1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) [x] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 14(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended November 28, 2004 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ________ to__________ Commission file Number 1-4415 PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) __________New York___________ _____11-1734643_____ (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 48 South Service Road, Melville, N.Y. ___11747___ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (631) 465-3600 5 Dakota Drive, Lake Success, NY 11042 ----------------------------------------------------- (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[X] No[ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes[X] No[ ] Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 19,919,338 as of January 3, 2005. PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Number Item 1. Financial Statements Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets November 28, 2004 (Unaudited) and February 29, 2004.......................................... 3 Consolidated Statements of Earnings 13 weeks and 39 weeks ended November 28, 2004 and November 30, 2003 (Unaudited)............. 4 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity 13 weeks and 39 weeks ended November 28, 2004 and November 30, 2003 (Unaudited)................................... 5 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 39 weeks ended November 28, 2004 and November 30, 2003 (Unaudited)............. 6 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)........................ 7 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 15 Factors That May Affect Future Results........ 27 Item 3. Quantitive and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk................................... 27 Item 4. Controls and Procedures....................... 27 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION: Item 1. Legal Proceedings............................. 28 Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds............................... 29 Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities............... 29 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders....................................... 29 Item 5. Other Information............................. 29 Item 6. Exhibits...................................... 29 SIGNATURES............................................... 31 EXHIBIT INDEX............................................ 32 PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Financial Statements. PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Amounts in thousands) November 28, 2004 February 29, __(Unaudited)_ ___2004*___ <s> <c> <c> ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $142,999 $129,989 Marketable securities 61,886 59,197 Accounts receivable, net 33,039 36,149 Inventories (Note 2) 14,342 11,707 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,218 3,040 -------- --------- Total current assets 256,484 240,082 Property, plant and equipment, net 64,835 70,569 Other assets 764 419 -------- --------- Total assets $322,083 $311,070 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 11,354 $ 14,913 Accrued liabilities 22,920 24,468 Dividends payable (Note 13) 21,494 - Income taxes payable 5,874 3,248 -------- --------- Total current liabilities 61,642 42,629 Deferred income taxes 5,100 5,107 Liabilities from discontinued operations (Note 4) 17,317 19,438 -------- --------- Total liabilities 84,059 67,174 Stockholders' equity: Common stock 2,037 2,037 Additional paid-in capital 134,189 133,335 Retained earnings 100,506 108,915 Treasury stock, at cost (3,456) (4,125) Accumulated other non-owner changes 4,748 3,734 -------- --------- Total stockholders' equity 238,024 243,896 -------- --------- Total liabilities and stockholders'equity $322,083 $311,070 -------- -------- <FN> *The balance sheet at February 29, 2004 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) 13 weeks ended 39 weeks ended (Unaudited) (Unaudited) November 28, November 30, November 28, November 30, 2004 2003 2004 2003 <s> <c> <c> <c> <c> Net sales $50,359 $51,058 $159,975 $138,947 Cost of sales 40,519 41,294 127,005 118,641 Gross profit 9,840 9,764 32,970 20,306 Selling, general and administrative expenses 6,282 7,838 21,144 20,255 Realignment and severance charges (Note 5) 625 - 625 8,438 Gain on Delco lawsuit (Note 11) - - - (33,088) Gain on sale of U.K. real estate (Note 12) - (429) - (429) Gain on insurance settlement (Note 10) (4,745) - (4,745) - Operating income from continuing operations 7,678 2,355 15,946 25,130 Interest and other income 971 706 2,398 2,194 Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes 8,649 3,061 18,344 27,324 Income tax provision for continuing operations 957 238 1,684 5,163 Net earnings from continuing operations 7,692 2,823 16,660 22,161 Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes (Note 4) - (1,838) - (10,589) Net earnings $ 7,692 $ 985 $ 16,660 $ 11,572 Basic earnings per share (Note 6): Earnings from continuing operations $ 0.39 $ 0.14 $ 0.84 $ 1.12 Loss from discontinued operations - (0.09) - (0.53) Basic earnings per share $ 0.39 $ 0.05 $ 0.84 $ 0.59 Diluted earnings per share (Note 6): Earnings from continuing operations $ 0.38 $ 0.14 $ 0.83 $ 1.11 Loss from discontinued operations - (0.09) - (0.53) Diluted earnings per share $ 0.38 $ 0.05 $ 0.83 $ 0.58 Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding: Basic shares 19,901 19,764 19,866 19,744 Diluted shares 20,061 20,083 20,081 19,932 Dividends declared per share (Note 13) $ 1.14 $ 0.06 $ 1.26 $ 0.18 See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Amounts in thousands) 13 weeks ended 39 weeks ended (Unaudited) (Unaudited) November 28, November 30, November 28, November 30, 2004 2003 2004 2003 <s> <c> <c> <c> <c> Common stock and paid-in capital Balance, beginning of period $135,909 $135,083 $135,372 $135,209 Stock option activity 317 39 854 (87) Balance, end of period 136,226 135,122 136,226 135,122 Retained earnings Balance, beginning of period 115,502 125,726 108,915 117,506 Net income 7,692 985 16,660 11,572 Dividends declared (22,688) (1,186) (25,069) (3,553) Balance, end of period 100,506 125,525 100,506 125,525 Accumulated other non-owner changes Balance, beginning of period 2,985 (3,172) 3,734 (2,432) Net unrealized investment (losses) gains (152) 275 (398) 1,153 Translation adjustments 1,915 1,246 1,412 (372) Balance, end of period 4,748 (1,651) 4,748 (1,651) Treasury stock Balance, beginning of period (3,551) (4,249) (4,125) (4,582) Stock option activity 95 36 669 369 Balance, end of period (3,456) (4,213) (3,456) (4,213) Total stockholders' equity $238,024 $254,783 $238,024 $254,783 See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Amounts in thousands) 39 Weeks Ended (Unaudited) November 28, November 30, __2004__ __2003__ <s> <c> <c> Cash flows from operating activities: Net earnings $ 16,660 $ 11,572 Depreciation and amortization 7,698 8,998 Gain from insurance settlement (4,745) - Proceeds from insurance settlement 5,816 - (Gain) loss on sale of fixed assets 23 (429) Change in operating assets and liabilities (5,479) 4,949 Net cash provided by operating activities 19,973 25,090 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net (2,369) (3,750) Proceeds from sales of fixed assets 20 1,954 Purchases of marketable securities (28,983) (67,676) Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities 25,924 56,627 Net cash used in investing activities (5,408) (12,845) Cash flows from financing activities: Dividends paid (3,575) (3,553) Proceeds from exercises of stock options 1,523 282 Net cash used in financing activities (2,052) (3,271) Change in cash and cash equivalents before exchange rate changes 12,513 8,974 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 497 (137) Change in cash and cash equivalents 13,010 8,837 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 129,989 111,036 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $142,999 $119,873 Supplemental cash flow information: Cash (received) paid during the period for income taxes $ (541) $ 5,471 See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of November 28, 2004, the consolidated statements of earnings and the consolidated statements of stockholders' equity for the 13 weeks and 39 weeks ended November 28, 2004 and November 30, 2003, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the 39 weeks then ended have been prepared by the Company, without audit. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position at November 28, 2004 and the results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2004. 2. INVENTORIES Inventories consisted of the following: November 28, February 29, ____2004__ ____2004___ <s> <c> <c> Raw materials $ 6,329 $ 4,088 Work-in-process 3,150 2,424 Finished goods 4,464 4,835 Manufacturing supplies 399 360 ------- ------- $14,342 $11,707 3. STOCK OPTIONS As of November 28, 2004, the Company had two fixed stock option plans. All options under the plans had exercise prices equal to the market value of the underlying common stock of the Company on the dates of grants. The Company continues to apply Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees", and related interpretations for the plans. If compensation costs of the grants had been determined based upon the fair market value at the grant dates consistent with the FASB No. 123 "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", the Company's net earnings and earnings per share would have approximated the amounts shown below. (See Note 14 below for a discussion of a recently issued accounting pronouncement relating to accounting for stock options.) 13 weeks ended 39 weeks ended November 28, November 30, November 28, November 30, 2004 2003 2004 2003 <s> <c> <c> <c> <c> Net earnings $7,692 $ 985 $16,660 $11,572 Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of tax effects 462 474 1,365 1,379 Pro forma net income $7,230 $ 511 $15,295 $10,193 EPS-basic as reported $ 0.39 $ 0.05 $ 0.84 $ 0.59 EPS-basic pro forma $ 0.36 $ 0.03 $ 0.77 $ 0.52 EPS-diluted as reported $ 0.38 $ 0.05 $ 0.83 $ 0.58 EPS-diluted pro forma $ 0.36 $ 0.03 $ 0.76 $ 0.51 4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS On February 4, 2004, the Company announced that it was discontinuing its financial support of its Dielektra GmbH ("Dielektra") subsidiary located in Cologne, Germany, due to the continued erosion of the European market for the Company's high technology products. Without Park's financial support, Dielektra filed an insolvency petition, which may result in the reorganization, sale or liquidation of Dielektra. In accordance with SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long- Lived Assets", Dielektra is treated as a discontinued operation. As a result of the discontinuation of financial support for Dielektra, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $22,023 for the write-off of Dielektra assets and other costs during the fourth quarter of the 2004 fiscal year. The liabilities from discontinued operations are reported separately on the consolidated balance sheet. These liabilities from discontinued operations included $12,094 for Dielektra's deferred pension liability. The Company expects to recognize a gain of approximately $17 million related to the reversal of these liabilities when the Dielektra insolvency process is completed, although it is unclear when the process will be completed. The $10,589 loss from discontinued operations for the 39 weeks ended November 30, 2003, includes losses from operations of $4,447 and $6,142 for termination and other costs related to Dielektra, recorded in the first quarter of the 2004 fiscal year. At the time of the discontinuation of support for Dielektra, $5,539 of the $6,142 of termination and other costs had been paid and the remaining $603 was included in liabilities from discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 29, 2004 and November 28, 2004. Dielektra's net sales and operating results for the 13 weeks and 39 weeks ended November 28, 2004 and November 30, 2003, and the liabilities of discontinued operations at November 28, 2004 and February 29, 2004 were as follows: 13 weeks ended 39 weeks ended November 28, November 30, November 28, November 30, 2004 2003 2004 2003 <s> <c> <c> <c> <c> Net sales $ - $ 3,219 $ - $ 12,427 Operating loss $ - $(1,838) $ - $(4,447) Restructuring and impairment charges - - - (6,142) Net loss $ - $(1,838) $ - $(10,589) November 28, February 29, 2004 2004 Current and other liabilities $ 5,223 $ 7,344 Pension liabilities 12,094 12,094 Total liabilities $17,317 $19,438 5. REALIGNMENT AND SEVERANCE CHARGES During the third quarter ended November 28, 2004, the Company recorded $625 of charges for severance payments for workforce reductions at its North American and European operations. These severance payments were made to employees during the 2005 fiscal year third quarter and there were no remaining liabilities as of November 28, 2004. The Company recorded pre-tax charges of $1,934 and $6,504 during the first and second quarters, respectively, of fiscal year 2004, related to the realignment of its North America FR-4 business operations in Newburgh, New York and Fullerton, California. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $112 related to workforce reductions in Europe. The components of these fiscal 2004 charges and the related liability balances and activity from the quarter ended June 1, 2003 through November 28, 2004 are set forth below. Charges 11/28/04 Realignment Incurred or Remaining Charges Paid Reversals Liabilities <s> <c> <c> <c> <c> New York and California and other realignment charges: Lease payments, taxes, utilities and other $7,292 $1,273 $ - $6,019 Severance payments 1,258 1,258 - - ----- ------ ---- ------ $8,550 $2,531 $ - $6,019 The severance payments were for the termination of hourly and salaried, administrative, manufacturing and support employees. Such employees were terminated during the 2004 fiscal year first, second and third quarters. The severance payments were paid to such employees in installments during fiscal year 2004. The lease charges cover one lease obligation payable through December 2004 and a portion of another lease obligation payable through September 2013. For the 13 weeks and 39 weeks ended November 28, 2004, the Company paid $86 and $503, respectively, for lease payments, taxes, utilities and other, and $0 and $112, respectively, for severance payments. 6. EARNINGS PER SHARE Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share are computed by dividing net earnings by the sum of (a) the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period and (b) the potential common stock equivalents outstanding during the period. Stock options are the only common stock equivalents, and the number of dilutive options is computed using the treasury stock method. The following table sets forth the basic and diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock and potential common stock equivalents outstanding during the periods specified: 13 weeks ended 39 weeks ended November 28, November 30, November 28, November 30, 2004 2003 2004 2003 <s> <c> <c> <c> <c> Weighted average shares outstanding for basic EPS 19,901 19,764 19,866 19,744 Net effect of dilutive options 160 319 215 188 Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted EPS 20,061 20,083 20,081 19,932 Common stock equivalents, which were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because either the effect would have been antidilutive or the options' exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common stock, were 133 and 57 for the thirteen weeks ended November 28, 2004 and November 30, 2003, respectively, and 85 and 191 for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 28, 2004 and November 30, 2003, respectively. 7. BUSINESS SEGMENTS The Company considers itself to operate in one business segment because the Company's advanced composite materials business comprises less than 10% of the Company's revenues and net earnings from continuing operation on an absolute basis. The Company's electronic materials products are marketed primarily to leading independent printed circuit board fabricators, electronic manufacturing service companies, electronic contract manufacturers and major electronic original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") located throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The Company's advanced composite materials customers, substantially all of which are located in the United States, include OEMs, independent firms and distributors in the electronics, radio frequency, aerospace, rocket motor, automotive, graphic arts and specialty industrial industries. Sales are attributed to geographic region based upon the region from which the materials were shipped to the customer. Sales between geographic regions were not significant. Financial information concerning the Company's continuing operations by geographic area follows: 13 weeks ended 39 weeks ended November 28, November 30, November 28, November 30, 2004 2003 2004 2003 <s> <c> <c> <c> <c> Sales: North America $28,257 $26,793 $ 90,117 $76,659 Europe 8,469 9,536 26,345 23,160 Asia 13,633 14,729 43,513 39,128 Total sales $50,359 $51,058 $159,975 $138,947 November 28, February 29, 2004 2004 <s> <c> <c> Long-lived assets: North America $34,119 $38,549 Europe 11,076 10,969 Asia 20,404 21,470 Total long-lived assets $65,599 $70,988 8. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Total comprehensive income for the 13 weeks ended November 28, 2004 and November 30, 2003 was $9,455 and $2,506, respectively. Total comprehensive income for the 39 weeks ended November 28, 2004 and November 30, 2003 was $17,674 and $12,353, respectively. Comprehensive income consisted primarily of net income and foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities. 9. SALE OF NELCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. During the Company's 1998 fiscal year and for several years prior thereto, more than 10% of the Company's total worldwide sales were to Delco Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of General Motors Corp., and the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Nelco Technology, Inc. ("NTI") located in Tempe, Arizona, had been Delco's principal supplier of semi-finished multilayer printed circuit board materials, commonly known as mass lamination, which were used by Delco to produce finished multilayer printed circuit boards. However, in March 1998, the Company was informed by Delco that Delco planned to close its printed circuit board fabrication plant and exit the printed circuit board manufacturing business. As a result, the Company's sales to Delco declined during the three-month period ended May 31, 1998, were negligible during the remainder of the 1999 fiscal year and have been nil in subsequent years. After March 1998, the business of NTI languished and its performance was unsatisfactory due primarily to the absence of the unique, high-volume, high-quality business that had been provided by Delco Electronics and the absence of any other customer in the North American electronic materials industry with a similar demand for the large volumes of semi-finished multilayer printed circuit board materials that Delco purchased from NTI. Although NTI's business experienced a resurgence in the 2001 fiscal year as the North American market for printed circuit materials became extremely strong and demand exceeded supply for the electronic materials manufactured by NTI, the Company's internal expectations and projections for the NTI business were for continuing volatility in the business' performance over the foreseeable future. Consequently, in April 2001, the Company sold the assets and business of NTI and closed a related support facility, also located in Tempe, Arizona. As a result of this sale, the Company exited the mass lamination business in North America. In connection with the sale of NTI and the closure of the related support facility, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $15,707 in its fiscal year 2002 first quarter ended May 27, 2001. The components of these charges and the related liability balances and activity from the May 27, 2001 balance sheet date to the November 28, 2004 balance sheet date are set forth below. Charges 11/28/04 Closure Incurred or Remaining Charges Paid Reversals Liabilities <s> <c> <c> <c> <c> NTI charges: Loss on sale of assets and business $10,580 $10,580 $ - $ - Severance payments 387 387 - - Medical and other costs 95 95 - - Support facility charges: Impairment of long lived assets 2,058 2,058 - - Write down of accounts receivable 350 319 31 - Write down of inventory 590 590 - - Severance payments 688 688 - - Medical and other costs 133 133 - - Lease payments, taxes, utilities, maintenance 781 606 - 175 Other 45 45 - - ------- ------- --- ---- $15,707 $15,501 $31 $175 ======= ======= ==== ==== The severance payments and medical and other costs incurred in connection with the sale of NTI and the closure of the related support facility were for the termination of hourly and salaried, administrative, manufacturing and support employees, all of whom were terminated during the first and second fiscal quarters ended May 27, 2001 and August 26, 2001, respectively, and substantially all of the severance payments and related costs for such terminated employees (totaling $1,303) were paid during such quarters. The lease payments were paid through November 2004 pursuant to the related lease agreements. 10. GAIN ON INSURANCE SETTLEMENT In 2005 fiscal year third quarter, the Company settled an insurance claim for damages sustained by the company in Singapore as the result of an explosion that occurred in November 2002 in one of the four treaters located at its Nelco manufacturing facility in Singapore. During the 2005 fiscal year, the Company received $5,816 related to this insurance claim. The proceeds represent reimbursement for assets destroyed in the accident and for business interruption losses. As a result, the Company recognized a $4,745 gain during the third quarter ended November 28, 2004. 11. GAIN ON DELCO LAWSUIT The United States District Court for the District of Arizona entered final judgment in favor of the Company's subsidiary, NTI, in its lawsuit against Delco Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation, on Nelco's claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. As a result, the Company received a net amount of $33,088 from Delco on July 1, 2003 in satisfaction of the judgment. 12. SALE OF U.K. REAL ESTATE During the third quarter of fiscal year 2004, the Company sold real estate previously used by its Nelco U.K. subsidiary, which had ceased operations. As a result, the company recorded a pretax gain of $429. 13. DIVIDENDS DECLARED On October 25, 2004, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had declared a one-time, special cash dividend of $1.00 per share and an increase in the Company's regular quarterly dividend to $0.08 per share. The one-time, special cash dividend of $1.00 per share was paid December 15, 2004 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2004. The $0.08 per share dividend is payable February 8, 2005 to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 6, 2005. These dividends are in addition to the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share that the Company announced on September 16, 2004 and paid November 2, 2004. At the quarter ended November 28, 2004, the Company recorded a $21,494 dividend payable for the one-time, special dividend of $1.00 to be paid December 15, 2004 and the regular quarterly $0.08 dividend to be paid February 8, 2005. 14. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123R"). This Statement supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees"("APB 25"), and its related implementation guidance and is effective as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. This Statement applies to all awards granted after the required effective date and to awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after that date. The cumulative effect of initially applying this Statement, if any, is recognized as of the required effective date. This Statement addresses the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addressed transactions in which an entity in an exchange for goods or services incurs liabilities that are based on the fair value of the entity's equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. The Statement eliminates the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using APB 25, and generally requires instead that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-bases method. The Company has not yet determined what effect SFAS 123R will have on the Company's consolidated results of operation or financial position. (The Company's accounting for shared-based compensation transactions using APB 25 is included in Note 3 above.) In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 151, "Inventory Costs" ("SFAS 151"), an amendment of ARB No.43, Chapter 4, effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. This Statement clarifies that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight handling costs, and waste materials (spoilage) should be recognized as current-period charges. In addition, this Statement requires that the allocation of fixed production overheads to the cost of conversions be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The Company has not yet determined what effect SFAS 151 will have on the Company's consolidated results of operations or financial position. Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. General: Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials and advanced composite materials for the electronics, military, aerospace, wireless communication and industrial markets. The Company's manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China (currently under construction), France (two facilities), Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California. The Company operates under the FiberCote, Nelco and Neltec names. The Company's sales from continuing operations declined slightly in the three-month period ended November 28, 2004 compared with the three-month period ended November 30, 2003 due to declines in sales in Asia and Europe that were only partially offset by an increase in sales in North America. However, the Company's net profit from continuing operations, before special items, increased significantly in the three- month period ended November 28, 2004 compared with the Company's net profit from continuing operations, before special items, in the three-month period ended November 30, 2003. Such special items consisted of the gain on an insurance recovery related to the November 2002 accident at the Company's Singapore manufacturing facility and severance charges for workforce reductions at the Company's North American and European FR-4 business operations in the three-month period ended November 28, 2004 and the gain on the sale of real estate previously used by the Company's Nelco U.K. subsidiary which had ceased operations and charges in connection with the realignment of the Company's North American FR-4 business operations and related workforce reductions in the three-month period ended November 30, 2003. For the nine-month period ended November 28, 2004, the Company's sales and net profit from continuing operations, before special items, increased significantly compared with the Company's sales and net profit from continuing operations, before special items, in the nine-month period ended November 30, 2003. Such special items consisted of the gain on the insurance recovery and severance charges for workforce reductions at the Company's FR-4 business operations in the nine-month period ended November 28, 2004 and the gains on the sale of real estate and on the Delco lawsuit and charges in connection with the realignment of the Company's North American FR-4 business operations and related workforce reductions in the nine-month period ended November 30, 2003. For the nine-month period ended November 28, 2004, the increases were the result of increases in sales by nearly all the Company's operations, although the improvements were attributable principally to increases in sales of the Company's advanced technology products, cost reductions resulting from the realignment of the Company's FR-4 business operations and increases in sales by the Company's FiberCote advanced composite materials business. The electronic materials industry began to improve slightly at the end of the 2004 fiscal year second quarter and continued to improve in the 2004 fiscal year third and fourth quarters and in the 2005 fiscal year first quarter. However, the electronic materials industry slowed down to some extent in the 2005 fiscal year second quarter. Consequently, sales of the Company's electronic materials operations declined in the second quarter compared to the 2005 fiscal year first quarter. Although the global markets for the Company's electronic materials improved to some degree during September 2004, those markets were anemic during the remainder of the 2005 fiscal year third quarter. Consequently, sales of the Company's electronic materials continuing operations declined in the 2005 fiscal year third quarter compared to the 2005 fiscal year first and second quarters and compared to the 2004 fiscal year third quarter. However, the military, aerospace, wireless communication and industrial markets for the Company's FiberCote advanced composite materials business were healthy during the 2005 fiscal year third quarter, with particular strength coming from the rocket motor, airframe and radome components of those markets, and, as a result, sales of FiberCote's advanced composite materials increased in each of the first three quarters of the 2005 fiscal year compared to the comparable periods in the prior fiscal year. While the global markets for the Company's electronic materials continue to be very difficult to forecast, the Company believes that the markets for FiberCote's advanced composite materials will continue to be healthy during the 2005 fiscal year fourth quarter. The Company continues to invest its human and financial resources in the higher technology portions of its electronic materials business and in its FiberCote advanced composite materials business. The Company is in the process of installing an additional large treater at its FiberCote advanced composite materials facility in Waterbury, Connecticut, which will effectively double FiberCote's treating capacity. In addition, the Company's expansions in Singapore and China are progressing on track. While the Company continued to expand and invest in its business in Asia during the 2005 fiscal year, it made additional adjustments to its volume FR-4 oriented businesses, particularly in North America, which resulted in workforce reductions at the Company's North American and European FR-4 business operations as a result of which the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $0.6 million in the Company's 2005 fiscal year third quarter. In the 2005 fiscal year third quarter, the Company also settled an insurance claim for property and business interruption losses sustained by the Company in Singapore as a result of an explosion in one of the four treaters located at its Nelco manufacturing facility in Singapore and recorded a pre-tax gain of $4.7 million as a result of the settlement. During the first and second quarters of the 2004 fiscal year, the Company realigned its North American FR-4 business operations located in New York and California. As part of the realignment, the New York operation was scaled down to a smaller, focused operation and the California operation was scaled up to a larger volume operation, and there were workforce reductions at the Company's New York facility and workforce increases at the Company's California facility, with the end result being a net reduction in the Company's workforce in North America. A large portion of the New York facility was mothballed. The realignment was designed to help the Company achieve improved operating and cost efficiencies in its North American FR-4 business and to help the Company best service all of its North American customers. As a result of the Company's realignment of its North American FR-4 business operations and related workforce reductions, the Company recorded pre-tax charges totaling $1.9 million and $6.5 million in the Company's 2004 fiscal year first quarter and second quarter, respectively. The Company also recorded a pre-tax gain of $0.4 million in the 2004 fiscal year third quarter resulting from the sale of real estate previously used by its Nelco U.K. subsidiary, which had ceased operations after its closure in the 2003 fiscal year third quarter. See Notes 5 and 12 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Report for additional information regarding the realignment and sale. In February 2004, the Company discontinued its financial support of Dielektra GmbH, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary located in Cologne, Germany ("Dielektra"), which supplied electronic materials to European circuit board manufacturers. The Company discontinued its support of Dielektra because the market in Europe had eroded to the point where the Company believed it would not be possible, at any time in the foreseeable future, for the Dielektra business to be viable. Dielektra had required substantial financial support from the Company. The discontinuation of the Company's financial support resulted in the filing of an insolvency petition by Dielektra. The Company believes that the insolvency procedure in Germany will result in the eventual reorganization, sale or liquidation of Dielektra. The Company continues to service the higher technology European digital and RF circuit board markets through its Neltec Europe SAS business located in Mirebeau, France, and its Neltec SA business located in Lannemezan, France. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the Company treated Dielektra as a discontinued operation. Accordingly, the Company reclassified Dielektra's operating losses and charges and recorded a net loss from discontinued operations of $33.8 million in the 2004 fiscal year, comprised of $5.6 million of operating losses incurred by Dielektra, $6.2 million related to the closure of Dielektra's mass lamination operation and related workforce reductions in the 2004 fiscal year first quarter and $22.0 million for the write-off of assets of Dielektra and other costs. Furthermore, the Company's sales from its continuing operations did not include sales by Dielektra of $14.4 million for the 2004 fiscal year. The Company's sales for the 2005 fiscal year first, second and third quarters did not include any sales by Dielektra, and Dielektra had no impact on the Company's results of operations during the 2005 fiscal year first, second and third quarters. See Note 4 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Report for additional information regarding the discontinued operations. During the Company's 1998 fiscal year and for several years prior thereto, more than 10% of the Company's total worldwide sales were to Delco Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of General Motors Corp.("Delco"), and the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Nelco Technology, Inc. ("NTI") located in Tempe, Arizona, had been Delco's principal supplier of semi- finished multilayer printed circuit board materials, commonly known as mass lamination, which were used by Delco to produce finished multilayer printed circuit boards. However, in March 1998, the Company was informed by Delco that Delco planned to close its printed circuit board fabrication plant and exit the printed circuit board manufacturing business. As a result, the Company's sales to Delco declined during the three-month period ended May 31, 1998, were negligible during the remainder of the 1999 fiscal year and have been nil since that time. In May 1998, the Company and NTI filed a complaint against Delco and the Delphi Automotive Systems unit of General Motors Corp. in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Delco breached its contract to purchase semi-finished multilayer printed circuit boards from NTI and that Delphi interfered with NTI's contract with Delco, that Delco breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing implied in the contract, that Delco engaged in negligent misrepresentation and that Delco fraudulently induced NTI to enter into the contract. In November 2000, a jury awarded damages to NTI in the amount of $32.3 million, and in December 2000 the judge in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona entered judgment for NTI on its claim of breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing with damages in the amount of $32.3 million. Both parties appealed the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco; and in May 2003, a panel of three judges in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rendered a unanimous decision affirming the jury verdict. In June 2003, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona entered final judgment in favor of NTI; and, on July 1, 2003, NTI received a net amount of $33.1 million in payment of such judgment. The Company recorded a pre-tax gain of $33.1 million in the 2004 fiscal year second quarter related to such payment. See Notes 9 and 11 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Report for additional information regarding the sale of NTI and the gain on the lawsuit against Delco and Item 1 of Part II of this Report for additional information regarding the lawsuit against Delco. The Company is not engaged in any related party transactions involving relationships or transactions with persons or entities that derive benefits from their non- independent relationship with the Company or the Company's related parties, or in any transactions with parties with whom the Company or its related parties have a relationship that enables the parties to negotiate terms of material transactions that may or would not be available from other, more clearly independent parties on an arm's-length basis, or in any trading activities involving non-exchange traded commodity or other contracts that are accounted for at fair value or otherwise or in any energy trading or risk management activities, other than certain limited foreign currency contracts intended to hedge the Company's contractual commitments to pay certain obligations or to realize certain receipts in foreign currencies and certain limited energy purchase contracts intended to protect the Company from increased utilities costs. The Company believes that an evaluation of its ongoing operations would be difficult if the disclosure of its financial results were limited to generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") financial measures, which include special items, such as realignment and severance charges and the gains on the insurance claim settlement, the Delco lawsuit and the sale of real estate. Accordingly, in addition to disclosing its financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, the Company discloses non-GAAP operating results that exclude special items in order to assist its shareholders and other readers in assessing the Company's operating performance, since the Company's on-going, normal business operations do not include such special items. Such non-GAAP financial measures are provided to supplement the results provided in accordance with GAAP. Three and Nine Months Ended November 28, 2004 Compared with Three and Nine Months Ended November 30, 2003: The Company's profit from continuing operations improved during the three months ended November 28, 2004, compared with the three months ended November 30, 2003, despite a small decrease in net sales, as a result of an improvement in its profit margin resulting from higher percentages of sales of higher margin, advanced technology products, increased sales of the Company's FiberCote advanced composite materials and reduced costs compared to last year's comparable three-month period, and the Company reported net earnings of $7.7 million for the three-month period after a pre-tax gain of $4.7 million resulting from the settlement of an insurance claim for property and business interruption losses sustained by the Company in Singapore as a result of an explosion in one of the four treaters located at its Nelco manufacturing facility in Singapore and after pre-tax charges of $0.6 million for severance payments resulting from workforce reductions at the Company's North American and European FR-4 business operations. Compared with the prior fiscal year's first nine-month period, the Company's continuing operations also generated a profit during the nine months ended November 28, 2004 as a result of an increase in net sales and improvements in profit margins resulting from higher percentages of sales of higher margin, advanced technology electronic material products and increased sales of higher margin, advanced composite materials by the Company's FiberCote business unit, and the Company reported net earnings of $16.7 million for the nine-month period ended November 28, 2004 after the pre-tax gain described above resulting from the insurance recovery and after the pre- tax charges described above for severance payments resulting from workforce reductions. Operating results of the Company's FiberCote advanced composite materials business improved during the three-month and nine-month periods ended November 28, 2004 primarily as a result of higher sales volumes related to strength in the rocket motor, airframe and radome components of the military, aerospace, wireless communication and industrial markets for FiberCote's advanced composite materials. Sales of the FiberCote business unit increased to 8% of the Company's total net sales worldwide in the nine months ended November 28, 2004 compared with 6% of the Company's total net sales worldwide in the nine months ended November 30, 2003. While the Company's gross profit in the three months ended November 28, 2004 was only slightly higher than its gross profit in the prior fiscal year's third quarter, its gross profit in the 2005 fiscal year first nine months was substantially higher than the gross profit in the prior year's comparable period as a result of the Company's reductions of its costs and expenses, higher percentages of sales of higher margin, advanced technology products and increased sales of the Company's FiberCote advanced composite materials. These changes in gross profits were despite lower levels of sales of electronic materials in the three months ended November 28, 2004, operating inefficiencies resulting from operating certain facilities at levels below their designed manufacturing capacities and from the Company's realignment of it North American FR-4 business operations, and competitive pressures. In addition to its financial results of operations, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $0.6 million in the 2005 fiscal year third quarter related to further adjustments to the Company's North American and European FR-4 business operations and related workforce reductions. Results of Operations Net sales for the three-month period ended November 28, 2004 declined 1% to $50.4 million from $51.1 million for last year's third quarter, while net sales for the nine-month period ended November 28, 2004 increased 15% to $160.0 million from $138.9 million for last fiscal year's comparable period. The decline in net sales during the third quarter was the result of lower sales by the Company's operations in Asia and Europe, which were only partially offset by higher sales by the Company's operations in North America. The increase in net sales during the nine months ended November 28, 2004 was the result of increased sales by the Company's operations in all regions and increased sales of the Company's advanced technology electronic materials and an increase in sales of the Company's FiberCote advanced composite materials. The Company's foreign operations accounted for $22.1 million and $69.9 million, respectively, of net sales, or 44% of the Company's total net sales worldwide, during the three- month and nine-month periods ended November 28, 2004 compared with $24.3 million and $62.3 million, respectively, of net sales, or 48% and 45%, respectively, of total net sales worldwide, during last fiscal year's comparable periods. Net sales by the Company's foreign operations during the three- month period ended November 28, 2004 declined 9% from the 2004 fiscal year comparable period, while net sales by the Company's foreign operations during the nine-month period ended November 28, 2004 increased 12%. The decline in net sales by foreign operations during the third quarter was due to decreased sales by the Company's operations in both Asia and Europe, although sales of the Company's advanced technology digital and RF/microwave electronic materials increased in Asia and Europe during the quarter as well as during the nine-month period ended November 28, 2004. The increase in net sales by foreign operations during the nine months ended November 28, 2004 was due to increases in sales by the Company's operations in Asia and Europe. The overall gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the Company's worldwide operations improved to 19.5% and 20.6%, respectively, for the three months and nine months ended November 28, 2004 compared with 19.1% and 14.6% for last fiscal year's comparable periods. The increases in the gross profit were the result of higher percentages of sales of higher margin, advanced technology products, increased sales of the Company's FiberCote advanced composite materials and decreases in the Company's cost of sales. The Company's cost of sales as a percentage of sales decreased compared to the comparable periods in the prior fiscal year due to personnel reductions and cost savings resulting from the Company's realignment of its North American FR-4 business, other cost reduction measures implemented by the Company, including workforce reductions and the reduction of overtime, and higher production volumes during the first and second quarters of the 2005 fiscal year compared to the comparable periods in the 2004 fiscal year. Selling, general and administrative expenses declined by $1.6 million, or by 20%, during the three-month period ended November 28, 2004 compared with last fiscal year's comparable period, and increased only $0.9 million, or by 4%, during the nine-month period ended November 28, 2004 compared with last year's comparable period, while sales increased 15% during the same period, but these expenses, measured as a percentage of sales, were 12.4% and 13.2%, respectively, during the three- month and nine-month periods ended November 28, 2004 compared with 15.3% and 14.6%, respectively, during last fiscal year's comparable periods. The decreases in selling, general and administrative expenses as percentages of sales in the three months and nine months ended November 28, 2004 resulted from higher sales, lower shipping costs incurred by the Company to meet its customers' customized manufacturing and quick-turn- around requirements and cost reductions resulting from the realignment of the Company's FR-4 business operations. In the 2005 fiscal year third quarter, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain of $4.7 million resulting from the settlement of an insurance claim for property and business interruption losses sustained by the Company in Singapore as a result of an explosion in one of the four treaters located at its Nelco manufacturing facility in Singapore and pre-tax charges of $0.6 for severance payments resulting from workforce reductions at the Company's North American and European FR-4 business operations. The Company recorded a pre-tax gain of $0.4 million in the 2004 fiscal year third quarter resulting from the sale of real estate in Skelmersdale, England previously used by its Nelco U.K. subsidiary, which had ceased operations after its closure in the 2003 fiscal year third quarter, and a pre-tax gain of $33.1 million during the 2004 fiscal year second quarter related to the payment by Delco Electronics Corporation of the judgment against Delco in favor of the Company's subsidiary, Nelco Technology, Inc., in its lawsuit against Delco. The Company also recorded pre-tax charges of $1.9 million in the 2004 fiscal year first quarter in connection with the realignment of its North American FR-4 business operations in New York and California and related workforce reductions and recorded additional pre-tax charges of $6.5 million in the 2004 fiscal year second quarter due to such realignment. For the reasons set forth above, net earnings from continuing operations were $7.7 million for the three months ended November 28, 2004, including the pre-tax gain described above resulting from the insurance settlement and the pre-tax charges described above for severance payments resulting from workforce reductions, compared with net earnings from continuing operations of $2.8 million for the three months ended November 30, 2003, including the pre-tax gain described above resulting from the sale of real estate in England. Net earnings from continuing operations for the nine months ended November 28, 2004 were $16.7 million, including the pre-tax gain described above resulting from the insurance settlement and the pre-tax charges described above for severance payments resulting from workforce reductions, compared with net earnings from continuing operations of $22.2 million for the nine months ended November 30, 2003, including the pre-tax gains described above resulting from the sale of real estate in England and the payment by Delco Electronics Corporation of the judgment against it in favor of the Company's subsidiary, Nelco Technology, Inc., in Nelco's lawsuit against Delco and the pre- tax charges described above related to the realignment of the Company's North American FR-4 business operations. The Company's net profit from continuing operations excluding the pre-tax gains and the pre-tax charges described above was $4.2 million and $13.2 million, respectively, for the three months and nine months ended November 28, 2004 compared with net profit from continuing operations excluding the pre-tax gains and the pre-tax charges described above of $2.4 million and $1.9 million, respectively, for the three months and nine months ended November 30, 2003. Interest and other income, net, principally investment income, was $1.0 million and $2.4 million, respectively, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended November 28, 2004 compared with $0.7 million and $2.2 million, respectively, for last fiscal year's comparable periods. The increases in investment income were attributable to increases in cash available for investment and in prevailing interest rates. The Company's investments were primarily short-term taxable instruments. The Company's effective income tax rates for continuing operations, excluding the pre-tax gains and the pre-tax charges described above, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended November 28, 2004 were 7.5% compared with 9.0% for the three-month period ended November 30, 2003 and an income tax benefit of 29.4%. The tax benefit for the nine-month period ended November 30, 2003 was principally a result of the tax impact of the reversal of valuation allowances resulting from the gain on the Delco lawsuit. The effective income tax rates on earnings from continuing operations, including the pre-tax gains and the pre-tax charges described above, were 11.1% and 9.2% for the three months and nine months ended November 28, 2004, principally as a result of the tax impact of the insurance settlement, compared with rates of 7.8% and 18.9% principally as a result of the tax impact of the gain on the Delco litigation payment for the three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2003. For the reasons set forth above, net earnings for the three-month period ended November 28, 2004, including the pre- tax gain described above resulting from the insurance settlement and the pre-tax charges described above for severance payments resulting from workforce reductions, were $7.7 million compared with net earnings of $1.0 million for the three-month period ended November 30, 2003, including the pre- tax gain described above resulting from the sale of real estate in England and the loss on discontinued operations. Net earnings for the nine-month period ended November 28, 2004 were $16.7 million, including the pre-tax gain described above resulting from the insurance settlement and the pre-tax charges described above for severance payments resulting from workforce reductions, compared with net earnings of $11.6 million for the nine-month period ended November 30, 2003, including the pre- tax gains described above resulting from the sale of real estate in England and the payment by Delco Electronics Corporation of the judgment in favor of the Company's subsidiary, Nelco Technology, Inc., the pre-tax charges described above related to the realignment of the Company's North American FR-4 business operations and related workforce reductions and the loss on discontinued operations. Excluding the pre-tax gains and the pre-tax charges described above, the Company reported net earnings from continuing operations of $4.2 million and $13.2 million, respectively, for the three- month and nine-month periods ended November 28, 2004, compared with net earnings from continuing operations of $2.4 million and $2.9 million, respectively, for the three-month and nine- month periods ended November 30, 2003. Basic and diluted earnings per share, including the pre- tax gains and charges described above, were $0.39 and $0.38, respectively, for the three-month period ended November 28, 2004 and $0.84 and $0.83, respectively, for the nine-month period ended November 28, 2004, compared with basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.05 and $0.05, respectively, and $0.59 and $0.58, respectively, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2003, including the pre-tax gain and pre-tax charges described above and the loss on discontinued operations. Excluding the pre-tax gains and charges described above, basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.21 for the three months ended November 28, 2004 and basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.66 for the nine months ended November 28, 2004, compared to basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, excluding the pre-tax gain and pre-tax charges for the prior year's comparable periods, of $0.12 and $0.15, respectively. Liquidity and Capital Resources: At November 28, 2004, the Company's cash and temporary investments were $204.9 million compared with $189.2 million at February 29, 2004, the end of the Company's 2004 fiscal year. The increase in the Company's cash and investment position at November 28, 2004 was attributable to cash received in the insurance settlement and cash generated by operating activities, partially offset by the payment of dividends and purchases of property, plant and equipment. The Company's working capital (which includes cash and temporary investments) was $194.8 million at November 28, 2004 compared with $197.5 million at February 29, 2004. The decrease in working capital at November 28, 2004 compared with February 29, 2004 was due principally to dividends payable, the increase in income taxes payable and the decrease in accounts receivable partially offset by the increases in cash and marketable securities, inventories and other current assets and the decreases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The dividends payable were attributable to the Company's declaration in the third quarter of a one-time, special cash dividend of $1.00 per share payable December 15, 2004 and an increased quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share payable February 8, 2005, and the increase in income taxes payable was attributable mainly to the receipt of a $3.8 million income tax refund during the first quarter of the 2005 fiscal year, while the decrease in accounts receivable was due to the lower level of sales in the third quarter of the 2005 fiscal year compared to the fourth quarter of the 2004 fiscal year. The increase in inventories was attributable mainly to an increase in raw material stocks. The decreases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities were results of the settlements of obligations during the second and third quarters. The Company's current ratio (the ratio of current assets to current liabilities) was 4.2 to 1 at November 28, 2004 compared to 5.6 to 1 at February 29, 2004. The decrease in the current ratio at November 28, 2004 was the result of the $21.5 million dividend payable for the dividends declared but not paid in the quarter then ended. During the nine months ended November 28, 2004, net earnings from the Company's operations, before depreciation and amortization, of $23.7 million and a net decrease in working capital items, resulted in $20.0 million of cash provided by operating activities. During the same nine-month period, the Company expended $2.4 million for the purchase of property, plant and equipment, compared with $3.8 million for the nine- month period ended November 30, 2003, and paid $3.6 million in dividends on its common stock in each of such nine-month periods. At November 28, 2004, the Company had no long-term debt. The Company resolved with Royal Sun & Alliance Insurance (Singapore) Limited the Company's property damage and business interruption insurance claim resulting from the explosion in a treater at the Company's subsidiary in Singapore on November 27, 2002, and the Company recorded a $4.7 million pre-tax gain in the 2005 fiscal year third quarter as a result of such resolution. The Company is in negotiations with CNA Insurance Co. to resolve the Company's claim for business interruption damages in the United States resulting from the explosion. The Company believes its financial resources will be sufficient, for the foreseeable future, to provide for continued investment in working capital and property, plant and equipment and for general corporate purposes. Such resources would also be available for purchases of the Company's common stock, appropriate acquisitions and other expansions of the Company's business. The Company is not aware of any circumstances or events that are reasonably likely to occur that could materially affect its liquidity. The Company's contractual obligations and other commercial commitments to make future payments under contracts, such as lease agreements, consist only of operating lease commitments. The Company has no long-term debt, capital lease obligations, unconditional purchase obligations or other long- term obligations, standby letters of credit, guarantees, standby repurchase obligations or other commercial commitments or contingent commitments, other than two standby letters of credit in the total amount of $2.7 million to secure the Company's obligations under its workers' compensation insurance program and certain limited energy purchase contracts intended to protect the Company from increased utilities costs. As of November 28, 2004, there were no material changes outside the ordinary course of the Company's business in the Company's contractual obligations disclosed in Item 7 of Part II of its Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2004. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements: The Company's liquidity is not dependent on the use of, and the Company is not engaged in, any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, such as securitization of receivables or obtaining access to assets through special purpose entities. Environmental Matters: In the nine-month periods ended November 28, 2004 and November 30, 2003, the Company charged less than $0.1 million against pretax income for environmental remedial response and voluntary cleanup costs (including legal fees). While annual expenditures have generally been constant from year to year and may increase over time, the Company expects it will be able to fund such expenditures from available cash. The timing of expenditures depends on a number of factors, including regulatory approval of cleanup projects, remedial techniques to be utilized and agreements with other parties. At November 28, 2004 and February 29, 2004, the recorded liability in liabilities from discontinued operations for environmental matters related to Dielektra was $2.1 million and the recorded liability in accrued liabilities for environmental matters was $2.4 million. Management does not expect that environmental matters will have a material adverse effect on the liquidity, capital resources, business, consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position of the Company. Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates: In response to financial reporting release, FR-60, "Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies", issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2001, the following information is provided regarding critical accounting policies that are important to the Consolidated Financial Statements and that entail, to a significant extent, the use of estimates, assumptions and the application of management's judgment. General The Company's discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company's consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent liabilities. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to sales allowances, bad debts, inventories, valuation of long- lived assets, income taxes, restructuring, pensions and other employee benefit programs, and contingencies and litigation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The Company believes the following critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. Sales revenue is recognized at the time product is shipped to a customer. All material sales transactions are for the shipment of manufactured prepreg and laminate products and advanced composite materials. The Company ships its products to customers based upon firm orders, with fixed selling prices, when collection is reasonably assured. Sales Allowances and Product Warranties The Company provides for the estimated costs of sales allowances at the time such costs can be reasonably estimated. The Company's products are made to customer specifications and tested for adherence to such specifications before shipment to customers. There are no future performance requirements other than the products' meeting the agreed specifications. The Company's bases for providing sales allowances for returns are known situations in which products may have failed due to manufacturing defects in the products supplied by the Company. The Company is focused on manufacturing the highest quality electronic materials and other products possible and employs stringent manufacturing process controls and works with raw material suppliers who have dedicated themselves to complying with the Company's specifications and technical requirements. Bad Debt The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of the Company's customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. Inventory The Company writes down its inventory for estimated obsolescence or unmarketability based upon the age of the inventory and assumptions about future demand for the Company's products and market conditions. Valuation of Long-lived Assets The Company assesses the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. Important factors that could trigger an impairment review include, but are not limited to, significant negative industry or economic trends and significant changes in the use of the Company's assets or strategy of the overall business. Income Taxes Carrying value of the Company's net deferred tax assets assumes that the Company will be able to generate sufficient future taxable income in certain tax jurisdictions, based on estimates and assumptions. If these estimates and assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record additional valuation allowances against its deferred tax assets resulting in additional income tax expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations. Management evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets quarterly and assesses the need for additional valuation allowances quarterly. Restructuring During the fiscal years ended February 29, 2004 and March 2, 2003, the Company recorded significant charges in connection with the realignment of its North American FR-4 business operations and the closure of the Company's manufacturing facility in England; and during the fiscal year ended March 3, 2002, the Company recorded significant charges in connection with the restructuring related to the sale of Nelco Technology, Inc. and the closure of a related support facility. Prior to the Company's treating Dielektra GmbH as a discontinued operation, the Company recorded significant charges in connection with the closure of the mass lamination operation of Dielektra and the realignment of Dielektra during the fiscal years ended February 29, 2004, March 2, 2003 and March 3, 2002. These charges include estimates pertaining to employee separation costs and the settlements of contractual obligations resulting from the Company's actions. Although the Company does not anticipate significant changes, the actual costs incurred by the Company may differ from these estimates. Contingencies and Litigation The Company is subject to a small number of proceedings, lawsuits and other claims related to environmental, employment, product and other matters. The Company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes in these matters as well as potential ranges of probable losses. A determination of the amount of reserves required, if any, for these contingencies is made after careful analysis of each individual issue. The required reserves may change in the future due to new developments in each matter or changes in approach such as a change in settlement strategy in dealing with these matters. Pension and Other Employee Benefit Programs Dielektra GmbH has significant pension costs that are developed from actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions including discount rates and wage inflation rates. The pension liability of Dielektra has been included in liabilities from discontinued operations on the Company's balance sheet. The Company's obligations for workers' compensation claims are self-insured, and its obligations for a recently terminated employee health care benefits program were self-insured. The Company uses an insurance company administrator to process all such claims and benefits. The Company accrues its workers' compensation liability based upon the claim reserves established by the third-party administrator and historical experience. The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have a non- contributory profit sharing retirement plan covering their regular full-time employees. In addition, the Company's subsidiaries have various bonus and incentive compensation programs, most of which are determined at management's discretion. The Company's reserves associated with these self-insured liabilities and benefit programs are reviewed by management for adequacy at the end of each reporting period. Factors that May Affect Future Results. Certain portions of this Report which do not relate to historical financial information may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to various factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from Park's expectations or from results which might be projected, forecast, estimated or budgeted by the Company in forward- looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, general conditions in the electronics industry, the Company's competitive position, the status of the Company's relationships with its customers, economic conditions in international markets, the cost and availability of utilities, and the various factors set forth under the caption "Factors That May Affect Future Results" after Item 7 of Park's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2004. Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk. The Company's market risk exposure at November 28, 2004 is consistent with, and not greater than, the types of market risk and amount of exposures presented in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2004. Item 4. Controls and Procedures. (a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company's management, with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d- 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of November 28, 2004, the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on such evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act. (b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There has not been any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings. In May 1998, the Company and its Nelco Technology, Inc. ("NTI") subsidiary in Arizona filed a complaint against Delco Electronics Corporation and the Delphi Automotive Systems unit of General Motors Corp. in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Delco breached its contract to purchase semi- finished multilayer printed circuit boards from NTI and that Delphi interfered with NTI's contract with Delco, that Delco breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing implied in the contract, that Delco engaged in negligent misrepresentation and that Delco fraudulently induced NTI to enter into the contract. In November 2000, after a trial in Phoenix, Arizona, a jury awarded damages to NTI in the amount of $32.3 million, and in December 2000 the judge in the United States District Court entered judgment for NTI on its claim of breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing with damages in the amount of $32.3 million. Both parties appealed the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, and in May 2003, a panel of three judges in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rendered a unanimous decision affirming the jury verdict. In June 2003, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona entered final judgment in favor of NTI, and Delco paid NTI on July 1, 2003. NTI received a net amount of $33.1 million. Park announced in March 1998 that it had been informed by Delco Electronics that Delco planned to close its printed circuit board fabrication plant and exit the printed circuit board manufacturing business. After the plant closure, Delco purchased all of its printed circuit boards from outside suppliers and Delco was no longer a customer of the Company's. As a result, the Company's sales to Delco declined significantly during the three-month period ended May 31, 1998, were negligible during the three-month period ended August 30, 1998 and have been nil since that time. During the Company's 1999 fiscal year first quarter and during its 1998 fiscal year and for several years prior thereto, more than 10% of the Company's total worldwide sales were to Delco Electronics Corporation; and the Company had been Delco's principal supplier of semi-finished multilayer printed circuit board materials for more than ten years. These materials were used by Delco to produce finished multilayer printed circuit boards. See "Factors That May Affect Future Results" after Item 2 of Part I of this Report. In the first quarter of the fiscal year ended March 3, 2002, the Company sold the assets and business of NTI and recorded pre-tax charges of approximately $15.7 million in its 2002 fiscal year first quarter ended May 27, 2001 in connection with the sale of NTI and the closure of a related support facility also located in Arizona. See Note 9 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Report. Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. The following table provides information with respect to shares of the Company's Common Stock acquired by the Company during each month included in the Company's 2005 fiscal year third quarter ended November 28, 2004. Maximum Number Total Number (or Approximate of Shares (or Dollar Value) Units) of Shares (or Total Average Purchased as Units) that May Number of Price Part of Yet Be Shares Paid per Publicly Purchased Under Period (or Share (or Announced the Plans or Units) Unit) Plans or Programs Purchased Programs <s> <c> <c> <c> <c> August 30 - September 30 0 - 0 October 1-31 0 - 0 November 1-28 7,792(a) $21.62 0 Total 0 - 0 2,000,000(b) (a) Shares surrendered to the Company by employees in payment of the exercise price of stock options pursuant to the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan. (b) Aggregate number of shares available to be purchased by the Company pursuant to a previous share purchase authorization announced on October 20, 2004. Pursuant to such authorization, the Company is authorized to purchase its shares from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities. None. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. None. Item 5. Other Information. None. Item 6. Exhibits. 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a). 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a). 32.1 Certification 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 Certification 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. 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. Park Electrochemical Corp. -------------------------- (Registrant) /s/Brian E. Shore Date: January 6, 2005 ----------------------- Brian E. Shore President and Chief Executive Officer /s/Murray O. Stamer Date: January 6, 2005 ----------------------- Murray O. Stamer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Name Page ----------- ---- ---- 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a)................ 34 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a)................ 36 32.1 Certification 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.................................. 38 32.2 Certification 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.................................. 39