	(2,317	)	$	100	$	(2,217	)	$	(1,096	)	$	94	$	(1,002	)

The following table provides the gross amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss and the corresponding amount of tax relating to gains and losses on cash flow hedges for the three and six months ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014 (amounts in parentheses indicate debits):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014			April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	487		$	360		$	739		$	681
Less: Tax	(122		)	(91		)	(185		)	(170		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	$	365		$	269		$	554		$	511

See Note 6, Derivatives Instruments and Hedging Activities, for additional disclosures about reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss and their corresponding effects on the respective line items in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

11. Segments, Geographic and Customer Information

The Company’s reportable segments are RF (“radio frequency”) products and satcom equipment. Made up of five divisions, the RF products segment develops, manufactures and distributes high-power/high-frequency microwave and RF signal components and structures. The satcom equipment segment, which consists of one division, manufactures and supplies high-power amplifiers and networks for satellite communication uplink, industrial and electronic warfare applications. Segment information reported below is consistent with the manner in which it is reviewed and evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), its chief executive officer, and is based on the nature of the Company’s operations and products offered to customers.

Amounts not reported as RF products or satcom equipment are reported as “other.” Other includes the activities of the Company’s Malibu Division and unallocated corporate expenses, such as business combination-related expenses, share-based compensation expense and certain other charges and credits that the Company’s management has determined are non-operational, non-cash items or not directly attributable to the Company’s operating divisions. The Malibu Division is a designer, manufacturer and integrator of advanced antenna systems for radar, radar simulators and telemetry systems, as well as for data links used in ground, airborne, unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”) and shipboard systems.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following tables: 

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014			April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014
Sales from external customers
RF products	$	82,161		$	90,638		$	168,234		$	178,464
Satcom equipment	20,689			23,230			39,287			48,743
Other	5,114			7,291			11,117			17,831
	$	107,964		$	121,159		$	218,638		$	245,038
Intersegment product transfers
RF products	$	6,113		$	5,714		$	11,306		$	12,211
Satcom equipment	—			2			18			10
	$	6,113		$	5,716		$	11,324		$	12,221
Capital expendituresa
RF products	$	1,396		$	1,056		$	2,729		$	2,416
Satcom equipment	110			129			131			186
Other	104			135			258			284
	$	1,610		$	1,320		$	3,118		$	2,886
EBITDA
RF products	$	16,199		$	21,568		$	36,025		$	41,129
Satcom equipment	2,215			2,403			4,082			4,863
Other	(3,532		)	(2,310		)	(6,698		)	(4,104		)
	$	14,882		$	21,661		$	33,409		$	41,888
a Capital expenditures incurred on an accrual basis.

	April 3, 2015		October 3, 2014
Total assets
RF products	$	509,000	$	517,108
Satcom equipment	115,000		110,691
Other	118,359		118,529
	$	742,359	$	746,328

EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization. The Company believes that EBITDA is useful to assess its ability to generate cash from operations sufficient to pay taxes, to service debt and to undertake capital expenditures.

For the reasons listed below, the Company believes that U.S. GAAP-based financial information for leveraged businesses like its own should be supplemented by EBITDA so that investors better understand its financial performance in connection with their analysis of the Company’s business:

• EBITDA is a component of the measures used by the Company’s board of directors and management team to evaluate the Company’s operating performance;

• the Company’s senior credit facilities contain covenants that require the Company to maintain a total leverage ratio in certain circumstances that contains EBITDA as a component, and the Company’s management team uses EBITDA to monitor compliance with these covenants;

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

• EBITDA is a component of the measures used by the Company’s management team to make day-to-day operating decisions;

• EBITDA facilitates comparisons between the Company’s operating results and those of competitors with different capital structures and, therefore, is a component of the measures used by the management to facilitate internal comparisons to competitors’ results and the Company’s industry in general; and

• the payment of management bonuses is contingent upon, among other things, the satisfaction by the Company of certain targets that contain EBITDA as a component.

EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with U.S. GAAP and has important limitations as an analytical tool. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to comprehensive income, net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP as a measure of operating performance or operating cash flows as a measure of liquidity. The Company’s use of the term EBITDA varies from others in the Company’s industry. The Company’s presentation of EBITDA should not be construed to imply that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by items excluded from the computation of EBITDA. Operating income by the Company’s reportable segments was as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014			April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014
Operating income
RF products	$	13,905		$	19,448		$	31,361		$	36,715
Satcom equipment	1,950			2,119			3,553			4,264
Other	(6,799		)	(5,690		)	(13,233		)	(11,326		)
	$	9,056		$	15,877		$	21,681		$	29,653

The following table reconciles net (loss) income to EBITDA:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014		April 3, 2015		April 4, 2014
Net (loss) income	$	(870	)	$	5,897	$	2,113	$	9,041
Depreciation and amortization	5,826			5,784		11,728		12,235
Interest expense, net	9,154			6,863		18,193		14,122
Income tax expense	772			3,117		1,375		6,490
EBITDA	$	14,882		$	21,661	$	33,409	$	41,888

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

12.     Supplemental Guarantors Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

The tables that follow reflect the supplemental guarantor financial information associated with CPII’s Senior Notes issued on February 11, 2011. The Senior Notes are guaranteed by Parent and, subject to certain exceptions, each of Parent’s existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries (other than CPII) on a senior unsecured basis. Separate financial statements of the guarantors are not presented because (i) the guarantors are wholly owned and have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Senior Notes on a joint and several basis and (ii) CPII’s management has determined that such separate financial statements are not material to investors. Instead, presented below are the consolidating financial statements of: (i) the guarantor subsidiaries (all of the domestic subsidiaries), (ii) the non-guarantor subsidiaries, (iii) the consolidating elimination entries, and (iv) the consolidated totals. The accompanying consolidating financial information should be read in connection with the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company.

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for based on the equity method. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries, intercompany balances and intercompany transactions.

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(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

As of April 3, 2015

	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	—		$	42,179	$	6,087		$	—		$	48,266
Restricted cash	—			—			1,532		74			—			1,606
Accounts receivable, net	—			—			29,411		16,753			—			46,164
Inventories	—			—			72,396		30,422			(727		)	102,091
Deferred tax assets	—			—			7,636		1,326			—			8,962
Intercompany receivable	—			—			102,024		5,729			(107,753		)	—
Prepaid and other current assets	(1		)	7			5,607		1,863			276			7,752
Total current assets	(1		)	7			260,785		62,254			(108,204		)	214,841
Property, plant and equipment, net	—			—			58,879		14,675			—			73,554
Deferred debt issue costs, net	—			11,288			—		—			—			11,288
Intangible assets, net	—			—			165,625		77,633			—			243,258
Goodwill	—			—			110,728		88,153			—			198,881
Other long-term assets	—			—			521		16			—			537
Investment in subsidiaries	43,330			753,918			16,159		—			(813,407		)	—
Total assets	$	43,329		$	765,213		$	612,697	$	242,731		$	(921,611	)	$	742,359
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current portion of long-term debt	$	—		$	3,100		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	3,100
Accounts payable	—			—			16,274		9,635			—			25,909
Accrued expenses	143			2,731			27,149		7,331			(8		)	37,346
Product warranty	—			—			2,324		2,229			—			4,553
Income taxes payable	—			—			249		371			—			620
Advance payments from customers	—			—			12,627		2,199			—			14,826
Intercompany payable	—			5,353			—		—			(5,353		)	—
Total current liabilities	143			11,184			58,623		21,765			(5,361		)	86,354
Deferred income taxes, non-current	—			—			73,132		21,655			—			94,787
Long-term debt, less current portion	—			514,153			—		—			—			514,153
Other long-term liabilities	—			—			2,843		1,036			—			3,879
Total liabilities	143			525,337			134,598		44,456			(5,361		)	699,173
Common stock	—			—			—		—			—			—
Parent investment	—			211,100			376,858		174,239			(762,197		)	—
Equity investment in subsidiary	(2,217		)	(2,217		)	9,377		—			(4,943		)	—
Additional paid-in capital	26,082			—			—		—			—			26,082
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—			—		(2,217		)	—			(2,217		)
Retained earnings	19,321			30,993			91,864		26,253			(149,110		)	19,321
Total stockholders’ equity	43,186			239,876			478,099		198,275			(916,250		)	43,186
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	43,329		$	765,213		$	612,697	$	242,731		$	(921,611	)	$	742,359

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CPI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORP.

and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

As of October 3, 2014

	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	—		$	42,290	$	8,327		$	—		$	50,617
Restricted cash	—			—			1,708		90			—			1,798
Accounts receivable, net	—			—			30,062		13,858			—			43,920
Inventories	—			—			71,153		26,483			(480		)	97,156
Deferred tax assets	—			—			7,265		805			—			8,070
Intercompany receivable	—			—			95,370		16,706			(112,076		)	—
Prepaid and other current assets	—			49			6,010		1,719			182			7,960
Total current assets	—			49			253,858		67,988			(112,374		)	209,521
Property, plant and equipment, net	—			—			61,779		14,880			—			76,659
Deferred debt issue costs, net	—			12,557			—		—			—			12,557
Intangible assets, net	—			—			169,229		79,609			—			248,838
Goodwill	—			—			109,528		88,153			—			197,681
Other long-term assets	—			—			1,055		17			—			1,072
Investment in subsidiaries	43,845			752,212			15,026		—			(811,083		)	—
Total assets	$	43,845		$	764,818		$	610,475	$	250,647		$	(923,457	)	$	746,328
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current portion of long-term debt	$	—		$	3,100		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	3,100
Accounts payable	9			25			15,039		10,492			—			25,565
Accrued expenses	1,692			2,782			19,513		7,340			1			31,328
Product warranty	—			—			2,633		2,230			—			4,863
Income taxes payable	—			—			425		623			—			1,048
Advance payments from customers	—			—			12,018		3,430			—			15,448
Intercompany payable	—			5,353			8,731		—			(14,084		)	—
Total current liabilities	1,701			11,260			58,359		24,115			(14,083		)	81,352
Deferred income taxes, non-current	—			—			72,693		22,142			—			94,835
Long-term debt, less current portion	—			514,938			—		—			—			514,938
Other long-term liabilities	—			—			12,035		1,024			—			13,059
Total liabilities	1,701			526,198			143,087		47,281			(14,083		)	704,184
Common stock	—			—			—		—			—			—
Parent investment	—			211,100			376,459		182,945			(770,504		)	—
Equity investment in subsidiary	(653		)	(653		)	9,377		—			(8,071		)	—
Additional paid-in capital	25,589			—			—		—			—			25,589
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—			—		(653		)	—			(653		)
Retained earnings	17,208			28,173			81,552		21,074			(130,799		)	17,208
Total stockholders’ equity	42,144			238,620			467,388		203,366			(909,374		)	42,144
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	43,845		$	764,818		$	610,475	$	250,647		$	(923,457	)	$	746,328

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CPI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORP.

and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATINGSTATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

For the Three Months Ended April 3, 2015

	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Sales	$	—		$	—		$	84,364	$	42,073		$	(18,473	)	$	107,964
Cost of sales	—			—			64,052		33,013			(17,969		)	79,096
Gross profit	—			—			20,312		9,060			(504		)	28,868
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	—			—			1,854		2,108			—			3,962
Selling and marketing	—			—			3,493		2,685			(345		)	5,833
General and administrative	527			65			6,094		786			1			7,473
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	—			—			1,529		1,015			—			2,544
Total operating costs and expenses	527			65			12,970		6,594			(344		)	19,812
Operating (loss) income	(527		)	(65		)	7,342		2,466			(160		)	9,056
Interest expense (income), net	—			9,156			1		(3		)	—			9,154
(Loss) income before income tax expense and equity in income of subsidiaries	(527		)	(9,221		)	7,341		2,469			(160		)	(98		)
Income tax (benefit) expense	(215		)	(3,506		)	4,300		254			(61		)	772
Equity in income of subsidiaries	(558		)	5,157			365		—			(4,964		)	—
Net (loss) income	(870		)	(558		)	3,406		2,215			(5,063		)	(870		)
Equity in other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries, net of tax	(888		)	(888		)	—		—			1,776			—
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax	—			—			—		(888		)	—			(888		)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—			—			—		(888		)	—			(888		)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(1,758	)	$	(1,446	)	$	3,406	$	1,327		$	(3,287	)	$	(1,758	)

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CPI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORP.

and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATINGSTATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Three Months Ended April 4, 2014

	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Sales	$	—		$	—		$	93,603		$	44,989		$	(17,433	)	$	121,159
Cost of sales	—			—			67,208			34,765			(17,072		)	84,901
Gross profit	—			—			26,395			10,224			(361		)	36,258
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	—			—			1,511			2,297			—			3,808
Selling and marketing	—			—			3,422			2,775			(390		)	5,807
General and administrative	887			180			5,897			1,172			1			8,137
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	—			—			1,611			1,018			—			2,629
Total operating costs and expenses	887			180			12,441			7,262			(389		)	20,381
Operating (loss) income	(887		)	(180		)	13,954			2,962			28			15,877
Interest expense (income), net	—			6,864			1			(2		)	—			6,863
(Loss) income before income tax expense and equity in income of subsidiaries	(887		)	(7,044		)	13,953			2,964			28			9,014
Income tax (benefit) expense	(338		)	(2,683		)	5,632			496			10			3,117
Equity in income of subsidiaries	6,446			10,807			(18		)	—			(17,235		)	—
Net income	5,897			6,446			8,303			2,468			(17,217		)	5,897
Equity in other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries, net of tax	(577		)	(577		)	—			—			1,154			—
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax	—			—			—			(577		)	—			(577		)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—			—			—			(577		)	—			(577		)
Comprehensive income	$	5,320		$	5,869		$	8,303		$	1,891		$	(16,063	)	$	5,320

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CPI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORP.

and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATINGSTATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Six Months Ended April 3, 2015

	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Sales	$	—		$	—		$	169,803	$	83,655		$	(34,820	)	$	218,638
Cost of sales	—			—			126,380		64,625			(33,858		)	157,147
Gross profit	—			—			43,423		19,030			(962		)	61,491
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	—			—			3,704		3,853			—			7,557
Selling and marketing	—			—			6,845		5,370			(715		)	11,500
General and administrative	1,162			1,306			11,247		1,947			—			15,662
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	—			—			3,059		2,032			—			5,091
Total operating costs and expenses	1,162			1,306			24,855		13,202			(715		)	39,810
Operating (loss) income	(1,162		)	(1,306		)	18,568		5,828			(247		)	21,681
Interest expense, net	—			18,189			4		—			—			18,193
(Loss) income before income tax expense and equity in income of subsidiaries	(1,162		)	(19,495		)	18,564		5,828			(247		)	3,488
Income tax (benefit) expense	(455		)	(7,410		)	8,685		649			(94		)	1,375
Equity in income of subsidiaries	2,820			14,905			433		—			(18,158		)	—
Net income	2,113			2,820			10,312		5,179			(18,311		)	2,113
Equity in other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries, net of tax	(1,564		)	(1,564		)	—		—			3,128			—
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax	—			—			—		(1,564		)	—			(1,564		)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—			—			—		(1,564		)	—			(1,564		)
Comprehensive income	$	549		$	1,256		$	10,312	$	3,615		$	(15,183	)	$	549

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CPI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORP.

and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATINGSTATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Six Months Ended April 4, 2014

	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Sales	$	—		$	—		$	185,284	$	94,326		$	(34,572	)	$	245,038
Cost of sales	—			—			137,068		72,218			(33,913		)	175,373
Gross profit	—			—			48,216		22,108			(659		)	69,665
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	—			—			2,848		4,769			—			7,617
Selling and marketing	—			—			6,774		5,728			(758		)	11,744
General and administrative	1,588			417			10,801		2,363			4			15,173
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	—			—			3,441		2,037			—			5,478
Strategic alternative transaction expenses															—
Total operating costs and expenses	1,588			417			23,864		14,897			(754		)	40,012
Operating (loss) income	(1,588		)	(417		)	24,352		7,211			95			29,653
Interest expense (income), net	—			14,121			4		(3		)	—			14,122
(Loss) income before income tax expense and equity in income of subsidiaries	(1,588		)	(14,538		)	24,348		7,214			95			15,531
Income tax (benefit) expense	(604		)	(5,526		)	11,447		1,137			36			6,490
Equity in income of subsidiaries	10,025			19,037			378		—			(29,440		)	—
Net income	9,041			10,025			13,279		6,077			(29,381		)	9,041
Equity in other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries, net of tax	(1,088		)	(1,088		)	—		—			2,176			—
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax	—			—			—		(1,088		)	—			(1,088		)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—			—			—		(1,088		)	—			(1,088		)
Comprehensive income	$	7,953		$	8,937		$	13,279	$	4,989		$	(27,205	)	$	7,953

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CPI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORP.

and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(All tabular dollar amounts in thousands)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Months EndedApril 3, 2015

	Parent		Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Total
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	—	$	1,550		$	2,438		$	(1,720	)	$	2,268
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	—		—			(2,549		)	(520		)	(3,069		)
Net cash used in investing activities	—		—			(2,549		)	(520		)	(3,069		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Return of intercompany capital	—		8,800			—			(8,800		)	—
Intercompany funding	—		(8,800		)	—			8,800			—
Repayment of borrowings under term loan	—		(1,550		)	—			—			(1,550		)
Net cash used in financing activities	—		(1,550		)	—			—			(1,550		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	—		—			(111		)	(2,240		)	(2,351		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—		—			42,290			8,327			50,617
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—	$	—		$	42,179		$	6,087		$	48,266

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Months EndedApril 4, 2014

	Parent		Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Total
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	—	$	—		$	19,094		$	1,157		$	20,251
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	—		—			(2,845		)	(280		)	(3,125		)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired	—		—			(36,908		)	—			(36,908		)
Net cash used in investing activities	—		—			(39,753		)	(280		)	(40,033		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Return of intercompany capital	—		9,000			—			(9,000		)	—
Intercompany funding	—		(3,500		)	(5,500		)	9,000			—
Repayment of borrowings under previous term loan facility	—		(5,500		)	—			—			(5,500		)
Net cash used in financing activities	—		—			(5,500		)	—			(5,500		)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—		—			(26,159		)	877			(25,282		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—		—			61,387			5,664			67,051
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—	$	—		$	35,228		$	6,541		$	41,769

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

Our fiscal years are the 52- or 53-week periods that end on the Friday nearest September 30. Fiscal years 2015 and 2014 comprise the 52- and 53-week periods ending October 2, 2015 and October 3, 2014, respectively. Each of the three months ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014 included 13 weeks. The six months ended April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014 included 26 and 27 weeks, respectively. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and the notes thereto, of CPI International Holding Corp.

Overview

CPI International Holding Corp. (“Parent”), headquartered in Palo Alto, California, is the parent company of CPI International, Inc. (“CPII”), which in turn is a parent company of Communications & Power Industries LLC (“CPI”) and Communications & Power Industries Canada Inc. (“CPI Canada”). CPI and CPI Canada, CPII’s main operating subsidiaries, together develop, manufacture and globally distribute components and subsystems used in the generation, amplification, transmission and reception of microwave signals for a wide variety of systems including radar, electronic warfare and communications (satellite and point-to-point) systems for military and commercial applications, specialty products for medical diagnostic imaging and the treatment of cancer, as well as microwave and radio frequency (“RF”) energy generating products for various industrial and scientific pursuits.

Inclusion of an additional week in the six months endedApril 4, 2014 increased our orders, sales and certain operating expenses for that period. The reduction to orders, sales and certain operating expenses for the six months endedApril 3, 2015 compared to the six months endedApril 4, 2014 was partially due to the absence of an additional week in the period ended April 3, 2015.

Orders

We sell our products into five end markets: defense (radar and electronic warfare), medical, communications, industrial and scientific.

Our customer sales contracts are recorded as orders when we accept written customer purchase orders or contracts. Customer purchase orders with an undefined delivery schedule, or blanket purchase orders, are not reported as orders until the delivery date is determined. Our government sales contracts are not reported as orders until we have been notified that the contract has been funded. Total orders for a fiscal period represent the total dollar amount of customer orders recorded by us during the fiscal period, reduced by the dollar amount of any order cancellations or terminations during the fiscal period.

Our orders by market for the six months endedApril 3, 2015, which included 26 weeks, and April 4, 2014, which included 27 weeks, are summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

	Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015				April 4, 2014				(Decrease) Increase
	Amount		% of Orders		Amount		% of Orders		Amount			Percent
Radar and Electronic Warfare	$	92.0	40	%	$	94.6	41	%	$	(2.6	)	(3	)%
Medical	45.4		20		41.2		18		4.2			10
Communications	76.4		34		72.2		32		4.2			6
Industrial	11.3		5		15.1		7		(3.8		)	(25	)
Scientific	2.0		1		5.6		2		(3.6		)	(64	)
Total	$	227.1	100	%	$	228.7	100	%	$	(1.6	)	(1	)%

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Orders of $227.1 million for the six months endedApril 3, 2015 were $1.6 million, or approximately 1%, lower than orders of $228.7 million for the six months endedApril 4, 2014. Explanations for the order increase or decrease by market for the six months endedApril 3, 2015 compared to the six months endedApril 4, 2014 are as follows:

• Radar and Electronic Warfare: The majority of our products in the radar and electronic warfare markets are for domestic and international defense and government end uses. Orders in these markets are typically characterized by many smaller orders of less than $3.0 million, and the timing of these orders may vary from year to year. Orders for the radar and electronic warfare markets decreased 3%, primarily due to the cyclic timing of programs in these markets. An increase in orders for several U.S. and foreign radar programs was offset by a decrease in orders to support electronic warfare programs, including certain airborne electronic countermeasures programs, and certain radar systems due to the timing of orders for those programs.

• Medical: Orders for our medical products consist of orders for medical imaging applications, such as x-ray imaging, MRI and other applications, and for radiation therapy applications for the treatment of cancer. The 10% increase in medical orders primarily resulted from increased orders to support MRI and x-ray imaging applications. A decrease in orders for products to support radiation therapy applications partially offset this increase.

• Communications: Orders for our communications products consist of orders for commercial and military communications applications. The 6% increase in communications orders was due to higher orders for products to support certain military communications applications, including advanced tactical common data link ("TCDL") antenna products and satellite communications amplifier products, and commercial communications applications, particularly fixed-satellite services applications. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in orders for radomes for naval communications applications.

• Industrial: Orders for our industrial market consist of products to support a wide range of systems used for applications including material processing, instrumentation and testing. Orders in this market are cyclical and generally follow the state of the economy. The $3.8 million decrease in industrial orders was largely due to lower orders for products to support industrial heating and electromagnetic vulnerability testing applications.

• Scientific: Orders in the scientific market consist of equipment used in accelerators for the study of high-energy particle physics and in reactor fusion programs. Orders in this market are historically one-time projects and can fluctuate significantly from period to period. The $3.6 million decrease in scientific orders was primarily due to the absence of orders for a domestic accelerator program and a foreign fusion program that were not expected to, and did not, repeat in the six months endedApril 3, 2015.

Incoming order levels can fluctuate significantly on a quarterly or annual basis, and a particular quarter’s or year’s order rate may not be indicative of future order levels. In addition, our sales are highly dependent upon manufacturing scheduling and performance and, accordingly, it is not possible to accurately predict when orders will be recognized as sales.

Backlog

Backlog represents the cumulative balance, at a given point in time, of recorded customer sales orders that have not yet been shipped or recognized as sales. Backlog is increased when an order is received, and backlog is decreased when we recognize sales. As of April 3, 2015, we had an order backlog of $316.9 million, compared to an order backlog of $346.7 million as of April 4, 2014. The reduction in backlog was largely due to substantial shipments made in that 12-month period for two multi-year programs: (i) a military communications program for which our Malibu Division received an order totaling more than $25 million for advanced TCDL antenna products in fiscal year 2013; although we have received smaller, follow-on orders for this program, orders of this size are not expected to recur for this program, and (ii) a significant airborne radomes program at our Radant Technologies Division. Because our orders for government end-use products generally have much longer delivery terms than our orders for commercial business (which require quicker turn-around), our backlog is primarily composed of government orders.

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We believe that backlog and orders information is helpful to investors because this information may be indicative of future sales results. Although backlog consists of firm orders for which goods and services are yet to be provided, customers can, and sometimes do, terminate or modify these orders. However, historically the amount of modifications and terminations has not been material compared to total contract volume.

Results of Operations

We generally recognize revenue upon shipment of product, following receipt of written purchase orders, when the price is fixed or determinable, title has transferred and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue recognized under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting is determined on the basis of costs incurred and estimates of costs at completion, which require management estimates of future costs.

Cost of goods sold generally includes costs for raw materials, manufacturing costs, including allocation of overhead and other indirect costs, charges for reserves for excess and obsolete inventory, warranty claims, losses on fixed price contracts and, normally upon a business combination, utilization of the net increase in cost basis of acquired inventory. Operating expenses generally consist of research and development, selling and marketing, general and administrative expenses and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles.

The debt restructuring we completed in April 2014 resulted in, and will continue to result in, a substantial increase in interest expense and in amortization of debt issue costs and issue discount. The annual increase in cash interest expense due to the change in interest rate on our Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Senior Notes”) is approximately $1.6 million throughout their remaining term. The annual increase in cash interest expense due to increased borrowings under our new term loan facility is approximately $6.3 million throughout its remaining term. The annual increase in amortization of debt issue costs and issue discount on the Senior Notes and senior secured credit facilities averages $1.8 million throughout their respective remaining terms.

Three Months Ended April 3, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended April 4, 2014

The following table sets forth our historical results of operations for each of the periods indicated (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended									(Decrease) Increase
	April 3, 2015					April 4, 2014
	Amount			% of Sales		Amount		% of Sales
Sales	$	108.0		100.0	%	$	121.2	100.0	%	$	(13.2	)
Cost of sales	79.1			73.2		84.9		70.0		(5.8		)
Gross profit	28.9			26.8		36.3		30.0		(7.4		)
Research and development	4.0			3.7		3.8		3.1		0.2
Selling and marketing	5.8			5.4		5.8		4.8		—
General and administrative	7.5			6.9		8.1		6.7		(0.6		)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles	2.5			2.3		2.6		2.1		(0.1		)
Operating income	9.1			8.4		15.9		13.1		(6.8		)
Interest expense, net	9.2			8.5		6.9		5.7		2.3
(Loss) income before taxes	(0.1		)	(0.1	)	9.0		7.4		(9.1		)
Income tax expense	0.8			0.7		3.1		2.6		(2.3		)
Net (loss) income	$	(0.9	)	(0.8	)%	$	5.9	4.9	%	$	(6.8	)
Other Data:
EBITDA (a)	$	14.9		13.8	%	$	21.7	17.9	%	$	(6.8	)

Note:  Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding. Percentages are calculated based on rounded dollar amounts presented.

(a) EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization. For the reasons listed below, we believe that U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) based financial information for leveraged businesses, such as ours, should be supplemented by EBITDA so that investors better understand our financial performance in connection with their analysis of our business:

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• EBITDA is a component of the measures used by our board of directors and management team to evaluate our operating performance;

• our senior credit facilities contain covenants that require us to maintain a total leverage ratio in certain circumstances that contains EBITDA as a component, and our management team uses EBITDA to monitor compliance with these covenants;

• EBITDA is a component of the measures used by our management team to make day-to-day operating decisions;

• EBITDA facilitates comparisons between our operating results and those of competitors with different capital structures and, therefore, is a component of the measures used by the management to facilitate internal comparisons to competitors’ results and our industry in general; and

• the payment of management bonuses is contingent upon, among other things, the satisfaction by us of certain targets that contain EBITDA as a component.

Other companies may define EBITDA differently and, as a result, our measure of EBITDA may not be directly comparable to EBITDA of other companies. Although we use EBITDA as a financial measure to assess the performance of our business, the use of EBITDA is limited because it does not include certain material costs, such as interest and taxes, necessary to operate our business. When analyzing our performance, EBITDA should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, comprehensive income, net income, operating income, cash flows from operating activities or other statements of income or statements of cash flows data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

For a reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to EBITDA, see Note 11, Segments, Geographic and Customer Information, of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Sales: Our sales by market for the three months endedApril 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014 are summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2015				April 4, 2014				Decrease
	Amount		% of Sales		Amount		% of Sales		Amount			Percent
Radar and Electronic Warfare	$	43.0	40	%	$	46.9	39	%	$	(3.9	)	(8	)%
Medical	17.4		16		17.6		15		(0.2		)	(1	)
Communications	38.4		36		45.2		37		(6.8		)	(15	)
Industrial	6.0		5		7.5		6		(1.5		)	(20	)
Scientific	3.2		3		4.0		3		(0.8		)	(20	)
Total	$	108.0	100	%	$	121.2	100	%	$	(13.2	)	(11	)%

Sales of $108.0 million for the three months endedApril 3, 2015 were $13.2 million, or approximately 11%, lower than sales of $121.2 million for the three months endedApril 4, 2014. Explanations for the sales decrease by market for the three months endedApril 3, 2015 compared to the three months endedApril 4, 2014 are as follows:

• Radar and Electronic Warfare: The majority of our products in the radar and electronic warfare markets are for domestic and international defense and government end uses. The timing of order receipts and subsequent shipments in these markets may vary from year to year. Sales for these two markets decreased 8%, primarily due to lower sales for a radar program with fluctuating annual demand levels, a shipboard radar program for which the initial production contract has been substantially completed, and an airborne electronic warfare program that has been completed. Increased sales of radomes for an electronic warfare program and of products to support Aegis radar systems partially offset this decrease.

• Medical: Sales of our medical products consist of sales for medical imaging applications, such as x-ray imaging, MRI and other applications, and for radiation therapy applications for the treatment of cancer. Sales of our medical products in the three months endedApril 3, 2015 were essentially unchanged.

• Communications: Sales of our communications products consist of sales for commercial and military communications applications. The 15% decrease in sales in the communications market was due to lower sales of products to support military communications applications, including advanced TCDL antenna products and radomes for naval communications applications. These decreases were partially offset by increased sales of products to support certain commercial communications applications, particularly fixed satellite services applications.

• Industrial: Sales for our industrial market consist of sales to support a wide range of systems used for applications including material processing, instrumentation and testing. Sales in this market are cyclical and

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generally follow the state of the economy. The $1.5 million decrease in sales of industrial products in the three months endedApril 3, 2015 was primarily the result of lower sales of products to support electromagnetic vulnerability testing applications.

• Scientific: Sales in the scientific market consist of sales of equipment used in accelerators for the study of high-energy particle physics and in reactor fusion programs. Sales in this market are historically one-time projects and can fluctuate significantly from period to period. The $0.8 million decrease in sales of scientific products in the three months endedApril 3, 2015 was primarily the result of lower sales of products to support certain foreign accelerator programs.

Gross Profit. Gross profit was $28.9 million, or 26.8% of sales, for the three months endedApril 3, 2015 compared to $36.3 million, or 30.0% of sales, for the three months ended April 4, 2014. The $7.4 million decrease in gross profit was primarily due to a less favorable mix of products and lower shipment volume, partially offset by the favorable impact from translation of Canadian costs due to the strength of the U.S. dollar for the three months endedApril 3, 2015.

Research and Development. Research and development expenses were $4.0 million, or 3.7% of sales, for the three months endedApril 3, 2015 and $3.8 million, or 3.1% of sales, for the three months ended April 4, 2014. There was no significant change in research and development expenses for the three months endedApril 3, 2015 compared to the three months ended April 4, 2014.

Total spending on research and development, including customer-sponsored research and development, was as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2015		April 4, 2014
Company sponsored	$	4.0	$	3.8
Customer sponsored	2.4		2.5
	$	6.4	$	6.3

Customer-sponsored research and development represents development costs incurred on customer sales contracts to develop new or improved products.

Selling and Marketing. Selling and marketing expenses were $5.8 million, or 5.4% of sales, for the three months ended April 3, 2015, and $5.8 million, or 4.8% of sales, for the three months ended April 4, 2014. There was no significant change in selling and marketing expenses for the three months endedApril 3, 2015 compared to the three months ended April 4, 2014.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses were $7.5 million, or 6.9% of sales, for the three months ended April 3, 2015, and $8.1 million, or 6.7% of sales, for the three months ended April 4, 2014. The $0.6 million decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to lower accruals for management incentives and Veritas Capital Fund IV, L.P. (“Veritas”) management fees for the three months endedApril 3, 2015 compared to the three months ended April 4, 2014.

Amortization of Acquisition-related Intangibles. Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles consists of purchase accounting charges for technology and other intangible assets. Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles was $2.5 million for the three months ended April 3, 2015 and $2.6 million for the three months ended April 4, 2014. There was no significant change in amortization of acquisition-related intangibles for the three months ended April 3, 2015 compared to the three months ended April 4, 2014.

Interest Expense, Net (“Interest Expense”). Interest expense was $9.2 million, or 8.5% of sales, for the three months ended April 3, 2015 and $6.9 million, or 5.7% of sales, for the three months ended April 4, 2014. The $2.3 million increase in interest expense for the three months ended April 3, 2015 compared to the three months ended April 4, 2014 was primarily due to the approximately $170.0 million increase in borrowings under the new term loan facility in connection with the April 7, 2014 debt restructuring, partially offset by the absence of the additional work week in the three months ended April 3, 2015.

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Income Tax Expense. We recorded income tax expense of $0.8 million for the three months ended April 3, 2015 and income tax expense of $3.1 million for the three months ended April 4, 2014. The $0.8 million income tax expense for the three months ended April 3, 2015 included a $0.7 million income tax expense for an uncertain tax position as a result of an intercompany sale of assets and a year-to-date true-up of our estimated annual tax rate of 44% in the first quarter to 49% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 due to foreign tax credit limitations. The effective income tax rate of 35% for the three months ended April 4, 2014 was similar to our estimated fiscal year 2014 income tax rate of 36%. The increase in our estimated annual tax rate of 36% for fiscal year 2014 to 49% for fiscal year 2015 is primarily due to foreign tax credit limitations for fiscal year 2015.

Net (Loss) Income. Net loss was $0.9 million, or 0.8% of sales, for the three months ended April 3, 2015 compared to net income of $5.9 million, or 4.9% of sales, for the three months ended April 4, 2014. The $6.8 million decrease in net income was primarily due to lower gross profit from a less favorable mix of products and lower shipment volume, and higher interest expense due to the fiscal year 2014 debt restructuring, partially offset by lower income tax expense for the three months endedApril 3, 2015.

EBITDA. EBITDA was $14.9 million, or 13.8% of sales, for the three months ended April 3, 2015 compared to $21.7 million, or 17.9% of sales, for the three months ended April 4, 2014. The $6.8 million decrease in EBITDA was primarily due to lower gross profit from a less favorable mix of products and lower shipment volume, partially offset by lower accruals for management incentive expense and Veritas management fees due to lower financial performance in the three months endedApril 3, 2015.

Six Months Ended April 3, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended April 4, 2014

The following table sets forth our historical results of operations for each of the periods indicated (dollars in millions):

	Six Months Ended								(Decrease) Increase
	April 3, 2015				April 4, 2014
	Amount		% of Sales		Amount		% of Sales
Sales	$	218.6	100.0	%	$	245.0	100.0	%	$	(26.4	)
Cost of sales (a)	157.1		71.9		175.4		71.6		(18.3		)
Gross profit	61.5		28.1		69.7		28.4		(8.2		)
Research and development	7.6		3.5		7.6		3.1		—
Selling and marketing	11.5		5.3		11.7		4.8		(0.2		)
General and administrative	15.7		7.2		15.2		6.2		0.5
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles	5.1		2.3		5.5		2.2		(0.4		)
Operating income	21.7		9.9		29.7		12.1		(8.0		)
Interest expense, net	18.2		8.3		14.1		5.8		4.1
Income before taxes	3.5		1.6		15.5		6.3		(12.0		)
Income tax expense	1.4		0.6		6.5		2.7		(5.1		)
Net income	$	2.1	1.0	%	$	9.0	3.7	%	$	(6.9	)
Other Data:
EBITDA (b)	$	33.4	15.3	%	$	41.9	17.1	%	$	(8.5	)

Note:  Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding. Percentages are calculated based on rounded dollar amounts presented.

(a) Cost of sales for the six months endedApril 4, 2014 includes $1.6 million of utilization of the net increase in cost basis of inventory that resulted from purchase accounting in connection with an acquisition.

(b) EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization. For the reasons listed below, we believe that U.S. GAAP-based financial information for leveraged businesses, such as ours, should be supplemented by EBITDA so that investors better understand our financial performance in connection with their analysis of our business:

• EBITDA is a component of the measures used by our board of directors and management team to evaluate our operating performance;

• our senior credit facilities contain covenants that require us to maintain a total leverage ratio in certain circumstances that contains EBITDA as a component, and our management team uses EBITDA to monitor compliance with these covenants;

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• EBITDA is a component of the measures used by our management team to make day-to-day operating decisions;

• EBITDA facilitates comparisons between our operating results and those of competitors with different capital structures and, therefore, is a component of the measures used by the management to facilitate internal comparisons to competitors’ results and our industry in general; and

• the payment of management bonuses is contingent upon, among other things, the satisfaction by us of certain targets that contain EBITDA as a component.

Other companies may define EBITDA differently and, as a result, our measure of EBITDA may not be directly comparable to EBITDA of other companies. Although we use EBITDA as a financial measure to assess the performance of our business, the use of EBITDA is limited because it does not include certain material costs, such as interest and taxes, necessary to operate our business. When analyzing our performance, EBITDA should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, comprehensive income, net income, operating income, cash flows from operating activities or other statements of income or statements of cash flows data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

For a reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA, see Note 11, Segments, Geographic and Customer Information, of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Sales: Our sales by market for the six months ended April 3, 2015, which included 26 weeks, and April 4, 2014, which included 27 weeks, are summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

	Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015				April 4, 2014				Decrease
	Amount		% of Sales		Amount		% of Sales		Amount			Percent
Radar and Electronic Warfare	$	85.7	39	%	$	92.1	38	%	$	(6.4	)	(7	)%
Medical	36.3		17		37.7		15		(1.4		)	(4	)
Communications	78.9		36		95.8		39		(16.9		)	(18	)
Industrial	12.2		6		12.9		5		(0.7		)	(5	)
Scientific	5.5		2		6.5		3		(1.0		)	(15	)
Total	$	218.6	100	%	$	245.0	100	%	$	(26.4	)	(11	)%

Sales of $218.6 million for the six months ended April 3, 2015 were $26.4 million, or approximately 11%, lower than sales of $245.0 million for the six months ended April 4, 2014. Explanations for the sales decrease by market for the six months ended April 3, 2015 compared to the six months ended April 4, 2014 are as follows:

• Radar and Electronic Warfare: The majority of our products in the radar and electronic warfare markets are for domestic and international defense and government end uses. The timing of order receipts and subsequent shipments in these markets may vary from year to year. Sales for these two markets decreased 7%, primarily as the result of lower sales to support certain radar applications, including a program with fluctuating annual demand levels and a shipboard program for which the initial production contract has been substantially completed, as well as lower sales for an airborne electronic warfare program that has been completed. This decrease was partially offset by increased sales of products to support Aegis radar systems and of radomes for an electronic warfare program.

• Medical: Sales of our medical products consist of sales for medical imaging applications, such as x-ray imaging, MRI and other applications, and for radiation therapy applications for the treatment of cancer. The 4% decrease in sales of our medical products in the six months ended April 3, 2015 was primarily due to a decrease in sales of products to support radiation therapy applications; sales of products to support MRI also decreased. Sales of products to support x-ray imaging applications increased.

• Communications: Sales of our communications products consist of sales for commercial and military communications applications. The 18% decrease in sales in the communications market was primarily due to lower sales of products to support military communications applications, including advanced TCDL antenna products and satellite communications amplifier products. Sales of products to support commercial communications applications decreased, as well. An increase in sales of radomes for naval and airborne communications applications partially offset these decreases.

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• Industrial: Sales for our industrial market consist of sales to support a wide range of systems used for applications including material processing, instrumentation and testing. Sales in this market are cyclical and generally follow the state of the economy. The $0.7 million decrease in sales of industrial products in the six months ended April 3, 2015 was spread across several different industrial applications, including electromagnetic vulnerability testing, and was partially offset by an increase in sales to support cargo screening applications.

• Scientific: Sales in the scientific market consist of sales of equipment used in accelerators for the study of high-energy particle physics and in reactor fusion programs. Sales in this market are historically one-time projects and can fluctuate significantly from period to period. The $1.0 million decrease in scientific sales was the result of a decrease in sales for certain foreign accelerator programs.

Gross Profit. Gross profit was $61.5 million, or 28.1% of sales, for the six months ended April 3, 2015 compared to $69.7 million, or 28.4% of sales, for the six months ended April 4, 2014. The $8.2 million decrease in gross profit was primarily due to a less favorable mix of products and lower shipment volume for the six months ended April 3, 2015, partially offset by the absence of a $1.6 million charge for utilization of the net increase in cost basis of inventory acquired in the acquisition of Radant Technologies, Inc. (“Radant”) for the six months ended April 4, 2014, and the favorable impact from translation of Canadian costs due to the strength of the U.S. dollar for the six months ended April 3, 2015.

Research and Development. Research and development expenses were $7.6 million, or 3.5% of sales, for the six months ended April 3, 2015 and $7.6 million, or 3.1% of sales, for the six months ended April 4, 2014. There was no significant change in research and development expenses for the six months ended April 3, 2015 compared to the six months ended April 4, 2014.

Total spending on research and development, including customer-sponsored research and development, was as follows (in millions):

	Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015		April 4, 2014
Company sponsored	7.6		7.6
Customer sponsored	4.3		5.0
	$	11.9	$	12.6

Customer-sponsored research and development represents non-recurring development costs incurred on customer sales contracts to develop new or improved products.

Selling and Marketing. Selling and marketing expenses were $11.5 million, or 5.3% of sales, for the six months ended April 3, 2015, and $11.7 million, or 4.8% of sales, for the six months ended April 4, 2014. There was no significant change in selling and marketing expenses for the six months ended April 3, 2015 compared to the six months ended April 4, 2014.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses were $15.7 million, or 7.2% of sales, for the six months ended April 3, 2015, and $15.2 million, or 6.2% of sales, for the six months ended April 4, 2014. The $0.5 million increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to acquisition evaluation expenses of $1.2 million and a $0.8 million increase in the fair value of the Radant contingent consideration liability, partially offset by lower accruals for management incentives and Veritas management fees, and the absence of the additional work week in the six months ended April 3, 2015.

Amortization of Acquisition-related Intangibles. Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles consists of purchase accounting charges for technology and other intangible assets. Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles was $5.1 million for the six months ended April 3, 2015 and $5.5 million for the six months ended April 4, 2014. The $0.4 million decrease in amortization of acquisition-related intangibles was primarily due to the absence of the additional work week in the six months ended April 3, 2015.

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Interest Expense, Net (“Interest Expense”). Interest expense was $18.2 million, or 8.3% of sales, for the six months ended April 3, 2015 and $14.1 million, or 5.8% of sales, for the six months ended April 4, 2014. The $4.1 million increase in interest expense for the six months ended April 3, 2015 compared to the six months ended April 4, 2014 was primarily due to the approximately $170.0 million increase in borrowings under the new term loan facility in connection with the April 7, 2014 debt restructuring, partially offset by the absence of the additional work week in the six months ended April 3, 2015.

Income Tax Expense. We recorded income tax expense of $1.4 million for the six months ended April 3, 2015 and income tax expense of $6.5 million for the six months ended April 4, 2014. The effective income tax rate for the six months ended April 3, 2015 was 39% and the effective income tax rate for the six months ended April 4, 2014 was 42%. The 39% tax rate for the six months ended April 3, 2015 was lower than our estimated fiscal year 2015 income tax rate of 49% primarily due to a $0.7 million tax benefit from a California income tax refund for prior year amended income tax returns and tax benefits of $0.2 million for a tax provision to tax return true-up for U.S. and Canada tax returns, partially offset by a $0.7 million income tax expense for an uncertain tax position as a result of an intercompany sale of assets. The 42% income tax rate for the six months ended April 4, 2014 was higher than our estimated fiscal year 2014 income tax rate of 36% primarily due to an increase in deferred tax liabilities due to an increase in the combined U.S. state income tax rate resulting from the Radant acquisition, non-deductible expenses related to the Radant acquisition, and a tax provision to tax return true-up from filing the Canadian tax returns. The increase in our estimated annual tax rate of 36% for fiscal year 2014 to 49% for fiscal year 2015 is primarily due to foreign tax credit limitations for fiscal year 2015.

Net Income. Net income was $2.1 million, or 1.0% of sales, for the six months ended April 3, 2015 compared to $9.0 million, or 3.7% of sales, for the six months ended April 4, 2014. The $6.9 million decrease in net income was primarily due to lower gross profit from a less favorable mix of products and lower shipment volume, higher interest expense due to the fiscal year 2014 debt restructuring, acquisition evaluation expenses of $1.2 million and a $0.8 million increase in the fair value of the Radant contingent consideration liability, partially offset by lower income tax expense and the favorable impact from translation of Canadian costs for the six months ended April 3, 2015 and the absence of a $1.6 million charge for utilization of the net increase in cost basis of inventory acquired in the Radant acquisition for the six months ended April 4, 2014.

EBITDA. EBITDA was $33.4 million, or 15.3% of sales, for the six months ended April 3, 2015 compared to $41.9 million, or 17.1% of sales, for the six months ended April 4, 2014. The $8.5 million decrease in EBITDA was primarily due to lower gross profit from a less favorable mix of products and lower shipment volume, acquisition evaluation expenses of $1.2 million and a $0.8 million increase in the fair value of the Radant contingent consideration liability, partially offset by the favorable impact from translation of Canadian costs for the six months ended April 3, 2015 and the absence of a $1.6 million charge for utilization of the net increase in cost basis of inventory acquired in the Radant acquisition.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our liquidity is affected by many factors, some of which are based on normal ongoing operations of our business and others that are related to uncertainties in the markets in which we compete and other global economic factors. We have historically financed, and intend to continue to finance, our capital and working capital requirements, including debt service and internal growth, through a combination of cash flows from our operations and borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities. Our primary uses of cash are cost of sales, operating expenses, debt service and capital expenditures.

We believe that cash flows from operations and availability under our revolving credit facility included in our new senior secured credit facilities will be sufficient to fund our working capital needs, capital expenditures and other business requirements for at least the next 12 months. We may need to incur additional financings to make strategic acquisitions or investments or if our cash flows from operations are less than we expect. We cannot be certain that financing will be available to us on acceptable terms or that financing will be available at all.

Our ability to make payments to fund working capital, capital expenditures, debt service, strategic acquisitions, joint ventures and investments will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future, which is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. Future indebtedness may impose various restrictions and covenants on us which could limit our ability to respond to market conditions, to provide for unanticipated capital investments or to take advantage of business opportunities.

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Cash and Working Capital

The following summarizes our cash and cash equivalents and working capital (in millions):

	April 3, 2015		October 3, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents	$	48.3	$	50.6
Working capital	$	128.5	$	128.2

We invest cash balances in excess of operating requirements in overnight U.S. Government securities and money market accounts. In addition to the above cash and cash equivalents, we have restricted cash of $1.6 million as of April 3, 2015, consisting primarily of bank guarantees from customer advance payments to our international subsidiaries and cash collateral for certain performance bonds. The bank guarantees will become unrestricted cash when performance under the sales contract is complete. The cash collateral for the performance bonds will become unrestricted cash when the performance bonds expire.

We are highly leveraged. As of April 3, 2015, excluding approximately $5.0 million of outstanding letters of credit, our total indebtedness was $521.9 million before the total unamortized debt discount of $4.6 million. We also had an additional $25.0 million available for borrowing under our revolving credit facility as of April 3, 2015. Our liquidity requirements are significant, primarily due to debt service requirements. For the three and six months ended April 3, 2015, our interest expense exclusive of debt issue costs and discount amortization was $8.1 million and $16.2 million, respectively, and our cash interest paid was $12.7 million and $16.2 million, respectively. With the increase in the amount of our indebtedness and the increase in the interest rate on the Senior Notes resulting from our April 2014 debt refinancing transaction, we expect interest expense in fiscal year 2015 to increase compared to fiscal year 2014.

As of April 3, 2015, we were in compliance with the covenants under the agreements governing our senior credit facilities and the indentures governing the Senior Notes.

Historical Operating, Investing and Financing Activities

In summary, our cash flows were as follows (in millions):

	Six Months Ended
	April 3, 2015			April 4, 2014
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	2.3		$	20.2
Net cash used in investing activities	(3.1		)	(40.0		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1.6		)	(5.5		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(2.4	)	$	(25.3	)

Operating Activities

During the periods presented above, we funded our operating activities through cash generated internally. Cash provided by operating activities is net income adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes to working capital items.

Net cash provided by operating activities of $2.3 million in the six months ended April 3, 2015 was attributable to net income of $2.1 million and depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges of $14.0 million, largely offset by net cash used in working capital of $13.8 million. The primary uses of cash for working capital during the six months ended April 3, 2015 were an increase in inventories and accounts receivable, as well as a decrease in accrued expenses and advance payments from customers. Accounts receivable increased due to the timing of sales and cash collections, and inventories increased in anticipation of fulfilling certain customer orders. Accrued expenses decreased primarily as a result of a timing difference in the payment of various professional service fees and payment of management bonuses and other employee incentives. The decrease in advance payments from customers was primarily due to timing differences in billing and receipt of contract advances.

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Net cash provided by operating activities of $20.2 million in the six months ended April 4, 2014 was attributable to net income of $9.0 million and depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges of $14.5 million, partially offset by net cash used in working capital of $3.3 million. The primary uses of cash for working capital during the six months ended April 4, 2014 were a decrease in accrued expenses and accounts payable, and an increase in inventories. Accrued expenses and accounts payable decreased primarily as a result of a timing difference in the payment of various professional service fees and payment of management bonuses and other employee incentives. Inventories increased to support increased orders and anticipated sales activity in succeeding fiscal quarters. The aforementioned uses of working capital were partially offset by the improved collection of accounts receivable and a decrease in prepaid income taxes resulting from the timing of tax payments and tax liability estimates.

Investing Activities

Investing activities for the six months endedApril 3, 2015 comprised capital expenditures of $3.1 million. Investing activities for the six months ended April 4, 2014 comprised payment of $36.9 million made for the purchase of the outstanding stock of Radant and capital expenditures of $3.1 million.

Financing Activities

Financing activities for the six months endedApril 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014 comprised repayment of borrowings under CPII’s new and prior term loan facilities of $1.6 million and $5.5 million, respectively.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations and the effect that such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future periods (in thousands):

			Fiscal Year
	Total		2015 (remaining six months)		2016-2017		2018-2019		Thereafter
Operating leases	$	9,546	$	1,304	$	4,006	$	1,881	$	2,355
Purchase commitments	45,298		34,644		10,654		—		—
Debt obligations	521,900		1,550		6,200		514,150		—
Interest on debt obligations	90,990		16,144		64,376		10,470		—
Uncertain tax positions, including interest	1,100		—		1,100		—		—
Total cash obligations	$	668,834	$	53,642	$	86,336	$	526,501	$	2,355
Standby letters of credit	$	5,027	$	5,027

The above table assumes (i) that the respective debt instruments will be outstanding until their scheduled maturity dates, (ii) a debt level based on mandatory repayments according to the contractual amortization schedule of our new senior credit facilities, and (iii) that interest rates in effect on April 3, 2015 remain constant for future periods. The above table excludes (i) any optional and excess cash flow prepayments on our new term loan facility, and (ii) the effect of our contractual right to repay or refinance the Senior Notes by November 17, 2017, which would extend the maturity date for the term loan facility from November 2017 to April 2021. Also excluded from the above table is the contingent additional consideration relating to our purchase of all of the outstanding stock of Radant in October 2013. In connection with, and as part of the consideration for, the acquisition, we may be required to pay the previous owners of Radant future consideration of up to $10.0 million contingent upon the achievement of certain financial targets by Radant over the two years following the date of acquisition. See Note 4, Financial Instruments, to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for information regarding the contingent consideration.

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The unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, shown in the above table, represent unrecognized tax benefits related to temporary differences. The years for which the temporary differences related to the unrecognized tax benefits will reverse have been estimated in scheduling the obligation within the table.

The expected timing of payment amounts of the obligations in the above table is estimated based on current

information; the actual timing and amount of payments may be different.

As of April 3, 2015, there were no material changes to the contractual obligations not mentioned in the above table from what we disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2014 filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.

Capital Expenditures

Our continuing operations typically do not have large recurring capital expenditure requirements. Capital expenditures are generally made to replace existing assets, increase productivity, facilitate cost reductions or meet regulatory requirements. Total cash capital expenditures for the three and six months ended April 3, 2015 were $1.4 million and $3.1 million, respectively. For fiscal year 2015, ongoing capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $7.0 million to $8.0 million and to be funded by cash flows from operating activities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2, Recently Issued Accounting Standards, to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for information regarding the effect of new accounting pronouncements on our financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates have not changed from those reported in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2014.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We do not use market risk sensitive instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Interest rate risk

Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our long-term debt. As of April 3, 2015, we had (i) fixed-rate senior notes of $215.0 million due in 2018, bearing interest at 8.75% per year, and (ii) under our senior secured credit facilities, a variable–rate term loan of $306.2 million (net of $0.7 million unamortized original issue discount). Our variable rate debt is subject to changes in the LIBOR rate. As of April 3, 2015, the variable interest rate on the term loan under our senior secured credit facilities was 4.25%.

We performed a sensitivity analysis to assess the potential loss in future earnings that a 10 basis points increase in the variable portion of interest rates over a one-year period would have on our term loan under our new senior secured credit facilities. The impact was determined based on the hypothetical change from the end of period market rates over a period of one year and would result in no change in future interest expense, as a 10 basis points increase in the current variable interest rate would not increase the rate above the “LIBOR floor” in the senior secured credit facilities. Based on the current provisions of our term loan, the LIBOR rate would have to increase to 1% before impacting our future interest expense.

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Foreign currency exchange risk

Although the majority of our revenue and expense activities are transacted in U.S. dollars, we do transact business in foreign countries. Our primary foreign currency cash flows are in Canada and several European countries. In an effort to reduce our foreign currency exposure to Canadian dollar denominated expenses, we enter into Canadian dollar forward contracts to hedge the Canadian dollar denominated costs for our manufacturing operation in Canada. Our Canadian dollar forward contracts are designated as a cash flow hedge and are considered highly effective. At April 3, 2015, the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts comprised short- and long-term liabilities of $2.4 million (accrued expenses) and $0.1 million (other long-term liabilities), respectively. Unrealized gains and losses from foreign exchange forward contracts are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. At April 3, 2015, the unrealized loss, net of tax of $0.8 million, was $2.3 million. We anticipate recognizing the entire unrealized gain or loss in operating earnings within the next seven fiscal quarters. Changes in the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts due to changes in time value are excluded from the assessment of effectiveness and are immediately recognized in general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. The time value was not material for all periods presented. If the transaction being hedged fails to occur, or if a portion of any derivative is ineffective, then we promptly recognize the gain or loss on the associated financial instrument in general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. No ineffective amounts were recognized due to anticipated transactions failing to occur for the three and six months ended April 3, 2015.

As of April 3, 2015, we had entered into Canadian dollar forward contracts for nominal values of approximately $40.1 million (Canadian dollars), or approximately 49% of estimated Canadian dollar denominated expenses for April 2015 through September 2016, at an average rate of approximately 0.85 U.S. dollars to one Canadian dollar. We estimate the impact of a one cent change in the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar exchange rate (without giving effect to our Canadian dollar forward contracts) to be approximately $0.3 million annually to our net income.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the information generated for use in this report. Based upon, and as of the date of, that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II:  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

For a discussion of risk factors, see “Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 3, 2014. There have been no material changesfrom the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of our 2014 Form 10-K.

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

None.

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.    Other Information

None.

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Item 6.    Exhibits

No.	Description
31.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e), promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e), promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1*	Certifications of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*	Certifications of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS*	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
* Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		CPI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORP.
Dated:	May 12, 2015	/s/ JOEL A. LITTMAN
		Joel A. Littman
		Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
		(Duly Authorized Officer and Chief Financial Officer)

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