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VIKING RANGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
September 30, 2012

 
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
December 30, 2011

 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
2,924

 
$
3,676

Accounts receivable - less allowance for doubtful
 
 
 
 
 accounts of $271 and $128 in 2012 and 2011, respectively
 
24,378

 
21,611

Other receivables
 
423

 
510

Inventories
 
 
 
 
 Finished goods and accessories
 
4,276

 
6,556

 Raw materials, parts and work in progress
 
11,188

 
13,091

 Service parts
 
3,212

 
3,390

Total inventories
 
18,676

 
23,037

Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
4,579

 
5,430

Total current assets
 
50,980

 
54,264

Property, plant and equipment
 
 
 
 
   Land
 
1,558

 
1,542

   Buildings and improvements
 
80,308

 
79,992

   Equipment
 
150,838

 
151,041

Total property, plant and equipment
 
232,704

 
232,575

   Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
(154,954
)
 
(150,154
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
 
77,750

 
82,421

Construction in progress
 
3,201

 
4,507

Goodwill
 
7,859

 
7,859

Other
 
1,455

 
1,608

Total assets
 
$
141,245

 
$
150,659

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
17,292

 
$
12,520

Accrued expenses
 
28,963

 
18,423

Current maturities of long-term debt
 
62,876

 
3,244

Other current liabilities
 
4,789

 
5,578

Total current liabilities
 
113,920

 
39,765

 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, less current maturities
 
102,917

 
168,919

 
 
 
 
 
Other long-term liabilities
 
14,254

 
14,510

 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity (deficit)
 
 
 
 
Viking Range Corporation shareholders' equity (deficit)
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
1,975

 
1,975

Additional paid-in capital
 
3,825

 
3,825

Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
280

 
39

Retained earnings (deficit)
 
(92,389
)
 
(74,967
)
Shareholder notes receivable
 
(4,156
)
 
(4,156
)
Total Viking Range Corporation shareholders' equity (deficit)
 
(90,465
)
 
(73,284
)
Non-controlling interest in consolidated entities
 
619

 
749

Total shareholders' equity (deficit)
 
(89,846
)
 
(72,535
)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)
 
$
141,245

 
$
150,659

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










VIKING RANGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
(Dollars in Thousands)


 
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
159,368

 
$
154,198

Cost of goods sold
 
112,723

 
95,880

    Gross margin
 
46,645

 
58,318

 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative
 
47,303

 
51,604

Restructuring
 
5,530

 
343

    Operating income (loss)
 
(6,188
)
 
6,371

 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
9,368

 
8,240

     Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
 
(15,556
)
 
(1,869
)
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense
 
80

 
500

  Net loss from continuing operations
 
(15,636
)
 
(2,369
)
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from operations of discontinued businesses
 
(1,529
)
 
(1,043
)
  Net loss
 
(17,165
)
 
(3,412
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
(257
)
 
(453
)
Net loss attributable to Viking Range Corporation
 
 
 
 
  and subsidiaries
 
$
(17,422
)
 
$
(3,865
)
 
 
 
 
 

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






VIKING RANGE CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
(Dollars in Thousands)

 
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
 
  Net loss
 
$
(17,165
)
 
$
(3,412
)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
 
 
 
 
    cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
 
 
 
   Depreciation and amortization
 
8,049

 
9,994

   Loss on disposal of assets
 
179

 

Other adjustments, net
 
16,574

 
(11,769
)
          Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
7,637

 
(5,187
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
  Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 
(2,425
)
 
(3,192
)
  Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
 
265

 

  Proceeds from sale of business
 
582

 

Decrease in cash from deconsolidation
 
(245
)
 
 
         Net cash used in investing activities
 
(1,823
)
 
(3,192
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
  Net proceeds from revolving line of credit
 
(6,353
)
 
12,611

  Proceeds from long-term borrowings
 
3,000

 

  Principal payments on long-term debt
 
(3,017
)
 
(3,019
)
  Shareholder distributions
 
(280
)
 
(478
)
         Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
(6,650
)
 
9,114

 
 
 
 
 
Effect of foreign currency changes on cash and
 
 
 
 
  cash equivalents
 
84

 
(57
)
 
 
 
 
 
         (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
(752
)
 
678

 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
3,676

 
5,783

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
 
$
2,924

 
$
6,461

 
 
 
 
 


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








VIKING RANGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Nine Months Ended September 31, 2012 and 2011
(Dollars in Thousands, Except When Noted)


NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

The September 30, 2012 and 2011 financial statements are condensed consolidated financial statements of Viking Range Corporation ("VRC") and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"). VRC manufactures ultra-premium ranges, ovens, other kitchen equipment, premium outdoor cooking equipment and other complementary products and sells these manufactured products and other purchased kitchen equipment to distributors primarily in the United States.

The subsidiaries of VRC consist of Viking Culinary Group, LLC ("VCG"); the Ramey Agency, LLC ("Ramey"); the Viking Hospitality Group, LLC ("VHG"); and other subsidiaries. VCG operates retail culinary centers in Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee, which sell cooking tools and bakeware and feature cooking schools. Ramey is an advertising agency whose primary customer is VRC. VHG owns and operates a hotel, restaurant, spa, retail store and cooking school in Greenwood, Mississippi. Lokion is a web development company based in Tennessee. In 2012, the Company sold its membership interest in Lokion to the noncontrolling interest holders.

VRC has contributed equity membership interests in certain of these subsidiaries to key members of management of the subsidiaries. The equity membership interests of these members of management have been recorded as non-controlling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2011.














Principles of Consolidation and Financial Statement Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include entities that are more than 50 percent owned or are otherwise controlled by the Company. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company's share of earnings or losses of investees is included in the consolidated operating results using the equity method of accounting when the Company is able to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial decisions of the investee. If the Company is not able to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial decisions of the investee, the cost method of accounting is used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates are used when accounting for items such as the allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory obsolescence, warranties, self-insurance risk and recoverability of intangible and other long-lived assets.

Fair Value Measurements

FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure, establishes a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements. The hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The classification of fair value within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the measurement. For Level 1, the valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market. For Level 2, the valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. For Level 3, the valuation is based upon other unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value measurement.

The following table presents information about the liability recorded at fair value at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, in the consolidated balance sheets:

 
Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2012
 
 
Quoted Prices
 
Significant
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Active
 
Other
 
Significant
 
 
 
 
Markets for
 
Observable
 
Unobservable
 
Total at
 
 
Identical Assets
 
Inputs
 
Inputs
 
September 30,
 
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
2012
Interest rate swaps
 
$

 
$
262

 
$

 
$
262

Total
 
$

 
$
262

 
$

 
$
262









 
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
 
 
Quoted Prices
 
Significant
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Active
 
Other
 
Significant
 
 
 
 
Markets for
 
Observable
 
Unobservable
 
Total at
 
 
Identical Assets
 
Inputs
 
Inputs
 
December 31,
 
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
2011
Interest rate swaps
 
$

 
$
333

 
$

 
$
333

Total
 
$

 
$
333

 
$

 
$
333


At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company determined the fair value of its derivatives using model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable.

The majority of the Company's non-financial instruments, which include goodwill, intangible assets and property and equipment, are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis but are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances. If certain triggering events occur such that a non-financial instrument is required to be evaluated for impairment, a resulting asset impairment would require that the non-financial instrument be recorded at the lower of historical cost or its fair value.

Note 2. Litigation

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims, which arise in the ordinary course of business. Currently the Company is not subject to any pending, threatened or asserted legal proceedings or claims which the Company believes will have a material impact on the Company's fiscal condition or results of operations.


Note 3. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted of the following:

 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
Accrued Warranty
$
7,575

 
$
5,197

Accrued Interest
4,125

 
825

Accrued co-op advertising
1,324

 
1,017

Accrued property tax
1,054

 
1,119

Accrued rebates
1,985

 
2,425

Other Accrued Expenses
12,900

 
7,840

 
$
28,963

 
$
18,423

 
 
 
 

Note 4. Warranty

The Company provides its end-user customers limited warranties on certain products that generally expire one year after the sale of the product to the customer. Warranty costs relating to products sold under warranty are estimated and recorded as warranty obligations at the time of sale based on historical warranty claims. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability and adjusts the amount as necessary. A rollforward of the Company's warranty liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:






 
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Balance - beginning of year
 
$
5,197

 
$
6,068

  Expense
 
9,360

 
6,029

  Claims settled
 
(6,982
)
 
(6,900
)
Balance - end of year
 
$
7,575

 
$
5,197


On June 16, 2009, the Company initiated a voluntary recall of certain refrigerators manufactured before April 10, 2006. The recall was initiated by management to expedite the repair of a condition that had resulted in certain warranty and damage claims. The following table provides additional information regarding this recall:

 
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Number of units involved in recall
 
76,763

 
46,000

Number of claims
 
30,318

 
21,843

Claims paid
 
$
11,058

 
$
8,364

Estimate of total remaining liability
 
$
5,304

 
$
2,875


As additional information became available during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company revised its estimate of the recall and recorded an additional charge or approximately $1,200.

In December 2012, the Company initiated a voluntary recall of certain refrigerators manufactured before August 2012.  The recall was initiated by management to expedite the repair of a condition that had resulted in certain warranty and damage claims.  There are 30,763 units involved in the recall.  The estimated cost of this voluntary recall, $4,000, was included in cost of goods sold in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations for the period ended September 30, 2012.





Note 5. Debt

Debt at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted of the following:

 
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Notes Payable
 
$
104,099

 
$
101,593

Revolving loan under the credit facility
 
52,300

 
58,653

Bonds
 
8,180

 
10,415

Other
 
1,214

 
1,502

Total
 
165,793

 
172,163

Less current maturities
 
(62,876
)
 
(3,244
)
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
 
$
102,917

 
$
168,919














In March 2012, the Company amended the terms of its credit agreement which provides for a revolving loan commitment (“Revolving Loans”) and received an extension on the maturity date of the Revolving Loans to March 29, 2013. Under the amended terms, current borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Loans are subject to interest at LIBOR plus 5.00 percent or the bank's prime rate plus 2.25 percent. The amended agreement provides for automatic and permanent reductions in the $75,000 loan commitment on the Revolving Loans by $2,500 on March 31, 2012, an additional $2,500 on June 30, 2012, an additional $2,500 on September 30, 2012, and an additional $2,500 on December 31, 2012. Borrowings on the Revolving Loans are classified in current maturities of long-term debt at September 30, 2012.

In March 2012, the Company obtained $3,000 of debt financing from a company whose officers and employees have a direct or indirect controlling interest in VRC (Sponsor). The financing is in the form of a promissory note with a fixed interest rate of 15 percent and is subordinated to the Credit Agreement. Additional borrowings of $16,000 are available under this promissory note which has a maturity date of December 1, 2015. In the event the Company's liquidity, as defined, is less than $3,000, the Sponsor will advance to the Company within five business days the shortfall as additional borrowings under the promissory note up to the available balance of the promissory note. A letter of credit was also established for the benefit of the lenders by the Sponsor in the amount of $10,000.

Included in notes payable at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is a $50,000 note payable to an outside investor. The note carries the same financial covenants as the Revolving Loans. In May 2012, the note was amended to restate financial covenants with the next measurement period being December 31, 2012. A letter of credit was also established for the benefit of the note holder by a company whose officers and employees have a direct or indirect controlling interest in VRC. The letter of credit totaled $3,000.


Note 6. Restructuring and Discontinued Operations

As part of an ongoing strategy to reduce costs, the Company has continued to restructure its operations and discontinue certain of its businesses.

During the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the company incurred $5,530 and $343, respectively, of additional restructuring expense related to restructuring initiatives started in prior years. Restructuring and related charges are reported as restructuring charges in the consolidated statement of operations.

During the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company incurred $1,529 and $1,386 of additional expense related to losses from operations and related closing costs for certain of its businesses.
















The following is a summary of assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations, excluding cash, presented in other current assets and liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2012:
 
Assets of discontinued operations
 
 
  Accounts receivable
 
$
1,921

  Inventories
 
197

  Property and equipment, net
 
173

  Other assets
 
1,428

  Total assets of discontinued operations
 
$
3,719

 
 
 
Liabilities of discontinued operations
 
 
  Accounts payable
 
$
1,838

  Accrued expenses
 
2,994

  Total liabilities of discontinued operations
 
$
4,832



The following is a summary of assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations, excluding cash, presented in other current assets and liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011:
 
 
Assets of discontinued operations
 
 
  Accounts receivable
 
$
2,662

  Inventories
 
255

  Property and equipment, net
 
308

  Other assets
 
42

  Total assets of discontinued operations
 
$
3,267

 
 
 
Liabilities of discontinued operations
 
 
  Accounts payable
 
$
1,681

  Accrued expenses
 
3,897

  Total liabilities of discontinued operations
 
$
5,578


















Note 7. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through February 27, 2012, the date these financial statements were available to be issued.

On December 31, 2012, The Middleby Corporation (“Middleby”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Middleby Marshall Inc. ("Middleby Marshall"), acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company's capital stock (“Stock Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, Middleby purchased the Company in an all cash transaction for $380 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments.  Of the purchase price, $30 million has been deposited in an escrow account as security for potential post-closing indemnification claims of Middleby against the Company's shareholders.  The Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, covenants, and indemnification provisions. The Company's debt was paid in full in connection with the acquisition and the related loan commitments were canceled.