1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended November 30, 1997 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 No. 0-11488 PENFORD CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Washington 91-1221360 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 777-108th Avenue N.E., Suite 2390, Bellevue, WA 98004-5193 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (425) 462-6000 Indicate by a 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 the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of January 8, 1998: Class Outstanding ----- ----------- Common stock, par value $1.00 7,299,261 2 PENFORD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX Page No. -------- PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1 - Financial Statements Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 3 November 30, 1997 and August 31, 1997 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income 4 Three Months Ended November 30, 1997 and November 30, 1996 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow 5 Three Months Ended November 30, 1997 and November 30, 1996 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 6-8 Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of 9-12 Financial Condition and Results of Operations Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 13 Item 1 - Legal Proceedings Item 2 - Changes in Securities Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Item 5 - Other Information Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K SIGNATURES 14 INDEX TO EXHIBITS 15-16 2 3 PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1 Financial Statements PENFORD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in Thousands) November 30, August 31, 1997 1997 --------- --------- ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 724 $ 176 Trade accounts receivable 25,777 27,181 Inventories: Raw materials, supplies and other 6,819 6,624 Work in progress 807 886 Finished goods 14,520 14,325 --------- --------- 22,146 21,835 Prepaid expenses and other 6,303 5,179 --------- --------- Total current assets 54,950 54,371 Net property, plant and equipment 131,076 130,374 Deferred income taxes 11,001 11,007 Restricted cash value of life insurance 12,586 12,691 Other assets 7,374 7,486 --------- --------- Total assets $ 216,987 $ 215,929 ========= ========= LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 8,468 $ 10,089 Accrued liabilities 8,827 8,157 Current portion of long-term debt 3,697 5,955 --------- --------- Total current liabilities 20,992 24,201 Long-term debt 64,589 61,791 Other postretirement benefits 10,569 10,294 Deferred income taxes 22,040 22,136 Other liabilities 8,660 8,406 Shareholders' equity: Common stock 9,096 9,093 Additional paid-in capital 18,654 18,466 Retained earnings 93,987 93,854 Treasury stock (30,496) (30,604) Note receivable from Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (568) (639) Cumulative translation adjustment (536) (1,069) --------- --------- Total shareholders' equity 90,137 89,101 --------- --------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 216,987 $ 215,929 ========= ========= See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 3 4 PENFORD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Dollars in thousands except per share data) Three Months Ended November 30 -------------------------- 1997 1996 ----------- ----------- Sales $ 48,523 $ 49,310 Cost of sales 35,634 38,500 ----------- ----------- Gross margin 12,889 10,810 Operating expenses 10,715 8,590 ----------- ----------- Income from operations 2,174 2,220 Other income 1,200 Interest expense, net (1,409) (1,298) ----------- ----------- Income before income taxes 765 2,122 Income taxes 268 715 ----------- ----------- Net income $ 497 $ 1,407 =========== =========== Weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding 7,530,490 6,993,058 Earnings per common share $ 0.07 $ 0.20 =========== =========== Dividends declared per common share $ 0.05 $ 0.05 =========== =========== See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 4 5 PENFORD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (Dollars in Thousands) Three Months Ended November 30 -------------------- 1997 1996 -------- -------- Operating Activities: Net income $ 497 $ 1,407 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 3,241 2,926 Deferred income taxes (90) Other 36 Change in operating assets and liabilities: Trade receivables 1,404 3,260 Inventories (311) 1,275 Accounts payable and other (1,796) 1,181 -------- -------- Net cash from operating activities 2,981 10,049 Investing Activities: Additions to property, plant and equipment (3,884) (8,540) Other 1,220 (360) -------- -------- Net cash used by investing activities (2,664) (8,900) Financing Activities: Proceeds from unsecured line of credit 22,573 19,035 Payments on unsecured line of credit (24,565) (22,094) Proceeds from long-term debt 5,000 5,000 Payments on long-term debt (2,468) (318) Exercise of stock options 55 125 Payment of dividends (364) (342) -------- -------- Net cash from financing activities 231 1,406 -------- -------- Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 548 2,555 Cash (bank overdrafts) and cash equivalents at beginning of period 176 (847) -------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 724 $ 1,708 ======== ======== See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 5 6 PENFORD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited condensed 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. Accordingly, 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 accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation for the interim period presented have been included. Operating results for the three month period ended November 30, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending August 31, 1998. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in Penford Corporation's ("Penford" or the "Company," formerly PENWEST, LTD.) annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1997. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations. 2. INCOME TAXES The effective tax rate for the quarter ended November 30, 1997 is 35%. The effective rate is higher than the federal statutory rate of 34% due to the effects of state income taxes. 3. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE Earnings per common share were computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the fiscal quarter. Outstanding stock options are considered to be common share equivalents. In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement No. 128, Earnings Per Share, which is required to be adopted in the second quarter of fiscal 1998. At that time, the Company will be required to change the method currently used to compute earnings per share and to restate all prior periods. Under the new requirements for calculating primary earnings per share, the dilutive effect of stock options will be excluded. When adopted, the standard will have no effect on primary earnings per share for the fiscal quarter ending November 30, 1997 and will cause a $0.01 per share 6 7 increase to primary earnings per share for the quarter ending November 30, 1996. The impact of Statement No. 128 on the calculation of fully diluted earnings per share is not expected to be material. 4. OTHER INCOME During the quarter ended November 30, 1996, the Company sold certain Southern California air emission credits and recognized a gain of $1.2 million that is shown as other income. 5. PLANNED INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING AND SPIN-OFF OF PENWEST PHARMACEUTICALS CO. During the first quarter of fiscal 1998, the Company changed its name to Penford Corporation in connection with a two-stage plan designed to foster the growth potential of its pharmaceuticals business, and separately, its specialty starch based paper chemicals and food ingredients businesses. Under the first stage of the plan, the Company's Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. (Penwest) subsidiary would sell up to 20% of its common stock through an initial public offering. Under the second stage of the plan, Penford Corporation would effect a tax-free spin-off to its shareholders of the remaining ownership of Penwest shares contingent upon satisfying certain conditions. The spin-off was anticipated to occur in the second calendar quarter of 1998. On October 21, 1997, Penwest filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of 2,500,000 shares of common stock (approximately 15% of its outstanding common stock). The estimated initial public offering price is between $10.00 to $12.00 per share. An option will be granted to the underwriters to purchase up to 375,000 additional shares for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any. On December 18, 1997, Penford Corporation postponed the initial public offering of Penwest due to market conditions for new issues in general as well as for health care and technology stocks in particular. The Company intends to go forward with the offering as soon as practicable after market conditions improve. This postponement may cause the planned spin-off to be delayed beyond the second calendar quarter of 1998. Costs incurred by Penford Corporation related to the execution of the plan are being deferred and will be charged to expense in the quarter in which the outcome of the plan is reasonably determinable. As of November 30, 1997, such costs approximated $1.6 million. In addition, Penwest is incurring certain costs that will be recorded as a reduction of Penwest's shareholders' equity upon completion of the initial public offering. Changes to the plan could result in some or all of such costs being charged to expense. 7 8 Penwest will retain the proceeds from the planned initial public offering. Penford will forgive intercompany advances as of the closing of the offering. As of November 30, 1997, the intercompany balance approximated $38.1 million. Had the proposed plan been effected as of November 30, 1997, consolidated assets and shareholders' equity of Penford would have reflected a reduction of approximately $35.0 to $40.0 million, representing the net effects of the proposed distribution. Summarized quarterly financial data of Penwest as of November 30, and for the three months then ended is as follows (in 000's): 1997 1996 ---- ---- Sales $ 6,742 $ 6,243 Loss from operations (2,445) (950) Identifiable assets 39,549 36,633 8 9 Item 2 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS RECENT DEVELOPMENTS During the first quarter of fiscal 1998, the Company changed its name to Penford Corporation in connection with a two-stage plan designed to foster the growth potential of its pharmaceuticals business, and separately, its specialty starch based paper chemicals and food ingredients businesses. Under the first stage of the plan, the Company's Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. (Penwest) subsidiary would sell up to 20% of its common stock through an initial public offering. Under the second stage of the plan, Penford Corporation would effect a tax-free spin-off to its shareholders of the remaining ownership of Penwest shares contingent upon satisfying certain conditions. The spin-off was anticipated to occur in the second calendar quarter of 1998. On October 21, 1997, Penwest filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of 2,500,000 shares of common stock (approximately 15% of its outstanding common stock). The estimated initial public offering price is between $10.00 to $12.00 per share. An option will be granted to the underwriters to purchase up to 375,000 additional shares for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any. On December 18, 1997, Penford Corporation postponed the initial public offering of Penwest due to market conditions for new issues in general as well as for health care and technology stocks in particular. The Company intends to go forward with the offering as soon as practicable after market conditions improve. This postponement may cause the planned spin-off to be delayed beyond the second calendar quarter of 1998. Costs incurred by Penford Corporation related to the execution of the plan are being deferred and will be charged to expense in the quarter in which the outcome of the plan is reasonably determinable. As of November 30, 1997, such costs approximated $1.6 million. In addition, Penwest is incurring certain costs that will be recorded as a reduction of Penwest's shareholders' equity upon completion of the initial public offering. Changes to the plan could result in some of all of such costs being charged to expense. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Net income was $497,000, or $0.07 per share, for the quarter ended November 30, 1997, compared to net income of $1.4 million, or $0.20 per share, for the corresponding period a year ago. The prior year's first quarter included a one-time, pre-tax gain of $1.2 million from the sale of remaining Southern California air emission credits related to Great Western Malting Co. (sold in 1989). The Company, excluding Penwest, earned income from operations of $3.2 million in the first quarter compared with $1.9 million on the same basis in the prior year. Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. incurred an operating loss in the first fiscal quarter of $2.4 million compared to an operating loss of $950,000 in the same quarter a year ago. Penwest's increased loss is attributed to increased investment in the research and development of novel drug delivery technologies and expenses associated with establishing Penwest as an independent public company. 9 10 Consolidated sales decreased 1.6% in the three months ended November 30, 1997 to $48.5 million from $49.3 million in the corresponding period a year ago. The decrease is primarily due to unusually high corn costs in the first quarter of fiscal 1997, a key component used in pricing Penford's paper chemical products. Penford Products Co. sales volumes increased approximately 11% from the same period in the prior year reflecting core business growth and the effects of sales and marketing initiatives. Penford Food Ingredients Co. starch sales volume improved approximately 18% primarily due to increased sales of starches for french fry coatings. Gross margin for the first quater of fiscal year 1998 was 26.6% compared to 21.9% for the corresponding period a year ago. The increase is primarily due to the effects of record high corn costs in the prior year of which only a portion could be passed on to customers through higher prices, and in the current year, the results of cost containment initiatives and the impact of manufacturing improvements. Operating expenses increased $2.1 million to $10.7 million in the three months ended November 30, 1997, compared to $8.6 million in the corresponding period a year ago. General and administrative costs rose $1.8 million due to expenses associated with building the infrastructure to support anticipated growth for the pharmaceuticals operation and increased sales and marketing efforts principally at Penford Products Co. Research and development costs increased by $316,000, primarily related to the continued development of pharmaceuticals using Penwest's controlled release technology. Net interest expense for the quarter ended November 30, 1997 was $1.4 million compared to $1.3 million for the corresponding period a year ago due to higher average debt levels. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 1998 was 35.0% compared to 33.7% in the corresponding period a year ago. The effective tax rate is higher than the prior year primarily due to the absence of certain tax refunds received by the Company in the previous year. LIQUIDITY At November 30, 1997, Penford Corporation had cash and cash equivalents of $724,000, working capital of $34.0 million, an unsecured credit agreement of $35 million under which there was $25.3 million outstanding, and several uncommitted lines of credit aggregating $15.0 million under which there was $4.0 million outstanding. The Company used operating cash flow and debt to finance capital expenditures during the quarter. Cash flow from operations for the three months ended November 30, 1997 was $3.0 million compared to $10.0 million in the corresponding period of the prior year. The change in cash flow is due to the effects of unusually high corn costs on the components of working capital in the prior year and lower net income in the current year. The Company paid a $0.05 per share dividend on December 5, 1997. 10 11 CAPITAL RESOURCES Additions to property, plant and equipment during the three months ended November 30, 1997 were $3.9 million. The additions were primarily for improvements to the Penford Products Co. manufacturing facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a capacity expansion project for the Penford Food Ingredients Co. facility in Richland, Washington. Penwest intends to begin construction of laboratory and manufacturing facilities in Patterson, New York in the second quarter of fiscal 1998 at an estimated total cost of approximately $15 million. Before completion of Penwest's initial public offering, the Company intends to fund costs incurred on the project from its cash resources and available credit lines. It is presently anticipated that amounts paid by the Company would be reimbursed from the proceeds of the initial public offering. Capital expenditures for the Company's specialty paper chemicals and food ingredients businesses for the remainder of fiscal 1998 are expected to be consistent with the first quarter. The timing of Penwest's initial public offering could affect the amount and timing of capital expenditures. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS The above discussion contains forward-looking statements concerning the proposed public offering and spin-off of Penwest, estimated capital expenditures, and the anticipated activities and results of the Company and Penwest. There are a variety of factors which could cause actual events to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation, the risks that the public offering or the spin-off may not be completed as the result of future developments in the Company's or Penwest's business or conditions in the securities markets, failure to obtain necessary government rulings or approvals or third party consents or agreements; construction delays, cost overruns, nonperformance by contractors, or changes in capital improvement project requirements or specifications; competition; the possibility of interruption of business activities due to accidents, strikes, weather or other factors; product development risk; patents and intellectual property matters (including patent infringement litigation, including the patent infringement suit brought by Bayer AG and Pfizer Inc. against Mylan Laboratories Inc. as described in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1997 on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission); dependence on collaborators; regulatory and manufacturing issues including the difficulties of obtaining FDA or other regulatory approvals; changes in raw material prices; changes in general economic conditions or developments with respect to specific industries or customers affecting demand for the Company's products; or other unforeseen developments in the industries in which the Company operates. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the public offering or spin-off will be completed, or that future activities or results as described will be as anticipated. 11 12 The registration statement filed by Penwest with the Securities and Exchange Commission has not yet become effective. The securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. The discussion included herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction, in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Additional information which could affect the Company's financial results is included in the Company's 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders and its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1997 on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Penford assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements should circumstances change. 12 13 Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Not applicable PART II - OTHER INFORMATION Item 1 Legal Proceedings The registrant is unaware of any material developments in the legal proceedings referred to in the Registrant's Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1997. In November, 1997, the Company was notified that a nearby resident had complained about health problems allegedly caused by starch emissions from the Company's Idaho Falls facility. Subsequently, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality contacted the Company with regard to possible exceedences of the Company's air quality permit limits. In December, 1997, a group of nearby residents filed a Notice of Intent to Bring Suit with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The Company is investigating these issues; however, the Company is unable at this time to determine whether any claim or action will be commenced or to estimate the Company's potential exposure, if any. Item 2 Changes in Securities Not applicable Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities Not applicable Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Not applicable Item 5 Other Information Not applicable Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (a) Exhibits: 10.12 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 28, 1997 among Penford Corporation and its subsidiaries, Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., The Bank of Nova Scotia, and Seattle-First National Bank 11 Statement re: Computation of Earnings Per Share 27 Financial Data Schedule (b) There were no filings on Form 8-K in the quarter ended November 30, 1997. A Form 8-K was filed on December 18, 1997 reporting under Item 5 Registrant's postponement of the initial public offering of Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co., a wholly owned subsidiary. Also filed as an exhibit was a copy of a press release dated December 18, 1997 relating to such postponement. 13 14 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. PENFORD CORPORATION ------------------- (Registrant) January 12, 1998 /s/ Tod R. Hamachek - ---------------- ------------------------------------- Date Tod R. Hamachek President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) January 12, 1998 /s/ Jeffrey T. Cook - ---------------- ------------------------------------- Date Jeffrey T. Cook Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) 14 15 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by reference. Exhibit No. Item - ----------- ---- (3.1) Restated Articles of Incorporation of Registrant (filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended August 31, 1995) (3.2) Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of Registrant (filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended August 31, 1997) (3.3) Bylaws of Registrant as amended and restated as of October 20, 1997 (filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended August 31, 1997) (4.1) Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of April 30, 1997 (filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Amendment to Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated May 5, 1997) (10.1) Senior Note Agreement among Penford Corporation as Borrower and Mutual of Omaha and Affiliates as lenders, dated November 1, 1992 (filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 1993) (10.2) Loan Agreement among Penford Corporation as Borrower and Seattle-First National Bank as Lender, dated December 1, 1989 (Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of this instrument to the Commission on request) (10.3) Penford Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, dated March 19, 1990 (filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1991) (10.4) Penford Corporation Supplemental Survivor Benefit Plan, dated January 15, 1991 (filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1991) (10.5) Penford Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, dated January 15, 1991 (filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1991) 15 16 (10.6) Change of Control Agreements with Messrs. Hamachek, Cook, Widmaier, Talley, Horn, Rydzewski and Belsheim (a representative copy of these agreements is filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1995) (10.7) Penford Corporation 1993 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan (filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 1993) (10.8) Note Agreement dated as of October 1, 1994 among Penford Corporation, Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company and TMG Life Insurance Company (filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 1995) (10.9) Penford Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan as amended and restated as of January 21, 1997 (filed on Form S-8 dated March 17, 1997) (10.10) Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 1995 among Penford Corporation, and its subsidiaries, Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., The Bank of Nova Scotia, and Seattle-First National Bank (filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 29, 1996) (10.11) Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 1997 among Penford Corporation and its subsidiaries, Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., the Bank of Nova Scotia, and Seattle-First National Bank (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 1997) 10.12 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 28, 1997 among Penford Corporation and its subsidiaries, Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., The Bank of Nova Scotia, and Seattle-First National Bank (10.13) Penford Corporation Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 1996) (10.14) Separation Agreement dated as of November 10, 1997 between Registrant and Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. (filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended August 31, 1997) 11 Statement Regarding Computation of Per-Share Earnings 27 Financial Data Schedule 16