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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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|X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 30, 2002
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|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission file number 0-18914
R&B, INC.
Incorporated pursuant to the Laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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IRS - Employer Identification No. 23-2078856
3400 East Walnut Street, Colmar, Pennsylvania 18915
(215) 997-1800
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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 |_|
As of May 8, 2002 the Registrant had 8,481,987 common shares, $.01 par value,
outstanding.
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R & B, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
MARCH 30, 2002
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Part I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statements of Operations:
Thirteen Weeks Ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001 3
Balance Sheets....................................... 4
Statements of Cash Flows............................. 5
Notes to Financial Statements........................ 6
Item 2.Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition.............................. 8
Part II -- OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings.................................... 11
Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..................... 11
Signature . . . . . . . .................................... 12
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
R&B, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
For the Thirteen Weeks Ended
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March 30, March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2002 2001
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Net Sales $51,080 $46,144
Cost of goods sold 32,674 31,043
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Gross profit 18,406 15,101
Selling, general and administrative expenses 14,085 13,685
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Income from operations 4,321 1 416
Interest expense, net of interest income of $104 and $111 1,025 1,128
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Income before taxes 3,296 288
Provision for taxes 1,149 103
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Net Income $ 2,147 $ 185
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Earnings Per Share:
Basic $0.25 $0.02
Diluted 0.24 0.02
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Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic 8,474 8,482
Diluted 8,900 8,547
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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R&B, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 30, December 29,
(in thousands, except share data) 2002 2001
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Assets (unaudited)
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 22,241 $ 21,689
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
accounts and customer credits of $14,902 and $15,110 36,676 36,700
Inventories 45,728 45,036
Deferred income taxes 7,633 7,469
Prepaids and other current assets 1,268 1,352
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Total current assets 113,546 112,246
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Property, Plant and Equipment, net 17,645 18,744
Goodwill 30,462 30,422
Other Assets 1,410 1,751
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Total $ 163,063 $ 163,163
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 10,588 $ 11,481
Accounts payable 8,971 8,327
Accrued compensation 3,646 6,145
Other accrued liabilities 5,392 5,225
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Total current liabilities 28,597 31,178
Long-Term Debt 53,224 53,511
Deferred Income Taxes 3,703 3,312
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $.01; authorized
25,000,000 shares; issued 8,481,927and 8,466,482 85 85
Additional paid-in capital 32,604 32,501
Cumulative translation adjustments (1,435) (1,562)
Retained earnings 46,285 44,138
Total shareholders' equity 77,539 75,162
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Total $ 163,063 $ 163,163
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The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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R&B, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
For the Thirteen Weeks Ended
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March 30, March 31,
(in thousands) 2002 2001
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income $ 2,147 $ 185
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 1,586 2,012
Provision for doubtful accounts 189 80
Provision for deferred income tax 227 78
Provision for non-cash stock compensation 76 78
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (115) (118)
Inventories (606) 994
Prepaids and other 413 513
Accounts payable 611 1,692
Other accrued liabilities (2,337) (889)
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Cash provided by operating activities 2,191 4,625
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Property, plant and equipment additions (486) ( 711)
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Cash used in investing activities ( 486) ( 711)
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayment of term loans and capitalized lease obligations (1,180) ( 932)
Proceeds from common stock issuances 27 -
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Cash used in financing activities (1,153) (932)
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Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents 552 2,982
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period 21,689 7,553
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Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period $ 22,241 $ 10,535
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Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest expense $ 1,124 $ 1,258
Cash paid for income taxes $ 656 $ 35
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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R&B, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED MARCH 30, 2002 AND MARCH 31, 2001 (UNAUDITED)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of
Regulation S-X. However, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation
have been included. Operating results for the thirteen week period ended March
30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the fiscal year ending December 28, 2002. For further information, refer to the
financial statements and footnotes thereto included in R&B, Inc.'s (the
"Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001.
2. Inventories
Inventories include the cost of material, freight, direct labor and
overhead utilized in the processing of the Company's products. Inventories were
as follows:
March 30, December 29,
(in thousands) 2002 2001
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Bulk product $16,769 $12,327
Finished product 25,814 29,458
Packaging materials 3,145 3,251
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Total $45,728 $45,036
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3. Goodwill - Adoption of SFAS No. 142
Effective December 30, 2001 the Company adopted SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets." SFAS No. 142 specifies that goodwill will no longer be
amortized but instead will be subject to periodic impairment testing. As a
result, effective December 30, 2001, the Company no longer amortizes goodwill.
Within six months of adopting SFAS No. 142, the Company will complete a
transitional impairment review to identify whether there is an impairment to
goodwill using a fair value methodology. Any impairment loss resulting from the
transitional impairment test will be reflected as the cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle, retroactive to the first quarter of fiscal 2002.
The Company does not expect a material impact on its consolidated financial
statements from adoption of SFAS No. 142.
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In conformity with SFAS No. 142, the results of prior periods have not been
restated. The following is a reconciliation of the Company's net income and
earnings per share for the three months ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001:
March 30, March 31,
2002 2001
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Net Income:
As reported $2,147 $ 185
Amortization expense - goodwill - 269
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Adjusted net income $2,147 $ 454
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Basic earnings per share:
As reported $ 0.25 $ 0.02
Amortization expense - goodwill - 0.03
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Adjusted earnings per share - Basic $ 0.25 $ 0.05
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Diluted earnings per share:
As reported $ 0.24 $ 0.02
Amortization expense - goodwill - 0.03
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Adjusted earnings per share - Diluted $ 0.24 $ 0.05
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4. New Accounting Pronouncements
In June, 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligations". SFAS No. 143 addresses financial accounting and
reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived
assets and the associated asset retirement costs. The Company adopted this
pronouncement on December 30, 2001, as required. The adoption of SFAS No. 143
did not have a material impact on the consolidated statements of operations for
the three months ended March 30, 2002.
In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets". SFAS No. 144 addresses financial
accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets.
The Company adopted this pronouncement on December 30, 2001, as required. The
adoption of SFAS No. 144 did not have a material impact on the consolidated
statements of operations for the three months ended March 30, 2002.
5. Subsequent Event
On May 1, 2002, the Company entered into agreements with The Hillman Group,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hillman Companies, Inc. (formerly
SunSource, Inc.) to sell the Company's Lowes' specialty fastener business and to
settle litigation initiated by the Company in 1996 related to its purchase of
the Dorman business from SunSource. Total proceeds from the sale and settlement
will be approximately $7.5 million. The transactions will result in a gain on
the sale of the fastener business and a reduction in goodwill attributable to
the original Dorman acquisition. The gain on sale is subject to closing purchase
price adjustments and a final goodwill allocation under SFAS No. 142, and will
be reported in the second quarter of fiscal 2002.
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R&B, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
General
Over the periods presented, the Company has focused its efforts on providing
an expanding array of new product offerings and strengthening its relationships
with its customers. To that end, the Company has made significant investments to
increase market penetration, primarily in the form of product development,
customer service, customer credits and allowances.
The Company calculates its net sales by subtracting credits and allowances
from gross sales. Credits and allowances include costs for co-operative
advertising, product returns, discounts given to customers who purchase new
products for inclusion in their stores, and the cost of competitors' products
that are purchased from the customer in order to induce a customer to purchase
new product lines from the Company. The credits and allowances are designed to
increase market penetration and increase the number of product lines carried by
customers by displacing competitors' products within customers' stores and
promoting consolidation of customers' suppliers.
The Company may experience significant fluctuations from quarter to quarter
in its results of operations due to the timing of orders placed by the Company's
customers. Generally, the second and third quarters have the highest level of
customer orders, but the introduction of new products and product lines to
customers may cause significant fluctuations from quarter to quarter.
The Company operates on a fifty-two, fifty-three week period ending on the
last Saturday of the calendar year.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the percentage of
net sales represented by certain items in the Company's Consolidated Statements
of Operations.
Percentage of Net Sales
For the Thirteen Weeks Ended
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March 30, March 31,
2002 2001
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Net sales 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of goods sold 64.0 67.3
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Gross profit 36.0 32.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses 27.5 29.6
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Income from operations 8.5 3.1
Interest expense, net 2.0 2.5
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Income before taxes 6.5 0.6
Provision for taxes 2.3 0.2
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Net Income 4.2% 0.4%
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Thirteen Weeks Ended March 30, 2002 Compared to
Thirteen Weeks Ended March 31, 2001
Net sales increased 10.8% to $51.1 million for the thirteen weeks ended
March 30, 2002 from $46.1 million for the same period in 2001. The sales
increase was the result of the shipment of several new customer programs,
encouraging reorder patterns on recently introduced new products and continued
strong growth by the Company's Swedish subsidiary. Sales comparisons to the
prior year also benefitted from a soft sales quarter in 2001.
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The Company's gross profit percentage increased to 36.0% of net sales
for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2002 from 32.7% in the same period last
year. The improvement is the result of the implementation of several cost saving
initiatives as well as benefits achieved from spreading fixed overhead costs
over a higher sales base in the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2002.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the thirteen weeks
ended March 30, 2002 increased 2.9% to $14.1 million from $13.7 million for the
same period in 2001. This increase was the net result of increased promotional
and new product spending in 2002 and inflationary increases in labor and other
operating expenses, offset by the elimination of goodwill amortization of $0.4
million in fiscal 2002 as a result of the Company's adoption of SFAS No. 142
"Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" which specifies that goodwill will no
longer be amortized.
Interest expense, net, decreased to $1.0 million in the thirteen weeks
ended March 30, 2002 from $1.1 million in the prior year due to lower borrowing
levels.
The Company's effective tax rate decreased to 34.9% for the thirteen
weeks ended March 30, 2002 from 35.8% for the thirteen weeks ended March 31,
2001 due to lower state income taxes.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, the Company has financed its growth through a combination
of cash flow from operations and through the issuance of senior indebtedness
through its bank credit facility and senior note agreements. During fiscal 2001,
the Company improved its inventory management and more aggressively managed
other components of working capital. These initiatives resulted in increased
cash flow from operations. At March 30, 2002 working capital was $85.0 million,
total long-term debt (including the current portion) was $63.8 million and
shareholders' equity was $77.6 million. Cash and cash equivalents as of March
30, 2002 totaled $22.2 million.
In August 1998, the Company completed a private placement of $60.0
million in Senior Notes ("Notes") due August 21, 2008 on an unsecured basis. The
ten-year Notes bear a 6.81% fixed interest rate, payable quarterly, with an
initial four-year interest only period. Annual repayments at the rate of $8.6
million are due beginning in August 2002.
In March 2001, the Company amended its Revolving Credit Facility. The
amended agreement provides for a $10.0 million facility for a three-year term
that expires in March 2004. Borrowings under the amended facility are on an
unsecured basis with interest at rates ranging from Libor plus 150 to Libor plus
275 basis points. The loan agreement also contains covenants, the most
restrictive of which pertain to net worth and the ratio of debt to EBITDA. There
were no borrowings under the amended credit facility in 2002.
The Company's lease for its Pennsylvania facility is recorded as a
capitalized lease in the Company's financial statements. In addition, the
Company has entered into three sale/leaseback transactions relating to computer
hardware and software. The aggregate amount outstanding under all capital leases
amounted to $2.0 million at March 30, 2002.
The Company amended certain agreements related to its 1998 acquisition of
Scan-Tech USA/Sweden A.B. and related entities ("Scan-Tech") during 2001. As a
result of this transaction, the Company purchased and canceled 250,000 shares of
its common stock issued in connection with the acquisition and canceled the earn
out provisions of the acquisition agreement in exchange for consideration of
$3.2 million to be paid by the Company in installments through December 2005.
The aggregate amount outstanding under this obligation amounted to $1.8 million
at March 30, 2002.
Operating cash flow was $2.2 million in the three months ended March 30,
2002. The primary sources of cash flow were net income and depreciation charges.
Lower levels of accrued liabilities reduced operating cash flow. This reduction
was primarily related to the Company's funding of employee profit sharing and
incentive payments earned in the prior year but paid in the first quarter of
2002.
Additions to property, plant and equipment required $0.5 million in cash
in the first fiscal quarter of 2002. Capital expenditures included upgrades to
information systems, purchases of equipment designed to improve operational
efficiencies and scheduled equipment replacements.
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Financing activities required $1.2 million in cash in the three months
ended March 30, 2002. These uses were primary related to scheduled repayments
under capital lease and other debt obligations.
The Company believes that cash on hand, cash generated from operations
together with available sources of capital are sufficient to meet ongoing cash
needs for the foreseeable future.
Subsequent Event. On May 1, 2002, the Company entered into agreements with The
Hillman Group, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hillman Companies, Inc.
(formerly SunSource, Inc.) to sell the Company's Lowes' specialty fastener
business and to settle litigation initiated by the Company in 1996 related to
its purchase of the Dorman business from SunSource. Total proceeds from the sale
and settlement will be approximately $7.5 million. The transactions will result
in a gain on the sale of the fastener business and a reduction in goodwill
attributable to the original Dorman acquisition. The gain on sale is subject to
closing purchase price adjustments and a final goodwill allocation under SFAS
No. 142, and will be reported in the second quarter of fiscal 2002. Proceeds
from the sale and settlement will be invested in new product development and
growth in other businesses.
Foreign Currency Fluctuations. Approximately 39% of the Company's products were
purchased from a variety of foreign countries. The products generally are
purchased through purchase orders with the purchase price specified in U.S.
dollars. Accordingly, the Company does not have exposure to fluctuation in the
relationship between the dollar and various foreign currencies between the time
of execution of the purchase order and payment for the product. However, to the
extent that the dollar decreases in value to foreign currencies in the future,
the price of the product in dollars for new purchase orders may increase. The
Company attempts to lessen the impact of these currency fluctuations by
resourcing its purchases to other countries.
Impact of Inflation
The Company has not generally been adversely affected by inflation. The
Company believes that price increases resulting from inflation generally could
be passed on to its customers, since prices charged by the Company are not set
by long-term contracts.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements periodically made by or on behalf of the Company and
certain statements contained herein including statements in Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, such
as statements regarding litigation, and certain other statements contained
herein regarding matters that are not historical fact are forward looking
statements (as such term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933), and because
such statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.
Factors that cause actual results to differ materially include but are not
limited to those factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
under "Business - Investment Considerations."
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
The Company's market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse
changes in interest rates. With the exception of the Company's revolving credit
facility, long-term debt obligations are at fixed interest rates and denominated
in U.S. dollars. The Company manages its interest rate risk by monitoring trends
in interest rates as a basis for determining whether to enter into fixed rate or
variable rate agreements. Under the terms of the Company's revolving credit
facility, a change in LIBOR market interest rates would affect the rate at which
the Company could borrow funds thereafter. The Company believes that the effect
of any such change would be minimal.
The Company uses derivative financial instruments, consisting of foreign
currency forward purchase and sales contracts with terms of less than one year,
to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange. Its primary
exposure to changes in foreign currency rates results from changes in exchange
rates on certain third-party trade receivables and payables of the Company's
Swedish subsidiary. There were no forward purchase or sales contracts
outstanding as of March 30, 2002.
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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In addition to commitments and obligation which arise in the ordinary
course of business, the Company is subject to various claims and legal actions
from time to time involving contracts, competitive practices, trademark rights,
product liability claims and other matters arising out of the conduct of the
Company's business.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
None
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
None
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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.
R & B, INC.
Date May 9, 2002 \s\ Richard Berman
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Richard Berman
President
Date May 9, 2002 \s\ Mathias Barton
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Mathias Barton
Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer
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