KHD Khd Humboldt Wedag International Ltd

 

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

 

Form 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the month of August, 2009

 

Commission File Number 001-04192

 

 

 

 

KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Suite 1620 – 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3A6
(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

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KHD HUMBOLDT WEDAG INTERNATIONAL LTD.

DEAR SHAREHOLDERS

As we continue through 2009, our focus remains on managing our assets in a manner that preserves shareholder value and structuring our company to capitalize on opportunities that will emerge in the short to medium term as the global economies begin to emerge from the dramatic slowdown that we have experienced over the last year.

     In the first half of 2009, KHD has continued to implement its operational restructuring plans in order to mitigate the impact of slowing order intake and reduction in order backlog. The biggest impact on revenues due to this reduction in order intake is likely to be in 2010 and beyond. Market conditions remain difficult as our largest customers focus on cost reduction and rebuilding their balance sheets, although there are pockets of stronger activity in India, the Middle East and North Africa.

     The results of the first half and second quarter of 2009 are discussed in more detail below. In overall terms, the results reflect the ‘late-cycle’ nature of KHD’s business. Revenues remain at a good level due to the strength of the order backlog, but order intake has slowed down significantly. Gross profit levels demonstrate continued efficient project execution despite the negative effects of restructuring costs associated with a write-down of inventories and losses on terminated contracts.

     In our March letter to shareholders, we explained that as part of our restructuring efforts we would be forming groups responsible on a company-wide basis for all bidding, engineering, procurement and project management, and that this group would be developing standardized designs, bidding processes and procurement teams. In the second quarter, as part of this streamlining of our organization in connection with our global restructuring initiative, we redeployed certain of our engineers to establish a separate group, exclusively dedicated to sales and marketing, which is no longer involved in project execution and delivery functions. This will allow us to better monitor and control our sales and marketing costs. As a result of the shift of our sales and marketing focus in the current period, higher sales and marketing costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the current period.

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Form 51-102F1

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(August 13, 2009)

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 should be read in conjunction with our 2008 annual (as contained in our 2008 annual report on Form 20-F) and quarterly consolidated financial statements and related notes. Our financial statements were prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). For a reconciliation of our 2008 audited consolidated financial statements to U.S. GAAP, see Note 31 to our 2008 audited consolidated financial statements in our 2008 annual report on Form 20-F.

 

We are a foreign private issuer with a class of securities registered under Section 12(b) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended. As a result, the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the two years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 has been extracted from our annual report on Form 20-F, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2009.

 

Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information

 

Certain statements in this quarterly report are forward-looking statements, which reflect our management’s expectations regarding our future growth, results of operations, performance and business prospects and opportunities. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits we will obtain from them. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s current views and are based on certain assumptions and speak only as of August 13, 2009. These assumptions, which include management’s current expectations, estimates and assumptions about certain projects and the markets we operate in, the global economic environment, interest rates, exchange rates and our ability to attract and retain customers and to manage our assets and operating costs, may prove to be incorrect. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including: (1) a continued downturn in general economic conditions in Asia, Europe, Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, the United States and internationally, including the continued worldwide economic downturn resulting from the effects of the subprime lending and general credit market crises, volatile energy costs, decreased consumer confidence and other factors, (2) continuing decreased demand for our products, including the renegotiation, delay and/or cancellation of projects by our customers and the reduction in the number of project opportunities, (3) a continuing decrease in the demand for cement, minerals and related products, (4) the number of competitors with competitively priced products and services, (5) product development or other initiatives by our competitors, (6) shifts in industry capacity, (7) fluctuations in foreign exchange and interest rates, (8) fluctuations in availability and cost of raw materials or energy, (9) delays in the start of projects included in our forecasts, (10) delays in the implementation of projects included in our forecasts and disputes regarding the performance of our services, (11) the uncertainty of government regulation and politics in Asia and the Middle East and other markets, (12) potential negative financial impact from regulatory investigations, claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings and challenges, (13) the timing and extent of our restructuring program and the restructuring charges to be incurred in connection therewith, and (14) other factors beyond our control.

 

There is a significant risk that our forecasts and other forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future results. Except as required by law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Additional information about these and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties are set out in the section entitled “Risk Factors and Uncertainties” below.

 

Nature of Business

 

During the period ended June 30, 2009, we operated in two reportable segments consisting of (i) an industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business and (ii) our interest in the Wabush iron ore mine. The segments are managed separately because each requires different management skills. The industrial plant engineering and equipment supply segment is our active core business, requiring a variety of production and marketing strategies. Our interest in the Wabush iron ore mine is a passive investment, requiring diligent monitoring to assure the royalties we receive are correct and our interests are protected.

 

Description of our Industrial Plant Engineering and Equipment Supply Business

 

Founded in 1856, we are a leader in supplying technologies, engineering and equipment for cement, coal and mineral processing. The two major customer groups of our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply segment are in the cement and coal and minerals industries. Services to these two customer groups share the use of the same pool of human and capital resources with respect to finance, accounting, general support and risk management. We supply plant systems as well as machinery and equipment worldwide for the manufacture of cement and the processing of coal and minerals, whether for new plants, redevelopments of existing plants or capacity increases for existing plants. We design and provide equipment that produces clinker and cement and processes coal and minerals such as copper and precious metals. We offer detail engineering, plant and equipment for complete plants and plant sections including modernization and capacity increase measures, as well as automation and process control equipment. We have operations in India, China, Russia, Germany, the Middle East, Australia, South Africa and the United States.

 

The scope of our activities ranges from the examination and analysis of deposits, scale-up tests in our own test center, technical and economic consulting, engineering for plants that produce clinker and cement and process coal and minerals, such as copper and other precious metals and systems, plant and equipment for complete plants and plant sections including modernization and capacity increase measures, as well as automation and process control equipment, project planning, feasibility studies, raw material testing, research and development, financing, erection and commissioning, personnel training and pre and post sales service.

 

Royalty Interest — Wabush Iron Ore Mine

 

We participate in a royalty interest which consists of a mining sub-lease of the lands upon which the Wabush iron ore mine is situated which sub-lease commenced in 1956 and expires in 2055. The lessor is Knoll Lake Minerals Ltd., which holds a mining lease from the Province of Newfoundland, Canada. The lease requires the payment of royalties to Knoll Lake Minerals of Cdn$0.22 per ton on shipments of iron ore from the Wabush iron ore mine. Iron ore is shipped from the Wabush iron ore mine to Pointe Noire, Quebec, Canada, where it is pelletized. In 2008, 2007 and 2006, 3.9 million, 4.8 million and 4.1 million tons of pellets of iron ore, respectively, were shipped from the Wabush iron ore mine.

 

The Wabush iron ore mine is operated by an unincorporated joint venture consisting of Wabush Iron Co. Limited, Dofasco Inc., U.S. Steel Canada Inc. and Cliffs Mining Company Inc., which pays royalties to the holder of the royalty interest based upon the amount of iron ore shipped from the Wabush iron ore mine. Pursuant to the terms of the mining sub-lease, this royalty payment by the joint venture is not to be less than Cdn$3.25 million per annum until the expiry of the mining sub-lease in 2055. In 1987, the royalty rate specified in the base price was amended to require a base royalty rate of Cdn$1.685 per ton with escalations as defined by agreement. Iron ore is typically sold either as a concentrate, whereby the iron ore is in granular form, or as a pellet, whereby iron ore concentrate has been mixed with a binding agent, formed into a pellet and then fired in a furnace. Iron ore pellets can be charged directly into blast furnaces without further processing and are primarily used to produce pig iron which is subsequently transformed into steel. As such, the demand and consequently the pricing of iron ore is dependent upon the raw material requirements of integrated steel producers. Demand for blast furnace steel is in turn cyclical in nature and is influenced by, among other things, the level of general economic activity.

 

Although no assurance as to future production levels can be provided, since the operator of the Wabush iron ore mine is owned by the joint venture of steel producers and traders, production from the mine has been generally maintained at relatively consistent levels.

 

In December, 2005, we commenced a lawsuit against Wabush Iron Co. Limited, Dofasco Inc., Stelco Inc. and Cliffs Mining Company Inc. claiming that such parties breached their contractual and fiduciary duties by

inaccurately reporting and substantially underpaying the royalties properly due under the lease. We are also claiming reimbursement for the substantial costs that we have incurred in connection with our investigation into such matters. The parties have proceeded to arbitration in connection with the outstanding issues related to the substantial underpayment of royalties. Examinations for discovery have been completed and the arbitration panel began hearing the arbitration in March, 2009 and completed hearing the arbitration in early August, 2009. We anticipate that a decision will be rendered in 2009.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Disposition of Financial Services Operations

 

In December, 2005, our board of directors passed a resolution to distribute the majority of our financial services business to our shareholders. Our board of directors determined that the separation of our financial services business from our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business would enhance the success of both businesses and maximize shareholder value over the long term by enabling each company to pursue its own focussed strategy and enable investors to evaluate the financial performance, strategies and other characteristics of each business in comparison to other companies within their respective industries. In connection with the distribution, we ensured that we preserved our entitlement to Mass Financial Corp.’s exempt surplus earned in respect of our company and that inter-corporate indebtedness between our company and Mass Financial be eliminated in a tax-efficient basis. Pursuant to this resolution, we entered into a restructuring agreement, a share exchange agreement, an amending agreement, a loan agreement, a pledge agreement, a set-off agreement and a letter agreement with Mass Financial. At the time of the share exchange, the carrying amount of our investment in the Mass Financial group was $191.3 million (Cdn$218.8 million) (including a currency translation adjustments loss of $22.7 million). Our equity interest in Mass Financial was exchanged for preferred shares of Mass Financial and one of its subsidiaries with an exchange value of $168.6 million (Cdn$192.9 million).

 

Upon the closing of the restructuring and share exchange agreements, Mass Financial held all the financial services business of our company, except for MFC Corporate Services AG and our royalty interest in the Wabush iron ore mine, and our company held all Class B preferred shares and Class A common shares in the capital of Mass Financial.

 

On January 31, 2006, we completed the distribution of the Class A common shares of Mass Financial to our shareholders by way of a stock dividend of a nominal amount. This resulted in our financial services business being held by Mass Financial as a separate company.

 

For more information about the disposition of our financial services operations, please see information under the section entitled “Discontinued Operations — Disposition of Financial Services Operations” in our annual report on Form 20-F.

 

In connection with the preparation of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, we took steps to determine the fair value of the preferred shares of Mass Financial and one of its former subsidiaries. The preferred shares were classified as available-for-sale securities and quoted market prices were not available. Since quoted market prices were not available, we determined the fair value of these preferred shares using a discounted cash flow model and considered the quoted market prices of securities with similar characteristics. Our determination of fair value considered various assumptions, including time value, yield curve and other relevant economic measures. As a result, we recognized a fair value loss of $55.1 million on our investment in the preferred shares of the former subsidiaries at December 31, 2008. There was no change in fair value in terms of Canadian dollars in the first or second quarters of 2009. We entered into negotiations with Mass Financial in an effort to come to an agreement regarding the realization of the economic value of the preferred shares by way of redemption of the shares and on May 12, 2009, we entered into and completed a definitive agreement with Mass Financial. For more information, see the section entitled “Settlement of Preferred Shares of Mass Financial and its Former Subsidiary”.

 

Real Estate and Other Interests

 

In March, 2007, and amended on June 29, 2007, we entered into an arrangement agreement with SWA Reit and Investments Ltd., a corporation governed by the laws of Barbados, contemplating an arrangement whereby we agreed to transfer certain non-core real estate interests and other assets indirectly held by us to SWA Reit and then distribute all of the Austrian depositary certificates representing the common shares of SWA Reit held by us to our shareholders in exchange for a reduction of the paid up capital with respect to our common shares. September 25, 2007 was set as the record date for the distribution to our shareholders of the Austrian depository certificates representing the common shares of SWA Reit, at which time we effectively distributed, by way of reduction of

capital, our ownership interest in SWA Reit. Since then, we no longer hold any real estate interests. On the distribution date, the fair value of the net assets of SWA Reit amounted to $56.3 million (Cdn$56.2 million), which also equalled their book value. The real estate interests and other assets transferred to SWA Reit were not complimentary to our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business. The distribution of Austrian depositary certificates did not significantly change the economic interests of our shareholders in the assets of our company.

 

Results of Operations

 

Impact of the Current Economic Conditions

 

The economies in many of our principal markets, including Asia, Russia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, continue to undergo a period of uncertainty related to the tightening of credit markets worldwide. This has resulted in numerous adverse effects, including unprecedented volatility in financial markets and stock prices, slower economic activity, decreased consumer confidence and commodity prices, reduced corporate profits and capital spending, increased unemployment, liquidity concerns and volatile but generally declining energy prices. A significant portion of our business includes selling capital equipment to cement producers. Many of our customers have been affected by the current economic situation, primarily by experiencing a reduction in their ability to secure long-term financing for their infrastructure projects and by a reduction in the demand for clinker and cement.

 

The current economic conditions and the credit shortage have had, and we anticipate will continue to have, an adverse impact on the construction and related industries in many of our markets, as construction projects are dependent on the availability of long-term financing. While some of our regional markets, such as India and North Africa, are generating new business, the majority of our principal markets appear to have stabilized at a much lower level of activity than existed prior to the economic crisis. Although cement prices remain at relatively consistent levels as compared to 2007, the economic uncertainty, the reduction in the availability of long-term credit and the reduction in the demand for clinker and cement have resulted in a significant reduction in new infrastructure investments for increases in the production of clinker and cement. Many of our customers are reliant upon access to credit and equity capital markets to finance the projects for which they use our products and services. If the economic environment continues to be less favourable than it has been in recent years, we may experience a continued reduction in the demand for our products and services. These slower economic conditions could lead to lower revenues for our company in future years.

 

We continue to experience an impact from the slowdown of the global economy as our order intake for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 decreased by 81.6% from the six-month period ended June 30, 2008. This decrease in order intake was a result of delays in project awards by customers reviewing their financing alternatives in light of the prevailing tight credit markets and the cancellation of planned projects due to concerns about future demand.

 

We continue to critically review every project in our backlog on a regular basis. Such reviews assess whether project execution, customer billing and collections are progressing according to a project’s contractual terms and include discussions with our customers and suppliers. As at December 31, 2008, we determined that the amount of contracts at risk included in our order intake and backlog was $159.2 million. There were no significant additional contract cancellations during the six-month period ended June 30, 2009. As at June 30, 2009, our order intake decreased to $112.2 million compared to $608.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008. Order backlog at June 30, 2009 was $731.7 million compared to $1.3 billion as at June 30, 2008.

 

As at June 30, 2009, the amount of contracts at risk included in our order backlog was $126.8 million. The at risk projects in our backlog fall into two categories: (i) projects where the clients are considering changes in the scope of such projects, and (ii) projects where clients require additional financing to continue to completion. We are actively working with our customers to evaluate the revised costs and completion schedules for projects with scope changes. We are still in discussions with customers who require additional financing to complete their projects, while continually assessing whether formal contract terminations are economically more attractive than contract delays with uncertain outcomes. Costs incurred to date and commitments to suppliers for uncompleted purchase orders relating to the at risk contracts amount to $92.2 million. Payments received from customers, including advance payments relating to the at risk contracts, amount to $54.5 million. Provisions of $19.2 million have been established and we have incurred $10.2 million of costs, mainly during 2008. In addition to contracts at risk in our order backlog as at June 30, 2009, certain cancelled contracts were removed from the order backlog during 2008. We incurred costs of $16 million on cancelled contracts and have received payments of $6.7 million. In addition, we established provisions amounting to $5.7 million. We cannot provide any assurance as to the eventual amounts of contracts that may be at risk due to the uncertainty of the current and future economic conditions and other factors

which are beyond our control. For further information, please see below under the heading “Provisions for Supplier Commitments on Terminated Customer Contracts”.

 

In the last quarter of 2008, we developed an action plan to minimize costs, maximize profitability and preserve shareholder value through the crisis period. We evaluated our current structure and made determinations to ensure that we are in a position to capitalize on opportunities that become available as conditions improve. In connection with this evaluation, we determined to divest our interest in the preferred shares of Mass Financial and one of its former subsidiaries. See below under the heading “Settlement of Preferred Shares of Mass Financial and its Former Subsidiary”. Further, as disclosed in our annual report on Form 20-F, we have implemented a restructuring program that we expect to continue into 2010 and we expect to incur restructuring charges in connection with this program. See below under the heading “Restructuring Activity”.

 

In summary, challenging market conditions are anticipated to continue in 2009 as customers’ willingness to invest in new projects is expected to continue to decline because access to liquidity and credit has become tighter and demand for new capacity is not growing as strongly as in the recent past. These factors may continue to have a negative impact on our results for fiscal year 2009 and subsequent years.

 

Provisions for Supplier Commitments on Terminated Customer Contracts

 

Throughout the economic downturn we have had, and continue to maintain, ongoing discussions with our customers with respect to the status of their contracts. We continue to evaluate our legal and commercial positions with respect to each potentially affected contract. Provisions have been recorded for all non-cancellable supplier purchase obligations and doubtful receivables and all work in progress on these contracts is expensed immediately. We are working with our legal advisors, customers and suppliers to determine the best course of action as we continue through fiscal year 2009.

 

The provision for supplier commitments is based on negotiations with customers and suppliers and a determination of the net realizable value of work in progress. The provision is regularly monitored and adjusted when necessary based on negotiations with customers and suppliers and updated assessments of the net realizable value of work in progress. A re-evaluation of the provision for supplier commitments as of June 30, 2009 showed that certain items needed to be adjusted to reflect our assessment as of that date. The final amount will be settled based on negotiations with customers and suppliers. The following is a summary of the changes in the provision for supplier commitments on the terminated customer contracts during the first half of 2009:

 

 

Further, an additional impairment on inventories of $1.2 million was recognized during the first half of 2009 due to a decrease of net realizable value for items in inventory.

 

Restructuring Activity

 

In our annual report on Form 20-F, we announced that we had initiated a restructuring program, aligning capacities to changes in market demands, allocating resources depending on geographical needs and focusing on markets and equipment that will meet our objective of offering cost effective solutions to our customers. As part of the program, we are undertaking several initiatives to transform the structural efficiency of our operations worldwide and to create a streamlined organization focused on operational excellence. We are continuing with our previously disclosed restructuring program, including the planned closure of our workshop in Cologne, Germany, the divestment of our coal and minerals business and the reduction of our global workforce. This program is being undertaken with the goal of establishing an integrated global team offering competitive products and services to both new and existing customers.

 

Our new operational model has been designed to meet the needs of our new and existing customers. It features a central office which will serve as our global support and management center, providing standardized and efficient support services including finance, engineering, sales and marketing, product and project management, procurement and research and development, and whose main role will be to develop, manage and support the implementation of our

business strategies. In addition, we have created four regional customer service centers to serve our customers located in the respective regions. These centers will allow us to provide services to our customers that target their specific regional needs, enabling price competitiveness, global integration, alignment with customer needs and a focus on excellence. In connection with our restructuring program, we have decided to close our Hong Kong office and move the head office of our company from Hong Kong to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Our new head office will be located at Suite 1620 — 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3A6.

 

Moving forward, we plan to invest in the growth of our service business and to focus on research and development, including with respect to the development of green technologies. In addition, as part of the streamlining of our organization in connection with our global restructuring initiative, we have established a separate group by redeploying certain of our engineers that is exclusively dedicated to sales and marketing and is no longer involved in project execution and delivery functions. This will allow us to better monitor and control our sales and marketing costs. During the current period, we refocused our sales and marketing efforts on improving our market intelligence, strengthening our key account management capability, upgrading our customer relationship management systems and developing a more systematic opportunity prioritization process. A higher amount of sales and marketing efforts are, as a consequence, expensed and included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Sales and marketing costs directly attributable to the successful execution of customer project contracts are included in project costs.

 

We recognized the restructuring costs in the first half of 2009 as follows:

 

 

The following is a summary of the changes in the provision for restructuring costs during the six-month period ended June 30, 2009:

 

 

The initiatives under the restructuring program will also include a reduction in the international headcount and the intended divestiture of the coal and minerals customer group. Management estimates that the restructuring program is likely to cost approximately $30 million (including the restructuring costs recognized in the first half of 2009), which primarily relates to employee severance costs, asset impairments and lease termination costs. We expect to recognize the loss and expenses in 2009 and 2010. Management will continue to monitor the progress of the restructuring program.

 

Settlement of Preferred Shares of Mass Financial and its Former Subsidiary

 

Our previous investment in the preferred shares of Mass Financial and one of its former subsidiaries was a legacy asset and was recorded at its estimated fair value of Cdn$23.42 million as at both March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008. In our annual report on Form 20-F, we announced that as part of the continued realignment of our business to focus on the expansion of our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business, we had entered into negotiations with Mass Financial in an effort to come to an agreement regarding the immediate realization of the economic value of the preferred shares of Mass Financial and one of its former subsidiaries by way of redemption of these shares. For more information, please see “Item 5 — Operating Results — Fair Value Loss on Preferred Shares of Mass Financial and its Former Subsidiary” in our annual report on Form 20-F.

On May 12, 2009, we entered into and completed an agreement with Mass Financial for the settlement of the non-transferable preferred shares of Mass Financial and its former subsidiary for net consideration of Cdn$12.28 million, which represented the gross settlement amount of the preferred shares of Cdn$49.28 million, offset by the indebtedness of Cdn$37.00 million owed to Mass Financial. The payment of the Cdn$12.28 million was settled as follows:

 

 

Mass Financial also settled Cdn$11.35 million owing to us in respect of the accrued dividends on the preferred shares, which was paid by way of the issuance of a promissory note having a principal amount of Cdn$11.35 million, a term of 24 months and an interest rate of 4% per annum payable annually in cash. The note is repayable at the option of Mass Financial by the issuance of common shares of Mass Financial based on the number of common shares of Mass Financial equalling the amount being repaid divided by the 30-day volume weighted average trading price for the Mass Financial common shares. The promissory note can be repaid or be redeemed at any time in cash at the option of Mass Financial.

 

The settlement of the preferred shares was approved by our independent directors, as recommended by our audit committee, which took into account a variety of factors prior to granting such approval, including material tax consequences, the importance of maximizing cash holdings given the current economic situation, the ability to reduce the number of our outstanding common shares, the impact of the transaction on creditors, lenders, shareholders and other interested parties, the fact that the preferred shares were not core assets and the current economic value of the preferred shares. The directors and the audit committee also engaged, and considered the advice of, an independent financial advisor and outside independent legal counsel. The directors and the audit committee also considered the advantages, disadvantages and risks of proceeding with the transaction and concluded that proceeding with the transaction was in the best interests of our company and its shareholders. This transaction substantially completes the disposition of our financial services operations which commenced in 2005 and enables KHD and Mass Financial to focus on their respective core businesses.

 

As a result of the settlement of the preferred shares of Mass Financial and one of its former subsidiaries, we recognized a loss of $9.5 million in the second quarter of 2009.

Summary of Three-Month and Six-Month Results

 

The following table provides selected financial information for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

 

 

Summary of Quarterly Results

 

The following tables provide selected financial information for the most recent eight quarters.

 

 

 

 

 

Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2008

 

Based upon the period average exchange rates for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, the United States dollar increased by approximately 14.9% in value against the Euro and 19.8% in value against the Canadian dollar, compared to the period average exchange rates in 2008. As at June 30, 2009, the United States dollar had decreased by approximately 0.7% against the Euro and by 5.1% against the Canadian dollar since December 31, 2008.

 

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, total revenues from our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business decreased by 22.5% to $218.0 million from $281.1 million in 2008 due to the phasing of project completion and a slowdown in business activity as a result of the economic crisis. Revenues earned were primarily the result of ongoing progress toward the completion of contracts resulting from the high demand in prior periods for cement plants in emerging markets, including Russia and Eastern Europe, Asia and the Middle East, driven by GDP growth rates and infrastructure investments. Order intake for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 decreased to $112.2 million compared to $608.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008. This reduction was due to a decrease in new orders. The majority of this order intake is in the cement business and originates from orders for spare parts globally and other orders for capital equipment in the emerging markets, particularly in South Asia. Backlog at the close of 2008 decreased by 8.3% to $842.8 million from $919.3 million at the close of 2007. Order backlog at June 30, 2009 was $731.7 million compared to $1.3 billion as at June 30, 2008.

 

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, cost of revenues for our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business decreased by 23.6% to $173.7 million from $227.5 million in 2008. The decrease in expenses reflects the decrease in our revenues. Our gross profit margin, excluding the loss on terminated customer contracts and restructuring costs, was 20.3% and 19.0% for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The slight increase in gross profit margin in the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 can be attributed to our continuing efficient execution and delivery of projects in accordance with the financial, scheduling and quality parameters set for such projects. In addition, as a result of the shift of our sales and marketing focus to improve customer relations and opportunity management, more sales and marketing costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the current period and fewer are included in customer project costs.

 

We also earned income of $3.9 million from our interest in the Wabush iron ore mine in the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, as compared to $14.2 million for the same period in 2008. The decrease in income was primarily due to a decrease in shipments and average price.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding stock based compensation, increased by 39.4% to $37.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 from $26.9 million in 2008. The increase is primarily linked to a decrease in the number of project awards in our industry. While there are still a high number of requests for bids and tenders, the number of projects actually awarded after completion of the tendering process was down due to a combination of financing constraints and market conditions that have impacted customers’ decisions as to whether to proceed with such projects. This resulted in an increase in our costs as we continued to invest time in the preparation of proposals and bids for opportunities that were not subsequently awarded (such costs only being chargeable to projects in the event that bids are successful).

 

We are also incurring underutilized overhead expenses as a result of the stage of completion of the projects in progress, as the design hours of our engineers, who are highly utilized at the beginning stages of a project, are decreasing as projects move into the procurement, erection and commissioning phases. In addition, as discussed above, higher sales and marketing costs, as a result of the shift of our sales and marketing focus, are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the current six-month period. Furthermore, we increased the credit allowance reserve to reflect the collectability of risk for some of our accounts receivable. However, the increase was partially offset by managing other costs, such as third party professional fees, and the first benefits of the operational realignments we are making to create our new management and organizational structures. We are also taking measures to align our selling, general and administrative expenses with changes in market demand. For further details, please refer to the section entitled “Restructuring Activity”.

 

Stock-based compensation was $0.4 million recovery in the six months ended June 30, 2009 due to the forfeiture of a significant number of unvested stock options as a result of employee terminations, as compared to $2.1 million expense during the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

Restructuring costs amounting to $6.8 million, relating to the closure of our engineering workshop in Germany, were recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2009. For further details please refer to the section entitled “Restructuring Activity”.

 

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, net interest income decreased to $2.5 million (interest income of $3.9 million less interest expense of $1.4 million) as compared to $9.9 million (interest income of $10.9 million less

interest expense of $1.0 million) for the same period in 2008. The decrease in net interest income was a result of lower returns earned on cash deposits and on financial instruments.

 

We recognized a loss of $9.5 million on the settlement of our investment in the preferred shares of our former subsidiaries. We did not recognize interest income on the preferred shares of our former subsidiaries in 2009. For further details, please refer to the section entitled “Settlement of Preferred Shares of Mass Financial and its Former Subsidiary”.

 

Other income was $1.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, compared to other expense of $3.0 million for the same period in 2008. In the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, other income included unrealized gains on trading securities of $0.8 million, which were partially offset by a $0.3 million net loss on derivatives.

 

Minority interests credit increased for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 to $60,000 from $0.3 million negative for the same period in 2008.

 

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, we had a net loss of $6.2 million, or $0.21 per share on a basic and diluted basis, compared to net income of $27.1 million, or $0.89 per share on a basic and diluted basis in the same period in 2008.

 

Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2008

 

Based upon the period average exchange rates for the three-month period ended June 30, 2009, the United States dollar increased by approximately 14.7% in value against the Euro and 15.6% in value against the Canadian dollar, compared to the period average exchange rates in 2008. As at June 30, 2009, the United States dollar had decreased by approximately 0.7% against the Euro and by 5.1% against the Canadian dollar since December 31, 2008.

 

In the three-month period ended June 30, 2009, total revenues from our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business decreased by 26.6% to $105.8 million from $144.2 million in 2008 due to the phasing of project completion and a slowdown in business activity as a result of the economic crisis. Revenues earned were primarily the result of ongoing progress toward the completion of contracts resulting from the high demand in prior periods for cement plants in emerging markets, including Russia and Eastern Europe, Asia and the Middle East, driven by GDP growth rates and infrastructure investments. Order intake for the three-month period ended June 30, 2009 decreased to $31.1 million compared to $320.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008. The majority of this order intake is in the cement business and originates from orders for spare parts globally and other orders for capital equipment in the emerging markets, particularly in South Asia. Backlog at the close of 2008 decreased by 8.3% to $842.8 million from $919.3 million at the close of 2007. Order backlog at June 30, 2009 was $731.7 million compared to $1.3 billion as at June 30, 2008.

 

In the three-month period ended June 30, 2009, cost of revenues for our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business decreased by 29.7% to $81.5 million from $115.9 million in 2008. The decrease in expenses reflects the decrease in our revenues. Our gross profit margin, excluding the loss on terminated customer contracts, was 23.0% and 19.6% for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. As discussed above, the increase in gross profit margin can be attributed to efficient project execution and the inclusion of fewer sales and marketing costs in project costs in the current quarter as a result of the shift of our sales and marketing focus. The loss on terminated customer contracts of $2.6 million had a 2.4% negative impact on our gross profit margin in the second quarter of 2009.

 

We also earned income of $1.8 million from our interest in the Wabush iron ore mine in the three-month period ended June 30, 2009, as compared to $10.2 million for the same period in 2008. The decrease in income was primarily due to a decrease in shipments and average price.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding stock based compensation, increased by 59.6% to $22.5 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2009 from $14.1 million in 2008. As discussed above, the increase is primarily linked to costs incurred preparing bids for projects that were not subsequently awarded and underutilized overhead expenses due to decreasing design hours for our engineers resulting from the phase of completion of our projects. In addition, as discussed above, higher sales and marketing costs as a result of the shift of our sales and marketing focus are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the current quarter. This increase was partially offset by overall cost management, including a reduction in third party professional fees, and the first benefits of the realignment of our operational structure.

Stock-based compensation was $1.3 million recovery in the three-month period ended June 30, 2009 due to the forfeiture of a significant number of unvested stock options as a result of employee terminations, as compared to $1.1 million expense during the three months ended June 30, 2008.

 

In the three-month period ended June 30, 2009, net interest income decreased to $0.9 million (interest income of $1.6 million less interest expense of $0.7 million) as compared to $5.4 million (interest income of $5.8 million less interest expense of $0.4 million) for the same period in 2008. The decrease in net interest income was a result of lower returns earned on cash deposits and on financial instruments.

 

We recognized a loss of $9.5 million on the settlement of our investment in the preferred shares of our former subsidiaries. We did not recognize interest income on the preferred shares of our former subsidiaries in 2009. For further details, please refer to the section entitled “Settlement of Preferred Shares of Mass Financial and its Former Subsidiary”.

 

Other income was $0.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2009, compared to other expense of $1.6 million for the same period in 2008. In the three-month period ended June 30, 2009, other income included unrealized gains on trading securities of $0.5 million.

 

Minority interests credit increased for the three-month period ended June 30, 2009 to $56,000 from $0.2 million negative for the same period in 2008.

 

In the three-month period ended June 30, 2009, we had a net loss of $7.5 million, or $0.25 per share on a basic and diluted basis, compared to net income of $19.7 million, or $0.65 per share on a basic basis ($0.64 per share on a diluted basis) in the same period in 2008.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The following table is a summary of selected financial information concerning our company for the periods indicated.

 

 

We maintain a high level of liquidity, with a substantial amount of our assets held in cash and cash equivalents. The highly liquid nature of these assets provides us with flexibility in managing our business and financing. Our cash and short-term deposits are deposited in highly rated banks located principally in Austria and Germany. The largest portion of the cash is denominated in Euros, the currency of our major operating subsidiaries, and the balance is predominantly held in United States dollars, Indian rupees and Canadian dollars. We continuously monitor both the credit rating of such banks and the public commitments from the Austrian and German governments regarding financial support for their banks. In 2008, the Austrian and German governments announced their commitment to support their banking systems in the event that such support should be necessary as a result of the current economic uncertainty.

 

As at June 30, 2009, our total assets decreased to $678.9 million from $765.7 million as at December 31, 2008, primarily as a result of lower current assets. At June 30, 2009, our cash and cash equivalents were $355.2 million, compared to $409.1 million at December 31, 2008. The decrease in our cash position is primarily due to the phase of completion of certain major projects. We also had short-term cash deposits of $1.7 million at June 30, 2009, which have original maturities of greater than 90 days but are to mature within the next 12 months, compared to $nil at December 31, 2008. As at June 30, 2009, the market value of short-term securities amounted to $3.8 million, compared to $3.0 million as at December 31, 2008. This represents an unrealized gain on the marketable securities that we hold. As at June 30, 2009, our long-term debt, less current portion, was $11.4 million, compared to $11.3 million as at December 31, 2008.

 

As at June 30, 2009, we had credit facilities of up to a maximum of $477.8 million with banks which issue bonds for our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply contracts. As of June 30, 2009, $202.6 million (December 31, 2008: $241.9 million) of the available credit facilities amount had been utilized and there are no claims outstanding against these credit facilities. As at June 30, 2009, cash of $27.5 million has been collateralized

against these credit facilities and the banks charge 0.7% to 0.8% per annum on outstanding amounts. We are in, and are expected to remain in, compliance with covenants as stipulated in the credit facilities.

 

As at June 30, 2009, we had debt maturities (including interest payments) of $0.3 million due in 12 months and $11.8 million due in 12 to 24 months. We expect such maturing debt to be satisfied primarily from the industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business, cash on hand and cash flow from operations. For more information, see Note 17 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 20-F.

 

Management believes that our company has adequate capital resources and liquidity for operations and capital expenditures for the short to long-term.

 

Changes in Financing and Capital Structure

 

We finished the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 with a cash balance of $355.2 million and working capital of $284.0 million. There were no share issuances nor long-term debt financings during the six-month period ended June 30, 2009.

 

Operating Activities

 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, operating activities used cash of $56.4 million, as compared to providing cash of $60.0 million in the comparative period in 2008. The primary reason for this is the phase of completion of certain projects. During the current period, the decreases in accounts payable and accrued expenses, progress billings above costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts, and income tax liabilities were the principal uses of cash. Reductions in inventory and restricted cash were the primary providers of cash in the current period.

 

We expect to satisfy our working capital and other requirements in the next twelve months through cash flow from operations and the utilization of a portion of our cash reserves.

 

In 2008, operating activities provided cash of $84.1 million, as compared to $130.1 million in 2007. Net income after adding back losses on short-term securities, fair value loss on investments in preferred shares of former subsidiaries, future income taxes plus increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses and provision for terminated customer contracts and the decrease in inventories were the prime contributors to the cash provided by operating activities in 2008. During 2008, the increases in restricted cash, receivables and contract deposits and prepaid and the decrease in income tax liabilities were the principal uses of cash.

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities resulted in a source of funds of $8.4 million in 2008 and reflects business development and the stage of completion of many of our projects. During 2008, we invested $15.1 million in trade and other receivables and increased our investment in contract deposits, prepaids and other by $27.9 million, which is reflective of the stage of completion of our customer contracts. Income tax liabilities declined by $11.1 million giving rise to a use of funds. Our primary sources of funds from operating assets and liabilities in 2008 arose from an increase in accounts payable that provided cash of $44.0 million and the provision for loss on supplier commitments and terminated customer contracts that provided cash of $22.4 million.

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities resulted in a source of funds of $69.3 million in 2007, reflecting increased progress billings, decreased inventories and general business development. During 2007, trade and other receivables provided cash of $11.3 million and we increased our investment in contract deposits, prepaid and other by $6.7 million, which was reflective of the stage of completion of our customer contracts. Income tax liabilities in 2007 provided cash of $7.8 million as a result of an increase in such liabilities. Our primary source of funds from operating assets and liabilities in 2007 arose from an increase in progress billings that provided cash of $76.9 million.

 

Investing Activities

 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, investing activities provided cash of $0.1 million, as compared to using cash of $2.8 million in the comparative period in 2008. We did not have significant investing activities in either period.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2008, investing activities used cash of $6.2 million, as compared to $11.7 million in 2007. We did not have significant investing activities in either period. We used $1.5 million in acquiring increased shareholdings in subsidiaries in 2008, compared to $7.8 million in 2007. Capital expenditures were $3.0 million and $3.5 million in 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Financing Activities

 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, financing activities provided cash of $nil, compared to $4.0 million in the comparative period in 2008. We received $nil as a result of the exercise of stock options in the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, compared to $4.2 million in the same period in 2008.

 

In 2008, financing activities provided cash of $2.3 million, as compared to $0.6 million in 2007. We received $4.4 million as a result of the exercise of stock options in 2008, as compared to $8.8 million in 2007. In 2007, we used $5.4 million in connection with the distribution of the Austrian depository certificates of SWA Reit. Net debt repayment used cash of $2.1 million in 2008, compared to $2.8 million in 2007.

 

We had no material commitments to acquire assets or operating businesses at December 31, 2008 or June 30, 2009. We anticipate that there will be acquisitions of businesses or commitments to projects in the future.

 

Foreign Currency

 

Substantially all of our operations are conducted in international markets and our consolidated financial results are subject to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

 

We translate assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries whose functional currencies are other than United States dollars into United States dollars at the rate of exchange on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the period. Unrealized gains or losses from these translations, or currency translation adjustments, are recorded under the shareholders’ equity section on the balance sheet and do not affect the net earnings as reported in our consolidated statements of income. Foreign currency translation losses or gains that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the local functional currency are included in the consolidated statements of income. As our revenues are also received in Euros, Indian rupees and Canadian dollars, our financial position for any given period, when reported in United States dollars, can be significantly affected by the fluctuation of the exchange rates for Euros and Canadian dollars during that period.

 

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, we reported a net $5.0 million currency translation adjustment gain, compared to net $0.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 and, as a result, our accumulated other comprehensive income at June 30, 2009 was $53.6 million, compared to $48.6 million at December 31, 2008. The currency translation adjustment gain or loss did not have an impact on our consolidated income statement.

 

We periodically use derivative foreign exchange contracts to manage our exposure to certain foreign currency exchange rate risks. For more information, see the section entitled “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our annual report on Form 20-F.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

Derivatives are financial instruments, the payments of which are linked to the prices, or relationships between prices, of securities or commodities, interest rates, currency exchange rates or other financial measures. Derivatives are designed to enable parties to manage their exposure to interest rates and currency exchange rates, and security and other price and cash flow risks. We use derivatives to manage certain foreign currency exchange exposure for our own account. Currently, all of our foreign currency derivative contracts are classified as held for trading. We had foreign currency derivative contracts with notional amounts totalling $9.7 million as of June 30, 2009 and the net loss of $0.4 million on the foreign currency derivatives was included in our other expense during the six months ended June 30, 2009. For more information, see the section entitled “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our annual report on Form 20-F.

 

Inflation

 

We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our revenues or income over the past three fiscal years. However, increases in inflation could result in increases in our expenses, which may not be readily recoverable in the price of services provided to our clients. To the extent inflation results in rising interest rates and has other adverse effects on capital markets, it could adversely affect our financial position and profitability.

 

Application of Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

Our management routinely makes judgments and estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions affecting the probable future resolution of the uncertainties increase, these judgments become even more subjective and complex. We have identified certain accounting policies, described below, that are the most important to the portrayal of our current financial condition and results of operations. Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 1 to our audited annual consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 20-F.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The majority of the contracts and services in our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business are long-term and we use the percentage-of-completion method to measure and recognize the revenue and related costs. The major challenges in using the percentage-of-completion method of accounting are to accurately measure the extent to which the contracts are being finished, and to assess collectibility of the revenue and/or the recoverability of the costs incurred. Generally, we rely on our in-house technical specialists to estimate the progress of the contract, our finance and engineering departments to work out the cost analysis and the budget, particularly with respect to costs incurred to date and total estimated costs of completion, and our credit department to assess the credit of the customers. All these analyses involve estimates and value judgments. The accurate profit amount is not known until the contract is completed and the bill is collected. If a loss is expected on a contract-in-progress from our teamwork analysis, such loss will be recognized in the income statement immediately.

 

Inventories

 

Our inventories consist of construction raw materials, work-in-progress, contracts-in-progress and finished goods. Our management must make estimates about their pricing when establishing the appropriate provisions for inventories.

 

For the construction raw materials and work-in-progress, we make estimates and assess their pricing on an individual contract basis using the teamwork approach. Please refer to “Revenue Recognition” under “Application of Critical Accounting Policies”. For the finished goods, the estimated net selling price is the most important determining factor. However, our management also considers whether there are any alternatives to enhance the value of the finished goods, for example, by using the finished goods in another product or contract so as to increase the value of such other product or contract.

 

Receivables

 

Typically, receivables are financial instruments which are not classified as held for trading or available for sale. They are net of an allowance for credit losses, if any. We perform ongoing credit evaluation of customers and adjust our allowance accounts for specific customer risks and credit factors. Receivables are considered past due on an individual basis based on the terms of the contracts. Our allowance for credit losses is maintained at an amount considered adequate to absorb estimated credit-related losses. Such allowance reflects management’s best estimate of the losses in our receivables and judgments about economic conditions.

 

Assets acquired in satisfaction of receivables are recorded at the lesser of their fair value at the date of transfer or the carrying value of the receivables. Any excess of the carrying value of the receivables over the fair value of the assets acquired is written off and is included in the determination of the income. As of June 30, 2009, we determined that the gross amount of our trade receivables was $66.6 million and we recorded an allowance for credit losses of $2.9 million for the receivables. We may be required to record further impairments in the future should the global economy continue to deteriorate. See Note 6 to our audited annual consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 20-F.

 

Valuation of Securities

 

Securities held for trading are carried at current market value. Any unrealized gains or losses on securities held for trading are included in the results of operations.

 

Available-for-sale securities are also carried at current market value when current market value is available. Any unrealized gains or losses are included in other comprehensive income. When there has been a loss in value of an available-for-sale security that is other than a temporary decline, the security will be written down to recognize the loss in the determination of income. In determining whether the decline in value is other than temporary, quoted market price is not the only deciding factor, particularly for thinly traded securities, large block holdings and restricted shares. We consider, but such consideration is not limited to, the following factors: trend of the quoted

market price and trading volume; financial position and results for a period of years; liquidity or going concern problems of the investee; changes in or reorganization of the investee and/or its future business plan; outlook of the investee’s industry; the current fair value of the investment (based upon an appraisal thereof) relative to its carrying value; and our business plan and strategy to divest the security or to restructure the investee.

 

Our previous investment in the preferred shares of Mass Financial and one of its former subsidiaries was created in January, 2006 as a result of the spin-off of our financial services business. The preferred shares were classified as available-for-sale securities and quoted market prices were not available. Since quoted market prices were not available, we determined the fair value of these preferred shares using a discounted cash flow model and considered the quoted market prices of securities with similar characteristics. Our determination of fair value considered various assumptions, including time value, yield curve and other relevant economic measures. At December 31, 2008, we used a discount rate of 30% in our financial valuation model, based on observable current market transactions in instruments with similar characteristics, with modifications for market liquidity and the features of the preferred shares. As a result of this process, we recognized a fair value loss of $55.1 million on our investment in the preferred shares in 2008. There was no change in fair value in terms of Canadian dollars in the first and second quarters of 2009.

 

The unrealized fair value loss of $55.1 million on our investment in the preferred shares of Mass Financial and one of its former subsidiaries reflects the significant weakness in the global credit and equity markets experienced in the fourth quarter of 2008. We considered the fair value loss to be an other than temporary decline in value as we expected to negotiate a settlement of the net position of our investment in the preferred shares.

 

On May 12, 2009, we entered into and completed an agreement with Mass Financial for the redemption of the preferred shares of Mass Financial and its former subsidiary and the payment of accrued dividends on the preferred shares of Mass Financial. For more information, please see the section entitled “Settlement of Investment in Preferred Shares of Mass Financial and its Former Subsidiary”.

 

Recent market volatility has made it extremely difficult to value certain securities. Subsequent valuations, in light of factors prevailing at such time, may result in significant changes in the values of these securities in future periods. Any of these factors could require us to recognize further impairments in the value of our securities portfolio, which may have an adverse effect on our results of operations in future periods.

 

Warranty Costs

 

We provide a warranty to our customers for the contracts and services in our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business. The amount of the warranty liability reflects the estimate of the expected future costs of our obligations under the warranty, which is based on the historical material replacement costs and the labor costs, the past history of similar work, the opinion of our legal counsel and technical specialists and their interpretation of the contracts. If any of these factors change, revision to the estimated warranty liability may be required. Certain warranty costs are included in long-term portion as the warranty is for a period longer than 12 months.

 

Pension Benefits

 

Our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business in Europe maintains defined benefits plans for its employees who were employed prior to 1997. Employees hired after 1996 are generally not entitled to such benefits. The employees are not required to make contribution to the plans. We rely on an actuarial report to record the pension costs and pension liabilities. The actuarial reports are prepared every year as at December 31. The reports are compiled and prepared, based on certain assumptions, namely, demographic assumptions and financial assumptions. The variables in the actuarial computation include, but are not limited to, the following: demographic assumptions about the future characteristics of the employees (and their dependants) who are eligible for benefits, the discount rate and future salary. Certain variables are beyond our control and any change in one of these variables may have a significant impact on the estimate of the pension liability.

 

Under German law, the pension liability is an unsecured claim and does not rank in priority to any other unsecured creditors. The pension liability is non-recourse to our company.

 

Income Taxes

 

Management believes that it has adequately provided for income taxes based on all of the information that is currently available. The calculation of income taxes in many cases, however, requires significant judgment in interpreting tax rules and regulations, which are constantly changing.

Our tax filings are also subject to audits, which could materially change the amount of current and future income tax assets and liabilities. Any change would be recorded as a charge or a credit to income tax expense. Any cash payment or receipt would be included in cash from operating activities.

 

We currently have deferred tax assets which are comprised primarily of tax loss carryforwards and deductible temporary differences, both of which will reduce taxable income in the future. The amounts recorded for deferred tax are based upon various judgments, assumptions and estimates. We assess the realization of these deferred tax assets on a periodic basis to determine whether a valuation allowance is required. We determine whether it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will be realized, based on currently available information, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

 

If we believe that it is more likely than not that some of these deferred tax assets will not be realized, based on currently available information, an income tax valuation allowance is recorded against these deferred tax assets.

 

If market conditions improve or tax planning opportunities arise in the future, we will reduce our valuation allowances, resulting in future tax benefits. If market conditions deteriorate in the future, we will increase our valuation allowances, resulting in future tax expenses. Any change in tax laws, particularly in Germany, will change the valuation allowances in future periods.

 

Provisions for Supplier Commitments on Terminated Customer Contracts

 

As a result of changes in the market conditions and business environment affected by the current financial crisis, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 and continuing into the second quarter of 2009, we have received requests from a limited number of customers to modify the terms of existing contracts. These requests included extension of credit terms, delays or cancellation of contracts. In addition, one of our customers has gone into voluntary liquidation.

 

In the last quarter of 2008, a provision was set up for terminated customer contracts including the unavoidable costs to be paid to suppliers less economic benefits expected to be received. Unavoidable costs to be paid to suppliers include purchase obligations whose nature has changed from contingent liability to provision. Economic benefits expected to be received have been calculated based on the estimated net recoverable value of respective material. Accounts receivable and the contracts-in-progress recorded for these contracts have been impaired.

 

Provisions for Restructuring Costs

 

As a result of the 2008 financial crisis, we expect the dramatic changes in world credit markets and the global recession will continue to have a negative impact on our customers’ future expenditure programs. In anticipation of expected lower order intake, we are fundamentally restructuring our business model.

 

We have initiated a restructuring program to align capacities to changes in market demands, allocate resources depending on geographical needs and focus on markets and equipment that will meet our objective of offering cost effective solutions to our customers. On March 24, 2009, we announced our intention to shut down our workshop in Cologne, Germany and have given official notice of the shutdown to the workshop’s workers’ council.

 

In the first half of 2009, a provision was set up for restructuring costs related to the shut-down of the workshop in Cologne. The provision includes salary costs based on contractual obligations for employment contracts terminated or being terminated which are estimated to not result in economic benefits for the company, as the employees are no longer providing services to our company. Facilities closure costs, lease termination costs and other miscellaneous shut-down costs have been accrued at the estimated fair value of the expenditure required to settle our present obligation at the balance sheet date. Furthermore, fixed assets and inventory were impaired to reflect their estimated recoverable value.

 

Changes in Accounting Policies including Initial Adoption

 

International Financial Reporting Standards

 

In 2006, Canada’s Accounting Standards Board ratified a strategic plan that will result in Canadian GAAP, as used by publicly accountable enterprises, being fully converged with International Financial Reporting Standards

(“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board over a transitional period to be completed by 2011. We will be required to report using the converged standards effective for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning no later than on or after January 1, 2011.

 

Canadian GAAP will be fully converged with IFRS through a combination of two methods: as current joint-convergence projects of the United States’ Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board are agreed upon, they will be adopted by Canada’s Accounting Standards Board and may be introduced in Canada before the publicly accountable enterprises’ transition date to IFRS; and standards not subject to a joint-convergence project will be exposed in an omnibus manner for introduction at the time of the publicly accountable enterprises’ transition date to IFRS.

 

The International Accounting Standards Board currently, and expectedly, has projects underway that are expected to result in new pronouncements that continue to evolve IFRS, and, as a result, IFRS as at the transition date is expected to differ from its current form.

 

In June 2008, Canadian Securities Administrators issued a staff notice which states that staff recognize that some issuers might want to prepare their financial statements in accordance with IFRS for periods beginning prior to January 1, 2011, the mandatory date for changeover to IFRS for Canadian publicly accountable enterprises, and staff are prepared to recommend exemptive relief on a case by case basis to permit a domestic issuer to prepare its financial statements in accordance with IFRS for financial periods beginning before January 1, 2011.

 

The eventual changeover to IFRS represents changes due to new accounting standards. The transition from current Canadian GAAP to IFRS is a significant undertaking that may materially affect our reported financial position and results of operations.

 

We have not completed development of our IFRS changeover plan, which will include project structure and governance, resourcing and training, analysis of key GAAP differences and a phased plan to assess accounting policies under IFRS as well as potential IFRS 1 exemptions. We expect to complete our project scoping, which will include a timetable for assessing the impact on data systems, internal controls over financial reporting, and business activities, such as financing and compensation arrangements, by December 31, 2009.

 

We are required to qualitatively disclose the implementation impacts in conjunction with our 2009 financial reporting. As activities progress, disclosure on pre- and post-IFRS implementation accounting policy differences is expected to increase. We are continuing to assess the financial reporting impacts of the adoption of IFRS and, at this time, the impact on our future financial position and results of operations is not reasonably determinable or estimable. Further, we anticipate a significant increase in disclosure resulting from the adoption of IFRS and are continuing to assess the level of this disclosure required and any necessary systems changes to gather and process the information.

 

Adoption of New GAAP in 2009

 

Effective January 1, 2009, we adopted Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (“CICA”) Handbook Section 3064, Goodwill and Intangible Assets . The adoption of this new accounting standard did not have any material impact on our financial position as of January 1, 2009.

 

During the current period, we also adopted amendments to CICA Handbook Section 3855, Financial Instruments — Recogntion and Measurement. The adoption of these amendments did not have any material impact on our financial position as of January 1, 2009.

 

Business Combinations

 

AcSB issued CICA Handbook Section 1582, Business Combinations , in January 2009 to replace Section 1581. This new standard applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2011. Earlier application is permitted. CICA Handbook Sections 1582, 1601, Consolidated Financial Statements, and 1602, Non-controlling Interests, should be applied at the same time. We are reviewing the requirements of these new standards.

 

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

 

We did not have any guarantees (which meet the definition of a guarantee pursuant to Accounting Standards Board’s AcG 14, Disclosure of Guarantees ) outstanding as of June 30, 2009 or December 31, 2008.

As at June 30, 2009, we had credit facilities of up to a maximum of $477.8 million with banks which issue bonds for our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply contracts. As of June 30, 2009, $202.6 million of the available credit facilities amount has been utilized and there are no claims outstanding against these credit facilities.

 

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

 

Payments Due by Period
(United States dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

There were no material changes in the contractual obligations (summarized in the above table of contractual obligations as at December 31, 2008) during the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 that are outside the ordinary course of our business.

 

Capital Resources

 

We believe that cash flow from operating activities, together with cash on hand and borrowings available under available credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund currently anticipated working capital, planned capital spending, and debt service requirements for the next 12 months. Historically, we have funded our operations from cash generated from operations.

 

Our short term investment objectives are to preserve principal and to maximize yields without significantly increasing risk, while at the same time not materially restricting our short term access to cash. To achieve these objectives, we maintain a portfolio consisting of a variety of securities, including government and corporate obligations and certificates of deposit.

 

Transactions with Related Parties

 

Other than as disclosed herein, to the best of our knowledge, there have been no material transactions or loans, between January 1, 2009 and June 30, 2009, between our company and (a) enterprises that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control or are controlled by, or are under common control with, our company; (b) associates; (c) individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power of our company that gives them significant influence over our company, and close members of any such individual’s family; (d) key management personnel of our company, including directors and senior management of our company and close members of such individuals’ families; and (e) enterprises in which a substantial interest in the voting power is owned, directly or indirectly, by any person described in (c) or (d) or over which such a person is able to exercise significant influence.

 

On May 12, 2009, we entered into and completed an agreement with Mass Financial for the redemption of the preferred shares of Mass Financial and its former subsidiary and the payment of accrued dividends on the preferred shares of Mass Financial. For more information, please see the section entitled “Settlement of Investment in Preferred Shares of Mass Financial and its Former Subsidiary”.

 

In the normal course of operations, we enter into transactions with related parties which include, among others, affiliates whereby we have a significant equity interest (10% or more) in the affiliates or have the ability to influence the affiliates’ or our operating and financing policies through significant shareholding, representation on the board of directors, corporate charter and/or bylaws. These related party transactions are measured at the exchange value, which represents the amount of consideration established and agreed to by all the parties.

Continuing Operations

 

Transactions with related parties during the current period:

 

 

 

 

Balances with related parties at June 30, 2009:

 

 

Proposed Transactions

 

As part of a series of initiatives we have undertaken in response to the current economic situation, we have determined to merge our roller press business in the minerals market with our cement roller business worldwide and divest our coal and minerals customer group located in Germany, India, China, South Africa and Russia.

 

As previously disclosed, on May 5, 2009, our company entered into a memorandum of understanding with a potential buyer that contemplates the divestment of our interests in our coal and minerals customer group and our workshop, located in Cologne, Germany, for the manufacturing of equipment for the cement and coal and minerals industries.

 

We have also agreed to use our best efforts to cause the transfer of certain staff that are employed in the field of coal and minerals by our group of companies, particularly in Russia and China , and to grant the potential buyer the right to continue to manufacture our roller press product for a period of three years from the closing date, provided that is done on normal commercial terms. Further, for a period of three years from the date of closing, we will offer the workshop contracts to manufacture equipment required for our cement business that the workshop has been manufacturing up to this time, and the potential buyer will undertake to accept such orders on a priority basis.

 

The memorandum of understanding is non-binding apart from certain provisions with respect to exclusivity, confidentiality, termination and certain other miscellaneous terms. Closing of the transaction is subject to completion of a satisfactory due diligence review, which is still in progress. We continue to negotiate the terms of the proposed transaction but have yet to enter into a definitive agreement regarding the divestment of our coal and mineral customer group.

 

Financial Instruments and Other Instruments

 

We are exposed to market risks from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and equity prices which may affect our results of operations and financial condition and, consequently, our fair value. Generally, our management believes that our current financial assets and financial liabilities, due to their short-term nature, do not pose significant financial risks. We use various financial instruments to manage our exposure to various financial risks. The policies for controlling the risks associated with financial instruments include, but are not limited to, standardized company procedures and policies on matters such as hedging of risk exposures, avoidance of undue concentration of risk and requirements for collateral (including letters of credit) to mitigate credit risk. We have risk managers and internal auditors to perform audits and checking functions to ensure that company procedures and policies are complied with.

 

We use derivative instruments to manage certain exposures to currency exchange rate risks. The use of derivative instruments depends on our management’s perception of future economic events and developments.

These types of derivative instruments are generally highly speculative in nature. They are also very volatile as they are highly leveraged given that margin requirements are relatively low in proportion to notional amounts. In the period ended June 30, 2009, we were predominantly entering into conservative hedging instruments such as forwarding contracts in order to mitigate currency fluctuations.

 

Many of our strategies, including the use of derivative instruments and the types of derivative instruments selected by us, are based on historical trading patterns and correlations and our management’s expectations of future events. However, these strategies may not be fully effective in all market environments or against all types of risks. Unexpected market developments may affect our risk management strategies during this time, and unanticipated developments could impact our risk management strategies in the future. If any of the variety of instruments and strategies we utilize are not effective, we may incur losses.

 

For more information about specific market risks we are exposed to, please see information under the section entitled “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our annual report on Form 20-F.

 

Outstanding Share Data

 

Our shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “KHD”. Effective September 10, 2007, we effected a forward stock-split of our issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of two (2) common shares for every existing one (1) common share. As at August 13, 2009, the share capital of our company was as follows:

 

 

 

 

As at August 13, 2009, our company had the following options granted and outstanding:

 

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in provincial securities legislation. We evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures as defined under National Instrument 52-109 as at June 30, 2009. This evaluation was performed by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer with the assistance of other employees to the extent necessary and appropriate. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

 

We maintain internal controls over financial reporting which have been designed to provide reasonable assurance of the reliability of external financial reporting in accordance with GAAP as required by National Instrument 52-109.

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Risk Factors and Uncertainties

 

An investment in our company involves a number of risks. You should carefully consider the following risks and uncertainties in addition to other information in this quarterly report in evaluating our company and our business before making any investment decision in regards to the shares of our company’s common stock. Our business, operating and financial condition could be harmed due to any of the following risks. The risks described below are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks not presently known to us may also impair our business operations.

 

Risk Factors Relating to Our Business

 

The worldwide macroeconomic downturn has reduced and could continue to reduce the demand for our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business, the amount of royalty we receive from the Wabush iron ore mine and the value of our financial assets, and therefore may have a continuing material adverse effect on our financial results. The recent industry trends of demand growth, consolidation and capital expenditures have moderated. Many of our customers are facing liquidity problems and some are revisiting their capital expenditure plans. As a result, the market price of our common shares has declined and may continue to decline.

 

The ongoing economic crisis, which materially worsened in the fourth quarter of 2008, has had a significant negative impact on virtually every segment of the world economy due to many factors including the effects of the subprime lending and general credit market crises, volatile but generally declining energy costs, slower economic activity, decreased consumer confidence and commodity prices, reduced corporate profits and capital spending, adverse business conditions, increased unemployment and liquidity concerns. The industrial plant engineering and equipment supply industry is cyclical in nature. It tends to reflect and be amplified by general economic conditions, both domestically and abroad. Historically, in periods of recession or periods of minimal economic growth, the operations underlying industrial plant engineering and equipment supply companies have been adversely affected. Certain end-use markets for clinker, cement, coal and minerals experience demand cycles that are highly correlated to the general economic environment, which are sensitive to a number of factors outside of our control. If such end-use markets for clinker, cement, coal and minerals significantly deteriorate due to these macroeconomic effects, our business, financial condition and results of operations will likely be materially and adversely affected. In addition, these macroeconomic effects, including the resulting recession in various countries and slowing of the global economy, will likely result in a continued decrease in commercial and industrial demand for our services and products, which will have a material adverse effect on our financial results. In addition, during recessions or periods of slow growth, the construction industries typically experience major cutbacks in production which may result in decreased demand for our products and services. Because we generally have high fixed costs, our profitability is significantly affected by decreased output and decreases in the demand for the design and construction of plant systems or equipment that produce or process clinker, cement, coal and various minerals. Reduced demand for our products and services and pricing pressures will adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, in periods of recession or periods of minimal economic growth, the demand for steel and iron ore usually decreases significantly and results in a drop in the price for iron ore. Such decreases in the demand for iron ore and the resulting decrease in price for iron ore will lead to a decrease in the royalty we receive from the Wabush iron ore mine and could have a material adverse effect on our financial results. We cannot predict the timing or duration of the current economic slowdown or the timing or strength of a subsequent economic recovery, worldwide or in the industrial plant engineering and equipment supply industry, and cannot predict the extent to which the current economic slowdown and macroeconomic events will impact our business. However, the uncertainty regarding the financial markets and worldwide political and economic climates are expected to continue to affect the demand for our products and services during the coming months. The market price of our common shares may decrease if investors have concerns that our business, financial condition and results of operations will continue to be negatively impacted by the worldwide macroeconomic downturn.

 

The worldwide macroeconomic downturn has resulted in the prolonging or cancellation of some of our customers’ projects and may negatively affect our customers’ ability to make timely payment to us. Further, it may result in a further decrease in the demand for our products or services. Any of these may have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

 

Any downturn in the industrial plant engineering and equipment supply industry or in the demand for cement, minerals, coal or other related products may be severe and prolonged, and any failure of the industry or associated markets to fully recover from a downturn could seriously impact our revenue and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. During a downturn, the timing and implementation of some of our larger customer projects may be affected. Some projects may be prolonged or even discontinued or cancelled. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we received requests from a limited number of customers to modify the terms of existing

contracts. These requests included the extension of credit terms, delays or cancellation of the contracts. In addition, one of our customers went into voluntary liquidation. We have reviewed the financial impact of these variation requests and recognized an additional loss on terminated contracts of $2.1 million in the first half of 2009. During the current period, contract cancellations were not significant and the amount of contracts at risk included in our order intake and backlog was reduced to $126.8 million as at June 30, 2009. We estimate that other contracts may be at risk, meaning we may receive indications from customers that contract variations or cancellations are a possibility, although we cannot provide any assurance as to the eventual amounts of contracts that may be at risk due to the uncertainty of current and future economic conditions and other factors which are beyond our control.

 

Furthermore, our customers may face deterioration of their business, cash flow shortages, and difficulty gaining timely access to sufficient credit, which could result in an impairment of their ability to make timely payments to us. In certain emerging markets, customers have obtained bank guarantees or credit insurance to support credit extended to them. As these expire, there can be no assurance that such customers will be able to renew or extend the credit support previously made available. If we fail to understand the financial position or strategic intent of our key customers, there is a risk that such customers could cancel their contracts or default on project payments which could have a negative impact on our business and results of operations. In addition, our suppliers may be experiencing similar conditions, which may adversely affect their ability to fulfill their obligations to us, which could result in product delays, increased accounts receivable defaults and inventory challenges. If any of these things occur, there could be an adverse impact on our financial results, we may be required to increase our allowance for doubtful accounts and our revenues would be negatively impacted. Additionally, some of our competitors may become more aggressive in their pricing practices, which could adversely impact our gross margin. Accordingly, our operating results may vary significantly as a result of the general conditions in the industrial plant engineering and equipment supply industry, which could cause large fluctuations in our share price. Additionally, the combination of our lengthy sales cycle coupled with challenging macroeconomic conditions could have a negative impact on the results of our operations.

 

Due to the worldwide economic downturn, we have developed a restructuring program to improve the profitability, competitiveness and efficiency of our business. We may not be able to effectively implement our restructuring program and our restructuring program may not result in the expected benefits, which may have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

 

In the first quarter of 2009, we announced the implementation of a restructuring program to streamline our organization and reduce operating costs in order to address the worldwide economic downturn and its expected effects on our and our customers’ businesses. As part of this restructuring program, we intend to reduce our workforce by approximately 50 percent over the next 18 months and either divest or shut down our international coal and minerals customer group. There are several risks inherent in our efforts to implement our restructuring program. The program may involve higher costs or a longer timetable than we currently anticipate. The program may impair our ability to remain competitive in the markets in which we compete and to operate effectively. In addition, the program may have other consequences, such as attrition beyond our planned reduction in workforce or a negative effect on employee morale and our competitors may seek to gain a competitive advantage over us. We may not be able to effectively implement our restructuring program as planned and the program may not result in the expected benefits, any of which may have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

 

Our annual and quarterly operating results vary from period to period and therefore may have a material adverse effect on our financial results.

 

Our annual and quarterly operating results vary from period to period as a result of the level and timing of customer orders, fluctuations in materials and other costs, completion of contracts and the relative mix of revenue. The level and timing of customers’ orders will vary due to customer budgets, variation in demand for their products and general economic conditions. Our annual and quarterly operating results are also affected by capacity utilization and other factors, including price competition, operational effectiveness and efficiency, the degree of automation used, the ability to manage labour and assets effectively, the timing of expenditures in anticipation of forecasted sales levels, the timing of acquisitions and related integration costs, customer delivery requirements, shortages of components or labour, the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations and other factors. Any substantial variation in any of our annual or quarterly operating results may have a material adverse effect on our financial results.

Any significant disruption of our operations may harm our business reputation and cause an adverse effect on our financial results.

 

Breakdown of equipment or other events, including catastrophic events such as health and safety incidents or natural disasters, leading to interruptions at any of our facilities or at any of the facilities or areas at which we are providing services, could have a material adverse effect on our financial results. Further, because many of our customers are, to varying degrees, dependent on planned deliveries, customers that are forced to reschedule their own production due to such delays could pursue financial claims against us. We may incur costs to correct any of these events, in addition to facing claims from customers or third parties dependent upon the delivery of our services or products. Further, if any of these events occur and we are forced to delay the delivery of our services, then our reputation among actual and potential customers may be harmed, potentially resulting in a loss of business. While we maintain insurance policies covering, among other things, physical damage, business interruptions and product liability, these policies may not cover all of our losses and we could incur uninsured losses and liabilities arising from such events, including damage to our reputation, loss of customers and substantial losses in operational capacity, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial results.

 

We are exposed to political, economic, legal, operational and other risks as a result of our global operations, which may negatively affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flow.

 

In conducting our business in major markets around the world, we are, and will continue to be, subject to financial, business, political, economic, legal, operational and other risks that are inherent in operating in other countries. We operate on a global basis, in both developed and underdeveloped countries. In addition to the business risks inherent in developing a relationship with a newly emerging market, economic conditions may be more volatile, legal and regulatory systems less developed and predictable, and the possibility of various types of adverse governmental action more pronounced. In addition, inflation, fluctuations in currency and interest rates, competitive factors, civil unrest and labour problems could affect our revenues, expenses and results of operations. Our operations could also be adversely affected by acts of war, terrorism or the threat of any of these events as well as government actions such as expropriation, controls on imports, exports and prices, tariffs, new forms of taxation or changes in fiscal regimes and increased government regulation in the countries in which we operate or offer our services. We also face the risk that exchange controls or similar restrictions imposed by foreign governmental authorities may restrict our ability to convert local currency received or held by us in their countries or to take those other currencies out of those countries. Unexpected or uncontrollable events or circumstances in any of these markets could have a material adverse effect on our financial results.

 

Transactions with parties in countries designated by the United States State Department as state sponsors of terrorism may lead some potential customers and investors in the United States and other countries to avoid doing business with us or investing in our shares.

 

We currently engage and may continue to engage in business with parties in certain countries that the United States State Department has designated as state sponsors of terrorism. United States law generally prohibits United States persons from doing business with such countries. In the case of these designated countries, there are prohibitions on certain activities and transactions, and penalties for violation of these prohibitions include criminal and civil fines and imprisonment. We are a company incorporated in British Columbia, Canada and, to our knowledge, our activities with respect to these countries have not involved any United States person in either a managerial or operational role. While we seek to comply with applicable legal requirements in our dealings in these countries, it is possible that our company or persons employed by us could be found to be subject to sanctions or other penalties under this legislation in connection with the activities in these countries.

 

We are aware, through press reports and other means, of initiatives by governmental entities in the United States and by United States institutions such as universities and pension funds, to adopt laws, regulations or policies prohibiting transactions with or investment in, or requiring divestment from, entities doing business with these countries. It is possible that such initiatives may result in our being unable to gain or retain entities subject to such prohibitions as customers or as investors in our shares. In addition, our reputation may suffer due to our association with these countries. Such a result may have adverse effects on our business.

 

Changes in the cost of raw materials could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

We may be significantly affected by changes in the prices of and demand for cement, minerals, coal and other related products and the supply of materials necessary to make clinker and cement. The prices and demand for these products and materials can fluctuate widely as a result of various factors beyond our control such as supply and

demand, exchange rates, inflation, changes in global economics, political and social unrest and other factors. Any substantial increases in the cost of such materials, or the transportation and/or availability of such materials, could adversely affect the demand for cement, minerals, coal and other related products. If the demand for cement, minerals, coal and other related products decreases, then the demand for our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business will decrease, which will in turn adversely impact upon our financial condition and results of operations. Our ability, therefore, to maintain or increase our revenues may be adversely affected by a sustained material reduction in the demand or price for such products and materials.

 

We are subject to risks associated with changing technology and manufacturing techniques, which could place us at a competitive disadvantage.

 

The successful implementation of our business strategy requires us to continuously evolve our existing products and services and introduce new products and services to meet customers’ needs. Our designs and products are characterized by stringent performance and specification requirements that mandate a high degree of manufacturing and engineering expertise. We believe that our customers rigorously evaluate our services and products on the basis of a number of factors, including quality, price competitiveness, technical expertise and development capability, innovation, reliability and timeliness of delivery, product design capability, operational flexibility, customer service, and overall management. Our success depends on our ability to continue to meet our customers’ changing requirements and specifications with respect to these and other criteria. There can be no assurance that we will be able to address technological advances or introduce new designs or products that may be necessary to remain competitive within the industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business.

 

Our competitors include firms traditionally engaged in the industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business and failure to understand the competitive landscape could lead to a decrease of our market share.

 

We conduct our business in a global environment that is highly competitive and unpredictable. Our primary competitors are international companies with greater resources, capital and access to information than us. Our competition includes other entities who provide industrial and process engineering services and/or products related to cement technology, mineral processing and coal technology, including feasibility studies, raw material testing, basic and detail plant and equipment engineering, financing concepts, construction and commissioning, and personnel training. Increased competition may lead to a decline in the demand for our industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business and failure to understand the competitive landscape, which includes competitors with greater resources and capital than us, could lead to a decrease of our market share.

 

We are exposed to unidentified or unanticipated risks which could impact our risk management strategies in the future and could negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition.

 

We use a variety of instruments and strategies to manage exposure to various types of risks. For example, we may use derivative foreign exchange contracts to manage our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risks. If any of the variety of instruments and strategies that we utilize to manage our exposure to various types of risk are not effective, we may incur losses. Unexpected market developments may affect our risk management strategies and unanticipated developments could impact our risk management strategies in the future.

 

Failure to successfully deliver and implement major projects in line with established project and business plans may adversely affect our results of operation and financial condition.

 

Our future revenues and profits are, to a significant extent, dependent upon the successful completion of major projects within budget, cost and specifications. The delivery of such projects is subject to health and safety, sub-surface, technical, commercial, legal, contractor and economic risks. During the pre-tender and tender phases, projects are subject to a number of sub-surface, engineering, stakeholder, commercial and regulatory risks. The principal risk prior to tender is failure to accurately assess a project’s schedule and cost, leading to margin erosion or negative returns. Development projects may be delayed or unsuccessful for many reasons, including: cost and time overruns of projects under construction; failure to comply with legal and regulatory requirements; equipment shortages; availability, competence and capability of human resources and contractors; and mechanical and technical difficulties. Projects may also require the use of new and advanced technologies, which can be expensive to develop, purchase and implement and which may not function as expected. In the event that we fail to successfully deliver and implement major projects in line with project and business plans, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.

Any significant inflation or deflation may negatively affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Inflation may result in increases in our expenses related to the provision of industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business, which may not be readily recoverable in the price of such services provided to our clients. Increases in inflation in overseas countries could result in a reduction in our revenues when reported in United States currency. To the extent that inflation results in rising interest rates and has other adverse effects on capital markets, it may adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Deflation is the risk that prices throughout the economy may decline, which may reduce the amount of royalty we receive from our interest in the Wabush iron ore mine. Deflation may also result in the decrease of the price of cement which may result in our customers delaying or cancelling projects. Any such delays or cancellations could result in reduced demand for our products and services, which may adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Failure to attract, motivate and retain skilled personnel may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

Our performance and ability to mitigate significant risks within our control depend on the skills and efforts of our employees and management teams. Future success will depend to a large extent on the continued ability to attract, retain, motivate and organize highly skilled and qualified personnel. This in turn will be impacted by competition for human resources. Loss of the services of key people or an inability to attract and retain employees with the right capabilities and experience, may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

We are exposed to legal risks in our business which are often difficult to assess or quantify. We may incur significant legal expenses in defending against any litigation.

 

We are exposed to legal risks in our business, including warranty claims that may be made in connection with warranties that we provide to our customers in connection with the industrial and engineering products and services that we provide. If we receive a significant number of warranty claims, then our resulting warranty costs could be substantial and we could incur significant legal expenses evaluating or disputing such claims.

 

Some of our subsidiaries operating in the industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business are staffed by a unionized workforce, and union disputes and other employee relations issues may materially and adversely affect our financial results.

 

Some of the employees of our operating subsidiaries are represented by labour unions under collective bargaining agreements with varying durations and expiration dates. We may not be able to satisfactorily renegotiate our bargaining agreements when such agreements expire. In addition, existing bargaining agreements may not prevent a strike or work stoppage in the future, and any such work stoppage may have a material adverse effect on our financial results.

 

We may not be able to protect the confidential or unique aspects of our technology, which would reduce our competitive advantage.

 

We rely on a combination of patents and patent applications, trade secrets, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect our technology. Despite our efforts to protect our technology, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of the products we design or build or to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of our technology and products is difficult and expensive. In addition, our competitors may independently develop similar technology or intellectual property. If our technology is copied by unauthorized parties, violates the intellectual property of others or if our competitors independently develop competing technology, we may lose existing customers and our business may suffer.

 

We are exposed to various counterparty risks which may adversely impact our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.

 

The challenging credit environment since 2008 has highlighted the importance of governance and management of credit risk. Our exposure to credit risk takes the form of a loss that would be recognized in the event that counterparties failed to, or were unable to, meet their payment obligations. Such risk may arise in certain agreements in relation to amounts owed for physical product sales, the use of derivative instruments, the investment of surplus cash balances and amounts owed to us by one of our former subsidiaries pursuant to two promissory

notes. The current credit crisis could also lead to the failure of companies in our sector, potentially including partners, contractors and suppliers.

 

We have exposure to the financial condition of our various lending, investment and derivative counterparties. With respect to derivative counterparties, we are periodically party to derivative instruments to hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation. As of June 30, 2009, we were party to foreign currency contracts with a notional value of approximately $9.7 million. The counterparties to these contracts are commercial banks. On the maturity dates of these contracts, the counterparties are potentially obligated to pay us the net settlement value. If any of the counterparties to these derivative instruments were to liquidate, declare bankruptcy or otherwise cease operations, they may not satisfy their obligations under these derivative instruments. In addition, we may not be able to cost effectively replace the derivative position depending on the type of derivative and the current economic environment. If we were not able to replace the derivative position, we would be exposed to a greater level of foreign currency exchange rate risk which could lead to additional losses.

 

With respect to lending and investment counterparties, current market conditions may increase counterparty risks related to our cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term cash deposits, receivables and equity securities (including preferred shares). We have deposited our cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash) and term deposits with reputable financial institutions with high credit ratings. As at June 30, 2009, our company and its subsidiaries had cash and cash equivalents aggregating $293.4 million with one bank in Austria. If any such counterparties are unable to perform their obligations, we may, depending on the type of counterparty arrangement, experience a significant loss of liquidity or a significant economic loss. Changes in the fair value of these items may adversely impact our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.

 

Our bonding facility is provided by a syndicate of six banks. All banks in the syndicate are highly rated, with three located in Austria and three in Germany. The bonding facility is secured for one year and utilization rates are well below available limits. We do not have significant unutilized credit lines. The counterparties to our derivative contracts are highly rated Austrian and Indian banks. The Austrian, German and Indian governments all have announced that resources are available to support their banking systems.

 

Our ability to utilize financial instruments may be restricted because of tightening and/or elimination of unsecured credit availability with counterparties. If we are unable to utilize such instruments, we may be exposed to greater risk with respect to our ability to manage exposures to fluctuations in foreign currencies, interest rates, and lead prices.

 

General Risks Faced by Our Company

 

Investors’ interests will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share if we issue additional shares or raise funds through the sale of equity securities.

 

Our constating documents authorize the issuance of common shares and class A preferred shares. In the event that we are required to issue any additional shares or enter into private placements to raise financing through the sale of equity securities, investors’ interests in our company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share depending on the price at which such securities are sold. If we issue any such additional shares, such issuances will also cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership of all other shareholders. Further, any such issuance may result in a change of control of our company.

 

Our constating documents contain indemnification provisions and we have entered into agreements indemnifying our officers and directors against all costs, charges and expenses incurred by them.

 

Our constating documents contain indemnification provisions and we have entered into agreements with respect to the indemnification of our officers and directors against all costs, charges and expenses, including amounts payable to settle actions or satisfy judgments, actually and reasonably incurred by them, and amounts payable to settle actions or satisfy judgments in civil, criminal or administrative actions or proceedings to which they are made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of our company. Such limitations on liability may reduce the likelihood of litigation against our officers and directors and may discourage or deter our shareholders from suing our officers and directors based upon breaches of their duties to our company, though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our shareholders.

 

Certain factors may inhibit, delay or prevent a takeover of our company which may adversely affect the price of our common stock.

 

Certain provisions of our charter documents and the corporate legislation which govern our company may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control or changes in our management that shareholders may consider

favourable. Such provisions include authorizing the issuance by our board of directors of preferred stock in series, providing for a classified board of directors with staggered, three-year terms and limiting the persons who may call special meetings of shareholders. In addition, the Investment Canada Act imposes certain limitations on the rights of non-Canadians to acquire our common shares, although it is highly unlikely that this will apply. If a change of control or change in management is delayed or prevented, the market price of our common stock could decline.

 

Fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates may affect our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Fluctuations in interest rates may affect the fair value of our financial instruments sensitive to interest rates. An increase in market interest rates may decrease the fair value of our fixed interest rate financial instrument assets and a decrease in market interest rates may decrease the fair value of our fixed interest rate financial instrument liabilities, thereby resulting in a reduction in the fair value of our equity. See section entitled “Financial and Other Instruments” for additional information with respect to our exposure to interest rate risk.

 

Similarly, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the fair value of our financial instruments sensitive to foreign currency exchange rates. Our reporting currency is the United States dollar. A depreciation of such currencies against the United States dollar will decrease the fair value of our financial instrument assets denominated in such currencies and an appreciation of such currencies against the United States dollar will increase the fair value of our financial instrument liabilities denominated in such currencies, thereby resulting in a reduction in our equity. See the section entitled “Financial and Other Instruments” for additional information with respect to our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk.

 

Additional Information

 

We file annual and other reports, proxy statements and other information with certain Canadian securities regulatory authorities and with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in the United States. The documents filed with the SEC are available to the public from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The documents filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities are available at http://www.sedar.com.

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UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

JUNE 30, 2009

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

In accordance with National Instrument 51-102 released by the Canadian Securities Administrators, KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. discloses that its auditors have not reviewed the unaudited financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2009.

 

NOTICE TO READER OF THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The accompanying interim consolidated balance sheet of KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. as at June 30, 2009 and the related consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings, comprehensive income and cash flows for the three- and six-month periods then ended are the responsibility of management. These consolidated financial statements have not been reviewed on behalf of the shareholders by the independent external auditors of KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd.

 

The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management and include the selection of appropriate accounting principles, judgments and estimates necessary to prepare these financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
(United States Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
For Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
(United States Dollars in Thousands, Except Earnings (Loss) per Share)

 

 

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
For Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
(United States Dollars in Thousands, Except Earnings (Loss) per Share)

 

 

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
(United States Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

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

KHD HUMBOLDT WEDAG INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
(United States Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
(United States Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
(United States Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

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

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

 

 

The consolidated financial statements contained herein include the accounts of KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). The notes are stated in United States dollars (unless otherwise indicated), as rounded to the nearest thousands (except per share amounts).

 

The interim period consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of financial data is based on accounting principles and practices consistent with those used in the preparation of the most recent annual financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. These interim period statements should be read together with the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 20-F. In the opinion of the Company, its unaudited interim consolidated financial statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary in order to present a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. The results for the periods presented herein may not be indicative of the results for the entire year.

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.

 

 

The Company operates internationally in the industrial plant engineering and equipment supply business and specializes in the cement, coal and mineral industries. The Company also holds an indirect interest in the Wabush iron ore mine in Canada.

 

 

In 2006, Canada’s Accounting Standards Board ratified a strategic plan that will result in Canadian GAAP, as used by publicly accountable enterprises, being fully converged with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board over a transitional period to be completed by 2011. The Company will be required to report using the converged standards effective for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning no later than on or after January 1, 2011.

 

Canadian GAAP will be fully converged with IFRS through a combination of two methods: as current joint-convergence projects of the United States’ Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board are agreed upon, they will be adopted by Canada’s Accounting Standards Board and may be introduced in Canada before the publicly accountable enterprises’ transition date to IFRS; and standards not subject to a joint-convergence project will be exposed in an omnibus manner for introduction at the time of the publicly accountable enterprises’ transition date to IFRS.

 

The International Accounting Standards Board currently, and expectedly, has projects underway that are expected to result in new pronouncements that continue to evolve IFRS, and, as a result, IFRS as at the transition date is expected to differ from its current form.

 

In June 2008, Canadian Securities Administrators issued a staff notice which states that staff recognize that some issuers might want to prepare their financial statements in accordance with IFRS for periods beginning prior to January 1, 2011, the mandatory date for changeover to IFRS for Canadian publicly accountable enterprises, and staff are prepared to recommend exemptive relief on a case by case basis to permit a domestic issuer to prepare its financial statements in accordance with IFRS for financial periods beginning before January 1, 2011.

 

The Company is required to qualitatively disclose its implementation impacts in conjunction with its 2008 and 2009 financial reporting. As activities progress, disclosure on pre- and post-IFRS implementation accounting policy differences is expected to increase. The Company is in the process of assessing the impacts of the Canadian convergence initiative on its financial statements

 

Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (“CICA”) Handbook Section 3064, Goodwill and Intangible Assets. During the current period, the Company also adopted

 

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amendments to Handbook Section 3855, Financial Instruments — Recogntion and Measurement. The adoption of this new accounting standard and amendments does not have any material impact on the Company’s financial position as of January 1, 2009.

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share data for the periods ended June 30 from operations is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company has a stock option plan and an equity incentive plan. Following is a summary of the changes in stock options during the current period:

 

 

During the current period, employees forfeited 770,000 stock options as a result of employment terminations. Pursuant to Handbook Section 3870, Stock-based Compensation and Other Stock-based Payments, the estimated value of the stock-based compensation is adjusted to reflect differences between expected and actual forfeitures. Accordingly, the forfeiture of a significant quantity of unvested stock options resulted in a net recovery of stock-based compensation of $416 and $1,305 in the six months and three months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.

 

 

As at December 31, 2008, the Company held all of the Series 2 Class B preferred shares in Mass Financial Corp. (“Mass Financial”) and preferred shares in one of its former subsidiaries having an aggregate face value of Cdn$127,866 and a financial liability of Cdn$37,000 owing to Mass Financial. The Company and Mass Financial had a legally enforceable right to set off the recognized amounts and determined to settle on a net basis or simultaneously. Accordingly, the financial asset and the financial liability were offset and the net amount was reported in the consolidated balance sheet. As at December 31, 2008, the net amount was written down to its

 

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estimated fair value of Cdn$23,420 (or $19,125). There was no change in fair value in terms of Canadian dollars between December 31, 2008 and the settlement date.

 

On May 12, 2009, the Company entered into and completed an agreement with Mass Financial for the settlement of the non-transferable preferred shares of Mass Financial and its former subsidiary for net consideration of Cdn$12,284, which represented the gross settlement amount of the preferred shares of Cdn$49,284 offset by the indebtedness of Cdn$37,000 owed by the Company to Mass Financial. The payment of the Cdn$12,284 was settled as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Mass Financial also settled Cdn$11,346 in respect of the accrued dividends on the preferred shares of Mass Financial by way of the issuance of a promissory note having a principal amount of Cdn$11,346, a term of 24 months and an interest rate of 4% per annum payable annually in cash. The note is repayable at the option of the issuer by the issuance of common shares of Mass Financial based on the number of common shares of Mass Financial equaling the amount being repaid divided by the 30-day volume weighted average trading price for the Mass Financial common shares. The promissory note can be repaid or be redeemed at any time in cash at the option of the issuer.

 

As a result of the settlement of the preferred shares of Mass Financial and one of its former subsidiaries, the Company recognized a loss of $9,538 (Cdn$11,136) in the second quarter of 2009.

 

The notes receivable due from Mass Financial are reclassified under non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheet.

 

 

The Company maintains defined benefit plans that provide pension benefits for the employees of certain KHD companies in Europe. The Company recognized, as determined by CICA Handbook Section 3461, Employee Future Benefits, the following amounts of defined benefit cost:

 

 

 

As a result of the 2008 financial crisis, the Company expects the dramatic changes in world credit markets and the global recession will continue to have a negative impact on the Company’s customer’s future expenditure programs. In anticipation of expected lower order intake, the Company is fundamentally restructuring its business model.

 

The Company has initiated a restructuring program to align capacities to changes in market demands, allocate resources depending on geographical needs and focus on markets and equipment that will meet the Company’s objective of offering cost effective solutions to the customers.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

On March 24, 2009, the Company announced its intention to shut down the workshop in Cologne, Germany and had given official notice of shutdown to the workers council. The restructuring costs relating to the shut-down of the workshop were summarized as follows:

 

 

Following is a summary of the changes in the provision for restructuring costs during the six-month period ended June 30, 2009:

 

 

The initiatives under the restructuring program will also include a reduction in the international headcount and the intended divestiture of the coal and mineral customer group. Management estimates that the restructuring program is likely to cost approximately $30,000 (including the restructuring costs recognized in the first half of 2009) which primarily relates to employee severance costs, asset impairments and lease termination costs. The Company expects to recognize the loss and expenses in 2009 and 2010. Management will continue to monitor the progress of the restructuring program.

 

 

As a result of changes in the market conditions and business environment due to the 2008 financial crisis, the Company received requests from a limited number of customers to modify the terms of existing contracts, which resulted in the termination of the Company’s work on certain customer contracts and the Company recognized the losses on the terminated customer contracts in 2008.

 

Following is a summary of the changes in the provision for supplier commitments on the terminated customer contracts during the six-month period in 2009:

 

 

An impairment on inventories of $1,216 was also recognized during the first half of 2009. The provision for supplier commitments is continuously monitored and adjusted when necessary. The final amount will be settled based on negotiations with customers and suppliers.

 

 

The Company currently operates two reportable business segments: industrial plant engineering and equipment supply, and resource property.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

Summarized financial information concerning the segments is shown in the following tables: