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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the transition period from            to            

Commission File Number 1-9753

GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 395-4500

        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 ý No o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ý No o

        Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2005

INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.     BASIS OF PRESENTATION

        The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do reflect all the adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods reported. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Our operating results for the period ended March 31, 2005, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2005.

        These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. There have been no material changes in the accounting policies followed by us during the period ended March 31, 2005.

2.     NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

        In March 2005 the Financial Accounting Standards Board, ("FASB") issued FASB Interpretation ("FIN") No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations, an interpretation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 143 Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. This interpretation clarifies that the term "conditional asset retirement obligation" used in SFAS No. 143 refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and (or) method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity. The obligation to perform the asset retirement activity is unconditional even though uncertainty exists about the timing and (or) method of settlement. Thus, the timing and (or) method of settlement may be conditional on a future event. Accordingly, an entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation ("ARO") if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated.

        The ARO is recorded in the period in which the obligation meets the definition of a liability, generally when the asset is placed in service. When the ARO is initially recorded, the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset is increased by an amount equal to the present value of the liability due upon retirement of our long-lived assets. The liability is accreted to its present value each period at the credit-adjusted risk-free rate and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related long-lived asset. Any difference between costs incurred upon settlement of an ARO and the recorded liability will be recognized as a gain or loss in earnings. The ARO is based on a number of assumptions requiring professional judgment including the timing of settlement and our credit-adjusted risk-free rate. We cannot predict the type of revisions to these and other assumptions that will be required in future periods due to the availability of additional information, including technological changes, governmental requirements, changes in legal requirements and other factors. The cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle upon adoption of FIN No. 47 was not material and was recorded in cost of sales in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of income.

        In November 2004 the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, Inventory Costs, an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4. SFAS No. 151 clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material, and requires that such items be recognized as current-period charges regardless of whether they meet the "so abnormal" criterion outlined in Accounting Research Bulletin

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("ARB") No. 43. SFAS No. 151 also introduces the concept of "normal capacity" and requires the allocation of fixed production overhead to inventory based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. Unallocated overhead must be recognized as an expense in the period incurred. SFAS No. 151 will be effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. We adopted this standard during the first quarter of 2005 and it did not impact our financial position or results of operations.

        In December 2004 the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-based Payment, which replaces the prior SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion ("APB") No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) requires compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the financial statements. With limited exceptions, the amount of compensation cost will be measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. In addition, liability awards will be remeasured each reporting period. Compensation cost will be recognized over the period that an employee provides services in exchange for the award. This new standard will become effective for us on January 1, 2006, due to the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC's") Rule 2005-57, which amended the effective date of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004). On March 29, 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 107. SAB No. 107 summarizes the views of the SEC staff regarding the interaction between SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment and certain SEC rules and regulations and provides the staff's views regarding the valuation of share-based payment arrangements for public companies. We will be incorporating SAB No. 107 as part of our adoption of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004). We are still evaluating the impact of these pronouncements.

        In December 2004 the FASB issued SFAS No. 153 Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29. SFAS No. 153 addresses the measurement of exchanges of nonmonetary assets and eliminates the exception from fair value measurement for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with an exception for exchanges that do not have commercial substance. This new standard is effective for us on July 1, 2005; however, we adopted this standard during the first quarter of 2005 and it did not impact our financial position or results of operations.

        In December 2004 the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 109-1 ("FSP FAS No. 109-1"), Application of FASB Statement No. 109, 'Accounting for Income Taxes,' to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 introduces a special tax deduction of up to 9.0 percent when fully phased in, of the lesser of "qualified production activities income" or taxable income. FSP FAS 109-1 clarifies that this tax deduction should be accounted for as a special tax deduction in accordance with SFAS No. 109. We treated the estimated tax deduction on qualified production activities as a special tax deduction in accordance with SFAS No. 109 as prescribed by FSP FAS No. 109-1 during the first quarter of 2005.

3.     ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SECURITIZATION

        We have an agreement pursuant to which we sell an undivided percentage ownership interest in a defined pool of our trade receivables on a revolving basis through a wholly owned subsidiary to a third party (the "Securitization"). As collections reduce accounts receivable included in the pool, we sell ownership interests in new receivables to bring the ownership interests sold up to $165.0 million, as permitted by the Securitization. At March 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004, the unpaid balance of accounts receivable in the defined pool was approximately $305.7 million and $288.4 million, respectively. The balance of receivables sold as of March 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004, was $162.0 million and $165.0 million, respectively.

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4.     INVENTORIES

        The major classes of inventories were as follows:

5.     OTHER ASSETS, NET

        Other assets, net of accumulated amortization, consisted of the following:

        In January 2005 we entered into a long-term raw materials supply contract, which required a $79.0 million advance payment and was classified in other assets.

6.     LONG-TERM DEBT

        Long-term debt consisted of the following:

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During 2005 our expectation is to pay off our revolving credit facility of $105.8 million, and therefore, we have classified this debt as current. In addition, we have classified our $100.0 million 7.625 percent notes as current debt as they mature in November 2005.

7.     COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

        Purchase Commitments.    In January 2005 we entered into a long-term raw materials supply contract through 2014, which required a $79.0 million advance payment that has been classified in other long-term assets in the accompanying balance sheet. We amortize this advance payment based on the physical delivery of the raw materials. In addition, this purchase commitment is designed to assure a source of supply and is not in excess of our normal manufacturing requirements. We have historically taken physical

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delivery of the raw materials under similar purchase agreements and intend to take physical delivery over the contract term. Therefore, we account for the purchase agreement under the normal purchase provision of SFAS No. 133 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and its amendments.

        Legal Proceedings.    We are a party to numerous individual and several class-action lawsuits filed against the company, among other parties, arising out of an incident that occurred in September 1996 in which workers were exposed to a chemical substance on our premises in Plaquemine, Louisiana. The substance was later identified to be a form of mustard agent, which occurred as a result of an unforeseen chemical reaction. All of the actions claim one or more forms of compensable damages, including past and future wages, past and future physical and emotional pain and suffering. The lawsuits were originally filed in Louisiana state court in Iberville Parish.

        In September 1998 the state court trial judge granted the plaintiffs' motion permitting the filing of amended petitions that added the additional allegations that we had engaged in intentional conduct against the plaintiffs. Amended petitions making such allegations were filed. Our two insurers notified us that they were reserving their rights to deny coverage to the extent liability could be established due to such intentional conduct in accordance with their insurance policies. We disputed the insurers' reservation of rights. In December 1998, as required by the terms of the insurance policies, each insurer demanded arbitration of the issue of the insurers' duties relating to the intentional conduct allegations. As a result of the arbitrations relating to the insurance issue, as permitted by federal statute, the insurers removed the cases to United States District Court in December 1998.

        Following the above removal of these actions and unsuccessful attempts by plaintiffs to remand the cases, we were able to settle the claims of all but two worker plaintiffs (and their collaterals) who had filed suit prior to removal. These settlements included the vast majority of those claimants believed to be the most seriously injured. No further legal proceedings are required relating to these settled cases. Negotiations regarding the remaining claims of the two worker plaintiffs are ongoing.

        Following these settlements, we were sued by approximately 400 additional plaintiff workers (and their collaterals) who claim that they were injured as a result of the incident. After negotiation, including a mediation, we reached an agreement for the settlement of these additional claims. This court approved settlement, which is on a class basis, will resolve the claims of all workers who claim to have been exposed and injured as a result of the incident other than those workers who opt out of the class settlement. We are aware of two worker plaintiffs and several collaterals who have filed suit in state court who have opted not to participate in the class settlement, as well as the two worker plaintiffs and collaterals whose claims are pending in federal court (see discussion above). Based on the present status of the proceedings, we believe the liability ultimately imposed on us will not have a material effect on our financial position or on our results of operations.

        Many of the workers injured in this accident were employed by contractors we hired to perform various services on our site. Under the contracts for services, the contractors agreed to hold us harmless and indemnify us for amounts we were required to pay for personal injuries to their workers. During the course of this litigation, we had made demands for the contractors to reimburse us for damage amounts we had paid to their employees. In August 2003 we recovered $3.1 million as reimbursement for amounts paid by us to one contractor's employees. We continue to pursue additional repayments from other contractors, but we do not believe any future recoveries will be material.

        As of October 8, 2004, we concluded a global settlement with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality that combines several pending enforcement matters relating to the operation of production facilities in Lake Charles and Plaquemine, Louisiana. These proceedings allege unauthorized episodic releases, exceedences of permitted emission rates, exceedences of authorized emissions limitations, and allege violation of leak detection and repair requirements. Under the terms of the settlement, we have paid $50,000 to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and have expended $220,000 for the implementation and performance of certain beneficial environmental projects. Further, we will

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voluntarily undertake additional projects to reduce emissions and protect air quality at a cost of approximately $1.3 million in 2005. These payments and expenditures will not have a material effect on our financial position or on our results of operations.

        In August 2004 and January and February 2005, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA") conducted environmental investigations of our manufacturing facilities in Aberdeen, Mississippi and Plaquemine, Louisiana, respectively. The USEPA has informed us that it has identified several "areas of concern," and has indicated that such areas of concern may, in its view, constitute violations of applicable requirements, thus warranting monetary penalties and possible injunctive relief. In lieu of pursuing such relief through its traditional enforcement process, the USEPA has proposed that the parties enter into negotiations in an effort to reach a global settlement of the areas of concern and that such a global settlement cover our manufacturing facilities at Lake Charles, Louisiana and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as well. It is likely that any such global settlement, if achieved, will result in the imposition of monetary penalties, capital expenditures for installation of environmental controls, and (or) other relief. We do not know the total cost of monetary penalties, environmental projects, or other relief that would be imposed in any settlement or order. While at this time we have no reason to believe that such costs will be material, there can be no assurances in that regard.

        In addition, we are subject to other claims and legal actions that may arise in the ordinary course of business. We believe that the ultimate liability, if any, with respect to these other claims and legal actions will not have a material effect on our financial position or on our results of operations.

        Environmental Regulation.    Our operations are subject to increasingly stringent federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental quality. These regulations, which are enforced principally by the USEPA and comparable state agencies, govern the management of solid hazardous waste, emissions into the air and discharges into surface and underground waters, and the manufacture of chemical substances.

        In October 2004 the USEPA notified us that we have been identified as a potentially responsible party ("PRP") for a Superfund site in Galveston, Texas. The site is a former industrial waste recycling, treatment and disposal facility. Over one thousand PRPs have been identified by the USEPA. We contributed a relatively small proportion of the total amount of waste shipped to the site. In the notice, the USEPA informed us of the agency's willingness to settle with us and other PRPs that contributed relatively small proportions of the total quantity of waste shipped to the Superfund site. We believe that we can reach a settlement with the USEPA in this matter, and although there can be no assurance, we expect the amount of the settlement to be less than $100,000.

        There are several serious environmental issues concerning the vinyl chloride monomer ("VCM") facility at Lake Charles, Louisiana we acquired from CONDEA Vista Company ("CONDEA Vista" is now Sasol North America, Inc.) on November 12, 1999. Substantial investigation of the groundwater at the site has been conducted, and groundwater contamination was first identified in 1981. Groundwater remediation through the installation of groundwater recovery wells began in 1984. The site currently contains about 90 monitoring wells and 18 recovery wells. Investigation to determine the full extent of the contamination is ongoing. It is possible that offsite groundwater recovery will be required, in addition to groundwater monitoring. Soil remediation could also be required.

        Investigations are currently underway by federal environmental authorities concerning contamination of an estuary near the Lake Charles VCM facility we acquired known as the Calcasieu Estuary. It is likely that this estuary will be listed as a Superfund site and be the subject of a natural resource damage recovery claim. It is estimated that there are about 200 PRPs associated with the estuary contamination. CONDEA Vista is included among these parties with respect to its Lake Charles facilities, including the VCM facility we acquired. The estimated cost for investigation and remediation of the estuary is unknown and could be quite costly. Also, Superfund statutes may impose joint and several liability for the cost of investigations and remedial actions on any company that generated the waste, arranged for disposal of the waste,

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transported the waste to the disposal site, selected the disposal site, or presently or formerly owned, leased or operated the disposal site or a site otherwise contaminated by hazardous substances. Any or all of the responsible parties may be required to bear all of the costs of cleanup regardless of fault, legality of the original disposal or ownership of the disposal site. Currently, we discharge our wastewater to CONDEA Vista, which has a permit to discharge treated wastewater into the estuary.

        CONDEA Vista has agreed to retain responsibility for substantially all environmental liabilities and remediation activity relating to the vinyls business we acquired from it, including the Lake Charles, Louisiana VCM facility. For all matters of environmental contamination that were currently known at the time of acquisition, we may make a claim for indemnification at any time; for environmental matters that were then unknown, we must generally make claims for indemnification before November 12, 2009. Further, our agreement with CONDEA Vista provides that CONDEA Vista will be subject to the presumption that all later discovered on-site environmental contamination arose before closing, and is therefore CONDEA Vista's responsibility; this presumption may only be rebutted if CONDEA Vista can show that we caused the environmental contamination by a major, unaddressed release.

        At our Lake Charles VCM facility, CONDEA Vista will continue to conduct the ongoing remediation at its expense until November 12, 2009. After November 12, 2009, we will be responsible for remediation costs up to about $150,000 of expense per year, as well as costs in any year in excess of this annual amount up to an aggregate one-time amount of about $2.3 million. In the first quarter of 2004, as part of our ongoing assessment of our environmental contingencies, we determined these remediation costs to be probable and estimable and therefore recorded an accrual to other non-current liabilities of $2.7 million.

        The property owned by CONDEA Vista in Mansfield, Massachusetts, for which we negotiated an early lease termination in May 2001, has been the subject of ongoing environmental investigations under an order with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Groundwater investigations continue at the Mansfield property to address identified on-site groundwater contamination and investigate the possible off-site migration of contaminated groundwater. It is also possible that the USEPA may list the property as a Superfund site. The environmental investigations and actions are associated with the past operations at the property and were not assumed in our lease of the property. In addition, CONDEA Vista has indemnified us for claims related to this environmental contamination beyond an aggregate threshold amount of about $0.3 million, including coverage for potential joint and several liabilities under the environmental statutes. Upon removal of manufacturing equipment and termination of the lease, the site with buildings and infrastructure equipment reverted to CONDEA Vista.

        As for employee and independent contractor exposure claims, CONDEA Vista is responsible for exposures before November 12, 2009, and we are responsible for exposures after November 12, 2009, on a pro rata basis determined by years of employment or service before and after November 12, 1999, by any claimant. There is, however, a presumption for claims brought before November 12, 2004, by current or former CONDEA Vista employees and contractors that, absent a showing of new acute exposure after November 12, 1999, all responsibility will be deemed to have arisen before November 12, 1999, and will be solely CONDEA Vista's.

        We believe that we are in material compliance with all current environmental laws and regulations. We estimate that any expenses incurred in maintaining compliance with these requirements will not materially affect earnings or cause us to exceed our level of anticipated capital expenditures. However, there can be no assurance that regulatory requirements will not change, and it is not possible to accurately predict the aggregate cost of compliance resulting from any such changes.

8.     STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

        Restricted Stock Awards.    For the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, we granted restricted stock awards for 110,375 and 108,542 shares, respectively, of our common stock to key employees of the company. The grant date fair value per share of restricted stock granted during the first three months of

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2005 and 2004 was $52.81 and $27.11, respectively. The restricted shares vest over a three-year period. Compensation expense, net of tax, for the first quarter of 2005 and 2004 related to the vesting of all restricted stock awards was approximately $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The unamortized costs of all unvested restricted stock awards of approximately $8.2 million at March 31, 2005, are included in stockholders' equity and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the three-year vesting period.

        Stock Options.    For the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, we granted stock options for 317,200 and 326,533 shares, respectively, of our common stock to key employees of the company. The exercise price of stock options granted during the first three months of 2005 and 2004 was $53.38 and $27.21, respectively. Option prices are equal to the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the date of grant. Options vest over a one or three-year period from the date of grant and expire no more than ten years after the date of grant. No compensation expense is recognized for our stock option plans.

        Pro Forma Effect of Stock Compensation Plans.    We account for our stock-based compensation plans in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25 Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and comply with SFAS No. 123 Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation for disclosure purposes. Under these provisions, no compensation has been recognized for our stock option plans or our stock purchase plan. For SFAS No. 123 purposes, the fair value of each stock option and stock purchase right for 2005 and 2004 has been estimated as of the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for 2005 and 2004, respectively.

        Using the above assumptions, additional compensation expense under the fair value method would be:

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        Had compensation expense been determined consistently with SFAS No. 123, utilizing the assumptions previously detailed, our net income and earnings per common share would have been the following pro forma amounts:

9.     EARNINGS PER SHARE

        There are no adjustments to "Net income" or "Income before income taxes" for the diluted earnings per share computations.

        The following table reconciles the denominator for the basic and diluted earnings per share computations shown on the condensed consolidated statements of income:

        For the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, outstanding options to purchase 0.3 million and 0.9 million shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as the exercise prices of these options were greater than the average market price of the common shares during these periods.

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10.   EMPLOYEE PENSION PLANS

        The following table provides the components for the net periodic benefit cost for all pension plans:

        Our major assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for pension plans are presented as weighted-averages:

        As of March 31, 2005, we have made no contributions during 2005 to the plan trust and $0.6 million in the form of direct benefit payments.

11.   SEGMENT INFORMATION

        We have identified two reportable segments through which we conduct our operating activities: chlorovinyls and aromatics. These two segments reflect the organization that we use for internal reporting. The chlorovinyls segment is a highly integrated chain of products that includes chlorine, caustic soda, vinyl chloride monomer and vinyl resins and compounds. The aromatics segment is also vertically integrated and includes cumene and the co-products phenol and acetone.

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        Earnings of each segment exclude interest income and expense, unallocated corporate expenses and general plant services, and provision (benefit) for (from) income taxes. Intersegment sales and transfers are insignificant.