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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 December 26, 2009

 

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

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 333-113658

 

 

 

Sensus (Bermuda 2) Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Sensus USA Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Bermuda   98-0413362   Delaware   51-0338883

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

  (State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

8537 Six Forks Road, Suite 400, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(919) 845-4000

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x    Smaller reporting company   ¨

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

As of January 25, 2010, Sensus (Bermuda 2) Ltd. had 12,000 common shares outstanding, all of which were owned by Sensus (Bermuda 1) Ltd., and Sensus USA Inc. had 283.603994 shares of common stock outstanding, all of which were owned by Sensus (Bermuda 2) Ltd.

 

 

 


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Part I—Financial Information

Item 1.

  Financial Statements   
 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 26, 2009 (unaudited) and March 31, 2009

   3
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008

   4
 

Consolidated Statement of Stockholder’s Equity (unaudited) for the nine months ended December 26, 2009

   5
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008

   6
 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

   7

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   36

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   44

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

   45
Part II—Other Information

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings    46

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors    46

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    46

Item 3.

  Defaults Upon Senior Securities    46

Item 4.

  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    46

Item 5.

  Other Information    46

Item 6.

  Exhibits    46

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

SENSUS (BERMUDA 2) LTD.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except per share and share data)

 

     December 26,
2009
    March 31,
2009
 
     (unaudited)        
ASSETS     

CURRENT ASSETS:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 32.0      $ 37.9   

Accounts receivable:

    

Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1.3 and $1.2, respectively

     97.5        112.8   

Other

     1.5        2.9   

Inventories, net

     73.8        66.4   

Prepayments and other current assets

     17.9        11.8   

Deferred income taxes

     7.2        6.5   

Deferred costs

     21.1        10.6   
                

Total current assets

     251.0        248.9   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     137.7        131.5   

Intangible assets, net

     192.2        187.3   

Goodwill

     436.1        394.5   

Deferred income taxes

     64.6        39.5   

Deferred costs

     168.8        88.7   

Other long-term assets

     24.2        21.9   
                

Total assets

   $ 1,274.6      $ 1,112.3   
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY     

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 84.7      $ 87.1   

Accruals and other current liabilities

     100.0        80.7   

Current portion of long-term debt

     29.5        38.5   

Short-term borrowings

     4.5        4.9   

Income taxes payable

     —          2.9   

Restructuring accruals

     17.2        7.3   

Deferred revenue

     37.4        19.0   
                

Total current liabilities

     273.3        240.4   

Long-term debt, less current portion

     439.1        395.5   

Pensions

     49.3        44.4   

Deferred income taxes

     76.6        76.4   

Deferred revenue

     289.9        149.8   

Other long-term liabilities

     24.3        27.6   
                

Total liabilities

     1,152.5        934.1   

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)

    

STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY:

    

Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, 12,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Paid-in capital

     251.5        245.4   

Accumulated deficit

     (138.4     (79.3

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     4.0        0.2   
                

Total stockholder’s equity

     117.1        166.3   
                

Noncontrolling interest

     5.0        11.9   
                

Total equity

     122.1        178.2   
                

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 1,274.6      $ 1,112.3   
                

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

 

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SENSUS (BERMUDA 2) LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 27,
2008
    Nine Months
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Nine Months
Ended
December 27,
2008
 

NET SALES

  $ 140.4      $ 140.4      $ 438.7      $ 501.7   

COST OF SALES

    112.1        119.2        347.8        393.5   
                               

GROSS PROFIT

    28.3        21.2        90.9        108.2   

OPERATING EXPENSES:

       

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    38.0        30.9        109.9        98.7   

Restructuring costs

    8.9        6.1        18.7        8.2   

Amortization of intangible assets

    3.1        3.4        8.9        10.6   

Loss on debt extinguishment

    —          —          5.9        —     

Acquisition-related costs

    0.3        —          1.0        —     

Other operating expense, net

    0.7        0.9        2.5        2.2   
                               

OPERATING LOSS

    (22.7     (20.1     (56.0     (11.5

NON-OPERATING (EXPENSE) INCOME:

       

Interest expense, net

    (11.0     (10.5     (31.7     (30.3

Other (expense) income, net

    —          (0.5     1.3        (0.1
                               

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

    (33.7     (31.1     (86.4     (41.9

BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES

    (9.5     (8.8     (29.3     (12.5
                               

CONSOLIDATED NET LOSS

    (24.2     (22.3     (57.1     (29.4

LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

    (0.4     (0.7     (2.0     (1.8
                               

NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTEREST

  $ (24.6   $ (23.0   $ (59.1   $ (31.2
                               

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

 

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SENSUS (BERMUDA 2) LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

    Common
Stock
  Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  Total
Stockholder’s
Equity
    Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total
Equity
 

Balance at March 31, 2009

  $ —     $ 245.4      $ (79.3   $ 0.2   $ 166.3      $ 11.9      $ 178.2   

Equity adjustment from parent related to AMDS acquisition

    —       15.0        —          —       15.0        —          15.0   

Purchase of PDC Rongtai noncontrolling interest

    —       (8.9     —          —       (8.9     (9.0     (17.9

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

             

Net loss

    —       —          (59.1     —       (59.1     2.0        (57.1

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    —       —          —          2.3     2.3        —          2.3   

Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax of $1.0 million

    —       —          —          1.5     1.5        —          1.5   
                               

Total comprehensive (loss) income

            (55.3     2.0        (53.3
                                                   

Foreign currency translation adjustment related to noncontrolling interest

    —       —          —          —       —          0.1        0.1   
                                                   

Balance at December 26, 2009

  $ —     $ 251.5      $ (138.4   $ 4.0   $ 117.1      $ 5.0      $ 122.1   
                                                   

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

 

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SENSUS (BERMUDA 2) LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

    Nine Months Ended
December 26, 2009
    Nine Months Ended
December 27, 2008
 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

   

Consolidated net loss

  $ (57.1   $ (29.4

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

   

Depreciation

    19.5        19.1   

Amortization of intangible assets

    8.9        10.6   

Amortization of software development costs

    4.1        5.5   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

    2.3        2.4   

Deferred income taxes

    (26.7     —     

Net gain on sale of assets

    —          (0.2

Net (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions

    (0.6     0.4   

Loss on debt extinguishment

    5.9        —     

Changes in assets and liabilities used in operations, net of effects of acquisitions:

   

Trade accounts receivable

    19.5        (2.7

Inventories

    (4.4     (5.9

Other current assets

    0.9        2.1   

Accounts payable, accruals and other current liabilities

    (4.7     (4.3

Income taxes payable

    (7.7     (15.2

Deferred revenue less deferred costs primarily from long-term AMI electric and gas contracts

    66.7        38.9   

Other

    2.5        0.7   
               

Net cash provided by operating activities

    29.1        22.0   

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

   

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment

    (22.1     (17.3

Purchases of intangible assets

    (6.7     (0.4

Software development costs

    (6.1     (5.8

AMDS contingent payments

    (13.4     (4.6

Telemetric acquisition

    (7.1     —     

Proceeds from sale of assets

    —          0.2   
               

Net cash used in investing activities

    (55.4     (27.9

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

   

Principal payment on short-term borrowings

    (0.4     —     

Increase in short-term borrowings

    —          9.3   

Proceeds from debt issuance

    35.0        —     

Debt issuance costs

    (8.8     —     

Purchase of PDC Rongtai noncontrolling interest

    (6.0     —     

Principal payments on debt

    (0.4     (11.7
               

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    19.4        (2.4

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    1.0        (1.7
               

DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

    (5.9     (10.0

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR

  $ 37.9      $ 37.6   
               

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

  $ 32.0      $ 27.6   
               

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW:

   

Cash paid during the period for:

   

Interest

  $ 32.9      $ 32.5   
               

Income taxes, net of refunds

  $ 5.0      $ 2.6   
               

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES (NOTE 2):

During the nine months ended December 26, 2009, the 15,000 unvested preference shares issued in connection with the AMDS acquisition became vested with a redemption value of $15.0 million.

During the nine months ended December 26, 2009, paid-in capital decreased $8.9 million in connection with the purchase of the PDC Rongtai noncontrolling interest, representing the excess purchase price over the carrying value of the noncontrolling interest.

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

 

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SENSUS (BERMUDA 2) LTD.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. General

Description of Business

Sensus (Bermuda 2) Ltd. (“Sensus 2”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sensus (Bermuda 1) Ltd. (“Sensus 1”), together with its subsidiaries, referred to herein as the Company, is a leading provider of advanced metering and related communications solutions to the worldwide utility industry. The Company is a global manufacturer of water, gas, heat and electric meters including comprehensive metering communications system solutions that include both automatic meter reading (“AMR”) and advanced metering infrastructure (“AMI”) systems. In addition, the Company produces pipe joining and repair products for water and natural gas utilities and is a supplier of precision-manufactured aluminum die castings.

The Company was formed on December 18, 2003 through the acquisition of the metering systems and certain other businesses of Invensys plc (“Invensys”). Prior to the acquisition, the Company had no active business operations. The metering systems businesses operated by Invensys prior to the acquisition are referred to herein as “Invensys Metering Systems.” Historical references to the activities of the Company prior to the acquisition of Invensys Metering Systems refer to the activities of Invensys.

Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared by the Company’s management in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information related to the Company’s organization, significant accounting policies and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for the fair presentation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been included, and the unaudited consolidated financial statements present fairly the financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2009 and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements present results of the Company for the fiscal quarters and nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008. The Company operates on a 4 week, 4 week, 5 week financial and business closing schedule for all periods, except year end, which is March 31, and the fiscal half, which is September 30. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full year.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year financial statement captions have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets

In December 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance for disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan. The objectives of the disclosures are to provide an understanding of a) how investment allocation decisions are made, including the factors that are pertinent to an understanding of investment policies and strategies, b) the major categories of plan assets, c) the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets, d) the effect of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) on changes in plan assets for the period and e) significant concentrations of risk within plan assets. This guidance is effective for the Company’s March 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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SENSUS (BERMUDA 2) LTD.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements & Certain Revenue Arrangement that Include Software Elements

In October 2009, the FASB issued guidance that introduces a hierarchy of basis upon which the overall arrangement fee of certain multiple-element contracts can be allocated. The selling price used for each element will be based on:

 

   

vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) if available,

 

   

third-party evidence (“TPE”), if VSOE is not available or

 

   

estimated selling price if neither VSOE nor TPE is available.

Additional guidance was issued by the FASB, which requires multiple-element arrangements that include tangible products containing software components and non-software components that function together to deliver the product’s essential functionality to use the above hierarchy to establish an element’s selling price on which to allocate the overall arrangement fee.

For multiple-element arrangements within the scope of these updated standards, revenue recognition should occur sooner for certain deliverables, generally at the time of an element’s delivery, rather than being deferred as historically has been the case for our arrangements for which VSOE could not be established. The Company is currently evaluating the financial impact and timing of adopting these revised standards for its multiple-element AMI arrangements.

Revenue Recognition

Revenues are recognized when a) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, b) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, c) the sales price is fixed or determinable and d) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company has certain sales rebate programs with some customers that periodically require rebate payments. The Company estimates amounts due under these sales rebate programs at the time of shipment. Net sales relating to any particular shipment are based upon the amount invoiced for the shipped goods less estimated future rebate payments and sales returns and allowances. These estimates are based upon the Company’s historical experience. The Company records an allowance for sales returns based on the historical relationship between shipments and returns. Revisions to these estimates are recorded in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known.

In connection with its Advanced Metering Data Systems, L.L.C. (“AMDS”) acquisition, the Company began to deploy its new advanced, fixed network AMI technology under long-term contracts, generally up to 20 years. These contracts contain multiple elements, including hardware, software, project management and installation services as well as ongoing customer support. Such arrangements are subject to the four revenue recognition criteria identified above, as well as to the guidance related to software revenue recognition. Among other things, this guidance requires the allocation of the aggregate contract value to each of the respective elements based on vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value and establishes the timing of revenue recognition for each of those elements. VSOE of fair value is the price at which an element of a multiple-element contract is sold on a stand-alone basis, and it is on this basis that the aggregate contract value is allocated to each of the elements in the contract.

If the Company is unable to establish sufficient VSOE of fair value for the undelivered elements of its long-term contracts, such as those with certain AMI electric and gas utility customers, the total consideration received in the arrangement for products delivered and services provided is recognized ratably over the life of the contract, generally 10 to 20 years. The Company has not established VSOE of fair value on these contracts since there is not sufficient history of stand-alone customer support sales. As a result, the Company is currently required to defer recognition of a substantial portion of its revenue primarily from AMI electric and gas utility customers with which it has long-term contracts for the deployment of AMI technology systems.

 

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SENSUS (BERMUDA 2) LTD.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

This accounting for revenue recognition has no effect on cash flow as billings to customers under these long-term AMI electric and gas contracts occur when the network infrastructure and related endpoints are deployed and the associated costs are incurred, generally over the first several years of the contract term.

Deferred Revenue and Deferred Costs

Deferred revenue and associated incremental direct costs result primarily from long-term AMI electric and gas contracts whereby the Company has deployed metering infrastructure, shipped product or performed services, including billing customers for the products and services, but for which all revenue recognition criteria for accounting purposes have not yet been met (see Revenue Recognition above). Deferred revenue and deferred costs are shown separately within total liabilities and total assets, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and are classified as current or long term based on the period such amounts will be realized.

The following represents a reconciliation of the deferred revenue and deferred costs, net of amortization, for the periods presented (in millions):

 

    December 26, 2009   March 31, 2009

Current deferred revenue related to:

   

Primarily long-term AMI electric and gas contracts

  $ 35.9   $ 18.6

Other

    1.5     0.4
           

Total

  $ 37.4   $ 19.0
           

Long-term deferred revenue related to:

   

Primarily long-term AMI electric and gas contracts

  $ 288.2   $ 148.2

Other

    1.7     1.6
           

Total

  $ 289.9   $ 149.8
           

Current deferred costs primarily related to long-term AMI electric and gas contracts

  $ 21.1   $ 10.6
           

Long-term deferred costs primarily related to long-term AMI electric and gas contracts

  $ 168.8   $ 88.7
           

Stock-Based Compensation

Sensus 1 maintains a Restricted Share Plan (the “Plan”) that provides for the award of restricted common shares to officers, directors and consultants of the Company. The restricted shares issued pursuant to the Plan are service time vested over five years from the date of grant, provided that no vesting occurs prior to the second anniversary of the date of grant. In addition, the vesting of the restricted shares may accelerate upon the occurrence of certain stated liquidity events. Common shares awarded under the Plan are subject to restrictions on transfer, repurchase rights and other limitations as set forth in the related management subscription and shareholders’ agreement. As of December 26, 2009, there were 2,000,000 restricted shares of Sensus 1 authorized and 989,000 shares issued and outstanding under the Plan. The outstanding restricted shares were purchased for $0.01 of cash consideration. No awards were granted under the Plan in the fiscal quarters and nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, respectively.

The Company accounts for its compensation cost related to share-based payment transactions based on estimated fair values. The Company performed a fair value analysis of its restricted shares as of the grant date and determined that no compensation expense was required to be recorded. For each reporting period, the Company performs an evaluation of its contingent repurchase rights on an individual employee-by-employee basis. If the Company’s contingent repurchase features become probable, the Company will assess whether liability classification is appropriate. No compensation expense related to the Plan was recognized for the fiscal quarters and nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, respectively.

 

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SENSUS (BERMUDA 2) LTD.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

On July 19, 2007, the Company’s board of directors approved the Sensus Metering Systems 2007 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”). The Option Plan provides for the issuance of stock options to employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. A total of 2,000,000 shares of Sensus 1 Class B common stock are available for issuance upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the Option Plan. The options awarded under the Option Plan have a contractual term of 10 years, and are service time vested over five years from the date of grant, provided that no vesting occurs prior to the second anniversary of the date of grant, and vesting may accelerate upon the occurrence of certain stated liquidity events. During the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009, 24,000 and 72,000 stock options were granted, respectively, and 28,000 and 36,000, respectively, were forfeited under the Option Plan. As of December 26, 2009, 112,000 stock options outstanding under the Option Plan were vested.

Fair Value Measurements

U.S. GAAP defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, including consideration of non-performance risk, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., an exit price).

U.S. GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy that categorizes and prioritizes the inputs used to estimate fair value into three levels based upon their observability. Level 1 has the highest priority and level 3 the lowest. If an input is based on bid and ask prices, the guidance permits the use of a mid-market pricing convention. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

   

Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

   

Level 2 inputs are other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices (in non-active markets or in active markets for similar assets or liabilities), inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs that are not directly observable, but that are corroborated by observable market data.

 

   

Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs shall be used to the extent that observable inputs are not available, allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for an asset or liability.

For the current fiscal quarter, fair value measurements affect the Company’s contingent consideration and derivative instruments disclosures in Note 2 Acquisitions, and Note 5 Financial Instruments, respectively.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of cash, trade receivables and trade payables approximated fair values as of December 26, 2009 and March 31, 2009. The estimated fair value of the Company’s term loans and revolving credit facility borrowings was $192.9 million and $143.9 million at December 26, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. The estimated fair value of the Company’s $275.0 million of 8 5/8% senior subordinated notes due in 2013 (the “Notes”) was approximately $281.2 million and $228.3 million at December 26, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. The fair value of the Notes was determined based upon recent market transactions and dealer indicative pricing.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the financial statements. Due to various factors affecting future costs and operations, actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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2. Acquisitions

Rongtai. On July 27, 2005, the Company formed a joint venture in China for its Sensus Precision Die Casting business with Yangzhou Runlin Investment Co., Ltd. The joint venture was called Sensus-Rongtai (Yangzhou) Precision Die Casting Co., Ltd. (“PDC Rongtai”). On September 29, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of the 40% noncontrolling interest held by Yangzhou Runlin Investment Co., Ltd. As a result of the acquisition and in accordance with the terms of the equity transfer agreement, PDC Rongtai became wholly owned by a subsidiary of the Company and was subsequently renamed Sensus Precision Die Casting (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. The terms of the agreement provide for the payment of total consideration with an estimated fair value of $17.9 million that consists of the following:

 

   

$6.0 million in cash at closing;

 

   

$4.8 million that is expected to be paid in February 2010;

 

   

$6.7 million of estimated contingent consideration based on certain earnings performance measures that is expected to be paid in the first quarter of fiscal 2011; and

 

   

$0.4 million installment that is expected to be paid in September 2011.

The carrying value of the noncontrolling interest at the acquisition date was $9.0 million. The $8.9 million of excess consideration paid and to be paid over the carrying value of the noncontrolling interest decreased paid-in capital.

In conjunction with the equity transfer agreement, the Company entered into a real estate transfer contract with Yangzhou Rongtai Industrial Development Co., Ltd. (“Yangzhou”) to sell certain buildings, ancillary equipment and land-use rights to Yangzhou for approximately $2.0 million. These assets are included in the Company’s all other segment. Title to the transferred property will pass to Yangzhou upon receipt of the required regulatory approvals. In the interim, the Company will continue to use the existing facilities in the normal course of operations and production; accordingly, the facilities will remain classified as held and used and continue to be depreciated.

Telemetric. On June 30, 2009, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Telemetric Corporation (“Telemetric”) for approximately $6.8 million in cash at closing and $1.0 million payable within approximately one year of the closing date of the related asset purchase agreement, of which $0.3 million was paid to Telemetric in the current fiscal quarter. Additional cash consideration may become payable based on the performance of the acquired business through June 2013. Acquisition-date fair value for this contingent consideration is estimated at $3.9 million. The Company financed the transaction primarily with cash on hand and borrowings under its senior credit facilities. Telemetric provides utilities with distribution automation systems that use commercial cellular networks and PowerVistaTM, a web-based software application. This acquisition is expected to provide the Company with a significant and established presence in the distribution automation portion of the utility landscape and augment the Company’s AMI and Smart Grid solutions.

The Company recorded $4.6 million of goodwill related to the acquisition. This value is attributable primarily to the expected synergies arising from the complementary technologies of Telemetric and the Company as well as the assembled workforce. Goodwill was assigned to the Company’s utility infrastructure and related communication systems segment, and is deductible for income tax purposes over 15 years.

 

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Consideration and the net assets recognized as of the acquisition date related to the Telemetric acquisition are summarized in the table below (in millions):

 

    June 30,
2009

Consideration:

 

Cash

  $ 6.8

Payable within one year

    1.0

Contingent (performance based)

    3.9
     

Fair value of total consideration

  $ 11.7
     

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed

 

Assets

 

Current assets:

 

Accounts receivable, trade

  $ 0.3

Inventories, net

    0.7
     

Total current assets

    1.0
     

Property, plant and equipment, net

    0.1

Intangible assets, net

    7.1

Goodwill

    4.6
     

Total assets

  $ 12.8

Liabilities

  $ 1.1
     

Net assets acquired

  $ 11.7
     

Acquisition-related expenses of $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009, respectively, are classified as acquisition-related costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The contingent consideration component of the purchase consideration will become payable if the acquired business achieves certain financial performance measures through June 2013, and is subject to a $12 million cap. Payments on an undiscounted basis are projected to be $5.8 million. The estimated fair value of the contingent purchase consideration is based upon management-developed forecasts, a level 3 input in the fair value hierarchy. These cash flows are discounted based upon a weighted-average cost-of-capital (“WACC”) in arriving at the acquisition-date fair value of $3.9 million. The WACC was developed using market participant company data, a level 2 input in the fair value hierarchy. From the date of acquisition to December 26, 2009, there have been no significant changes in the $5.8 million estimate of undiscounted cash flows. During the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2006, $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, were accreted to the fair value of the contingent consideration for the passage of time, with the corresponding expenses classified as acquisition-related costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

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The following table presents the fair value measurements of contingent consideration and the associated fair value hierarchy level as of December 26, 2009 (in millions):

 

    Fair Value Measurements  
    Fair Value   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Liabilities
(Level 1)
  Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
 

Liabilities:

       

Contingent consideration

  $ 4.2   $ —     $ —     $ 4.2 (1) 
                         

 

(1) Note that because there are both level 2 and level 3 inputs included in the determination of fair value of the contingent consideration, we have characterized this measure as level 3.

AMDS. On July 6, 2006, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of AMDS for $62.6 million consisting of $49.8 million in cash and 15,000 vested preference shares issued by the Company’s parent, Sensus 1. The Company financed the transaction with equity contributions totaling $30.4 million in cash from Sensus 1, cash on hand and utilization of the Company’s revolving credit facility. As discussed below, the vested preference shares were subject to mandatory redemption by Sensus 1 for $15 million at the option of the holder once certain future financial performance targets were achieved.

During fiscal 2008 and 2009, the performance thresholds were achieved related to the vested preference shares. Accordingly, 15,000 vested preference shares were released from restrictions, and in fiscal 2009, AMDS opted to have the 15,000 unrestricted shares redeemed for $15 million in cash. As required by the AMDS purchase agreement, the $15 million was funded by Sensus 1 during fiscal 2009, and thus the Company’s cash position was not impacted.

The Company is also required to make additional future cash payments to AMDS based on certain financial performance measures of the acquired business through March 2011. Related to the performance of the acquired business, the Company accrued $21.9 million for the nine months ended December 26, 2009 and $32.7 million cumulatively, net of $5.5 million previously paid ($0.9 million in fiscal 2008 and $4.6 million in fiscal 2009) and $13.4 million paid in the second fiscal quarter in accordance with the purchase agreement. In the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 26, 2009, $22.1 million is classified as accruals and other current liabilities and $10.6 million is classified as other long-term liabilities. These gross accrued amounts reflect additional purchase price and are recorded as goodwill.

In addition, on the date of acquisition, Sensus 1 issued 15,000 unvested preference shares to AMDS, which are subject to vesting based on the performance of the acquired business over a five-year period following closing. The redemption value of the unvested preference shares is $15 million if the specified performance thresholds are achieved over the relevant period. During the second fiscal quarter, the performance thresholds were achieved related to the unvested preference shares, and all of these preference shares became vested. Accordingly, 15,000 vested preference shares were released from restrictions, and in the second fiscal quarter AMDS opted to have the 15,000 unrestricted shares redeemed for cash. As required by the AMDS purchase agreement, the $15 million was funded by Sensus 1 in the current fiscal quarter, and thus the Company’s cash position was not impacted.

Cumulative accrued amounts to be paid in cash, any additional future cash consideration and the fair value of the unvested preference shares represent additional purchase price and will increase the amount of recorded goodwill when the contingencies are resolved. The operating results from the AMDS acquisition have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

 

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3. Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of tradenames, patents, non-competition agreements, developed technology and customer and distributor relationships. Goodwill of $436.1 million at December 26, 2009 represents the excess of the purchase price paid by the Company for Invensys Metering Systems, NexusData, Inc., AMDS and Telemetric over the fair value of the net assets acquired. The goodwill is attributed to the value placed on the Company being an industry leader with market-leading positions in the North American and European water metering markets, the North American clamps and couplings and precision die casting markets and the synergies resulting primarily from AMDS and Telemetric acquisitions. The Company is also a market leader in the North American gas metering market, the European heat metering market and the North American water AMI market. The Company has achieved these leadership positions by developing and manufacturing innovative products. In addition, future expansion of AMI technology provides a significant opportunity for the Company. Patents, trademarks, developed technology, customer and distributor relationships and non-competition agreements are stated at fair value on the date of acquisition as determined by an independent valuation firm.

Intangible assets are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

    December 26, 2009     March 31, 2009  
    Cost   Accumulated
Amortization
    Cost   Accumulated
Amortization
 

Intangible assets not subject to amortization:

       

Goodwill

  $ 436.1   $ —        $ 394.5   $ —     

Tradenames (indefinite lived)

    28.0     —          27.1     —     
                           
    464.1     —          421.6     —     

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

       

Distributor and marketing relationships and other

    204.7     (64.9     194.0     (58.5

Developed technology

    28.3     (7.7     26.0     (5.8

Non-competition agreements

    30.5     (30.4     30.5     (30.3

Patents

    16.2     (12.5     15.8     (11.5
                           
    279.7     (115.5     266.3     (106.1
                           

Total intangible assets

  $ 743.8   $ (115.5   $ 687.9   $ (106.1
                           

4. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in millions):

 

    December 26, 2009     March 31, 2009  

Raw materials, parts and supplies

  $ 41.4      $ 36.8   

Work in process

    11.3        11.3   

Finished goods

    23.9        20.0   

Allowance for shrink and obsolescence

    (2.8     (1.7
               

Inventories, net

  $ 73.8      $ 66.4   
               

5. Financial Instruments

The Company utilizes derivative instruments, specifically forward contracts and interest rate swap agreements, to manage its exposure to market risks such as foreign currency exchange and interest rate risks. The Company records derivative instruments as assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet, measured at fair value. As of December 26, 2009, the Company had one foreign currency forward contract outstanding, with an expiration date of December 28, 2009, to sell approximately $2.1 million, by buying 1.5 million euro.

The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements to mitigate its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates on variable-rate debt. The Company has entered into various interest rate swap agreements in which it receives periodic variable interest payments at the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and makes periodic payments at specified fixed rates.

 

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The following table describes the terms of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements:

 

Trade Dates

  

Effective Dates

  

Maturity Dates

  Notional
Amounts
(in millions)
  Pay
Fixed
Rates
    Receive
Three-Month
LIBOR as of
December 26, 2009
 

December 9, 2005

   January 20, 2006    September 30, 2010   $ 50.0   4.927   0.28406

March 24, 2006

   August 22, 2006    June 30, 2010     50.0   5.121   0.26656
               

Total

        $ 100.0    
               

These interest rate swaps were initially designated as cash flow hedges, and changes in the Company’s cash flows attributable to the risk being hedged are expected to be offset by the hedging derivatives. To the extent the swaps provide an effective hedge for accounting purposes, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are reflected in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. Any ineffectiveness related to the interest rate swaps will be recorded through earnings in interest expense.

On October 20, 2008, the Company discontinued its hedging relationship on the pay fixed 4.927% receive variable interest rate swap. At that time, accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with this swap was $2.0 million before tax. As of December 26, 2009, the unamortized accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with this swap was $0.8 million before tax. This amount is being amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis through September 30, 2010.

On July 23, 2009, the Company amended its senior credit facilities (see Note 13). Among other things, this amendment extended the maturity and changed the interest rates associated with certain of the senior credit facilities. As a result, the hedging relationships on the 1) pay fixed 5.121% receive variable and 2) pay fixed 4.034% receive variable interest rate swaps were discontinued.

At that time, accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with the pay fixed 5.121% receive variable swap was $2.0 million before tax. As of December 26, 2009, the unamortized accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with this swap was $1.1 million before tax. This amount is being amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis through June 30, 2010.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with the pay fixed 4.034% receive variable swap was $0.2 million before tax. This swap matured on November 27, 2009.

Total amortization of $1.1 million (net of tax of $0.7 million) is anticipated over the remaining lives of the three interest rate swaps. In connection with these swaps, for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009, a total gain of $1.1 million and $2.0 million, respectively, was recorded in interest expense, net of changes in fair value of the discontinued hedges.

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income related to interest rate swaps arise for 1) changes in fair value of effective interest rate swaps and 2) amortization of other comprehensive income associated with ineffective interest rate swaps. The table below reflects on a post-tax basis the effect of these changes (amounts in millions):

 

    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 27,
2008
    Nine Months
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Nine Months
Ended
December 27,
2008
 

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 1.6      $ 2.0      $ 2.6      $ 3.9   

Changes in fair value

    —          1.8        (0.4     (0.1

Amortization

    (0.5     (0.2     (1.1     (0.2
                               

Balance at end of period

  $ 1.1      $ 3.6      $ 1.1      $ 3.6   
                               

 

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Our derivative instruments are valued using modeling techniques that incorporate level 2 observable inputs. Key inputs include interest rate yield curves, foreign exchange rates, spot prices and volatility. The following table presents the fair value measurements of our derivatives and their associated fair value hierarchy level as of December 26, 2009 (in millions):

 

        Fair Value Measurements
    Fair Value   Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Liabilities
(Level 1)
  Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Liabilities:        

Interest rate swaps

  $ 3.0   $ —     $ 3.0   $ —  
                       

As of December 26, 2009, interest rate swaps are classified within accruals and other current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

6. Restructuring Costs

The following reflects activity associated with costs related to the Company’s restructuring initiatives (in millions):

 

    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 26,
2009
  Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 27,
2008
  Nine Months
Ended
December 26,
2009
  Nine Months
Ended
December 27,
2008

Employee severance and exit costs:

       

Accrued

  $ 8.3   $ 5.5   $ 17.0   $ 7.0

Expensed as incurred

    0.6     0.4     1.7     1.0

Impairment of long-lived assets

    —       0.2     —       0.2
                       

Total

  $ 8.9   $ 6.1   $ 18.7   $ 8.2
                       

For the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009, the Company incurred $8.9 million and $18.7 million, respectively, of restructuring costs primarily related to the rationalization of its water and heat meter product lines across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South America and an early retirement program in Germany.

On September 18, 2008, Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen, a subsidiary of the Company which is included in the Company’s utility infrastructure and related communication systems reporting segment, reached an understanding with its German works council on the general terms of a restructuring of the Ludwigshafen operations. The restructuring is part of a plan adopted by the Company to improve the competitiveness of its German operations. The restructuring is expected to include the closure of certain production lines at the facility and a reduction of approximately 180 employees. As a result of this reduction of employees, the Company expects to record total charges of approximately 20 million EUR of severance and related payroll costs. The Company currently expects that these restructuring measures will be substantially completed by December 31, 2011. During the current fiscal quarter and nine-month period, the Company accrued $7.9 million and $16.2 million, respectively, for the reduction of approximately 107 employees under this plan. As of December 26, 2009, the Company has cumulatively accrued $21.8 million under this plan. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs for this and other programs of approximately $2 million in the remainder of fiscal 2010.

 

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Changes in restructuring accruals are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 27,
2008
    Nine Months
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Nine Months
Ended
December 27,
2008
 

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 12.0      $ 5.2      $ 9.1      $ 7.6   

Accrual of new committed/announced programs

    8.3        5.5        17.0        7.0   

Cash payments

    (0.8     (0.8     (7.4     (4.1

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    (0.4     0.3        0.4        (0.3
                               

Balance at end of period

  $ 19.1      $ 10.2      $ 19.1      $ 10.2   
                               

Current portion

  $ 17.2      $ 8.0      $ 17.2      $ 8.0   

Non-current portion

    1.9        2.2        1.9        2.2   
                               

Total

  $ 19.1      $ 10.2      $ 19.1      $ 10.2   
                               

Restructuring accruals are reflected within current liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. As of December 26, 2009, restricted cash of $3.6 million, consisting of $2.5 million classified as other long-term assets and $1.1 million classified as prepayments and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet, was earmarked to fund the Company’s early retirement contracts for certain of its German employees.

7. Warranty Obligations

Product warranty reserves are established in the same period that revenue from the sale of the related products is recognized. The amounts of those reserves are based on established terms and the Company’s estimate of the amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims on products sold as of the balance sheet date. Warranty reserves are reflected within accruals and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Changes in product warranty reserves are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 27,
2008
    Nine Months
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Nine Months
Ended
December 27,
2008
 

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 11.0      $ 10.6      $ 11.7      $ 10.7   

Warranties provision

    1.8        3.4        4.8        8.8   

Settlements made

    (1.8     (3.0     (5.8     (8.3

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    —          (0.2     0.3        (0.4
                               

Balance at end of period

  $ 11.0      $ 10.8      $ 11.0      $ 10.8   
                               

Current portion

  $ 9.4      $ 7.8      $ 9.4      $ 7.8   

Non-current portion

    1.6        3.0        1.6        3.0   
                               

Total

  $ 11.0      $ 10.8      $ 11.0      $ 10.8   
                               

 

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8. Retirement Benefits

The Company has defined benefit plans in Germany and the United States. Pension benefits in Germany for salaried employees generally are based on years of credited service and average earnings. Pension benefits for hourly employees generally are based on specified benefit amounts and years of service. The U.S. defined benefit plan consists of only unionized hourly employees. The Company’s policy is to fund its pension obligations in conformity with the funding requirements of laws and governmental regulations applicable in the respective country.

Net periodic benefit cost for the German pension plan consists of the following (in millions):

 

    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 26,
2009
  Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 27,
2008
  Nine Months
Ended
December 26,
2009
  Nine Months
Ended
December 27,
2008

Service cost

  $ 0.2   $ 0.1   $ 0.8   $ 0.5

Interest cost

    0.8     0.6     2.2     2.0

Amortization of prior service cost

    —       0.1     —       0.3
                       

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 1.0   $ 0.8   $ 3.0   $ 2.8
                       

Net periodic pension cost for the U.S. pension plan consists of the following (in millions):

 

    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 27,
2008
  Nine Months
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Nine Months
Ended
December 27,
2008
 

Service cost

  $ 0.2      $ 0.3   $ 0.7      $ 0.8   

Interest cost

    0.1        —       0.3        0.2   

Expected return on plan assets

    (0.1     —       (0.2     (0.2

Amortization of net loss

    0.1        —       0.1        —     
                             

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 0.3      $ 0.3   $ 0.9      $ 0.8   
                             

The Company expects to continue to make contributions sufficient to fund benefits paid under its U.S. pension plan. The Company contributed approximately $0.5 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2010 to its U.S. plan. Additional contributions for the remainder of the fiscal year will approximate $0.2 million, and further contributions may be made at the Company’s discretion.

9. Business Segment Information

Reporting Segments. The Company has two principal product groups: utility infrastructure systems products and support products. Utility infrastructure systems products include metering, AMI communications and AMR systems and four principal metering product categories: water, gas, heat and electricity. Support products include pipe joining and repair products and die casting products. The two product groups, plus corporate operations, are organized into two reporting segments: Utility Infrastructure and Related Communication Systems and All Other.

Utility Infrastructure and Related Communication Systems revenues consist solely of third-party sales; and All Other revenues consist of third-party and inter-segment sales.

Inter-segment sales generally approximate cost. Cost of sales is based on standard cost, which includes materials, direct labor, warranty expense, overhead allocation, as well as variances from standard costs. Operating expenses directly associated with the reporting group may include sales, marketing, product development and administrative expenses and amortization of intangible assets.

 

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Corporate operating expenses, interest expense, amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing costs, and management fees are not allocated to the product lines and are incorporated in the All Other operating segment.

Reporting Segment Products

 

Reporting Segment

  

Major Products

Utility Infrastructure and Related Communication Systems (formerly Metering and Related Communication Systems)    Fixed network AMI systems, AMR systems and commercial and residential water, gas, electric and heat meters used by utilities. Fixed network AMI systems include communications technology, hardware and software. AMR systems include handheld and mobile radio-frequency reading systems. All AMI and meter reading system solutions include installation services and ongoing systems support.
All Other    Pipe joining, tapping and repair products that consist principally of pipe couplings, tapping sleeves and saddles, and repair clamps that are used by utilities in pipe joining and pipe repair applications. Die casting products that consist of high quality thin-wall, low porosity aluminum die castings, generally targeting the automotive industry and gas utility markets.

The following tables provide revenue, operating loss and pre-tax loss for each segment (in millions):

 

    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 27,
2008
    Nine Months
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Nine Months
Ended
December 27,
2008
 

Segment revenue

       

Utility infrastructure and related communication systems (1)

  $ 109.6      $ 113.0      $ 347.7      $ 410.7   

All other

    31.2        29.1        92.5        99.2   

Eliminations

    (0.4     (1.7     (1.5     (8.2
                               

Total

  $ 140.4      $ 140.4      $ 438.7      $ 501.7   
                               

Operating (loss) income

       

Utility infrastructure and related communication systems (1)

  $ (22.0   $ (21.5   $ (49.5   $ (15.6

All other

    (0.7     1.4        (6.5     4.1   
                               

Total

  $ (22.7   $ (20.1   $ (56.0   $ (11.5
                               

Loss before income taxes

       

Utility infrastructure and related communication systems (1)

  $ (22.4   $ (23.2   $ (49.3   $ (17.5

All other

    (11.3     (7.9     (37.1     (24.4
                               

Total

  $ (33.7   $ (31.1   $ (86.4   $ (41.9
                               

 

(1) Utility infrastructure and related communication systems segment revenue for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009 excludes $53.4 million and $157.3 million, respectively, of customer billings primarily related to the deployment under long-term AMI electric and gas contracts that the Company is required to defer. In the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 27, 2008, $37.1 million and $88.2 million, respectively, of customer billings were excluded. Additionally, utility infrastructure and related communication systems operating (loss) income and loss before income taxes for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009 exclude $22.7 million and $66.7 million, respectively, of customer billings less incremental direct costs incurred primarily related to these long-term AMI electric and gas contracts that the Company is required to defer (see Note 1). In the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 27, 2008, $17.8 million and $38.9 million of customer billings less incremental direct costs incurred were excluded.

 

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Geographic Regions. Net sales to third parties and long-lived assets by geographic region are as follows (in millions):

 

    Net Sales to Third Parties   Long-Lived Assets
    Nine Months Ended
December 26, 2009
  Nine Months Ended
December 27, 2008
  December 26,
2009
  March 31,
2009

North America

  $ 261.8   $ 308.1   $ 73.1   $ 68.9

Europe, Middle East, Africa

    136.0     164.0     41.6     40.5

South America

    11.3     8.2     1.8     1.6

Asia

    29.6     21.4     21.2     20.5
                       

Total

  $ 438.7   $ 501.7   $ 137.7   $ 131.5
                       

Net sales to third parties are attributed to the geographic regions based on the country in which the shipment originates. Amounts attributed to the geographic regions for long-lived assets are based on the location of the entity that holds such assets. Long-lived assets consists of property, plant and equipment, net.

North America geographic net sales to third parties for the nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008 excludes $157.3 million and $88.2 million, respectively, of customer billings primarily from long-term AMI electric and gas contracts that the Company is required to defer (see Note 1).

10. Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss consists of the following (in millions):

 

    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 27,
2008
    Nine Months
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Nine Months
Ended
December 27,
2008
 

Consolidated net loss

  $ (24.2   $ (22.3   $ (57.1   $ (29.4

Other comprehensive income (loss):

       

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    0.4        (2.9     2.3        (4.9

Net gain (loss) on interest rate swaps, net of tax (see Note 5)

    0.5        (1.0     1.5        0.9   
                               

Consolidated comprehensive loss

    (23.3     (26.2     (53.3   $ (33.4
                               

Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

    (0.4     (0.7     (2.0     (1.8
                               

Comprehensive loss attributable to controlling interest

  $ (23.7   $ (26.9   $ (55.3   $ (35.2
                               

11. Income Taxes

The income tax benefit for the current fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009 reflects the Company’s pre-tax loss based on the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate. Included in the estimated tax benefit for the first nine months of fiscal 2010 are items that increase long-term deferred tax assets.

The Company had $3.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 26, 2009, including interest and penalties, $3.1 million of which is reflected in other long-term liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The total amount of net unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized in a future period, would affect the effective rate was $3.7 million as of December 26, 2009.

 

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The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. As of December 26, 2009 and March 31, 2009, the Company accrued $0.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively, in other long-term liabilities for interest and penalties.

Due to the expiration of foreign, federal and state statutes of limitations, it is reasonably possible that the Company’s net unrecognized tax benefits may change within the next 12 months by up to $0.5 million.

As of April 1, 2009, the Company is subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax examination for fiscal years ending March 31, 2006 through 2009. The Company is also subject to non-U.S. income tax examinations for the same period, as well as March 31, 2005. The Company is currently under audit in one foreign jurisdiction.

12. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is involved in various unresolved legal actions, administrative proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of its business involving product liability, product warranty, personal injury, property damage, insurance coverage, intellectual property, contractual disputes and environmental matters. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of these unresolved legal actions or the range of possible loss or recovery, based upon current information, management believes these unresolved legal actions will not have a material effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

The Company, as well as many other third parties, has been named as a defendant in several lawsuits filed related to illnesses from exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products. The complaints fail to specify which plaintiffs allegedly were involved with the Company’s products, and because the cases are in initial stages, it is uncertain whether any plaintiffs have asbestos-related illnesses or dealt with the Company’s products, much less whether any plaintiffs were exposed to an asbestos-containing component part of the Company’s product or whether such part could have been a substantial contributing factor to the alleged illness. Although we are entitled to indemnification for legal and indemnity costs for asbestos claims related to these products from certain subsidiaries of Invensys under the stock purchase agreement pursuant to which we acquired Invensys Metering Systems, such indemnities, when aggregated with all other indemnity claims, are limited to the purchase price paid by us in connection with the acquisition of Invensys Metering Systems. The Company is unable to estimate the amount of its exposure, if any, related to these claims at this time. The Company does not believe the ultimate resolution of these issues will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s net earnings or financial position.

On December 23, 2008, the Company was sued in a breach of contract action filed by Cannon Technologies, Inc. (“Cannon”). The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The lawsuit alleges breach of contract and breach of warranty and fraud with respect to electricity meters sold to Cannon and seeks unspecified damages, interest costs and attorneys’ fees.

On January 29, 2009, the Company, along with a number of other automated metering infrastructure vendors, was sued in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by IP Co., LLC (“IP Co.”). The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and alleges that the Company’s FlexNet System infringes two patents allegedly owned by IP Co. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for patent infringement, treble damages for intentional infringement, an injunction against further infringement, interest costs and attorneys’ fees.

On March 13, 2009, the Company was sued in a patent infringement lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas by EON Corp. IP Holdings, LLC (“EON”). This lawsuit alleges the infringement of two patents allegedly owned by EON (the “EON Patents”). The lawsuit alleges that the Company infringes the EON Patents by “making, using, offering for sale, and/or selling two-way communication networks and/or data systems that fall within the scope of at least one claim of each of the EON Patents.” The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, an injunction against further infringement, interest costs and attorneys’ fees.

On September 9, 2009, the Company was notified of an arbitration commenced against the Company in Pittsburgh under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The claim is by Power Sales and Service (“Power Sales”), a terminated distributor. Power Sales claims commissions allegedly due under its contract with the Company before it was terminated.

 

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On November 24, 2009, the Company was sued in a patent infringement lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas by SIPCO, LLC (“SIPCO”). The lawsuit generally alleges that the Company’s FlexNet system and/or components thereof infringe(s) three patents allegedly owned by SIPCO. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, an injunction, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees.

The Company entered into contracts that contain product warranties that could require performance under certain conditions. The Company has entered into various agreements that require letters of credit for financial assurance purposes. These letters of credit are available to fund the payment of such obligations. At December 26, 2009, the Company had $11.5 million of letters of credit outstanding that have not been drawn upon with expiration dates ranging from one month to 12 months.

Environmental Matters

The Company is aware of known contamination at the following United States facilities: Russellville, Kentucky; DuBois and Uniontown, Pennsylvania; and Texarkana, Arkansas as a result of historic releases of hazardous materials. The former owner of these sites is investigating, remediating and monitoring these properties. The Company is obligated to reimburse the former owner for a portion of cash paid on the remediation plus interest on cash paid at all sites other than Russellville (the “Reimbursement Sites”), where the former owner pays all remediation costs. The Company is unable to estimate the amount of such costs at this time. In connection with the acquisition of Invensys Metering Systems, certain subsidiaries of Invensys agreed to retain liability for the reimbursement obligations related to the Reimbursement Sites.

In addition, there is contamination in the soil and groundwater at our facility in Ludwigshafen, Germany. We were indemnified by the former owner against costs that may result from the contamination, but have accepted a lump-sum payment from the former owner in return for a release of its indemnity obligations. We also have an indemnity, subject to certain limitations, from certain subsidiaries of Invensys regarding this facility pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement governing the acquisition of Invensys Metering Systems.

Based on information currently available, the Company believes that future environmental compliance expenditures will not have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations, and has established allowances the Company believes are adequate to cover potential exposure to environmental liabilities. However, as to any of the above-described indemnities, we are subject to the credit risk of the indemnifying parties. If the indemnifying parties are unable to reimburse us of our share of the cost of remediation, additional environmental compliance costs and liabilities could reduce the Company’s future net income and cash available for operations.

 

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13. Debt

The Company’s total indebtedness outstanding consists of senior subordinated notes, term loans under its senior credit facilities and short-term borrowings as depicted in the schedule below (in millions):

 

     December 26,
2009
   March 31,
2009

Current portion of U.S. term loan facility

   $ 29.5    $ 38.5

Short-term borrowings—Rongtai

     4.5      4.9
             

Total current portion of long-term debt

     34.0      43.4

U.S. term loan facility

     164.1      120.5

Senior subordinated notes

     275.0      275.0
             

Total long-term debt

     439.1      395.5
             

Total debt

   $ 473.1    $ 438.9
             

The Company entered into the senior credit facilities with a syndicate of financial institutions and institutional lenders on December 17, 2003. The senior credit facilities provide the Company with term loans, revolving loans and a letter of credit facility. The senior credit facilities were amended on July 23, 2009. The amendment extended the maturity of certain of the term loans by providing approximately $131.2 million of new term loans with a maturity date of June 3, 2013, the aggregate amount of which was deemed to convert a like amount of outstanding principal of previously existing term loans that had a maturity date of December 17, 2010. Approximately $27.8 million of term loans under the senior credit facility was not extended in connection with the amendment. The amendment also provided an additional $35.0 million in new term loans, extended the maturity date of the $70.0 million in revolving loan capacity from December 17, 2009 to December 17, 2012, increased the U.S. letter of credit availability from $20.0 million to $50.0 million and modified certain financial covenants to improve financial flexibility.

The amendment provides for a LIBOR floor of 2.5% and an Alternate Base Rate floor of 3.5% applicable to certain term loans and revolving loans. Term loans under the senior credit facilities bear interest, at our option, at Adjusted LIBOR, as defined in the credit agreement, plus a 4.5% margin, or the Alternate Base Rate, as defined in the credit agreement, plus 3.5%. Revolving loans under the senior credit facilities bear interest, at our option, at Adjusted LIBOR plus a 3.5% margin, or the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.5%, exclusive in each case of a 1% facility fee. The maturity date of approximately $27.8 million in term loans was not extended by the amendment. The interest rate for those loans will remain, at our option, LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 2% or the Alternate Base Rate plus 1%.

The Company accounted for the amendment of its senior credit facilities related to its term loans as an extinguishment of debt. Accordingly, the following transactions were reflected:

 

   

net proceeds of $29.5 million ($35.0 million in new debt less $4.9 million in creditor fees and $0.6 million in third-party costs);

 

   

derecognized the old debt of $131.2 million;

 

   

derecognized debt issuance costs associated with the old debt of $0.7 million;

 

   

recorded the new debt at fair value of $166.2 million, which equaled its face value;

 

   

recorded third-party costs associated with the new debt of $0.6 million to be deferred and amortized over the term of the new debt; and

 

   

recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $5.6 million ($4.9 million in creditor fees and $0.7 million for write-offs of debt issuance costs associated with the old debt).

 

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The terms of the $70 million revolving line-of-credit were also changed as a result of the senior credit facility amendment. The revolving line-of-credit remained at $70 million. Certain lenders chose not to extend and were replaced with additional lenders, while certain lenders chose to extend. For those lenders that did not extend, old debt issuance costs were derecognized. For those lenders that were added, fees paid to the creditor and third-party costs are deferred and amortized. For those that extended, U.S. GAAP provides guidance on the accounting for changes in a revolving line-of credit, and the Company determined that the unamortized old deferred costs, creditor fees and third-party costs associated with the modification should be deferred and amortized. Accordingly, the following transactions were reflected:

 

   

net costs of $3.3 million ($3.1 million in creditor fees and $0.2 million in third-party costs) were incurred;

 

   

recorded net debt issuance costs of $3.0 million ($3.3 million of creditor fees and third-party costs associated with the new and extended revolving line-of-credit, partially offset by $0.3 million of derecognized debt issuance costs associated with the non-extended revolving line-of credit); and

 

   

recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.3 million for write-offs of old debt issuance costs.

Of the creditor fees associated with the amendment, $2.1 million was paid to Goldman, Sachs & Co., a related party.

14. Stock-Based Compensation

Sensus 1 maintains a Restricted Share Plan (the “Plan”) that provides for the award of restricted common shares to officers, directors and consultants of the Company. The restricted shares issued pursuant to the Plan are service time vested over five years from the date of grant, provided that no vesting occurs prior to the second anniversary of the date of grant. In addition, the vesting of the restricted shares may accelerate upon the occurrence of certain stated liquidity events. Common shares awarded under the Plan are subject to restrictions on transfer, repurchase rights and other limitations as set forth in the related management subscription and shareholders’ agreement. As of December 26, 2009, there were 2,000,000 restricted shares of Sensus 1 authorized and 989,000 shares issued and outstanding under the Plan. The outstanding restricted shares were purchased for $0.01 of cash consideration. No awards were granted under the Plan in the fiscal quarters and nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008.

The Company accounts for compensation cost related to share-based payment transactions based on estimated fair values. The Company performed a fair value analysis of its restricted shares as of the grant date and determined that no compensation expense was required to be recorded. For each reporting period, the Company performs an evaluation of its contingent repurchase rights on an individual employee-by-employee basis. If the Company’s contingent repurchase features become probable, the Company will assess whether liability classification is appropriate. No compensation expense related to the Plan was recognized for the fiscal quarters and nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, respectively, related to the restricted shares.

On July 19, 2007, the Company’s board of directors approved the Sensus Metering Systems 2007 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”). The Option Plan provides for the issuance of stock options to employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. A total of 2,000,000 shares of Sensus 1 Class B common stock are available for issuance upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the Option Plan. The options awarded under the Option Plan have a contractual term of 10 years, and are service time vested over five years from the date of grant, provided that no vesting occurs prior to the second anniversary of the date of grant, and vesting may accelerate upon the occurrence of certain stated liquidity events. During the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009, 24,000 and 72,000 stock options were granted, respectively, and 28,000 and 36,000, respectively, were forfeited under the Option Plan. As of December 26, 2009, 112,000 stock options outstanding under the Option Plan were vested.

 

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The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model. Because the Company does not have publicly traded equity, and does not have a history of issuing stock options, the expected volatility and expected term variables used in the Black-Scholes model were based upon analysis of similar public companies. Expected volatility was based upon historical volatility of similar public companies’ stock prices. Since expected volatility is a measure of both historical and implied volatility, as a point of reference, we then compared this calculated amount to similar public companies’ disclosed expected volatilities for reasonableness. Expected term was developed giving consideration to vesting terms, contractual life and review of disclosure of similar public companies. Given that we do not have publicly traded equity, without a history of granting stock options we believe this approach provides a reasonable estimate of expected volatility and expected term. In the current fiscal year, the risk-free interest rate was based upon the U.S. Treasury Yield Curve corresponding to our estimate of expected term. Expected dividends were $0, as the Company does not anticipate offering dividends on the shares underlying the options.

The following table summarizes each of these variables for grants of stock options during the fiscal quarters and nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008:

 

    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 27,
2008
    Nine Months
Ended
December 26,
2009
    Nine Months
Ended
December 27,
2008
 

Expected volatility

  48.4   42.0   48.4   37.7 - 42.0

Expected term (in years)

  5      5      5      5   

Risk-free rate

  2.4   1.5   2.4   1.5 - 2.6

Expected dividends

  —        —        —        —     

A summary of option activity during the nine months ended December 26, 2009 is presented in the table below:

 

    Shares
(in thousands)
  Weighted-average
exercise price
  Weighted-average
remaining
contractual term
in years

Outstanding at March 31, 2009

  942   $ 5.79   9.21

Granted

  72     6.00   —  

Exercised

  —       —     —  

Forfeited

  36     —     —  
       

Outstanding at December 26, 2009

  978   $ 5.81   8.32
       

Exercisable at December 26, 2009

  112   $ 5.50   7.59
       

The compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors (the “Compensation Committee”) selects the exercise price. For grants during the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009, the exercise price was $6.00. For grants during the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 27, 2008, the exercise price was $5.50. Stock compensation expense recognized in the fiscal quarters and nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008 was immaterial. Unrecognized stock compensation expense as of December 26, 2009 is $0.3 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately four years.

Sensus 1 common shares awarded under the Restricted Share Plan and the Option Plan are generally subject to restrictions on transfer, repurchase rights and other limitations as set forth in the related management subscription and shareholders’ agreement.

 

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15. Guarantor Subsidiaries

The following tables present the condensed consolidating balance sheets at December 26, 2009 (unaudited) and March 31, 2009 and unaudited statements of operations and cash flows for the fiscal quarters and nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, as applicable, for a) Sensus 2 (referred to as Parent), b) Sensus USA Inc. (“Sensus USA”), the issuer of the Notes (referred to as Issuer), c) on a combined basis, the subsidiaries of Sensus 2 that are guaranteeing the Notes (referred to as Guarantor Subsidiaries) and d) on a combined basis, the subsidiaries of Sensus 2 that are not guaranteeing the Notes (referred to as Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries). Separate financial statements for the Issuer and the Guarantor Subsidiaries are not presented because Sensus USA and the Guarantor Subsidiaries are 100% owned by Sensus 2, the guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several, and the Company believes separate financial statements and other disclosures are not material to investors.

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (unaudited)

December 26, 2009

 

    Parent     Issuer   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated
    (in millions)

Assets

           

Current assets:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ —        $ 7.6   $ 0.5      $ 23.9      $ —        $ 32.0

Accounts receivable:

           

Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

    —          43.3     12.3        41.9        —          97.5

(To) from affiliates

    (1.1     48.7     (2.2     (45.4     —          —  

Other

    —          —       1.3        0.2        —          1.5

Inventories, net

    —          30.2     11.7        31.9        —          73.8

Prepayments and other current assets

    —          3.6     5.1        9.2        —          17.9

Deferred income taxes

    —          5.4     1.8        —          —          7.2

Deferred costs

    —          21.1     —          —          —          21.1
                                           

Total current assets

    (1.1     159.9     30.5        61.7        —          251.0
                                           

Notes receivable from affiliates

    —          433.2     —          29.1        (462.3     —  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —          49.6     23.5        64.6        —          137.7

Intangible assets, net

    —          151.0     7.8        33.4        —          192.2

Goodwill

    —          368.0     40.6        27.5        —          436.1

Investment in subsidiaries

    580.1        224.0     —          —          (804.1     —  

Deferred income taxes

    —          0.4     64.2        —          —          64.6

Deferred costs

    —          168.8     —          —          —          168.8

Other long-term assets

    0.4        21.9     —          1.9        —          24.2
                                           

Total assets

  $ 579.4      $ 1,576.8   $ 166.6      $ 218.2      $ (1,266.4   $ 1,274.6
                                           

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

           

Current liabilities:

           

Accounts payable

  $ —        $ 56.1   $ 5.2      $ 23.4      $ —        $ 84.7

Accruals and other current liabilities

    —          54.6     3.9        41.5        —          100.0

Current portion of long-term debt

    —          29.5     —          —          —          29.5

Short-term borrowings

    —          —       —          4.5        —          4.5

Income taxes payable

    —          7.4     (8.2     0.8        —          —  

Restructuring accruals

    —          0.3     —          16.9        —          17.2

Deferred revenue

    —          37.1     —          0.3        —          37.4
                                           

Total current liabilities

    —          185.0     0.9        87.4        —          273.3
                                           

Notes payable to affiliates

    462.3        51.0     (56.0     5.0        (462.3     —  

Long-term debt, less current portion

    —          439.1     —          —          —          439.1

Pensions

    —          1.4     1.4        46.5        —          49.3

Deferred income taxes

    —          59.9     (6.3     23.0        —          76.6

Deferred revenue

    —          289.9     —          —          —          289.9

Other long-term liabilities

    —          15.6     5.1        3.6        —          24.3
                                           

Total liabilities

    462.3        1,041.9     (54.9     165.5        (462.3     1,152.5
                                           

Stockholders’ equity

    117.1        534.9     221.5        52.7        (804.1     122.1
                                           

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 579.4      $ 1,576.8   $ 166.6      $ 218.2      $ (1,266.4   $ 1,274.6
                                           

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

March 31, 2009

 

    Parent     Issuer   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated
    (in millions)

Assets

           

Current assets:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ —        $ 14.1   $ —        $ 23.8      $ —        $ 37.9

Accounts receivable:

           

Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

    —          59.5     10.2        43.1        —          112.8

(To) from affiliates

    (1.0     34.6     1.9        (35.5     —          —  

Other

    —          —       1.3        1.6        —          2.9

Inventories, net

    —          27.2     12.5        26.7        —          66.4

Prepayments and other current assets

    —          3.3     0.4        8.1        —          11.8

Deferred income taxes

    —          4.6     1.9        —          —          6.5

Deferred costs

    —          10.6     —          —          —          10.6
                                           

Total current assets

    (1.0     153.9     28.2        67.8        —          248.9
                                           

Notes receivable from affiliates

    —          433.2     —          29.1        (462.3     —  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —          43.8     25.2        62.5        —          131.5

Intangible assets, net

    —          144.7     8.0        34.6        —          187.3

Goodwill

    —          326.5     40.6        27.4        —          394.5

Investment in subsidiaries

    629.2        184.0     —          —          (813.2     —  

Deferred income taxes

    —          2.2     37.3        —          —          39.5

Deferred costs

    —          88.7     —          —          —          88.7

Other long-term assets

    0.4        19.4     (0.1     2.2        —          21.9
                                           

Total assets

  $ 628.6      $ 1396.4   $ 139.2      $ 223.6      $ (1,275.5   $ 1,112.3
                                           

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

           

Current liabilities:

           

Accounts payable

  $ —        $ 52.9   $ 6.1      $ 28.1      $ —        $ 87.1

Accruals and other current liabilities

    —          48.7     3.5        28.5        —          80.7

Current portion of long-term debt

    —          38.5     —          —          —          38.5

Short-term borrowings

    —          —       —          4.9        —          4.9

Income taxes payable

    —          9.3     (7.1     0.7        —          2.9

Restructuring accruals

    —          —       —          7.3        —          7.3

Deferred revenue

    —          18.8     —          0.2        —          19.0
                                           

Total current liabilities

    —          168.2     2.5        69.7        —          240.4
                                           

Notes payable to affiliates

    462.3        41.3     (43.9     2.6        (462.3     —  

Long-term debt, less current portion

    —          395.5     —          —          —          395.5

Pensions

    —          1.2     1.2        42.0        —          44.4

Deferred income taxes

    —          59.9     (6.3     22.8        —          76.4

Deferred revenue

    —          149.8     —          —          —          149.8

Other long-term liabilities

    —          19.6     4.7        3.3        —          27.6
                                           

Total liabilities

    462.3        835.5     (41.8     140.4        (462.3     934.1
                                           

Stockholders’ equity

    166.3        560.9     181.0        83.2        (813.2     178.2
                                           

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 628.6      $ 1,396.4   $ 139.2      $ 223.6      $ (1,275.5   $ 1,112.3
                                           

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Fiscal Quarter Ended December 26, 2009

 

    Parent     Issuer     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
    (in millions)  

Net sales

  $ —        $ 59.0      $ 24.2      $ 61.0      $ (3.8   $ 140.4   

Cost of sales

    —          52.1        19.3        44.5        (3.8     112.1   
                                               

Gross profit

    —          6.9        4.9        16.5        —          28.3   
                                               

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    —          19.8        2.4        15.8        —          38.0   

Restructuring costs

    —          0.3        —          8.6        —          8.9   

Amortization of intangible assets

    —          2.6        0.1        0.4        —          3.1   

Acquisition-related costs

    —          0.3        —          —          —          0.3   

Other operating expense (income), net

    —          0.9        —          (0.2     —          0.7   
                                               

Operating (loss) income

    —          (17.0     2.4        (8.1     —          (22.7
                                               

Non-operating (expense) income:

           

Interest (expense) income, net

    —          (10.2     0.1        (0.9     —          (11.0

Equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries

    (24.6     12.3        —          —          12.3        —     

Other (expense) income, net

    —          (0.1     —          0.1        —          —     
                                               

(Loss) income before income taxes

    (24.6     (15.0     2.5        (8.9     12.3        (33.7
                                               

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

    —          —          (10.2     0.7        —          (9.5
                                               

Consolidated net (loss) income

    (24.6     (15.0     12.7        (9.6     12.3        (24.2
                                               

Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          (0.4     —          (0.4
                                               

Net (loss) income attributable to controlling interest

  $ (24.6   $ (15.0   $ 12.7      $ (10.0   $ 12.3      $ (24.6
                                               

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Nine Months Ended December 26, 2009

 

    Parent     Issuer     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
    (in millions)  

Net sales

  $ —        $ 189.3      $ 73.3      $ 188.3      $ (12.2   $ 438.7   

Cost of sales

    —          164.2        58.5        137.3        (12.2     347.8   
                                               

Gross profit

    —          25.1        14.8        51.0        —          90.9   
                                               

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    —          59.1        6.7        44.1        —          109.9   

Restructuring costs

    —          0.7        —          18.0        —          18.7   

Amortization of intangible assets

    —          7.5        0.2        1.2        —          8.9   

Loss on debt extinguishment

    —          5.9        —          —          —          5.9   

Acquisition-related costs

    —          1.0        —          —          —          1.0   

Other operating expense (income), net

    —          2.7        —          (0.2     —          2.5   
                                               

Operating (loss) income

    —          (51.8     7.9        (12.1     —          (56.0
                                               

Non-operating (expense) income:

           

Interest (expense) income, net

    —          (29.5     0.3        (2.5     —          (31.7

Equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries

    (59.1     39.7        —          —          19.4        —     

Other (expense) income, net

    —          (0.1     —          1.4        —          1.3   
                                               

(Loss) income before income taxes

    (59.1     (41.7     8.2        (13.2     19.4        (86.4
                                               

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

    —          1.1        (32.3     1.9        —          (29.3
                                               

Consolidated net (loss) income

    (59.1     (42.8     40.5        (15.1     19.4        (57.1
                                               

Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          (2.0     —          (2.0
                                               

Net (loss) income attributable to controlling interest

  $ (59.1   $ (42.8   $ 40.5      $ (17.1   $ 19.4      $ (59.1
                                               

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Fiscal Quarter Ended December 27, 2008

 

     Parent     Issuer     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (in millions)  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 63.4      $ 24.8      $ 58.5      $ (6.3   $ 140.4   

Cost of sales

     —          60.4        21.3        43.8        (6.3     119.2   
                                                

Gross profit

     —          3.0        3.5        14.7        —          21.2   
                                                

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     —          18.0        (1.0     13.9        —          30.9   

Restructuring costs

     —          —          0.1        6.0        —          6.1   

Amortization of intangible assets

     —          2.3        0.7        0.4        —          3.4   

Other operating expense, net

     —          0.9        —          —          —          0.9   
                                                

Operating (loss) income

     —          (18.2     3.7        (5.6     —          (20.1
                                                

Non-operating (expense) income:

            

Interest (expense) income, net

     —          (9.8     0.1        (0.8     —          (10.5

Equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries

     (23.0     13.2        —          —          9.8        —     

Other income (expense), net

     —          0.1        0.1        (0.7     —          (0.5
                                                

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (23.0     (14.7     3.9        (7.1     9.8        (31.1
                                                

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     —          0.3        (9.6     0.5        —          (8.8
                                                

Consolidated net (loss) income

     (23.0     (15.0     13.5        (7.6     9.8        (22.3
                                                

Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     —          —          —          (0.7     —          (0.7
                                                

Net (loss) income attributable to controlling interest

   $ (23.0   $ (15.0   $ 13.5      $ (8.3   $ 9.8      $ (23.0
                                                

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Nine Months Ended December 27, 2008

 

     Parent     Issuer     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (in millions)  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 230.4      $ 85.8      $ 207.2      $ (21.7   $ 501.7   

Cost of sales

     —          188.5        72.9        153.8        (21.7     393.5   
                                                

Gross profit

     —          41.9        12.9        53.4        —          108.2   
                                                

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     —          55.1        (2.8     46.4        —          98.7   

Restructuring costs

     —          0.1        0.2        7.9        —          8.2   

Amortization of intangible assets

     —          7.0        2.3        1.3        —          10.6   

Other operating expense, net

     —          2.2        —          —          —          2.2   
                                                

Operating (loss) income

     —          (22.5     13.2        (2.2     —          (11.5
                                                

Non-operating (expense) income:

            

Interest (expense) income, net

     (0.1     (28.1     0.4        (2.5     —          (30.3

Equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries

     (31.1     28.9        —          —          2.2        —     

Other income (expense), net

     —          0.3        0.1        (0.5     —          (0.1
                                                

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (31.2     (21.4     13.7        (5.2     2.2        (41.9
                                                

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     —          2.2        (16.2     1.5        —          (12.5
                                                

Consolidated net (loss) income

     (31.2     (23.6     29.9        (6.7     2.2        (29.4
                                                

Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     —          —          —          (1.8     —          (1.8
                                                

Net (loss) income attributable to controlling interest

   $ (31.2   $ (23.6   $ 29.9      $ (8.5   $ 2.2      $ (31.2
                                                

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

Nine Months Ended December 26, 2009

 

     Parent     Issuer     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (in millions)  

Operating activities

            

Consolidated net (loss) income

   $ (59.1   $ (42.8   $ 40.5      $ (15.1   $ 19.4      $ (57.1

Non-cash adjustments

     —          27.4        (22.8     8.8        —          13.4   

Undistributed equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries

     59.1        (39.7     —          —          (19.4     —     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     —          69.5        (15.1     18.4        —          72.8   
                                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     —          14.4        2.6        12.1        —          29.1   
                                                

Investing activities

            

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment, intangibles and software development costs

     —          (26.2     (2.1     (6.6     —          (34.9

Acquisitions

     —          (20.5     —          —          —          (20.5
                                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     —          (46.7     (2.1     (6.6     —          (55.4
                                                

Financing activities

            

Decrease in short-tem borrowings

     —          —          —          (0.4     —          (0.4

Proceeds from debt issuance

     —          35.0        —          —          —          35.0   

Debt issuance costs

     —          (8.8     —          —          —          (8.8

Purchase of Rongtai noncontrolling interest

     —          —          —          (6.0     —          (6.0

Principal payments on debt

     —          (0.4     —          —          —          (0.4
                                                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     —          25.8        —          (6.4     —          19.4   
                                                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     —          —          —          1.0        —          1.0   
                                                

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     —          (6.5     0.5        0.1        —          (5.9

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

   $ —        $ 14.1      $ —        $ 23.8      $ —        $ 37.9   
                                                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ —        $ 7.6      $ 0.5      $ 23.9      $ —        $ 32.0   
                                                

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

Nine Months Ended December 27, 2008

 

     Parent     Issuer     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (in millions)  

Operating activities

            

Consolidated net (loss) income

   $ (31.2   $ (23.6   $ 29.9      $ (6.7   $ 2.2      $ (29.4

Non-cash adjustments

     —          21.5        6.8        9.5        —          37.8   

Undistributed equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries

     31.1        (28.9     —          —          (2.2     —     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     0.1        36.6        (36.0     12.9        —          13.6   
                                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     —          5.6        0.7        15.7        —          22.0   
                                                

Investing activities

            

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment, intangibles and software development costs

     —          (14.8     (1.1     (7.6     —          (23.5

Acquisition

     —          (4.6     —          —          —          (4.6

Proceeds from sale of assets

     —          —          —          0.2        —          0.2   
                                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     —          (19.4     (1.1     (7.4     —          (27.9
                                                

Financing activities

            

Increase in short-term borrowings

     —          10.2        —          (0.9     —          9.3   

Principal payments on debt

     —          —          —          (11.7     —          (11.7
                                                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     —          10.2        —          (12.6     —          (2.4
                                                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     —          —          —          (1.7     —          (1.7
                                                

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     —          (3.6     (0.4     (6.0     —          (10.0

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

   $ —        $ 10.2      $ 0.8      $ 26.6      $ —        $ 37.6   
                                                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ —        $ 6.6      $ 0.4      $ 20.6      $ —        $ 27.6   
                                                

 

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SENSUS (BERMUDA 2) LTD.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

16. Subsequent Events

We have evaluated subsequent events through the date of financial statement issuance. On January 11, 2010, the Company sold its Orlando, Florida water meter manufacturing facility for $4.3 million. These assets include land and facilities but not the manufacturing equipment, and are included in the Company’s utility infrastructure and related communication systems reporting segment. Through December 2009, the Company continued to relocate all the manufacturing equipment and processes in the Orlando facility to existing Company facilities in North America.

 

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

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes certain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this report, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions as they relate to us are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. All statements by us regarding our expected financial position, sales, cash flow and other operating results, business strategy, financing plans, forecasted trends related to the markets in which we operate, legal proceedings and similar matters, other than those of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Our expectations expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements may turn out to be incorrect. Our actual results could be materially different from our expectations because of various risks. These risks include our susceptibility to macroeconomic downturns in the United States and abroad, conditions in the residential, commercial and industrial construction markets and in the automotive industry, our dependence on new product development and intellectual property, and our dependence on independent distributors and third-party contract manufacturers, automotive vehicle production levels and schedules, our substantial financial leverage, debt service and other cash requirements, liquidity constraints and risks related to future growth and expansion. Other important risk factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those contained or implied in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, our ability to integrate acquired companies, general economic and business conditions, competition, adverse changes in the regulatory or legislative environment in which we operate, customer cancellations and other factors beyond our control.

We operate on a 13-week financial and business closing schedule for all periods, except year end, which is March 31, and the fiscal half, which is September 30. References herein to a fiscal quarter refer to the three-month period ended as of that date. The following management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009 and the related notes thereto included in this report and the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2009 and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires, the use in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the terms “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” refers to Sensus (Bermuda 2) Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries, and in a historical context, includes the operations of Invensys Metering Systems. Unless we indicate otherwise, we have rounded dollar amounts to the nearest hundred thousand dollars.

General

We are a leading provider of advanced utility infrastructure systems, metering product technologies and related communication systems to the worldwide utility industry. We have over a century of experience in providing support to utilities. Our technologies, products and systems enable our utility customers to measure, manage and control electricity, water and natural gas more efficiently thereby enhancing conservation of those limited resources. Our products and technologies provide key functionality that will be required for the development of the “Smart Grid” in the United States. We are a leading provider of AMI fixed network radio frequency systems and solutions with a wide range of product offerings to meet the evolving demands of the electric, water, and gas utility sectors. We believe that we are the fastest growing participant in the North American electric metering systems market and the largest global manufacturer of water meters, a leading supplier of AMR devices to the North American water utilities market and a leading global developer and manufacturer of gas and heat metering systems. We are recognized throughout the utility industry for developing and manufacturing metering products with long-term accuracy and robust product features, innovative metering communications systems, as well as for providing comprehensive customer service for all of our products and services. In addition to our advanced utility infrastructure and metering business, we believe that we are the leading North American producer of pipe joining and repair products for water and natural gas utilities and we are a premier supplier of precision-manufactured, thin-wall, low-porosity aluminum die castings.

 

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Acquisitions

Rongtai. On July 27, 2005, the Company formed a joint venture, PDC Rongtai, in China for its Sensus Precision Die Casting business with Yangzhou Runlin Investment Co., Ltd. On September 29, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of the 40% noncontrolling interest held by Yangzhou Runlin Investment Co., Ltd. As a result of the acquisition and in accordance with the terms of the equity transfer agreement, PDC Rongtai became wholly owned by a subsidiary of the Company and was subsequently renamed Sensus Precision Die Casting (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. The terms of the agreement provide for the payment of total consideration with an estimated fair value of $17.9 million. In conjunction with the equity transfer agreement, the Company entered into a real estate transfer contract with Yangzhou to sell certain buildings, ancillary equipment and land-use rights to Yangzhou for approximately $2.0 million. See Note 2 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Telemetric. On June 30, 2009, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Telemetric for approximately $6.8 million in cash at closing and $1.0 million payable within approximately one year of the closing date of the related asset purchase agreement, of which $0.3 million was paid to Telemetric in the current fiscal quarter. Additional cash consideration may become payable based on the performance of the acquired business through June 2013. Acquisition-date fair value for this contingent consideration is estimated at $3.9 million. Payments on an undiscounted basis are projected to be $5.8 million and are subject to a $12 million cap. The Company financed the transaction primarily with cash on hand and borrowings under its senior credit facilities. Telemetric provides utilities with distribution automation systems that use commercial cellular networks and PowerVistaTM, a web-based software application. This acquisition is expected to provide the Company with a significant and established presence in the distribution automation portion of the utility landscape and augment the Company’s AMI and Smart Grid solutions. See Note 2 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

AMDS. On July 6, 2006, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of AMDS for $62.6 million consisting of $49.8 million in cash and 15,000 vested preference shares issued by our parent, Sensus 1. The Company financed the transaction with equity contributions totaling $30.4 million in cash from Sensus 1, cash on hand and utilization of the Company’s revolving credit facility. As discussed below, the vested preference shares were subject to mandatory redemption by Sensus 1 for $15 million at the option of the holder once certain future financial performance targets were achieved.

During fiscal 2008 and 2009, the performance thresholds were achieved related to the vested preference shares. Accordingly, 15,000 vested preference shares were released from restrictions, and in fiscal 2009, AMDS opted to have the 15,000 unrestricted shares redeemed for $15 million in cash. As required by the AMDS purchase agreement, the $15 million was funded by Sensus 1 during fiscal 2009, and thus the Company’s cash position was not impacted.

The Company is also required to make additional future cash payments to AMDS based on certain financial performance measures of the acquired business through March 2011. Related to the performance of the acquired business, the Company accrued $21.9 million for the nine months ended December 26, 2009 and $32.7 million cumulatively, net of $5.5 million previously paid ($0.9 million in fiscal 2008 and $4.6 million in fiscal 2009) and $13.4 million paid in the second fiscal quarter in accordance with the purchase agreement. In the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 26, 2009, $22.1 million is classified as accruals and other current liabilities and $10.6 million is classified as other long-term liabilities. These gross accrued amounts reflect additional purchase price and are recorded as goodwill.

In addition, on the date of acquisition, Sensus 1 issued 15,000 unvested preference shares to AMDS, which are subject to vesting based on the performance of the acquired business over a five-year period following closing. The redemption value of the unvested preference shares is $15 million if the specified performance thresholds are achieved over the relevant period. During the second fiscal quarter, the performance thresholds were achieved related to the unvested preference shares, and all of these preference shares became vested. Accordingly, 15,000 vested preference shares were released from restrictions, and in the second fiscal quarter AMDS opted to have the 15,000 unrestricted shares redeemed for cash. As required by the AMDS purchase agreement, the $15 million was funded by Sensus 1 in the current fiscal quarter, and thus the Company’s cash position was not impacted.

 

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Recent Event

On January 11, 2010, the Company sold its Orlando, Florida water meter manufacturing facility for $4.3 million. See Note 16 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Other Information about Our Business

The following table presents, as of the dates indicated, additional information about our operations and business:

 

     Fiscal Quarter Ended
     December 26,
2009
   September 30,
2009
   June 27,
2009
   March 31,
2009
   December 27,
2008
   September 30,
2008

Total net sales (in millions)

   $ 140.4    $ 153.3    $ 145.0    $ 169.0    $ 140.4    $ 176.2

Employees

     3,642      3,707      3,671      3,838      3,710      3,904

Backlog

The Company’s total backlog consists of unshipped orders relating to undelivered contractual commitments and purchase orders. Total backlog at December 26, 2009 was $133.2 million, the highest reported backlog for the Company, compared with $123.9 million at December 27, 2008. Total backlog at December 26, 2009 included $2.3 million of favorable currency effects. Eliminating the currency impact, total backlog at December 26, 2009 would have been $130.9 million, still a record level for the Company, representing an increase of $7.0 million, or 6%, compared with the end of the prior corresponding fiscal quarter. In addition, at December 26, 2009, the Company cumulatively had approximately 8.9 million AMI electric and gas endpoints under long-term contracts, of which approximately 4.5 million endpoints had been shipped. The potential aggregate future revenue of unshipped endpoints and services under these contracts was approximately $448 million at December 26, 2009, of which approximately $64 million is included in backlog. No assurance can be made that firm purchase orders will be placed under these contracts.

 

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For Results of Operations and Liquidity and Capital Resources, all dollar amounts and variances in the narrative discussions are rounded to millions; however, percentages are calculated based on dollar amounts depicted in the tables.

Results of Operations

The following table provides summary results of operations of the Company for the periods presented:

 

(dollars in millions)

   Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 26,
2009
    %     Fiscal Quarter
Ended
December 27,

2008
    %     Nine Months
Ended
December 26,
2009
    %     Nine Months
Ended
December 27,
2008
    %  

Net sales

   $ 140.4      100   $ 140.4      100   $ 438.7      100   $ 501.7      100

Gross profit

     28.3      20     21.2      15     90.9      21     108.2      22

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     38.0      27     30.9      22     109.9      25     98.7      20

Restructuring costs

     8.9      6     6.1      4     18.7      4     8.2      2

Amortization of intangible assets

     3.1      2     3.4      2     8.9      2     10.6      2

Loss on debt extinguishment

     —        —          —        —          5.9      2     —        —     

Acquisition-related costs

     0.3      —          —        —          1.0      —          —        —     

Other operating expense, net

     0.7      1     0.9      1     2.5      1     2.2      —     
                                                        

Operating loss

     (22.7   (16 )%      (20.1   (14 )%      (56.0   (13 )%      (11.5   (2 )% 

Interest expense, net

     (11.0   (8 )%      (10.5   (8 )%      (31.7   (7 )%      (30.3   (5 )% 

Other (expense) income, net

     —        —          (0.5   —          1.3      —          (0.1   —     
                                                        

Loss before income taxes

     (33.7   (24 )%      (31.1   (22 )%      (86.4   (20 )%      (41.9   (8 )% 

Benefit for income taxes

     (9.5   (7 )%      (8.8   (6 )%      (29.3   (7 )%      (12.5   (2 )% 
                                                        

Consolidated net loss

     (24.2   (17 )%      (22.3   (16 )%      (57.1   (13 )%      (29.4   (6 )% 

Less: net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     (0.4   —          (0.7   —          (2.0   —          (1.8   —     
                                                        

Net loss attributable to controlling interest

   $ (24.6   (17 )%    $ (23.0   (16 )%    $ (59.1   (13 )%    $ (31.2   (6 )% 
                                                        

Fiscal Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 26, 2009 Compared with Fiscal Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 27, 2008

Net Sales.

 

(dollars in millions)

   Fiscal Quarter
Ended

December 26,
2009
   Fiscal Quarter
Ended

December 27,
2008
   Dollar
Change
   Percent
Change
   Nine Months
Ended

December 26,
2009
   Nine Months
Ended

December 27,
2008
   Dollar
Change
    Percent
Change
 

Net sales

   $ 140.4    $ 140.4    $ —      —      $ 438.7    $ 501.7    $ (63.0   (13 )% 

Net sales for the fiscal quarters ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008 were consistent or decreased slightly excluding favorable foreign currency effects in the current period. For the nine months ended December 26, 2009, net sales were lower than the prior corresponding period due to the dynamics of operating in a contracting global macroeconomic climate that was characterized by significant reductions in building and infrastructure investments primarily impacting demand for North American water and gas products. Net sales outside North America for the nine months ended December 26, 2009 were impacted by market conditions and foreign currency effects compared to the prior corresponding nine months.

 

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Our net sales exclude certain amounts billed primarily to AMI electric and gas utility customers, which we are required to defer. For the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009, the billings that we were required to defer were $53 million and $157 million, respectively, and $37 million and $88 million for the prior corresponding periods. See Note 1 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. The growth of these deferred billings is the result of an increase in shipments of approximately 370,000 and 1,110,000 AMI electric and gas endpoints under long-term contracts in the current fiscal quarter and nine-month period, respectively, compared to the prior corresponding periods.

Our top ten customers accounted for approximately 26% of net sales for the nine months ended December 26, 2009, and no individual customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales.

Gross Profit.

 

(dollars in millions)

   Fiscal Quarter
Ended

December 26,
2009
    Fiscal Quarter
Ended

December 27,
2008
    Dollar
Change
   Percent
Change
    Nine Months
Ended

December 26,
2009
    Nine Months
Ended

December 27,
2008
    Dollar
Change
    Percent
Change
 

Gross profit

   $ 28.3      $ 21.2      $ 7.1    33   $ 90.9      $ 108.2      $ (17.3   (16 )% 

Gross profit as a percent of net sales

     20     15     —      33     21     22     —        (5 )% 

Gross profit in dollars and as a percentage of net sales for the fiscal quarter ended December 26, 2009 was higher than the prior corresponding period due to an improved cost base in the current fiscal quarter and, in the prior period, software amortization expense from shortened economic lives and a charge for migrating to an outsourced operating model for our AMI business. Gross profit in dollars and as a percentage of net sales for the nine months ended December 26, 2009 was lower than the prior corresponding period primarily due to the increased support costs for our growing AMI business that are expensed as incurred and the delayed recognition of revenue over the life of our long-term electric and gas contracts described above.

Gross profit excludes billings to customers less incremental direct costs incurred primarily related to the deployment under long-term AMI electric and gas contracts that have been deferred. These amounts were $23 million and $67 million for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009, respectively, and $18 million and $39 million for the prior corresponding periods. See Note 1 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. This deferral has no effect on the Company’s cash flow, as billings to customers occur when the network infrastructure and related endpoints are deployed and the associated costs are incurred.

Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) Expenses.

 

(dollars in millions)

   Fiscal Quarter
Ended

December 26,
2009
    Fiscal Quarter
Ended

December 27,
2008
    Dollar
Change
   Percent
Change
    Nine Months
Ended

December 26,
2009
    Nine Months
Ended

December 27,
2008
    Dollar
Change
   Percent
Change
 

SG&A expenses

   $ 38.0      $ 30.9      $ 7.1    23   $ 109.9      $ 98.7      $ 11.2    11

SG&A expenses as a percent of net sales

     27     22     —      23     25     20     —      25

SG&A expenses for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009 were higher than the prior corresponding periods as the Company’s cost structure reflects increased spending for research and development to support new product offerings along with infrastructure costs to continue growing our AMI business.

 

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Restructuring Costs. Restructuring costs for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009 were $9 million and $19 million, respectively, and $6 million and $8 million for the prior corresponding periods. These higher costs were primarily due to the restructuring activities associated with our manufacturing operations in Germany.

Amortization of Intangible Assets. Amortization expense relates primarily to the intangible assets consisting of non-competition agreements, customer relationships and other intangible assets recorded at the time of the acquisition of Invensys Metering Systems and the intangible assets consisting of developed technology recorded as a result of the AMDS and Telemetric acquisitions. Amortization of intangible assets was $3 million for the current fiscal quarter and the prior corresponding fiscal quarter and decreased to $9 million for the current nine-month period from $11 million for the prior corresponding nine-month period due primarily to one of our direct customer relationship assets having been fully amortized in fiscal 2009.

Loss on Debt Extinguishment. In the nine months ended December 26, 2009, the Company recorded a loss of $6 million on debt extinguishment related to the amendment of our senior credit facilities. See Note 13 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Acquisition-Related Costs. Acquisition-related costs were less than $1 million in the current fiscal quarter and were $1 million in the nine months ended December 26, 2009. These costs are due to the Telemetric acquisition, the purchase of the PDC Rongtai noncontrolling interest and an unconsummated acquisition.

Other Operating Expense, Net. Other operating expense, net of $1 million and $3 million for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009 primarily consisted of recurring management fees for The Jordan Company, L.P.

Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net increased by less than $1 million for the current fiscal quarter and by $2 million for the nine months ended December 26, 2009, respectively, as compared to the prior corresponding periods and reflects the increase in interest rates related to the amendment to our senior credit facilities in July 2009 and the treatment of ineffective interest rate swaps.

Other (Expense) Income, Net. Other expense, net was zero for the fiscal quarter ended December 26, 2009 and other income, net was $1 million for the nine months ended December 26, 2009. Other expense, net was less than $1 million for each of the prior corresponding periods. Other (expense) income, net principally relates to net transactional foreign currency gains and losses.

Benefit for Income Taxes. Income tax benefit was $10 million and $29 million for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009, respectively, compared to an income tax benefit of $9 million and $13 million for the prior corresponding fiscal quarter and nine-month period, respectively, and reflects the Company’s pre-tax loss based on the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate.

Consolidated Net Loss. Consolidated net loss of $24 million and $57 million for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009, respectively, increased $2 million and $28 million compared to our consolidated net loss for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 27, 2008 as a result of the factors described above.

Net Income Attributable to the Noncontrolling Interest. Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest relates to the Company’s partner’s share of income or loss from our joint venture entities. The Company holds joint venture interests in entities in the Ukraine (51%), Algeria (55%) and China (55%). On September 29, 2009, the Company purchased the noncontrolling interest of PDC Rongtai. See Note 2 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest for the fiscal quarter ended December 26, 2009 decreased slightly as compared to the prior corresponding period primarily due to the impact of the purchase of PDC Rongtai described above and increased slightly for the nine months ended December 26, 2009 compared to the prior corresponding period due to the net improved results of operations of PDC Rongtai preceding the purchase, partially offset by the net losses of Algeria.

 

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Net Loss Attributable to Controlling Interest. Net loss attributable to controlling interest of $25 million and $59 million for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2009, respectively, increased $2 million and $28 million compared to the fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 27, 2008 as a result of the factors described above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the nine months ended December 26, 2009, we funded our operating, investing and financing requirements through cash flow generated from operating activities, proceeds from debt issuance and cash on hand.

Net cash flow provided by operating activities for the nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008 was $29 million and $22 million, respectively. The $7 million increase in the current nine-month period compared to the prior corresponding period was primarily driven by cash flow generated from growth in our AMI business, a substantial portion of which was deferred for revenue recognition purposes (see Note 1 under “Unaudited Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report), and decreased accounts receivable driven by improved collections, partially offset by lower cash earnings.

Cash expenditures for restructuring for the nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008 were $9 million and $5 million, respectively, and were reflected within cash used in operations. As of December 26, 2009, we had $19 million of restructuring accruals reflected on our consolidated balance sheet within current liabilities and other long-term liabilities. Additional cash restructuring expenses of approximately $2 million are expected to be incurred during the remainder of fiscal 2010.

Cash used in investing activities was $55 million and $28 million for the nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, respectively. For the current nine-month period and prior corresponding period expenditures for property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) were $22 million and $17 million, respectively, of which 41% and 38%, respectively, reflected investment in the AMI business. PP&E expenditures were comprised of equipment, molds and tooling for replacement and cost efficiency, and maintenance, safety and expansion that extend useful lives. In the current nine months, we purchased intangible assets of $7 million. We incurred software development costs related to the AMI business of $6 million in each of the nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008. For the remainder of fiscal 2010, we expect to make expenditures for PP&E, software development costs and intangible assets of approximately $9 million, reflecting our continuing emphasis on a growth-oriented investment program. Business acquisition expenditures in the current nine-month period were $20 million, $13 million of which were contingent payments made in July 2009 related to the performance of the acquired AMDS business and $7 million of which relates to the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and assumption of certain liabilities of Telemetric on June 30, 2009. Business acquisition expenditures in the prior corresponding nine-month period were approximately $5 million of contingent payments related to the performance of the acquired AMDS business.

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the nine months ended December 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008 was $19 million and $(2) million, respectively. Net cash provided by financing activities for the current nine-month period consisted primarily of $35 million of proceeds from debt issuance, $(9) million of debt issuance costs related to the amendment to the credit facility (see Note 13 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and discussion below) and $(6) million for the purchase of the PDC Rongtai noncontrolling interest on September 29, 2009. Net cash used in financing activities in the prior corresponding nine-month period was $11 million of principal prepayments on our term loan facilities and $1 million repayment of the Company’s loan to the Rongtai joint venture partner, partially offset by net interim short-term borrowings of approximately $9 million.

We entered into the senior credit facilities with a syndicate of financial institutions and institutional lenders on December 17, 2003. The credit facilities provide the Company with term loans, revolving loans and a letter of credit facility. The senior credit facilities were amended on July 23, 2009. The amendment extended the maturity of certain of the term loans by providing approximately $131 million of new term loans with a maturity date of June 3, 2013, the aggregate amount of which was deemed to convert a like amount of outstanding principal of previously existing term loans that had a maturity date of December 17, 2010. Approximately $28 million of term loans under the senior credit facility was not extended in connection with the amendment. The amendment also provided an additional $35 million in new term loans, extended the maturity date of the $70 million in revolving loan capacity from December 17, 2009 to December 17, 2012, increased the U.S. letter of credit availability from $20 million to $50 million and modified certain financial covenants to improve financial flexibility. See below for discussion of our total indebtedness at December 26, 2009.

 

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Refer to Note 13 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for a complete description of the aforementioned amendment and the related accounting treatment.

We also have $275 million of senior subordinated notes outstanding, which mature on December 15, 2013 and bear interest at the rate of 8 5/8% per annum. Interest on the senior subordinated notes is payable semi-annually in June and December of each year. The senior subordinated notes are our unsecured senior subordinated obligations and rank equally in right of payment to all of our senior subordinated debt, subordinated in right of payment to all of our senior debt, including our indebtedness under our senior credit facilities, and senior in right of payment to all of our subordinated debt. The senior subordinated notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated, unsecured basis by certain of our subsidiaries.

We may redeem the senior subordinated notes at the redemption prices indicated below (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemptions, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on December 15 of each of the years indicated below:

 

Period

   Redemption Price  

2009

   102.875

2010

   101.438

2011 and thereafter

   100.000

The senior subordinated notes are redeemable at the option of the holders of such notes at a repurchase price of 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, in the event of certain change of control events related to us.

The indenture governing the senior subordinated notes contains certain covenants that limit, among other things, our ability to a) incur additional indebtedness (including by way of guarantee), subject to certain exceptions, unless we meet a consolidated coverage ratio of 2.0 to 1.0 or certain other conditions apply; b) pay dividends or distributions, or make certain types of investments or other restricted payments, unless we meet certain specified conditions; c) create any encumbrance or restriction on our subsidiary guarantors’ ability to pay dividends or distributions, repay loans, make loans or advances or transfer any property or assets to us; d) dispose of certain assets and capital stock of our subsidiary guarantors; e) enter into certain transactions with affiliates; f) engage in new lines of business; and g) consummate certain mergers and consolidations.

As of December 26, 2009, we had $473 million of total indebtedness outstanding, consisting of $275 million of senior subordinated notes, $194 million under the U.S. term loan facility and $4 million in short-term borrowings (Rongtai). Interest expense, net, excluding amortization of deferred financing costs, was $29 million for the nine months ended December 26, 2009. The next scheduled principal payments on the term loan facility of less than $1 million and $7 million are due on December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010, respectively. There were no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility at December 26, 2009, but $12 million of the facility was utilized in connection with outstanding letters of credit that have not been drawn upon. We were in compliance with all credit facility covenants at December 26, 2009.

We believe that cash on hand and expected cash flows from operations, together with available borrowings under the revolving credit facilities constituting part of our senior secured credit facilities, will provide sufficient funds to enable us to fund our planned capital expenditures, make scheduled principal and interest payments and meet our other cash requirements for the foreseeable future. Our ability to make scheduled payments of principal of, or to pay interest on, or to refinance, our indebtedness or to fund planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. Our ability to generate cash is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.

 

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In conjunction with the AMDS, Telemetric and PDC Rongtai acquisitions, the Company is legally obligated to satisfy any additional future cash payments based on certain financial performance measures of the acquired businesses. See Note 2 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. We believe that expected cash flows from operations will provide sufficient funds to fulfill these obligations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that would have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The following discussion about our market risk disclosures involves forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. We are exposed to various market risk factors such as changes in foreign currency rates and fluctuating interest rates.

Currency translation. The results of operations of our foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates for each period concerned. This translation has no impact on cash flow. The balance sheets of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing exchange rates. Any adjustments resulting from the translation are recorded as other comprehensive income (loss). As of December 26, 2009, assets of foreign subsidiaries constituted approximately 28% of total assets. Foreign currency exchange rate exposure is most significant with respect to the euro. For the fiscal quarter ended December 26, 2009, net sales were positively impacted by the net valuation of foreign currencies versus the U.S. dollar by $5.3 million, and for the nine months ended December 26, 2009, net sales were negatively impacted by the net devaluation of foreign currencies versus the U.S. dollar by $8.1 million. For the fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2008, net sales were negatively impacted by the net devaluation of foreign currencies versus the U.S. dollar by $5.7 million and were positively impacted by the net valuation of foreign currencies versus the U.S. dollar by $8.1 million for the nine months then ended.

Currency transaction exposure. Currency transaction exposure arises when a business has transactions denominated in foreign currencies. We have entered into forward contracts that are denominated in foreign currencies, principally euros, to offset the remeasurement impact of currency rate changes on intercompany receivables and payables. These contracts are used to offset exchange losses and gains on underlying exposures. Changes in the fair value of these forward contracts are recorded immediately in earnings. We do not enter into derivative instrument transactions for trading or speculative purposes. The purpose of our foreign currency management policy is to minimize the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on certain foreign denominated anticipated cash flows. Holding all other variables constant, a change in the contracted forward rates of 1% on our forward contracts denominated in the present foreign currencies would result in an immaterial gain or loss. We expect to continue to utilize forward contracts to manage foreign currency exchange risk in the future as appropriate.

Interest rate risk. Under the terms of the Company’s senior credit facility, we pay a variable rate of interest based on LIBOR or the alternate base rate and are subject to interest rate risk as a result of changes in these rates. The Company’s total indebtedness as of December 26, 2009 was $473.1 million, of which $198.1 million bears interest at variable rates. As of December 26, 2009, substantially all of our variable-rate borrowings were under the term loan facilities consisting of a B-1 tranche and a B-3 tranche. Term loans of $27.8 million under the B-1 tranche were at LIBOR plus a 2% margin. Term loans under the B-3 tranche bear interest, at our option, at Adjusted LIBOR, as defined in the credit agreement, plus a 4.5% margin, or the Alternate Base Rate, as defined in the credit agreement, plus 3.5%. For the B-3 tranche, the credit facility provides for a LIBOR floor of 2.5% and an Alternate Base Rate floor of 3.5%. As of December 26, 2009, $160.0 million of the B-3 tranche was under the LIBOR option and $5.8 million of that tranche was under the alternate base rate option. At December 26, 2009, the weighted-average interest rate on our term loan facility borrowings was approximately 6.4%. In addition, the Company has $100 million of interest rate swaps in place that pay a fixed rate of interest and receive LIBOR. Holding all other variables constant, a change in the LIBOR interest rate of 1%, after giving effect to the interest rate swaps, would impact annual interest costs by approximately $1.0 million.

 

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To hedge exposure to variable interest rates, the Company has entered into various interest rate swap agreements in which it receives periodic variable interest payments at the three-month LIBOR and makes periodic payments at specified fixed rates. See Note 5 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Rule 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) promulgated thereunder, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on such evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, at a reasonable assurance level, as of the Evaluation Date, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in a manner that allows timely decisions regarding required disclosure. We did not effect any change in our internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are, from time to time, party to legal proceedings arising out of the operations of our business. We believe that an adverse outcome of our existing legal proceedings, including the proceedings described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 and Note 12 under “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” in Part I, Item 1, of this Quarterly Report, would not have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Nevertheless, unexpected adverse future events, such as an unforeseen development in our existing proceedings, a significant increase in the number of new cases or changes in our current insurance arrangements, could result in liabilities that have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, which was filed with the SEC on May  15, 2009.

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

 

  (a) None.

 

  (b) None.

 

  (c) None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

  (a) None.

 

  (b) None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matters were submitted to a vote of our shareholders during the fiscal quarter ended December 26, 2009.

Item 5. Other Information

 

  (a) None.

 

  (b) None.

Item 6. Exhibits

A list of exhibits filed herewith is contained on the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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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.

    SENSUS (BERMUDA 2) LTD.

Date: January 28, 2010

    By:  

/S/    PETER MAINZ        

     

Peter Mainz
Chief Executive Officer & President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: January 28, 2010

    By:  

/S/    JEFFREY J. KYLE        

     

Jeffrey J. Kyle

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: January 28, 2010

    By:  

/S/    THOMAS D. D’ORAZIO        

     

Thomas D. D’Orazio

Senior Vice President, Finance
(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

   

SENSUS USA INC.

Date: January 28, 2010

    By:  

/S/    PETER MAINZ        

     

Peter Mainz
Chief Executive Officer & President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: January 28, 2010

    By:  

/S/    JEFFREY J. KYLE        

     

Jeffrey J. Kyle

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: January 28, 2010

    By:  

/S/    THOMAS D. D’ORAZIO        

     

Thomas D. D’Orazio

Senior Vice President, Finance
(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 15d-14(a).
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 15d-14(a).
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.